Alex Jones: Spreading HIV Is Part of Gay Culture
No, it’s not, but that doesn’t keep Jones from spreading his toxic theories.
www.advocate.com/media/2017/10/10/alex-jones-spreading-hiv-part-gay-culture
Daily Archives: October 10, 2017
Nathan Lane Accuses Weinstein of Physical Assault at Hillary’s Birthday Party
Nathan Lane Accuses Weinstein of Physical Assault at Hillary’s Birthday Party
Allegations of violence join the accusations of sexual harassment.
My OutReach Awards Banquet outfit
My OutReach Awards Banquet outfit
Yes, you’ve seen me in this Bisou Bisou dress, this belt, and this red hair on this Flickr photostream before. It’s the setting that’s different: Last Friday (10/6), I had the wonderful privilege of getting dolled up and attending the 25th annual OutReach Awards Banquet, which is put on by Madison’s LGBT-oriented community center and honors groups and individuals whose work has promoted equality and quality of life for the LGBT community.
It was a true honor and a thrill to be in the same room as those who have been a big and important part of Madison’s LGBT community, and to see this year’s honorees receive and accept the recognition they undoubtedly deserve. It was awesome, too, to see two shining stars of Madison’s and Wisconsin’s LGBT community, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, deliver keynote speeches about staying strong and positive in withstanding the adversity our community has been facing here in 2017 and will, unfortunately, continue to do so in the near future.
What was truly awesome as well was the chance to share this evening with several members of the trans/CD support group I have had the privilege to become a part of in the past year. Their support and friendship have played a part in my stepping out as Allison. Without a doubt, 2017 has been the year in which I’ve stepped out the furthest from my closet’s security, and it’s been a great feeling to do so.
Former Trump Aide Carter Page Refuses to Testify Before Senate Panel in Russia Probe, Says He’ll Plead 5th
Former Trump Aide Carter Page Refuses to Testify Before Senate Panel in Russia Probe, Says He’ll Plead 5th
Former Trump advisor Carter Page is refusing to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Russia probe and says he’ll plead the 5th, Politico reports:
A former naval-officer-turned-energy consultant, Page came under fire last year after reports emerged that he had met with high-level associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2016. While Page denied those meetings occurred, the Trump campaign distanced itself from the adviser not long after, with former officials saying that Page and Trump had never met.
Page also attracted attention earlier this year after it was revealed that he once came under scrutiny by the FBI for his contact with a Russian intelligence operative in New York City in 2013.
Page previously said “[I have] no intention to plead the Fifth, since I’ve never done anything wrong.”
The White House claimed in the spring that Trump didn’t even know page, but Trump hitched himself to the former aide in tweets made on May 31.
As Towleroad’s Luis Damian Veron reported previously:
A partially-corroborated dossier on Trump regarding Russian intelligence operations surrounding his candidacy and campaign also led to a wiretap authorization for one of his aides, Carter Page, to investigate his ties to Russian agents, according to American officials briefed on the investigation.
The warrant was issued to the FBI last summer by a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge due to probable cause that Page was working as an agent of a foreign power, namely Russia. The dossier made headlines earlier this year for some of its more salacious details pertaining to compromising information Russia is alleged to have gathered on Trump.
Page has stated he will file a lawsuit asserting that he had been improperly surveilled, although the warrant had been obtained through proper channels. He has also laughably compared himself to Martin Luther King, Jr. as an unjust target for surveillance. While claiming that the FBI acted out of political motivation, he hasn’t explained why he in particular would be singled out among several Trump campaign officials, or referenced how he had identified as a contact for a Russian undercover agent as early as 2013. He claimed in that case that he had been unaware of the spy’s true nature.
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Yvonne Strahovski, Luke Hemsworth, Courtney Act, and more Australian stars take a stand in support of marriage equality
Yvonne Strahovski, Luke Hemsworth, Courtney Act, and more Australian stars take a stand in support of marriage equality
GLAAD
GLAAD today released a video featuring some of the most well-known Australian celebrities encouraging Aussies to vote ‘Yes’ in the country’s marriage equality survey. Australia is in the final weeks of its national postal survey and some leading stars of film and television are joining together with GLAAD to encourage all Australians to “Vote Yes!” in this pivotal moment for LGBTQ equality. While non-binding and voluntary, should the majority vote ‘Yes,’ Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that he would introduce pro-marriage equality legislation to a free vote in Parliament. Polls have shown that 63% of Australians support marriage equality.
Yvonne Strahovski said, “As I’m sure you’re all well aware by now, Australians are currently deciding on the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry. Everybody has the right to love, and everyone has the right to choose who they love”
From Luke Hemsworth, “Don’t miss out on the chance to have your voice heard in this historic moment in Australian history… Vote yes!”
Check out the video below:
Hugh Sheridan added, “But what you might not know is that the current results indicate that the response is too close to call. So, let’s get Australia on the right side of history… post your ballot. Post. Your. Ballot.”
Courtney Act said, “The time has come for all Australians to be able to marry the person they love.”
Participants include:
- Hugh Sheridan – (“Packed to the Rafters”, “House Husbands”)
- Yvonne Strahovski – (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Chuck,” “Dexter”)
- Luke Hemsworth – (“Westworld,” “Infini,” “Kill Me Three Times”)
- Daniel MacPherson – (“Strike Back,” “APB,” “The Shannara Chronicles,” “Neighbors”)
- Courtney Act – (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”)
- Danielle Cormack – (“Wentworth,” “Rake,” “Underbelly,” “Xena,” “Deep Water,” “Shortland Street”)
- Nicole da Silva – (“Wentworth,” “Rush,” “Doctor Doctor”)
- Zoe Ventoura – (“Packed to the Rafters,” “Hyde & Seek”)
- Tilda Cobham-Hervey – (“Hotel Mumbai,” “52 Tuesdays,” “The Kettering Incident,” “Barracuda”)
- Lee Jones – (“Wake in Fright,” “The Bastard Executioner”)
- Rick Cosnett – (“Quantico,” “The Flash,” “The Vampire Diaries”)
- Harriet Dyer – (“The Killing Ground,” “Love Child,” “Janet King,” “No Activity”)
Eligible Australians have until 6pm (local time) on Friday, 20 October 2017 to request a replacement form.
Request a replacement Marriage Law Postal Survey here: www4.abs.gov.au/web/survey.nsf/amlpspprenqform
Key dates
- Friday, 20 October (6pm local time) – Final day for requesting or picking up replacement survey forms, or for requesting a Secure Access Code to access telephone and online response options.
- Friday, 27 October – Please mail your form back to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) by this date to make sure it counts.
- Tuesday, 7 November (6pm local time) – The survey closes! If your survey is received after this, it will not be counted.
- Wednesday, 15 November – Survey results will be published on the ABS website.
For more information visit: www.voteYES.org.au or www.equalitycampaign.org.au
October 10, 2017
Issues:
Steve Bannon Approved Inviting Mike Pence to ‘Big Gay Party’
Steve Bannon Approved Inviting Mike Pence to ‘Big Gay Party’
Bannon OK’d Milo Yiannopoulos’s effort to troll the anti-LGBT politician when Pence became Donald Trump’s running mate.
www.advocate.com/politics/2017/10/10/steve-bannon-approved-inviting-mike-pence-big-gay-party
Kit Harington says he’ll happily strip down “for anyone.” And it looks like he means it.
Kit Harington says he’ll happily strip down “for anyone.” And it looks like he means it.
His buttocks? “I’ll get them out for anyone!”
Gay adult star pleads guilty to conspiring to sell $1 million worth of marijuana
Gay adult star pleads guilty to conspiring to sell $1 million worth of marijuana
He faces up to a year in prison.
Carrie Fisher, North Korea, Call Me By Your Name, NRA, Ricky Martin, a-ha, Charlie Dent, Josh Hawley: HOT LINKS
Carrie Fisher, North Korea, Call Me By Your Name, NRA, Ricky Martin, a-ha, Charlie Dent, Josh Hawley: HOT LINKS
NRA. Ruthlessly mocked in Dutch viral video. “Sunday with Lubach, which is sort of like the Dutch version of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, looked at guns — specifically, the US’s love of firearms. And it’s very telling.”
WAR PLANS? Hackers reportedly steal cache of U.S. info: “Hackers from North Korea are reported to have stolen a large cache of military documents from South Korea, including a plan to assassinate North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. Rhee Cheol-hee, a South Korean lawmaker, said the information was from his country’s defence ministry. The compromised documents include wartime contingency plans drawn up by the US and South Korea.”
BONING PEACHES. How the director convinced the young star of Call Me By Your Name to frot a fruit: “I was struggling with the possibility that you can masturbate yourself with such a fruit. So I grabbed a peach and I tried, and I have to say—it works. I went to Timothée, and said, ‘We shoot the scene, because I tried it and it worked.’ And he said, ‘I tried, too, and I already knew it worked.’ ”
PUERTO RICO. Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef arrive with food and supplies.
DISTRACTIONS. How White House aides manage Trump: “Trump, several advisers and aides said, sometimes comes into the Oval Office worked into a lather from talking to friends or watching TV coverage in the morning. Sometimes, a side conversation with an aide like Stephen Miller on immigration or a TV host like Sean Hannity would set him off. Then, staffers would step in to avert a rash decision by calming him down. At times, new information would be shared, like charts on how farmers might feel about ending the North American Free Trade Agreement – or how his base might react negatively to an idea, like the verbal deal he struck with Democrats on immigration last month.”
CHARLIE DENT. More of my GOP colleagues should speak up against Trump: “I think more of my colleagues should speak out,” Dent said. “They say things privately they don’t say publicly. I said it publicly before I announced I wasn’t running [for re-election].”
AUSTRALIA. Victoria’s top cop supports marriage equality: “We think (same-sex marriage is) probably something that should’ve happened a while ago,” Mr Ashton told 3AW radio on Tuesday “We’ve got a lot of officers that identify as LGTBI … we’re largely supportive of them having the same rights as everyone else.”
MISSOURI. Anti-LGBT Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley to challenge Claire McCaskill for Senate seat: “Hawley, a 37-year-old in his first year of elected office, released a video Tuesday morning announcing his candidacy against McCaskill, who is among 10 Senate Democrats running in states won by President Donald Trump, and whose seat is considered among the most vulnerable.
UNFORTUNATE NECESSITY. Bannon said this about Mike Pence before he joined Trump’s campaign: “This is the price we pay for cruzbots and #nevertrump movement,” Bannon responded. “An unfortunate necessity…very. feel free to do whatever u want. we, as always, will remain above it all.”
ANGLICAN CHURCH. $1 million donation to “no” on same-sex marriage campaign inspires cleric revolt: ‘Several Sydney clerics are in revolt over the Anglican Church’s decision to donate $1 million to the “no” campaign on same-sex marriage, declaring themselves shattered and disappointed. The church’s Sydney diocese, renowned for its conservative bent, drew down its massive Diocesan Endowment about one month ago to support the fight against legalising same-sex marriage.
BANGLADESH ARTIST. My gay friends were hacked to death in Dhaka. I escaped. “Xulhaz went out of the bedroom to open the door,” Asgar recalled. “Within 35 to 40 seconds we both heard Xulhaz screaming. His bedroom door was half-closed, and we saw him getting pushed outside by someone else. We ran towards Xulhaz to help him. When we got close to Xulhaz we saw five other people. Three of them caught Tonoy. He was also screaming. One of them ran towards me. From that moment, all I remember is that I ran. One person ran behind me. On my left I saw Xulhaz’s mom’s room. I ran inside and locked the door. I heard screaming outside, it was Xulhaz screaming my name, and asking where I was, and whether I was safe or not. He screamed for me not to come outside, and to stay inside the room that I was in.”
GARY FISHER. Carrie Fisher’s dog watched The Last Jedi trailer in heartbreaking Instagram post.
REDO OF THE DAY. A-ha “Take On Me” the acoustic version.
TOO HOT TUESDAY. Jerome Starck.
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102 Photos of Daddies and Their Boys
102 Photos of Daddies and Their Boys
www.advocate.com/photography/2017/10/10/102-photos-daddies-and-their-boys