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Daily Archives: October 16, 2017
Donald Trump will pander to ANOTHER antigay group this month
Donald Trump will pander to ANOTHER antigay group this month
“Redefining marriage… will only lead to more broken homes, more broken hearts, and more intrusive government.”
Clinton Foundation, Sia, Kate Winslet, Sebastian Gorka, Heritage Foundation, Turkeys, Japan, Dawn French: HOT LINKS
Clinton Foundation, Sia, Kate Winslet, Sebastian Gorka, Heritage Foundation, Turkeys, Japan, Dawn French: HOT LINKS
TERRIFYING ESCAPE. Two men escape the Cascade wildfire in Loma Rica, California, after no evacuation.
CLINTON FOUNDATION. Harvey Weinstein donations have been spent: “We are a charity. Donations, these included, have been spent fighting childhood obesity and HIV/AIDS, combating climate change, and empowering girls and women, and we have no plans to return them.”
CHELSEA CLINTON. Hits out at Pence report about hanging gay people.
In 2017, we have to remind our President that it’s never ok to “joke” about killing LGBTQ Americans…or anyone. @realDonaldTrump @POTUS t.co/LMGl63tjIi
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) October 16, 2017
KATE WINSLET. On why she didn’t thank Harvey Weinstein in her Oscar acceptance speech: “For my whole career, Harvey Weinstein, whenever I’ve bumped into him, he’d grab my arm and say, ‘Don’t forget who gave you your first movie.’ Like I owe him everything. Then later, with The Reader, same thing. ‘I’m gonna get you that Oscar nomination, I’m gonna get you a win, I’m gonna win for you.’ But that’s how he operated. He was bullying and nasty.”
SEBASTIAN GORKA. At the Values Voter Summit: “The Left has no idea how much more damage we can do to them as private citizens, as people unfettered by being part of the U.S. government. And as you can see, from the campaigning I did for Judge Moore, and Steve [Bannon] as well, we have begun! ”
JAPAN. TV network apologizes for comedy program mocking gay people: ‘The character called “Homo-oda Homo-o,” a name incorporating “homo” — a derogatory term in Japan for homosexual men — twice, proved popular in the 1980s in a show featuring the comedy duo act “Tunnels.” It made a comeback last month when Fuji Television Network Inc. aired a program marking the 30th anniversary of the show.’
HERITAGE FOUNDATION. Trump to address another anti-LGBT hate group on Tuesday: “The Trump administration has drawn from Heritage’s plans to balance the budget, cut wasteful government programs and agencies, strengthen our national security, fix our broken immigration system, protect religious liberty and the dignity of life, and provide tax relief to Americans.”
NYC. Chelsea bomber found guilty.
LAS VEGAS. Elton John to end run at Colisseum…
SEBASTIAN KURZ. Austrian election goes far right: “Austria became the latest European country to take a sharp turn right on Sunday, with the conservative People’s Party riding a hard-line position on immigration to victory in national elections and likely to form a government with a nationalist party that has long advocated for an even tougher stance.
DAWN FRENCH. British comic raises rainbow flag outside home, gets cheers from the internet.
So, husband gets me a flagpole for big b’day.I receive many flags. Here’s the first one up….#allarewelcome pic.twitter.com/PKyNusfWy6
— Dawn French (@Dawn_French) October 15, 2017
ARKANSAS. Live turkeys thrown from plane in cruel tradition. “Animal-welfare activists have been trying to stop the 50-year tradition of the Yellville plane drops, which may have inspired a 1978 episode of the television show WKRP in Cincinnati in which turkeys were dropped from a helicopter as a Thanksgiving promotion.”
UK. Teacher banned after telling children “gay people have a disease.” ‘The 50-year-old science and careers teacher told the class homosexuals were ‘diseased’, ‘have something wrong upstairs’ and were ‘sick in the head’. The pupils are taught at the pupil referral unit because they are unable to attend mainstream schools and many of them suffer with emotional and mental health issues.’
KATY PERRY. Fireworks for a lesbian couple.
IM CRYING MY EYES OUT #NationalComingOutDay pic.twitter.com/auSmJ9aJE5
— marissa asal (@marissaasal) October 12, 2017
HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DAY. Sia. ‘All 10 of the songs on the forthcoming album, including lead single “Santa’s Coming For Us,” were written by Sia and super-producer Greg Kurstin. Though Kurstin is Jewish and said he’s “still sort of new at this Christmas thing,” he told EW in September that he’s blown away by how Sia “wrote these new Christmas stories.”
Sia’s making your holidays brighter with ‘Everyday Is Christmas,’ out 11/17
– Team Sia pic.twitter.com/JSVf1c7GbK
— sia (@Sia) October 16, 2017
MAKEUP ARTIST OF THE DAY. Dain Yoon.
MONDAY MUSCLE. Leaon Gordon.
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Still Think He’s an Ally? Trump Joked About Gays Being Hung From Nooses
Still Think He’s an Ally? Trump Joked About Gays Being Hung From Nooses
While claiming to protect the LGBTQ community, the president mocked the murder of its members and admitted his then-running mate would be happy if gays were all dead.
www.advocate.com/politics/2017/10/16/still-think-hes-ally-trump-joked-about-gays-being-hung-nooses
People are not having Buzzfeed’s latest gay video
People are not having Buzzfeed’s latest gay video
Social media users are in an absolute uproar over a recent Buzzfeed video about being gay.
Obama Chooses Gay Portraitist Kehinde Wiley to Paint Official Presidential Portrait for Smithsonian
Obama Chooses Gay Portraitist Kehinde Wiley to Paint Official Presidential Portrait for Smithsonian
Kehinde Wiley, a gay portraitist known for his paintings of African-American celebrities, particularly hip-hop musicians, will paint President Obama’s official portrait for the Smithsonian, the L.A. Times reports:
Wiley, a Los Angeles native, is world-renowned for his portraits of young black men adorned in the latest in hip-hop street style. The artist has painted portraits of influential hip-hop figures such as the Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Ice T, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Michael Jackson, among others.
At the end of each presidency, the National Portrait Gallery partners with the White House to commission one official portrait each of the president and the first lady. The two sets of official portraits (one for the White House and one for the National Portrait Gallery) are financed through private funds and have been a tradition beginning with former President George H.W. Bush.
Georgia native Amy Sherald will paint former First Lady Michelle Obama. The two paintings will be unveiled at the museum in early 2018 and will be added to the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection.
Some selections from Wiley’s Instagram:
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Obama Chooses Gay Portraitist Kehinde Wiley to Paint Official Presidential Portrait for Smithsonian
Wells Fargo pledges to go purple for #SpiritDay
Wells Fargo pledges to go purple for #SpiritDay
Wells Fargo
This October 19, Wells Fargo is a proud participating sponsor of Spirit Day. Wells Fargo is firmly committed to standing against bullying and supporting efforts to end LGBTQ harassment. No child deserves to be bullied, and by addressing this issue, Wells Fargo hopes to help create an environment where all students can thrive and find opportunity.
On Spirit Day, Wells Fargo has pledged to wear purple and encourages everyone to join their team members, as well as millions of supporters throughout the country, as they demonstrate their solidarity with LGBTQ youth.
As part of their pledge, Wells Fargo will be lighting the Duke Energy Center in North Carolina purple, which symbolizes spirit in the rainbow flag, on October 18 as a reminder for everyone to join together and wear purple the following day. Wells Fargo will also go purple online via the @WellsFargo Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Wells Fargo has been a consistant supporter of Spirit Day. Check out this #SpiritDay video from three years ago where members of the Wells Fargo team open up about their own experiences with bullying.
Beyond Spirit Day, Wells Fargo is the main sponsor of this year’s Love Has No Labels campaign – a national multi-channel platform created by the Ad Council to fight bias and prejudice by embracing differences – race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, and religion – to prevent bullying.
Join Wells Fargo and GLAAD by taking the pledge to go purple on Spirit Day at glaad.org/spiritday today!
About Spirit Day
Each year, millions go purple for GLAAD’s Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth in a united stand against bullying. Started in 2010 by high school student Brittany McMillan in response to numerous young LGBTQ lives lost to suicide, Spirit Day now draws the participation of celebrities, schools, faith institutions, national landmarks, corporations, media outlets, sports leagues, and advocates around the world, all joining together to stand against bullying and support LGBTQ youth.
As anti-LGBTQ policies, hate crimes, and harassment are on the rise, it is now especially important to let all marginalized youth know they are supported.
This year, Spirit Day is on October 19, 2017. Take the Spirit Day pledge to show LGBTQ youth you’ve got their backs at glaad.org/spiritday. Follow @GLAAD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr to keep up to date with #SpiritDay news.
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Jeff Sessions Aiding Trans Victims? It’s a Publicity Stunt Says Lambda Legal
Jeff Sessions Aiding Trans Victims? It’s a Publicity Stunt Says Lambda Legal
The attorney general dispatches a top lawyer to prosecute the murder of a gender-nonconforming teen. But his policies encourage violence against LGBT people, according to Lambda Legal.
That time Donald Trump joked Mike Pence wants to ‘hang all the gays’
That time Donald Trump joked Mike Pence wants to ‘hang all the gays’
“Don’t ask that guy,” Trump allegedly joked, “he wants to hang them all!”
‘Black Panther’ Trailer Has the Internet in a Standing Ovation: WATCH
‘Black Panther’ Trailer Has the Internet in a Standing Ovation: WATCH
Marvel Studios has just released the trailer for the highly-anticipated Black Panther. Footage from the film was given a standing ovation at Comic-Con last summer.
Bleeding Cool has the synopsis:
Following-up on where events left off in Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns home to Wakanda in time to find his very sovereignty challenged by warring factions from within his own borders. When Wakandan exile Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) and black market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) conspire to bring down his reign, T’Challa must become the Black Panther; and with the aid of C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman), as well as Okoye (Danai Gurira) and members of Wakandan special forces unit Dora Milaje to prevent a world war.
Black Panther, which is due for release February 16, also stars Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker.
Meanwhile, hello:
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‘Black Panther’ Trailer Has the Internet in a Standing Ovation: WATCH