Download This: The Advocate Launches New Podcast

The Advocate launches its first-ever podcast on Tuesday.

www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/11/22/download-advocate-launches-new-podcast

Rapper handles his homophobic past like a real man
You live and you learn.

www.queerty.com/rapper-handles-homophobic-past-like-real-man-20171122?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Maroon 5, Uber, Lil Peep, Net Neutrality, Katy Perry, Pitch Perfect, Michael Urie, Dear Evan Hansen: HOT LINKS

TRIBUTE OF THE DAY. Lil Peep, who died this week at 21, gets a tribute from his official videographer.

SWISH SWISH. Katy Perry takes a convent from some nuns.

TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN. The Department of Justice has appealed the first ruling against Trump’s heinous ban: ‘Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said in a statement the Trump administration is “digging in its heels” by appealing the decision. “Thousands of transgender Americans are serving honorably — many with decades-long careers — and are just as willing and capable as any of their peers,” Minter said. “This attack on our dedicated service members is not just unconstitutional, it’s a disgrace.”’

MICHAEL URIE AND MOISES KAUFMAN. On Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, disenfranchised bisexuals, and Kevin Spacey: ‘There was so much wrong with that Kevin Spacey story. It threw back the hands of time so far between his using of the word “choice” and the fact that he was using his gayness to cover up his pedophilia.  It was an atrocity.’

UBER. Company paid hackers $100,000 to delete stolen data from 57 million people. “Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber Technologies Inc., a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year. This week, the ride-hailing firm ousted its chief security officer and one of his deputies for their roles in keeping the hack under wraps, which included a $100,000 payment to the attackers.”

WHY WOULD SHE WANT TO? Clinton says she’s not sure she can be friendly with Donald Trump again: ‘She said she was “cordial” with him before the two ran against each other for president. “And then he began to traffic in all kinds of conspiracies like the birther conspiracy, and you know, then making all kinds of outrageous and untrue attacks on immigrants and others, and really being an equal opportunity insulter,” she said during the interview.’

RUSSIA. Anti-LGBT hate crimes have doubled since passage of law banning gay “propaganda”.

EUROPEAN UNION. The European Court of Justice opens a hearing on the recognition of same-sex marriages in EU countries where they aren’t legal: “The hearing in Luxembourg came after Romania’s constitutional court asked the European court to make a ruling on the issue amid a court case in Romania brought by a Romanian-American couple who want their 2010 union to be recognized. ”

DEAR EVAN HANSEN. Noah Galvin kicks off run on Broadway.

NET NEUTRALITY. FCC looks to destroy the internet as we know it: “Under the agency’s proposal, providers of high-speed Internet services, such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T, would be able to block websites they do not like and charge Web companies for speedier delivery of their content. The FCC’s effort would roll back its net neutrality regulation which was passed by the agency’s Democrats in 2015 and attempted to make sure all Web content, whether from big or small companies, would be treated equally by Internet providers.”

MASHUP OF THE DAY. George Michael’s “Freedom” and Pitch Perfect’s “Cups”.

NASTY KITCHEN IMPLEMENT OF THE DAY. The creepy old man snotty nose egg white separator.

HORNET’S NEST OF THE DAY. Getting rid of a massive yellow jacket nest is absolutely the biggest nope ever.

DISGUISED SUBWAY BUSKERS OF THE DAY. Maroon 5 and Jimmy Fallon.

HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Daniel Kfir.

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John McDonnell Follows Corbyn’s Fiery Speech With Car-Crash Budget Interview
The Labour leader won plaudits for a speech which tore into the Tories on everything from Universal Credit to the Paradise Papers.

He said: “Our country is marked by growing inequality and injustice.

“We were promised a revolutionary Budget. The reality is nothing has changed.

“People were looking for help from this Budget, they have been let down.”

Tories jeering and howling as Corbyn talks about pensioners and children living in poverty isn’t a good look #budget2017
Real anger from Corbyn when a Tory sneers at what he was saying about cuts to social care. Good to see him express the anger so many of us feel. #Budget2017

November 22, 2017
So it was a little unfortunate for Labour that just hours later John McDonnell completely fluffed an interview with Andrew Neil on the Daily Politics show.

The Shadow Chancellor was questioned on the national debt but couldn’t tell the host how much we spend on interest payments although he was sure the number was going down.

“If you didn’t know the figure, then you don’t know whether it is going up or down” @afneil tells @johnmcdonnellMP on #Budget2017 programme pic.twitter.com/uJW7IfeaB1 — BBC Daily Politics and Sunday Politics (@daily_politics) November 22, 2017
Labour will be hoping Corbyn’s speech is the one that is remembered – he accused the Government of “tossing fuel on the fire” via the Budget, despite Theresa May’s promise to tackle burning injustice.

The Labour leader also predicted that Philip Hammond’s spending plans will quickly unravel and result in continuing “misery” for people across the country.

Replying to the Budget, he described the Government as having a “record of failure with a forecast of more to come”.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/john-mcdonnell-budget-response_uk_5a15a849e4b025f8e932fe4a

Disrupting Loneliness: It’s Not Just for the Holidays

We have to be intentional about not isolating ourselves as we age.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/11/22/disrupting-loneliness-its-not-just-holidays

Steve Grand goes walking in a jockstrap through New Orleans
Steve Grand. In New Orleans. Wearing a jockstrap. Need we say more?

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British Rapper Stormzy Apologizes for ‘Unacceptable and Disgusting’ Homophobic Tweets

British rapper Stormzy has apologized for tweets unearthed this week in which he used homophobic slurs including the word “fag”.

An example of one of the tweets:

Said the rapper on Twitter:

“I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant. Very hurtful and discriminative views that I’ve unlearned as I’ve grown up and become a man..The comments I made were unacceptable and disgusting, full stop. Comments that I regret and to everyone I’ve offended, I am sorry, these are attitudes I’ve left in the past. The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and…ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry. That isn’t an excuse, I take responsibility for my mistakes and hope you can understand that my younger self doesn’t reflect who I am today. Again, I’m sorry to everyone I’ve offended. To the LGBQT community and my supporters and friends, my deepest apologies.”

I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant. Very hurtful and discriminative views that I’ve unlearned as I’ve grown up and become a man..

— #GSAP (@Stormzy1) November 22, 2017

The comments I made were unacceptable and disgusting, full stop. Comments that I regret and to everyone I’ve offended, I am sorry, these are attitudes I’ve left in the past. The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and…

— #GSAP (@Stormzy1) November 22, 2017

ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry. That isn’t an excuse, I take responsibility for my mistakes and hope you can understand that my younger self doesn’t reflect who I am today.

— #GSAP (@Stormzy1) November 22, 2017

Again, I’m sorry to everyone I’ve offended. To the LGBQT community and my supporters and friends, my deepest apologies

— #GSAP (@Stormzy1) November 22, 2017

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