Parody Versions of Sarah Huckabee Sanders Respond to Michelle Wolf

Though the real press secretary has remained tight-lipped on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, her make-believe Twitter accounts have plenty to say.

www.advocate.com/comedy/2018/4/30/parody-versions-sarah-huckabee-sanders-respond-michelle-wolf

Lance Bass Explains Why He Never Came Out as Gay During *NSYNC as Band Gets ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’ Star: WATCH

*NSYNC got a star today on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Lance Bass explained (above)why he never came out as gay while the band was together.

“The…thing I want to say here today is something I’ve been trying to put into words maybe my whole life,” said Bass. “Growing up in Mississippi and in a Southern Baptist church, in a town where everyone knows your business, I had a secret. I was gay. Yes guys, I’m gay! I am! And at the time, I thought that I would never be able to tell anyone because not only was I terrified of the lasting rejection…I was certain that that would happen…but more than that I didn’t want to jeopardize the careers of these guys up here, much less the hundreds of amazing people who worked tirelessly to bring *NSYNC to the world.”

Added Bass: “I thought if I had come out, *NSYNC would be over. So I kept my secret. And our wildest dreams were coming true and we were so incredibly thankful. And I still am. But so many nights on stage, I’d see so many young, gay fans singing their hearts out and I wanted so badly to let you know, I was you. I just didn’t have the strength then. But I do today and so let me say loud and proud to all my LGBT brothers and sisters, who embrace me and show me the way to be who I am, thank you so much.”

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Lance Bass Explains Why He Never Came Out as Gay During *NSYNC as Band Gets ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’ Star: WATCH

Mike Pence to Raise Funds for Arizona’s Slate of Dangerous Anti-Equality Senate Candidates

Tomorrow, Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to headline an event for the National Republican Senate Campaign (NRSC), raising money for Arizona’s eventual Republican nominee to the U.S. Senate. Those vying for the nomination — Joe Arpaio, Rep. Martha McSally and Kelli Ward — have long, disturbing records undermining LGBTQ equality, which include an opposition to marriage equality and a lack of support for the Equality Act. 

“The choice come November could not be clearer for fair-minded Arizonans,” said HRC Arizona State Manager Justin Unga. “Ward, McSally and Arpaio have proven that they will not represent all Arizonans equally and fairly, and will only double down on the anti-equality agenda laid out by the Trump-Pence administration. Kyrsten Sinema is the champion we need in the United States Senate to ensure that every Arizonan has a fair shot at the American dream — and that’s why HRC has proudly endorsed her.”

Joe Arpaio, a convicted criminal, built his career on attacking nearly every marginalized community, including using anti-LGBTQ schemes to humiliate inmates at his ‘Tent City’ prison. Following a long record of flouting the law, violating the civil rights of Maricopa County’s Latinx population, and carrying out a hate-filled agenda through extreme racial profiling, Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt, but was pardoned by Trump last August. He continues to campaign against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides much needed relief for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children — including 75,000 LGBTQ Dreamers.

Kelli Ward has consistently supported and voted in favor of legislation that would undermine LGBTQ equality. As a state senator, Ward voted three times to expand Arizona’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which created a license to discriminate, and has consistently declined to support pro-equality legislation. She even called for the impeachment of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch after Lynch filed a complaint alleging North Carolina was discriminating against transgender people, following that state legislature’s passage of the notorious HB2 in 2016.  Ward also praised the Trump for pardoning Arpaio, released policy plan calling for a border wall and opposes protections for DACA recipients.

Rep. Martha McSally has long opposed marriage equality and consistently supported  discriminatory, anti-LGBTQ policies and proposals while in Congress, including an amendment that would allow discrimination against LGBTQ people by taxpayer-funded organizations.  She has also refused to criticize the Trump-Pence administration’s efforts to ban qualified transgender service members from the military.  

Ward, McSally and Arpaio’s anti-LGBTQ positions line up with the Trump-Pence administration’s discriminatory agenda, and reveal how out of touch they are with the majority of Arizona voters who support protections for LGBTQ people. HRC recently released a report and microsite exposing Pence’s inside-the-White House efforts to continue his decades-long crusade against equality by leading the administration’s attacks on LGBTQ people, including members of the military and those living with HIV and AIDS.

HRC-endorsed Representative Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9) is a staunch advocate for the LGBTQ community, earning a perfect 100 on HRC’s Congressional Scorecards in each Congress since she was elected in 2012. Sinema is also a cosponsor of the Equality Act, crucial federal legislation that would extend comprehensive federal protections to millions of LGBTQ Americans.

In Arizona, HRC has identified more than 800,000 “Equality Voters” — voters who support progressive LGBTQ policies including marriage equality, equitable family law, and laws that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. HRC has prioritized investments and organizing in Arizona in the 2018 cycle, and has already put staff and resources on the ground in the state. Last year, HRC announced a coast-to-coast campaign called HRC Rising, which represents the largest grassroots expansion in the organization’s 38-year history.

www.hrc.org/blog/mike-pence-to-raise-funds-for-arizona-anti-equality-senate-candidates?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

WATCH: New trailer released for upcoming Whitney Houston documentary
To be released July 6.

www.queerty.com/watch-new-trailer-released-upcoming-whitney-houston-documentary-20180430?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

American Idol’s Ada Vox Eliminated After Slaying ‘Circle of Life’

Many were outraged after voters chose not to advance the talented drag performer to the Top 7.

www.advocate.com/television/2018/4/30/american-idols-ada-vox-eliminated-after-slaying-circle-life

Kathy Griffin: I Take Back My Apology for the Trump Photo

Kathy Griffin sat down with the ladies of The View to talk about her time in exile (above), one year after the release of the Trump beheading photo.

Said Griffin: “By the way, I take the apology back (expletive). And the sons, Don Jr. and Eric, or as I call them, Eddie Munster and Date Rape. Look, I’m not holding back on this family. This president is different. And I have been through the mill.”

Griffin said she regretted saying she was sorry.

“I wanted to make a statement about what a misogynist he is. And also I remember the eight years of the photos of the Obama lynching, and nobody said anything. Right? That was all okay. Facebook. That was all on Facebook. People were going to rallies with pictures of Hillary’s head decapitated at Trump rallies.”

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