Barbara Bush sent the religious right into orbit in 1990 when she condemned LGBT bias
But Barbara Bush’s death is a reminder that the Republican party once had a more socially liberal side.
Daily Archives: April 17, 2018
‘Obama’ Calls Trump a ‘Dipsh*t’ in ‘Fake News Video’ Warning: WATCH
‘Obama’ Calls Trump a ‘Dipsh*t’ in ‘Fake News Video’ Warning: WATCH
A new PSA from filmmaker Jordan Peele and Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti warns of the danger of fake news video in which footage is expertly dubbed using readily available software.
Said Peretti: “We’ve covered counterfeit news websites that say the pope endorsed Trump that look kinda like real news, but because it’s text people have started to become more wary. And now we’re starting to see tech that allows people to put words into the mouths of public figures that look like they must be real because it’s video and video doesn’t lie!”
Says “Obama” in the clip: “We’re entering an era in which our enemies can make it look like anyone is saying anything at any point in time — even if they would never say those things. So, for instance, they could have me say things like, I don’t know, Killmonger was right! Or Ben Carson is in the sunken place! Or, how ’bout this: Simply, President Trump is a total and complete dipsh*t.”
More on how the clip was made here.
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‘Obama’ Calls Trump a ‘Dipsh*t’ in ‘Fake News Video’ Warning: WATCH
DC Continues to Open Doors for Women Behind and in Front of the Camera
DC Continues to Open Doors for Women Behind and in Front of the Camera
DC has recently enlisted Cathy Yan and Ava DuVernay to direct superhero flicks while Marvel has yet to sign a single female director.
www.advocate.com/film/2018/4/17/dc-continues-open-doors-women-behind-and-front-camera
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dead at 92
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dead at 92
Former First Lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92, according to a message released by the office of her husband, the 41st and longest-living president at 93, George H. W. Bush, which called her a “relentless proponent of family literacy.
Statement by the Office of @GeorgeHWBush on the passing of Barbara Pierce Bush this evening at the age of 92. pic.twitter.com/c6JU0xy6Vc
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) April 17, 2018
Barbara Bush had recently announced she would no longer seek medical treatment to focus on comfort care.
The NYT reports: “As the wife of the 41st president and the mother of the 43rd, George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush was only the second woman in American history to see a son of hers follow his father to the White House. (Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams, was the first.)”
Her son, George W. Bush, released a statement: “My dear mother has passed on at age 92. Laura, Barbara, Jenna, and I are sad, but our souls are settled because we know hers was. Barbara Bush was a fabulous First Lady and a woman unlike any other who brought levity, love, and literacy to millions. To us she was so much more. Mom kept us on our toes and kept us laughing until the end. I’m a lucky man that Barbara Bush was my mother. Our family will miss her dearly, and we thank you all for your prayers and good wishes.”
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Could a Drag Queen Win ‘American Idol’?
Could a Drag Queen Win ‘American Idol’?
Ada Vox made history by becoming the first drag performer to reach the Top 14. Could she shatter the competition’s queer glass ceiling?
www.advocate.com/television/2018/4/17/could-drag-queen-win-american-idol
Binge this entire new web series in the time it takes to order takeout
Binge this entire new web series in the time it takes to order takeout
If that’s not efficient we don’t know what is.
Hundreds Turn Out to Support Gay Teacher Reprimanded After Husband Sent Him Flowers
Hundreds Turn Out to Support Gay Teacher Reprimanded After Husband Sent Him Flowers
Parents and students from Prairie View Grade School in Burlington, Illinois, on the outskirts of the Chicago area, rallied (above) for gay music teacher Nathan Etter on Monday night ahead of a school board meeting regarding a months-long controversy.
The controversy? Etter’s husband had sent him flowers on Valentine’s Day.
Some of Etter’s students had asked him about the flowers, so he explained to them where they came from. When a few of the students reacted negatively using words like “eww” and “gross,” Etter decided to use it as a “teachable moment,” the Chicago Tribune reports:
Etter, 30, who has been married to Philip Etter since August, said he used the interaction as a “teachable moment,” making very brief comments about respect and tolerance and explaining how some families have two moms or two dads.
According to administrators in Kane County-based Central Unit School District 301, the parent of one student contacted the district with “serious concerns” about Etter’s comments, prompting the principal to meet with the teacher to learn more about what had occurred.
Etter was reportedly scolded and told by the principal to “stick to the curriculum” according to the teachers union. Etter would like an apology, and much of the school agrees.
More than 100 students and parents turned out to rally for Etter before a board meeting at which he got a standing ovation.
“This would never have happened if Nathan had been sent flowers from his wife,” Etter’s husband told NBC5.
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Hundreds Turn Out to Support Gay Teacher Reprimanded After Husband Sent Him Flowers
Marcha por el 8 de marzo
Marcha por el 8 de marzo
Allo Fotografía posted a photo:
En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, se realizó una marcha hasta la Casa de Gobierno.
Video: Conversation Beats Out All Night Sex?!
Video: Conversation Beats Out All Night Sex?!
With the summer heat on the horizon, Plenty of Fish hit the Venice Beach boardwalk to ask LA locals what’s more important to them on a first date, conversation or sex?! In a survey of over 2,000 U.S. singles, POF revealed 90 percent of these singles prefer conversation vs. sex. Well, let’s take a look to […]
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HRC Mourns Loss of Pioneering LGBTQ Advocate Donna Red Wing
HRC Mourns Loss of Pioneering LGBTQ Advocate Donna Red Wing
Today, HRC released the following statement mourning the loss of Donna Red Wing:
“The HRC family is deeply saddened by the loss of our friend, Donna Red Wing. She dedicated her life’s work to civil rights and her legacy will forever be woven into the fabric of the LGBTQ equality movement,” said HRC Senior Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs, JoDee Winterhof. “Many in the HRC family had the honor of working alongside Donna during her time as HRC’s National Field Director and across many states and campaigns in more recent years. For more than three decades, generations of advocates bore witness to Donna’s tenacity, deep commitment to equality and justice, and her many accomplishments, which inspired all those around her. Our hearts go out to Donna’s family and many friends who are grieving her loss.”