Report: Beloved High School Football Player Killed by Jilted Male Ex

Though he was bullied for his sexuality, Jeremy Sanchez was a pillar of California’s South El Monte High School. Now his best friend and alleged ex is accused of his murder.

www.advocate.com/crime/2018/4/20/report-beloved-high-school-football-player-killed-jilted-male-ex

WATCH: The trailer for “Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate” has arrived
Can you count all the cameos?

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Swedish DJ Avicii dead at 28
Swedish DJ Avicii died earlier today. He was 28 years old.

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Rudy Giuliani, Kitchen Cabinets, Robbie Turner, Tina Fey, Tumbleweeds, Rod Rosenstein, Johnny Sins: HOT LINKS

YOU’RE HIRED. Trump hires Rudy Giuliani amid legal turmoil: “The entry of Giuliani, an experienced attorney with a combative reputation, immediately raises questions about how Trump will engage with Mueller and the leadership at Justice. Some Trump advisers are concerned that the president could use his ­executive authority to close or diminish the special counsel probe, which has spawned a parallel investigation in New York targeting his personal attorney.”

ROBBIE TURNER. RuPaul’s Drag Race alum lied about getting in a fatal accident while riding in an Uber.

DOJ. Paul Manafort suspected of being “back channel” to Russia: ‘Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s interest in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort stemmed in part from his suspected role as a “back channel” between the campaign and Russians intent on meddling in the election, a Justice Department lawyer told a judge.’

SPIT-ROASTED? Trump “hasn’t cooled off on” Rod Rosenstein.

FBI. Andrew McCabe to sue Trump administration for defamation, wrongful termination.

MICHAEL AVENATTI. Trump won’t serve out his term. “There’s no question that Michael Cohen knows where many, many bodies are buried. They’re going to turn him, and when they turn him, the president is going to be in a very, very bad place. And I’m going to make a prediction now. I do not think the president will serve out his term.”

“3 weeks ago I said (Cohen) would flip I was the first one to call it.. Now people close to the president are telling him the same … I’m going to make a prediction now: I do not think the President will serve out his term” – @MichaelAvenatti tells @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/Mw3Pdlhudt

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) April 19, 2018

WON’T ATTEND. Trump isn’t going to Barbara Bush’s funeral “out of respect.” “First Lady Melania Trump will attend the memorial service for Barbara Bush this Saturday on behalf of the First Family,” a spokesperson confirmed Friday. “To avoid disruptions due to added security, and out of respect for the Bush Family and friends attending the service, President Trump will not attend.”

ALAN CUMMING. Instinct, the Broadway musical.

CALIFORNIA. California Assembly votes to add “conversion therapy” to list of state’s banned business practices: ‘“It is harmful and it is unnecessary,” Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), the bill’s author and one of the Legislature’s most vocal LGBTQ members, said of the practice. Low, who told Assembly members that he explored conversion therapy as a teenager and suffered depression over his sexual orientation, insisted that the bill would be limited to efforts that involve the exchange of money. “There’s nothing wrong with me,” he said in an emotional speech on the Assembly floor. “There’s nothing that needs to be changed.”’

CONGRATS. Former Miss America Deidre Downs marries girlfriend.

FIRST LOOK. Michael Myers in the new Halloween.

In 6 months, Michael Myers returns. #HalloweenMovie pic.twitter.com/6CvvBvihdx

— Blumhouse (@blumhouse) April 19, 2018

DANGER IN THE KITCHEN. Cabinets can release PCBs, according to new study. “In an analysis published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, University of Iowa researchers tested 16 homes and found that three types of PCBs (there are more than 200 in existence) were elevated in some of the homes. After testing stoves, floors, walls, and cabinets, they determined that kitchen cabinets in homes built or remodeled in the last five years were a problem, but not those in older homes.”

ON THE RAG. This week on the cover of the gay magazines.

AFRICA. The King of Swaziland has changed the name of the country to eSwatini. ‘He announced the change to eSwatini, meaning “land of the Swazis”, in the local Swati language at Golden Jubilee celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence and of his 50th birthday.’

INVASION OF THE DAY. Tumbleweeds are attacking Victorville, California.

MEAN GIRLS SURPRISE OF THE DAY. Tina Fey surprises fans.

SNACK ATTACK OF THE DAY. Adult film star Johnny Sins eats treats from Turkey. “On April 15, Sins posted a vlog on his personal YouTube channel SinsTV. It instantly went viral. At the time of this post, his video received over 1.9 million views, 76,000 likes, and over 33,000 comments. His vlog even became the top trending video in Turkey.”

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Michael C. Hall in Safe.

FRIDAY FLASH. Trevor Bell.

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HRC Brings Global LGBTQ Advocates to World Bank Meetings

HRC was honored to bring international LGBTQ advocates to Washington, D.C. to participate in the World Bank Spring Meetings. Each Spring, the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund hold these meetings to discuss “a range of issues related to poverty reduction, international economic development and finance,” according to the World Bank’s website. From April 16 to April 20, these leaders advocated for the inclusion of LGBTQ people in the World Bank’s important work.

The group included recent HRC Global Innovators such as Gabriel Alves de Faria from Brazil, Alba Lucia Reyes Arenas from Colombia, Wannapong Yodmuang from Thailand, Danilo Manzano from Ecuador and Ryan Figueiredo from Indonesia. They joined several advocates from the Balkans and Haiti from the Bank Information Center-Europe and Gender Action to make the case that the Bank should increase its investments in LGBTQ people and ensure that its work is not causing any harm to LGBTQ lives.

Specific asks:

• Funding for research into the well-being of LGBTQ people;
• Increased funding for the Bank’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisor, Clif Cortez;
• And for the Bank to increase its commitment to working toward LGBTQ inclusion around the world.

During their time in Washington, the advocates also met with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Congressional Equality Caucus and other Congressional staff. The meetings included time to speak with World Bank leadership, including Cortez and his team, and with staff tasked with implementing programs in their home countries and regions. United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, delivered remarks at the Bank’s Civil Society Policy Forum also spoke with advocates. They had the chance to meet other key stakeholders at a World Bank reception hosted by the Canadian government.

For many years, the World Bank has prioritized worked toward inclusive development, working to ensure that all people are able to access its their development programs. The activists made the case that such inclusive development goals must include LGBTQ people, who in many countries are excluded from accessing the education system, from employment and from health care.

Read more about HRC Global’s work here.

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After Relentless Harassment, Gay Kansas Teacher Driven From Job

Michael Hill quit his position after facing escalating abuse.

www.advocate.com/crime/2018/4/20/after-relentless-harassment-gay-kansas-teacher-driven-job

Max Emerson asks Mike Pence: ‘Who hurt you, honey?’ (Spoiler: Daddy issues)
Someone must have done something to make him turn out this way.

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