The Top 10 favorite art installations at Burning Man, plus a few extra pics of hot guys
It was hot in the desert, but the men made us especially thirsty

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Abaco Island, Bahamas Man Describes Saving Dogs, Calling Husband to Say Good-bye as Dorian Tore House Apart: LISTEN

In a riveting, emotional interview, Bahamian resident Alex Cepero recounted trying to stay alive as Hurricane Dorian bore down on Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island. Cepero said he was saved by a life vest that happened to float in the door after he listened to his home get blown apart. Cepero called his decision to stay at home with his dogs “the stupidest decision of my life.”

And here’s a devastating look at what happened to Marsh Harbor, the town where Cepero rode out the hurricane.

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This Group Ensures LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons Are Actually Taught

Blue states are passing laws mandating LGBTQ people and rights are included in school curricula, but progress has been slow and spotty.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/9/05/group-ensures-lgbtq-inclusive-lessons-are-actually-taught

This new study about GHB use among gay and bi men is truly terrifying

BuzzFeed has teamed up with Dispatches, a television program in the U.K., to produce a documentary about the sex drug GHB that will air later this week.

GHB, also known as G, is a popular party drug among gay or bisexual men. The primary reason people take it is because they believe it facilitates “better sex.”

Related: Fetish photographer talks about being paid to photograph escorts doing chemsex

Over 5,000 GHB users, ranging from teenagers to sixty-somethings, participated in a survey for the documentary.

Of that number, 2,700 identified as gay or bisexual men, making it the largest-ever survey about GHB use among queer men.

Researchers learned that nearly two thirds (62.5 percent) of respondents had suffered “serious problems” ranging from loss of consciousness to sexual assault while on the drug.

One interviewee compared being on GHB to “being dead, but still walking.”

“I know of somebody who was dead on the sofa at a sex party,” the person added. “The party went on for more than a day and nobody bothered to check on him.”

“He’d been dead for two days after a G overdose.”

Here’s some more of what BuzzFeed learned:

• 28 percent of respondents said they had been sexually assaulted (touched without consent, woken up with someone inside them, or raped while they were conscious) while on the drug.
• 82 percent said they knew someone who had been sexual assaulted while on the drug.
• 37 percent of assaults were in view of other people.
• 47 percent of respondents knew or suspected they had been given GHB without their knowledge.
• 18 percent reported being given a deliberate overdose.
• Overdose is so common that many consider it a “rite of passage.”
• Several reported contracting STIs, including HIV, while on the drug.
• More than a quarter of respondents said they knew someone who had died from the drug.

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Patti LuPone, GHB, Worcester, Brady Bunch, Harry Styles, Lil Nas X, Brad Goreski, Marti Gould Cummings: HOT LINKS

NYC. Drag queen and activist Marti Gould Cummings is running for City Council. ‘If elected, Cummings would be the first drag artist to be sworn into public office in the state of New York, and the second in the country following the victory of Los Angeles-based drag queen Maebe A. Girl, who was elected to the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in April. José Sarria, who made history in 1961 for being the first out candidate to vie for office in the country, was also a drag performer. ‘

JUSSIE SMOLLETT. His lawyers are now blaming the police for investigating his staged hate crime.

GHB. The hidden epidemic of abuse, overdose, and death. “Thousands of men have spoken out about being spiked and sexually assaulted with the drug G for a major new investigation by BuzzFeed News and Channel 4 Dispatches, to be broadcast on Sunday night.”

GOD HELP US. Republican strategist says Donald Trump Jr. will seek the GOP nomination in 2024. “He is fluent in the language of whining, dickish grievance-mongering, which has replaced modern conservatism,” Wilson wrote. “Whether the GOP wannabe 2024 field knows it or not, it’s DJTJ’s opening shot for the 2024 nomination.”

UNUSUAL. A tomato grows in the East River.

THE TESTAMENTS. Hulu adapting Margaret Atwood sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale for the screen.

WORCESTER. Why does New England’s second-largest city have just one gay bar? ‘Providence, with a population roughly 6,000 people smaller than Worcester according to Census data, has a much more robust LGBTQIA+ scene with a cluster of gay bars, compared to the lone MB Lounge on Grafton Street in Worcester.’

ILLINOIS. Transgender people no longer need medical paperwork to correct gender markers on identity documents: “A new policy by the secretary of state’s office will make it easier for gender-expansive people to correct their gender markers on Illinois identity documents. The office introduced a new form Tuesday allowing for transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming people to correct their gender on driver’s licenses and state ID cards through self-designation, much like is already done for height, weight, hair color and eye color.”

BRADY BUNCH. Behind the HGTV home renovation…

FACEBOOK DATING. And they’re off!

HOLLYWOOD. Patti LuPone joins Ryan Murphy Netflix series: ‘In a Time Magazine profile, Murphy divulged that LuPone will join previously announced Tony nominee Holland Taylor (Ann) in his original series about Tinseltown’s relationship with the sex industry over the years. According to the Glee creator, it’s about “how absolutely everything has changed and nothing has changed.”’

BEEFCAKE. Harry Styles shows off his four nipples for The Face.

NIGHTMARE FUEL OF THE DAY. A deep fake version of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Lil Nas X “Panini”.

MUSIC VIDEO 2 OF THE DAY. Billie Eilish “all the good girls go to hell”.

NEW TUNES OF THE DAY. Camila Cabello “Shameless” and “Liar”.

NEW TUNE 3 OF THE DAY. Celeste “Strange”.

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Gretel & Hansel.

THIRSTY THURSDAY. Brad Goreski.

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Isaiah Washington, Actor Fired for Homophobia, ‘Comes Out’ for Trump

The disgraced Grey’s Anatomy actor said Democrats are “not doing enough” for the Black community.

www.advocate.com/people/2019/9/05/isaiah-washington-actor-fired-homophobia-comes-out-trump

WATCH: These burly NFL players bared it all for ESPN and nobody is complaining

It’s ESPN Body Issue season, that special time of year when the sports media property trickles out its annual ode to the athletic form.

And this year they’re kicking things off in the thicc-est of ways — a feature on the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line.

Related: Adam Rippon’s full ESPN Body Issue pics have arrived and they do not disappoint

“There’s a whole stigma behind the O-line body, but as you can see, some of these guys are pretty well-built, strong guys,” Lane Johnson, one of the players featured, told ESPN. “I just wanted to put that out there and see how it settles.”

Check it out below:

The 2019 ESPN Body Issue hits newsstands on Friday, September 6.

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The 17th Trans Person Was Killed in Baltimore on Labor Day

Her name was Bailey Reeves.

www.advocate.com/crime/2019/9/05/17th-trans-person-was-killed-baltimore-labor-day