Company that made Dylan Larkin’s butt an internet sensation says it was totally unintentional

Everyone’s been talking about Detroit Red Wings Center Dylan Larkin’s thicc booty this week after he appeared in an online ad for the men’s clothing company State & Liberty, where he talked for an entire minute about the downsides of having a huge ass, er, “hockey butt.”

Now, the company behind the ad says it really wasn’t anticipating the thirsty response it has received. But anyone who’s seen the 60-second advert (which, at this point, is pretty much every gay man on the planet) probably finds that claim to be somewhat hard to believe.

Madi Lewis, CMO at State & Liberty, tells NewNowNext that the company has seen a spike in sales since the ad went viral. This, of course, is great, since that’s kinda sorta the whole point of making an ad.

“Our objective was to get our main message across: Our clothes are made for athletes with the purpose of being super comfortable and stretchy, while also looking professional,” Lewis explains. “Then we added a little humor in there!”

But, Lewis claims, they didn’t intend for it to be such a huge hit with gay men.

“Obviously we wanted to target athletes and hockey players, but accidentally targeted the gay community, as well,” she says.

Riiiiight.

As for 23-year-old Larkin, who’s butt is now and will forever be an internet sensation, the company’s founder Lee Moffie says he’s been “a really great sport about it.”

“[The ad] definitely [sexualized hockey players] a little bit, and by a little bit I mean a lot,” McGillis admits, though he maintains it was all in good fun. “I can appreciate that because typically there is no personality in the sport, and look at the reaction!”

“Dylan Larkin, who is not a household name in Canada, is the talk of—at the very least—gay men, and I would assume more than that.”

He’s certainly right about that…

Related: NHL star Dylan Larkin opens up about the struggles of having a round, plump, muscular butt

h/t: NewNowNext

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Uganda is Reintroducing its ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill

Ugandan lawmakers have announced plans to resurrect its “kill the gays” bill which mandates the death penalty for homosexuality. The bill, which has the support of President Yoweri Museveni, is expected to be introduced and voted on by the end of the year.

Reuters reports: ‘The bill – colloquially known as “Kill the Gays” in Uganda – was nullified five years ago on a technicality and the government said it plans to resurrect it within weeks. “Homosexuality is not natural to Ugandans, but there has been a massive recruitment by gay people in schools, and especially among the youth, where they are promoting the falsehood that people are born like that,” Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.’

Added Lokodo: “Our current penal law is limited. It only criminalises the act. We want it made clear that anyone who is even involved in promotion and recruitment has to be criminalised. Those that do grave acts will be given the death sentence.”

In 2015, Museveni said the “kill the gays” bill, which was thrown out by the Constitutional Court of Uganda in 2014, over a technicality, was “not necessary” because British penal codes outlawing homosexuality are already on the country’s books.

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HRC To Host Nearly 100 Watch Parties for Historic LGBTQ “Power of Our Pride” Presidential Town Hall

HRC announced that it will host over 80 watch and house parties across the country for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s historic Power of Our Pride town hall with Democratic presidential candidates. Broadcast exclusively live during prime time by CNN, the evening will constitute the largest-ever audience for a Democratic presidential town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues and will mark the first time in history that a major cable news network will air a presidential event devoted to issues of importance to the LGBTQ community. 

Watch parties in select cities will be open to the media. Credentialed media interested in requesting access for these locations should email [email protected] for further details. 

“Nearly 100 watch parties across the nation, millions of LGBTQ people and our allies will tune in to be part of history as the Democratic candidates for president participate in the most high-profile presidential event ever devoted to LGBTQ issues,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “The Power of Our Pride presidential candidate town hall will put front and center the issues most important to those who care about fairness and equality for the LGBTQ community. HRC and our grassroots army of three million members have been the tip of the spear against relentless attacks from the Trump-Pence administration, and we are eager to hear from this field of candidates about their vision for moving the country forward and advancing equality for all.”

The Power of Our Pride town hall will take place tonight at The Novo in Los Angeles, California. The event is taking place on the eve of the 31st annual National Coming Out Day, a celebration of coming out as LGBTQ or as an ally. The first National Coming Out Day was held on October 11, 1988, on the first anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights as a way of celebrating the power of coming out and promoting a safe world for LGBTQ individuals to live truthfully and openly.

CNN will air the event live during prime time, and it will be seen CNN and CNN en Español, across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV. For reference, CNN’s July Democratic Presidential Debate drew more than 10.7 million viewers.

Nine of the twelve qualifying candidates have confirmed their participation, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Secretary Julián Castro, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Amy Klobuchar, former Representative Beto O’Rourke, Businessman Tom Steyer and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Representative Tulsi Gabbard and Businessman Andrew Yang were invited but declined to attend. Senator Bernie Sanders was invited and planned to attend but withdrew for personal reasons. The event will be moderated by CNN’s Dana Bash, Anderson Cooper, Chris Cuomo, Nia-Malika Henderson and Don Lemon.

Over the last three years, the Trump-Pence administration has rescinded key protections for transgender students, appointed two new conservative justices to the Supreme Court, banned transgender troops from serving openly in the military, and has repeatedly sought to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in healthcare, housing, public accommodations and other aspects of life. Despite campaigning on a promise to be a “friend” to the LGBTQ community, President Trump designated Mike Pence as his vice president, and has refused to advance bipartisan federal civil rights legislation — the Equality Act — which overwhelmingly passed through the U.S. House of Representatives this spring.

The historic conversation about critical issues of equality at tonight’s Town Hall is as important as ever. Against the backdrop of the Administration’s rollbacks, the Human Rights Campaign and its 3 million members have fought to pass the Equality Act, end the epidemic of violence against LGBTQ people and specifically Black trans women through our Transgender Justice Initiative, end the so-called practice of “conversion therapy,”roll back the ban on transgender troops in the military, prevent the spread of HIV, advance equality around the world, protect LGBTQ youth — and much more.  

These issues are of crucial importance to LGBTQ voters and allies. Today, there are an estimated minimum of 11 million LGBTQ voters nationwide — along with millions of parents, siblings, friends, and allies — who will play a decisive role in the 2020 election. Since 2016, HRC has identified more than 57 million “Equality Voters” nationwide who prioritize LGBTQ-inclusive policies, including marriage equality, equitable family law and laws that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

In 2018, LGBTQ voters cast ballots in higher numbers than the general population. LGBTQ voters cast more than 7 million ballots in all — a turnout of roughly 70%, compared to a turnout of 50% among the general population — and comprised 6% of the entire electorate.

The HRC Foundation last hosted presidential town halls in 2004 and 2008. In 2004, the HRC Foundation’s town hall included Sen. John Kerry, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, Gov. Howard Dean, Sen. Joe Lieberman, Rev. Al Sharpton and Sen. Richard Gephardt. And the 2008 town hall included then-Senator Hillary Clinton, then-Senator Barack Obama, Sen. Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, former Sen. John Edwards and Gov. Bill Richardson.

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Celebrating cosplay’s favorite characters from comics, TV, and movies shouldn’t be restricted by gender

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Two Giuliani Associates at Center of Trump Impeachment Inquiry Have Been Arrested

Two associates of Rudy Giuliani who assisted in efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rival Joe Biden, have been arrested.

The NYT reports: ‘The two men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, believed to be important witnesses in the House’s impeachment inquiry of Mr. Trump, were arrested on campaign finance charges. The arrests and charges were first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman aided Mr. Giuliani’s efforts to gin up investigations in Ukraine into former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden, among other potentially politically beneficial investigations for Mr. Trump.’

The men had been scheduled for depositions with House investigators this week though neither had been expected to show up.

Though Giuliani has identified the men as “clients,” Parnas and Fruman have hired Trump’s former attorney John Dowd to represent them.

Details of the indictment are expected later on Thursday.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 10, 2019

TONIGHT — HRC FOUNDATION & CNN CO-HOST HISTORIC TOWN HALL EVENT, POWER OF OUR PRIDE, IN LOS ANGELES: The evening will constitute the largest-ever audience for a Democratic presidential town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues and will mark the first time in history that a major cable news network will air a presidential event devoted to issues of importance to the LGBTQ community. Nine of the 12 qualifying candidates have confirmed their participation, including former Vice President Joe Biden (@JoeBiden), Senator Cory Booker (@CoryBooker), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg), former Secretary Julián Castro (@JulianCastro), Senator Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris), Senator Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar), former Representative Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke), Businessman Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren). More from HRC.

• It’s not too late to join HRCF & millions across the country for the historic Power of Our Pride town hall tonight at 7:30 pm ET — find a watch party in your area here!
• HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) writes for CNN on the importance of the 2020 election and tonight’s town hall: “As recent years have shown, increasing support for equality means our movement is no longer limited to organizing and mobilizing self-identified LGBTQ people. The rising Equality Vote has the potential to put LGBTQ issues at the center of electoral decision-making and activism — both in 2020 and beyond. Thursday’s town hall is a testament to just how far we have come.” Read the full op-ed from CNN. 
• Alphonso David also joined CNN’s New Day this morning to discuss the town hall and the importance of LGBTQ equality — watch here. 

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— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 9, 2019

THANKFUL THURSDAY — AT THE SUPREME COURT RALLY THIS WEEK, HRC SVP OF POLICY & POLITICAL AFFAIRS JODEE WINTERHOF (@JoDeelive) DELIVERED A ROUSING SPEECH ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO FIGHT FOR PROTECTIONS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: More from HRC.

“We are here for all people who refuse to accept that an individual’s authentic identity is a threat to any workplace. We are here for all workers. We are here for their families.”

And we will continue to be until we achieve full federal equality—nothing more and nothing less. pic.twitter.com/6aq1iNBngd

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 9, 2019

NEVADA GOV. STEVE SISOLAK (@SteveSisolak) & SEN. JACKY ROSEN (@SenJackyRosen) TO JOIN HRC FOR LAS VEGAS PRIDE PARADE: Said HRC Nevada State Director Briana Escamilla (@escamillabriana), “The Governor has a long history of supporting LGBTQ equality, and we’re proud to continue to work with him to help advance equality in Nevada. HRC is also proud to be working with Sen. Rosen to continue advancing pro-equality measures for all LGBTQ Americans.” Read more from HRC.

HRC MOURNS ITALI MARLOWE, A BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMAN KILLED IN HOUSTON: Marlowe is the 19th known transgender person killed this year, the majority of whom were Black transgender women. She is the 4th known transgender person to be killed in Texas this year. More from HRC and Out. 

TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN EL SALVADOR ARE BEING TARGETED & KILLED: Yolanda Ramîrez (whose name has been changed to protect her identity), a transgender woman, is seeking asylum in the U.S. — but has been waiting almost two years for her claim to be processed. When imagining what her life would be like away from El Salvador, Ramîrez says, “Maybe later, after a long while, I could be happy and be who I want to be…” More from Bryan Avelar (@bavelarr) at Insider.

HRC MARKS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK AND WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY TODAY: Learn more from HRC.

MERIDIAN, MISS. MAY CONSIDER ADOPTING A NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PROTECT LGBTQ PEOPLE: “We want Meridian to send a clear statement that this community’s open for everybody and that everybody is welcome and that everybody is safe,” said Rob Hill (@RCH74), HRC Mississippi State Director. Read more from Meridian Star.

HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BRIAN STACK (@bstackbu) WRITES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING TRANS AND GENDER-NONCONFIRMING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL: More from Multibriefs.

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PRO ICE HOCKEY PLAYER JON LEE-OLSEN COMES OUT AS GAY: Olsen (@JonLeeOlsen) currently plays for Rungsted Seier Capital in Denmark. More from Out Magazine.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

STUDY FINDS THAT STIGMA & ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF AFRICA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POOR & LIMITED HIV TREATMENT & TESTING: The U.N. has also found that a shocking 470,000 people living with HIV in Africa die every year because they can’t or don’t get tested or treated. Read more from Openly. 

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