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Gay Jesus, Michael Moore, Smoking, Tinashe, Doping, Ghislaine Maxwell, Evan Rachel Wood: HOT LINKS

Gay Jesus, Michael Moore, Smoking, Tinashe, Doping, Ghislaine Maxwell, Evan Rachel Wood: HOT LINKS

GAY JESUS. Producers behind controversial Brazil Netflix movie hit with Molotov cocktail: “Two petrol bombs were thrown at the building. causing a fire, which was put out by one of the office’s security guards, according to one report. No one was hurt in the attack which, however, “endangered several innocent lives in the company and on the street,” Porta dos Fundos said in a press statement. Porta dos Fundos has given security cam footage of the attack to authorities.” FLASHBACK here…

INTRUSIONS OF THE DAY. When you bottle butthole scratcher gets a little too aggressive.

POMPEO OUT. Trump searching for nest Secretary of State: ‘Trump said last month that Pompeo came to him and told him he wanted to stay. But Trump also hedged by saying that if there’s any danger the GOP could lose that seat, Pompeo might change his mind and “would win in a landslide because they love him in Kansas.” Pompeo himself, meanwhile, is sending mixed signals. This month he began posting from a new personal Twitter account with Kansas farmland in the banner photo.’

2020. Bloomberg has already spent $120 million in Democratic primary. “Together, Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg have poured nearly $200 million into television and digital advertising alone, with the former New York mayor spending an unprecedented $120 million in the roughly three weeks since he joined the presidential race. That’s more than double the combined ad spending of every single nonbillionaire in the Democratic field this year.”

MICHAEL MOORE. Trump will win in 2020 – as of now. “In fact, I’d say it’s even more rabid than it was before, because they’re afraid now. They’re afraid he could lose.”

TENNESSEE. 11 ministers say same-sex marriage not protected in state constitution: “The group filed a Declaratory Order with the Tennessee Department of Health on Thursday, arguing while the state is following a federal order allowing same-sex couples to wed in the state, there is nothing in the Tennessee Constitution which defines marriage as anything other than that between a woman and a man.”

FAR FROM HOME. Prince Harry and Meghan spent their Christmas on Vancouver island.

DOPING. Russia to appeal 4-year Olympic ban: “The Russian anti-doping agency, known as RUSADA, sent a formal letter Friday disagreeing with the sanctions imposed earlier this month by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The case is now heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”

21. FDA officially raises smoking age.

PHILIPPINES. Two U.S. senators banned over sanctions: “President Rodrigo Duterte will impose a requirement on U.S. nationals to get visas should any Philippine officials involved in the incarceration of Senator Leila de Lima be denied entry to the United States, as sought by U.S. senators Richard Durbin and Patrick Leahy.”

27X SPEED OF SOUND. New Russian nuclear missile is truly terrifying. “Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch of the first satellite. The new Russian weapon and a similar system being developed by China have troubled the United States, which has pondered defense strategies.”

GHISLAINE MAXWELL. FBI investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s recruiter and facilitator.

WTF WTF WTF. Evan Rachel Wood’s reaction to CATS.

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Tinashe “Stormy Weather”.

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Sonic the Hedgehog.

FRIDAY FLASH. Petr Devaikin and Kyle Patrick by Florian Hetz.

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Good parenting: How to welcome your gay child’s partner into your home

Good parenting: How to welcome your gay child’s partner into your home

 

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A woman’s tweet demonstrating how her girlfriend’s family has welcomed her has gone viral. It’s in stark contrast to some members of her own family, with whom she no longer has contact after they expressed disapproval of her forthcoming marriage.

for those of you that don’t know, i’m not accepted by my parents for being gay. i have struggled for five years with them and decided this year to cut off contact. this is my first christmas not with them and this is how sarahs (my fiancée) dad tagged my gift ? pic.twitter.com/BpGmBkCde8

— Kate Austin (@KateAustin_) December 25, 2019

Kate Austin, who is originally from Ohio, says she normally spends Christmas with her family, but this year she decided she could no longer do so.

In 2019, she became engaged to her partner, Sarah Sulsenti. News of the engagement – and the beautiful proposal in Paris – warmed hearts everywhere.

Well, not quite everywhere. Austin’s family made it very clear they did not wish to attend the wedding and did not support the same-sex marriage.

Related: Parents surprise trans son with matching trans flag tattoos

This week, Austin spent the holidays with Sulsenti’s family for the first time. A gift from her future father-in-law had a powerful impact on her. This wasn’t down to the nature of the gift itself, but because he signed the gift card, ‘Dad.’

“For those of you that don’t know, i’m not accepted by my parents for being gay. i have struggled for five years with them and decided this year to cut off contact. this is my first christmas not with them and this is how sarahs (my fiancée) dad tagged my gift 😭”

At the time of writing, the tweet has had nearly half a million likes and 30k retweets.

Austin added in a follow-up tweet, “My fiancée and I have been together since 2014. her dad has always been the best… tonight just confirmed it.”

Some questioned Austin not having contact with her family.

She responded: “We stopped speaking months ago due to years of emotional abuse. the door is open if they’d ever like to apologize and move forward but it’s okay to draw healthy boundaries.”

Others said that they had similar experiences and could identify with her.

Hi Kate, I know how it feels. My husbands family has been nothing but loving to me and they are catholic and Latinos. My family didn’t accept me for years. Embrace the love they are sending your way. Our chosen families are a true miracle. Happy holidays

— Enrique Sapene (@enriquesapene) December 25, 2019

you and your fiancée DESERVE to flourish as people and a couple. i’ve been with my girlfriend for over a year and her dad sees me as one of his own but her mother..forget about it. extremely religious and unacceptably dismissive of the fact that we’re a COUPLE not bffs.

— Morgan Champagne (@morgschamp) December 25, 2019

my wife has been struggling with being accepted by her family for being trans & my parents made her a stocking this christmas with her new legal name & and it was so cute i almost cried

— notorious msc (@snyder_marissa) December 25, 2019

Austin proposed to Sulsenti in Paris, France, in early October. The Philadelphia-based couple then wrote to Ellen DeGeneres, asking her if she would attend their forthcoming wedding in place of Austin’s family, who refused to do so.

hi @chrissyteigen & @TheEllenShow!! my parents aren’t going to attend my wedding because they don’t like that i’m gay! i need someone to walk me down the aisle and someone else for a “father/daughter” dance. plz come, my fiancée and i would cry ? #shootingmyshot pic.twitter.com/DGcH2KQq5f

— Kate Austin (@KateAustin_) November 5, 2019

In response, DeGeneres invited the couple on to the show last month. She said she wouldn’t be able to attend the wedding but instead gave them a check for $25,000 to help fund the free bar at the event.

In a series of Instagram Q&A’s yesterday, Austin revealed more details about her first Christmas with her soon-to-be in-laws.

Related: Straight dude spends hours building rainbow fortress for gay friend rejected by parents

Asked how she knew it was time to cut ties with her parents, she said: “I knew it was time because I was sad and upset more than I was happy when it came to them.

“The constantly made me feel like I wasn’t enough or that everything I did well didn’t matter because I was gay. After another round of nasty arguments with my mom, I just felt in my heart it was right! I do have a relationship with any family members that accept us as we are.”

Asked by someone else how to best support a friend whose parents don’t accept them, Austin says: “There’s a million ways.

“Love them wholeheartedly, exactly as they are. Ask how they are… there is no pain greater than parents not accepting you and it’s an easy pain to bottle up and put away. Let them vent and listen as best you can. Let them know that they have a family with you and you love them!”

Queerty has reached out to Austin for further comment.

www.queerty.com/good-parenting-welcome-gay-childs-partner-home-20191227?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

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‘LA Cage Aux Folles’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Composer Jerry Herman Dies at 88

‘LA Cage Aux Folles’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Composer Jerry Herman Dies at 88

Jerry Herman at the White House for the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors

Famed Broadway composer Jerry Herman, who wrote Hello Dolly, La Cage Aux Folles, and Mame, has died at 88 at a hospital in Miami, according to his goddaughter Jane Dorian.

The NYT reports: ‘He also made stage history as the first composer-lyricist to have three musicals run more than 1,500 consecutive performances on Broadway — “Hello, Dolly!” with 2,844, “Mame” with 1,508 and “La Cage” with 1,761 — and remains one of only two to achieve that feat. (Stephen Schwartz, with “Pippin,” “The Magic Show” and “Wicked,” is the second.) And “La Cage” (1983) was the only Broadway musical to win the Tony for best revival twice, for 2004 and 2010 productions.’

The L.A. Times adds: ‘“La Cage aux Folles” put him back on top. Based on a French film comedy, the 1983 musical was a humorous but touching love story with a gay couple and transvestism at its heart. Herman’s songs were credited with helping mainstream audiences care about the gay characters, a daring notion at the time. … But AIDS, which decimated the supporting cast of “La Cage aux Folles,” would directly touch the life of Herman, who was openly gay. In the late 1980s, he was diagnosed with HIV and lost his longtime partner Martin Finkelstein to AIDS.’

The NYT adds: ‘Critics — gay and straight — called the show far too cautious, especially at a time when AIDS was becoming a full-blown crisis in America and homophobia was widespread. But Mr. Herman insisted that the musical stage was not a soapbox, and said of the gay community: “One day when they are old and gray they will realize what this show is doing for their cause and send a thank-you note.”’

RIP.

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