Once Upon Impeachment, Mick Mulvaney, Michael Nutter, Rose McGowan, Boyz II Menorah, Jennifer Hudson: HOT LINKS

Once Upon Impeachment, Mick Mulvaney, Michael Nutter, Rose McGowan, Boyz II Menorah, Jennifer Hudson: HOT LINKS

‘IN THE SPIRIT OF RESPECTING OUR CONSTITUTION’. Nancy Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union address.

JUST IN: Speaker Nancy Pelosi invites Pres. Trump to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress on February 4.

The invitation comes just days after the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president. t.co/5Hsh0ETkr9 pic.twitter.com/zhArEpM9MW

— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2019

MICK MULVANEY. Not long for this administration. “Trump allies and White House aides, who have been nudging the president in recent weeks to find a new leader for the team as it delves into a crucial reelection campaign, have been circulating lists of potential replacements for weeks,” the report states.

READ THEM. Elizabeth Warren vowed to read the names of transgender people killed every year when she is president: “”I will make sure that we read their names so that as a nation we are forced to address the particular vulnerability on homelessness. I would change the rules now that put people in prison based on their birth sex identification rather than their current identification.”

The transgender community has been marginalized in every way possible—and the president can lift up attention, lift up their voices, lift up their lives. I will do everything I can to make sure we are an America that leaves no one behind. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/2hMrS5UM3X

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) December 20, 2019

ROSE MCGOWAN. Actress admits using recreational drugs because someone is trying to release a sex tape of her. “The truth is, I do. I am an adult in supposedly the ‘freest country in the world’. I try to live my life by doing what I want when I want. Believe me, I’ve earned it.”

ONCE UPON IMPEACHMENT. A brand new Christmas animated classic.

2020 Five Democrats have qualified for the January debate.

MICHAEL NUTTER. Former Philadelphia mayor endorses Bloomberg, becomes national chair of his campaign. “Mike Bloomberg has been a friend, adviser, supporter, and certainly a mentor from the day we met,” Nutter said in an interview. “These are extraordinary times and I think they require an extraordinary response. People want leadership…and are really looking for significant change. I think Mike brings that change.”

7HOLLYWOOD. Kim Kardashian accused of doing “blackface.”

KATE MCKINNON. SNL actress says she’s changed forever after peeing in front of J Lo. “And then, like, three minutes went by, and I still hadn’t made a sound. And there we were: stand-off. The sound of your own pee in a room alone with Jennifer Lopez is like goats being slaughtered… You don’t forget. It’s pretty bad.”

DES MOINES. Iowa woman admits she ran down girl because she was Mexican: ‘Nicole Marie Poole Franklin, 42, was charged Thursday near Des Moines with attempted murder after allegedly running down a 14-year-old as she walked to Indian Hills Junior High School on Dec. 9 and then fleeing the scene, the Clive Police Department said. …“Franklin told investigators that she ran the girl over because she was, in her words, ‘a Mexican,’” Clive Chief of Police Michael Venema said in a Friday press conference.“She went on to make a number of derogatory statements about Latinos to the investigators.”’

LIST OF THE DAY. And the 50 rudest cities in America are

HANUKKAH SONG OF THE DAY. A week and a day.

TEASER OF THE DAY. Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin in Respect.

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Downhill.

FRIDAY FLEX. Saulo Sarmiento.

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His life was completely ruined after being falsely accused of raping a teen he met on Grindr

His life was completely ruined after being falsely accused of raping a teen he met on Grindr

Moud Ul Hasan Nuri has just had the year from hell.

After being accused of raping a 13-year-old boy he met on Grindr, the 41-year-old IT professional from Australia was put through the wringer. He was arrested, spent time in jail, made multiple court appearances, was dragged in the media, fired from his job, lost all his friends, and was disowned by his family. And then it turned out… he was innocent.

The trouble began last year, when police alleged Nuri had gone to the boy’s home, lured him outside, and raped him in the yard, only stopping when boy’s mother heard a commotion and came rushing out to help her son.

As a result, Nuri was arrested and charged with sexual intercourse without consent. His story became tabloid fodder. He received death threats and was forced to go into hiding after his home address was published online.

“I lost my reputation, my friends, my family support, my job, everything,” Nuri, who has maintained his innocence from the very beginning, tells the Daily Mail in his first interview since being exonerated.

As his case progressed through the court system, a Facebook group was created calling for Nuri to be murdered, with commenters openly planning to “hunt the bastard down, chop his nuts” and “rape the c*nt’s throat with a 12-inch knife.”

It got so bad that the New South Wales Police Force had to put out a statement telling people not to take the law into their own hands.

“The NSW Police Force does not condone or tolerate any form of violence,” the statement read. “Further, we discourage anyone from engaging in vigilante behavior and instead allow justice to be served by the courts.”

“The looks and hatred I get from people is unbearable,” Nuri recalls.

He continues, “I belong to a Muslim conservative family and community. First, being gay or bisexual is the biggest sin to them. Then (I was) branded a rapist. Imagine my life now.”

Then, earlier this month, prosecutors dropped all charges against him, claiming “new evidence” cast doubt on the prosecution’s case and the truthfulness of the victim’s story.

“The proceedings against Mr. Nuri were discontinued on an application by the Crown, the day before the young person was to give evidence,” Sydney solicitor Fahim Khan said.

“It is our suspicion that new evidence came to light that significantly weakened the prosecution case, in the sense that either the young person may not have been truthful to the police when complaint was first made or that legal issues would have arisen that would have shed doubt on the reliability of the young person’s evidence.”

And while his legal nightmare may be over, Nuri says “There is nothing to be happy about.”

Prosecutors have declined to issue any comment on the matter or say what, if any, retributions will be offered to Nuri for their errors.

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Former Governor Matt Bevin Pardoned 9-Year-Old Girl’s Rapist Because ‘Hymen Was Intact’

Former Governor Matt Bevin Pardoned 9-Year-Old Girl’s Rapist Because ‘Hymen Was Intact’

Matt Bevin

Among the group of violent criminals pardoned by former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin before he left office was a child rapist. Bevin told radio host Terry Meiners on Thursday that he pardoned 41-year-old Micah Schoettle for the rape of a 9-year-old girl because her hymen was intact.

Said Bevin: “There was zero evidence. Both their hymens were intact. This is perhaps more specific than people would want, but trust me. If you have been repeatedly sexually violated as a small child by an adult, there are going to be repercussions of that physically and medically.”

RELATED: Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin Signs Bill Legalizing Discrimination Against LGBT Students

The Washington Post reports: “Already under fire for handing out pardons to relatives of his supporters, Bevin is now facing an onslaught of criticism from medical and forensic experts. Scientists have debunked the notion that inspecting an alleged victim’s hymen can prove whether they were sexually assaulted, and found that most survivors of child sexual abuse do not have any physical damage. George Nichols, an expert in evaluating child abuse who also served as Kentucky’s chief medical examiner for 20 years, told the Courier-Journal on Thursday that Bevin ‘clearly doesn’t know medicine and anatomy.’”

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Pop Goes the Culture: Defining a Decade

Pop Goes the Culture: Defining a Decade

This post was submitted by Hayley Miller, Associate Director of Digital and Social Media, and Emily Simeral Roberts, Associate Director of Digital Media and Marketing.

The LGBTQ pop culture bubble expanded in the past decade, bringing LGBTQ visibility to an all-time high. 

From the big screen to the small screen, music and sports, we saw LGBTQ people make history time and again.  

Here are 10 of the standout moments in equality throughout the past 10 years, in no particular order:

1. When Pose landed on TV screens in June 2018, it made history by bringing together the largest cast of transgender actors on television. The show also features non-binary actor Indya Moore. Since then, the show has continued to shatter the glass ceiling. For example, at the 71st Emmy Awards, Billy Porter became the first openly gay Black man to win the Emmy for lead actor in a drama series.

Tonight, Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) made history as the first openly gay Black man to win the #Emmy for lead actor in a drama series. t.co/MatzsFU0KU

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 23, 2019

2. In 2017, the film Moonlight, which tells a moving story of a Black gay man, received eight Academy Award nominations. The film went on to win Best Picture — the first LGBTQ-focused film to do so. 

3. In September 2019, days after singer Sam Smith announced their pronouns were they/their, Merriam-Webster added the non-binary pronoun “they” to the dictionary, sparking a conversation about pronouns and gender identity around the globe. The renowned dictionary then announced “they” as the “Word of the Year” in December 2019.  

They: Gender-neutral singular pronoun.

Also see: @MerriamWebster‘s #WordOfTheYear ���� t.co/PWrARg50gR

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 10, 2019

4/ Lil Nas X and his song “Old Town Road” took the radio by storm in 2019. In June 2019, Lil Nas X came out as gay on Twitter, becoming the first artist to do so while having a no. 1 hit song. 

some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more. but before this month ends i want y’all to listen closely to c7osure. ����✨ pic.twitter.com/O9krBLllqQ

— nope (@LilNasX) June 30, 2019

5. Trans actress Laverne Cox made headlines across the decade, including becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category. Cox also appeared on the cover of TIME magazine in 2014. 

6. A highlight for many this decade was watching openly gay athletes Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy compete for the United States in the Winter Olympics in 2018. Rippon went on to medal, becoming the first openly gay American athlete to medal in a Winter Olympics. In 2013, NBA player Jason Collins made sports history when he came out as gay, the first active NBA player to do so. 

Congrats to Adam Rippon (@AdaRipp), the first openly gay American athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics! ���� �� ��️‍�� pic.twitter.com/iEOVli9tOB

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 12, 2018

7. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded Ellen DeGeneres the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — reminding us why she is such a pioneer. 

8. 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. Every year on October 11, NCOD emphasizes the importance of coming out and creating a safe world in which LGBTQ people can live openly as their authentic selves.

9. In 2019, Lilly Singh became the first openly bisexual person, as well as the first person of Indian descent, to host an American major broadcast network late-night talk show. 

10. When the revival of Queer Eye started streaming on Netflix early 2018, many were thrilled to see their favorite show return. The new cast, including Jonathan Van Ness, who is non-binary, and their heroes, who included trans people, women and lesbians, have started a conversation worldwide about what it means to be queer and love yourself – the best way to start a new decade!    

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The GLAAD Wrap: New trailer for ‘Schitt’s Creek’; ‘Special’ and ‘David Makes Man’ renewed; new music from Hayley Kiyoko and Dearly; and more!

The GLAAD Wrap: New trailer for ‘Schitt’s Creek’; ‘Special’ and ‘David Makes Man’ renewed; new music from Hayley Kiyoko and Dearly; and more!

Photo Credit: Hayley Kiyoko

Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

1) As press launches for Mavel’s The Eternals, confirmation has come out of the CCXP 2019 expo that Phastos, played by Brian Tyree Henry, will by gay, as early footage showed him with a male partner and kids. The film will be released November 6, 2020. In more Disney-adjacent news, out actor and writer Lena Waithe announced that she will be in the new Disney and Pixar film Onward, playing the Role of Specter. The film will be in theaters March 6, 2020.

So excited to announce that I’m part of Disney and Pixar’s Onward as Specter. Cannot wait for you all to see it in theaters on March 6, 2020! #PixarOnward @Disney @Pixar pic.twitter.com/a3vVz1flR6

— Lena Waithe (@LenaWaithe) December 16, 2019

2) Out actor and comedian Jaboukie Young-White has been cast in Dating in New York, a new comedy that explores modern dating tropes in New York City. The film follows Wendy (Francesca Reale) and Miles (Young-White) who are thrown together to navigate the city and each other’s dating lives. In more film news, out filmmaker Nisha Ganatra will be directing an upcoming feature about and Indian boy band for Universal Pictures.

Francesca Reale & Jaboukie Young-White Star In ‘Dating in New York’; Terry Moore, Isabella Blake-Thomas Topline ‘Evie Rose’ t.co/5KdIx4m162 pic.twitter.com/Cv7zyq6Bzq

— DEADLINE (@DEADLINE) December 14, 2019

3) Emmy and GLAAD Media Award-nominated comedy Schitt’s Creek has released the first trailer for it’s sixth and final season, which includes the wedding of queer character David and Patrick. Watch the trailer below. In more TV news, Fox has picked up Housebroken, a new comedy from written by and starring out actress Clea DuVall, among others. The show will follow neighborhood animals in the suburbs exploring their human’s neurosis.

The full trailer is here.

And we wouldn’t trade our stay in #SchittsCreek for anything.

The final season premieres January 7th on @CBC. pic.twitter.com/1qXkLa7VBR

— Schitt’s Creek (@SchittsCreek) December 20, 2019

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4) Netflix has renewed comedy series Special for a second season. Created by and starring Ryan O’Connell, the show follows O’Connell’s character navigating the world as a gay man with cerebral palsy and going after the life that he wants. The first season is available to stream on Netflix. OWN’s David Makes Man, from out creator Tarell Alvin McCraney, has also been renewed for a second season.

5) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has cast three new actors for part three of the series. This includes Jonathan Whitesell as Robin, a young man who comes to down with the carnival and develops feelings for Theo. Part three will premiere January 24 on Netflix. In other Netflix news, the trailer for the third season of Anne With an E which features gay character Cole, has been released. The third and final season will be released on January 3.

6) Apple has picked up docuseries Visible: Out on Television from filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargraves, and executive produced by Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz. The series will investigate the history and importance of LGBTQ representation on television. Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris, and Lena Waithe are among the narrators of the show.

Apple Sets LGBTQ Docuseries ‘Visible: Out On Television’, Wanda Sykes And Wilson Cruz Producing t.co/EYR6lpCjv5 pic.twitter.com/E83D7XxkhQ

— DEADLINE (@DEADLINE) December 17, 2019

7) Out signer Hayley Kiyoko released a new single “Runaway” last Friday. The song, off of her upcoming album I’m Too Sensitive For This Shit. Listen to the song here, and by tickets for her tour here.

8) Nashville artist Dearly, a.k.a Amanda Jones, came out as gay with the release of her single “Forget Your Love.” The singer tells Billboard, “It’s taken a while to learn how to really love myself, to be really proud of who I am as a person and as an artist, but I’m so thankful for where I am now.”

9) Out bisexual actress Tessa Thompson is starring and producing in a new podcast The Left Right Game, where she will place Alice, a journalist who tries to make a name for herself by following a group paranormal explore explorers. The 10-episode series will premiere in February.

10) Fraud is a film that is currently funding that tells the story of a trans woman who commits identity theft to pay for her surgery. The film wants to move past the all too common coming out or transition narratives, and too show a trans woman in all the complexity that stories give to cis people. Click here to learn more and contribute to the project.

December 20, 2019

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