Comedian Jim Jefferies Wants Marriage Equality In Australia, ‘Gayest Place On Earth’

Jim Jefferies. Via TMZ.

Australian stand-up comedian and actor Jim Jefferies told TMZ he wishes his home country would follow in America’s footsteps on gay marriage.

Related: Australian Organizers Take Over Antigay Politician’s Website

“Not for my benefit, but just for Australia not looking so backwards on the subject,” Jefferies said. “When America, and Ireland, and New Zealand achieve this goal and Australia still hasn’t done it, it’s kind of embarrassing.”

He goes on to call Australia “the gayest place on earth,” adding, “You go to Sydney and it’s like super gay. Biggest gay Mardi Gras in the world and they don’t have gay marriage.”

After saying he thinks “it should all be equal,” he floats a whole new concept.

“I’d actually prefer it if they banned heterosexual marriage,” he said.

Jefferies’ new stand-up special, “Freedumb” is currently available on Netflix. On it he discusses his reluctance to marry his girlfriend, the mother of his son.

Related: Christian Activist Accuses Gays Of Stealing Marriage, Rainbows

He added that he believes the country will eventually pass same-sex marriage with a referendum “probably in the next couple of years.”

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Children’s Musician Has A Message For The Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Folks

Mr. Loops. Via YouTube.

So much has been said about anti-trans bathroom bills, such as North Carolina‘s HB2, it begins to feel like you cannot possibly hear a new word on the subject. Think again.

Children’s musician Mr. Loops, aka Jon Lewis, is out with a new song that aims to break the message down to its most simple and humane with the chorus:

“Pee is pee,

Poo is poo.

Me is me,

You is you.”

The verses explore the concept more deeply, acknowledging it as a hot button issue with the lines, “All we gotta do is use our common sense and then/We can a problem while still remaining friends.”

Related: Watch Magician’s Perfect Vanishing Act Against Anti-Trans Bathroom Argument 

It also reminds, “Porta Potties are a potty everybody shares/So are potties in our houses and nobody cares.”

Mr. Loops. Via YouTube.

Lewis says his friend shared a meme on Facebook that pointed out Porta Potties have been gender neutral all along and nobody has cared, which prompted him to respond with what would become the chorus of the song. He says when others said they found his take on it amusing, as well as simple yet effectively communicative, an idea was born.

“I immediately thought that it could be a Mr. Loops song,” he says. “I imagined kids and families singing it and laughing, all the while instilling a sense of acceptance and awareness to this ‘issue.’”

Related: Transphobic ‘Bathroom Cop’ Follows Dallas Woman Into The Restroom

A conversation he overheard in a cafe reinforced his desire to record the song, which he says took about three months, including creating the animation and making the video – Lewis is also a filmmaker.

A customer called the waiter over and laughingly asked where the gender neutral bathroom was, he says.

“Out back in the alley,” Lewis remembers the waiter saying.

He hopes the song and accompanying video will help start a positive and empathetic dialogue. It is one many find difficult to have, especially with children.

Watch the video below.

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Police Investigating Orlando-Style Threat to Gay Bars in Wilton Manors, Florida on Labor Day Weekend

Police and reportedly the FBI are investigating the threat of an Orlando-style attack on gay people and businesses in Wilton Manors, Florida made by an internet troll with a criminal history and a record of harassing the gay community.

The man, Craig Jungwirth, left this message on the page of a Facebook user:

My events are selling out cause you faggots are total patsies. None of you deserve to live. If you losers thought the Pulse nightclub shooting was bad, wait till you see what I’m planning for Labor Day.

You can’t never catch a genius from MIT and since you faggots aren’t dying from AIDS anymore, I have a better solution to exterminate you losers. [SNIP]

I’m gonna be killing you fags faster than the cops kill ni**ers. It’s time to clean up Wilton Manors from all you AIDS infested losers.

Jungwirth has been on the radar of South Florida’s gay community for some time.

Writes the blog Peacock Panache:

Earlier this year we reported on Craig Jungwirth – a man who took over the Beach Bear Weekend event in Florida and used it to solicit and scam money from unsuspecting members of the LGBTQ community. What began as a story of his harassment of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence exploded after information surfaced that not only were the events listed for his Beach Bear Weekend event fake but also all hotel bookings through the event website didn’t actually reserve local hotels (as they’d never spoken to Jungwirth or any event organizers).

Following those two stories (here and here) Craig Jungwirth embarked on a harassment campaign against both this publication as well as the individual writers associated with it. He sent harassing text messages. He left vaguely threatening voice mails. He bombarded our social media and comments sections with spam and threats. He even attempted to hack our server several times to access the articles written about him.

The Wilton Manors Police Department released a statement:

The Wilton Manors Police Department (WMPD) takes all matters seriously especially when someone threatens the lives of the Wilton Manors Community to include our residents, business owners/employees, visitors, and the surrounding communities. The Wilton Manors Police Department is aware of this serious matter and our department is currently conducting an on-going investigation on this matter and the individual(s) involved. Due to the on-going investigation we are unable to provide any details about the investigation and what current information our department has learned about this matter and the individual(s) involved at this time.

Please know that our Police Officers and Detectives are thoroughly investigating this serious matter and we ask the community to continue to contact local law enforcement officials should they hear or see any other additional posts on Social Media/new threats made by these individual(s) or anyone else.

For all EMERGENCY type calls please Dial 9-1-1 and for all NON-EMERGENCY / REGIONAL DISPATCH type calls please call (954) 764-HELP (4357).

NBC6 reports:

“Jungwirth has a lengthy criminal history which includes stalking charges. He has a handful of restraining orders against him. Police are asking anyone else who has been threatened by Jungwirth to call them.”

Watch NBC6 South Florida’s report:

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Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard Helms New Gay Dating Show Based Around Ex-Boyfriends: WATCH

Tiffany “New York” Pollard (Flavor of Love, I Love New York) is returning to reality TV for a new gay dating show based around ex-boyfriends competing to go on dates with a pool of new men.

Pollard serves as host of the show. Says Pollard in the teaser: “I have such a connection with my gay fans. I love them so much because they understand what it is to be misunderstood.”

We see just a few of the contestants in the teaser but YouTube commenters have already noted the obvious: they all seem to be “bland white twinks.”

This could be just a teaser filmed to generate interest with little in the can except what we see here. No word yet on where it will air or when.

Watch:

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PHOTOS: Tulsa’s Friendliest Gay Bar Also Has A Very Wild Side

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Primary Results: McCain, Wasserman Schultz, Murphy, Rubio, Babeu

ARIZONA. John McCain defeated Kelli Ward and Clair Van Steenwyk: “McCain, R-Ariz., who is seeking a sixth, six-year Senate term, had been targeted for defeat by conservatives who deem him too liberal on issues such as immigration reform and gun control. But as he did in his 2010 GOP primary, McCain on Tuesday appeared to be outpacing his opponents on the right, leading Ward by a wide margin among early votes in the most-populous Maricopa County.”

FLORIDA. Former DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins: “Wasserman Schultz dispatched a challenge from law professor Tim Canova who sought to capitalize on the controversies surrounding her tenure at the DNC and ride on the popularity of Sanders. With 81 percent of the vote counted, Wasserman Schultz had 57 percent to Canova’s 42 percent, the Associated Press reported. ”

FLORIDA. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy fought off Alan Grayson: “In winning Tuesday, Murphy overcame a series of self-inflicted résumé gaffes uncovered by the Herald/Times. The revelations did little damage to Murphy in the primary because his chief opponent, Grayson, struggled under the scrutiny of an on-going Congressional ethics investigation into offshore hedge funds he managed while in office and allegations that emerged in July by his former wife that Grayson had physically abused her during their previous 25-year marriage.”  He’ll face Marco Rubio in November.

FLORIDA. Marco Rubio defeated Carlos Beruff: “Beruff built his campaign around blasting Rubio for his poor attendance record while he was running for president and trying to plant seeds of doubt in Republican voters minds about whether Rubio would even serve out a new six-year-term or leave early to run for president again. Beruff also tried to align himself with Donald Trump, frequently mentioning the he, too, is a businessman running for office for the first time. But Trump never embraced Beruff, instead publicly endorsing Rubio during campaign stops in Florida.”

ARIZONA. Paul Babeu defeated four challengers to win the right to run for Congress: “Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick is vacating the seat to run for U.S. Senate, and Democrat Tom O’Halleran easily won the Democratic primary Tuesday. ” FLASHBACK: “Babeu, a Republican, first ran for Congress in 2012 before pulling out of the race after news broke of his relationship with an undocumented male immigrant. That man alleged that Babeu threatened him with deportation if he divulged details of his relationship with Babeu. Babeu was not out at the time and had a staunch anti-immigration record, giving the story plenty of legs. A state investigation exonerated Babeu but the scandaldestroyed his congressional ambitions at the time.”

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Proud Gay Bagpiper Deliciously Shuts Down Florida Campus Hate Preacher: WATCH

There are many options available for dealing with mouthy anti-LGBT street preacher trolls: ignore them, laugh at them, shout them down, drown them out….

Last week, a student at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Miami, went for the latter option by following a hate preacher around campus with her bagpipes.

RELATED: Bible-Wielding Transphobic Preacher Berates Students Outside High School: WATCH

Brice Ehmig – who said the preacher was comparing homosexuality with bestiality – told the Daily Record:

“I began to play him a classic tune of spiritual rejuvenation and wholesome melancholy in ‘Amazing Grace’. I could see in his eyes and the tense veins in his face and neck that he was enraged by my presence. So after four minutes I did give him some space for a little bit. Then he started going on more about homosexuality, and earned my relentless playing even more so. I then called over my girlfriend and gave her a big kiss right in front of the ‘preacher’ and group of people watching.”

Ehmig added:

“I have seen too much tragedy in the LGBTQ community to let a man in cargo pants tell me I am the embodiment of sin. I am a gay bagpiper and I’m proud. I decided since this is my last year at university that I should do things that make me feel brave. After years of dealing with the homophobic comments aimed at me by the preacher, I felt I needed to stand up against these false prophets spewing bigotry. I have fought hard for my rights….These preachers have been on campus every year that I have been here at the University and they have all been part of the same group…They post videos on YouTube, which primarily record hostile situations, law enforcement interactions and close calls with angered citizens. If their intent was to educate the public with the peace and love of real religion, they would not need to record and post mostly the bad interactions they had. Their intent is clearly to catch people losing control as they target them, and they want everyone to believe that they are the victims.”

Watch it below.

(Image via Twitter)

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Will Mainstream Groups Get in Formation With Movement for Black Lives Platform?

The comprehensive policy statement from the Movement for Black Lives directly impacts LGBT people. So when will leading LGBT and civil rights groups weigh in about those policies?

www.advocate.com/race/2016/8/31/will-mainstream-groups-get-formation-movement-black-lives-platform

Proving Safer Sex Can Be Sexy

www.advocate.com/hiv-aids/2016/8/31/proving-safer-sex-can-be-sexy

The Battle Over .GAY

A company want to establish the domain suffix .GAY as a community resource for LGBT people and organizations, but internet overlords won’t let it.

www.advocate.com/technology/2016/8/31/battle-over-gay