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The Circus of the Republican National Convention in 58 Genius Sketches by Jon Bailiff
The Circus of the Republican National Convention in 58 Genius Sketches by Jon Bailiff
If you’ve been following Towleroad’s election coverage of the Republican National Convention you’ve seen some of the incisive recaps of the week by author Susie Bright (if you’ve missed them, read Night 1, Night 2, Night 3, and Night 4) and if you’ve followed our primetime coverage on Twitter @TLRD you’ve read Susie’s commentary and seen the GOP convention play out in dozens of brilliant spontaneous sketches by Jon Bailiff.
We’ve rounded up Bailiff’s sketches in a gallery that offers you a look back at the twisted carnival of characters that made up this year’s RNC Convention. If Trump is “the ultimate ringmaster,” as speaker Michelle Van Etten noted, here too are the beasts, the stunt acts, the clowns, and the sideshow performers.
Enjoy.
#Trump #BreakLikeTheWind#FatCatTrump @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/IcOfQ5jr9g
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#ALittleOffTheMarkus pic.twitter.com/xkTsnrSVaL
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#RickTheTrickPerry pic.twitter.com/KvsD3ZwL5n
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#ChachiLovesDonny pic.twitter.com/a3fxQ4ZY18
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#SillyWillyRobertson pic.twitter.com/lUqH89cZr9
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#SabatoDuh pic.twitter.com/yUTT0MT8UX
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#JamielShawShanked pic.twitter.com/KIApc6Iiwe
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
Oh Jeffie, what a liar you are. pic.twitter.com/eh9AogADJG
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#MileHighDarrayllGlenn pic.twitter.com/QymOo5M3zZ
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#KillerJeff pic.twitter.com/mvQJTcN0VO
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#Flammin‘Rudy pic.twitter.com/Ax8j4jMjkz
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#MaidInUSAMalania pic.twitter.com/bkhWe6RMFo
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#DoleInTheWilderness pic.twitter.com/OmDPIVkYgx
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#VirginOfTrumpoLupe pic.twitter.com/F7owBke8qk
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#JointStrokerInChief pic.twitter.com/zRZyjx6w9m
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#FlynnFlameOut! pic.twitter.com/DHmhD5N8P1
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
#elTrumpo pic.twitter.com/XF3YygsWH3
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 19, 2016
Night 2
#Ryan&ReinceReining pic.twitter.com/gcnXmIjr6y
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#MitchPense-ive pic.twitter.com/HcIn0bQGKH
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#DanaRoids.com pic.twitter.com/UM9Wj22jkn
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#AsaDalek@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/eL1THAHqis
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#ServicerMukasey@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/ks60kTukMh
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#liarsJohnson@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/0EUsH2ARJH
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#LadyGunsforCox@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/eRO4oFEqK0
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#4moreYearsNotAChance@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/RhyxAjZE9M
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#ChrisGotCourage@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/ZsMjTsbOZt
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#TiffTiff@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/XGA97DnPJv
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#EatMyDad@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/lIEqFs3cob
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#BenFechin@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/uqg8e3pODC
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#WhereDidTheyFindThisGuy@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/N7dCfeOCk9
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
Night 3
#WashReinceRepeat pic.twitter.com/c78VnIHlne
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 20, 2016
#EwwWhatSmells? pic.twitter.com/ePboxi4SDr
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#Over300UnitsSold@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/228D6kLFUC
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#LawNorderBabe pic.twitter.com/2DvVB6PT0R
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#MoonBeamEileen pic.twitter.com/2FE6kUgdkj
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#TotallyoungevityCircusApe pic.twitter.com/9THN4OdWaT
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#LatinosWithOpposableThumbsForTrump@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/ofbhb03zPp
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#AngryButSexxyBlackMinistry@jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/9CnDLInQgd
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#YouDeserveBetterDuh #ScottWalker @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/Ba953XbWuF
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#Eric‘sNanny @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/q95H1vG5zF
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#Annunciatus #TedCruz @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/Rrv9V148qp
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#DadFuckinHatesMe @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/p5EOpcZJqY
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#StillAvailabe# NewtGingGritch @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/n88QxKi7YO
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#PoupéePence @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/uO3CnPlCtZ
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
Night 4
#WhoaThatLastMartiniDamn #JerryFalwellJr @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/OfS4HyP6Yf
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 21, 2016
#wearingPinkPantiesRightNow @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/1yd2fvuD0M
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#BurnsDontMatter #BlackLivesMatter @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/BBFrf83rgG
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#IseeDeadPeople #FranFail #MinnesotaHatesYou @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/jES1Yu9Bf6
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#JesusIsMyCrutches @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/2CevgTluYm
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#HairBall4Trump #HillaryVoter @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/vOHR4lGO6T
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#SuingMyPlasticSurgeon #Fallin‘@Jon bailiff pic.twitter.com/5iKP7kR67c
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#StopStaringAtMyEyes #KoreanNutsoOpthalmologistsForTrump @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/EWNYjNSj1T
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#ReincePubis #Nutrias4Trump @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/0M5pCnsqfa
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#FeveredSelfLoathingGayGuy4Trump #EaterThiel #PeterThiel @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/NuOSkw0zny
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#TedTalkFail #NotThatBarrack #BarrackThatName @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/9PGwVE5xwk
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#ThinkingAnyway #Ivanka #MyDadThinksIAmHot #TomorrowBelongsToMe @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/UUTM3oyqDX
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
#I_Trump #TrumpOkkk #BelieveMe #I_SeeRed #Trump#PatHerAss #OrangeWedding @jonbailiff pic.twitter.com/4JnnZUJxCA
— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 22, 2016
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Colton Haynes Joins the Cast of ‘Scream Queens’ for Season 2
Colton Haynes Joins the Cast of ‘Scream Queens’ for Season 2
Colton Haynes will be joining the second season of Ryan Murphy’s TV show Scream Queens, the campy and soapy send-up of slasher films that debuted last year on Fox.
While season 1 took place largely in sorority and frat houses, season 2 will reportedly focus on a hospital, with many of the same faces returning.
EW can reveal exclusively that Colton Haynes (Arrow) will guest star in a mystery role when the show returns this fall.
The second season of the Fox series finds Cathy Munsch (Jamie Lee Curtis) in ownership of a hospital with the Chanels – Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, and Abigail Breslin – all working there too. Series newcomers John Stamos and Taylor Lautner play doctors.
Haynes also shared the news on Instagram, writing, “Very excited to share the news 🙂 Cant wait to start work on Scream Queens Season 2!!! :)”
Haynes made a name for himself on the MTV show Teen Wolf before becoming a recurring character on CW’s Arrow.
RELATED: Stephen Amell Says a Fan Tried to Bait Him into Outing Colton Haynes
Haynes recently launched his own line of fan merchandise, which was met with both praise and derision on Twitter.
Earlier this year, the actor confirmed that he is gay after speculation intensified about his “secret gay past.”
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Trump’s Secret Nomination-Eve ‘Come-to-Ivanka’ Moment: The Bright Report
Trump’s Secret Nomination-Eve ‘Come-to-Ivanka’ Moment: The Bright Report
FADE IN:
INT. — Manhattan Trump Manse foyer. Matching suitcases stand near the door.
“Papa, I won’t be humiliated tonight. Not one more time.”
“Of course not, angel.” Donald wasn’t looking at her. “What are these bags doing here? It’s time to put on your pretty pink dress you’re selling.”
“Really? What do you call last night? What do you call me being degraded on national television? Do you have any idea that I am the one thin line between you and complete chaos on that floor? Do you think I’m going to dress up like Caitlin Jenner in this godforsaken burg and save YOUR ass again?”
Little Barron walked into the hall and started yanking open a series of Louis IV drawers looking for spare Tubmans and candy. “Daddy made the bad man fly! Daddy made the Cruz man fly!”
He reached up to Ivanka’s blouse as if there might be something hidden in there, too. She elbowed him and he yelped.
“Papa— get your Mother-of-the-Year in here to collect her insufferable brat!”
Donald bellowed down the gold corridor: “Hey, ‘Michelle Trump,’ would ya get in here and feed our little man? He’s hungry. Princess and I gotta deal to close.”
He peeled Barron a few bills off his wad and gave the boy’s ass a scooch out the door. “Go play in your mother’s underwear drawer, will ya?”
Ivanka hadn’t made one move to put on the $138 Macy’s sheath from her own Collection. It was cut a little funny, and Melania had laughed at it— but Donald said Ivanka would be a knock-out in a burlap sack.
Still, her hair looked like straw. Her mascara was smeared from last night’s debacle. And she knew it.
“Look, Papa, I’ve talked to Jared and he said I don’t have to do this.”
“Baby! Tinka! You know I can’t do this without you!” Donald assumed a submissive pose few in public have seen.
“Apparently you can’t do it with me, either. I’ve lost every friend I’ve ever had. While I’m sitting in your VIP fight cage with those morons, Chelsea is drinking with all our old friends and making a life for herself. A life *I* had, exactly one year ago.”
“Whatever you want, princess, sweetheart— you know I’ll do anything— you’re always right.” He reached for Ivanka’s arm but she was more agile than any of his WWE fighters.
She reached into her bag and handed him a neatly-typed speech.
“I’m going to lean in tonight, Papa, and you— you are going to bend over, backwards. You are going to get down on your knees in that fucking Payday Loans Arena and thank our gay friends who make all of this possible— she waved toward the floor-to-ceiling French Baroque.
“Baby, baby, you know I love our fagola friends. Sebastian, Sebastian, what was I sayin’ about him last night, he makes the best calamari—”
Ivanka picked up a half-filled champagne goblet and dashed it to the floor.
“YOU. CANNOT. SAY. FAG. in front of a national TV audience”—she marched up close to her father, her Louboutin heels crushing what remained of the broken crystal.
“Listen to me,” she said, “And repeat: L.G.B.T.Q. L.G.B.T.Q.! —That is what you’re going to say tonight and you’re going to say it like you mean it. You don’t have fucking cent left in this campaign and I don’t have anyone to do my hair, let alone go out with. —SAY IT! Say it to me now!”
Donald hadn’t seen anything like this before.
“Honey, sweetheart, you’re getting your face all wrinkled. Papa can say it, see, look at me… “L-B-G-F-Fuggedaboutit!”
She stared at him.
“L-B-G-T-Queerzo! —Hey, how come they can say queer and I can’t?
“You think— you think this is another one of your jokes.” Ivanka pulled another piece of paper out of her pantsuit.
Huh, when did she start wearing pantsuits?
“Here’s my plane ticket,” she said, “I’m leaving this Orange Wedding in one hour.”
Donald looked at the commercial flight paper, and blanched. “L.G.B,T,Q,” he whispered.
“Louder, Papa. Louder.—And what are you going to do with all those fundamentalist mouth-breathers you stuck me with last night? Lynne Patton was sitting with a bunch of cowboys who wanted to touch her HAIR!”
“Baby, seat them in Siberia, I don’t care. LGBTQ! LGBTQ!”
***
And so it came to pass, that after four days of numbing bigotry and bloodthirsty raving, a five-year-old African-American Girl came out in big white bows and sang, “Let there Be Peace on Earth.”
Ivanka Trump appeared in her modest blush gown and gave a speech right out Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique.
Little Barron was prodded into the VIP cage and cuddled with Tiffany before he slouched and stuffed his hands in his pockets. There was no more candy— Mom was such a bitch.
Ivanka nailed it. Papa knew she wouldn’t let him down. The Donald had triumphed. He strode on stage to embrace his Favorite, the one little girl he respected in the whole wide world. He’d even let her have her Chelsea Clinton tea parties after this thing was all over.
He whispered how proud he was, in her pearled ear. Ivanka’s eyes were far away but they just needed a little work and she’d look like a millennial again.
With one last burst of proprietary devotion he reached his hand around her little pink number and squeezed her ass. This was going to be a great Presidency—believe me.
Illustration: Jon Bailiff
Susie Bright live-tweeted and reported for Towleroad @TLRD throughout the 2016 GOP Convention.
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Donald Trump Promises To Protect The LGBTQ Community, Twitter Reacts
Donald Trump Promises To Protect The LGBTQ Community, Twitter Reacts
Donald Trump caricature by DonkeyHotey, CC 2.0.
During Donald Trump‘s scarefest…err, speech, he promised to protect Americans from the attacks we are all personally about to become the victims of when the sky falls on our collective heads, which will happen immediately. That is, unless he is elected to the highest office in the land.
Related: Again, Trump Insists He’s Better For ‘The Gays’ Than Hillary. This Time, ‘The Gays’ Strike Back.
Don’t let the Republican Party’s homophobic and transphobic platform fool you, nor Trump’s own anti-LGBT rhetoric, nor the anti-LGBT actions of his vice presidential pick Mike Pence; a President Trump would protect us all.
Or so he claims.
“As your President, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology,” Trump said.
#LGBTQ quickly became a trending hashtag and it was quick to see without looking too far that the vast majority of people weren’t buying it.
Related: Twitter Wastes No Time Coming For Melania Trump’s “Borrowed” Michelle Obama Speech
“Trump said LGBTQ like he was giving Pat Sajak letters for the Wheel of Fortune final round.” — @SethMeyers #LNSMLive
— Late Night (@LateNightSeth) July 22, 2016
I am actually, literally LOLing at Trump attempting to say the LGBTQ acronym out loud for (obvi) the first time. You’re not our ally bro.
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) July 22, 2016
We all know this is the truth #RNCinCLE #LGBTQ pic.twitter.com/IeyrMxcfHu
— Michelle (@Michelle9647) July 22, 2016
me rn at people saying trump is an ally of the LGBTQ+ community pic.twitter.com/sYUTgBrgaf
— cotton baby (@denimpanties) July 22, 2016
*sees LGBTQ trending top 10* *clicks on it and Trump’s face is the first thing I see* please stop
— Crystal Z (@lilbookish) July 22, 2016
I’ll believe the GOP stands with American LGBTQ people when I see them pass the Equality Act through the US House & Senate they control
— Monica Roberts (@TransGriot) July 22, 2016
Yes, pat yourselves on the back for taking the historical stance that LGBTQ people deserve to live ??…??…?? t.co/3LrjhXD5Zs
— George Scriban (@scribandotcom) July 22, 2016
Democrats right now: #RNCinCLE #TrumpSpeech pic.twitter.com/sW0SZAJRwY
— Lexa Hayes (@lexaEhayes713) July 22, 2016
the only time trump has voiced his support for the LGBTQ+ community is when he is using the community to attack muslims
— cotton baby (@denimpanties) July 22, 2016
Trump saying he’ll protect #LGBTQ people while running as a GOP w discriminatory Pence is classic case of actions speaking louder than words
— Eddie Solis Jr. (@EddieSolisJr1) July 22, 2016
Don’t say #Trump supports LGBTQ peeps when he picks #Pence as VP and supports the most ANTI-LGBT platform ever! #RNCinCLE
— Shaun Rasmussen (@ShaunRas1) July 22, 2016
I’m glad a lot of LGBTQ folks aren’t buying Trump’s comments about “protecting” us. I’ve seen school plays that had better acting than that.
— TM64 (@Every1XplodeNOW) July 22, 2016
Your party’s official platform supports “conversion therapy,” @realDonaldTrump. t.co/RhgfCSNSxR
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 22, 2016
“I’m with you*” —@realDonaldTrump
*Not included: women, African Americans, LGBT people, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants…
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 22, 2016
Here’s how the Republican ticket would “protect” LGBT Americans. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/bcHNM1EMxL
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 22, 2016
You can claim to be with them all you want, Mr. Trump, but it does not appear as if the feeling is mutual.
New Study Says Gay Couples in Open Relationships Can Have Closer Bonds
New Study Says Gay Couples in Open Relationships Can Have Closer Bonds
A new study suggests that open relationships among gay couples could bring a couple closer together.
While open relationships are much more prevalent among gay couples compared to heterosexual couples, there is often still stigma attached to such relationships. And some continue to wonder whether sex and love can ever be separated.
In June 2015, Christopher Stults, a researcher at The Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies at New York University, launched a qualitative study of 10 gay couples in open relationships. He conducted 45-minute, individual interviews with each of these men and their partners, who ranged in age from 19 to 43.
The study, funded by the Rural Center for Aids/STD Prevention at Indiana University, had multiple aims. “We wanted to see how these relationships form and evolve over time, and examine the perceived relationship quality, relationship satisfaction, and potential risk for HIV/STI infection,” says Stults, who finished coding the interviews this week at NYU and hopes to have the study published early next year.
So far, Stults says his finding is that non-monogamous relationships can lead to a happier, more fulfilling relationship. “My impression so far is that they don’t seem less satisfied, and it may even be that their communication is better than among monogamous couples because they’ve had to negotiate specific details,” Stults says.
And open relationships “don’t seem to put gay men at disproportionate risk for HIV and other STDs,” Stults says. “To my knowledge, no one contracted HIV and only one couple contracted an STD,” he says.
The stigma of being an open relationship, however does persist. Said Hugh McIntyre, a New York man in an open relationship interviewed by The Guardian, “We’ve run into gay and straight people who have assumed our relationship is ‘lesser than’ because we’re not monogamous. I think that’s offensive and ridiculous,”
Most of the couples included in the study said that setting and sticking to a set of rules was key for making the open relationship work.
Brian Norton, a psychotherapist who specializes in gay couples and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s department of counseling and clinical psychology, had doubts about the efficacy of open relationships, saying, “Sex is an emotional experience. There is emotion at play, and even in the most transactional experience someone can get attached.”
Michael Bronski, a professor in the department of women, gender and sexuality at Harvard University, however, said it’s not surprising gay men have turned to open relationships: “Because they’ve been excluded from traditional notions of sexual behavior, they’ve had to be trendsetters and forge their own relationship norms.”
Wherever you stand on the subject, it’s probably a good idea to take this study (and all popularized ‘scientific studies’) with a grain of salt.
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Céline Dion Plays ‘Wheel of Musical Impressions’ and Takes on Cher, Rihanna, and Sia – WATCH
Céline Dion Plays ‘Wheel of Musical Impressions’ and Takes on Cher, Rihanna, and Sia – WATCH
Céline Dion, the greatest singer in ze world, was on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and played one of the best games Fallon does with guests, The Wheel of Musical Impressions.
The game involves both Fallon and his gust du jour singing a popular song or nursery rhyme in the style of an iconic singer. Past contestants include Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, and Adam Levine, all of whom turned in notable impressions.
On Thursday night, it was Céline’s turn, and she took on the well-known voices of Cher (her good friend), Rihanna, and Sia.
Celine appeared a bit nervous at first but quickly eased in to her performance.
Watch, below.
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Pat McCrory: The NBA Is ‘Orwellian Thought Police’ That Is ‘Purging’ North Carolina
Pat McCrory: The NBA Is ‘Orwellian Thought Police’ That Is ‘Purging’ North Carolina
“The NBA is purging our state and our city based upon our political democratic process and denying their services based upon our political opinion, which I think is Orwellian.”
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