Male Model Loses His Mind, Gets Naked In Times Square, Screams At Cops

This morning, New York commuters trying to cross through Times Square were held up by the (relatively) rare sight of a naked man taunting police officers and shouting aloud about Donald Trump.

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“He started taking his clothes off at 45th street,” one eyewitness tells The Daily News. “Any time a woman passed by, he’d throw his clothes at them. The police were trying to save him, but he kept spitting on them, kept hitting them, giving them the finger. The guy’s got muscles.”

That’s because the guy turns out to be 21-year-old fashion model Kirt McClean, who over the years has worked with Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, and Calvin Klein.

Update: NYPD source IDs “naked Times Square man” as Krit McClean, 21. Professional model & @Columbia educated. pic.twitter.com/qXm2ayw4XL

— Anthony DiLorenzo (@ADiLorenzoTV) June 30, 2016

“Donald Trump! Where are you…?” he screamed.

After running around Duffy Square for a solid 90 minutes, much to the shock and chagrin of hundreds of tourists (who no doubt felt they were getting their money’s worth), McClean’s piece de resistance was climbing atop the TKTS ticket booth, a popular hub for discount theatre tickets.

Naked #TimesSquare guy is actually model > Another gay activist looking to be taken seriously. t.co/BDx2mJqwNQ @KritMcClean #EDP

— Southern Veteran (@DixielandUSA) June 30, 2016

McClean alternately ranted, performed what we’ll respectfully call “freak calisthenics,” and jumped up and down, waving his arms in the air like he just didn’t care.

After taunting a band of impossibly patient police officers, McClean wound up plummeting off the edge of the booth, just missing an air bag that head been placed on the ground by authorities.

Ever as he was being strapped into his stretcher, the model continued screaming at police.

im crying at how beautiful krit mcclean is pic.twitter.com/7FRMxG9n5V

— Zaynab (@BasicallyZaynab) June 2, 2016

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PHOTOS: Austrian Tennis Pro Shows Off His Racket On Celebrity Big Brother

By our estimate, German Celebrity Big Brother is good for one thing so far: giving us a full-court view of Austrian former pro tennis player Daniel Köllerer.

Kollerer was banned for match-fixing in 2011, but now that will be the second thing people talk about when his name comes up.

Progress?

Check out the NSFW screenshots here.

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Trans America, Serial, That London Pride Proposal, Gun Vote, GB Divers, Times Square Naked Guy: NEWS

BY THE NUMBERS. New study finds twice as many transgender adults in the U.S. than previously thought: “There are 1.4 million adults who publicly identify as transgender living in the United States, a new study by The Williams Institute finds. That figure is double previous estimates, which had placed the adult transgender population at 700,000.”

TERRORISM. The Istanbul airport attackers were reportedly Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz: “An unnamed Turkish official confirmed for Reuters news agency the dead attackers’ countries of origin after Turkish media reports. Some agencies named one of the men as Osman Vadinov, said to have crossed into Turkey from the IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria in 2015. Reports that he was a Chechen have been denied by an unnamed police source in the North Caucasus, Russia’s Interfax news agency reports.”

SERIAL. Adnan Syed of podcast fame to get a retrial: “The decision to grant Mr. Syed, 35, a retrial is a major victory for an inmate who has long maintained his innocence and has exhausted all other avenues of appeal. He was convicted of the murder of Hae Min Lee in 2000 and has served 16 years of a life sentence in prison.”

GUNS. House to vote on gun bill next week: “[Speaker Paul] Ryan said it’s ‘just common sense’ to make sure ‘suspected terrorists can’t get guns,’ according to a source on the call. But he said also that he wants to look at the issue deliberately to ensure people’s due process is protected if they don’t believe they should be on the watch list.” Support for gun control legislation has, meanwhile, surged since the Orlando massacre. 

LISTEN. Demi Lovato drops new single “Body Say.”

RIO 2016. The Team GB divers are looking mighty patriotic.

ARMAGEDDON. 13% of Americans would rather a giant meteor hit the earth than vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

SCIENCE. Good news as scientists detect “healing” in Antarctic ozone hole: “The scientists said that in September 2015 the hole was around 4 million sq km smaller than it was in the year 2000 – an area roughly the size of India.”

NAKED AND UNAFRAID. Male model who was in the pages of GQ and Harper’s Bazaar stripped down in NY’s Times Square today, taunting police. More here.

SWEETIE, DARLING. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has made its premiere in London.

PENTAGON. The details of the DOD’s lifting of the transgender military ban are complicated: “The details of the transgender policy change appeared to strike a compromise between some issues at play. Notably, transgender people who want to join the military will be required to wait 18 months after a doctor certifies that they are stable in their new gender before they can enlist. Defense officials familiar with the discussions have said that the Army and Marine Corps pressed to wait two years, while the Navy and Air Force thought 12 months were sufficient.”

BRAWL. Insane fight breaks out at Mexican restaurant in Dallas at 2:30 AM over…chips and salsa.

GOP. 5 terrible Trump stories currently in circulation. 

GLORIA STEINEM. The legendary feminist talks Marilyn Monroe — ““We wonder if we could not have saved her” — and drag queens — “I know part of the reason why i’m uncomfortable is that I also was trained to be a female impersonator [by society].”

SOCIAL MEDIA. The ex-boyfriends of the couple that got engaged at London Pride last week wish everyone would stop posting about it: “If y’all could stop retweeting that picture of my ex getting proposed to by his policeman boyfriend, that would be great.”

@OhHeyJacob if it makes you feel any better, the guy proposing to him is my ex fiancé. So know how you feel!

— Matt Thompson (@jumpytiny) June 26, 2016

GAME OF THRONES. Listen to the haunting score from the opening of the season 6 finale titled “The Winds of Winter.” 

CRIME. Mark Salling’s child porn trial has been delayed indefinitely: “The delay was reportedly granted after the court allowed Salling to hire a new lawyer, who will use the given time to familiarize himself with the case. A new trial date is expected to be set during a preliminary hearing on September 19.”

THIRSTY THURSDAY. Presented by Xavier.

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NBA and Charlotte Hornets: ‘We Do Not Endorse’ the Amended Version of HB 2

In a joint statement released on Thursday, the NBA and the Charlotte Hornets declared they do not support the current draft legislation in the North Carolina House which would revise HB 2, the state’s anti-LGBT ‘bathroom bill.’

Earlier reports indicated that the legislation revising HB 2 was introduced amid pressure from the NBA as North Carolina is set to host the 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte.

From the joint statement, it appears that neither the Hornets nor the NBA believe the revisions go far enough in addressing concerns over anti-LGBT discrimination.

WCNC has the statement:

“We have been engaged in dialogue with numerous groups at the city and state levels, but we do not endorse the version of the bill that we understand is currently before the legislature.  We remain committed to our guiding principles of inclusion, mutual respect and equal protections for all.  We continue to believe that constructive engagement with all sides is the right path forward.  There has been no new decision made regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.”

.@hornets statement on #HB2: pic.twitter.com/LBK7Pk89yR

— NBC Charlotte (@wcnc) June 30, 2016

The Human Rights Campaign blasted the proposed changes as paltry earlier in the week. HRC President Chad Griffin dubbed the proposed bill ‘HB 2.0’:

“Anyone who cares about equality must reject this ridiculous proposal out of hand. This despicable bill would continue insidious policies targeting LGBTQ people for discrimination and do nothing to fix the mess HB2 created. It’s past time for North Carolina lawmakers to listen to the overwhelming chorus of voices from across North Carolina and around the country calling for full repeal of this hateful law.”

BuzzFeed adds: 

Earlier Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality North Carolina, National Center for Transgender Equality, and NAACP North Carolina wrote to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver [above] “to share [their] concerns about the NBA’s evolving posture toward HB2 and other proposals targeting LGBTQ and other people across the state of North Carolina for discrimination.”

LGBT advocates have blasted the draft proposal, saying that, rather than repealing language opposed by LGBT groups, the new bill actually could make things worse.

“It is easy to march alongside the LGBTQ community in a parade. But whether you stand shoulder to shoulder with us when we are under attack will be the true measure of your leadership,” the groups wrote to Silver in Thursday’s letter.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has previously said the league would consider moving the All-Star Game from Charlotte if lawmakers didn’t change HB 2.

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Clea DuVall Is Finally Playing 'The Gay That I Feel Like I Am'

The actress discussed how her sexuality inspired her to write, act in, and direct her new film The Intervention.

www.advocate.com/film/2016/6/30/clea-duvall-finally-playing-gay-i-feel-i-am

Utah Democrat Misty K. Snow Could Become the First Out Trans U.S. Senator

Misty Snow doesn’t have the usual background for a candidate to the U.S. Senate, but she isn’t letting that stop her from making history. 

www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/6/30/utah-democrat-misty-k-snow-could-become-first-out-trans-us-senator

Olly Alexander Hustles in Years & Years’ New Music Video, ‘Worship’ – WATCH

Years & Years have just released a new music video for their track “Worship” off their album, Communion, and it’s a queer, esoteric and slightly nostalgic romp with enough lens flares to make J.J. Abrams all kinds of jealous.

The video begins with frontman Olly Alexander loitering about a parking lot with what appear to be a group of young hustlers. He then lures a fancy car into a parking garage (or car park, if you prefer), where he performs a seductive dance of sorts for the driver who ends up getting a front-row seat to a show he might not have expected. Alexander’s lads from the intro re-join him for some open-mouthed jaw clenching and dancing that seems both predatory in an animalistic sense and sexually suggestive.

The look of the video seems to channel bits and pieces of 70s, 80s and 90s queer pop culture.

The video was directed by Matt Lambert and choreographed by noted choreographer Ryan Huffington. What resulted is what Alexander described as a “magical queer creative energy.” 

PREVIOUSLY: Years And Years Just Released the Best Gay Music Video of 2016 – WATCH

Alexander, who is openly gay, has been vocal about wanting to make music and music videos that are blatantly queer. He told Gay Times of this latest endeavor,

“I want to stare down fear and intolerance with the queer eyes in my queer face. I want to try to not be afraid. I know I’ll make mistakes, but I want to keep going.

“I’ve seen the incredible amount of support and love from our fans and I’ve learnt a lot from them. I can only hope that the dialogue continues and we trust each other enough to carry on.”

Watch the video, below.

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