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Lawyer Accidentally Kills Teen Boyfriend, Receives No Jail Time And Fawning CNN Profile
Lawyer Accidentally Kills Teen Boyfriend, Receives No Jail Time And Fawning CNN Profile
Lawyer Henry Hendron won’t serve any jail time after supplying his teen boyfriend with the drugs that killed him, but of course, he’s the real victim here.
At least, that’s exactly what you’d be primed to think after reading CNN’s awful, shameful, infuriating story about the fateful night 35-year-old Hendron’s 18-year-old Colombian boyfriend Miguel Jiminez died after mixing GHB with alcohol:
“I woke up and turned him over,” remembers Hendron of that winter’s morning in January last year. “Mouth frozen, blood there, clearly dead.”In desperation, he performed CPR on his boyfriend until the ambulance arrived — “It must have been four or five minutes I was doing it, it felt like a lifetime.”“At one point blood starts to trickle out of his mouth, and I’m thinking ‘he must be alive.’ But he’s not. I’ve broken his ribs or something, and moving that blood around.”When the police arrived, Hendron’s nightmare only worsened.
Yes, Hendron’s nightmare worsened after Jiminez died.
Hendron and Jimenez had been dating for about a year, and Hendron estimates he spent about $1,400 per weekend on various drugs during “PnP” or “chemsex” sessions.
But, you know, it’s OK because he has a very posh upbringing:
Growing up in a well-to-do area of west London, Hendron’s dentist father died when the twins were babies. Today Hendron speaks with the cut-glass English accent of a privileged upbringing.When Hendron talks of the heartache of Jimenez’s death, and the deeply personal details of his sex life, it is matter-of-factly. In a manner befitting a barrister.
…cut-glass English accent of a privileged upbringing. A manner befitting a barrister. CNN, we have a problem.
This writer has to be an intern, because we just can’t believe that CNN would pay someone to produce a single-sourced puff-piece “story” that makes the man responsible for his boyfriend’s death a noble victim of his privileged upbringing.
By the way, Hendron was sentenced to 140 hours of pro-bono work at London’s Central Criminal Court.
So, if you’re paying attention: the victim wasn’t the teenage working-class Colombian man who lost his life, it was the wealthy and privileged Englishman from a “privileged” upbringing who was just utterly destroyed by the entire situation.
And CNN, we’re happy that you’re covering LGBT issues, but you’re going to have to do better than this.
A lot better.
PHOTOS: This Year’s World Naked Gardening Day Was Absolutely Plantastic
PHOTOS: This Year’s World Naked Gardening Day Was Absolutely Plantastic
Saturday was World Naked Gardening Day. All across the globe, men dropped trou and showed off their green thumbs because, hey, why the hell not?
Related: PHOTOS: Guys Honor World Naked Gardening Day In Varying Stages Of Undress
World Naked Gardening Day was established in 2005 to promote both gardening and body acceptance.
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If you missed it, be sure to pencil it into next year’s calendar. World Naked Gardening Day is held on the first Saturday of May.
And in the mean time, scroll down for photos from last weekend’s plantastic event…
How To Make a Straight Guy Jealous: WATCH
How To Make a Straight Guy Jealous: WATCH
When the straight guy at work starts to take the attention he’s getting from his gay coworkers for granted, there’s really only one solution. Bring in another straight guy.
Watch the latest short from web comic Michael Henry, below:
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American Counseling Association Cancels Nashville Conference Over Anti-Gay Therapist Law
American Counseling Association Cancels Nashville Conference Over Anti-Gay Therapist Law
The American Counseling Association has canceled plans to hold its annual conference in Nashville over the state’s recent passage of a law allowing therapists to turn away gay clients based on religious beliefs.
RELATED: Tennessee Gov. Signs Law Allowing Therapists to Turn Away Clients for Being Gay
Richard Yep, Chief Executive Officer of the American Counseling Association ripped the new law in a video (top) calling it “the worst” legislation he’s ever seen.
The group made the announcement in a press release
Tennessee became the latest state to sign into law discriminatory “religious freedom” legislation targeting the counseling profession and LGBTQ community, permitting counselors to deny services and refer clients based on the provider’s “strongly held principles” a clear violation of the American Counseling Association’s Code of Ethics.
In light of the passage of SB1556/HB1840, ACA members have been very vocal about their opinions on the location of the 2017 Conference & Expo, originally scheduled for Nashville, Tenn. After careful consideration, and taking those comments into account, ACA has decided that the 2017 annual meeting will not be held in Tennessee.
“This was not an easy decision to make,” said Richard Yep, CEO of ACA. “After thoughtful discussion, the ACA Governing Council made the difficult—and courageous—decision on behalf of our membership. Of all the state legislation I have seen passed in my 30 years with ACA, the new Tennessee law based on Senate Bill 1556/House Bill 1840 is by far the worst. This law directly targets the counseling profession, would deny services to those most in need, and constitutes a dilemma for ACA members because it allows for violation of ACA’s Code of Ethics. By relocating from Tennessee, ACA is standing up to this discriminatory law and we remain committed in the battle to ensure that this law does not become the national standard.”
ACA pledged to work with the counselors and citizens of Tennessee to raise awareness of the danger of this new law.
Yep added, “We thank the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation and the Mayor’s office, who offered their support to ACA regardless of our decision to stay in or relocate from Nashville.
“No matter where we hold our 2017 Conference, ACA will continue to advocate on behalf of counselors and the diverse populations that they serve,” Yep stated.
ACA is currently seeking proposals from cities that can accommodate its space requirements and housing needs. More information on the location of the 2017 Conference & Expo will be released as it becomes available.
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Loathsome Rapper Azealia Banks Unleashes Homophobic, Racist Tirade at Zayn Malik
Loathsome Rapper Azealia Banks Unleashes Homophobic, Racist Tirade at Zayn Malik
Loathsome, foul-mouthed rapper Azealia Banks unleashed a tweetstorm of racist and homophobic slurs against Zayn Malik last night after she accused him of stealing her ideas for his latest video “Like I Would”.
“Damn Zayn be mood boarding the f–k out of me” she wrote via Instagram, sharing stills from his latest video for “Like I Would,” and other images of her work which she claimed were very similar. “I’m not mad about this though,” she added. “Zayn is a cutie pie.”
Initially silent, Malik eventually responded. “@AZEALIABANKS why you been saying nasty things about me? I wasn’t talking about you lol,” he tweeted.
Banks then unleashed a barrage of abuse at Malik.
Among Banks’s hate speech gems:
“Dude, I make better music than you. Simmer down with that fake white boy rebellion and that wannabe Beiber (sic) swag..“lol u a bitch n*gga for even responding like that. Keep sucking this yung rapunxel d*ck u hairy curry scented bitch. imma start calling you punjab you dirty bitch.”
“You a d— rider for real for real. Ride this d— until the wheels fall off Punjab.”
She then suggested he was in One Direction for his race:
“lol u were the only paki in the group and you knew you were there for a reason. You were the the token brown boy. All those white boys in 1D disrespected you and made you their PET. You were only apart of 1d to draw brown attention. You are and ALWAYS will be a TOKEN to the UK.”
“@zaynmalik still doesn’t change the fact that your mother is a dirty refugee who won’t be granted asylum. LOL @ZAYNMALIK IS A F*GGOT.”
About that hate speech policy, Twitter?
Here are just a few of dozens:
@AZEALIABANKS why you been saying nasty things about me ? I wasn’t talking about you lol ?
— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 11, 2016
“Trying to make myself known but I’m still known as the token sand nigga from 1D” t.co/iHaStz4SqQ
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) May 10, 2016
“I eat sand for breakfast and suck dick for dinner” t.co/iHaStz4SqQ
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) May 10, 2016
LOL @ZAYNMALIK IS A FAGGOT
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) May 10, 2016
Do you understand that you are a sand nigger who emulates white boys’ renditions of black male hood? t.co/fNAk8XI1dg
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) May 11, 2016
This is the face he made when capital fm held auditions at the refugee camp for refugees best talent! t.co/sqJarejmHL
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) May 11, 2016
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How Much Will Pat McCrory’s Indefensible HB2 Lawsuit Cost Taxpayers?
How Much Will Pat McCrory’s Indefensible HB2 Lawsuit Cost Taxpayers?
Buried in Pat McCrory’s lawsuit fighting federal civil rights laws were a few other details of interest — the names of the private attorneys he has hired to defend HB2.
WRAL reported in January that McCrory and his fellow Republicans in the General Assembly have spent lavishly on private attorneys in recent years. “Since Republicans took the helm of the North Carolina legislature in 2011, financial data show state lawmakers have racked up almost $7 million in legal bills through October 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory shelled out another $1.3 million for private lawyers in the years since he was elected in 2013, half of which was tied up in a dispute with fellow Republicans.” And that was before he sued the federal government.
Among the attorneys McCrory hired to handle his lawsuit is an old friend — Karl “Butch” Bowers. Bowers has already been retained by McCrory in the state’s damaging voter ID case, where at last report, he has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees. WRAL reported in January 2016 that Bowers had billed some $678,000 for work done through October on the case. The Associated Press reported in September 2014 that Bowers was billing the state $360 an hour for the case. And other news accounts reported that McCrory’s office “would not say whether there is a cap on Bowers’ pay, citing that as ‘privileged information.’”
Bowers has a history of defending ethically troubled politicians — most notably, Bowers defended disgraced former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s use of taxpayer funds for personal travel as “minor, technical matters.” Sanford later said he “made a mistake,” reimbursed taxpayers and was censured.
Also on the lawsuit is Robert “Bob” Stephens, General Counsel for Gov. McCrory, who has a history of ethical miscues:
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In July 2015, media reports surfaced that Stephens failed to inform the governor that the law firm of Board of Elections member Paul Foley had received $1.3 million in payments from the targets in an investigation into questionable political donations. Foley eventually resigned.
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In December 2013, Stephens said he “misread” an ethics form to explain why he filed a false report that the governor did not own stock in Duke Energy when that was not the case.
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A similar issue occurred last year when Gov. McCrory failed to report more than $13,000 in travel costs because Stephen claimed he once again misunderstood the ethics form. Progress North Carolina Action filed an ethics complaint against the governor’s office.
From the start of the $42,000 special session, HB2 has been expensive. Since then, the state of North Carolina has lost some 1750 jobs and become a national pariah. How much more will Gov. McCrory and his cronies — the General Assembly’s separate lawsuit will only add to the cost — cost the taxpayers while trying to defend an indefensible attempt to violate federal civil rights law?
PHOTOS: Sudden and Urgent Travel Needs
PHOTOS: Sudden and Urgent Travel Needs
www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2016/5/11/photos-sudden-and-urgent-travel-needs
How to Handle Mortality, From a Gay Senior Staring It Down
How to Handle Mortality, From a Gay Senior Staring It Down
What’s the afterlife like? Writer Kurt Niece imagines a trendy waiting room with champagne and crab legs.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/5/11/how-handle-mortality-gay-senior-staring-it-down
Spain’s First Openly Gay Football Referee Quits Over Homophobic Abuse
Spain’s First Openly Gay Football Referee Quits Over Homophobic Abuse
Jesus Tomillero, the first openly gay football referee in Spain, has quit a little more than a year after coming out because of ongoing anti-gay abuse from fans, The Guardian reports:
Tomillero came out publicly last March as he presented a formal complaint against a kit man from Peña Madridista Linense in the under-19 league in Andalucía, which resulted in a nine-game ban and a €30 fine. He told the newspaper El Español he has been subjected to abuse since and that last weekend he reached breaking point.
Soon after Tomillero gave a penalty, he says someone from among the visiting supporters shouted: “That’s that poof who was on the telly,” adding, “you can stick the goal up your arse, you fucking poof”. The referee said the worst thing was that “everyone in the crowd laughed”. He communicated his decision to quit football to the Andalucían football federation soon after.
Tomillero says he has presented another formal complaint to the football federation, but does not expect much action as they ignored him following his decision to come out in 2015.
Se vuelven a repetir los insulto por ser homosexual en un partido de 2 andaluza Juvenil !! Menores de dad pic.twitter.com/sMz3oahwpQ
— Jesús Tomillero B. (@Jesustomille) May 7, 2016
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