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Madonna Slays 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon': VIDEO
Madonna brought her rebel heart to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, she sat down to play “Holiday” with Jimmy and The Roots, but it was her entrance to “Bitch, I’m Madonna” that set the mood (and also featured a cameo by her son Rocco), and it was a celebration.
She then performed some stand-up comedy about dating younger men.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…
Andy Towle
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Op-ed: How to Get By When Your Community Betrays You
When your neighbors snatch your rights away it takes an emotional toll, but this writer refuses to be defeated.
Chance Helton
www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/04/10/op-ed-how-get-when-your-community-betrays-you
After Anti-Gay Controversy, Indiana's Memories Pizza Reopens To A Packed House
WALKERTON, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana pizzeria that closed after its owner said his religious beliefs wouldn’t allow him to cater a gay wedding opened Thursday to a full house of friends, regulars and people wanting to show their support.
“It’s a relief to get going again and try to get back to normal,” said Kevin O’Connor, owner of Memories Pizza. O’Connor closed the shop for eight days after comments by him and his daughter, Crystal, to a local television station supporting a new religious objections law. The law, which has since been revised, sparked a boycott of Indiana.
O’Connor said the criticism hasn’t changed his beliefs. He said gays are welcome in his restaurant in the small, one-traffic-light town of Walkerton, 20 miles southwest of South Bend, but that he would decline to cater a same-sex wedding because it would conflict with his Christian beliefs.
“I’d do the same thing again. It’s my belief. It’s our belief. It’s what we grew up on,” he said. “I’m just sorry it comes to this because neither one of us dislike any of those people. I don’t hold any grudges.”
A crowdfunding campaign started by supporters raised more than $842,000 with donations from 29,160 contributors in 48 hours. O’Connor said he hasn’t received the money yet, but said he plans to give some to charity and use some money to make improvements to the restaurant.
The 61-year-old father of eight who has owned the restaurant for nine years said he never thought about taking the money and retiring.
“I enjoy it. I don’t want to leave here,” he said. “I want this to be something that my daughter can enjoy.”
Crystal O’Connor said the amount of money was overwhelming.
“We were like, ‘Stop! Stop! Stop!'” she said.
“It was really making us uncomfortable,” her father said.
The restaurant reopened about 4 p.m. Thursday. He says that within an hour, all eight tables were filled and six people were waiting for carryout orders. There were no protests as of 7 p.m.
Jeanne and Ken Gumm from outside LaPorte, about 20 miles northwest of Walkerton, said they had been waiting for the pizzeria to reopen so they could show their support.
“We couldn’t wait to get down here,” said Ken Gumm, 66, a tank truck driver. “To us this whole thing isn’t about gay marriage. It’s mostly about freedom of religion.”
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PHOTOS: Insert Coins Into These Nasty Boys And They’ll Do Anything You Like
The stars aligned and Insert Coin at the Eagle fell on the same day as Comicon Seattle, which meant it was WALL TO WALL/PANEL TO PANEL/BIT TO BYTE stuffed with sexy geekoids looking for some 1up+2up action.
Scroll down for a taste of what the night entailed, and check out the full gallery at GayCities.
Photo credit: Matt Baume
Graham Gremore
ამერიკის პრეზიდენტი LGBT პირების მხარდამჭერ კამპანიას განაგრძობს
ამერიკის პრეზიდენტი LGBT პირების მხარდამჭერ კამპანიას განაგრძობს, ერთი…
People Are Rude to LGBT Couples
I am so sick and tired of MEN being rude to me and my girlfriend. Next time I will not be so nice. HAVE SOME RESPECT!
Why The Iranian State Pressures Gay Men To Undergo Gender Reassignment Surgery
When Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, he enforced strict Islamic custom that made homosexuality punishable by death. Surprisingly, though, the state treats transsexuals differently, allowing sexual reassignment surgery and in some cases even paying for it.
But the fatwa allowing the surgery has a grim drawback: families, therapists, and the state see gender reassignment as a solution to the “illness” of homosexuality — not understanding the risks of forcing the long, life-changing process of a sex change on someone who wasn’t born wanting it.
Gay Iranians now face the agonizing choice of fleeing their communities or permanently changing who they are.
This week’s episode of Vice airing Friday, April 10 on HBO takes a close look at the heartbreaking situation, focusing on stories of abuse, emotional and physical sacrifice, and choices no one should ever have to face making.
Below, a preview of how high the stakes are for our gay brothers living in Iran (Warning: video contains disturbing imagery):
One organization, the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR), helps gay people escape Iran, leaving behind their loved ones for the hope of a better life in Canada:
See the full report on Vice, airing on Friday, April 10th on HBO.
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