A Pastor and a Horse in a Wedding Dress Walk Into a Courthouse…

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
HRC.org

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Bryan Fischer: Teach Sodom & Gomorrah in California Schools

‘Gay history starts with Sodom and Gomorrah,’ Fischer said in a rant against a law requiring California schools to teach about the historic contributions of LGBT people.

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Stevie St. John

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We're Here, We're Queer, We're Covered!
The first thing doctors always asks me after I tell them I’m gay: “When was the last time you had any blood work done?”

I’m not sure if this is standard protocol, ignorance or just hyper-sensitivity on my part, but I always expect it; it always happens, and I’m always a little peeved by it. But I’m one of the lucky ones. At least I get to see a doctor.

Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care was out of reach for tens of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) young adults. Despite what many Americans see on TV, young LGBTQ adults often face higher rates of poverty than their heterosexual counterparts. It’s not all Will and Grace for many of us, who face the hard decision of choosing between housing and food — or our health.

December 15 marks the deadline to get health coverage that starts on January 1 in the federal and state marketplaces, and I urge everyone lacking insurance to get covered.

I moved back home to San Francisco in 2011 and — like lots of Millennials after the Great Recession — I had a hard time finding a job. Working at a restaurant and paying my ridiculous San Francisco-priced rent, I couldn’t afford health care after I turned 26 and aged off of my mom’s insurance policy.

It wasn’t until the first Open Enrollment period in October 2013, when Americans could go online and shop for health care plans, that I could finally afford health care for myself. Eighty-five percent of Americans who selected health plans received discounts on coverage. The majority of young adults were eligible to pay less than $100 per month, or less than the cost of a phone bill.

This year, young LGBTQ adults who still lack health insurance have another chance to sign up and reap the benefits of coverage. Some of those benefits include free HIV screenings, depression screenings, well-woman visits and preventive services such as pap tests and mammograms.

Health care providers cannot discriminate against patients based on sexual orientation and gender identity, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which is a huge victory for the LGBTQ community.

If you haven’t already, start shopping at Healthcare.gov or your state health insurance marketplace. And then be sure to see a doctor when you need it, even it means answering questions that seem redundant. Our generation ends up in the emergency room more than any other age group except the elderly, and we can’t afford to risk our health — or our finances.

Want more information how the ACA helps the LGBTQ community? Visit YoungInvincibles.org/hcadvocates!

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Ben Affleck’s & Neil Patrick Harris’ Penises Go Online While Ricky Martin Inspires Plastic Surgery

A guy in Argentina is so enamored with Ricky Martin that he’s had numerous surgeries to look more like him. We completely understand.

If you blinked and missed Ben Affleck‘s impressive penis in the hit drama Gone Girl, here it is in all its NSFW gif-ic glory.  And while we’re at it why not take a look at what Neil Patrick Harris is packing here.

Steve Carrell and Jimmy Fallon are just a couple of ragtime gals who want some “Sexual Healing.”

Alaska Thunderfuck proves once again that she’s tough as nails.

Stephen Sondheim is probably the only person alive with the balls to tell Meryl Streep not to fuck something up, which he did with her recording of “She’ll Be Back” for Into the Woods. We think she followed his advice just fine.

Sorry J.Lo, you’ve officially been out-twerked by Julian Serrano. Boom!

We haven’t checked in with James Franco for what seems like hours days weeks, so here’s the multi-hyphenate entertainer lip-synching to “Like a Virgin.” What can’t he do? (h/t: Boy Culture)

American Horror Story: Freak Show‘s Finn Wittrock is the scariest/hottest guy on TV and he’s not afraid of nude scenes.

Having trouble shopping for that maudlin gay on your list? How about a hand-knitted Morrissey doll?

Jeremy Kinser

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Model Featured on 'Ex Gay' Virginia Billboard Is Neither 'Ex-Gay' Nor a Twin: VIDEO

Kyler Geoffroy

www.towleroad.com/2014/12/model-featured-on-ex-gay-virginia-billboard-is-neither-ex-gay-nor-a-twin-video.html

This BuzzFeed Video Perfectly Explains Problems Bisexual Guys Face

This video is a must-see.

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Eliel Cruz

www.advocate.com/bisexuality/2014/12/12/buzzfeed-video-perfectly-explains-problems-bisexual-guys-face

Raven-Symone Gives Heartfelt Surprise, Honors Mentor Debbie Allen (VIDEO)
Since the tender age of 4, Raven-Symone has captivated television audiences across the globe with her role as Olivia Kendall during the final three seasons of “The Cosby Show.” And in addition to the iconic show, which served as a launching pad for Raven’s career, she credits Golden Globe Award-winning actress Debbie Allen as a mentor who helped define her success.

In the latest installment of AOL’s 10-episode Original web-series titled, “My Hero,” Raven professed her admiration for Allen’s contribution as an entrepreneur, television director-producer, mother, and choreographer.

“Ms. Debbie is my hero, because she always gives,” she said in the video clip. “And to be able to express to Ms. Debbie what she does for me and my life, and what she does for me mentally when I go into the warzone that is Hollywood is really special…If I didn’t have Ms. Debbie in my life, I’d probably be trying to figure out, like, what could I do next.”

Allen underscored Symone’s sentiments and compared their relationship to that of a mother and daughter.

“Raven, she is like one of my kids,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” director gushed. “I’m somewhere between her other mom and her aunt…because there is a trust there and you can’t manufacture that, you can’t make that.”

Check out Raven-Symone’s heartwarming tribute to Debbie Allen in the clip above.

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