Facebook Apologizes To LGBT Community And Promises Changes To Real Name Policy
Facebook Apologizes To LGBT Community And Promises Changes To Real Name Policy.
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Holder's Final Vow to Supreme Court: Uphold Marriage Equality
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Night Of The Living Dead And RuPaul's Haunted Manor Coming To NYC
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Night Of The Living Dead And RuPaul's Haunted Manor Coming To NYC
Are you ready for a Halloween with all of your favorite Ru girls?
You’ll have two chances to party with scream queen Sharon Needles and company this Halloween on back to back nights at “RuPaul’s Drag Race Night of the Living Dead” and “RuPaul’s Haunted Manor.” Both parties are in NYC and will feature “Drag Race” faves like Alaska, Courtney Act, Manila Luzon, Ivy Winters and more.
Sharon typically has a major Halloween event every year since winning “Drag Race,” having previously been named Salem’s first official Scream Queen and starring in Brandon Voss’ Halloween parties last year.
Check out the flyers below for more info about “RuPaul’s Drag Race Night of the Living Dead” and “RuPaul’s Haunted Manor” and get tickets here.
John Carroll, Entertainer And Queerty Contributor, Named One Of The Sexiest Men Alive
John Carroll, Entertainer And Queerty Contributor, Named One Of The Sexiest Men Alive
Let’s hear it for John Carroll! The busy Broadway performer whose resume includes show-stopping turns in A Chorus Line, Follies and Wicked, was recently named one of the sexiest men alive of Australia’s gorgeous gay glossy DNA.
We have to say we knew it all along. In addition to his photogenic good looks and rock-hard physique, Carroll is a solid, upstanding member of the queer community. Not only is he happily married, he’s also a committed and passionate activist who has contributed a number of thought-provoking essays to this website.
Last fall, while many were raving over the recently-appointed Pope Francis, Carroll had some choice words of advice for the new pontiff. Later, he took aim at the art of the humblebrag on Facebook and even gently wrapped us on the knuckles for linking newly out Michael Sam’s boyfriend to a gay porn star. Eager to help spread word about a talented pal, he interviewed his photographer buddy Kevin McDermott about his sensational coffee table book Virgin Island.
Still, Carroll keeps his ego and good fortune in check. “They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” he told Queerty about the DNA honor. “In my case, it helps if the beholder is highly intoxicated or has inoperable cataracts.”
For more information on him, go to TheJohnCarroll.com or follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @MrJohnCarroll. Scroll down to see more sexy photos of the man, all taken by Kevin McDermott.
Jeremy Kinser
Rosamund Pike Tells Seth Meyers What It's Like To Have Sex with Neil Patrick Harris: VIDEO
Rosamund Pike Tells Seth Meyers What It's Like To Have Sex with Neil Patrick Harris: VIDEO
Rosamund Pike, one of the stars of David Fincher’s latest thriller Gone Girl, sat down with Seth Meyers to promote the movie and shared what it’s like filming a sex scene with co-star Neil Patrick Harris. Before she dished, Meyers provided clear instructions: “Don’t leave a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g out.” The actual filming of the scene was “remarkably normal”, according to Pike. However, Fincher asked the two to rehearse the scene for two hours. Alone. On a soundstage. As Pike put it, “You are alone with a man who is not your husband, who also has a husband.”
Watch as Pike explains the experience of getting up close and personal with NPH, AFTER THE JUMP…
Sean Mandell
WNKPAG FFAF vs FFRF GLAAD LGBT ACLU.
WNKPAG FFAF vs FFRF GLAAD LGBT ACLU.
Putting the Trash ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR where it belongs.
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'Jeopardy!' 'What Women Want' Category Is A Major Sexist Fail
'Jeopardy!' 'What Women Want' Category Is A Major Sexist Fail
Whoever writes the categories for “Jeopardy!” seems to have little idea what women actually want.
On Sept. 30, “Jeopardy!” featured a “What Women Want” category alongside “State Capital Nicknames” and “2014 Bestsellers.” Since the answers didn’t include equal pay, the right to affordable and safe abortion or anything else women actually want, the show left many wondering who signed off on this.
Mashable‘s Neha Prakash rounded up the clues included in the category. In just five questions “Jeopardy!” perpetuated almost every female stereotype in the book:
Answer: “What are Levi’s?”
Answer: “What’s a crossword puzzle?”
Answer: “What is a vacuum cleaner?”
Clue: “Before bed, a cup of this herbal tea from Celestial Seasonings. That’s the logo seen here.”
Answer: “What is Sleepy Time?”
Answer: “What is Pilates?”
At this point, it should be understood that women want a whole lot more than a working vacuum cleaner and jeans that make our butts look good.
Considering that one in five women will be raped in their lifetimes, women are still paid 77 cents to every man’s dollar and the fact that there has yet to be a female president in the U.S., ladies have much larger things to worry about than a hot cup of Sleepy Time tea.
As Jezebel’s Tracey Moore pointed out, the average age of a “Jeopardy!” viewer is 64 years old. So although a “What Women Want” category might not have seemed so out of place in the 1950s, it’s still sexist nonsense.
Many took to Twitter to voice their outrage and clarify what women really want:
.@Jeopardy? For a “smart” show, you just got srsly stupid RT @DJRumspringa: ARE YOU SERIOUS @Jeopardy?? pic.twitter.com/LEZcSw8K5A #SexismIsUgly
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) September 29, 2014
#whatwomenwant: what are rights over their own reproductive health? what is the end to rape culture? what is an apology from @Jeopardy?
— katelyn (@woahohkatie) September 30, 2014
@Jeopardy for a show that aims at being smart you are incredibly stupid.For starters #whatwomenwant is equal pay and bodily autonomy #sexist
— Cathrine Linn (@cathrinelinn) September 30, 2014
#whatwomenwant equal rights, equal pay, the rights to make decisions about our bodies… Not vacuum cleaners and sleepy time tea @Jeopardy
— L Thornton-Cronin (@Lesley_TC) October 1, 2014
#whatwomenwant What is equal pay? What is the right to make my own health decisions? What is treated like a human? @Jeopardy @SophiaBush
— Andrea Davis (@MissAndreaDavis) September 30, 2014
Seriously @Jeopardy?How about end to rape culture, equal lay, access to reproductive healthcare, not patronizing stereotypes #whatwomenwant
— Kim (@thevegannp) October 1, 2014
To not be scared while walking alone, at night or otherwise. #whatwomenwant Thanks for demeaning us, @Jeopardy -a no longer loyal fan
— J. Katie Marks (@JKatieMarks) October 1, 2014
Paid sick leave, equal pay, affordable child care, respect #whatwomenwant t.co/rT9HLOVOgn cc: @marcela_elisa @H_HoppBruce @mashable
— Joanna Weiss (@JoannaWeiss) September 30, 2014
#whatwomenwant: equal pay, reproductive freedom, not to live in a rape culture… NOT jeans, tea, and a man who vacuums. #jeopardy.
— Eden Wales Freedman (@EdoGirl1231) September 30, 2014
#whatwomenwant – to feel safe walking down the street & not be told they were “asking for it”. Wow @Jeopardy just wow #disappointed
— Kristine (@Kris_in_MN) September 30, 2014
While some might brush off a “Jeopardy!” category as not worthy of outrage, Moore noted why the game show’s sexism is a real problem:
Stuff like this — how we reflexively think about gender when no one makes us think even a tiny bit harder — reveals our biases. It proves that many people don’t recognize that there ARE bigger issues for women than how they look, how tight their Pilates game is, or where the tea is, and that it even matters when you reduce them to such trivialities.
Women’s true wants and needs are not the stuff of quirky rom-com one-liners. Do better next time, “Jeopardy!”
Watch the clip below:
Call It Out: American Anti-LGBT Organization Makes Moves in Slovakia
Call It Out: American Anti-LGBT Organization Makes Moves in Slovakia
This week the American anti-LGBT group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed an amicus brief in a Slovakian court to bolster attempts to hold a referendum in that country to strengthen anti-LGBT laws.
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PHOTOS: Hunky Steampunk Men Will Shovel Your Coal And Then Some
PHOTOS: Hunky Steampunk Men Will Shovel Your Coal And Then Some
Jules Verne had quite the vivid imagination, taking readers around the world, to the the bottom of the sea and to the center of the earth. His style of sci-fi was a major influencer on the steampunk aesthetic, but we’re conjuring that even a man of his superior vision couldn’t have predicted Evan Butterfield’s Gentlemen of Steampunk photo series.
Or perhaps we underestimate him.
Many of the photos are available in Evan’s Gentlemen of Steampunk book available in print or digital formats on Amazon, or check out Evan’s website.
These images are copyrighted by the photographer, and are displayed here with permission. All rights reserved; these photos may not be displayed, reproduced, printed, or re-used without the consent of the photographer.
Dan Tracer
Drone Offers Birds-Eye View Of Umbrella Revolution In Hong Kong: VIDEO
Drone Offers Birds-Eye View Of Umbrella Revolution In Hong Kong: VIDEO
Yesterday, we brought you news of the burgeoning Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong, so named because of the umbrellas used by pro-democracy protesters to ward off the tear gas being used by riot police. Even as government officials shut down Instagram throughout the country–which was being used to disseminate images of anti-government insubordination–protesters continued to flood the streets in Hong Kong, refusing to back down.
Global Post’s Timothy McGrath sums up the unrest:
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Hong Kong in an outpouring of frustration over politics and representation. Under Hong Kong’s present electoral system, citizens don’t elect their own leaders. Instead, they’re appointed by a Beijing-friendly electoral committee. That will change — sort of, but not really — in 2017, when Hong Kong citizens will get to choose from among two or three candidates pre-selected by a Beijing nominating committee.
Protesters call the new electoral system “fake democracy.”
Check out a stunning video filmed by a drone showing the thousands of protesters who took to the streets on Monday, AFTER THE JUMP…
Sean Mandell
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