Dead & Company Will Do N.C. Show, Donate $100,000 to LGBT Groups
The band members say their shows have always provided a “safe place” to fans, no matter how they self-identity.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/6/03/dead-company-will-do-nc-show-donate-100000-lgbt-groups
29 Reasons Paul Freeman Is the Top Male Physique Photographer
www.advocate.com/artist-spotlight/2016/6/03/29-reasons-paul-freeman-top-male-physique-photographer
First Congregational United Church of Christ (Zumbrota, Minnesota)
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Zumbrota is a charming community located in southern Goodhue County between Rochester and the Twin Cities.
Viva magazine on Greater Manchester Fringe 24 June – 31 July 2016
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Mark Salling, Doctor Who, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Zika, Navy: NEWS
GENIUS. MacArthur Foundation launches special $100 million grant to be given every 3 years for an innovative idea that has the power to solve one of the world’s biggest problems.
ON THE STUMP. Donald Trump shouts and points out African-American supporter at his rally: “Look at my African-American over here! Look at him! Are you the greatest?”
SMALL TOWN GAY BAR. Go inside Mongolia’s only gay bar: “In Mongolia, it isn’t easy for a gay bar to fly under the radar, even in the center of Ulaanbaatar, the country’s biggest city, home to more than a third of Mongolia’s total population of 2.8 million. Outside the city, the steppes are home to some of the world’s last nomadic people.”
CRIME. Former Glee star Mark Salling has surrendered himself to police after being indicted on child pornography charges.
THEATRE. Jesse Eisenberg’s play Spoils (in which he stars) opens on the West End.
FOREIGN POLICY. Bernie Sanders was not fully a fan of Hillary Clinton’s speech yesterday.
PIECE OF WORK. Joan Rivers’ head writer on Fashion Police recalls the last moment he shared with the iconic comedienne before her passing: “Joan called Rihanna a w***e every week, and Katy Perry, who she trashed – all these people tweeted their thoughts for Joan. Katy Perry wrote that what was the point of dressing up in ‘dumb outfits’ if Joan wasn’t there to trash it. ‘[I told her,] ‘Can you believe all these girls we’ve been so rough on this whole time ‘got it’? That part of being famous was being made fun of by Joan Rivers.’”
IN THE NAVY. Sailors celebrate Pride.
#USNavy celebrates 2016 LGBT #PrideMonth – t.co/KK66Nr928u #DoDPride pic.twitter.com/75dUmwF9Qf
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) June 1, 2016
SOCCER. Former FIFA head Sepp Blatter and 2 other high-ranking officials reportedly paid themselves $80 million: “The investigators say a series of contract amendments resulted in payouts of tens of millions of dollars in salary and bonuses to the three executives from 2011 to 2015. The perks also included multimillion-dollar severance packages for Kattner and Valke in case they were ousted if Blatter’s 2011 re-election bid failed. It didn’t, and Blatter served as FIFA president until he resigned last year.”
VEEP STAKES. Harry Reid wants Warren: “Harry Reid is quietly promoting Elizabeth Warren as a top pick to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, and the Senate minority leader is already looking into Massachusetts law to see how quickly her Senate seat could be filled if Warren does ascend to the vice presidency, a source close to him said Friday.”
ZIKA VIRUS. New report suggests it can be transmitted via oral sex.
TELEVISION. Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven Moffat says black actor was offered the titular role on the show but turned it down.
MR. FRIDAY. Fernando Skinner.
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Gay Hotelier: Be Heterofriendly — Straights Are 'Good Persons' (Video)
A gay hotel chain has released a new ad welcoming straight customers, because they’re “good persons” too.
www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/6/03/gay-hotelier-be-heterofriendly-straights-are-good-persons-video
Put Me Down
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The giant skater boy picks up the mini and places him just above his chest. The tiny shouts, “hey, put me down!”
The Internet Responds To Stacey Dash’s Idiotic Remarks About Trans People
While promoting her crappy new memoir this week, Clueless-actress-turned-FOX-News-contributor Stacey Dash managed to propel herself into the eye of an Internet shit storm when she decided to talk about just that: shit.
Related: American Treasure Stacey Dash Kindly Invites Trans People To Pee “In The Bushes”
When asked by Entertainment Tonight where trans people should go when nature calls, Dash, who never turns down an opportunity to run her mouth, replied, “Go in the bushes. I don’t know what to tell you, but I’m not gonna put my child’s life at risk because you want to change a law.”
Related: “Republicans Are For Equal Marriage,” Says ‘Clueless’ Fox News Contributor
Naturally, the Internet had a field day over the remarks and Dash’s shamelessly transphobic attitude.
Scroll down to see what folks had to say…
Just remember that before FOX News, @REALStaceyDash‘s biggest claim to fame was playing a 16-year-old when she was like, 50.
— therealSnicks (@therealSnicks) June 3, 2016
.@realstaceydash queen of public urination ?
— Hari Nef (@harinef) June 2, 2016
When u see Stacey Dash is back in the news pic.twitter.com/IKpHATzRxi
— Brett Ryland (@brettryland) June 2, 2016
Stacey Dash had ruined #Clueless for me. I can’t even deal.
— asia. (@WSTMRLND1) June 3, 2016
The upside to @REALStaceyDash & her ignorant transphobia is when media outlets report the story they begin “Clueless actress Stacey Dash –”
— Bob Slatten (@BobSlatten) June 3, 2016
Stacey Dash is an embarrassment to Aquarians everywhere.
— Daven (@daveisinport) June 3, 2016
Naw Stacey Dash, Unapologetic Black #trans me is not going to pee under a tree. pic.twitter.com/yeP60HRdmD
— Monica Roberts (@TransGriot) June 2, 2016
@REALStaceyDash “There goes my social life” should be called “Where is my career? In the bushes.”
— ryan (@adoresfetus) June 3, 2016
Yes, keep decent people out of the bathroom for @REALStaceyDash. She needs it to herself cuz all that comes out of her mouth is pure shit.
— Petty Davis (@_RickyMinaj) June 3, 2016
What is a #StaceyDash? Is there a cure for it yet?
— Phi Phi O’hara (@PhiPhiOhara) June 3, 2016
Axel Hotels Releases Homoerotic Video Encouraging You To Be “Heterofriendly”
We took a trip to Barcelona last summer, and it’s definitely all about abs, boys, water and fun!
Axel Hotel Barcelona got the memo,and decided to release a very funny and muy homosexual promo video to encourage all their gay visitors to gay it up since the straight dudes can’t.
Related: PHOTOS: Barcelona Swim Hunks Force Us To Look At Their Sexy Bodies
The song in question has a pretty decent “gay house music” vibe, and the guys are muy guapo and… what’s the Spanish word for “ripped?”
Check it out below, and if you think the guys in Barcelona don’t really look like this, you’re wrong. (They’re even hotter!)
Gay Grandson of Hamas Founder Finds Solace in the American Dream: WATCH
The gay grandson of one of the founders of the terrorist organization Hamas has found refuge in the United States after a protracted battle to avoid being deported to a certain death at the hands of his family in the Middle East.
We first told you about John Calvin and his fight to avoid being deported from Canada last summer. Calvin fled to Canada from Palestine at the age of 14 when he learned his father was going to participate in an honor killing. Calvin says his uncles have both been involved in terrorist actions and are constantly in and out of jail. Calvin didn’t want anything to do with Hamas, though, and once safe in North America, he came out as gay.
Unfortunately, Calvin was not able to win his legal fight to remain in Canada. Rather than face certain death in Palestine, he fled to the U.S. “I decided the best course of action was to flee home and come to the U.S. rather than be deported and sent to my death,” Calvin said.
After being arrested by American border patrol agents and being detained for 7 months, he was ultimately granted permission to stay in the U.S. because his father had told CNNMoney in an interview last year that he and his family have “the right to retaliate against” Calvin if he were to return.
The immigration judge dismissed Calvin’s application for asylum in the United States, but according to Calvin, used his father’s admission to CNNMoney as evidence to grant him deferred removal under the UN Convention against Torture.
“He does believe, evidently, that I will be under threat of torture and death, and thus I should be granted protection under the convention against torture,” Calvin says.
“The judge has found it would be against our law to deport him, even though he’s not eligible for any form of discretionary relief,” Eli Echols, immigration attorney with Socheat Chea, P.C., told CNNMoney.
According to Echols, while Calvin won’t be deported, he can’t become a permanent resident, but can apply for a work permit on a yearly basis, which will enable him to get a social security number.
Calvin was not able to apply for asylum status in either the U.S. or Canada because of his family’s ties to terrorism.
Calvin says he believes in the American dream and is already fantasizing about his version of it, which involves a law degree, a husband and two kids.
Now living in New York, Calvin can live openly gay without fear of retribution. “It’s like gay Bethlehem,” he says of the city. He also adds that the historic Stonewall Inn was the first place he came to in New York. “It was liberating.”
Watch a news report from CNNMoney, below.
[h/t Towleroad reader philrosenkranz]
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