{"id":37961,"date":"2016-05-22T12:20:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T16:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/jussie-smollett-trump-and-clinton-polls-ironman-gay-coachella-starbucks-sneakers-ara-news\/"},"modified":"2016-05-22T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T16:20:53","slug":"jussie-smollett-trump-and-clinton-polls-ironman-gay-coachella-starbucks-sneakers-ara-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/jussie-smollett-trump-and-clinton-polls-ironman-gay-coachella-starbucks-sneakers-ara-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Jussie Smollett, Trump and Clinton Polls, Ironman, Gay Coachella, Starbucks Sneakers, Ara: NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Jussie Smollett, Trump and Clinton Polls, Ironman, Gay Coachella, Starbucks Sneakers, Ara: NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/03\/anderson-cooper-calls-donald-trump-acting-like-5-year-old-watch\/trump-30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-308133\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/trump.jpg?resize=195%2C195\" alt=\"trump\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a>2016 ELECTION.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/this-is-how-fascism-comes-to-america\/2016\/05\/17\/c4e32c58-1c47-11e6-8c7b-6931e66333e7_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump &ndash; This is How Fascism Comes to America<\/a>: &ldquo;What these people do not or will not see is that, once in power, Trump will owe them and their party nothing. He will have ridden to power despite the party, catapulted into the White House by a mass following devoted only to him. By then that following will have grown dramatically. Today, less than 5&nbsp;percent of eligible voters have voted for Trump. But if he wins the election, his legions will likely comprise a majority of the nation. Imagine the power he would wield then.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLLS.<\/strong> Trump and Clinton<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/battleground-poll-ohio-and-florida-show-tight-races-donald-trump-hillary-clinton\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=24755060\" target=\"_blank\"> close in battleground states<\/a>. IN NBC News national poll, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/clinton-s-lead-over-trump-shrinks-3-points-new-nbc-n577726\" target=\"_blank\">Hillary Clinton leads Trump by just three points<\/a>: &ldquo;Clinton, who remains a heavy favorite to win the Democrat nomination, leads the presumptive GOP nominee 46 percent to 43 percent among registered voters, a difference that is within the poll&rsquo;s margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.1 percentage points. In April, Clinton held an 11-point advantage over Trump, 50 percent to 39 percent, and had led him consistently by double digits since December.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/starbucks-sneakers\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314005\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton.jpg?resize=740%2C418\" alt=\"0522-03btfltrumpclinton\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton.jpg?w=1240 1240w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton.jpg?resize=768%2C434 768w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton.jpg?resize=1024%2C578 1024w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0522-03btfltrumpclinton.jpg?resize=150%2C84 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AN OPENLY GAY MAN RUNS THE ARMY.<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/22\/opinion\/sunday\/an-openly-gay-man-runs-the-army.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">NYT salutes confirmation of Eric Fanning<\/a>: &ldquo;Read that sentence again and contemplate what it reveals about how much and how quickly American society has changed. Only five years ago, openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> people were barred from serving in its armed forces. During Mr. Fanning&rsquo;s lengthy confirmation process, his sexual orientation was simply not an issue. That is a tribute to those who fought so hard to repeal the ban, and a measure of the nation&rsquo;s at times uncertain, but as yet unfailing, march toward equality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/gay-army-secretary\/secretary_of_the_army_eric_fanning\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-312867\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Secretary_of_the_Army_Eric_Fanning.jpg?resize=480%2C495\" alt=\"gay army secretary nominee eric fanning\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Secretary_of_the_Army_Eric_Fanning.jpg?w=480 480w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Secretary_of_the_Army_Eric_Fanning.jpg?resize=291%2C300 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NORTH CAROLINA.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slowtwitch.com\/News\/200_triathletes_switch_out_of_North_Carolina_Ironman_events__5782.html\" target=\"_blank\">200 triathletes pull out of Ironman events<\/a>: &ldquo;More than 200 athletes who had registered to compete in Ironman events in Raleigh and Wilmington North Carolina pulled out when Ironman have them the opportunity to switch to other Ironman events, a move prompted by the state&rsquo;s controversial LGBT law known as House Bill 2 (HB2). Ironman gave race registrants the option to transfer to Ironman races in other states in 2016 if they made a request by May 9.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s the letter. Thanks for sending <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/parezcoydigo\">@parezcoydigo<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hb2?src=hash\">#hb2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ironman?src=hash\">#Ironman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/03jSboZDpl\">pic.twitter.com\/03jSboZDpl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Heath Dotson (@heathdotson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heathdotson\/status\/728370529338593280\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>NATIONAL SHOWDOWN.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/22\/us\/transgender-bathroom-obama-schools.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">Transgender Americans see personal battle take center stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/starbucks-sneakers\/lapride\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314007\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lapride.jpg?resize=250%2C149\" alt=\"LA Pride\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lapride.jpg?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lapride.jpg?resize=300%2C179 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a>&lsquo;GAY COACHELLA&rsquo;.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/california\/la-me-10102020-gay-pride-boycott-notourpride-snap-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">L.A. Pride blasted for selling out<\/a>: &ldquo;Christopher Street West this year tried to rebrand&nbsp;the event as a music festival, saying it was trying to appeal to millennials. It&nbsp;raised ticket prices and, until protests grew loud enough, shortened free events dedicated to transgender people and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbians<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Protesters, deriding the event as a commercialized &ldquo;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Coachella,&rdquo; organized under the moniker #NotOurPride. &lsquo;What they have done is a blatant commercialization of Pride and a disregard of Los Angeles&rsquo; LGBT community&rsquo;s history and legacy,&rsquo; said Peter Cruz, associate director of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/apaitonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team<\/a>, which has spearheaded&nbsp;the protests.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/03\/hrs-mark-kirk-endorsement\/kirk-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-308064\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kirk.jpg?resize=195%2C195\" alt=\"HRC Mark Kirk endorsement\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a>ILLINOIS.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/politics\/ct-illinois-republican-convention-platform-met-0521-20160520-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Republicans divided on gay marriage, abortion at convention<\/a>: &ldquo;[Mark] Kirk, facing a difficult election fight against Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, has supported same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage. But as the state GOP&rsquo;s platform committee sought to remove previous language defining marriage as between one <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> and one <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a>, committee members were heavily lobbied by social conservatives and members of the state&rsquo;s Republican congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. <a title=\"Peter Roskam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/topic\/politics-government\/government\/peter-roskam-PEPLT005668-topic.html\">Peter Roskam<\/a> of Wheaton.&nbsp;Following nearly three hours of discussion, the committee voted 10-7 with one abstention on new language that also recognizes &ldquo;non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MICHIGAN.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/fox17online.com\/2016\/05\/20\/hastings-high-school-rock-painted-with-anti-gay-phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rocks at Hastings High School marred with anti-gay graffiti<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;A lot of people were upset because the things they wrote on the rock were not OK,&rdquo; the Hastings student said. &ldquo;They were mean slurs against <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/starbucks-sneakers\/rainbowsaregay\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314009\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rainbowsaregay.jpg?resize=600%2C334\" alt=\"anti-gay rocks\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rainbowsaregay.jpg?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rainbowsaregay.jpg?resize=300%2C167 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rainbowsaregay.jpg?resize=150%2C84 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>JUSSIE SMOLLETT.<\/strong> The <em>Empire<\/em> actor said<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JussieSmollett\/status\/730623927395880961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\"> a tweet he wrote<\/a> which suggested he was leaving the show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/7378342\/empire-star-jussie-smollett-learns-from-prank-tweet-hemmingway-jamal-lyon\" target=\"_blank\">led to death threats for Lee Daniels<\/a>:&nbsp;&ldquo;I was thinking like my little core group of amazing fans would be like, &lsquo;What?&rsquo; But it just went so much further. Like there were <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">calls<\/a> about it and Lee (Daniels) was getting death threats about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listen 2 my words&hellip;I&#8217;ll see y&#8217;all season 3. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAintGoingNoWhere?src=hash\">#IAintGoingNoWhere<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAintNoDumbHo?src=hash\">#IAintNoDumbHo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StillIRise?src=hash\">#StillIRise<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmpireFinale?src=hash\">#EmpireFinale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/empire?src=hash\">#empire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqo3iMV3lQ\">pic.twitter.com\/hqo3iMV3lQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jussie Smollett (@JussieSmollett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JussieSmollett\/status\/733118542757822464\">May 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>PROMISES DOWN UNDER.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/federal-politics\/federal-election-2016\/labor-pledges-gay-and-lesbian-rights-watchdog-if-it-wins-office-20160521-gp0h2t.html\" target=\"_blank\">Labor plans gay and lesbian rights watchdog<\/a>: &ldquo;Labor would appoint a champion of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a>&nbsp;rights&nbsp;if it wins government, in a&nbsp;move that further highlights Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull&rsquo;s adherence to his predecessor Tony Abbott&rsquo;s same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage stance.&nbsp;Labor on&nbsp;Saturday announced it would&nbsp;appoint a full&nbsp;time LGBTI Discrimination Commissioner to the Australian Human Rights Commission to &ldquo;help build a more inclusive Australia&rdquo;. The role&nbsp;would cost $1.4 million over four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FASHION.<\/strong> Starbucks&hellip;sneakers?<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starbucks sneakers are here&hellip;for some reason <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3PDOqeXOo\">t.co\/K3PDOqeXOo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gK74j7oDZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/gK74j7oDZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GQMagazine\/status\/734391998732460036\">May 22, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>DOUBLE FLEX.<\/strong> Zac Efron celebrates his <em>Baywatch<\/em> wrap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFrFzgMG81i\/?taken-by=zacefron&amp;hl=en\" title=\"View on Instagram\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/instagr.am\/p\/BFrFzgMG81i\/media\/?size=l\" alt=\"Instagram Photo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARA.<\/strong> This is Google&rsquo;s modular smartphone idea. Thoughts?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUNDAY STUD.<\/strong> Trans model and this month&rsquo;s Attitude cover star Laith Ashley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFmCTZ0NgdQ\/?taken-by=laith_ashley&amp;hl=en\" title=\"View on Instagram\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/instagr.am\/p\/BFmCTZ0NgdQ\/media\/?size=l\" alt=\"Instagram Photo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFKT4hwNgZJ\/?taken-by=laith_ashley&amp;hl=en\" title=\"View on Instagram\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/instagr.am\/p\/BFKT4hwNgZJ\/media\/?size=l\" alt=\"Instagram Photo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFhs4qetgYV\/?taken-by=laith_ashley&amp;hl=en\" title=\"View on Instagram\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/instagr.am\/p\/BFhs4qetgYV\/media\/?size=l\" alt=\"Instagram Photo\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/starbucks-sneakers\/\">Jussie Smollett, Trump and Clinton Polls, Ironman, Gay Coachella, Starbucks Sneakers, Ara: NEWS<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=NN8fXgVthzM:KHHwYd8OY10:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/NN8fXgVthzM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/NN8fXgVthzM\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/NN8fXgVthzM\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jussie Smollett, Trump and Clinton Polls, Ironman, Gay Coachella, Starbucks Sneakers, Ara: NEWS 2016 ELECTION. 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