PHOTOS: Half-Naked Men Crash Your Favorite Disney Movies
Need a little pick-me-up to help get you through the end of your work week? We’ve got just the thing!
The very relatable folks over at veryrelatable.com have done the world a ginormous favor by photoshopping pictures of super sexy half-naked men into Disney movies because, hey, why the hell not? Who doesn’t love hot guys and cartoons?
The images are unique in that they can appeal to both children and adults at the same time, which is no easy feat. Okay, maybe not the children part.
Scroll down to see some of our favs. And have a happy Thursday!
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Graham Gremore
Ted Cruz Hires Anti-gay Marriage Billboard Bigots to Help Lead Presidential Campaign
Earlier this week, we told you about Dick and Betty Odgaard and their plan to place 1,000 anti-gay billboards across the country after they shut down their wedding business to avoid serving same-sex couples.
The Iowa couple had hoped to place “1,000 points of light” across the nation in the form of signs reading “Marriage = 1 Man + 1 Woman,” but that lofty goal looks unlikely as they’ve managed to raise only $500 for their anti-gay crusade.
The Odgaard’s paltry fundraising efforts don’t seem to have fazed their buddy Ted Cruz however, as they’ve recently been added to the Cruz campaign’s Iowa leadership team along with eight other “courageous conservatives.”
“Iowa is an extraordinarily important state to our campaign, and I am incredibly excited to have these 10 courageous conservatives join our already exceptional Iowa Leadership Team,” said Sen. Cruz in a statement. “I am tremendously encouraged to see how much our grassroots support in Iowa has grown since the launch of our campaign in March, particularly with the addition of several pastors and our Religious Liberty Ambassadors Dick & Betty Odgaard. It is profoundly important that we have a strong leadership team to win the Iowa caucuses, and today, the campaign took another step in that direction.”
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Kyler Geoffroy
Ted Cruz Hires Anti-gay Marriage Billboard Bigots to Help Lead Presidential Campaign
Brighton rock(s): Britain’s LGBTI community likes to be beside the seaside
Down in the South of England, between the sea and the South Downs National Park, a diverse community draws in people from all walks of life to the UK’s unofficial LGBTI capital.
Whether it’s smelling the slightly salty air, watching the sea gulls soar through the sky and bob on the waves, listening to the waves break on Brighton’s shingle beach or the welcoming atmosphere, falling in love with this quirky seaside beauty is remarkably easy.
The War Memorial at Old Steine serves a serious purpose, but in summer, people flock to the small park surrounding it.
A treasure trove of things to do, no matter if iconic or lesser known, it’s unlikely that Brighton will ever get boring (if it does, London can be reached in an hour, but never tell a Brightonian you prefer the UK capital over their hometown. They don’t take well to that.).
No matter if seen from the skies or the ground, Brighton Pier never fully loses its appeal.
Brighton Marine Palace and Pier, often just called Brighton Pier or the Pier, is popular with tourists and the locals and always good for a laugh; if the amusement part leaves you unfazed, maybe snagging one of the free deckchairs to soak up some sun is more your thing.
From there, explore the seafront – it never sleeps: by day, people flock to bars, restaurants and the numerous attractions, but when darkness falls students and young professionals take over the clubs and paint the town red.
An air of India: the Royal Pavilion, often compared to the Taj Mahal gives Brighton an exotic note.
Pulsing beats aside, there’s plenty of calmer (but not less exciting) things to do in Brighton: the slightly misplaced-looking Royal Pavilion with its lavish interiors is a must-see and, what the guides won’t tell you, hosted one of the very first same-sex marriages in the UK on 29 March 2014.
Some truly unique things can be found in The Lanes and North Laine, full of unconventional shops bringing out Brighton’s individualistic side; for the bigger chains, Churchill Square Shopping Center is just up the hill.
The narrow, winding Lanes hide many gems, from small cafés to antique shops.
Head to Northern Lights just off the seafront – a Scandinavian-themed bar serving authentic food and drink in a cozy, welcoming atmosphere, with staff always good for a cheeky joke – or an evening out away from the typical gastro pubs.
Silo, a zero-waste restaurant hailed as one of Brighton’s most promising new haunts, and much-loved vegetarian restaurant Food with Friends are also worth a visit for a taste of local produce and innovative recipes.
To dive headfirst into the LGBTI community, head to Kemptown; most gay bars and clubs line St James’s street and, much like the seafront, there’s always something going on, not just on Pride weekend.
Hardly anyone in the city can resist the draw of Brighton’s annual Pride.
Once a year, Brighton Pride attracts nearly 200,000 visitors – aside from the parade, a festival and Preston Park and the Gay Village Party und Kemptown keep the masses entertained throughout the day.
Renters will face average prices of £940 (€1,335.34, $1,458.26) per month for a one bedroom flat or £1,308 (€1,858.12, $2,029.16) for two bedrooms, while properties to sell clock in at an overall average of £337,240 (€479,078, $523,177).
Regular train services link Brighton to London Victoria Station as well as St. Pancras International via London Blackfriars, City Thameslink and Faringdon and a limited service to London Bridge, making the city popular with commuters into London.
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Stefanie Gerdes
www.gaystarnews.com/article/brighton-rocks-britains-lgbti-community-likes-to-be-beside-the-seaside/
Man Gang Raped At Gunpoint By Half A Dozen Men In Washington, D.C.
A Washington, D.C., man was gang raped at gunpoint by nearly half a dozen men, the Washington Blade reports.
The horrifying episode happened in the Columbia Heights neighborhood last week. The victim, whose name and age has not been released, was apparently walking by himself when a white van pulled up beside him. A gunman jumped out and forced him into the back.
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According to police, as many as seven other men were waiting inside the van. They “drove [the victim] around” for a while before “Suspect 1 through Suspect 5 anally sexually assaulted him against his will and without his consent.”
According to police, the suspects ranged in age, from 17 to 27 years old. The victim could only describe the gunman who initially approached him: Hispanic, around 6’1, between 22 and 27 years old, with a slim build and short black curly hair.
This is the second time in less than a year that an adult male has been gang raped by a group of men in the area. Last December, a 52-year-old man was walking alone when a gang of armed men kidnapped him and raped him at another location.
Related: London Man Shares Harrowing Account Of Being Raped And How It Changed His Life
Graham Gremore
This Job Interview Experiment is a Painful Reminder that Anti-gay Discrimination Still Exists: WATCH
Even the most progressive regions in the world still harbor pockets of anti-LGBT resentment, as this social experiment in Scandinavia illustrates.
After being contacted by a guy who said he was fired for being gay, YouTube duo Konrad and Olle decided to find out if there was any truth to the man’s claim. The two discovered a job opening for an unnamed transport company and decided to don secret identities and apply for the position.
Konrad applied for the job as a do-nothing gamer without any experience in the industry or even a truck license. Olle, meanwhile, played the part of an applicant with relevant skills and an interest with the industry (who just so happened to have a boyfriend). Can you guess who was contacted after the interview with a job offer?
Be sure to stick around till the end to see Konrad’s fantastic response after hearing about his job offer.
[English subtitles are available]
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Kyler Geoffroy
This Job Interview Experiment is a Painful Reminder that Anti-gay Discrimination Still Exists: WATCH
WATCH: Iowa Man Tries to Marry His Lawnmower
An Iowa man decided to test Rep. Steve King’s outrageous claim that marriage equality will lead to people marrying lawnmowers.
Bil Browning
www.advocate.com/marriage-equality/2015/08/06/watch-iowa-man-tries-marry-his-lawnmower
Candace Cameron Bure: Allowing business to discriminate is part of what makes America ‘wonderful’
Writer, The View co-host and Full House actor Candace Cameron Bure has reiterated her convinction that business owners with deeply held religious views should be allowed to turn away customers if they believe that providing service to them conflicts with their faith.
Cameron Bure – the sister of homophobic, evangelical Christian Kirk Cameron – made the comments in an interview with HuffPost Live.
Last month, Cameron Bure clashed with The View co-host Raven Symoné over the issue of bakeries that refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples. Raven Symoné was critical of a bakery in Oregon that had refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, but Cameron Bure leapt to its defense.
‘I don’t think this is discrimination at all. This is about freedom of association. It’s about constitutional rights. It’s about First Amendment rights. It’s about having the right to still choose who we associate with,’ she said at the time.
‘[They] didn’t refuse to bake the cake because of [the couple’s] sexual orientation. In fact, they baked cakes for them previously. They had a problem with the actual ceremony because that – the ceremony – is what conflicted with their religious beliefs.’
Asked in this week’s interview about the on-air spat with Symoné, Cameron Bure – who described herself as ‘outspoken’ about her faith – said that she was ‘pleased’ with the way she had handled herself and hoped that she would be invited back to co-host The View more often.
Although she said that ‘as a Christian’ she wouldn’t necessarily do the same, she reiterated that she supported the bakery’s decision to not make the requested wedding cake.
‘I’ll always fight for religious freedoms, but I think people misunderstand that when you do fight for religious freedom, in that particular case, it doesn’t mean that I personally would always respond the way the people in the case are responding.’
She said that part of what makes America ‘incredible’ is that ‘we have the freedom to live our life the way we’d like to. Everyone deserves that equality and freedom.
‘And in the same way if something, you know, conflicts with someone’s deeply held religious beliefs, we should have the freedom to not have to deal with that or be associated with it.
‘Just as on the opposite side, they don’t have to either. It’s, again, what makes our country so wonderful.’
The Oregon Bakery discussed on The View is Sweet Cakes by Melissa. Last month it was told that it must pay $135,000 in damages to the lesbian couple it refused to prepare a wedding cake for in 2013.
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) that the business’ refusal to bake a wedding cake for Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer constituted unlawful discrimination.
Supporters of Alan and Melissa Klein, the bakery’s owners, have donated over $350,000 through a fundraising website to help them meet the costs of the fine.
You can watch Candace Cameron Bure’s interview below. The discussion concerning The View starts at around the 6 minute mark.
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David Hudson
Eighties Pop Star-Sex Symbol Samantha Fox Is Devastated After Losing Her Longtime Girlfriend To Cancer
If you came of age in the 1980s, you likely remember blond bombshell Samantha Fox, who transitioned from one of Great Britain’s most celebrated Page 3 pin-up girls into a top of the pop charts queen, with hit songs such as the global number one “Touch Me (I Want Your Body).” Although she was linked to numerous men, including Paul Stanley from the rock band Kiss, rumors about her true sexual orientation began to gain traction after she agreed to judge a lesbian beauty contest in 1999. Fox came out publicly in 2003 after falling in love with Myra Stratton, stating, “I have slept with other women but I’ve not been in love before Myra Stratton. People say I’m gay….I don’t know what I am. All I know is that I’m in love with Myra. I love her completely and want to spend the rest of my life with her.”
Sadly, Stratton passed away last weekend at age 60 following a two-year long battle against cancer. News of the death of the woman Fox, now 49, called her “soul mate” was confirmed via her official Twitter account.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Myra Stratton. She was Samantha Fox’s partner and manager for the last 16 years. (1/2)
— Samantha Fox (@SamFoxCom) August 4, 2015
She bravely fought cancer for the last 2 years but lost her battle on Sunday. Samantha asks for privacy as she grieves at this time. (2/2) — Samantha Fox (@SamFoxCom) August 4, 2015
Jeremy Kinser
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