Ashley Madison Hack Puts Gay Lives At Risk
The Independent reports that some gay users of the Ashley Madison website are now fearing for their lives, since the hack exposes the names and locations of users living in countries where homosexuality is illegal and, in some cases, punishable by death.
Ashley Madison owns gay domains like ManCrunch and We Know Down Low, and members of both clubs are among the 37 million account holders whose sexual preferences have now been made public by this week’s hack.
Homosexuality is still illegal in roughly 75 countries, including several states in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and most of the Caribbean. Placing sensitive information about the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people living in these regions therefore puts their lives at risk.
Over 50 accounts have been found from Qatar, where homosexual relations can land you five years in prison, and 1,500 accounts are from Turkey – where homosexuality can ban you from military service.
Dan Tracer
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Survey Finds a Third of Young Americans Say They’re Not Completely Straight
A new YouGov survey has found 31% of young Americans identify themselves as 100% straight. Respondents were asked to put themselves on a Kinsey scale where 0 is exclusively heterosexual and 6 was completely homosexual.
Overall 78% of Americans say that they are completely heterosexual while 4% say that they are completely homosexual. 16% of American adults say that they fall somewhere in between. In this group the bulk (10%) say that they are more heterosexual than homosexual while 3% put themselves in the middle and another 3% say that they are predominantly homosexual.
Younger Americans are noticeably less likely than their elders to put themselves in a firm category. While 80% of all Americans say that they are completely heterosexual or homosexual only 66% of under-30s say the same. 29% of under-30s put themselves somewhere on the category of bisexuality.
A similar YouGov survey was conducted in Great Britain last week and found almost half of 18-24 year olds don’t identify as exclusively heterosexual.
More from the survey here.
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Survey Finds a Third of Young Americans Say They’re Not Completely Straight
WATCH: Bernie Sanders Slams 'Very Smart,' Divisive Antigay Republicans
But the Democratic presidential hopeful and Independent Senator from Vermont refused to bad-mouth rival Hillary Clinton.
Sunnivie Brydum
Here's Why Bill Burr's Comments On Caitlyn Jenner Went Too Far
Just a general note: When you’re in the middle of saying something and feel the need to add, “I’m not being a jerk,” you might want to not say anything at all.
During a visit to “Conan” on Thursday, Bill Burr revealed his thoughts on Caitlyn Jenner’s transition, and to say they’re controversial might be the understatement of the Internet. The comedian started by questioning the whole significance of the story:
This is what killed me when Bruce became Caitlyn. That was like a national news story like at a ridiculous level. There’s like baby seals washing up on the beach because there’s no fish left, and they’re talking to this, this — lady. You know? Like, “So, Bruce, you gonna go, can your Olympic back handle a D-cup or you gonna go with like something a little more perky?”
Burr continued poking fun at Jenner while misgendering her, with seemingly sarcastic comments like, “He should’ve told us. He should’ve given us a chance to say goodbye,” and later adding, “God bless him. God bless her! Sorry. They really freak out about the pronouns, too. You say God bless him, and they’re like, ‘Her!'”
As Uproxx points out, the comments caused a ton of outrage on Twitter, and for those questioning why, GLAAD does a great job of explaining.
First, Caitlyn Jenner’s announcement that she is transgender and the subsequent Vanity Fair cover that followed were hugely significant moments for the transgender community. Trans people face challenges and prejudices daily most people couldn’t even fathom. These moments can’t be downplayed. As GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis put it:
By sharing her journey with the world, Caitlyn Jenner is accelerating acceptance of transgender people everywhere and reminds us all how important it is to live as your most authentic self.
As far as comments like “They really freak out about the pronouns,” you should probably remember “they” have a right to. As GLAAD explains, being associated with a birth name or gender that was misassigned at birth is often a “tremendous source of anxiety” for transgender individuals. The organization puts it simply: “You wouldn’t like your identity to be defined by others, so please allow others to define themselves.”
Bill Burr isn’t afraid of controversial comedy. He makes a living off of it. During previous visits to “Conan,” the comedian has done everything from call out charities in sports to explain how women ruin the NFL. (Yeah. He did that.) But how much is too much?
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Five tips to get started on decluttering your home
Moving house – or simply renovating – often goes hand in hand with a push to finally declutter all cupboards, wardrobes and drawers so the new home is off to a good start.
From personal experience (the writer moved six times, between four cities and two countries, in the past three years) we can say that yes, most of us have a lot more stuff than they need and getting rid of it is harder than it initially feels.
Diving into the decluttering head first, without planning at least a little ahead, often leads to disappointment rather than success – but since we’ve made our own experiences, here are a few tips on how to sort everything out and keep your new home clutter-free – or at least less cluttered. Nobody’s perfect, after all.
Start early
Don’t leave it to the last minute – stressing about reducing the amount of things you have often only goes one of two possible ways: either you chuck out too much and end up regretting it dearly or you’re so cautious about it that nearly everything follows you into the new home.
Starting early doesn’t just give you enough time to go over everything, it also means you’re covered in case anything suddenly takes up a lot of your time – and in case you finish early, there’s a deep satisfaction in that, too.
Don’t spend too much time at once
This may sound weird, but rather than tackling it all at once, take five or ten minutes out of your day to get stuck in some of your clutter.
One day, get rid of the things making one of your bookshelves look untidy; the next, take your desk (or half of your desk, in case it’s a bigger task), make sure that’s tidy and clutter free, and so on.
Sure, it won’t make much of a dent to start with, but keep at it and the mountain of clutter will diminish slowly but surely.
Don’t leave decluttering until your desk looks like this (or worse) – it’ll only make it harder.
Get a grip on your paper
It’s everywhere, and there’s so much of it that trying to get rid of clutter doesn’t start with what you already have – it starts the moment new paper comes in, most often through your letterbox.
Don’t let the letters pile up: sort them the moment they reach you and don’t be afraid of chucking out the non-important stuff straight away.
When sorting through your papers, use a similarly strict sorting system: bank statements, insurance policies and co can all stay, but do you really need the receipt for your five-year old iPod?
Get to the back of your wardrobe
You probably won’t find a door to Narnia (if you do, please let us know), but it’s more than likely you’ll encounter what the Germans call Schrankleiche (‘cupboard corpse’) – the things you never wore, or only wore a few times, before banning them to the back of your wardrobe.
Get rid of them. No matter if you give them to charity or have a jumble sale, get them out of the house.
You’ve not worn these for years – maybe because they don’t fit, are out of style or just because – and the chance of you missing those things is fairly slim, so don’t let them take up precious space.
(This obviously doesn’t extend to pieces with an emotional value – wedding dresses/suits and other emotionally laden pieces don’t count as clutter.)
Overthink new purchases
Do you really need ten pairs of black jeans or the 15th pair of heels you’ll only wear once?
Saying no may be the hardest part – everything is so tempting, from going to an actual shop to browsing the internet and subsequently being spammed with ads showing you exactly that bag/pair of shoes/special edition of a book you just spent ten minutes longingly staring at.
That’s not to say don’t buy new things, but be conscious about it – especially if it’s something a bit more unusual or occasion wear – to make sure your freshly decluttered wardrobe stays that way.
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Stefanie Gerdes
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Here’s A Gay Fairy Tale They Didn’t Teach You As A Kid
Each week online comedian, voice actor and chest hair model Sam Kalidi creates a new meme for Queerty readers. This week, he’s helped by the imagination of gay Mexican artist José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros, who puts a new spin on an old classic. Sam looks forward to all your hate mail. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and at your local glory hole.
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Bryan Fischer on Being an Anti-gay Bigot: ‘I Was Born this Way’ – VIDEO
Hoary old bigot Bryan Fischer has said that because he was born that way he is entitled to peddle anti-gay hysteria at will.
According to Right Wing Watch, B-grade homophobe Fischer said that because was “born a Christian” with an innate ability for hysterical hate-mongering he should be entitled to have his rights respected and protected by the government.
Replying to a caller on his radio program who moaned that he has “fewer rights” than LGBT people, Fischer said:
“I think, actually, that’s a good argument. The way I am, I was born this way. And you know, you think about it…who would choose, at this time in our nation’s history, to be a Christian?
“You’re ridiculed. You’re mocked. You’re made fun of. You get fired … I mean, who would choose a lifestyle where you are the unending subject of ridicule, mockery, and contempt by liberals in society, by elites, by professors, on the media, by politicians? Who’s going to choose that? So our defense is, hey, I was born that way.”
Continuing his well tested obsession with gay sex, he added:
“I think that most of us have an instinctive, I think revulsion is not too strong of a word, to the act of homosexuality, what actually happens when homosexuals come together and engage in sexual congress. We look at that and there is just an inner revulsion to that.
“God has the same reaction that you and I do but that instinctive revulsion that we have when we think about homosexuality, I was born that way.”
Listen to the utterly bizarre discussion below.
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Bryan Fischer on Being an Anti-gay Bigot: ‘I Was Born this Way’ – VIDEO
Meet The First Openly Gay Baseball Player
Each week HuffPost Gay Voices and HuffPost Live takes a look back at some of the biggest queer news stories from the past week. Check back every Friday for your queer news round-up in this regular feature titled “QueerView.”
Introducing David Denson: The First Openly Gay Baseball Player
Pro baseball now has its first ever openly gay player.
The White House Hires Its First Transgender Staffer
On Tuesday, the White House’s first openly transgender woman of color started her first day on the job.
Violence Against Trans Women At An All Time High
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An Open Letter To My Future In-Laws Who Won’t Be At My Wedding
James Yeager discusses his blog post “An Open Letter To My Future Parents In-Law Who Won’t Attend Our Wedding.”
Our #UnicornOfTheWeek Is Rugby Player Keegan Hirst
Rugby player Keegan Hirst is our #UnicornOfTheWeek. Josh Zepps explains why.
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