NCAA Says Future Final Four Host Cities Must Have LGBT Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws

Today, HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the NCAA will not host any future events – from Final Four championships to education conferences – in cities without LGBT inclusive non-discrimination laws.

“The NCAA has sent a very clear message that unfair and unjust discrimination against LGBT people will not be tolerated by the association, and we hope lawmakers are listening,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “In order for cities to even qualify to host these major sporting events, they must now have commonsense, LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination protections. We commend the NCAA Board of Governors for taking this critically important stand in favor of fairness and equality.”

“The higher education community is a diverse mix of people from different racial, ethnic, religious and sexual orientation backgrounds,” said Kirk Schulz, president of Kansas State University and chair of the Board of Governors. “So it is important that we assure that community – including our student-athletes and fans – will always enjoy the experience of competing and watching at NCAA championships without concerns of discrimination.”

In the announcement, the NCAA made clear that, “The Association considers the promotion of inclusiveness in race, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity as a vital element to protecting the well-being of student-athletes, promoting diversity in hiring practices and creating a culture of fairness.”

This announcement could have major implications for the state of North Carolina, which according to the News & Observer has hosted NCAA events 17 times in the past two decades. North Carolina Gov. McCrory and state lawmakers have been coming under increasingly intense pressure to repeal a radical and discriminatory law – HB 2 – passed in a hurried, single-day session. H.B. 2 eliminated existing municipal non-discrimination protections for LGBT people and prevents such protections from being passed by North Carolina cities in the future. It eliminates the existing cause of action that allowed people protected by state law from discrimination, including on the bases of race, religion, national origin, and sex. The legislation also forces transgender students in public schools to use restrooms and other facilities inconsistent with their gender identity and also compels the same type of discrimination against transgender people to take place in publicly-owned building.

Read the full NCAA announcement here.

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This is why a space dinosaur gay anal sex book is in the running for a prestigious science fiction award

A dinosaur gay anal sex book is in the running for a prestigious science fiction award, but why?

Chuck Tingle, the erotic fiction novella writer behind such classics as ‘My Billionaire Triceratops Craves Gay Ass’, ‘Pounded In The Butt By Own Butt’ and ‘Happy Birthday Frankenstein, Now Pound My Butt’, is a finalist for a Hugo award.

He is nominated for his short story, ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’.

The Sad Puppies and Rapid Puppies movements, separate but similar conservative anti-‘social justice warrior groups’, have campaigned to get many of their preferred nominations on the final ballot.

Since 2013, the Sad Puppies has posted recommendations of works to combat the Hugo tendency to reward works that writer Brad Torgersen deemed ‘niche, academic, overtly to the left in ideology and flavor, and ultimately lacking what might best be called visceral, gut-level, swashbuckling fun’.

Supporters are encouraged to buy memberships to the annual World Science Fiction Convention, according to The Guardian, which enables them to nominate works chosen by the campaign and vote on the final selection for the Hugo awards.

The Sad Puppies and Rapid Puppies also managed to get My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: The Cutie Map Parts 1 and 2′ on the shortlist for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form).

But Tingle is not taking it that seriously.

To celebrate, he penned a new novella: ‘

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PHOTOS: Cole Monahan Leaves Nothing To Imagination Bursting Out Of Swimwear

Marcuse Swimwear has wisely chose to market their latest designs by showing what it looks like when something is achingly trying to bust from the suits’ stretchy fabric.

But not just any “something” — model Cole Monahan.

Check out Monahan as he shows off his absurd body in the Summer ’16 line:

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Six Dating Apps That Deliver, Including The Sexy New Kid On The Block

New Kid: LGBTQutie

Dating in 2016 is like a perpetual Valentine’s Day in elementary school. You sent a bunch of one-line messages to people, you hoped to get some back, you ignored the messages from the people you thought were annoying or weird. Hopefully you received a few from people you really liked, and those were the messages you saved. But really it was all about quantity over quality. All those messages piled in front of you meant you were loved.

Now in adulthood, we are back in the note-passing game; the little Valentine’s Day cards have been replaced with web sites and phone apps, but the idea is the same. You send countless one-line messages to a bunch of people you may or may not know, you hope you get some messages back.

There are few people here and there who you actually like, and messages from them are fun. These days, a lot of the messages you receive (and perhaps some that you send) may include a nude photo or two, but it is still a game of quantity over quality. You just hope you can make it through the day without being totally ignored.

There is a better way to make the most of the Internet dating game, and it begins with how you choose to play–and where. Picking the best site or app for your goals gives you a head start. There is no need to waste your time reading every profile of every person online everywhere. Start by choosing the sites and apps that work for what you are looking for. This isn’t elementary school anymore.

Go after the one you actually want and throw the rest away…

1. LGBTQutie

LGBTQutie fills a huge gap in the online dating landscape: those who want to settle down and end the dating drama. In this regard, it is the most clearly branded such app in our market, a great differentiator. Log in to LGBTQutie and find members on your terms. The app allows you to narrow down what you’re looking for based on sexual orientations and gender identities.

LGBTQutie goes beyond LGBT to include pansexual, asexual, queer, non-binary and intersex individuals. People can express themselves however they wish to find a mate. Our friends at LGBTQutie are dedicated not just to dating, but the kind of community that supports it: The app features events, blogs, and even news.

LGBTQutie gives you more options: full profiles and the Qutie FastTrack Swiping system. If you’re tired of the hookup grind, download LGBTQutie in the App Store and Google Play, and start making meaningful connections. The app promotes finding long-term love over short-term hookups, but of course it is inevitable that people will start sending each other video messages on the app and then it’s just a matter of time until they get together and do The Big Nasty. It’s 2016. There’s no shame in wanting to find sex, if that’s what you’re into.

But wouldn’t it be nice to have sex with someone you actually like?

2. The MATCH.COM Empire

Match.com is not just a website. Match Group, as it is known to investors on NASDAQ, reigns supreme in the mainstream online dating empire, with 45+ different sites and apps in their arsenal of technology. Match, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, BlackPeopleMeet, LittlePeopleMeet, LDSPlanet, and Facebook-friendly Tinder are part of the family, all using slightly different methods of achieving the same goal: helping your lonely self find some companionship, in whatever form you want it to happen. Most of the platforms are free to use, but Match charges for a monthly membership, in exchange for accessing its logarithm-based questionnaire about your life goals and what makes you happy and all that other stuff. That questionnaire is really long and it can get pretty intense. Then the brainiac tech wizards use the info to match you with appropriate people to date. Although everyone knows you still spend hours sorting through profiles on your own anyway, but it’s nice to know you have those love-arithms guiding you along the way a little bit.

Despite all the free dating technologies out there, the pay-for-play business model works, in part because members who pay for profiles are on a mission to find a mate. Those people are pro-active. It cuts down on those people who are online because they, shudder at the thought, just want to “chat for fun” and have no interest in actually meeting anybody. Ugh. Says D.F., a loyal Match subscriber: “People who are willing to pay for a membership are there because they are really looking for a relationship. They’re not just sitting around online, wasting time…and mine…”

3. SCRUFF

Scruff is one of many apps that sort members based on GPS coordinates, and display profiles in order of proximity to your current location. No questionnaires, no matchmaking logarithms, you just upload a photo of yourself and hopefully the person down the street thinks you’re sexy. (But that sexy photo can’t be X-rated. Nudity is forbidden as per Apple and Android guidelines.) No luck? Change your feng shui and drive across town, and suddenly you have an entirely new batch of potential mates popping up on your phone. Granted, lots of guys toggle among multiple GPS apps at the same time, so the guys you see on one app will be the guys you see on the others, but Scruff separates itself from the crowd by attracting men who are theoretically a little rougher around the edges than the average pretty boy. This is, of course, a facade. Go to Chicago during International Mr. Leather, and witness the packs of big burly men covered in hair, who look tough, until they go window shopping on Michigan Ave. and squeal with delight at a pair of Gucci shoes.

But back to the topic of online dating.

Besides the photos you upload to your profile, on Scruff you can send additional photos directly to a specific recipient and, because they’re private, those photos can show all sorts of your naughty nakedness. You can also send a short video of yourself, which is a rare feature on dating platforms. Should you wish to catch someone’s attention but you don’t know what to say, you can send him a “Woof,” like blowing him a kiss across the room but far more objectifying, which for some reason members do not consider degrading. Then hopefully that guy will appreciate the compliment and also realize how desirable you are and initiate a conversation, although usually nothing will happen because those Woofs are really easy to ignore. That Woof feature aside, Scruff is an important service in the landscape of LGBT dating, where youth-obsessed culture objectifies young, fit lads as sexual playthings. Sometimes a guy is looking for a mate, whether for life or just for a day, who has a little bit of life experience and perhaps a little bit of meat on his bones. Running your hand through a nice patch of chest hair can feel really good. And maybe he does like Gucci shoes, but so what?

4. ADAM4ADAM

Adam4Adam is an old-fashioned hookup web site, where members are grouped in rooms based on the city they choose as their location, and everyone is displayed in order of who logged on most recently. This helps weed out people who park themselves online for days at a time but don’t check or respond to messages, which is one of the most annoying downsides of online dating. If you are a person who does this, stop it. No one wants to get a message from someone that says “hi,” respond to that message, and then have to wait 6 hours just to get back a lame “what’s up?” Pay attention! Or go away!

Adam4Adam doesn’t have a downloadable app, so they allow nudity in their photos; they do have a mobile version of the site, Adam4AdamRadar, that will show your distance in miles from other mobile users, but it seems a lot of members still communicate on the computer. This appeals to a very different sect of online dater: it is for the man who has a spouse, perhaps a wife, who has access to his phone, so he can’t have any pesky apps saved on there. Using a computer, you can log on, find a dude, show him photos of your various body parts, and have a tryst now and then. There are certainly men on Adam4Adam who are relationship oriented, looking for Mr. Right, but they are mixed in with the gentlemen looking for a Mr. Right Now. There’s also a lot of porn ads, which can be distracting in ways good and bad. You can pay a member fee to have them removed.

It’s also a fun way to find low-rent hustlers, who don’t have the money to pay their phone bills and are using the computer at the local LGBT community center to turn a trick or two. Don’t judge. Everybody’s got to make a living.

5. Craigslist

Gay men around America have a spot in their hearts for Craigslist’s “men seeking men” personals. Once the dominant player in the matchmaking world, because it was (and still is) totally anonymous and totally free to use, its personals ads are filled with postings from people looking to engage in all sorts of tawdry behaviors. The site has very few restrictions–basically anything that is legal is fair game–so reading an ad may include seeing a photo of, perhaps, someone’s body part with instructions of what the person wants to do with it or have done to it. Lovely. Craigslist has perhaps fallen into the shadows behind the newer, app-based technologies that promise more respectable methods of meeting a mate, but it is still very much a part of the spectrum. If you’re looking for a lunchtime romp with a construction worker who is helping build the nearby highway exit ramp and wants to stop by on his way home after his shift ends, Craigslist is the place to go. Don’t ask how we know this. We heard it from a friend.

6. Tinder

Let’s go back to the Match Group sites for a moment, and discuss in more details one of their largest properties, Tinder. The Tinder championed the “swipe” concept: while using a touch-screen phone, you see one photo of a person and make a snap judgment about whether he/she is worthy of you acknowledging he/she exists. Then you “swipe” the photo to the right to say the person in the photo looks promising, or to the left and the person’s profile is ignored. At some point in the game, that person will theoretically see your photo and hopefully swipe right as well, and then you are both “connected,’ which means you can send each other messages. Although nothing happens until one of you takes the initiative to send that first message, and that is the great hurdle to traverse since you will probably both wait for the other to make the first move, but congratulations! You both swiped right for each other. You both think each other is not hideous.

It seems like a trivial method of connecting to other humans, but those first impressions are a big deal. According to Princeton psychologists, it takes only 1/10 of a second to form an opinion of people based on their appearance.

So pick that photo carefully.

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Jordan Bans Lebanese Rock Band Because Their Singer is Gay: VIDEO

A Lebanese rock band has been banned from performing in Jordan because the lead singer is gay.

Mashrou’ Leila, who have been described as “the soundtrack to the Arab spring,” are known for lyrics covering such topics as homosexuality, gender equality, and political and religious freedom.

According to the Guardian, the band released a statement on Facebook informing fans that authorization for a performance in Amman tomorrow night has been withdrawn.

our official statement regarding the cancellation and ban of our upcoming show in Amman. please read and share. t.co/iyjpwBoikS

— mashrou’ leila (@mashrou3leila) April 26, 2016

The statement reads:

“The written justification officially provided is that the performance would have been at odds with what the ministry of tourism viewed as the ‘authenticity’ of the site, despite the fact that we had the chance to perform for you at the same specific site three times in the past and had followed the same permit procedure before the competent authorities.

“Informally, the story is much more problematic. We have been unofficially informed that the reason behind this sudden change of heart..is the intervention of some authorities. Our understanding is that said authorities have pressured certain political figures and triggered a chain of events that ultimately ended with our authorisation being withdrawn.

“We also have been unofficially informed that we will never be allowed to play again anywhere in Jordan due to our political and religious beliefs, and endorsement of gender equality and sexual freedom.

“We denounce the systemic prosecution of voices of political dissent. We denounce the systemic prosecution of advocates of sexual and religious freedom. We denounce the censorship of artists anywhere in the world.”

The band also praised Jordan for having some of the most “supportive, beautiful and kind people”, saying it was the “only place where we get to perform for our Palestinian audience”.

A few years ago I filmed @mashrou3leila rocking it in Amman.Now they’re banned t.co/65AHXTrGwf t.co/czaMWyIgNJ #LeilaInAmman

— Yaara Bou Melhem (@YaaraBouTV) April 27, 2016

Mashrou’ Leila’ singer Hamed Sinno has actively fought for LGBT rights in the Middle East.

Fans expressed their disappointment at the cancellation on Twitter, using the hashtag #LeilaInAmman.

RELATED: Jordanian Police Arrest 10 Gays and Lesbians for Holding Gathering

Watch the video for the track “3 Minutes” below.

(Image via Facebook)

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House Armed Services Committee Votes to Strip Away Important LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections

Today, HRC strongly condemned an amendment approved during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Sponsored by anti-LGBT Representative Steve Russell (R-OK), the amendment would dismantle President Obama’s executive order prohibiting discrimination in federal contracting based on sexual orientation or gender identity, under the guise of religious liberty.

“Rep. Russell’s harmful amendment would strip away existing protections for LGBT workers by undermining President Obama’s executive order on LGBT non-discrimination protections in federal contracting,” said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy. “Evidently some House Republicans want to emulate their state legislative colleagues in undermining legal protections for LGBT Americans. House Republican Leadership must get this language out of the bill.”

The Russell amendment was approved by a vote of 33-29 early this morning. It would allow sweeping, taxpayer-funded discrimination in an attempt to promote anti-LGBT religious-based discrimination in the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. With far-reaching intended and unintended consequences, the vague amendment could even undermine existing nondiscrimination provisions that protect workers, and perhaps even beneficiaries, against discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and more.

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Curt Schilling Got Canned. Now Where's Our Apology?

The former Red Sox pitcher and ESPN commentator should take his own advice about the harms of online harassment, says this communications professional. 

www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/4/28/curt-schilling-got-canned-now-wheres-our-apology

REVIEW: St Ermin’s Hotel, London

Sitting just across the street from New Scotland Yard’s gleaming office block, the Victorian grandeur of St Ermin’s Hotel’s red brick exterior hints at what to expect once you step inside.

Setting foot into the lobby feels like entering a palace, from the chandelier hanging overhead to the staircase leading up to a mezzanine level conjuring up images of a classic Disney film.

You’d feel underdressed, if it wasn’t for the welcoming staff and mix of clientele: casually dressed tourists meet suited business professionals along the hallways, and everyone shares a smile, no matter your outfit.

We were lucky enough to be upgraded to a junior suite, complete with a marble bathroom, two large TVs (one with an entertainment system to boost) and a sofa two people can more than comfortably spread out on.

The king size bed struck just the right level of softness – the kind that makes you never want to leave – and, with its canopy and enough pillows to build a small fort, made me and my guest feel like queens. Or at least like princesses, considering the real Queen lives but a stone’s throw away in Buckingham Palace.

And if that didn’t seal the deal, the RoyalTEA afternoon tea we got to enjoy certainly did.

Afternoon tea, if you never had it before (like yours truly) is like a smorgasbord of classic British desserts along with your choice of tea, with every single item looking equally inviting.

Ours included dressed Cornish lobster on brioche rolls, Scottish shortbread with a pistachio, lemon and lime curd dome and freshly baked scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam – and a refreshingly tart welcome drink, made from Champagne and raspberry liquor.

Full from attempting to try everything, there’s nothing better than a leisurely stroll. Whether you choose to go for a walk in nearby St James’s Park and pop by Buckingham Palace or hit the area around the Palace of Westminster, St Ermin’s is in a prime position for a spot of sightseeing.

We decided to head to Westminster and, subsequently, across the Thames to wander along the South Bank – few places are better than this stretch of riverside, bustling with life on a sunny day, to get a taste of London.

For dinner, we headed to the Caxton Grill, St Ermin’s own restaurant, where 27-year-old Masterchef finalist and culinary star Adam Handling has taken over the reins, serving seasonal ingredients with a twist.

The atmosphere is relaxed and warm, with friendly, prompt service always the right kind of attentive – letting the food speak for itself.

Rightly so: the menu packs a punch when it comes to an enticing combination of tradition and innovation.

My guest’s starter featured soft, buttery pork, while my main – creamy, cooked-to-perfection courgette and basil risotto – rekindled my faith in chefs taking their vegetarian options seriously, but the whole menu left us impressed.

Dessert came in the form of light apple mouse and sorbet, lifted by the addition of elderflower, tonka and coconut and some fluffy sponge cake.

My photography doesn’t do it justice, but it looked inviting and struck that pleasant balance between sweet and sharp. The only gripe about dinner came in the form of coriander; while it wasn’t listed on the menu, it featured in the apple mousse, dividing opinions between my guest and me.

A slightly unusual thing I loved was the third floor terrace – it may not be particularly spacious, but it’s home to the hotel’s 300,000 resident Buckfast bees.

From three custom-built hives, they swarm out to forage in some of London’s nicest parks, with the honey they produce used in the hotel’s kitchens.

And let’s be honest, very few things can beat stumbling out into Central London, still a bit bleary eyed but relaxed and content after a good night’s sleep and a nice breakfast spread, to turn the corner and see Big Ben against the backdrop of a sunny day.

For more information, visit www.sterminshotel.co.uk.

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Nick Jonas On Canceling His NC Shows And Why “It’s Always A Good Time Hanging At Gay Clubs”

Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato joined the growing number of pop stars protesting North Carolina’s anti-LGBT House Bill 2 by canceling their upcoming Future Now tour dates in the state.

“One of our goals for the tour has always been to create an atmosphere where every single attendee feels equal, included, and accepted for who they are,” the pair said in a joint statement. “North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 law is extremely disappointing, and it takes away some of the LGBT community’s most basic rights and protections. But we will not allow this to stop us from continuing to make progress for equality and acceptance.”

Queerty spoke with Nick Jonas about the announcement, as well as his upcoming sophomore album Last Year Was Complicated, his champagne problems, and whether he’s a just another “gay cock tease.”

Queerty: I want to start with a very serious and topical question: Do you have any nice gay friends you’d like to fix me up with?
Nick Jonas: [Laughs] Uh…possibly…

Maybe a gym buddy or someone who works out as much as you do…
Got it. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.

Do random journalist not usually ask you to play matchmaker?
Not usually. But it’s a good change!

Yesterday you and Demi announced that you’ve canceled the North Carolina dates on your tour this summer. How did you come to that decision?
You know, it’s a tough situation overall, and I think for Demi and I it was just about doing our best to try and make a decision that made a firm statement, but also took into consideration the fact that this would be very disappointing for our fans that were looking forward to the show. But sometimes you have to make these tough choices in order to hopefully see a change. We can only kind of humble ourselves and try to do our part, but hopefully we’ll see some good out of this very unfortunate situation.

It’s crazy how HB2 has kind of politicized the summer concert season.
Yeah, it has, truly.

Some acts have canceled their shows and others, like Cyndi Lauper, have decided to effectively turn their shows into fundraisers. What made you decide that canceling was the way to go for you?
After we talked about it with the whole team and spoke a lot together, for us it was about making the biggest impact possible. We felt that that would come from the cancelation of the show. Again, it was very tough to make that call, but you gotta do that sometimes and be ok with the frustration and hope that there’s real change.

Your upcoming album is called Last Year Was Complicated. What was so complicated about last year?
I think the break-up that I had over the summer last year was a pretty big piece of the puzzle. And also on top of that, you know, transitioning from being in a band, traveling with my brothers for years to being solo and learning how to tread those waters was just a learning experience for sure. I had to kind of figure all that out but also, you know, just be honest in my storytelling, in the writing of the record. Just lay out all that happened.

What would you say was the toughest part of that transition to a solo career?
The toughest piece for me was probably just being patient. Learning how to realize that building a career takes time and that the small moments of success are great but they don’t define the whole career. Or the moments of disappointment. So it’s about understanding that and trying to be as patient as possible.

Scene from starring role in Careful What You Wish For

So…this is a break-up album?
To a certain degree. There’s a lot on the record about the end of that relationship and the transition to just being single and kinda learning how to live as a solo person on both levels — career-wise, but also relationally.

When you’re writing, how do you decide what to reveal in the songs and what to keep just between you and your ex?
Well, nothing is off limits when it comes to writing. That’s been my MO for the most part, and I’ve stayed true to that. I’ve written about things that I think are incredibly uncomfortable to talk about. Just being able to have that outlet to pour my stories and life into is really key for me.

You have significantly more writing credits on this album than on your last one. Is that about a shift in focus for you?
I just really wanted to take ownership of this project, and make sure that I was really sharing my heart, because I think it was one of those years that was important to speak about for many reasons. And I’m glad I did. I’m really proud of the last record, but I definitely feel like I had more ownership of this one.

So the Songwriters Hall of Fame is giving you the Hal David Starlight Award in June. What’s that feel like at this early stage in your solo career?
It feels amazing. It’s kinda hard to believe, and I hope I can keep growing. But to be recognized this early on in my career is really amazing and I’m just grateful. It’s all kind of surreal, but songwriting has been a big part of my life and one of the things that I’m really proud of in my career.

On the flip side of that, some of your biggest hits, like your current single “Close,” were written by others. Obviously you have a lot of experience as an actor, so I was wondering if you bring some of the same skills to inhabiting a song that you bring to inhabiting a character on a TV show.
Yeah, I think that there are a lot of similarities. The way I approach the storytelling overall — songs that I’ve written or I didn’t write — I think I carry some of that with me. And also, you know, on a show like Kingdom, I was shooting for a lot of the time I was making the record as well, so living in the sort of darkness of that show brings a nice element of drama to the creation of the music as well.

Performing at a gay London club

In the past, you and Demi have made surprise appearances at gay clubs around New York to celebrate the release of your albums. Should we start keeping an eye out for you?
[Laughs] Sure! It’s always a good time going and hanging out at the gay clubs. When Demi and I went in New York we had a lot of fun, so it could happen.

JustJared photo shoot

James Franco recently said he’s a bit of a “gay cock tease.” Do you think some people could apply that label to you?
No, I don’t think so. I’ve been pretty clear with my heart and my nature of just wanting to be as supportive of my gay fans as they’ve been of me. So there’s definitely not any cock teasing going on. [Laughs] If anything I hope I can be a real ally for the LGBT community and I’m thrilled to be in a spot where I feel like there’s a lot of mutual love and respect.

Joining strippers at NYC club on college night

So one of the songs from the new album is “Champagne Problems.” What are some of your champagne problems?
Huh. Champagne problems… With that song in particular, the whole point of it was the fact that we — my ex and I — when we were splitting up we had this bottle of champagne that we were saving for our anniversary that we didn’t make it to. So I’d say that is probably the biggest champagne problem I had for the past year. But on top of that, I don’t know, when you have a really fun night and you wake up and you regret that fun night because you’re hungover, that’s a champagne problem.

Can you fix champagne problems on a beer budget?
Yeah! For sure!

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