Republican Caitlyn Jenner Films ‘I Can Take a Pee’ Stunt at Trump Hotel: WATCH

Noted Republican Caitlyn Jenner posted a video of herself trying to look very daring by using what appears to be a single-person bathroom at a Trump hotel in New York. The stunt is likely in response to remarks Trump made last week that Jenner would be allowed to use the bathroom at one of his properties.

Says Jenner as she walks down Central Park West, feigning surprise that she has just come upon the hotel:

“Oh my god, a trans woman in New York. I have to take a pee. Oh my God, a Trump International hotel! I love this! Okay, last week Donald Trump said I can take a pee anywhere in a Trump facility, so I’m gonna go take a pee in the ladies room.”

Watch:

After she exits the bathroom, Jenner adds:

“Thank you, Donald, really appreciate it. And by the way, Ted, nobody got molested.”

The remark appears aimed at uber-transphobe Ted Cruz, who last week released this ad suggesting trans people are sexual predators:

Jenner has said she still plans to vote for the anti-LGBT GOP in 2016 despite a slate of candidates who have been vocal and expressive about their opposition to LGBT issues in recent months on the campaign trail. In January she suggested that it would “be great” if she could be Ted Cruz’s trans ambassador.

ABC News notes:

Last month, Jenner acknowledged during an E! press event that she had spoken positively about Cruz, but never formally endorsed him. “I never said that I endorsed Ted Cruz,” she said at the time. “I said I like him. He is a constitutionalist and I think we have to get our country back to something like that.”

She also said she was “#willingtolisten” to Hillary Clinton.

RELATED: Joy Behar on Caitlyn Jenner: ‘Transgenders for Cruz is Like Jews for Hitler’ – WATCH

The Facebook comments on her video, not surprisingly, are brutal.

Writes Ryan Marquez:

Look at Cait go, literally haha. #flushdiscrimination However, she still needs to learn that Republicans will do nothing for the LGBT community. Hopefully her friends get through to her someday.

Writes Edgar Cachu:

OH god. Nobody stopped you because you’re a famous rich person. Had you been a common folk trans woman, story could’ve been completely different.

Writes Christine Shanus:

Seriously? I supported you but this dilutional thinking that republicans somehow aren’t doing everything they can to get rid of your community is insane

Writes Marshall Mills:

This is the last straw, Caitlyn Jenner. You’re clearly delusional. not only do you somehow support trump, but you are an embarrassment for the trans community at this point. First of all, the washroom you went into looks like a single stall, so not a big deal, secondly, if you had been any other trans person, it would have been a totally different story. When will you wake up and realize that the only reason you get special treatment is because you’re a celebrity? Stop painting a fake picture of what it’s like and start actually doing some real work to change the perception of others. right now, you’re failing. This is not a joke. I’m done standing up for you.

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Lebanon rock band banned in Jordan because the lead singer is gay and they believe in equality

A Lebanese rock band was told they could never perform in Jordan again because the lead singer is gay and they believe in religious and sexual freedom.

Mashrou’ Leila was scheduled to perform in a Roman amphitheater in Amman on Friday (29 April).

The band said the official explanation was that their ‘performance would have been at odds with what the ministry of tourism viewed as the “authenticity of the site”.’

‘Informally, the story is much more problematic. We have been unofficially informed that the reason behind this sudden change of heart, few days before the concert day, is the intervention of some authorities,’ the band said.

‘Our understanding is that said authorities have pressured certain political figures and triggered a chain of events that ultimately ended with our authorization 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.’

Amman governor Khalid Abu Zeid told the Associated Press the group had been banned because its songs ‘contradicted’ religious beliefs.

Hamed Sinno, the lead singer, is openly gay and has spoken out frequently on LGBTI issues in the Middle East.

The band has pleaded with the Jordanian government to ‘reconsider its stance’.

Many fans of the band spoke out against the decision.

Even if the concert didn’t happen, they proved how strong their lyrics are and what they can do.#بدنا_ليلي_في_عمان pic.twitter.com/8K3kJ4H43J

— Sarah™ (@SarahIBSais) 26 April 2016

Some days ago I tweeted how proud I was that Jordan is finally moving forward. I take that back. #بدنا_ليلي_في_عمان

— Farah (@farahalnaber) 26 April 2016

Dear #Jordan, Banning a band for not liking their views is no different than burning books in the dark ages. #LeilaInAmman

— Zeyad Salem (@Zeyadsalem) 26 April 2016

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This bearded man puts on a dress and has the perfect attitude to the trans bathroom bills

When the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the US took an incredible step forward. But with these bathroom bills targeting the trans community, it is two steps back in the name of equality.

But not everybody agrees with these horrific discriminatory laws like in North Carolina, the ‘religious freedom law’ in Mississippi and the law that will actually jail trans people for peeing in public bathrooms in Oxford, Alabama.

Jeremiah Traeger, who lives in Boulder, Colorado, took to Facebook to show how ridiculous the politicians who want to attack trans people who just want to pee.

He said: ‘This is me, an actual man in a dress (right now). I’m not a trans man or a trans woman, that is something different. I am a man. Not cause of what’s between my legs. Because I know myself. There’s a difference.

‘The argument seems to be that someone like me, a cis male, could more easily infiltrate a bathroom looking like this and assault a kid. Ok then, walk me through the steps. I think I’m missing something:

‘1. Wear a dress.
‘2. Walk into a women’s bathroom.

‘Then what? Don’t women’s restrooms have stalls? Wouldn’t I be a perv if I looked in them REGARDLESS of me being a man? If I was a pedo wouldn’t it be EASIER for me to stay in the men’s room? Isn’t assault ALREADY ILLEGAL?

‘I don’t understand how letting me into a certain bathroom makes it any easier. I’ve never seen anyone’s genitals in my bathroom visits, I doubt it’s any different in women’s bathrooms. If I’m doing something pervy or illegal, it’s going to be OBVIOUS and WRONG, regardless of how I was born. My genitalia and my clothing are a NON-FACTOR. If someone is peeping under the stalls, THE DRESS DOES NOTHING!

‘Here’s the difference: tonight I can take off the dress, put on some pants, and be myself tomorrow. I can use the bathroom of my identity without fear of assault. I have it super easy. For a trans woman she may have to live a lie every day if she doesn’t want to take that risk. They have to choose between dysphoria, depression, and anxiety or having an elevated risk of being murdered.

‘I am informed about this issue, and to me it’s settled and obvious. It’s not about safety and it never was. It’s about control and irrational fear. I care more about people and their safety than what’s between their legs.’

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Judge Calls Dennis Hastert 'Serial Child Molester' in Sentencing Him to 15 Months (Video)

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First transgender swimmer to compete in 1st Division intercollegiate games shares inspiring story

Harvard University’s Schuyler Bailar, joined our favourite daytime host, Ellen DeGeneres, at The Ellen Show to share about his journey from being a top female competitive swimmer in the nation to the first transgender athlete to compete in NCAA Division 1.

The 19-year-old collegiate swimmer from Virginia told Ellen that he has always known that he’s transgender, just that he didn’t have the right words to describe his experience when he’s younger.

‘I think it’s something I’ve always known, but I didn’t always have the vocabulary to explain it,’ Bailar explained.

It was only during the gap year he took after graduating from high school when he started discovering his true identity.

‘I don’t think that I hated my body because of how it looks,’ he said. ‘I didn’t like it because it didn’t represent the gender that I feel.’

On the surface, Bailar was a successful student athlete in competitive swimming. But he revealed to Ellen that he was actually struggling with an eating disorder.

However, by overcoming the eating disorder and coming to terms with his gender identity, Bailar was finally able to break free and be more comfortable with himself.

Talking about his swimming coaches and teammates, Bailar expressed gratitude for their full acceptance and support.

And even though he is no longer one of the top swimmers in his new team with the other boys, Bailar shared his newfound joy in the sports and also the glory of diving in as his true self.

‘I’m not winning anything like I used to and that’s definitely humbling. But it kind of has helped me develop something I was working on before, which is to love swimming just for swimming.

‘I think that there’s a lot of other kinds of glory in that.’

Watch the inspiring segment on Bailar’s remarkable journey here:

You can also know more about Bailar and his experiences with transition on his Instagram:

A photo posted by Schuyler Bailar (@pinkmantaray) on Mar 11, 2016 at 8:56am PST

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