Libertarian VP Candidate Touts Early Connection to Marriage Equality
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld earned raucous applause when the Libertarian vice presidential hopeful reminded delegates that he appointed the first U.S. judge to rule in favor of marriage equality.
Gay Man Hospitalized in West Hollywood Believes He Was Drugged, Beaten: VIDEO
Brandon Ackridge, who works as a bartender and go-go boy on West Hollywood’s Santa Monica strip, woke up bloodied in the hospital and believes he was drugged and beaten.
Brandon Ackridge said that after only having two drinks Saturday night he blacked out after leaving Mickey’s bar and when he woke up he was in the intensive care unit with his face and body covered in bruises…
“I remember coming out of the doors and that’s the last thing I recall,” he said. “The doctor said when he did my blood test the things that showed up in my blood were consistent with date-rape drugs. The reason they don’t think I fell is there’s no scrapes. It’s all clean bruises on both sides all the way down my body.”
Ackridge thinks somebody drugged his drink.
The incident has sparked concern about recent attacks on gay men in the area.
Chris De La Cruz, a catering and events coordinator at West Hollywood bar The Abbey, said he was attacked in April by two men in ski masks who held a knife to his face, punched him, told him “you better not scream,” called him a “f***ing faggot” and, after he asked what they wanted, stole his money and credit cards.
Watch NBC’s report:
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Despite Bernie Sanders's Demand, Barney Frank Will Stay on DNC Committee (Video)
Bernie Sanders’s legal team sent a letter to DNC leadership claiming Barney Frank and Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy are “self-proclaimed partisans intent on marginalizing [Sanders] supporters.”
Justin Bieber Grabs Attention (and More) with Latest Underwear Selfie
Justin Bieber adopts a pose made famous by Marky Mark and more recently Nick Jonas in a shirtless and pantsless selfie posted to Instagram late Friday night. In the shot which quickly went viral, Bieber stands before a mirror grabbing his crotch.
In related news, on Friday we reported that Bieber and Skrillex were being sued by the indie artist Casey Dienel over vocal loops used in the hit track “Sorry”.
Skrillex took to Instagram on Friday as well to set the record straight on where those vocal loops came from.
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Another Gay Man Allegedly Attacked in West Hollywood (Video)
Brandon Akerman believes he was drugged and then brutally assaulted on his way home from Mickey’s bar in West Hollywood, Calif., last weekend.
www.advocate.com/crime/2016/5/28/another-gay-man-allegedly-attacked-west-hollywood-video
Bernie Enters Campaign Rally To Insanely Antigay Hip Hop Anthem
Fair & Equal Treatment, by Dr. Babak Dadvand
“I realize that as a plastic surgeon, I may not be literally saving someone’s life. However, I strive to improve the quality of life for my patients. I always try to do things in my personal and professional life that can have an impact on the people around me. This has led me to transgender surgery , and specifically transgender TOP surgery. Every human being
www.noh8campaign.com/article/fair-equal-treatment-by-dr-babak-dadvand
Bernadette Peters, Meryl Streep And Gucci: 8 Juicy Reading Recommendations For The Holiday Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend is here, which means summertime has unofficially officially begun. And since summer means lots of extra time laying out at the beach, by the pool, on the balcony, or in a hammock, you’re going to need something to do. Why not read a book?
Check out our eight juicy reading recommendations to help you pass the time this lazy holiday weekend…
Bernadette Peters Hates Me: True Tales From A Delusional Man by Keith A Stewart
Queer Southern humorist Keith Stewart writes about his most clumsy moments in life, including ripping down a gas pump, fighting with a bird trapped inside a grocery store and confronting the one and only Bernadette Peters who, as the book’s title implies, hates him.
Say Uncle by Eric Shaw Quinn
As a busy advertising exec and single gay man, Michael Reily never expected to find himself raising a child. So when he discovers he’s been named guardian of his infant nephew he finds he’s taken on the most challenging and simultaneously hilarious job of his life.
Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley
When Garrard Conley was 19 years old, he was outed to his parents and was forced to make a decision: attend a church-supported conversion therapy program to “cure” him of homosexuality, or risk losing everything. This explosive memoir offers an insider’s peek at conversion therapy, the impact it had on him, and how Conley managed to break free and find true happiness in life.
Out of Orange: A Memoir by Cleary Wolters
The real-life Alex Vause from the critically acclaimed, top-rated Netflix show Orange Is the New Black tells her story in her own words for the first time in a memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinous drug trade and beyond.
Some Go Hungry by J. Patrick Redmond
This literary mystery follows Grey Daniels on a return trip to his hometown of Fort Sackville, Indiana where, decades earlier, one of his gay classmates was brutally murdered. While visiting, Grey must confront a painful past riddled in homophobia, secrets, religious hypocrisy and fear.
Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep by Michael Schulman
Michael Schulman’s meticulously researched biography of Meryl Streep, the three-time Academy Award-winning “Iron Lady” of acting, explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent, and how she came to be the greatest actress of her generation.
Fall of Man in Wilmslow by David Lagercrantz
David Lagercrantz’s latest thriller begins with Alan Turing’s suicide in 1953 and quickly plunges into a post-war Britain of immeasurable repression, conformity and fear. As a witch hunt for homosexuals rages across the country, detective Leonard Corell sets out to uncover the truth about the man who cracked the Nazis’ Enigma encryption code.
In the Name of Gucci: A Memoir by Patricia Gucci
Read the never-before-told family drama surrounding the rise and fall of the late Aldo Gucci, the man responsible for making the legendary fashion label the powerhouse it is today, as told by his daughter, Patricia. This is an epic tale of love and loss, treason and loyalty, sweeping across Italy, England and America during the most tumultuous period of Gucci’s sixty years as a family business.
Fly That Landed In Donald Trump’s Hairpiece Becomes Internet Superstar
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