Trump and Cruz About to Kiss — on Progressive Group's Billboard
Planting Peace counters the anti-LGBT Republican platform with a message that “love trumps hate.”
www.advocate.com/election/2016/7/14/trump-and-cruz-about-kiss-progressive-groups-billboard
Here's the Advice Angela Davis Gave a Queer Black Lives Matter Activist
Jasmine Richards relayed the encouraging words of legendary activist Angela Davis that helped her survive a month in jail for “felony lynching.”
www.advocate.com/politics/2016/7/14/heres-advice-angela-davis-gave-queer-black-lives-matter-activist
Gay Tech Exec Peter Thiel to Speak at RNC — Along With Cruz, Falwell
The billionaire cofounder of PayPal — and Gawker’s number 1 enemy — secures a spot at the RNC, which is pushing its most anti-LGBT platform in its history.
www.advocate.com/election/2016/7/14/gay-tech-exec-peter-thiel-speak-rnc-along-cruz-falwell
Another History-Making Event Set for June 26: Martin Shkreli Is Going on Trial (Video)
Pride Season Is Not Over. Orlando Will Hold One Of The Most Important In LGBTQ History.
Nice, Mike Pence, Trae Crowder, iPhone 7, RuPaul, LGBT History: NEWS
NICE. Death toll rises to 70 after a truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France: “The sub-prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, Sébastien Humbert, told French rolling news channel BFM TV: “The death toll is extremely high.” He spoke of “maybe 30 dead in Nice” and 100 injured. He said a truck had ploughed into a crowd over a long distance on the beachfront Promenade des Anglais “which explains the extremely high toll”. He added that there had been an exchange of gunfire and the truck driver had been killed. He described it as “a criminal event”. He told residents to avoid the centre of Nice.”
VEEPSTAKES. Confirmation: it’s gonna be Pence. LGBT and progressive groups denounce Mike Pence. NBC News confirms Trump has made a pick.
BLOND AMBITION. Miles Teller debuts his new ‘do.
EMMYS. Game of Thrones and The People v. O.J. Simpson score top nods. Among the acting nominees were 21 non-white actors.
GO GREEN. China might not be beating us on “everything” as Trump likes to think, but they are killing it when it comes to green transportation.
RUPAUL. The eponymous host of RuPaul’s Drag Race was nominated for his first Emmy award on Thursday.
THROWBACK THURSDAY. Hillary Clinton owns Mike Pence in congressional hearing.
LIBERAL REDNECK. Trae Crowder sounds off on Kentucky’s $100 million ‘Ark experience.’
APPLE. Video leaks purporting to show a prototype of the iPhone 7: “There has also been some evidence that Apple might be considering a new darker black color option for the iPhone 7, but leaks up until now appear to only show the current gold, rose gold, space gray, and silver color options it currently offers on its devices.”
CALIFORNIA. LGBT history lessons have been approved for California classrooms: “In second grade, California students will learn about families with two moms or two dads. Two years later, while studying how immigrants have shaped the Golden State, they will hear how New York native Harvey Milk became a pioneering gay politician in San Francisco.”
BILL MAHER. The Real Time host has some words for Bernie Bros: “I saw one Bernie supporter say, ‘Convince me to vote without using Trump in a sentence.’ Well, Trump is in the sentence, you fuckin’ baby! Convince you to vote? I don’t have to convince you to vote! It’s your life; I’m out of college. My college bills are paid off and Trump’s going to cut my taxes, so I’m not going to convince you to vote. This country is more in your future than mine, so two choices, pal.”
PHARMA-DOUCHE. Martin Shkreli plans to blame his crimes on his lawyer.
SPACE. 1.2 million galaxies in 3D.
THURSDAY THIRST. Austin Holmes.
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LGBT Comics on Pokémon Go: Gateway Drug, Guilty Pleasure, or New Grindr
Our favorite comedians have tweeted a variety of witticisms about the new game craze.
www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/7/14/lgbt-comics-pokemon-go-gateway-drug-guilty-pleasure-or-new-grindr
Trans Folks Can Now Pee Safely at the Republican National Convention
After three years of debate, transgender people in Cleveland are finally protected by the city’s human rights ordinance.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/7/14/trans-folks-can-now-pee-safely-republican-national-convention
Sia Lends Her Voice To Unusually Gritty — Though Sexy — Olympics Ad
Oh, the pageantry. Sia donates her considerable pipes to this new Olympics-themed Gillette ad, which ramps up the angst to such an extent that we’re not quite clear what everyone’s so upset about.
Related: Will Sia Be Among The Gays Who Stop Paying Her Taxes?
Featuring the likes of Neymar Jr. and Ning Zetao — who is inexplicably doused in slo-motion, like a food-styled tomato in an Olive Garden commercial — the end result looks like David Fincher might’ve directed, albeit on a sugar low.
Related: Tom Daley Models Nearly Nonexistent New Speedo For The Olympics
“Perfect isn’t pretty,” the campaign tells us. Intercut with training footage — and featuring a sudden rap attack by Pusha T — the commercial treats us to a montage of descending storm clouds, really angry wolves, and athletes dunking with steely resolve into buckets of ice water.
It’s all quite irretrievably hardcore.
Watch the lavish, lengthy commercial here:
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