United Airlines Suspends Pilot Who Called for Public Execution of Hillary Clinton

Michael Folk, a Republican legislator from West Virginia and a United Airlines pilot, has been suspended by United for sending a tweet to Hillary Clinton calling for her public execution by hanging.

This pilot has been removed from flying pending our investigation. We are appalled by his threatening comments. t.co/H1teA2nqsj

— United (@united) July 17, 2016

RELATED: West Virginia GOP Lawmaker and United Airlines Pilot Calls for Hillary Clinton to Be Publicly Executed

Said Folk’s Tweet: “You should be tried for treason, murder, and crimes against the US Constitution… then hung on the Mall in Washington, DC.”

Folk said he posted the tweet with regard to the FBI’s decision not to charge Clinton over her private email server.

Folk has since deleted the tweet and called it “hyperbole.”

Bloomberg reports:

“This pilot has been removed from flying pending our investigation,” United Continental Holdings Inc. tweeted Sunday. “We are appalled by his threatening comments.” …

Reached on his mobile phone, Folk declined to comment…

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Trump Spokesman: Peter Thiel Won’t Be Talking About Gay Stuff at the GOP Convention

Despite the fact that he’s just the third openly gay speaker to appear at a Republican National Convention, out Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel won’t be talking about his sexual orientation, says Trump’s convention manager, Paul Manafort:

“He’ll be talking about Donald Trump the man he knows and as a successful entrepreneur,” Manafort said.

“People are going to be speaking at this convention based on what they want to say, not on any particular sexual preference or things like that, so I don’t think that’s the basis for why he’s on the program,” he added.

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Republican Party Chair Reince Priebus told the AP in an interview on Friday that Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel, who is openly gay, is “welcome” in the Republican Party though the platform is staunchly anti-gay:

“We’re still a party that believes that marriage is between one man and one woman, but it doesn’t mean that we’re going to kick people out,” he said, describing opposition to gay marriage as “one of the bedrock issues of our party.”

“I can’t win this race if I tell people that they’re not welcome in our party,” Priebus said when asked about Thiel. “He’s been a good help to our party and many candidates across the country. He’s a good Republican. He’s welcome in our party. Period.”

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A GOP Governor’s Unbelievable Defense Of Her Party’s Anti-LGBT Platform

It may be the most anti-LGBT platform ever, but that’s not how party leaders see it.

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Video: Get the Facts on Donald Trump

HRC has released a new video detailing the harsh reality that everything we’ve fought for is on the line: LGBTQ worker protections, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Supreme Court, marriage equality, global LGBTQ equality, transgender equality, and more.

Don’t take our word for it, though. The video shows how Trump, in his own words, has threatened to roll back many of our gains if elected president.

Watch the video below.

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WATCH: Is The World Ready For Gender Non-Conforming Film Characters?

In the third episode of Queerty’s Going Places, writer-director Devon Kirkpatrick shares her thoughts on the importance of gender non-conforming film protagonists. Watch the full episode above to find out how she is creating narratives that push boundaries.

Tune in next week to hear director-screenwriter-producer Darren Stein’s thoughts on gay actors playing lead roles in film. Missed episode two? Catch up now!

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10 Signs Your Boyfriend Is About To Pop The Question

Whether or not you’re the marriage kind of gal (and lord knows it’s not for everyone), the feeling that your partner is about to get down on one knee instead of two for a change could either send giddy excitement or shock waves of panic coursing through your body.

Either way, it’s best to be prepared.

Here are ten tell-tale signs to watch out for:

1. You catch him looking at you even more than he already does.

He’s thinking about growing old with you. Creepy or romantic?

2. He’s made the bed every night this month.

You know he’s a slob — something’s definitely up.

3. Your sex life is suddenly as passionate as when you first met.

Nothing to worry about here. Just enjoy it.

4. He said something like, “What do you think of Connecticut in the fall?”

This is only a few, short steps removed from “We should get a dog.”

5. He’s suddenly taken an interest in getting on your family’s good side.

He used to avoid your family functions like the plague.

6. His “I love you’s” have started sounding more serious.

It’s pretty cute though, no?

7. You’ve noticed his reckless spending slow down significantly.

Wait, is he trying to act like an adult all of a sudden?

8. Your mutual friends have started to act differently towards you — in a good way.

Yup — he’s already told them. Watch out for an elaborate proposal where everyone you know suddenly shows up.

9. He’s sort of awkward around you, like you’re courting all over again.

Butterflies at this stage can only mean one thing.

10. He’s made sure you’re free next Thursday, like, twenty times.

OK, this is it. Ready?

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Nickelodeon to Introduce Gay Married Couple for First Time in Animated Comedy ‘The Loud House’

Nickelodeon is set to introduce a gay married couple to viewers of its animated series The Loud House during Wednesday night’s broadcast.

The Loud House is about a family with eleven children, ten of them girls, and one 11-year-old boy named Lincoln, around whom the show centers.

In Wednesday’s show, Lincoln’s friend Clyde comes over for a sleepover, escorted by his two dads.

Watch the clip:

Time to make history indeed! First married gay couple on a Nickelodeon cartoon!t.co/CI5NPmd7JU

— ㅤ (@Ieodavinci) July 16, 2016

(h/t/ nnn)

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Worldwide Pokemania Crashes Servers, Raises Security Concerns

“Pokemon Go” has only been available for a week but the augmented reality game that allows smartphone users to catch cartoon Pokemon has already amassed more than 21 million active users. And that number is growing. Fast.

So is the server load, apparently.

On Saturday, Pokemon Go servers crashed across Europe and the United States, with the company saying in a statement that it had fielded an “incredible number” of downloads. It urged patience from its mobile app users. (A hacking group also claimed responsibility.)

Despite the issues and delays, the palpable feeling of Pokemania is hard to resist for many. So they play, anyway. For the love of Pikachu.

In Saudi Arabia:

“Salam alaikum
Excuse me,I found a Pokémon in your home
Can I come in to catch him?”
Yup #PokemonGO fever hit #Saudi pic.twitter.com/Udp1GyDLD5

— Ahmad Al-shathry (@Abunass3r) July 12, 2016

India:

I don’t know what I expected #PokemonGo #TajMahal #Zubat pic.twitter.com/PZxh3i9FrG

— Matthew Bennett (@bennett_matt93) July 9, 2016

Israel:

When #pokemongo meets #reallife #pokemon #israel #kotel #jerusalem #photooftheday #picofth… t.co/d54yu84892 pic.twitter.com/19GkTZJDua

— Todd Rosenblatt (@RosenblattTodd) July 10, 2016

At a US anti-police brutality protest:

In South Korea, a country with significant security restrcitions on mapping data, Poke-heads have been flocking to Northern city of Sokcho, bordering Noth Korea. Sokcho has not been classified as a South Korean territory, and can therefore be mapped by Google maps, the GPS foundation of “Pokemon Go.” The city has taken to its elite status as a Pokemon destination, providing visitors with maps of free local Wi-Fi spots and hailing itself the “only Pokemon Go” holy land on the peninsula.”

As game developer Zach Gage told The Verge, “In an aggressively fractured world of headphones and podcasts and socially filtered news, it’s really exciting to see a piece of tech that makes the social space feel vast and whole again.”

This story was first published on PRI.org.

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Here’s the Full List of GOP Convention Speakers for Monday Night: Please Join Us

As we announced yesterday, we’ll be live blogging the Republican National Convention here at Towleroad during prime time with special guest Susie Bright.

The convention organizers last night released a more complete list and the whole thing is starting to shape up like a bad reality horror show with guests like Scott Baio, Antonio Sabato Jr. and Sean Duffy, and Willie Robertson.

Here is tonight’s lineup. Please Join us at THIS LINK tonight for the debacle.

MONDAY, JULY 18: Make America Safe Again

Primetime: Convention Speakers

Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander and Buck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty
Governor Rick Perry, Former Governor of Texas
Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
Scott Baio, Actor and Television Producer
Pat Smith, Mother of Benghazi victim Sean Smith
Mark Geist, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Fought in Battle of Benghazi
John Tiegen, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Fought in Battle of Benghazi
Kent Terry and Kelly Terry-Willis, The Brian Terry Foundation
Antonio Sabato, Jr., Actor
Mary Ann Mendoza, Immigration Reform Advocate
Sabine Durden, Immigration Reform Advocate
Jamiel Shaw, Immigration Reform Advocate
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10)
David Clarke, Sheriff of Milwaukee County
U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (WI-7)
Rachel Campos Duffy, The LIBRE Initiative
Darryl Glenn, El Paso County Commissioner
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas)
Karen Vaughn, Mother of fallen U.S. Navy SEAL
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor of New York City
Melania Trump, Businesswoman and Wife of Donald Trump
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, U.S. Army (ret.)
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Jason Beardsley, Concerned Veterans for America
U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (MT)

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