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Daily Archives: July 19, 2016
PHOTOS: Actor Chris Conroy Looks Good In Moody Blue Light (And Nothing Else)
PHOTOS: Actor Chris Conroy Looks Good In Moody Blue Light (And Nothing Else)
If you haven’t hopped on board with Mr. Robot, USA’s bleak-but-sexy take on the current moment’s Matrix-esque elements of artificial finance and mass complacency, it’s time to come to the dark side.
For no other reason, the show’s breakout star, Rami Malek, achieves hacker chic like no other.
But Rami isn’t the only visual stimulus package to appear on the program.
Chris Conroy appeared in a particularly steamy scene in which the actor brought his finest assets.
Fans of the show may want to relive these precious moments, and if you’re new, maybe it’ll be just the thing to peak your curiosity.
Head here to see the screen grabs.
Dan Savage’s Take Down Of Log Cabin Republicans Is Epic
Dan Savage’s Take Down Of Log Cabin Republicans Is Epic
FOX News Head Roger Ailes Ousted Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment: REPORTS
FOX News Head Roger Ailes Ousted Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment: REPORTS
Roger Ailes, the embattled president of FOX News, has reportedly been fired by 21st Century Fox, Fox News’ parents company, multiple sources are saying Tuesday.
Rumors began to swirl on Monday that Ailes was being ousted. Multiple sources have since confirmed that Ailes will be terminated as a result of an investigation into his alleged sexual harassment of FOX employees including at least Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly.
Ailes is credited with having turned FOX News into the right-wing media empire it is today.
Spokespeople for both the network and the parent company were not available for immediate comment. An official announcement was said to be imminent, this person said.
Ailes departs under a cloud. Gretchen Carlson, the former “Fox & Friends” anchor who left the network in June, filed a lawsuit in New Jersey earlier this month alleging Ailes had harassed her and derailed her career. Ailes had in a previous statement denied the charges. More women came forward alleging similar treatment by Ailes during his time as a producer in the decades before he set up shop at Fox News.
The final blow seemed to come on Tuesday: a report in New York magazine alleging that Megyn Kelly, one of the network’s primetime stars, had been the victim of unwanted sexual advances in her earlier days at the network.
Conservative news blog the Drudge Report reported that Ailes will receive at lease a $40 million golden parachute from Fox.
Fox initially confirmed Drudge’s report to The Daily Beast, and subsequently walked back that confirmation. Additionally, Drudge replaced a headline touting the buyout with a new one on “Fox News Drama,” including a statement from the network: “Roger Ailes has never sexually harassed Megyn Kelly. In fact, he has spent much of the last decade promoting and helping her to achieve the stardom she earned, for which she has repeatedly and publicly thanked him.”
And according to a statement from 21st Century Fox: “Roger is at work. The review is ongoing. The only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement.”
Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night! pic.twitter.com/SU6AseofNo
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) July 19, 2016
UPDATE. Some reports seem to indicate Ailes’ ouster is imminent but hasn’t yet happened. CNN Money reports:
A person close to Ailes denied a claim on The Drudge Report, since changed, that Ailes was officially leaving the channel. However, an executive with direct knowledge of the situation said that talks that will likely lead to Ailes’ departure are ongoing.
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Star Brian Justin Crum Will Give You Chills With His Radiohead Cover – WATCH
‘America’s Got Talent’ Star Brian Justin Crum Will Give You Chills With His Radiohead Cover – WATCH
Last month we told you about Brian Justin Crum, a current contestant on America’s Got Talent, who wowed judges with his show-stopping rendition of Queen’s “Somebody to Love.”
Just last week, Crum, who is openly gay, released a new music video in which he mashed up Cher’s iconic hit “Believe” with Adele’s “All I Ask of You.”
Now, Crum is back performing on America’s Got Talent, and this time he takes on Radiohead’s song “Creep” in a performance that is sure to give you chills.
Crum’s rendition of “Creep” comes across as a lament that vacillates between quiet reticence and thunderous agony. But such a beautiful lament it is.
Fans of the original song will note that the tone remains the same, even if sung in a different register. This is over the top drama compared to Radiohead’s emo anthem for the socially awkward and sullen.
“Creep” has also been famously covered by Scala & Kalacny Brothers and used in trailers for the 2011 movie, The Social Network.
Watch Brain Justin Crum hit it out of the park, below.
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Tuesday: RNC Speakers Include Anti-Equality Ben Carson, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Gov. Scott Walker
Tuesday: RNC Speakers Include Anti-Equality Ben Carson, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Gov. Scott Walker
The second day of the Republican National Convention features Ben Carson, who made airwaves today with his transphobic comments, and two Republican elected officials who have consistently worked against equality throughout their careers — U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Their appearances come a day after the party embraced the most overtly anti-LGBTQ platform in its history.
Tomorrow, Mike Pence, who has made anti-LGBTQ animus a cornerstone of his political career, is poised to accept the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination. The following night, Donald Trump is expected to accept the party’s presidential nomination, finalizing a ticket that would put at risk everything the LGBTQ community has gained over the last eight years.
Ben Carson
Ben Carson, speaking at the Florida delegation breakfast, compared transgender people to someone who “woke up tomorrow morning after seeing a movie about Afghanistan and saying ‘you know what? I’m Afghanistani [sic].” As a doctor, Ben Carson’s absurd comments about transgender people are not only wrong, but recklessly ignorant. Sadly, this is not the first time his anti-LGBTQ thinking has been in line with the presumptive Republican ticket: Carson defended Gov. Mike Pence’s “right to discriminate” law, suggesting that many discrimination claims are just “political correctness.”
Senator Mitch McConnell
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has spent his career fighting against LGBTQ equality, voting to support a constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples and supporting the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. He also opposed legislation to include sexual orientation and gender identity in our nation’s hate crimes law, voted no on protecting LGBTQ people from workplace discrimination, and voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) because it extends protections to LGBTQ people.
Governor Scott Walker
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has a history of obstructing and rolling back basic rights for LGBTQ Americans. He actively fought against marriage equality in Wisconsin, and appealed the court decision that brought marriage equality to the state. Before he was elected governor, Walker, serving as Milwaukee County Executive, cut funding for HIV and AIDS prevention, saying that he did not like the idea of “using tax dollars to support illegal activity,” and that he did not consider HIV and AIDS prevention “a core function of the county.”
The Trump-Pence Ticket
Pence became a national disgrace in 2015 for his “license to discriminate” bill that could have allowed businesses to deny service to LGBTQ people. He subsequently defended the law even amid an outcry from the business community and a majority of Hoosier voters. In a now notorious interview with ABC last year, Pence refused to answer eight separate times when asked whether businesses should be able to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
Pence’s discriminatory bill had enormous consequences for the business and economic health of Indiana after a flood of companies spoke out against his bill. Indianapolis’s nonprofit tourism agency estimated that, Pence’s anti-LGBTQ bill cost the city alone up to 12 conventions and $60 million in lost revenue. Polling conducted by HRC after the 2015 fight found that 75 percent of Hoosiers said the debate was bad for the state’s economy and 70 percent of those surveyed said they opposed to the law.
Trump has reaffirmed his opposition to transgender equality, appeared alongside Tony Perkins — leader of SPLC-designated hate group the Family Research Council — and delusionally bragged about fictional support from the LGBTQ community in the wake of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. His false claims about his own support are belied by his own long record of opposing LGBTQ equality.
For more on Trump and Pence’s opposition to LGBTQ equality, click here.
Fans Get Fanned by Drag Queens at Sweltering 'Absolutely Fabulous' Premiere (Video)
Fans Get Fanned by Drag Queens at Sweltering 'Absolutely Fabulous' Premiere (Video)
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Trans March, Toronto July 1, 2016
On Friday evening, more than 10,000 people took to Yonge St. for what was easily the largest Trans March in Toronto’s history, if not the largest anywhere in the world.
Unlike the Dyke March, which discourages participation from allies, and the Pride Parade, for which groups have to pre-register, the Trans March is open to anyone who identifies as trans* (and/or gender non-conforming) and anyone who want to stand with them. – Now Magazine
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Arrest Made in Bronx Anti-Gay Stabbing, Suspect Not Charged with Hate Crime
Arrest Made in Bronx Anti-Gay Stabbing, Suspect Not Charged with Hate Crime
Police arrested one of two men suspected of “stabbing” a man in the Bronx last week, while hurling “anti-gay slurs” at him.
On Monday, July 13 the NYPD released a video of two men who allegedly attacked Marquis Devereaux, 49. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, July 12 as Deveraux went home from work in the Clason Point neigbhoorhood of the South Bronx.
WANTED: For stabbing a M/49 & making anti-gay slurs in the #Bronx. Call #800577TIPS video: t.co/yFxxRAZH18 pic.twitter.com/jCgyPgAu0T
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 13, 2016
Devereaux was stabbed multiple times near his left armpit and had to be taken to Westchester Square Hospital, where he received eight stitches.
The men fled the scene.
This morning the NYPD announced that 25-year-old Kareem Ruddock had been arrested in connection with the incident. He was charged with felony assault and weapons possession, but not with a hate crime. Police “declined to prosecute the arrest,” James Brunner, Public Information Associate at The Bronx D.A.’s Office told Towleroad.
UPDATE: A M/25 has been arrested in regard to this incident t.co/85FdLKvEpk
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 19, 2016
This is not the first time Devereaux is a victim of an anti-gay attack.
In 2011, the superintendent of the building where he used to live in Queens, New York slashed his leg with a knife. “This has happened to me twice and the only thing I’m guilty of is being gay,” Devereaux told the Daily News after the July 10 attack.
That time, however, the attacker was charged with a hate crime and sentenced to three and a half years in jail.
Investigation of the July 10 attack is is still “ongoing.”
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