Donald Trump Finally Gets His Wall (Video)
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Daily Archives: July 20, 2016
My Love.
My Love.
alfiewhitnell posted a photo:
I let my boyfriend touch my camera, (who knew?) and I let him take a few photos of me, this one came out great.
I love this photo for many reasons, mainly because when I was on the ride, at that moment in the photo, I was thinking about him, like I always do.
I think about him when I wake up, eat, drink, sleep, dream… Everything!
Love is so powerful, sometimes overwhelming for me.
Story of Religious Freedom Defense's Star Witness Is a Canard
Story of Religious Freedom Defense's Star Witness Is a Canard
Don’t be too quick to buy former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran’s tale of religious persecution.
www.advocate.com/religion/2016/7/20/story-religious-freedom-defenses-star-witness-canard
HIV Vaccine Trial Out-Performs Expectations
HIV Vaccine Trial Out-Performs Expectations
Early success for a new trial are good indicators for an eventual HIV vaccine.
www.advocate.com/hiv-aids/2016/7/20/hiv-vaccine-trial-out-performs-expectations
Stephen Colbert's Convention Recap: Vote Turtles and Show Trials (Video)
Stephen Colbert's Convention Recap: Vote Turtles and Show Trials (Video)
Colbert get some jabs in at Mitch McConnell, Chris Christie, and of course, Donald Trump.
Tais Ferreira
Stephen Baldwin, Meredith McIver, John Kasich, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Turkey: NEWS
Stephen Baldwin, Meredith McIver, John Kasich, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Turkey: NEWS
RNC. Trump supporter Stephen Baldwin gives cryptic answer when asked about where he stands on gay marriage.
Trump supporter Stephen Baldwin talks about his views on gay marriage with @katiecouric at #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/JHtlsOXOym
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 20, 2016
THIS MEANS WAR. Taylor Swift isn’t backing down from plans to sue Kanye West and Kim Kardashian for recording their phone conversation that Kim leaked on Snapchat.
SOCIAL MEDIA. Twitter to crack down on bully and trolls in wake of Leslie Jones’ brutal online harassment: “We know many people believe we have not done enough to curb this type of behavior on Twitter. We agree.”
VITRIOL. Have we reached peak Hillary hate?
PLAGIARISM. Melania Trump’s speechwriter, Meredith McIver, comes forward and owns to stealing from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech: “What this actually means is that every defense and refutation the Trump campaign and top GOP officials have been pushing are lies. It also means that Melania Trump knew the words she spoke, having spoken them before, were cribbed from Michelle Obama’s speech.”
Meredith McIver statement pic.twitter.com/6bSgp6kKOH
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 20, 2016
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE. Leslie Jones and Kristen Wiig reveal what dead celebrities they want to sleep with.
MAN GROOMING. Is Donald Trump a metrosexual and a manscaper? “Now, witness those eyebrows. They are not waxed. I am just dying to get my tweezer near those bushy unibrows of fake blondness to see what treasure lies beneath. Also does he have even have chest hair? I’m going to bet he does. But what color is it? Unlike President Kennedy and Obama, who do not have chest hair, Donald is typically bundled up in a suit coat. When he goes casual, he sports a polo. So we may never find what lurks beneath. Then again, I just might not want to know, nor do I want to see paparazzi shots of him lounging in Palm Beach.”
RIP. Jeffrey Montgomery, founder of the Triangle Foundation, the predecessor to Equality Michigan, has passed away.
JOHN KASICH. Ohio Governor was reportedly offered the chance to be “most powerful VP in history” by Trump campaign. Trump denies he personally made an offer to Kasich.
NORTH CAROLINA. Gov. Pat McCrory signed a “fix” to anti-LGBT bathroom bill HB 2 that doesn’t actually fix anything.
UK. Marriage equality finally becomes legal on the Isle of Man.
A BIG, BEAUTIFUL WALL. Street artists construct a border wall around Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: “The wall only measures 6 inches high, but its statement is mighty.”
I built and paid for the wall myself. No Mexican money. #trump #Mexico #donaldtrump #hollywood pic.twitter.com/LTjGN3SBPf
— Plastic Jesus (@plasticjesusart) July 20, 2016
TURKEY. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares state of emergency for 3 months following failed coupe attempt: “In a late-night televised address, Erdogan, who has been carrying out a large-scale purge of the country’s institutions, sought to reassure the country that the measure – which will be in force for three months – would “protect” democratic freedoms. But the move consolidates more power in the president’s hands, allowing him to rule by decree.”
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Sid Garabato.
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"To get to this country, one suffers a lot"
"To get to this country, one suffers a lot"
Image Credit: Rommy Torrico/CultureStrike
CultureStrike, an organization dedicated to the visual expression of, with and for social justice movements, has partnered with Familia: Queer and Trans Liberation Movement to call out the harms that detainees, including LGBTQ detainees, face in immigrant detention. Artists teamed with detainees, translating the experiences they wrote about in their letters into searing images they hope will do justice to the stories they shared and will encourage viewers to support the immigrant justice movement.
“Crossing the border is the first trauma afflicted onto the brown body and it doesn’t end there,” said Fidencio an Iowa based artist who goes by one name and is also undocumented. Fidencio collaborated with a detainee on a striking portrait in front of barbed wire-demonstrating the violence of detention. “One is reminded of that event just by living, taking up space within the US, and every time I open my mouth to speak English. My art practice simply tries to take all that and make something that no longer resides within my body,” he continues.
Fidencio and fellow artist Rommy Torrico say they want people who are not immigrants to understand that as Torrico says “Fighting back to get relief for our people is the only option.” They would also like the LGBTQ and mainstream press to stop repeating narratives that don’t work such as the idea of the “good immigrant vs the bad immigrant.” These ideas influence policy and leave out, for example, an immigrant stopped for traffic violations or for crimes of poverty and survival which many LGBTQ immigrants fleeing persecution and with few other employment options may commit.
They both point to a lack of historical and present day recognition and understanding of the immigrant experience in LGBTQ and mainstream press. Undocumented communities are hard to count and the Census does not collect information about sexual orientation and gender identity, but the Williams Institute estimates that there are 267,000 LGBTQ immigrants. Documented LGBTQ people are also strongly impacted by the experiences of their undocumented family and community members.
Recently the Supreme Court deadlocked and let stand an injunction against the administration’s expansion of two relief programs, one for undocumented people who arrived as children (DACA) and one for parents of DACA recipients. Advocates continue to push for the expansion and await the appointment of a ninth justice to the court and a second hearing. In the meantime, only DACA recipients already enrolled in the program have temporary relief from detention and deportation.
Fidencio is heartened by “the undocumented queer [because the] youth have been pivotal in creating a movement that empowers and uplifts the undocumented, all undocumented, regardless of sexual orientation.” Many leaders of immigrant organizing have come out as queer and insist on organizing from the intersections.
The pieces will be featured on the Visions from the Inside website and you can follow Rommy Torrico‘s (preferred pronoun: they) work on their individual page.
July 20, 2016
Third Eye Blind Pokes Republicans at Cleveland Concert
Third Eye Blind Pokes Republicans at Cleveland Concert
The band denounced the Republican party’s antigay ways and more at a Cleveland show — which left GOP conventioneers seeing red.
www.advocate.com/politics/2016/7/20/third-eye-blind-pokes-republicans-cleveland-concert
Russell Tovey Lifts His Shirt To Lift Your Spirit. Did It Work??
Russell Tovey Lifts His Shirt To Lift Your Spirit. Did It Work??
Fans of Russell Tovey should consult with their doctors before admiring the British actor’s latest Instagram share — there can be dire consequences of gazing upon his flesh.
But assuming you’ve been given a clean bill of health and are willing to throw caution to the wind, Russell has something to show you.
Namely, his stomach and half of his chest.
Here’s what he treated the internet to, alongside the poetic caption, “Monday.”
Simple. Direct. Enduring.
Could Tovey have taken the nod from another British star?
Magic Mike’s Alex Pettyfer posted a near-identical shot last week. Are we having ourselves a good old fashioned British ab-off?!
Here’s Alex for comparison:
