Dads of Trans Kids Make Us Proud in New Video
“This is a family transition,” says Wayne Maines in the new video from the Human Rights Campaign. “And that’s what it needs to be.”
www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/7/21/dads-trans-kids-make-us-proud-new-video
Caitlyn Jenner Reveals Secrets in New Video for H&M (Video)
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Why Ted Cruz Refused to Endorse Donald Trump (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
Only the street shots – thestreetzine.blogspot.com/
The Number Of M4M Craigslist Ads Have Skyrocketed Since #RNCinCLE Rolled Into Town
While most gay men employ modern apps such as Grindr and Scruff to locate potential hookups, it appears many Republicans are still relying on Craiglist’s antiquated M4M pages.
The Daily Dot reports that the number of Casual Encounters posts on Craigslist in Cleveland have skyrocketed since the GOP rolled into town earlier this week.
Related: Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Makes A Fool Of Herself On CNN Arguing GOP Platform Is “Inclusive” To Gays
Pages upon pages of ads have appeared, with headlines such as “RNC anonymous ass up bottom,” “Bend over RNC bitch boy” and “I’ll work over your little RNC holes.”
Don’t believe us? See for yourself:
Some might find the uptick in ads surprising, especially during a convention that is hosting someone of the most homophobic politicians of our time, including Mike Pence and Ted Cruz, but those of us in the know have seen this sort of thing before.
In 2015, a reporter with ReasonTV went to the Conservative Political Action Conference and logged on to Grindr only to find dozens of gay men less than 500 feet away from him. Then, of course, there are all those antigay pastors, lawmakers and other community figures who have been caught on gay dating apps.
Related: Hear From Closeted Gay Republicans Cruising Grindr At CPAC
The GOP Presidential Ticket Is A Model Sub/Dom Relationship
As a standard political act, Donald Trump’s introduction of Mike Pence as his choice for Vice President was unprecedented for its sheer weirdness. Trump spent 28 minutes talking about everything but Pence, the ostensible reason for his appearance, and them spent no time at all with him.
But the behavior makes a lot more sense when you realize that we’re not talking about a political ticket. We’re talking about a classic sub/dom relationship. Trump is the master with the power. He has displayed all the best dom’s techniques in his treatment of Pence.
Some examples:
Humiliation
Trump really has this one down. After his campaign leaked that Pence was the choice, Trump went on television to say he hadn’t made a final choice. Then he postponed the press conference making the announcement, using the Nice, France, attack as an excuse, only to tweet the news at the same time as the canceled conference. Meantime, multiple news outlets reported that Trump looked for an excuse to dump Pence before he was ever on board. All the while, Pence is sitting in New York waiting for the final decision, fully aware that the world knows is watching his humiliation.
The dom’s needs come first
In Trump’s case, that means 28 minutes of a boasting about himself, followed by an off-hand reference to Pence.
Ignoring as punishment
So, clearly Trump isn’t thrilled with Pence. How best to show it? Introducing Pence and then walking away, leaving the disciple alone on stage.
Speech restriction
Pence gets to speak when Trump lets him. Which isn’t going to be often, if their Sunday talk show appearance is any indication.
For a good Christian conservative, Pence slipped into the sub role easily. All he needed was the dog collar to complete the picture. He was happy to have endured the humiliation from Trump, expressing himself “grateful to this builder, this fighter.” He sits in obedient silence when Trump talks. He is fine with being totally powerless in the relationship.
Ironically, Pence wasn’t the only sub auditioning for the role. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was, if anything, an ever more dedicated sub. He looked like he was in bondage when he stood next to Trump at a notorious press conference. He fetched McDonald’s for Trump. While Trump held an umbrella, Christie walked in the rain. He endured Trump making fun of him for eating too many Oreos, even after he had endorsed Trump. And what did it get him? Not the attention he craved from his master.
Let that be a word of warning for Pence.
Troye Sivan, Trump and NATO, Michael Moore, Humpback Whales, Pokemon Go, Plagiarism: NEWS
EPIC. One year on Earth, as seen from NASA’s EPIC camera. “EPIC takes a new picture every two hours, revealing how the planet would look to human eyes, capturing the ever-changing motion of clouds and weather systems and the fixed features of Earth such as deserts, forests and the distinct blues of different seas. EPIC will allow scientists to monitor ozone and aerosol levels in Earth’s atmosphere, cloud height, vegetation properties and the ultraviolet reflectivity of Earth.”
MEREDITH MELVER. Trump employee takes fall for plagiarized speech.
DONALD TRUMP. Alarm bells go off in Europe after Trump suggests he won’t defend NATO allies: “During a 45-minute conversation, he explicitly raised new questions about his commitment to automatically defend NATO allies if they are attacked, saying he would first look at their contributions to the alliance. Mr. Trump re-emphasized the hard-line nationalist approach that has marked his improbable candidacy, describing how he would force allies to shoulder defense costs that the United States has borne for decades, cancel longstanding treaties he views as unfavorable, and redefine what it means to be a partner of the United States.”
AIR KISS. So this happened.
That time when Donald Trump air kissed his running mate #RNCinCLE t.co/sdkEz0Gl92 pic.twitter.com/qj0Z4NpKBN
— CNN (@CNN) July 21, 2016
MICHAEL MOORE. Trump is going to win: “I’m sorry to have to be the buzzkill here so early on, but I think Trump is going to win.”
DEATHS. Hawaii Congressman Mark Takai dies: “Takai, 49, announced in May he would not seek re-election after recently learning that his pancreatic cancer has spread. Takai had planned to serve the rest of his term, which would have ended in January 2017.”
HB2. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks: “It’s an embarrassing bill,” Krzyzewski told USA TODAY Sports. “That’s all I’m going to say about it.”
TUNISIA. Gay rights activist Ahmed Ben Amor in coma after second suicide attempt: “We were with him at his house following the first attempt. He asked if we could leave him alone for some time. He took advantage of that to swallow all the pills the doctors had given him.”
BRITISH COLUMBIA. Transgender rights to be added to Human Rights Code.
SAN FRANCISCO. 9.000 people hit the streets for world’s largest Pokemon Go gathering: “With starting points around the city and no fixed route, it was impossible to tell how many people actually participated, but the city certainly felt like it was swarming with a surprising number of exotic creatures.”
A very impressive Pokemon catching outfit pic.twitter.com/DPhAYiGudP
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) July 21, 2016
JERUSALEM. Tragic moment hangs over Gay Pride Parade: “Exactly a year ago, Yishai Schlissel stepped out of a supermarket and went on a stabbing rampage during the Pride parade, wounding seven people and killingShira Banki, a 16-year-old girl who was there to support her friends. Schlissel, 40, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, had just been released from prison for stabbing marchers at Jerusalem’s Gay Pride parade a decade before that. For his latest crimes, he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay restitution to his victims.”
REBIRTH. Adam Goldberg goes full frontal.
HUMPBACK WHALES. When they get this close, it’s kind of terrifying.
THE BLACK CAP. Efforts to turn LGBT pub into a straight venue fail. “A group of campaigners known as the Black Cap Foundation have been tirelessly fighting the plans, and it seems as though their hard work has paid off: in a statement to the Camden New Journal, the managing director of the venture-capital company, Sarah Weir said “we are unfortunately going to have to take our investors and their money, and my time and energy, and invest it somewhere else”. This withdrawal is the second to occur after the Breakfast Club gave up on converting the site last year.”
CHOSEN FAMILY. Troye Sivan teases his “Wild” video featuring Alessia Cara.
THE SOUND TRAVELER. Munich, Germany, in the rain.
THIRSTY THURSDAY. Shanghai’s Immense Ray.
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Ted Cruz Blasts Trump for Attacking Family, Says He’s No ‘Servile Puppy Dog’ – WATCH
Ted Cruz, who last night refused to endorse Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump in his speech at the GOP Convention and was booed for it, defended himself in a speech to Texas delegates this morning.
Cruz said the pledge that he had signed to back the Republican candidate had been broken, blasting Trump for attacking his family.
Said Cruz:
“And I’ll tell you today that pledge was abrogated. The day that was abrogated was the day this became personal. I am not going to get into criticizing or attacking Donald Trump. But I’ll just give you this response. I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. And that was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander Heidi, that i’m going to come nonetheless like a servile puppy dog and say ‘thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father.’”
Ted Cruz on Trump: “I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and who attack my father.” t.co/3sRTdei3BV
— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2016
Cruz did not rule out endorsing Trump in the future:
“I am doing what millions of Americans are doing. I’m watching, I’m listening. As I told you last night the standard I intend to apply is, which candidate I trust to defend our freedom, be faithful to the Constitution. But I can tell you I’m not voting for Hillary.”
Trump tweeted following Cruz’s speech:
Wow, Ted Cruz got booed off the stage, didn’t honor the pledge! I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak anyway. No big deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2016
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Why It’s Significant That Millions Will See This Transgender Advocacy Ad Tonight
Policing bathrooms might not be as popular after many see what it actually looks like.
The post Why It’s Significant That Millions Will See This Transgender Advocacy Ad Tonight appeared first on ThinkProgress.
thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/07/21/3800608/transgender-ad-fox-news-republican-convention/
Ted Cruz Booed for Urging Republicans, 'Vote Your Conscience' (Video)
www.advocate.com/election/2016/7/21/ted-cruz-booed-urging-republicans-vote-your-conscience-video
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