Tim Cook Is Hosting a Fundraiser for Hillary Clinton
After raising money for Paul Ryan, the gay Apple CEO is now supporting the Democratic presidential candidate.
www.advocate.com/business/2016/7/30/tim-cook-hosting-fundraiser-hillary-clinton
Daily Archives: July 30, 2016
Towleroad Post Helps Raise More Than $5K for Wounded Gay Police Officer
Towleroad Post Helps Raise More Than $5K for Wounded Gay Police Officer
In the wake of Towleroad’s post Friday, more than $5,000 in donations have poured in for a gay police officer who was wounded in the July 7 shooting in Dallas.
The GoFundMe page for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Officer Jesus “Jesse” Retana (above), who was shot in the arm during the ambush that left five of his counterparts dead, had raised only $185 in five days at the time of our post Friday afternoon. Since then, the total has ballooned to $5,175. Although Towleroad was the first national outlet to report on Retana’s plight, it’s the 112 donors who’ve opened their wallets who deserve the real credit.
In addition to a lengthy recovery, including surgery and physical therapy, Retana is facing a 30 percent pay reduction while he’s unable to work. His husband of eight years, Andrew Moss, reports that Retana is also unsure whether all of his medical expenses will be covered.
Regardless of how you feel about the current political debate involving law enforcement, the fact is that many officers are members of the LGBT community. One of them, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, spoke during this week’s Democratic National Convention. And three years ago, Moss and Retana led a successful fight to convince DART officials to add same-sex benefits for all employees, not just the agency’s police officers.
As one commenter put it below our original post: “I support #BlackLivesMatter, but that doesn’t mean that I’m for police officers facing violence in the name of ‘revenge.’ Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery.”
In case you missed them, watch Valdez’s remarks at the DNC below.
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The Art of Woo Dun
The Art of Woo Dun
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The Myriad Joys Of Being A Slut: One Man’s Story
The Myriad Joys Of Being A Slut: One Man’s Story
How slutty is too slutty, or is there any such thing? That’s the question journalist Jeff Leavell grappled with after reading an op-ed by British writer Dylan Jones, where he learned, in no uncertain terms, that he was a “world-class slut.”
In the piece, Jones reckons he’s slept with at least 400 men; a number Leavell finds to be surprisingly low. As the Vice writer notes, Jones’ piece was widely aggregated and inspired a deluge of negative comments, largely accusations of low self-esteem and even mental problems.
Related: Are You a Sex Addict or a Garden Variety Tramp?
“As if one’s worth lowers with each dick or ass you take,” Leavell writes, before revealing that he feels lucky for having had lots of sex:
Sleeping with 400 men means sleeping with 40 each year for ten years. My husband Alex and I probably fucked 40 guys over the course of our five week honeymoon in Europe.
I had my first three-way when I was 14, with two neighborhood boys. I’ve been having sex regularly since I was 16. I have been having sex for 32 years—32 times 40 makes 1,280. And that’s a low estimate. The real number of men I’ve slept with, as far as I can figure, is somewhere between that and 3,500.
From the “Stories That Check Out” Department: Leavell believes blowing a stranger in a toilet can be as “mind-blowing” as any other sexual romp:
Sex is transcendental and beautiful, even if that stranger pushes you away, zips up, and leaves. Even if you never see your partner again. Sometimes, especially if you never see them again.
He spent his young adulthood cruising Central Park and later Griffin Park for sex, inspired by John Rechy’s classic gay novel Numbers, which he calls “a veritable cruising bible.”
Related: Five Ways To Reclaim Your Sex Life After Booze, Meth And Other Substances
He writes: “I know that what I searched for, beyond sex, was friendship, and a way to be intimate with another, even if just a precious few seconds.”
Like many men with a similarly open attitude about sex, he admits he’s been called a “sex addict,” but feels no shame for his actions.
“Sex has retained meaning to me,” he says. “With some guys, it still feels magical, like something truly important is happening.”
When you break it down, his logic is tough to argue with. At the end of the day, he wants to share that feeling with as many people as he can — while he still can:
Related: Study Finds That When It Comes To Sex, Your Best Days Are Still Ahead Of You
We are broken beings living in a harsh world. Why shouldn’t we be good to one another? Why shouldn’t we fuck, support, cherish, and love one another? I want as many people to love and be loved in turn as possible in this world. I sincerely want my husband to fall in love and fuck as much as he can in this lifetime, and I want the same for our boyfriend, too. I want it for every guy I make love to, now and in the future…
You can read the piece in its entirety here.
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It’s High Time We Discuss Hillary Clinton’s Insanely Hot Nephew, Tyler
It’s High Time We Discuss Hillary Clinton’s Insanely Hot Nephew, Tyler
Look. Look at him. Would you just look at him? Then, look again.
This is Tyler Clinton, nephew of Hillary, the son of Bill’s half-brother Roger. According to World of Wonder, he’s a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University, where he gave the commencement speech.
He’s also, as they to like say in The Oval Office, a major babe alert. And he was the subject of loads of modeling shots by Adina Doria.
Okay. Now that that’s out of the way, look at this photo of him. And look at it hard:
Okay. Now, you should drop what you’re doing — namely, looking at the above picture — to look at the below picture. Just look at this. Look. Look. Looking?
Are you looking at Tyler? Because he’s clearly looking at you. And he’s looking good.
You know what to do. 
Oh, Tyler, hi! We didn’t see you there. You like roses, Tyler? Me too! Hi.
Oh well, excuuuuuse me, Mr. Handsomeness Of America. You heard us.
Related: The White House’s Gay Social Secretary Decides The Party’s Over
Related: 16 Queers Who Could Be President If The World Was A Little Gayer
Dictionary.com Just Redefined the LGBT Community
Dictionary.com Just Redefined the LGBT Community
“Intersectionality” isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a reality that all LGBT people must understand.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/7/30/dictionarycom-just-redefined-lgbt-community
