SF Gay Bar Employee Brutally Assaulted in Castro Attack

Tommy Castellani, an employee at the San Francisco Castro bar Badlands, was attacked on Wednesday night while leaving karaoke night at another popular Castro bar, The Cafe, according to Hoodline.

Said Castellani to the publication:

“We are not sure why I was attacked…One of the ideas is that it might be revenge from someone who I may have had to ask to leave [Badlands] previously. Or it could be a random gay bashing. The only facts are it was brutal and nothing was stolen from me. I am currently trying to piece together info.”

A GoFundMe page was set up by Castellani’s sister and gets some of the details of the incident incorrect (according to Castellani), reports that he had to “have emergency surgery to basically re-attach his fractured jaw to his skull.”

Added Castellani: “You can bash my face but you will not get my spirit, you can not take the love that has been given to me from all of you.I am unafraid I only feel blessings. I will heal and I will still be beautiful. You have done nothing but brought bad karma and the promise of a long stay in hell. Your hatred and evil have only wrapped me in so much love from all around me, you have only increased my spiritual wealth.”

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Univision Buys Gawker Media for $135 Million

Univision has reportedly won the auction for Gawker Media and will pay $135 for the bankrupt network of sites, according to Recode:

Ziff Davis and Univision were the only two bidders for Gawker, which filed for bankruptcy after Hulk Hogan and Peter Thiel won a $140 million judgment in a privacy case. Ziff Davis had originally offered $90 million for Gawker Media.

Here’s a statement from Gawker Media owner Nick Denton (above): “Gawker Media Group has agreed this evening to sell our business and popular brands to Univision, one of America’s largest media companies that is rapidly assembling the leading digital media group for millennial and multicultural audiences. I am pleased that our employees are protected and will continue their work under new ownership — disentangled from the legal campaign against the company. We could not have picked an acquirer more devoted to vibrant journalism.”

RELATED: Gay Billionaire Peter Thiel Admits to Bankrolling Hulk Hogan’s Case Against Gawker

Gawker was forced into bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit brought by Hulk Hogan over a sex tape Gawker had published on its site. The suit was later revealed to have been bankrolled by gay Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel, who was angry that Gawker had outed him.

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Ellen DeGeneres on Her Usain Bolt Meme: Racist ‘is the Furthest Thing from Who I Am’

Ellen DeGeneres has responded to accusations that a meme she Photoshopped of Jamaican runner Usain Bolt is racist. Ellen’s meme shows her riding on the Olympic runner’s back. Many saw this when they looked at the image.

Said Ellen in a later tweet: “I am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who I am.”

This is how I’m running errands from now on. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/gYPtG9T1ao

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 15, 2016

Here are a few examples of what others have done with it:

this is literally the culmination of this man’s entire life and Usain is probably thinking about dinner reservations pic.twitter.com/shp9NBnYeF

— Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) August 15, 2016

Homie is fighting for his life and Bolt is posing for photos mid-race pic.twitter.com/69f6Hk3rTR

— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) August 15, 2016

Finally someone made a meme to this!!😭😭 #editedforobviousreasons #UsainBolt You can look back&still be winner sheesh pic.twitter.com/KTgG23WqUs

— Erika Fernandez (@CurlsAndSports) August 15, 2016

Many took issue with Ellen’s version:

@TheEllenShow You thought it’d be funny to post a pic of yourself riding on the back of a Black man? Nope. Delete this racist garbage.

— Mike (@MikeAllen_47) August 15, 2016

@TheEllenShow @usainbolt So riding on his back like a mule, a horse as some form of property is fun to you…

Ok.

— 777-9311 (@MiQL) August 15, 2016

@SonicGamingChan @TheEllenShow I find the image of a white woman riding on a black man’s back triggering. Some don’t, I do & that’s life

— Tony Sparks (@WarWizard) August 16, 2016

Ellen responded:

I am highly aware of the racism that exists in our country. It is the furthest thing from who I am.

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 16, 2016

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Cruising, Literally, With a Boatload of Men in Provincetown (Photos)

www.advocate.com/travel/2016/8/17/cruising-literally-boatload-men-provincetown-photos

Suing Porn Stars Will Not Lead to Less HIV

A California ballot initiative would allow the public to sue adult film performers who don’t use condoms. Eric Paul Leue of the Free Speech Coalition says Prop. 60 is wrongheaded and dangerous.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/8/17/suing-porn-stars-will-not-lead-less-hiv

National Intervention Needed to End Conversion Therapy

As pastors challenge Illinois’s ban on “ex-gay” therapy for minors, Equality Illinois CEO Brian C. Johnson calls for a nationwide end to the discredited practice.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/8/17/national-intervention-needed-end-conversion-therapy