Ellen Page's 'Gaycation' Takes the Pulse of Orlando
The actress and her best friend traveled to Orlando only days after the attack and spoke with a survivor, friends of victims, and more.
www.advocate.com/television/2016/8/25/ellen-pages-gaycation-takes-pulse-orlando
'Gag'-Worthy Banner Hung Near University of Cincinnati
The offensive banner, which some called a manifestation of rape culture, was hung near campus and then pictured on the university’s Facebook page.
www.advocate.com/women/2016/8/25/gag-worthy-banner-hung-near-university-cincinnati
Gay Pride Galway 2016
nathanwynnephotography posted a video:
A short video I put together of the Gay Pride Parade in Galway City on Saturday 20th August 2016.
Ryan Lochte, Rachel Maddow, Barbra Streisand, American Horror Story, Gay Termites, Britney Spears: HOT LINKS
RIO HANGOVER. Brazilian police charge Ryan Lochte with false report of robbery: “A police statement Thursday says Lochte will be informed in the United States so he can decide whether to introduce a defense in Brazil. The indictment will be sent to the International Olympic Committee’s ethics commission.”
BY THE NUMBERS. Large majority of Americans support LGBT non-discrimination laws and oppose bathroom bills: “…a whopping 72% of Americans say they support laws that would protect LGBT people from being discriminated against in housing, jobs, and public accommodations. To break that down even further, 61% of Republicans support non-discrimination laws, along with 78% of Democrats.”
LAST NIGHT. Rachel Maddow interviews Trump’s newest campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway. Conway says Trump might want to come on the show. (Please let this be true).
MUSIC. Barbra Streisand and Chris Pine duet.
ALT-RIGHT. Ann Coulter really worships Trump: “My worship for him is like the people of North Korea worship their Dear Leader—blind loyalty. Once he gave that Mexican rapist speech, I’ll walk across glass for him. That’s basically it.”
LATE NIGHT. James Corden and John Krasinski recreate famous movie scenes.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Another teaser for American Horror Story season 6.
FUNDRAISING. Matt Bomer and husband Simon Halls attend onePULSE Foundation benefit.
TELEVISION. Lifetime is making a Britney Spears biopic, reportedly without Ms. Spears’ consent.
GAY TERMITES. Do they have an evolutionary edge? “Termites not only invade people’s homes, but also the humble abodes of other happy termite couples—and male termites may pair up with their own gender to do so…”
THURSDAY THIRST. Silvério Lopes.
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Gilead Accused of Overcharging for PrEP, Furthering Homophobic Assumptions About Truvada
Pharmaceutical company Gilead will not receive subsidies from Australia for its medication Truvada (aka preexposure prophylaxis or PrEP), commonly used to prevent the transmission of HIV.
A government report says that Gilead was charging an exorbitant price for the medication and was more interested in hiking up profit margins than making the drug available to all those in need of it.
The details of Gilead’s submission are not publicly available, but HIV advocates believe the company asked the government to subsidise the full retail price of the drug, which sells for around $700 a month.
They say the company also wanted to restrict access to only people with a higher risk of contracting HIV, but HIV advocates and the Department of Health both say these restrictions were unacceptable.
The application submitted by Gilead to the government also reportedly made homophobic assumptions about adherence to PrEP that are not backed up by science:
Health experts also believe the PBAC [Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Scheme] made its decision based on Gilead’s outdated assumptions about gay men’s willingness to take a pill each day.
The PBAC decision noted Truvada is most effective if taken once daily and questioned whether men who engage in “risky” sexual practices (like having sex without a condom) would be willing and able to adhere to such a regime.
But that information is contradicted by multiple studies in Australia and overseas that show extremely high adherence to PrEP by at-risk individuals.
Dr. Simon Ruth, CEO of Victorian AIDS, said,
“It is wrong and offensive to assume that gay men would not be taking every measure to protect themselves when it comes to HIV,” he said. “PrEP demonstration projects have shown gay men’s adherence to PrEP is extremely high, and comments like this are unhelpful, stigmatising, and homophobic.”
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Talented and Savvy: Frank Ocean Escapes Record Label, Pockets Millions
Recording artists get tiny profit margins on their lucrative music, but Ocean wasn’t about to let that happen to him.
Delta Drops Chris Rock Comedy Special Over Homophobic Slur
Delta’s in the news again for censorship, but this time for the right reasons.
Forbidden fruit?
Julie Bracken posted a photo:
Julie is about as forbidden as fruit gets – she has a wicked smile that would knock a movie up a rating: no, she couldn’t turn it off, even if she donned a yashmak and put the cat’s dinner on her head.
She embraces life – the good, the bad and the bubbly and crushes any self-made man who worships his creator.
Content in herself, she doesn’t exercise, she figures if God had wanted her to bend over, he would have put the diamonds on the floor…
Photo, makeup and styling by the talented Kelayla of www.transvista.co.uk/
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