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For A Bit Of Cash, You Get To Punch Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli In The Face
For A Bit Of Cash, You Get To Punch Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli In The Face
The punchability of Martin Shkreli’s’ face can’t be denied, and that’s a fact the businessman is now hoping to capitalize on in order to help a family in need.
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The Turing Pharmaceuticals founder, decreed “America’s most hated man,” earned humanity’s wrath by jacking up the price of AIDS medication Daraprim to $750 per pill.
I will auction one slap/punch in the face to benefit my friend Mike who passed away & leaves behind a young son who survived cancer. DM bids
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 26, 2016
Shkreli announced the raffle on Twitter in the hopes of raising money for the family of friend Mike Kulich, who passed away recently.
All you have to do is send him a DM in order to make your bid, and he’ll “match donation to a certain point,” he says.
“You may video the slap/punch,” he further elucidates. “Mike architected my publicity stunts & I bet he is watching, smiling.”
While there’s bound to be hundreds of people lining up to participate, you’ll have to be rather loaded to take advantage of this special offer.
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Currently, the two highest bids are $78,000 and $25,000 and he’s a bit disappointed:
Donate now and a winning slapper/puncher will be selected. Not seeing much donation relative to media exposure.t.co/29bdZWJmkP
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 28, 2016
Here’s a taste of how Twitter’s reacting:
@MartinShkreli if i win can i slap your ass?
— Vey (@VeyGraphics) September 28, 2016
@dfreamon @MartinShkreli @asherahresearch no gloves, no paying the puncher off behind scenes, I want contusions, broken bones, etc
— PaulyWalnuts ? (@paulywhitewalls) September 28, 2016
@MartinShkreli if i win can i slap your ass?
— Vey (@VeyGraphics) September 28, 2016
@AWildBlueCard @darkunirage @MartinShkreli He should have done this for the 4 yo who was nearly mauled!
— Michael_Rose (@Michael_Rose) September 28, 2016
@DRobertsIMG @SizzleChest33 @MartinShkreli make it $8.69 and you’ve probably got yourself a deal.
— duchovny! (@DAlgonquin) September 26, 2016
@DAlgonquin @SizzleChest33 @MartinShkreli nice.
I’ll go up to $11.47, or $13.89 in KFC gift cards
— Daniel Roberts (@DRobertsIMG) September 26, 2016
PHOTOS: Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Sunbathes Sans Swimsuit
PHOTOS: Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Sunbathes Sans Swimsuit
Ah, remember the halcyon days of summer, when it felt like every sun-scorched second found yet another male celeb doffing his swimming costume in order to show his wriggly wares to the clamoring masses?
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Well, now the branches have grown barren and we’re old and gray as dead leaves crackle crisply underfoot. We brace ourselves for the brisk autumnal air, nary a naked male celeb in sight; only rumply tweeds, corduroys, and a wistful sigh that grows heavier with each drawn breath. All we have to warm ourselves is the most fleeting ember; the distant reverie of that one special summer when it felt like we had it all.
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But that’s when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady — currently on leave for illegally deflating footballs during a game in 2015 — takes it upon himself to sunbathe nude in Positano, and the paparazzi goes bananas and takes a million grainy photographs of the guy behind his back and you can view them all HERE, you sick freak.
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John Stamos and Glen Powell Strip Down and Hit the Showers on ‘Scream Queens’ – WATCH
John Stamos and Glen Powell Strip Down and Hit the Showers on ‘Scream Queens’ – WATCH
On last night’s Scream Queens, actors John Stamos and and Glen Powell stripped down–and apparently oiled up–for a steamy shower scene.
Stamos and Powell play rich and handsome doctors on the second season of Ryan Murphy’s horror spoof series.
In the scene, Stamos explains the “Datable Guy Checklist” to Powell and Powell tries to intimidate Stamos with his manhood.
As EW notes, Stamos took to Twitter on Tuesday night to talk about the filming of the scene:
“Well yeah, it could have been awkward. It was pretty awkward, but Glen is so damn funny. I at least wore a G-string or something, but he wore a very tiny… a medium-sized sock,” Stamos said. “We laughed a whole lot. We did a lot of pushups; he likes to do pushups. He likes a lot of oil, there’s a lot of oiling up. I swear we ran out of oil on that scene.”
.@K1989Kell #screamqueens pic.twitter.com/YbURLHRLwr
— John Stamos (@JohnStamos) September 28, 2016
Stamos also posted a more revealing photo of him and Powell covering their members with a Dick’s Sporting Goods sign.
He wrote on Twitter, “‘I think our wieners just touched, accidentally.’ (was it really an accident @glenpowell ??”
“I think our wieners just touched, accidentally.” (was it really an accident @glenpowell ?? #ScreamQueens pic.twitter.com/QF5CAPLel5
— John Stamos (@JohnStamos) September 28, 2016
Watch the scene, below.
[h/t Just Jared]
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Shimon Peres, Johnny Rapid, Australia, Dan Savage, MH17, Lin-Manuel Miranda: HOT LINKS
Shimon Peres, Johnny Rapid, Australia, Dan Savage, MH17, Lin-Manuel Miranda: HOT LINKS
FLOTUS. Michelle Obama stars in new Hillary Clinton ad: “Hillary has spent her entire career bringing folks together on behalf of our kids, because she believes that every child deserves a chance to succeed,” Obama says in the newly released ad. “Hillary will be a president our kids can look up to. A president who believes in our kids and will fight for them every day. That’s why I believe in her. I hope you’ll join me.”
DAN SAVAGE. Some unsolicited advice for Hillary Clinton if Donald Trump brings up Bill’s infidelities: “You’ve had a few yourself, Donald. That’s not news to anyone either. You’ve bragged about the affairs you’ve had. You divorced your first wife and married one of the women you cheated on her with. For your third wife’s sake, Donald, I hope your cheating days are behind you. Because I know how painful being cheated on is and I wouldn’t wish that pain on anyone. It really hurts. Call your first wife, Donald, and ask her how it felt.”
ISRAEL. Former Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres dies: “Shimon Peres, one of the last surviving pillars of Israel’s founding generation, who did more than anyone to build up his country’s formidable military might, then worked as hard to establish a lasting peace with Israel’s Arab neighbors, died on Wednesday in a Tel Aviv area hospital. He was 93.”
MH17. Missile that brought down Malaysian 777 was Russian-made, brought into Ukraine: “The findings challenge Moscow’s suggestion that Malaysia Airlines flight 17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in July 2014, was brought down by the Ukrainian military. All 298 people on board, most of them Dutch citizens, were killed.”
KANSAS. Judge awards $295K to attorneys who successfully fought gay marriage ban: “U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Tuesday approved a request from American Civil Liberties Union lawyers and Kansas City-area attorney Mark Johnson. The state did not contest the amount. The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by five gay and lesbian couples against state officials in agencies that issue driver’s licenses and maintain marriage and birth records.”
AUSTRALIA. Poll shows Australians back marriage equality but don’t want public referendum: “…the poll published in The Australian newspaper showed that only 39 percent of voters thought there should be such a plebiscite, while 48 percent said lawmakers should decide the issue without a national vote. Another 13 percent of respondents were undecided. The poll also showed that 62 percent of respondents were in favor of marriage equality, 32 percent were opposed and 6 percent were uncommitted.”
DOPPELGANGER? Adult film star Johnny Rapid channels Justin Bieber for new parody.
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA. Hamilton creator to host SNL: “Miranda will host the Saturday, Oct. 8 episode of SNL with musical guest Twenty One Pilots. Both will be making their Studio 8H debut. Margot Robbie is hosting the season 42 premiere with musical guest The Weeknd.”
POLITICAL. Madonna is voting naked with Katy Perry for Hillary.
Im voting naked with Katy Perry!! Vote for Hillary. She’s the Best we got!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Nude Voting series # 1 pic.twitter.com/fBYkTnXVLe
— Madonna (@Madonna) September 28, 2016
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Es
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Jonathan Groff: ‘Looking’ Changed My Life – VIDEO
Jonathan Groff: ‘Looking’ Changed My Life – VIDEO
Looking star Jonathan Groff has said that the HBO series changed his life.
In an upcoming photo biography book for the series, Groff said:
“This job has changed my life in so many ways. I’ve never played a character that hit so close to the bone. It felt like an extension of myself taking place in the present. Trying to figure out what it means to be gay. Patrick and I are from the same generation of gay men so it has been so real for me. I had told Andrew of a break up I had where the other guy wanted to be in an open relationship – so he wrote that situation for Patrick and Kevin.”
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If you were left wanting more following the series’ July finale, the book will be published on October 17th as a hardback limited edition with 1,000 numbered books and a foreword by Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin.
Watch a trailer for the Looking finale movie below.
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#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: September 28, 2016
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: September 28, 2016
TIME TO SAY #NOMOORE TO BIGOTRY: Today, notoriously anti-LGBTQ Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore faces a hearing to determine whether he should be removed from the bench for his more than decade-long pattern of unethical, extralegal actions — from his Ten Commandments crusade in 2001 to his present-day obstructionist tactics aimed at preventing marriage equality in Alabama. HRC’s Nick Morrow (@NRMorrow) will be on-the-ground with HRC Alabama and allies in the state rallying for Moore’s well-deserved dismissal. Catch up on the action by watching HRC’s video on Roy Moore and reading HRC Alabama State Manager Eva Kendrick’s op-ed, and follow developments today on HRC’s Twitter and Snapchat. More from AL.com.
#VOCALMAJORITY FOR COMMONSENSE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION: Yesterday, HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) joined former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) and her husband, retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly (@ShuttleCDRKelly), to launch the 2016 Vocal Majority Tour, a 14-state, six week national bus tour to rally the vocal majority of Americans who support commonsense gun violence prevention laws, and urge them to vote. “Stopping gun violence takes courage, courage to do what’s right,” Giffords said. Griffin also addressed the crowd and hosted a roundtable later in the day. “The 49 LGBTQ people and allies who lost their lives in Orlando nearly four months ago were brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, friends and neighbors, husbands and wives. But above all, they were human beings… murdered simply because of who they are, and because it is too easy in America today for a dangerous person to buy a dangerous weapon,” said Griffin.“This November, we need to elect candidates up and down the ballot who not only stand up for the equal dignity of the LGBTQ community, but stand up for our right to live and love free from fear and violence.” More from HRC, and the Orlando Sentinel. #StopTheHate
#VocalMajority Roundtable L to R: Pulse owner Barbara Poma, @ChadHGriffin, @ShuttleCDRKelly, @GabbyGiffords & Pulse survivor Adrian Lopez pic.twitter.com/vf55ECLtC0
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) September 27, 2016
- Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf (@BrandonJWolf) took to @HRC’s Twitter handle yesterday and talked about the heartbreaking loss of his friend, Drew Leinonen, and the urgent need to end gun and hate violence in America.
The last thing Drew said to me before he died: “We never tell each other enough that we love each other.” –@BrandonJWolf #HRCTwitterTakeover
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) September 27, 2016
CLINTON ON NC’s HB2 — “THE AMERICAN DREAM IS BIG ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY”: At a rally yesterday in Raleigh, Hillary Clinton took a strong, principled stand against North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 law, and highlighted the imperative for equality-minded voters to get to the polls in November and make their voices heard up and down the ballot. “Think about everything that’s at stake in this election — right here in North Carolina,” Clinton said. “The very mean-spirited, wrongheaded decision by your legislature and governor to pass and sign House Bill 2 has hurt this state. But more than that — it has hurt people. It has sent a message to so many people that you’re not really wanted you’re not really part of us. I think the American Dream is big enough for everybody.”
.@HillaryClinton takes a stand on #HB2 that tells trans people they don’t belong: “I think the American Dream is big enough for everybody.” pic.twitter.com/lDfiwps5yy
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) September 27, 2016
- Read this powerful piece by Noël Gordon in the The Miami Herald about why as a gay black man, he’s supporting Hillary Clinton: Writes Gordon (@NoelGordon09), HRC’s Senior Program Specialist for HIV Prevention and Health Equity, “Much has been written about the 2016 presidential election, including the fact that young people like me are still deciding where to throw our support. For me, there is no choice but Hillary Clinton. She is the only candidate in this race with a plan to address one of the most pressing issues on my mind and the minds of many other Americans, especially those of color: HIV.” More here.
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS — NC GOV. PAT MCCRORY BLAMES EVERYONE BUT HIMSELF FOR HIS DISASTROUS HB2 LAW: A new online ad from Roy Cooper, McCrory’s opponent this fall, features video clips of the governor pointing fingers at a veritable who’s who of organizations, entertainers, sports leagues and others for the terrible price North Carolina is paying as a result of the anti-LGBTQ HB2 law. “Governor, it’s time to take responsibility,” the ad says. “Repeal HB2.”
WHAT WE’RE READING WEDNESDAY: How about a banned book? It’s #BannedBookWeek and, in a disturbing trend this year, nearly half of the most frequently banned books have LGBTQ themes, according to the American Library Association. With fantastic options including I Am Jazz and Fun Home, maybe it’s time to consider the insidious reasons these books are permanently shelved and then cozy up with a copy. More from Pink News.
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS CONDEMNS ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATION: Last week, the Texas Association of Business (TAB) formally condemned anti-LGBTQ legislation, including measures that would deny transgender people access to appropriate restrooms. The association opposes “legislation that is seen as discriminatory and would impact workforce recruitment and/or cause a negative economic impact on the state,” TAB President Chris Wallace told The Texas Observer. “We don’t want economic fallout here because of legislative action that could be prevented. We know it’s going to be a top issue, and because of that, business has to speak up.” More from HRC.
#BEINTHEKNOW: NATIONAL GAY MEN’S HIV & AIDS AWARENESS DAY: Yesterday marked National Gay Men’s HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Gay and bisexual men make-up approximately 2 percent of the American population but 55 percent of all people living with HIV in the U.S. HRC is committed ending the HIV epidemic and the stigma surrounding HIV. Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #BeInTheKnow and #NGMHAAD. More here.
WHY DOESN’T GERMANY HAVE MARRIAGE EQUALITY?: Germany is one of the few Western European nations that does not offer marriage equality to its citizens, despite the fact that most Germans support marriage equality. Alexander Görlach (@AGoerlach) explains why in The New York Times.
THREATS FORCE CANCELLATION OF LGBTQ FESTIVAL IN HAITI: After receiving threats of violence, the organizers of a Haitian LGBTQ festival have called it off. The four-day event was to begin yesterday in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. More from CBS.
READING RAINBOW
Advocate addresses bisexual erasure… Curve Magazine talks about the influence openly-LGBTQ athletes have on college athletes struggling to come out… Washington Blade reports that there is a new legal clinic serving the Baltimore trans community…
Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to A.M. Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!
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Lady Bunny Refuses To Be Censored In Her Latest One-Woman Show
Lady Bunny Refuses To Be Censored In Her Latest One-Woman Show
Wigstock founder Lady Bunny definitely doesn’t hold back in her latest one-woman show. In Trans-Jester, which premiered in April, the drag legend takes on our increasingly politically correct queer culture, embracing and re-appropriating homophobic terms, and eviscerating Caitlyn Jenner to the tune of “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things.”
“The tools of a comedian are word,” Bunny explains in The New Yorker’s short video profile on the show. “In a comedy club, yeah, you’re gonna use one of those words. That’s all there is to it!” Needless to say, she has no patience for trigger warnings and micro aggressions. “You don’t make it go away by not saying its name.”
The show has been getting rave reviews from the likes of Refinery29 and Time Out New York, with everyone from Susan Sarandon and Andy Cohen to Patricia Field and Bianca Del Rio flocking to performances. You can catch Trans-Jester at the Stonewall Inn through November 11.
AL Chief Justice Roy Moore to Face Judicial Panel Today on Ethics Charges Over Gay Marriage Order
AL Chief Justice Roy Moore to Face Judicial Panel Today on Ethics Charges Over Gay Marriage Order
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will face a trial-like proceeding today on judicial ethics charges stemming from his defiance of the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. Moore could be removed from the bench.
Moore, who has been defying the federal government since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, was suspended in May and charged with violating ethical rules for trying to stop probate judges from issuing marriage licenses in the state.
In January, Moore issued an order prohibiting 68 probate judges from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples telling them they had a “ministerial duty” to do so.
In his order, Moore actually cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling. Moore claimed that the high court’s ruling only applied to Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, the states directly involved in Obergefell.
In March, the Alabama Supreme Court dismissed a series of petitions asking it to declare that the state’s ban on gay marriage is still in effect.
That decision meant anti-gay foes like the Alabama Policy Institute were out of legal options to try and fight the SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage in Obergefell. However, that fact didn’t stop Chief Justice Roy Moore from writing a scathing rebuke of Obergefell and insisting that the state’s ban on gay marriage was still in effect.
The AP reports on today’s proceedings:
The nine-member Court of the Judiciary will weigh the intent with the memo: Was it a defiant effort to try to block gay marriage or, as Moore contends, a status report in response to probate judges’ questions?
Moore’s attorney Mat Staver said the chief justice told the judges that he was not at “liberty” to offer them advice on what to do. Staver said probate judges were asking questions because the Alabama Supreme Court had not lifted the order after indicating they would make a decision.
John Carroll, a lawyer for the Judicial Inquiry Commission — the group that brought the charges against Moore — told the court last month that Moore’s purpose was clear and now is trying to “pretend away” the charges.
Shortly after the Obergefell ruling, Moore predicted all-out war over it.
Moore said that same-sex marriage would lead to the “persecution” of Christians who would be forced to “accept evil” and “condone sodomy.” He also said it would lead to a massive and possibly violent backlash and claimed that the founding fathers would be “incensed” at the SCOTUS decision, calling the Court a tyrannical force trampling on freedom.
Moore said he saw his battle as a holy one:
“God gives rights and the government’s role is to secure those rights. When governments [sic] dismisses god out of the equation and pretends to get rights, we suffer accordingly.
“I think that’s where we were in 1776 and if government is not securing the rights god gave us….[same-sex marriage] is not really securing it, is it?”
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California Bans State-Funded Travel To States That Discriminate Against LGBT People
California Bans State-Funded Travel To States That Discriminate Against LGBT People
California lawmakers have approved a ban on state-funded travel to other states that discriminate against LGBT people.
Introduced by Assembly Member Evan Low (above and right) last February and signed by California Governor Jerry Brown on September 27th, AB 1887 prohibits “a state agency and the Legislature from requiring any of its employees, officers, or members to travel to, or approving a request for state-funded or state-sponsored travel to, any state that, after June 26, 2015, has enacted a law that voids or repeals, or has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state or local protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression or has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, as specified, subject to certain exceptions.”
AB 1887 was signed: bans state funded travel to states that discrim against LGBT people. Thx @Benioff @KamalaHarris @eqca #lovewins 🌈🏳️🌈❤️ pic.twitter.com/R4W9d7pAnD
— Evan Low (@Evan_Low) September 27, 2016
In May, Low said that AB 1887 – sponsored by Equality California and the National Center for Lesbian Rights – “sends a clear message that we do not tolerate discrimination in California or anywhere beyond our borders. Just as we strive to be a state that provides equal opportunity for all,” he added “we should not be spending our tax dollars in states that allow discrimination toward the LGBT community. We are stronger by being inclusive.”
Earlier this year, Washington, Vermont, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and New York banned official travel to North Carolina because of that state’s contentious HB2 law.
(Image via Twitter)
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