There She Is… America's First Out Miss America Contestant (Video)

www.advocate.com/women/2016/9/06/there-she-americas-first-out-miss-america-contestant-video

Megan Rapinoe Takes a Knee to Support Colin Kaepernick

The racist backlash to the NFL star’s national anthem protest “disgusted” the lesbian soccer pro and Olympian. 

www.advocate.com/sports/2016/9/06/megan-rapinoe-takes-knee-support-colin-kaepernick

Why Was Donald Trump Such a Big Fan of Pam Bondi?

Maybe Trump saw Bondi on Fox News that morning and made a $25,000 donation, or maybe he admired her opposition to LGBT equality. It’s anyone’s guess.

www.advocate.com/election/2016/9/06/why-was-donald-trump-such-big-fan-pam-bondi

Pedro Almodóvar Says His ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Would Have Had “A Lot More Gay Sex”

Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain.

We were this close to getting a Brokeback Mountain directed by the iconic Pedro Almodóvar, and had it happened it would have included way more gay sex.

Related: Jake Gyllenhaal Has Hard Time Expressing How Heath Ledger’s Death Affected Him

While promoting his new flick Julieta, the iconic Spanish director told The Empire Film Podcast that he was originally set to direct the 2005 film. Not only that, had he taken the job, it would have differed significantly from Ang Lee‘s vision.

“More sex, more sex,” he said.

Pedro Almodóvar, via cynsimp on Flickr. CC 2.0.

“It’s not gratuitous,” he added. “The Annie Proulx story is about a physical relation, an animal relation. So sex is necessary because it is the body of the story. So I always have the image that these two guys start making love to each other like the animals that they were taking care of. I mean, against the cold in the mountains, yes, a way to survive in the mountains.”

Related: Five Fascinating Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gay Sex

Almodóvar said the romantic relationship that developed between the two characters is an accident that develops much to their surprise.

He added that he loved Ang Lee’s movie and the performances turned in by Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, and that he isn’t sure he could have gotten his version of the movie made in the U.S. anyway.

“It seems to me I could do that in Europe, but not in the United States,” he concluded.

Related: Heath Ledger Based His “Brokeback Mountain” Character On His Homophobic Gay Uncle

Listen to the podcast below. Almodóvar’s interview begins at around the 41 minute mark and he starts talking about “Brokeback Mountain” at around the 54 minute mark.

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Craig Jungwirth, Pam Bondi, Mission to Mars, Ann Coulter, Landslide, LCARS: HOT LINKS

ANTI-LGBT TERROR. Court appearance cancelled for Craig Jungwirth, the man who promised Orlando-style attack on gay nightclubs in South Florida over Labor Day weekend: “According to the FBI, Craig Jungwirth, 50, was arrested at his Orlando home Saturday for a violating bond conditions in an unrelated pending misdemeanor case.Jungwirth’s court appearance was canceled after he asked to go to the hospital. […]Jungwirth could be arraigned on the federal charge as early as Wednesday.”

Update: Court hearing for Jungwirth postponed. Suspect charged w Pulse-type threat hospitalized w chest pain @WESH pic.twitter.com/GdVGSxQIKY

— bob kealing (@bobkealingwesh) September 6, 2016

MUSIC. Stevie Nicks promises an all-star version of “Landslide” if Hillary wins…in a landslide: “When she wins by a landslide, I could gather together The Dixie Chicks, Billy Corgan and everybody who’s ever sung a version of ‘Landslide.’ It’s not up-tempo, but it certainly would get the message across.”

MISOGYNY. Trump asks the “fellas” whether Hillary Clinton “looks presidential.” 

ICYMI. Pietro Boselli models for Lab Series.

SPACE. NASA confirms next Mission to Mars is set for 2018: “The probe must be launched during a particular window, when the Earth and Mars are positioned in such a way that the probe can easily reach the Red Planet. That window will open on March 5, 2018, according to the statement. The probe is now scheduled to land on Mars on Nov. 26, 2018.”

PROFILES IN LOVE. Neil Patrick Harris celebrates two years of marriage with husband David Burtka.

SPEAKING OUT. The woman who Playboy Bunny Dani-Mathers body-shamed on Snapchat has come forward.

JUST LIKE THE ENTERPRISE. The voice of Star Trek’s LCARS could become that of your virtual assistant: “At the moment, getting a custom voice for Siri onto your iPhone requires you to jump through some less-than-Apple-approved hoops. But one day the company could allow for third-party voices, downloadable through the iTunes App Store, the same way it has done with keyboards.”

Majel’s voice is recorded phonetically, &we’re working to get her voice for things such as Siri, maybe voice of the computer on #STDiscovery

— RODDENBERRY (@roddenberry) September 4, 2016

DODGY DONALD. USA Freedom Kids sue Donald Trump for not paying up: “The USA Freedom Kids said in a newly filed lawsuit the Trump campaign broke verbal agreements for performances at two events and refused to pay even a $2,500 stipend for the group’s travel expenses.”

COUGH GATE. NBC faces flack for story about Hillary Clinton coughing. 

ROAST. Jewel explains ‘why gay men love Ann Coulter so much’: “Two minutes into hearing her speak, they remember why they hate pussy.”

CROOKED PAM BONDI. Trump campaign walks back remarks saying he never spoke with anti-gay FL AG Pam Bondi, who dropped her suit against Trump University shortly after receiving a $25,000 donation from Donald Trump: “According to Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks, when Trump told reporters he ‘never’ spoke to Bondi about ‘it,’ he meant that he never spoke to her about Trump University, which Bondi was considering suing at the time of the contribution. ‘His comments were in reference to any discussion about Trump University — not the donation,’ Hicks told Politico. In a separate AP report Tuesday, Hicks was unable to elaborate on the content of their conversation.”

TEXAS. Speaking of Trump U, did Gov. Greg Abbott order a state consumer protection agency to drop its case against the Donald’s faux university in return for campaign contributions? “Former Deputy Chief of Consumer Protection John Owens says for political reasons in 2010 he was ordered to drop his investigation of Trump University…In 2010, when he was conducting the investigation into Trump University, Owens’ boss was the Texas Attorney General, now Governor Greg Abbott. Trump in 2013 reportedly made donations totaling $35,000 to Abbott’s election campaign.”

WERK. Laverne Cox channels Beyonce, Tina Turner. 

MR. TUESDAY. Steve Sato.

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Donald Trump: Antifeminist Phyllis Schlafly Was 'Champion for Women'

Even though she opposed equal pay and abortion rights, thought men had the right to rape their wives, and believed “virtuous women” were immune from sexual harassment.

www.advocate.com/politics/2016/9/06/donald-trump-antifeminist-phyllis-schlafly-was-champion-women

These Guys Refuse To Let HIV Stigma Into Their Lives

A new PSA aims to tackle the stigma that still surrounds HIV/AIDS. The video was produced by the Gay Men’s Health Charity, a British nonprofit, and highlights guys who, despite their statuses, are living their lives to the fullest.

Related: Unfortunate New Study Finds HIV Stigma And Discrimination Is Alive And Well

It opens with a bunch of cute men hugging and mugging, and then some introductions. They come from all walks of life, from porn star to athletes, and “there’s no barrier to life with HIV,” they say.

“You can be anything,” they proclaim. “You can do anyone.”

“There’s no shame,” the men say, some of whom are in long-term relationships. Even the actor in the porn industry is comfortable talking about his experiences, working with performers protected by PrEP.

Related: Honest Confessions From Men With HIV

“I don’t let HIV stigma into my life at all,” says another speaker, and then they all declare “I’m living.”

Imagine if the LGBTs coping the the epidemic 20 years ago could have seen a video like this in the future! For over a decade, they would have been seeing people cut down in their prime by illness, by indifference, and stigma. Who could have foreseen that there would come a time when HIV was something you live with, rather than fear?

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The Sex Dried Up After Just Eight Months. And He’s So, So Unhappy About It.

A cry for help can take many forms. In the case of one extraordinarily distraught young man, it’s manifested as a desperate letter to The Gay UK.

The problem? After dating for just eight months, the sex between he and his partner has almost completely dried up. As in: “It’s not you, it’s zzzz…”

Related: Gay Guys Are Having More Open Relationships Than Ever

“At first the sex was phenomenal,” he writes, “and on a regular basis nearly every time we were together even 2 to 3 times a night. However, over the last 3/4 months it has rapidly decreased to nearly nothing.”

Apparently, the unlovebirds have only had sex “like maybe 4-6 times” since May, which “has been rubbish.”

An emergency weekend getaway just led to suspect excuses like “I’m too tired” and “I’m bloated,” which is apparently an excuse.

He’s upset. He likes having sex, but his partner is the withholding sort, at least with him. So what’s a desperate young man to do?

Related: These Guys All Caught Their Boyfriends Cheating. Now What?

A crack team of three different advice columnists tackles the problem head on.

The first one — a certain Jordan Lohan — empathizes because he’s “personally experienced this situation”:

He’s sending out mixed messages and being incredibly controlling by being the one that decides what kind of intimacy you receive and when. Ask him, what does he want from you? Because right now he’s not offering enough to make you happy, feel good about yourself, and feel secure in your relationship, and you should make sure that he knows that in black and white.

Which is not the same as saying, “Break up with him.”

Then someone named Daniel Browne gets involved and offers up his two shiny cents.

“Over time that honeymoon period fizzles out a bit,” he writes to the man who has no sex life after eight months in a relationship.

Whatever the reasons are for your partner’s reduced interest in having sex, it is important to raise the issue and try to discuss it with him. By keeping it bottled up and not having an open conversation about your current situation, you risk becoming resentful and that may turn the issue into something bigger. It’s not often an easy subject to talk to your partner about, but communication is key to resolving things.

Which is not the same as saying,”Break up with him.”

“Whilst sex is an important part of any relationship,” says Paul Szabo, “it is not the most important thing.

Try asking him about what he would like to do in the bedroom – he may be gagging to roll around smothered in peanut butter, but is too embarrassed to ask / talk to you about. Have a chat about your fantasies and start to introduce them….

If all else fails, you need to have a frank chat with him and say that whilst you appreciate it is not everything, sex is important to you and you would like to share such an intimate and personal thing with him. If you don’t want to blurt it out randomly in the advert break of Coronation Street, then agree on a time with him to have a discussion. Don’t frame it as ‘this is your problem and your fault’ – more as ‘you are really important to me and we need to be honest with each other, because I want this relationship to work.’”

Which is not the same thing as saying, “Break up with him and hopefully remain friends while seeking out all the people who actually want to have sex with you.”

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