Watch the Presidential Debate Live (Video)
No TV? No problem.
www.advocate.com/election/2016/9/26/watch-presidential-debate-live-video
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Limit(less) Project: Juliet
Limit(less) Project: Juliet
mowunna posted a photo:
Juliet: Queer Ugandan-Rwandan (Sweden)
“My name is Juliet Atto, also called Jules, and I was born in Uganda and raised in Sweden. I mainly have roots in Uganda but also Rwanda as my grandmother was Rwandan. My ethnicity is Acholi, a minority ethnic group in northern Uganda. My pronoun is she/her and I identify as queer.”
– Juliet (Queer Ugandan-Rwandan, She/Her, IG: @julesatto, TW: @julesatto)
Donate to support the project: HERE
About Limit(less)
Limit(less) is a photography project by Mikael Owunna (@owning-my-truth) documenting the fashion and style of LGBTQ African Immigrants (1st and 2nd generation) in diaspora. As LGBTQ Africans, we are constantly told that being LGBTQ is somehow “un-African,” and this rhetoric is a regular part of homophobic and transphobic discourse in African communities. This line of thinking, however, is patently false and exists an artifact of colonization of the African continent. Identities which would now be categorized as “LGBTQ” have always existed, and being LGBTQ does not make us “less” African.
Limit(less) explores how LGBTQ African immigrants navigate their identities and find ways to overcome the supposed “tension” between their LGBTQ and African identities through their fashion and style. The project seeks to visually deconstruct the colonial binary that has been set up between LGBTQ and African identities, which erases the lives and experiences of LGBTQ Africans. #LimitlessAfricans
Donate to support the project: HERE
Website:
limitlessafricans.com/
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/limitlessafricans
Tumblr:
limitlessafricans.tumblr.com
Depression and Dyphoria
WATCH: Trailer For James Franco’s “King Cobra” Finally Here, And This Is One Wild Ride
WATCH: Trailer For James Franco’s “King Cobra” Finally Here, And This Is One Wild Ride
Since the project was announced nearly a year ago, there’s been a lot of talk about King Cobra, the murderous tale of lust, greed and crime set against a wholesome gay adult film backdrop.
And though we’ve seen images and a clip and even heard from the real life Brent Corrigan about how he’s portrayed, we’ve oddly still been waiting on a trailer.
Related: First Look At Disney Star Garrett Clayton As Brent Corrigan In James Franco’s Gay Biopic
Well the wait is over.
Hype can be a real killer when expectations are catapulted into the clouds above reality — and this film has seen nothing but hype — but we’ve got to say, the trailer makes the film look entirely watchable.
Check it out below:
The film tells the story of Cobra Video owner Bryan Kocis’ murder by two of his stars, Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes, in 2007. Naturally, James Franco is also involved, taking a producing and acting credit.
Both killers were sentenced to life in prison, and the gruesome details of the story inspired the book Cobra Killer: Gay Porn Murder.
Related: Disney Star Cast As Brent Corrigan In Retelling Of Gay Adult Film Industry’s Most Notorious Murder
According to the investigating coroner, Kocis was stabbed 28 times and his throat was cut, nearly decapitating him. His body was left in his house before it was set on fire. Officials had to use dental records to identify Kocis because his body was burned beyond recognition.
Kocis’ involvement and subsequent legal battle with a then-underage Brent Corrigan, aka Sean Lockhart, added an unhealthy dose of scandal to the already-insane story.
And now the whole sordid mess is coming to a theater near you! It’s kind of like Brokeback Mountain with few more twists and turns. Except not at all. It’s all fairly horrifying.
Related: The 5 Lives Of Sean Paul Lockhart, AKA Brent Corrigan
Slater has signed on to play Kocis, and Ringwald has been cast as Kocis’ sister.
King Cobra comes to theaters on October 21st.
Justin Trudeau, Amy Schumer, Presidential Debate, Big Brother, Smithsonian, Houston Gunman, Oxygen: HOT LINKS
Justin Trudeau, Amy Schumer, Presidential Debate, Big Brother, Smithsonian, Houston Gunman, Oxygen: HOT LINKS
MALE MODEL MONDAY. 25-year-old Chinese model Hao Yun Xiang.
CUTENESS OVERLOAD. When HRH Prince George met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (and denied the PM a high five).
SOCIAL MEDIA. Disney has entered the race to buy Twitter: “Bloomberg first reported on Monday that Disney is considering a bid, noting that the company both has deep enough pockets to potentially acquire the $20 billion social network, and the incentive to snap up a widely-used distribution channel.”
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS. Family sues Children’s Hospital San Diego for discriminatory treatment of transgender teen: “Katharine Prescott took her 14-year-old son, Kyler Prescott, to RCHSD in early April 2015 for suicidal ideation and for treatment of his serious self-inflicted injuries following an incident of transphobic harassment by his peers. The hospital was aware that Kyler was a transgender boy and Katharine made clear to hospital staff that her son must be treated as male for all purposes. But during his stay, hospital staff repeatedly addressed Kyler—who came out to his family as transgender at 13 and whose gender markers were legally changed to male—as a girl.”
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE. Amy Schemer and Ramona Singer to have their own debate tonight: “Following the presidential debate, Schumer, who is a Housewives aficionado, will go head-to-head with Singer over a topic of utmost importance. The aforementioned topic is a doozy—Which is better: Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio?”
RIGHT WING DISCORD. Glenn Beck grills Ted Cruz about backing Trump: “You had this information the day you dropped out of the race. And said that Donald Trump is a ‘sociopathic liar.’ You had all this information. Have you spent an enormous amount of time with Donald Trump? Do you have new information that has made you say, ‘Oh my gosh, he’s now not a sociopathic liar. He is not the guy that I very eloquently spelled out, for over a year, and now there’s suddenly a reason to believe him’?”
POLITICAL ADVERTISING. Audi drops debate-themed ad just in time for tonight’s melee: “It’s the perfect spot for what’s been a brutal political season—it’s violent and unrelenting and (literally) backwards. Yet it’s also the opposite of this election, in that the ultimate payoff is well worth the wait and something everyone can love. Its gender-opposite foes are equally matched, and they both want the same thing.”
REALITY TV. Digital season of Big Brother, Big Brother: Over the Top, reveals its contestants: “This season, fans will choose the winner of the show and they will also affect nominations, evictions, and more game-changing twists. The contestants will compete for $250,000 rather than the normal half million prize.”
“I, TOO, AM AMERICA.” President Obama offers moving address at the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC: “And so this national museum helps to tell a richer and fuller story of who we are. It helps us better understand the lives, yes of the president, but also the slave; the industrialist but also the porter; the keeper of the status quo but also the activist seeking to overthrow that status quo; the teacher or the cook alongside the statesmen. And by knowing this other story, we better understand ourselves and each other. It binds us together. It reaffirms that all of us are American. That African American history is not somehow separate from our larger American story; it’s not the underside of the American story. It is central to the American story. That our glory derives not just from our most obvious triumphs but how we’ve rested triumph from tragedy and how we’ve been able to remake ourselves again and again and again, in accordance with our highest ideals.”
GUN VIOLENCE. Gunman opens fire in Houston wearing a Nazi uniform: “Nathan Desai, believed the gunman according to multiple sources, including Click2Houston, shot at officers and ‘was neutralized by police,’ Interim Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo said. A police spokesperson said 2600 rounds of live ammunition, along with two weapons, were found in or near his car. Police ‘sources said that the shooter was wearing what appeared to be an antique German uniform with Swastikas on it.’”
STUMPED. Earth continues to lose oxygen and scientists don’t know why: “Atmospheric oxygen levels have dropped by 0.7 percent over the past 800,000 years, and while scientists aren’t sure why, they’re rather excited about it.”
MISTER MONDAY. Fitness enthusiast, model, engineer Titanius Maximus (aka Jeison Melo).
The post Justin Trudeau, Amy Schumer, Presidential Debate, Big Brother, Smithsonian, Houston Gunman, Oxygen: HOT LINKS appeared first on Towleroad.
HRC Members #TurnOUT the Vote in Minnesota
HRC Members #TurnOUT the Vote in Minnesota
#TurnOUT the Vote in Minnesota”>
On Friday, September 23, HRC members were first in line to vote for Hillary Clinton at at the Minneapolis Downtown Early Vote Center. HRC President Chad Griffin joined them with Angie Craig, one of our first endorsements of the election cycle. HRC and our supporters are ready to make history in the North Star State and around the country this election season.
Trump’s Most Sexist Moments During the Presidential Campaign
Trump’s Most Sexist Moments During the Presidential Campaign
Will Trump make sexist comments during tonight’s debate? History shows he’s not above it.
www.advocate.com/election/2016/9/26/trumps-most-sexist-moments-during-presidential-campaign
NC Pride 2016
A Herança
WATCH: Virginia Governor Wants Your Gay Dollars In His Pro-Gay State
WATCH: Virginia Governor Wants Your Gay Dollars In His Pro-Gay State
Gov. Terry McAuliffe would like you to come spend your gay dollars in Virginia, casting it as LGBTQ-friendly, something not all Southeastern states can say with a straight face. While their neighbor to the south, North Carolina, hemorrhages money since the passing of the anti-LGBTQ law HB2, Virginia stands ready to scoop up the revenue fleeing the McCrory plagued state.
Related: McCrory Called “Moronic Little Bigot Of A Tarheel Governor In Leaked DNC Email”
To that end, Virginia has launched an LGBT Tourism Task Force, adding an LGBTQ specific section to their website, offering information on where to stay, dining, family fun, shopping, weddings and honeymoons, and more. They have also added an online LGBTQ pride store, selling hats, shirts and other rainbow-heart themed “Virginia is For Lovers” merchandise.
Those looking for even more information can consult the newly released “LGBT Tourism Resource Guide.”
“Virginia is proud to be an open and welcoming destination for every visitor attracted by our scenic mountains and beaches, as well as our world-renowned restaurants, wineries and breweries,” McAuliffe said in a recent press release. “I am pleased the Virginia Tourism Corporation has created this landing page to connect travelers with inclusive, LGBT-friendly establishments across the Commonwealth. Virginia is truly for lovers, and we hope you have an unforgettable experience visiting the greatest state in the greatest nation on Earth!”
Related: McAuliffe Reverses Discriminatory Policies In Virginia
Watch the video featuring McAuliffe made in conjunction with the campaign to encourage LGBTQ travelers to come to the state below.
