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Couple Says They Were Attacked With Pepper Spray At Folsom Street Fair Simply For Being Gay
Couple Says They Were Attacked With Pepper Spray At Folsom Street Fair Simply For Being Gay
Two men claim they are the victims of an unprovoked hate crime that occurred over Folsom weekend in San Francisco.
Neil Frias and Jeff White were visiting from New York for the weekend when they say they were pepper sprayed by a gang of assailants simply for no reason other than they are gay.
Related: Behind The Harness: The Extraordinary History Of The Folsom Street Fair
“I’m trying to make sense of it,” Frias told the press on Sunday. “I would think what happened last night would happen somewhere else, not here.”
The alleged attack happened around 9 p.m. last Saturday night outside a McDonald’s not far from where the festival was being held. Frais says he and White were leaving the restaurant when five guys pulled up in a blue minivan and shouted, “You fags are destroying family values!”
“I said I didn’t want any trouble, and one of them got out of the van,” Frais recalls. “I thought he was going to take a swing at me, but he sprayed me across the face.”
Related: Kick Off Folsom With These Awkward S&M Family Photos
A second man then jumped out and sprayed him again, while a third assailant went after White, who dropped to the ground and curled up in a ball to protect his face.
“I was completely vulnerable,” Frais, who became temporarily blinded, said. “I thought they were going to start beating me.”
It wasn’t until a woman nearby told the attackers she was calling the police that the mob got back into the minivan and sped off. Police and paramedics arrived shortly thereafter and the men returned safely to their hotel.
A spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department said they are currently looking for surveillance video that may have captured the incident.
“We take these crimes very seriously,” said Officer Carlos Manfredi. “If anybody feels they can attack someone based on their sexual preference, we’re going to go after them and hold them accountable.”
Related: PHOTOS: Lost Tourists Wander Into Folsom Street Fair & More From The Wild Weekend
As for Frais and White, they refused to let the incident prevent them from enjoying the rest of their weekend. By Sunday, they had recovered from the pepper spray and were geared up to hit the fair.
“I’m mad that I didn’t get to go out last night,” White said. “It’s Saturday night in San Francisco Folsom week!”
h/t: SFGate
Cast Of ‘Will & Grace’ Reunited After 10 Years, Tease Big News
Cast Of ‘Will & Grace’ Reunited After 10 Years, Tease Big News
Just what is the old gang up to? The stars of Will and Grace reunited backstage at a comedy show recently, and teased some upcoming big news. But it’s anyone’s guess what that news might be.
Here’s what we know: the main cast get together to see Nick Offerman’s show (that’s Megan Mullally’s husband) on Saturday, and posted this intriguing shot:
But they’ve also been posting little clues about a project they’re working on — a project that appears to feature them on a recreation of the old set from their show.
I remember this place. pic.twitter.com/Elwgvx7Sof
— Megan Mullally (@MeganOMullally) September 26, 2016
You smell the same! @EricMcCormack pic.twitter.com/hoIqd7tDTT
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 25, 2016
a little girl-on-girl fun!@DebraMessing pic.twitter.com/IaZt4e0kPE
— Megan Mullally (@MeganOMullally) September 25, 2016
I used to be able to do this without glasses… pic.twitter.com/l9ctYCZqH6
— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) September 26, 2016
I feel like something BIG is going to happen tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/oIy0nCxirb
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 26, 2016
So what’s up, Megan? What’s going on? You can tell us, honest you can. There seem to be hints that whatever’s going on will be released on Monday — today! — so hopefully that doesn’t overshadow the presidential debates.
If there really is a nostalgia-reunion show going on, it will be fascinating to see how the show and the characters have evolved. Times sure have changed since the sitcom premiered — remember the stigma and taboo of homosexuality in the early 2000s? It hasn’t entirely gone away, of course, but it’s diminished more than any of those characters could have predicted.
Debra Messing Just Shared a Mysterious Teaser for a ‘Will & Grace’ Reunion – WATCH
Debra Messing Just Shared a Mysterious Teaser for a ‘Will & Grace’ Reunion – WATCH
Just days after speculation began about the possibility of a Will & Grace reunion, actress Debra Messing tweeted a teaser video that appears to confirm such a reunion is headed our way.
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 26, 2016
The ad sarcastically nods to both the 2016 election and to teasers for superhero movies like The Avengers.
Title cards for the reunion read, “A band of heroes will assemble to protect the world from aliens and destruction. Only an act of GRACE can save them in their battle for what is right. Only they can bring America back from the brink.”
Towards the end, the familiar voices of Jack and Karen can be heard interrupting the apocalyptic music of the teaser. The video also features a snippet of Will & Grace‘s iconic opening credits.
Over the weekend, Messing, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes all shared photos of the cast reunited and apparently back on the Will & Grace set.
I remember this place. pic.twitter.com/Elwgvx7Sof
— Megan Mullally (@MeganOMullally) September 26, 2016
I used to be able to do this without glasses… pic.twitter.com/l9ctYCZqH6
— Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) September 26, 2016
I feel like something BIG is going to happen tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/oIy0nCxirb
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 26, 2016
And while it seems clear at this point that the cast of Will & Grace will definitely be having a reunion, it’s not at all clear what kind of a reunion that will be. Will it be a full episode special? Or something else entirely?
Mullally can be heard at the end of the teaser making a reference to “Make America Great Again”, potentially indicating that the reunion will be a political sketch advocating for Hillary Clinton. Messing has been an outspoken advocate and defender of Clinton throughout the campaign season.
The post Debra Messing Just Shared a Mysterious Teaser for a ‘Will & Grace’ Reunion – WATCH appeared first on Towleroad.
Debra Messing Just Shared a Mysterious Teaser for a ‘Will & Grace’ Reunion – WATCH
Mykki Blanco Laments ‘Glass Ceiling’ Faced by Queer Artists as New Album Drops
Mykki Blanco Laments ‘Glass Ceiling’ Faced by Queer Artists as New Album Drops
Rapper, poet, and performance artist Mykki Blanco talks about homophobia in the music industry for a cover story published in the latest issue of the UK’s Gay Times magazine.
“I don’t care what anyone says, I’m in the industry and I know how homophobic the industry is. [Young gay musicians are] having this moment. I still wonder if the industry is going to give them a glass ceiling, you know? I think Troye Sivan is so fucking talented, but is the industry gonna let him be as big as a Bieber? As big as a Zayn Malik? Because he definitely deserves to. He definitely has the makings of that, but is the industry still gonna keep queer artists under this glass ceiling?”
RELATED: Mykki Blanco’s New Video is a Queer Romeo and Juliet Tragedy About Outsiders: WATCH
Blanco’s new studio album Mykki was released last week.
Produced by Woodkid and Jeremiah Meece, the album features 13 tracks including two interludes of Blanco reciting poetry as sweetly plaintive as her raps are intensely unhinged. The LP was recorded in New York and L.A. over the course of three months, during which Quattlebaum was sober — not the standard state of being for an artist who made a name for Mykki Blanco in nightclubs and after-hours where it was often easier to get high than to be himself.
“The substance abuse came from me having to wear drug culture as a beard,” he says, “because if you’re around straight guys and you’re the gay rapper and you have nothing to talk about — or they think they’re so different from you and that they can’t relate — well, everybody can pop a pill together.”
Blanco, who identifies as trans or multi-gendered and has used different pronouns throughout his career, has lamented the glass ceiling queer artists face in past interviews. In 2014, he told Entertainment Weekly, “To be honest I remember when my song “Haze.Boogie.Life” came on a friend—he didn’t say this to make me feel bad, it was just the f–king truth—he was like, you have one of the hottest f–king songs right now, but because you’re a gay rapper, people are trying to turn a blind eye toward it. If Lil Wayne or somebody came out with this song, it would be on the radio.”
Watch the video for “High School Never Ends” below:
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Mykki Blanco Laments ‘Glass Ceiling’ Faced by Queer Artists as New Album Drops
H&M Fall Campaign Features Two Women Kissing and Trans Actress Hari Nef: WATCH
H&M Fall Campaign Features Two Women Kissing and Trans Actress Hari Nef: WATCH
H&M has released a commercial for their fall collection that celebrates women of all types and features two women kissing along with a cameo from transgender actress and model Hari Nef.
Backed by Lion Babe’s cover of “She’s a Lady” by Tom Jones, the ad features women who are – according to H&M – “Entertaining, opinionated, off-beat and fearless. Bad-ass, independent and free-willed.”
RELATED: Graffiti Artists Transform H&M Billboard into “Weeping Madonna”
Based on the concept of intersectional feminism, the ad is a rather wonderful representation of women of all ages, colors and sizes.
Watch the advert below.
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H&M Fall Campaign Features Two Women Kissing and Trans Actress Hari Nef: WATCH
ICYMI: Donald Trump Adds Rick Santorum as Adviser
ICYMI: Donald Trump Adds Rick Santorum as Adviser
In case you missed it, Donald Trump once again doubled down on his anti-equality agenda, hiring notoriously anti-LGBTQ politician Rick Santorum as an adviser. Santorum is infamous for his anti-LGBTQ positions. Let’s take a minute to review a few of his stances on the LGBTQ community:
- Santorum said that discussing transgender youth in schools would promote “dangerous confusion.”
- Santorum has literally said “I don’t believe in hate crimes.”
- Santorum considers being LGBTQ to be a “lifestyle choice.”
- Santorum supports the dangerous and debunked practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”
- Santorum compared same-sex marriage to the September 11 terrorist attacks, bestiality and phedophilia.
More on Santorum and the rest of Donald Trump’s associates here.
www.hrc.org/blog/icymi-trump-adds-rick-santorum-as-adviser?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Roy Moore Has Been Nothing but Trouble for Alabama
Roy Moore Has Been Nothing but Trouble for Alabama
Post submitted by Eva Kendrick, HRC Alabama State Manager
Post originally appeared on al.com
On September 28, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary will gavel in the (hopefully) final hearing on the ethics charges brought against Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. This hearing marks the culmination of more than a decade of unethical, extralegal actions from Moore, from his Ten Commandments crusade in 2001 to his present-day obstructionist tactics aimed at preventing marriage equality in Alabama. And, it marks a fork in the road for our state.
Since Roy Moore was elected, he has been nothing but trouble for our state. He’s blatantly pushed a personal agenda and ignored the rule of law and the code of ethics that guides the work of an Alabama Supreme Court justice. The Human Rights Campaign’s opposition to Roy Moore – along with groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center, the ACLU of Alabama and the LGBTQ community — has been well-documented, but the pending decision on Moore’s fate is about more than one man: it’s about the direction of our state.
When we elect politicians and judges who spew hate to public office, their actions define our future. Their decisions and their rhetoric trickle down to affect the everyday lives of each person in our state. When a leader says that a certain group of people is less valuable than another simply because of who they are or whom they love, people start to believe it. People who would seek to harm LGBTQ people use that rhetoric as an assurance that their hate is justified, and people who may be struggling with their own identity hear the hate pointed toward them and begin to hate themselves.
This cannot be the spirit of our state, and it cannot be the guiding principles of officials who are supposed to serve all Alabamians – not solely those who look and think like themselves.
The Alabama I know and love is full of warm-hearted people who care for their neighbor and work hard to provide a better future for the next generation. It’s brimming with kindness and open doors. This is what the Human Rights Campaign envisions, too. We see one America, and one Alabama, joined together by love and respect for our fellow citizens.
Roy Moore’s Alabama envisions fake divides, where LGBTQ people are treated as second-class citizens, and religion is used as a weapon to persecute. It’s a vision of closed doors and locked windows. Moore’s vision takes southern hospitality and turns it into a “No Vacancy” sign for anyone perceived to be “different.” It’s a vision of two Americas, and two Alabamas.
This cannot be the type of state we want. Our state motto is “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” That has to include the rights of everyone, no matter who they are.
Now, Roy Moore’s ethics trial is about a very specific question: did he act unethically in his position as chief justice? The answer, as spelled out clearly by John Carroll of the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Committee on August 8, is “yes.” That decision is clear. What may not be as clear, is how Moore’s fate is tied to our own. If Moore is removed, Alabamians who believe in ethical political service and equality under the law must reject a future where our next generation must be party to the mistakes of our past. We must learn from this mistake or be doomed to repeat it.
This change starts with all of us. The time I’ve spent talking to my neighbors and sharing who I am has overwhelmingly led to positive results for both parties, and I encourage anyone who may not understand LGBTQ people to talk and listen to someone who is gay or trans. Likewise, LGBTQ people should listen to the concerns of their friends and neighbors, as well. Nine times out of ten, our hopes, fears and dreams won’t be all that different. And, when we all recognize our similarities, the divisions promoted by people like Roy Moore are pretty clearly revealed for what they really are: superficial and based in the fear of the unknown.
We shouldn’t fear our neighbors; we should fear a future for our children that is worse than the present. Our future should start by rejecting the ideas and false divisions of the past. Our future should start with all of us.
Four Priests Outed as Pope Offers Support for Mexico Gay Marriage Protesters
Four Priests Outed as Pope Offers Support for Mexico Gay Marriage Protesters
Pope Francis applauded anti-LGBT protesters fighting “in favor of family and life.”
Soldado chileno denuncia acoso homofóbico de superiores y compañeros / @Movilh 2016
Soldado chileno denuncia acoso homofóbico de superiores y compañeros / @Movilh 2016
Movilh Chile // www.movilh.cl posted a photo:
Soldado denuncia al Ejército por acosos homofóbicos de superiores y compañeros.
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Es el primer soldado en el ejercicio de su cargo que reporta homofobia en la institución. Le exigieron que firmara su baja, al negarse, le notificaron que será expulsado el próximo viernes. El Movilh anunció acciones legales.
Todos la información aquí:
www.movilh.cl/soldado-denuncia-al-ejercito-por-acosos-hom…
