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Bill Maher Discovers Little-Known Magazines Endorsing Donald Trump (Video)
Bill Maher Discovers Little-Known Magazines Endorsing Donald Trump (Video)
The Advocate endorsed Hillary Clinton. Bill Maher tells us who’s backing Trump.
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Too Many White Guys On Grindr & Too Many Are Racist, Blogger Laments
Too Many White Guys On Grindr & Too Many Are Racist, Blogger Laments
“This morning I deleted a marketing email from Hinge, a high-end, Tinder-esque social dating app that only shows you hot guys if you have friends in common,” blogger Madison Moore in a new op-ed called How To Spot Sexual Racism. “Cool concept. But Hinge was the worst kind of dating app for me because I never matched with anybody. Not one person.”
The issue, Moore believes, is the color of his skin. He’s black. But, he says, “as I swiped and swiped I only saw white guys.”
Related: Michael Sam Sees More Racism In Gay Community Than Homophobia In Black Community
“To be fair, all ‘the apps’ are white,” he continues. “Grindr is pretty fucking white, and so is Scruff, but at least people of color pop up from time to time. Hinge is the whitest dating app I’ve ever been on. I never once came across a person of color so of course that led me to think people weren’t clicking my profile because of the melanin in the room.”
Of course, Moore is hardly the first person of color to bring up this issue. Earlier this year, Michael Sam told Attiude that racism within the gay community is “terrible,” not to mention hypocritical.
“I just don’t understand that at all,” Sam said. “You want to be accepted by other people but you don’t even accept someone just because of the color of their skin?”
And plenty of other people have brought it up as well.
“I’m so annoyed,” Moore writes, “that in 2016 we’re still dealing with this issue.”
Related: Out Former Rugby Player Is Absurdly Hot, Yet Still Experiences Gay Racism
So he’s decided to take it upon himself to school folks on what he calls “sexual racism.”
“If you’ve ever said you don’t date Asian, Latino or black guys, either online, in a profile or with a group of friends, you are practicing sexual racism,” Moore explains. “Period. If your dating profile currently says, ‘white only’ or ‘into white’ you’re a sexual racist.”
Why? Because you’re excluding people based on their race is, by definition, racism, regardless of the reasons why you might be doing it.
Moore continues: “Naysayers of sexual racism always argue, ‘Yeah but black guys sometimes say they aren’t into white guys.’ Desire is political, whether we realize it or not, and people of color who say they’re not interested in white folks are creating community. People of color can’t be racist against white people because reverse racism is not a thing. Read the last six words over and over.”
Related: Scruff Founders Defend App’s Ethnicity Filters — “Personal Preference” Or Casual Racism?
“My queens,” Moore concludes. “White supremacy is real. Every one of us needs to work every day to disentangle ourselves from the toxic elixir of white supremacy. People are people and we are so hot. Sex is cool and cuddling is fun! I want to live in a world where everybody wants to fuck everybody regardless of their skin color.”
“Why,” he wonders, “is this so hard to achieve?”
Good question. Why do you think this issue persists? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Grease ‘Sandy Is Dead Theory’ Blew Our Minds, Man! Creator Blames Acid
Grease ‘Sandy Is Dead Theory’ Blew Our Minds, Man! Creator Blames Acid
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. AP/PARAMOUNT.
Have you heard the fan theory suggesting Grease tells the coma dream of Sandy, who dies at the end of the movie in the strange scene at the end where the car levitates and rises toward the heavens?
It seems to have first taken root on Reddit before getting a major social media boost when actress Sarah Michelle Gellar posted about it on Facebook, writing:
Wait this has blown my mind- has anyone heard this theory about the movie #Grease At the end of the movie, Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson fly off in a red convertible as they wave goodbye to their friends on the solid ground below, leading to the conclusion that the flying car was the final result of Sandy’s fantasy. (As in she is dead)
During the song “Summer Nights,” Danny and Sandy recount how they first met and started a summer fling. The line, “I saved her life, she nearly drowned,” suggests that Sandy actually did drown and the whole movie is an elaborate musical fantasy due to the lack of oxygen getting to her brain. The flying red convertible also suggests that Sandy is happily being whisked away to heaven at the end of the movie. Wait what?!?!
Jim Jacobs, who wrote the original book and musical with Warren Casey, tells TMZ that the theory has no merit and that whoever made it up “must have been on acid.”
So Sandy lives on after all. Still an interesting way to view the movie and something this theory will be hard to kill, even with the creator denouncing it.
Bill Maher Highlights Some of the Lesser Known Trump Endorsements: WATCH
Bill Maher Highlights Some of the Lesser Known Trump Endorsements: WATCH
On Real Time last night, Bill Maher pointed out some of the unusual endorsements Hillary Clinton has been getting from publications that usually slant conservative or don’t endorse at all – the Dallas Morning News, the Arizona Republic, and USA Today…
And to be fair, Maher thought he should point out some of the lesser known publications that have given their endorsement to Trump. Magazines like Car and Liar, Unpopular Science, Whine Aficionado, American Sociopath, Good Housekeeper, Modern Mail Order Bride, and more…
Watch:
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Bill Maher Highlights Some of the Lesser Known Trump Endorsements: WATCH
The US Ambassador to Denmark is a Reality TV Star. Now You Can Watch His Show
The US Ambassador to Denmark is a Reality TV Star. Now You Can Watch His Show
Rufus Gifford, the US ambassador to Denmark, is not your typical diplomat, prone to a life of boring ceremonies and stiff speeches.
No, Ambassador Gifford is something of a celebrity. He’s the star of a popular reality show on Danish TV — but, don’t hear that and think of Bravo franchises.
“We call it a documentary series, not a reality show, to distinguish ourselves as much as we can from the Real Housewives and the Kardashians,“ the American diplomat said during a visit to The World’s studios. His show won a Danish television award and has just premiered on Netflix — so those in the States can start watching it, too.
It’s called “Jeg Er Ambassadøren fra Amerika,” or “I Am the Ambassador From America.”
The cameras follow Gifford around, doing what he does as ambassador; each episode also offers a candid glimpse into his personal life in Copenhagen. You can watch him say goodbye to his golden retriever as he heads off to work, embrace his husband Stephen DeVincent — Gifford is openly gay — or ride along with him as he travels to Danish high schools to talk with young students.
Now that the documentary series is available to larger audiences, Gifford says he hopes viewers will see what it means to be a diplomat and a public servant.
“When I agreed to do a documentary series on @dr3tv … I thought only a few thousand people would see it. … Well, today it premieres on @netflix in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and other countries,” Gifford wrote recently on Instagram. “Never in my wildest dreams did I believe this would happen.”
“And while I am incredibly nervous about the show being aired all over the world — especially in my home country — I believe in it with all my heart. Just as it has done in Denmark, I hope very much that it will serve as a vehicle through which you learn a little about the US, a little about Denmark, a little about diplomacy and the unique bond between people and nations. And hopefully make you smile and laugh a little along the way. Most of all I hope you enjoy.”
The idea to chronicle Gifford’s life on TV was partly proposed by Danish television producers, and partly his own idea based on his experiences as an ambassador.
“When I first took the job I was traveling around Denmark and really trying to get a sense of how the US Embassy in Copenhagen really fit into the culture in Denmark. One of the things I was really struck by was the fact that Danes really had not a clue about what we did. There was sort of a fascination with what we did, but there was this perception that we would play golf during the day and go to cocktail parties at night and in between, go into the Embassy where we’re up to nefarious things somehow, and it I just felt so wrong to me,” he said.
“What I really wanted to do was … take our message to a broader audience, a younger audience, a more diverse audience. How do you do that? You need to get outside of your box, you need to get outside from behind your desk, and go to them. So you know, the show is an attempt to do that.”
Gifford’s future is a little uncertain. He’s a political appointee serving under President Barack Obama, whose presidential term ends soon. There might be another televison series in his future, or another diplomatic post — or maybe he’ll take the advice of his many newfound Danish fans who have urged the ambassasor to mount his own campaign for the US presidency.
This article first appeared on PRI’s The World.
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The US Ambassador to Denmark is a Reality TV Star. Now You Can Watch His Show
Erie County Councilmember Jay Breneman speaks at Pridefest
Erie County Councilmember Jay Breneman speaks at Pridefest
Michael Mahler posted a video:
Pride Weekend was held August 26-28, 2016 in Erie PA. The weekend began with a Pride Kick-Off Drag Show held at the Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie PA. Performers at the drag show were Michelle Michaels, Misty Michaels Kall, Lovin Heart, Jill Jameson and Vicky Bendme.
Saturday began with the March to Pridefest organized by NW PA Pride Alliance. The step off was at the Zone Dance Club. Parade units included NW PA Pride Alliance, Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, Temple Anshe Hesed, LBT Women of Erie, Erie Democratic Coordinated Campaign, General Electric Transportation GLBTA Alliance, Ladyfest Erie, Northwestern High School GSA, Eerie Roller Girls, TransFamily of NWPA Transgender Support Group, and Community United Church. There were 152 people in the parade.
Media coverage included Erie Times News, both local TV news crews, and .MIC from NYC.
NW PA Pride Alliance also organized Pridefest, which was held in Griswold Park after the parade. Over 370 people attended Pridefest. The keynote speaker was Erie County Councilmember Jay Breneman. Performers for Pridefest included drag performers Michelle Michaels, Misty Michaels Kall, Jill Jameson and musical acts Populi, Honest Mistakes and Billy Wynn,
GEAE sponsored a tent at Pridefest for HIV, Hep C and syphilis testing that was performed by Erie County Department of Health and Community Health Net.
Info tables at Pridefest included American Civil Liberties Union of PA Northwest Chapter, Canine Partners for Life, Children’s Aid Society of Mercer County, Community Health Net, Community United Church, Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Eerie Roller Girls, Erie Vegan and Vegetarian Society, Families United Network, Inc., Family Pathways, General Electric Transportation GLBTA Alliance, Iadeluca Chiropractic Center, Lake Erie Counseling Associates, LBT Women, LPL Financial Advisor Diane Gardner, Ms. Zewe, National Organization for Women, NWPA Chapter (NWPANOW), Pennsylvania Youth Congress, Persad Center, PNC Bank, Safe Harbor Behavioral Health, SafeNet Center, Temple Anshe Hesed, TransFamily of NWPA Transgender Support Group, Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, and Whispering Lake Grove.
Vendor tables included Chinese Lagoon, Elite Jewelry By Jasmine, LuLaRoe, Monacella Massage & Kinesiology, Origami Owl, Pampered Chef, Peach, Rainbow Creations, and Scents.
Special thanks to volunteers Jodi Shay, Kim Conti, Andrea Shaffer, Deb Spilko, and Johauna. Photos are by Deb Spilko and Andrea Shaffer.
After Pridefest, GEAE held an After Pride Party at the Bourbon Barrel that was attended by 100 people and which collected clothing items for SafeNet. The Zone Dance Club held an Island Heat Tropical Glow Party.
The next day, Sunday, August 28, NWPA Pride Alliance held Pride Day at Waldameer Park and Waterworld. About 100 people attended.
10 Ten Iconic Images Of Love & Defiance Illustrate The Road To Equality
10 Ten Iconic Images Of Love & Defiance Illustrate The Road To Equality
On June 26, 2015, we celebrated and cried tears of joy as the US Supreme Court decreed the end to marriage discrimination. Then we snapped photos with our smart phones and posted them on social media, mimicking the process by which Americans got to know us and support marriage equality in the first place.
In fact, looking back through the last 50 years at the start of LGBT History Month, no one can help but reflect on the iconic images that contributed to the nation’s long march towards equality. In some ways, the march is still in it’s infancy, which much left to achieve, but this month we celebrate the victories in images…
1. Frank Kameny and the Mattachine Society of Washington
Sometimes called the gay Rosa Parks, Frank Kameny was fired as a government astronomer in 1957 because of his sexual orientation. His appeal of that decision was the first national petition to a high court for a violation of human rights based on sexual orientation. Photo Credit: Kay Tobin
2. The Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall riots broke out in the early morning on June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn. It is part of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Greenwich Village Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, and the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to the LGBTQ-rights movement. Photo Credit: New York Daily News
3. Gay Liberation Front
On July 4 of 1969 members of the Mattachine Society New York formed The Gay Liberation Front, working to organize a march to keep the spirt of the Stonewall rising going. The GLF worked tirelessly to demand the end of persecution against homosexuals. Photo Credit: Peter Hujar
4. Harvey Milk at the 1987 San Francisco Gay Pride March
Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States, at the 1978 San Francisco Gay Pride march. Photo Credit: Terry Schmitt/Chronicle 1978
5. The Love of Marty Robinson and Tom Doerr
Marty Robinson and Tom Doerr made history in 1970 when they appeared on the cover of America’s first gay weekly newspaper. Robinson was a union carpenter and Doerr a graphic novelist (who designed the Lambda symbol). At a meeting of the Village Independent Democrats Marty attacked society’s mistreatment and demanded the club help stop police harassment. This image is of Tom Doerr and Marty Robinson during a Gay Activists Alliance sit-in back in 1970. Photo Credit: Diana Davies Collection at the New York Public Library
6. The Marriage of Jack Baker and Michael McConnell
In 1971, Minneapolis couple Jack Baker and Michael McConnell beat the odds and found a way to get married, decades before everyone else. In their book The Wedding Heard ‘Round the World they share an amazing story of their campaign for marriage equality. Photo Credit: Paul R. Hagen
7. New York City’s Marriage Equality Act
On July 24, 2011 the Manhattan City Clerk’s office was buzzing at 141 Worth Street. We were there to document the first few same-sex couples getting married under the Marriage Equality Act in New York City. Christine Quinn introduced five of the first couples to crowd that cheered as each waved their certificate of marriage. Photo Credit: Jeffrey James Keyes/Queerty
8. RuPaul at 2009 Capital Pride
RuPaul fired up the crowd at the Washington, DC 2009 Capital Pride Festival, sixteen years after The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation rally. Ru asked everybody to show “love” towards Pennsylvania Avenue. Photo Credit: Billy Khuong Photography
9. Edie Windsor Goes to Washington
Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer’s love affair lasted for forty years before they were married in 2007. Two years later when Syper passed away, Windsor was ordered to pay $363,000 in estate taxes because the federal government did not acknowledge their union. Windsor challenged the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Photo Credit: Kate Barrett
10. Californians React to Supreme Court Rulings on Prop 8 and DOMA
On June 26, 2013 the Supreme Court struck down a crucial part of the Defense of Marriage Act and dismissed the argument to the Proposition 8 ruling. Activists and allies took to the streets and Justin Sullivan captured this image of a same-sex marriage supporter showing her support. It’s difficult to say where we would be without the love and support from our straight allies. Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan
