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HRC: Florida Delegation Takes Key Step Toward Fairness With Election of Stephanie Murphy
HRC: Florida Delegation Takes Key Step Toward Fairness With Election of Stephanie Murphy
Today, HRC released the following statement after Stephanie Murphy was declared the winner in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, defeating anti-equality Congressman John Mica.
“Stephanie Murphy will give the Orlando area LGBTQ community an important ally in Congress who will work to ensure that everyone, including LGBTQ people, can one day live free from fear of discrimination,” said HRC Senior Vice President of Policy and Political Affairs JoDee Winterhof. “HRC was proud to support Stephanie Murphy’s campaign, and we look forward to working with her to pass the Equality Act and move us one step closer to equal treatment under the law for LGBTQ people.”
In 2016, HRC launched TurnOUT, its most robust get-out-the-vote effort in its more than 35-year history. This year, HRC developed an “Equality Voter Model” that gave the organization the tools needed to reach beyond HRC’s 1.5 million members and supporters to target pro-equality voters in crucial races and key battleground states across the nation. The dynamic new model used years of polling conducted for HRC, public voter files and available data on voters not yet affiliated with the organization, but who have demonstrated an openness to creating a more equal and fair society. HRC’s historic effort also included deploying more than 100 staff members to races across the country, mobilizing our volunteers to commit more than 50,000 hours contacting voters and fundraising for candidates, launching an unprecedented persuasive advertising campaign, and harnessing the power of social media like never before.
There are more than 565,800 LGBTQ voters in Florida, and HRC communicated to thousands of members and supporters about the need to turn out and support pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot. HRC delivered more than 6.9 million messages via email, text message, and social media impressions to members and supporters in Florida encouraging them to vote for pro-equality candidates.
Congratulations Congresswoman-Elect @SMurphyCongress! #FL07 #ElectionDay #turnOUT pic.twitter.com/fGRH85nRbM
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) November 9, 2016
Jim Gray Loses; U.S. Senate Won't Get an Out Gay Man
Jim Gray Loses; U.S. Senate Won't Get an Out Gay Man
A gay man and transgender woman are nominees of the Democratic Party in U.S. Senate races.
www.advocate.com/election/2016/11/08/jim-gray-loses-us-senate-wont-get-out-gay-man
Male Female Symbol Tongue Ring (Black & White) – Supporter LGBT Pride (Tongue Ring/Body Jewelry)
Male Female Symbol Tongue Ring (Black & White) – Supporter LGBT Pride (Tongue Ring/Body Jewelry)
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Calum McSwiggan Sentenced For Filing False Gay Bashing Report
Calum McSwiggan Sentenced For Filing False Gay Bashing Report
After pleading guilty, YouTube personality Calum McSwiggan has been sentenced for vandalizing a car and telling authorities he was attacked last summer in West Hollywood.
Related: Popular Gay YouTuber Calum McSwiggan Brutally Beaten Outside The Abbey In West Hollywood
According to The Mercury News, the 26-year-old has been sentenced to “three years felony probation” and “52 anger-management councelling sessions.”
Related: Sources Are Seriously Questioning Whether Gay YouTube Star Was Actually Beaten In WeHo
On top of that, he’s been asked to pay $7,000 in restitution.
Related: Calum McSwiggan’s Friends: “Don’t Form Opinions” About Alleged Attack Just Yet
McSwiggan initially told cops a wild drunken story about being brutally bashed by a motley group of evildoers and rogue drifters after a night of hard swigging.
An official statement from authorities widely disputed most of his claims. (They never contested the swigging.)
Related: UPDATE: Calum McSwiggan Charged With Filing False Report
That night, cops observed him “injuring himself with the handle and receiver to a payphone” inside his cell.
Related: Calum McSwiggan Misses L.A. Court Summons For Faking Hate Crime; Instagrams From Spain Instead
Prior to McSwiggan’s sentence, prosecutors claimed he falsified his tall tale of that one wild night he was brutally beaten by the nefarious driver of the automobile and his two wickedly cruel, wildly cackling and dangerously ill-tempered henchmen.
Related: Wholesome YouTuber’s Adult Webcam Past Just Won’t Stay In The Past
And that’s that; our last-ever Calum McSwiggan post. It’s been real.
ELECTION NIGHT HOT LINKS: Azusa, Trump/Clinton Cakes, Joe Arpaio, George W. Bush, Susan B. Anthony, Cindy McCain, Electoral Map
ELECTION NIGHT HOT LINKS: Azusa, Trump/Clinton Cakes, Joe Arpaio, George W. Bush, Susan B. Anthony, Cindy McCain, Electoral Map
CALIFORNIA. One person killed, three wounded in shooting at polling place in city of Azusa. Active shooter is heavily armed, police say: “Few details were released about the shooting, which occurred sometime after 2 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the area of Fourth Street and Orange Avenue, said Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa Police Department. ‘This is a very volatile and critical situation,’ he said.”
#BREAKING: Reports 4 people wounded after shooting near a polling station in Azusa California. #TenNews t.co/O0QPzvPXkw
— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) November 8, 2016
HERSTORY. Hundreds wait in line for hours to leave “I Voted” stickers on grave of Susan B. Anthony: “The cemetery where women’s suffrage activist Susan B. Anthony is buried extended its hours Tuesday “to accommodate those wishing to celebrate their vote” at her gravesite. Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., will be open until polls there close at 9 p.m. ET.”
SOUTH CAROLINA. Lindsay Graham voted for Evan McMullin: “‘Well, I voted for Evan,’ Graham said. ‘He shares my view of the world, he was on the ballot, and I couldn’t go where Trump was taking the party, and I certainly couldn’t go where Clinton is going to take the country either. So I was sort of a man without a choice, and I thought Evan was, for a lack of a better word, a protest vote for me,” the senator added. “I couldn’t write anyone in in South Carolina.’”
KENTUCKY. Rand Paul reelected.
ICYMI: Rand Paul re-elected to Senate pic.twitter.com/IvgcOt0VxC
— WHAS11 News (@WHAS11) November 9, 2016
THE GEORGE W. BUSHES. George and Laura didn’t vote for anyone for president: “George W. Bush and his wife, however, did vote for down-ballot candidates, according to reports. Reports had suggested both presidents Bush could vote for Clinton, though it was not immediately known for whom the elder bush cast his ballot.”
George W. and Laura Bush didn’t vote for president, per spox: “They left the top box blank and voted Republican downballot.”
— Will Rahn (@willrahn) November 8, 2016
NASTY WOMAN. Ana Navarro gets a standing ovation on The View: “The ladies then showed a supercut of some of Navarro’s most famous moments on CNN over the last year from Navarro calling out Scottie Nell Hughes to her notable catch-phrases like “50 shades of crazy” and calling Trump a racist in two languages. After airing the video the audience cheered, but Whoopi Goldberg stood up from the head of the table and gave Navarro a standing ovation.”
CAKES. There are terrifying Trump and Clinton cakes among us.
This is the official Trump-cake for the official Trump-party – escorted by the Secret Service! @BILD #ElectionDay #Elections2016 pic.twitter.com/ETxS11cpNS
— Kai Diekmann (@KaiDiekmann) November 8, 2016
#Trump cake was made by Melissa Alt. She also made a Clinton cake for a private party. The Trump one was a surprise: t.co/rTBppxTevf pic.twitter.com/VviJ2tepTo
— Steve Annear (@steveannear) November 8, 2016
SARTORIAL SUBTWEETING. Cindy McCain wears white pantsuit to cast her ballot.
The award for most expert trolling since Obama sent up his budget with Denali on the cover goes to Cindy McCain pic.twitter.com/EA4OsnETGD
— Andy Wright (@AndyMcCanse) November 8, 2016
ARIZONA. Students walk out of two Arizona high schools to canvas against Joe Arapaio: “Uniting under the hashtag #StudentsAgainstArpaio, students at two Phoenix high schools have staged a walk-out in protest of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is seeking a seventh term. Students at Maryvale and North high schools announced the walkout just after noon on Tuesday.”
Big day for this Arizona teen who walked out of school and got a “Fuck Joe Arpaio” in on live TV pic.twitter.com/ndYQrDhYXY
— Travis Hughes (@TravisSBN) November 8, 2016
ELECTORAL MAP. Updating live all night.
VOTING IS SEXY. Towleroad Instastud Steven Araujo voted. Did you?
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#turnOUT Live Blog: Election Night 2016
#turnOUT Live Blog: Election Night 2016
8:03pm EST:
Congratulations Senator-Elect @VanHollenForMD! #ElectionDay #turnOUT pic.twitter.com/mQ6GboJobb
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) November 9, 2016
8:02pm EST:
Congratulations @SenBlumenthal on your re-election! #ElectionDay #turnOUT pic.twitter.com/CeIemVwNWn
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) November 9, 2016
8:01pm EST: CNN has called the race for Hillary Clinton in Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. CNN has called Oklahoma and Mississippi for Donald Trump. Clinton has 68 electoral votes to Trump’s 48.
8:00pm EST: Polls in 16 more states plus D.C. have closed: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
7:31pm EST: CNN has called West Virginia for Donald Trump. He now has 24 electoral votes to Clinton’s 3.
7:30pm EST: The polls just closed in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
7:25pm EST:
7:10pm EST: Remember, if the polls close & you’re already in line — you can still vote. Let’s #turnOUT for HillaryClinton & pro-equality candidates!
7:04pm EST:
Congratulations Senator @PatrickLeahy on your re-election! #ElectionDay #turnOUT pic.twitter.com/XHVTMmGc7n
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) November 9, 2016
7:01 pm EST: CNN has called Vermont and Indiana for Clinton, and Kentucky and Indiana for Trump. Trump shas 19 electoral votes, Clinton has 3.
7:00 pm EST: Polls have just closed in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia and Vermont! News outlets should be calling results shortly.
6:00 pm EST: The first polls have closed in parts of Kentucky and Indiana. HRC’s rapid response team will be here all night to provide breaking news on all things Election Night!
www.hrc.org/blog/turnout-live-blog-election-night-2016?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Transgender Woman Shot to Death in Virginia
Transgender Woman Shot to Death in Virginia
The death of Noony Norwood is the 24th reported murder of a trans person in 2016.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/11/08/transgender-woman-shot-death-virginia
Twinks For Trump And 7 Other Nutty Moments From This Crazy Campaign
Twinks For Trump And 7 Other Nutty Moments From This Crazy Campaign
While we anxiously await tonight’s election results, it’s worth reminding ourselves just why 2016 will rank as one of the looniest election cycles of all time.
There’s plenty to choose from, but here’s a look at just eight of the craziest moments to come out of the presidential campaign that seemed like it would never end.
1. The Ted-Cruz-in-drag lookalike
Searcy Hayes had her 15 minutes of fame when someone noticed her uncanny resemblance to Ted Cruz. As an added bonus after the resemblance went viral, Hayes considered an offer to star in an adult video. “We want to buy a truck,” she said.
2. Donald Trump tries to kiss Mike Pence
Trump was so smitten by Pence’s performance at the Republican convention that he tried to show his appreciation with a kiss. Homophobe that he is, Pence dodged it, opting instead to shake Trump’s (tiny) hand.
3. Marco Rubio’s foam party
It’s not at all clear from the photos whether Rubio attended the gay foam party in question. However, it might explain why he was willing to speculate about the size of Donald Trump’s penis.
4. Bernie Sanders erotic fan fic
Yes, a 75-year-old Socialist from Vermont can be the subject of intense lust. At least in print.
5. Ted Cruz’s Nick Jonas crush
Cruz’s campaign put out a cartoon of the candidate in which the Texan looked suspiciously like pro-gay lust object Nick Jonas, proving that even the cartoon Cruz is divorced from reality.
6. Trump’s British character witness
In an effort to dispute a story about Trump groping a woman on an airplane, Anthony Gilberthorpe claimed he was there and the incident never happened. Gilberthorpe’s creds include suing a newspaper for a story about him for which he was the source and more recent claims that he procured the “prettiest rent boys” for Tory politicians, all of whom were conveniently dead.
7. The Trumpkin
Halloween can be scary. Just consider how these pumpkins were transformed into Donald Trump.
8. Twinks for Trump
What started as a parody account quickly morphed into a straight-faced (so to speak) love letter to the Donald, complete with twinks wearing Make America Great Again caps, the ultimate turnoff.
Calum McSwiggan Pleads Guilty to Vandalism, Still Denies Faking a Hate Crime
Calum McSwiggan Pleads Guilty to Vandalism, Still Denies Faking a Hate Crime
Gay vlogger Calum McSwiggan pled guilty to felony vandalism on Tuesday in a case brought against him that stems from an incident back in June.
As you’ll recall, McSwiggan claimed he was the victim of an anti-gay hate crime that happened outside popular West Hollywood gay nightclub The Abbey. McSwiggan posted a selfie the day after the alleged altercation showing himself in a hospital bed and in seemingly rough shape. He wrote at the time, “With three broken teeth and six stitches in my forehead, I’ve never felt so terrified to be a gay man in the public eye.”
However, police denied that McSwiggan had been the victim of a bias-motivated attack and said many of McSwiggan’s injuries were self-inflicted and sustained while he was in custody. Police also said that when they encountered McSwiggan they found he had vandalized a car he claimed belonged to his alleged assailants. Police were unable, however, to find evidence that McSwiggan was attacked.
Subsequently, McSwiggan was with filing a false report and vandalism.
RELATED: Calum McSwiggan Denies Making False Report of Hate Crime to Police
Calum McSwiggan — a London resident known by thousands of fans for his YouTube channel on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues — previously pled not guilty to a June 29 charge that he filed a false report when he told sheriff’s deputies he had been beaten two days before, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
But prosecutors say McSwiggan, 26, actually damaged the mirror and bumper of a car before falsely claiming he was beaten by the vehicle’s owner and two other men, with whom he had engaged in an altercation outside The Abbey. He was sentenced to three years felony probation and 52 anger management counseling sessions and ordered to pay $7,000 in restitution, authorities said.
McSwiggan continues to insist that he did not fabricate a hate crime and that the vehicle he damaged belonged to a man he says attacked him.
Wrote McSwiggan on Twitter,
“Five months ago I was accused of the crime of falsifying a police report after I was assaulted outside a nightclub – a crime I didn’t commit. After five months of investigation this charge has finally been dropped. I never lied and I’m grateful that the world can now see that. After the assault I made the mistake of damaging the culprit’s car. I regret this & have accepted the consequences & paid for the damages.Now I’m headed home to the UK to see my friends and get on with my life. I’m so grateful to all of you for your continued support”
After five months of investigation this charge has finally been dropped. I never lied and I’m grateful that the world can now see that.
— Calum McSwiggan (@CalumMcSwiggan) November 8, 2016
After the assault I made the mistake of damaging the culprit’s car. I regret this & have accepted the consequences & paid for the damages.
— Calum McSwiggan (@CalumMcSwiggan) November 8, 2016
Now I’m headed home to the UK to see my friends and get on with my life. I’m so grateful to all of you for your continued support 👍🏼 x
— Calum McSwiggan (@CalumMcSwiggan) November 8, 2016
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Calum McSwiggan Pleads Guilty to Vandalism, Still Denies Faking a Hate Crime
