Activists Declare Gov. Pat McCrory Defeated in North Carolina
The Human Rights Campaign is celebrating the defeat of the politician central to signing the loathed H.B. 2 in North Carolina.
www.advocate.com/election/2016/11/08/activists-declare-gov-pat-mccrory-defeated-north-carolina
Affirmative Act Gift Set: Bisexual Male & Female Knot Pendant & 2 DVDs – LGBT Pride
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Gunman Dead After Standoff Shuts Down Southern Calif. Polling Places (Video)
HRC Congratulates U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Election Victory
Tonight, HRC congratulated Colorado’s U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on his re-election campaign victory.
“Congratulations to U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on his important victory tonight,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Senator Bennet is a champion for LGBTQ equality, and his return to the U.S. Senate is crucial in our efforts to pass the Equality Act so that everyone can live free from fear of discrimination. We look forward to working with him in the U.S. Senate to move equality forward.”
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 nearly 134,400 LGBTQ voters in Colorado, and HRC communicated to thousands of members and supporters about the need to #turnOUT and support pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot. In addition to HRC President Chad Griffin personally campaigning in the state along with other HRC staff on the ground, the organization mobilized members and supporters in Colorado by email, text message, and social media, encouraging them to turn out and vote for pro-equality candidates.
Congratulations Senator Michael Bennet (@BennetForCO) on your re-election #ElectionNight #turnOUT pic.twitter.com/OUcbNmxbnH
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) November 9, 2016
Here's the Moment Bernie Sanders Casts His Vote for Hillary Clinton (Video)
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
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)
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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
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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