Here’s Why Anderson Cooper Rejected Andy Cohen In Two Minutes 🙁

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Prince Harry and Rihanna Take HIV Test to Fight Stigma on World AIDS Day – WATCH

Prince Harry convinced pop singer Rihanna to take an HIV test with him in front of cameras on World AIDS Day to prove to people how easy it is to get tested and to fight stigma against the disease.

The Telegraph reports:

The pair, who appeared on stage together on Wednesday night at Barbados’s 50th anniversary of independence celebrations, had the finger prick procedure during a visit to a HIV drop-in centre targeting Bajan men in the capital Bridgetown.

The Prince had persuaded Rihanna to take the test with him when he chatted to the singer backstage at the concert.

The pair spoke with an HIV counsellor while in Barbados and things got a bit awkward as the conversation turned to sex.

While discussing myths about sex, social worker Fabian Sargeant, said, “One of the myths is that royalty don’t have sex,” before adding, “Another myth is that royalty does not engage in oral sex.”

Those comments elicited laughter from the assembled crowd.

Kensington Palace shared video of Prince Harry and Rihanna receiving their HIV tests, which came back negative, on Twitter. The Royal Family also shared it on Facebook, writing,

December 1st is World Aids Day; during his visit to Barbados Prince Harry has seen how the country has eradicated mother to baby HIV transmission, something to be proud of. However, there is still too much stigma on HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean- it’s time to end it.

Barbados has committed to offer treatment to all people with HIV – if you get tested, you will get treatment, and you’ll live a long, happy life. If we all get tested, we can shatter the stigma on HIV for everyone.

🎥 Watch Prince Harry and @Rihanna test for HIV, to show how easy the process is #WorldsAIDSDay #RoyalVisitBarbados #ProTESTHIV pic.twitter.com/RfSvDX8vQ9

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 1, 2016

Earlier this year, Prince Harry made history when he live-streamed his receiving an HIV test. 

Harry’s fight against HIV/AIDS is a continuation of the work done by his late mother, Princess Diana, to end stigma surrounding the epidemic. Harry’s recording his HIV tests reminds many of the image of Princess Diana visiting and making physical contact with AIDS patients at a time when many believed the virus could be transmitted via human touch.

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Gewalt gegen Homosexuelle: Zahl der homophoben Straftaten ist 2016 deutlich gestiegen
Die Anzahl der Straftaten gegen Trans- und Homosexuelle ist in diesem Jahr gestiegenIn den ersten neun Monaten dieses Jahres wurden 205 Straftaten im …

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Annie Lennox: 'AIDS Isn't Over and We Still Have A Long Way to Go' (Video)

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Loving Husband Wants World To Know His Wife Is NOT The Crazy Lady From That Michaels Video

The husband of a woman wrongly identified as the Trump-supporting racist homophobe from the Michaels and the Peet’s videos that went viral earlier this week wants everyone to know that his wife is innocent. So if you could kindly stop sending her mean tweets, it would be much appreciated.

Related: Racist, Homophobic Crafter Lady Has Been Identified And Twitter’s Having A Field Day

Brian Boyle, a young attorney from Chicago, tweeted this earlier:

pic.twitter.com/boMcgaOULA

— Brian (@brianhboyle) December 1, 2016

And yesterday, he tweeted this:

Being mistakenly doxxed today was bad, but someone liked the picture of Kenny G I retweeted last week so I’m glad it wasn’t all for nothing.

— Brian (@brianhboyle) November 30, 2016

Evidently, the internet has been going after him and his poor wife, Jenna Boyle, whose twitter handle is @jennamheitchue, after she was wrongly identified as Jennifer Boyle, the crazy lady from those videos.

It was an honest mistake. Aside from having almost the exact same name, they bear a slight resemblance to one another, and they both live in Chicago. Here’s a side by side image of the two:

Related: Related: Trump Voter Cries Discrimination During Tirade At Michaels Over $1 Bag

Luckily, it seems like the Boyles are keeping a pretty good sense of humor about things.

Others have also stepped in to try and help clear up the issue:

@dmmls @jennamheitchue @brianhboyle @gamedayND Jenna Heitchue is not the one who made the rant she is however the one married to Brian Boyle

— JFG (@JFGUNC23) November 29, 2016

@IrisLorraine09 @jennamheitchue you are tweeting the wrong girl, the jennifer boyle u r looking for is not married

— Truth (@proudchicagoan) November 29, 2016

@dmmls @jennamheitchue Wrong Jennifer Boyle, this poor girl needs to change her name…

— OhFerFucksSake69 (@OhFerFucksSake) November 30, 2016

@JFGUNC23 @dmmls @jennamheitchue They aren’t the same person, that is just also a thin white woman with a similar name.

— Rachel. (@thebigcomedown) November 29, 2016

Related: Woman Who Screamed At Michaels Staff Also Berated Coffee Shop Employees In Boystown And It’s All On Tape

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For the First Time, Georgia Elects Openly Gay Man to State General Assembly

Far from the conniptions over Donald Trump’s election success and Pat McCrory’s less-than-gracious defeat in North Carolina, Georgia has quietly elected the state’s first openly gay male legislator.

Sam Park, the son of Korean immigrants and the only Asian-American representative in Georgia’s upcoming House of Representatives, unseated a three-term incumbent Republican, winning 51 percent of the vote.

Park will represent more than 85 thousand residents in Gwinnett County, the second-most populated county in Georgia.

The final results from the Georgia Secretary of State. My sheepish smile is counteracted by that look of hope on Bee’s face…

— Sam Park (@SamforGeorgia) November 9, 2016

Running a campaign focused on healthcare, equality, and economic policy, he told NBC:

“I’m a gay, Christian, Korean man sitting in the intersection of faith, sexual orientation and ethnicity. I feel that being myself, I have the opportunity to build bridges between communities that haven’t seen eye to eye – or may have necessarily been aware of one another.”

RELATED: Georgia Education Official Fired Over Racist and Homophobic Facebook Posts – VIDEO

His social media manager Bonnie Youn said “the Democratic Party of Georgia didn’t think his area was winnable…But he did. It’s finally time,” she added, “that we have representation that matches our county. As the first Asian-American progressive to be elected in our county, he’s a trailblazer.”

This is why America is already great >> Meet @SamforGeorgia first openly gay man elected to GA Assembly t.co/EmfZW0qQmB via @nbcnews

— Nily Rozic 李羅莎 (@nily) December 1, 2016

His campaign manager Bee Nguyen (right), said Park’s victory was personal for her, as well as the rest of his supporters.

“If he didn’t win the race we wouldn’t have a single Asian American in the house of representatives in Georgia. To be a young progressive Asian-American candidate was something really different, and the symbolism resonated with me.”

While in office, Park plans to uphold the rights of immigrants, Muslims, and the LGBTQ community. However, with the Republican Party holding a strong majority in both chambers and with Republican Nathan Deal as Governor, he says he has his work cut out for him in terms of trying to push a legislative agenda.

(Images via Facebook)

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Omar Sharif Jr. Talks Donald Trump, 'Naughty Fun' of 'Dante’s Cove'

The actor discusses his first time meeting the president-elect and his own role in a possible revival of Dante’s Cove.

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Pence Trolled By New D.C. Neighbors Who Hung Rainbow Flags All Over Their Yards

Mike Pence is set to become the most antigay incoming Vice President in modern history, and according to WJLA, his new D.C. neighbors aren’t so keen on having a known homophobe on their block.

Related: Mike Pence’s Seven Most Vicious Homophobic Moments (There’s A Lot To Choose From)

Ilse Heintzen lives just down the block from the house where Pence is currently staying as he waits to move into the Vice President’s mansion on the grounds of the Naval Observatory. After learning Pence was moving to the neighborhood, she and some of her neighbors decided to take a stand against his hateful views… by hanging colorful rainbow flags outside their houses.

“A respectful message showing, in my case, my disagreement with some of his thinking,” she tells WJLA.

Related: Mike Pence Complained Of “AIDS Activists” Speaking At GOP Convention

In case you need a brief recap: Not only did Pence pass that awful law in Indiana allowing businesses to legally discriminate against LGBTQ people on religious grounds, but he also supports gay conversion therapy and, of course, is very opposed to gay marriage.

“I have no idea what [the Vice-President Elect] will think about,” Heintzen says, “but I hope he will change his mind.”

According to the news station, there are about a dozen rainbow flags flying around the block, and more are said to be coming.

“This is one way that I can show my disagreement,” said Heintzen.

Related: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Once Again Refuses To Answer Question On LGBT Protections

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Appeals Court Considers Indiana Gay Workplace Discrimination Case: VIDEO

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday reheard oral arguments in the case of an Indiana college math instructor who was allegedly denied promotion and ultimately fired for being a lesbian.

Kimberly Hively’s case dates to 2009 when someone reported seeing her kiss her girlfriend goodbye in a car in the campus parking lot at Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend. The next day an administrator allegedly reprimanded her for “sucking face” and admonished her for being unprofessional.

In August 2014, Hively filed a lawsuit against the college claiming the school violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act when they denied her full-time employment and promotions on the basis of her sexual orientation. The trial court dismissed Hively’s claim, ruling that Title VII does not protect employees from anti-gay discrimination.

RELATED: 7th Circuit Rules Against Fired Professor in Anti-Gay Discrimination Case

Today, Kimberly Hively stood before the #7thCircuit to make the case for #LGBT protections. RT to stand with her! t.co/Of3j54xoMo pic.twitter.com/xYfv8iaZ79

— Freedom Indiana (@freedom_indiana) November 30, 2016

In July of this year, the Seventh Circuit rejected an appeal filed by Lambda Legal to reverse the lower court’s ruling and to reinstate Hively’s complaint against the school.

In that ruling, Circuit Judge Ilana Rovner said it was difficult to justify denying employment protections to LGBT people following the Supreme Court’s decision striking down state bans on gay marriage. However, Rovner said the court was bound by a “confused hodge-podge” of decisions dating back to the 1980s in which the 7th Circuit dismissed discrimination claims by gay workers.

Reuters reports that the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago will now consider Hively’s appeal of that decision and has the power to reverse previous decisions.

The Obama administration has submitted court briefs on Hively’s behalf. Yesterday, a lawyer from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) joined Lambda Legal’s Greg Nevins in arguing her case.

According to the Washington Blade, following the hearing EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum said:

“The term ‘sex,’ as it was interpreted in 1964, should have been interpreted right then to include sexual orientation, because when you discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation, you are taking sex into account. … The courts are now beginning to see that the term ‘sex’ [for example] includes treating a male who is involved with another man differently than a man who is involved with a woman. It’s a very commonsense legal argument that the EEOC set forth in an opinion in 2015.”

Nevins said that although every appeals court to consider the issue has ruled that Title VII does not protect gay employees, judges have become more receptive to revising the law in recent years.

While federal law does not explicitly bar workplace discrimination against LGBT people, 22 states prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. All efforts to pass a federal law protecting gay people from job discrimination have so far failed.

Watch Lambda Legal’s report on the case below.

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