Jackie Evancho and Her Transgender Sister Respond to Trump Critics (Video)
“I hope to just kind of make everyone forget about rivals and politics for a second and just think about America and the pretty song that I’m singing. I hope I can bring people together.”
www.advocate.com/2017/1/14/jackie-evancho-and-her-transgender-sister-respond-trump-critics-video
Donald Trump Attacks Civil Rights Icon John Lewis for Questioning His Legitimacy as President-Elect: WATCH
Donald Trump attacked civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) on Saturday morning following an NBC News interview in which Lewis said he wouldn’t be attending the inauguration because he doesn’t consider Trump a legitimate president and believes his election was a “conspiracy” on the part of the Russians.
Said Lewis:
“I don’t see the president-elect as a legitimate president. I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. I don’t plan to attend the inauguration. It would be the first one that I’ll miss since I’ve been in Congress.
“You cannot be at home with something that you feel is wrong. I think there was a conspiracy on the part of the Russians and others that helped him get elected. That’s not right. That’s not fair. That’s not the open democratic process.”
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Trump, predictably, came for Lewis on Twitter:
Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2017
mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2017
Lawmakers quickly came to the defense of Lewis:
Ahead of #MLKday2017, let us remember that many have tried to silence @repjohnlewis over the years. All have failed.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 14, 2017
John Lewis is an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who is fearless in the pursuit of justice and equality. He deserves better than this. t.co/WX1QDCKfzP
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 14, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump: This is not talk. @repjohnlewis is an American hero. pic.twitter.com/UNQAWjVwhC
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) January 14, 2017
John Lewis and his “talk” have changed the world.t.co/qeUloAkeTx t.co/aH2vDLjKk9
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) January 14, 2017
.@repjohnlewis knows true sacrifice. @realDonaldTrump has no clue. When cluelessness collides with power oppression results. Resistance! t.co/Eu1vWbetsl
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) January 14, 2017
.@repjohnlewis is a hero and I’m lucky to call him a colleague. You sir are not half the man he is. @realDonaldTrump t.co/f7VwPYQNiz
— Brendan Boyle (@RepBrendanBoyle) January 14, 2017
.@repjohnlewis is a hero who has given his life to equal rights. He’s been locked up, beaten up, spit on and still never lost his fight
— Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) January 14, 2017
Trump’s tweets are repulsive
— Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) January 14, 2017
Cowardly @realDonaldTrump isn’t fit to polish hero @repjohnlewis‘s boots.
— Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) January 14, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump stands with V. Putin. I stand with @repjohnlewis.
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) January 14, 2017
Is this really happening? The incoming President is attacking an American civil rights icon during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend?
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) January 14, 2017
Here’s a tip: Instead of attacking civil rights icons like John Lewis, reach out to all the Americans feeling threatened by your presidency. t.co/BjRfOAUIgX
— Rep. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) January 14, 2017
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The gay icons still with us in 2017
There’s no denying it: 2016 was tough on queer icons. We lost a lot of great queer role models — George Michael, David Bowie — as well as allies like Carrie Fisher and Patty Duke. (We also lost Antonin Scalia, so it wasn’t all bad.)
It might be tempting to think that there’s nobody good left — but oh, wait just a moment. There are actually a ton of amazing queer icons still gracing us with their presence and their work. Here are a few of our favorites.
1. John Waters
We were worried for a second about our favorite trashy director this year — but it turns out he was just celebrating Christmas by passing a kidney stone. He may not have had a now movie in years, but he’s still writing and entertaining and basically just living the lifestyle that you would want a king of filth to embody.
2. Cher
You can construct a timeline going back fifty years with Cher reliably making sure her homosexual fans always had something to dance to. She just keeps getting better and better. And though it hasn’t always been easy, her support for her transgender son is an inspiration.
3. Tori Amos
Before it was so easy for gay teens to come out, sensitive boys found each other by confessing their love for Tori Amos. Little Earthquakes was basically the hanky code of the 90s. And it’s always a treat to see her quirky delirium pop up in the Sandman books and Stardust.
4. Carol Channing
Bob the Drag queen breathed new life into this lady’s legacy when he impersonated her on Drag Race — but let’s be honest, she didn’t need any help. Her legacy is lively enough as it is. As Dolly Levi, she’s a constant reminder that you can bounce back from tragedy. And in Skiddoo, she’s a reminder that you shouldn’t take every role you’re offered.
5. Harvey Fierstein
Actor, playwright, bon vivant, Harvey spoke truth to entire generations of gay men — both in drag and out. He’s tremendous fun as Edna Turnblatt, but it’s his Torch Song Trilogy that’s required reading or viewing for queers.
6. Lily Tomlin
Bless Lily for doing her best to create romantic chemistry with John Travolta in the movie Moment by Moment. It can’t have been easy for a closeted queer person to muster up such a convincing heterosexual performance.
7. Betty White
The last surviving member of the Golden Girls core cast will surely outlive us all. She’s been working longer than just about anyone you can think of in Hollywood, from sitcoms to commercials to hosting parades. Somehow she just seems to get more and more energy as she goes.
8. Julie Andrews
When she’s not busy being a princess or a nun, she’s a drag king playing a drag queen in Victor Victoria. Julie was toying with gender long before it was mainstream.
9. Stephen Fry
What on Earth is Stephen Fry doing on an American network sitcom with hacky millennial jokes? Well, he can’t constantly be traipsing around the world, last-chance-to-seeing. Now that he’s a happily married man, can you begrudge him wanting to kick back with an unchallenging job for a while? We’re lucky to have him whatever show he’s on.
10. Liza Minnelli
According to an urban rumor, it was her mother’s death that prompted the Stonewall Riots. That’s a little hard to swallow, but who knows — maybe when Liza with a Z goes, the queer community will erupt in an uproar as well. Like her mom, she’s been through the ringer, and there’s nothing gay men love like a long-suffering female heroine who refuses to stay defeated. Here’s to many more years of losing our minds with her.
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Jennifer Holliday Cancels Trump Performance, Apologizes to LGBTs
One of the original Dreamgirls shocked and saddened her fans when she signed on to sing at Friday’s inauguration. Thankfully, she had a change of heart.
www.advocate.com/politics/2017/1/14/jennifer-holliday-cancels-trump-performance-apologizes-lgbts
Straight guy’s unique solution to stop men from sending him revealing pics
Unsolicited dick pics. We’ve all fallen victim to a few. Including Imgur user Syntax1985. He got so sick of guys sending him pictures of their junk that he decided to take matters into his own hands.
“I’m a straight man, so when I receive a dick pic, I pretend to be a doctor and see if I can prank the sender,” he explains. “Usually it doesn’t work, but every now and then I get a laugh out of it.”
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Like, for instance, this conversation he recently had with a guy, where he managed to convince the man he had a deadly disease on his dong:
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Commenters seemed to appreciate the advice. Some even offered a few additional suggestions.
“Experts in the field additionally note that adding two teaspoons of chili paste to the mixture halves the required treatment time,” one person joked.
“Fitting that someone who sends unwanted dicks pics doesn’t grasp big words like urologist,” another person wrote.
What are you strategies for dealing with unsolicited pics? Share them (the strategies, not the pics!) in the comments section below…
This could be why you’re not seeing results from your workouts
Wondering why your exercise regiment isn’t bringing the desired results? A recent study might have the answer why, and the solution that could help you lose weight, gain muscle and become healthier.
Researchers from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and the University of Ottawa tracked 21 healthy women and men as they completed two types of workouts during two separate training periods, with a gap in between that lasted several months.
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They published the results in the journal PLOS ONE, concluding that switching from one type of workout to another could provide results.
Participants engaged in both endurance training and interval training, and researchers found that some responded better to one over the other. Endurance training involves long periods of repetitive action, as opposed to the burst and recover intensity training.
“What our study shows is that if you’re doing one type of exercise and you’re not getting the optimal result, you can switch to a different stimulus and that may help you,” says co-author Brendon Gurd, PhD, associate professor of muscle physiology at Queens University School of Kinesiology and Health Studies.
Endurance training consisted of riding a stationary bike for 30 minutes at a moderate level of exertion, and interval training consisted of 20-second sprints on the bike, with ten seconds of rest between each sprint.
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Participants’ heart rates, VO2 max, and other measures of cardiovascular health and fitness were tested.
“What our study shows is that if you’re doing one type of exercise and you’re not getting the optimal result, you can switch to a different stimulus and that may help you,” says co-author Brendon Gurd, PhD, associate professor of muscle physiology at Queens University School of Kinesiology and Health Studies.
Gurd suggests those on a workout regiment wishing to test its success should measure their heartrate after walking or running on a treadmill at a set pace and incline, and for a set amount of time. One should also clock how long it takes them to run a set distance.
Related: Is power training for everyone?
If after several weeks of performing those tests while doing your current regiment you see no drop in heartrate and are unable to run faster, that is a solid sign that it is time to switch it up and try something new.
While 21 people is admittedly a small sample size, hopefully more research can be done in this area. After all, all the exercise in the world means little if your body is not responding.
h/t Motto
Il cdm dà l'ok ai decreti attuativi: le unioni civili sono definitivamente legge
“Con i decreti legislativi di oggi terminiamo l’iter delle unioni civili. Era una promessa, ora è una legge”. Lo ha scritto, in un tweet, la sottoseg…
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