Steve King Claims Wide Support for 'Somebody Else's Babies' Tweet
The congressman says his message was not racist and has support from fellow Republicans — some of whom say not so.
www.advocate.com/politicians/2017/3/17/steve-king-claims-wide-support-somebody-elses-babies-tweet
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Bosc d’Anjou posted a photo:
Gösta Adrian-Nilsson “GAN” (1884-1965) – Stockholm from the atelier (1919). In the collection of Waldemarsudde, Stockholm.
Man pulls down Congressman’s rainbow flag and stomps on it
US Military Nude Female Photo Investigation Expands to Male Servicemembers Found on Gay Adult Sites
A U.S. military investigation into images of female service members shared on websites without their consent has been expanded to include numerous gay porn websites containing men in military uniforms having sex.
The broadened investigation to an increasing number of websites underscores the complexity of policing social media sites where sensitive images can be uploaded in an instant for all to see. In the case of the sites with gay pornography, military investigators will be tasked with determining whether active-duty troops were involved in conduct that could bring discredit on their service, a potential violation of military law.
The Marine Corps is not the only service affected. Images of men in the uniforms of sailors, soldiers and airmen also appear on an array of Tumblr sites. Similar to the Marines United case, it is unclear whether men appearing in the images — some photographed engaging in sex — provided consent to have their images shared publicly. Victims of so-called revenge porn in the Marines United case have limited protection under military law if the photographs or videos were taken originally with their consent.
A joint military task force is investigating and briefed Congress on Thursday.
Investigators are reportedly using face recognition software to comb the photos and determine the identities of the men involved in order to contact them.
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Arkansas House Advances Anti-Transgender Bill H.B. 1986
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, blasted the Arkansas House of Representatives for advancing H.B. 1986, an anti-transgender bill, to the Senate. The bill clearly intends to discriminate against transgender Arkansans by making it criminal for a transgender person to access a sex-segregated space consistent with their gender identity.
The measure would make it a crime for transgender Arkansans to use the facilities that correspond to their gender identity, and would open them up to further discrimination and ostracization. It would impose a criminal record on a transgender person who discreetly avails themselves of a locker room or similar facility that is consistent with their gender identity – even if they haven’t done anything wrong.
“Simply put, H.B. 1986 targets transgender Arkansans, just because of who they are. HRC Arkansas opposes any bill that singles out LGBTQ Arkansans for discrimination, and, laudably, Gov. Asa Hutchinson also opposes unnecessary anti-transgender legislation,” said Kendra R. Johnson, HRC Arkansas state director. “Millions of Americans live in cities and states with affirmative non-discrimination protections that ensure transgender people are able to access places of public accommodation — including theaters, grocery stores, coffee shops and gas stations — and those protections date back decades in many places. Arkansas should learn from the mistake North Carolina made with its disastrous HB2 law, and reject this discriminatory measure.”
H.B. 1986 is one of several egregious anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in Arkansas this legislative session. By making it illegal for transgender people to access restroom or locker facilities consistent with their identity, it opens them up to increased discrimination and harassment — as well as criminal consequences – as they simply go about their everyday lives. It also exposes Arkansas to tremendous risk of the kind of financial, legal, and political blowback that has beset North Carolina since the passage of HB2.
In 2014, HRC launched Project One America, an initiative geared towards advancing social, institutional and legal equality in Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi. HRC Arkansas continues to work to advance equality for LGBTQ Arkansans who have no state level protections in housing, workplace, or public accommodations. Through HRC Arkansas, we are working toward a future of fairness every day — changing hearts, minds and laws toward achieving full equality.
www.hrc.org/blog/arkansas-house-advances-anti-trans-bill-hb-1986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
From #AlternativeFacts to “Ivanka’s stuff,” Kellyanne Conway’s greatest hits told in memes
For a political strategist and professional spokesperson, Kellyanne Conway has made an alarming number of embarrassing gaffes during her short tenure as Donald Trump’s counselor.
Whether it’s sharing “alternative facts,” inventing fictional terrorist attacks, or suggesting Obama installed hidden cameras in the Trump Tower microwaves, one thing is certain: Whenever Kellyanne opens her mouth, the sh*t just flies.
Let’s take a look at some of her greatest hits (so far) told entirely in memes…
First, there was her inauguration day outfit…
Who wore it better: #KellyanneConway or the #Nutcracker???? PerezHilton.com/DonaldTrump
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#fashionista #kellyanneconway #ivankatrump #donaldtrump #kellyanneconwaymemes ?????
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Then there were #alternative facts…
Fake news is the only news. It’s not new. #alternativefacts #fakenews #trump #truth #resist #resistance #resistancepdx
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I’m Just Sayin! #fakepresident I’m back! #notapaidprotestor Your first 50 days have been filled with #alternativefacts #fakenews, outrageous lies, scandal and cover ups! It’s only a matter of time now! Did you really think, the public would disregard all the #russian connections, your administration has and continues to engage in? #democrats #newsmedia #presidentobama #wiretapping Stay on this fake president! Expose all the distractions, smoke and mirrors! #congress do your job! Our electoral process has been compromised! #indivisible #resist Separating my business from my politics is challenging! However, it’s very much necessary and needed! #tackk and #medium are the two blog platforms I’ll be using to continue my advocatecy for civil; consumer rights, protections and political correctness! To my followers on #instagram #facebook #twitter and #tumblr #thankyou for your loyalty, support, feedback, comments and engagement! Please continue to share! Personal @tyroneglover_ceo Business @leverage_cr! More great post on the way! I promise! Be safe in your travels everyone! Leverage Credit Recovery | Teaching Business Mindset for Personal Empowerment! Website: leveragecreditrecovery.com Ph: 805-428-9424 #investors #realtor #influencer #yonkers #newyork #yourbusiness Consumers, demand from your brands and services! RAISE YOUR STANDARDS! #volkswagen #vw #audi #galpinford #galpinvolkswagen Fair and honest dealing! Is this too much to ask for?
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After that came “Buy Ivanka’s stuff!”
Meet Kellyanne Conway QVC’s newest seller of Ivanka Trumps merch! #qvc #foxandfriends #kellyanneconway #ivankatrump #politicalhumor #politicalsatire #funny #lol #lmao #hilarious #silly #haha #humor #picoftheday #funnypics #sillypics
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Trump and Company are BREAKING THE LAW. #KellyAnneConway #LockHerUp #ConflictOfInterest #Resist #WhiteHouseShoppingNetwork #FederalCode2635702 #Impeach
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Followed by the “Bowling Green Massacre”
Thursday Truth. #notrump #nordstroms #ethics #kellyanneconway
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#prayersforbowlinggreen #bowlinggreen #bowlinggreenmassacresurvivors #bowlinggreenmassacre #trumpfakenews #trump #nationalembarrassment #godblessamerica
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Let’s not forget #sofagate…
@aciiiiddriiiips had to repost. #3some #putinontheritz #babytrump #kellyanneconway #cuntsquad #bigdaddyvladdy #politicsasusual #america #fuckyeah #sakebombs #sexytime
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And, most recently, the microwaves in Trump Tower…
via @christian_nightmares #obama #chemtrails #microwave #tinfoilhat #spy #trump #kellyanneconway #crazyass #wikileaks #Resist
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Thank you, Kellyanne Conway #alternativefacts #fakenews #obamagate #bowlinggreenmassacre #idiocracy #wikileaks #kellyanneconway #trump #donaldtrump #trumptrainwreck #politics #fucktrump #notmypresident #funny #gop #resist #nobannowall #obama
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Shhhhhhhh remember how your mom taught you not to stand in front of the microwave?!?! #theyarewatching #inspectorgadget #kellyanneconway #ispythroughyourappliances
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Kellyanne, if you’re reading, keep up the good work.
Related: This guy just punk’d Kellyanne Conway so damn hard
Fatigue, Matthew Perry, Brooklyn, She Persisted, St. Patrick’s Day, North Korea, Rachel Maddow: HOT LINKS
ST. PATRICK’S DAY. Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny schools Trump on immigration.
Irish Prime Minister @EndaKennyTD tells @realDonaldTrump that for over 200 years, millions of Irish immigrants have called America home. pic.twitter.com/3mqZNIwl1Z
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) March 17, 2017
FATIGUE. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cuts his South Korean visit short due to “fatigue” after threatening North Korea with military action. “A joint news conference aside, Tillerson spent almost 2 1/2 hours with Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida including a dinner, and another hour with Prime Minister Abe. But his meetings with Yun and Hwang were each confined to about an hour, without a lunch or dinner gathering. Seoul officials said the US side opted not to have a meal together, citing the secretary’s ‘fatigue.’”
North Korea is behaving very badly. They have been “playing” the United States for years. China has done little to help!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2017
CNN POLITICAL DIRECTOR. Trump looked like a third grader…
BIG RATINGS. Rachel Maddow’s tax return reveal was watched by 4.1 million viewers, her largest audience ever. “Tuesday’s episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show” that eventually revealed President Trump’s 2005 Form 1040 registered 4.1 total million viewers and 1.4 million the key 25-54 demographic advertisers covet most, according to Nielsen data. ”
LAWSUIT THREAT. Trump threatens legal action against MSNBC for tax return reveal.
BROOKLYN. Hasidic man gets four years for role in gang beating of gay black man.
CHELSEA CLINTON. She Persisted, a new children’s book. “I wrote this book for everyone who’s ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down, for everyone who’s ever been made to feel less than.”
MATTHEW PERRY. I beat up Justin Trudeau. “I was a couple years ahead of him. I have a story about him that I’m not proud of … My friend Chris Murray, who was also in fifth grade in Canada, reminded me that we actually beat up Justin Trudeau.”
SELFIE PATROL. Secret Service agents under investigation for taking selfies with Donald Trump’s eight-year-old grandson while he slept: “The incident took place last weekend when the two agents, who were assigned to protect Trump III, were driving him from Westchester County, New York, where the Trump family has an estate, to Manhattan. Trump III was sleeping in the car when the agents began to take selfies with him while he was still asleep. Trump III woke up and, as the source framed it, “freaked out.” Upon return to Manhattan, he shared the experience with his mother, Vanessa Trump, who relayed her concerns to his father, Donald Trump Jr.”
MARIAH BROWN. Sister Wives star goes public with new girlfriend. “Brown, 21, went public with their romance by confirming her status as ‘in a relationship’ with Kriss on Facebook on February 19. Brown also shared an Instagram photo of herself alongside Kriss last month with the caption: ‘When your girlfriend is an artist, so you pretend to art for a day just for her.’”
HOW’D YOU GET SO RICH. London gay bar owner Gary Henshaw appears on Channel 4 show. “With an annual turnover of £3.5million and 5,000 customers through Ku Bar’s doors every weekend, former glass collector Gary isn’t short of cash.”
BBC INTERVIEW. This week a video went viral after children broke into an office where their dad was conducting a live interview. Here’s a parody about how a mom would handle the situation.
NOPE. A new vertigo-inducing glass sky bridge in China, on Mount Langya in Hebei.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Arca – “Reverie”.
MALE MODELS. Six rising male models share their biggest pet peeves.
NOSIEST NEIGHBOR EVER. This dog.
FRIDAY FLASH. Thierry Picaut.
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The Power of Bisexual Visibility for Bi Health Awareness Month
Over the past year, we have seen more and more celebrities come out as bisexual. While bisexual individuals comprise nearly half of all the LGBTQ community, many struggle with coming out and a wide variety of health issues. In honor of Bisexual Health Awareness Month, HRC continues to tackle the many issues still facing the bisexual community and spotlights several public figures who are living openly and authentically, giving the bisexual community more voices than ever before.
1. Aubrey Plaza
In July, actress Aubrey Plaza sat down with The Advocate to discuss her various acting roles, in addition to her relationship with the LGBTQ community, and in turn ended up coming out as bisexual.
When asked if women ever hit on her, the Parks and Recreation star responded, “Oh, yeah. I don’t mind. I know I have an androgynous thing going on, and there’s something masculine about my energy. Girls are into me – that’s no secret. Hey, I’m into them too. I fall in love with girls and guys. I can’t help it.”
2. Mara Wilson
Following the horrific shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, actress, author and former child star Mara Wilson opened up about her sexual orientation in a series of tweets after expressing heartbreak about the tragedy.
Being a “straight girl” where I clearly didn’t belong, but I will say, I felt so welcomed there.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 12, 2016
But the LGBTQ community has always felt like home, especially a few years later when I, uh, learned something about myself.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 12, 2016
So thank you.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 12, 2016
Shortly after, Twitter users began questioning Wilson about her statement and she responded:
Let me put it this way: I’m a 2. t.co/VA98ZK0a37
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 13, 2016
I know a lot of people don’t like the Kinsey scale, and that is fine by me. But I’m pragmatic at heart and find comfort in numbers.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) June 13, 2016
3. Kristen Stewart
While the media has gone on for months questioning Stewart’s private life, the actress took a stand while hosting Saturday Night Life earlier this year. In a monologue on the show, she spoke about how President Trump wouldn’t like her, “Because I’m, like, so gay, dude.”
“Considering I had so many eyes on me, I suddenly realized [my private life] affects a greater number of people than just me,” Stewart told The Sunday Times of London. “It was an opportunity to surrender a bit of what was mine, to make even one other person feel good about themselves.”
“You’re not confused if you’re bisexual. It’s not confusing at all,” she told The Guardian. “For me, it’s quite the opposite.”
4. Bella Thorne
In August, actress Bella Thorne shared photos and a video on Snapchat where she was kissing a girl, immediately prompting questions from fans.
When asked on Twitter if she was bisexual, Thorne replied:
Yes t.co/Ds0ov2Cnmu
— bella thorne (@bellathorne) August 23, 2016
She received an outpouring of love and a few hours later tweeted:
Aww thank you for all the accepting tweets from everyone. I love you guys ❤️❤️❤️ #pride
— bella thorne (@bellathorne) August 23, 2016
On Celebrate Bisexuality Day in September, Thorne posted a photo on Instagram a photo celebrating the community on Instagram:
Happy Bisexual Visibility Day! My best friend Bella and I went camping and made life time memories. Not only today but all days we should celebrate acceptance of others. Be who you want to be and it will take you to being your happiest self! #bivisibilityday #creepphotocreds to @dani_thorne #love
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5. Sara Ramirez
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Sara Ramirez, a longtime HRC supporter and 2015 Ally for Equality honoree, made the brave decision to speak her truth in a speech at the 40 to None summit just days before National Coming Out Day 2016.
“Because of the intersections that exist in my own life — woman, multiracial woman, woman of color, queer, bisexual, Mexican-Irish American, immigrant and raised by families heavily rooted in Catholicism on both my Mexican and Irish sides — I am deeply invested in projects that allow our youth’s voices to be heard, and that support our youth in owning their own complex narratives so that we can show up for them in the ways they need us to,” Ramirez said.
Since coming out, Ramirez has served as a vocal leader of the LGBTQ community, and has continued to advocate for HRC, BiNet USA, the Bisexual Organizing Project, and the Bisexual Resource Center.
Trump's U.N. appointment exposes platform administration is giving anti-LGBTQ hate groups
The Trump Administration this week selected the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM) and the Heritage Foundation, two anti-LGBTQ organizations, to lead the United States’ effort to help the United Nations promote gender equality and the empowerment of women across the globe.
This selection further highlights the ongoing attack the Trump Administration has had on the LGBTQ community the moment the president was sworn into office.
Since the Trump Administration began, it has provided a platform to legitimize and provide an echo chamber for dangerous and virulent anti-LGBTQ organizations – including C-FAM and the Heritage Foundation. These organizations are now using this new-found bully pulpit to reiterate outdated talking points that have been consistently debunked by medical professionals and the media.
C-FAM’s President Austin Ruse has said homosexuality is “harmful to public health and morals.” The president of this organization, Austin Ruse, has one of the most extreme quote banks of anyone we track in GLAAD’s Commentator Accountability Project. He has many times advocated for laws barring homosexuality, frames homosexuality as harmful to public health, and much, much more.
Heritage Foundation is no better. This organization has said pro-LGBTQ bills and laws “threaten freedom.” The organization’s chief surrogate on LGBTQ issues, Ryan Anderson, has called marriage equality a “lie,” has advocated for “conversion therapy” programs, and is a vocal opponent of transgender rights. More on Ryan can be found in GLAAD’s Commentator Accountability Project.
Outside of these organizations, other anti-LGBTQ activist groups have returned to mainstream media outlets to defend the Trump Administration.
The Family Research Council (where Austin Ruse’s wife, Cathy Ruse, is a senior official) has been at the forefront of this surge of anti-LGBTQ revival. Not only did this hate group (as defined by the Southern Poverty Law Center) receive an invitation to the White House’s grand reveal of Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, but this anti-LGBTQ group has been on cable television at minimum eight times since the turn of the new year. Further, FRC was a part of an ABC News investigation on the controversial and discredited “conversion therapy” practices occurring in the Southern United States. Considering one of FRC’s most virulent senior officials, Ken Blackwell, served on the Trump transition team, FRC’s new prominence should not be so surprising.
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and the American Family Association (AFA) have taken a less up front approach, but both have started once again promoting their anti-LGBTQ agenda. Following Donald Trump’s election victory, NOM has deemed the president as their “hope and change” candidate – going as far as to publishing a web video in support of the rumored “religious freedom” executive order. The AFA also praised the rumored executive order while also holding behind-closed-door meetings with President Trump himself.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t stop there. From Alliance Defending Freedom saying they were “thankful” for the president’s choice to rescind transgender protections in our schools (as did the Liberty Counsel) to Focus on the Family actively campaigning for the confirmation of anti-LGBTQ public officials Betsy DeVos, Ben Carson, and Jeff Sessions to top cabinet positions, anti-LGBTQ groups are on a full-scale, all-approach assault to make sure full equality is set back a generation.
There’s no sugarcoating the fact that President Trump has repeatedly proven his actions far outweigh the sales pitch he gave to the public during the 2016 election campaign.
So what can we do to fight back? For starters, educate yourself and your friends on what is happening each day in the Trump Administration’s attack on the LGBTQ community. These moves may not grab headlines, but we must stay informed.
Also, it’s time to finally discredit the choice by anti-LGBTQ Trump Administration and outside organizations to use “religious freedom” as a shield for legalizing discrimination against people who are marginalized and are in most need.
It’s this “religious discrimination” agenda that is driving Washington, D.C. and statehouses across the nation to do whatever possible to pass openly anti-trans “bathroom bills” and shove through measures that relegate LGBTQ families as second-class citizens, permitting a “license to discriminate” against the entire community.
As the Trump Administration continues to use outside hate groups like C-FAM and the Heritage Foundation to validate their anti-LGBTQ agenda, GLAAD will continue to push back, hold this administration accountable, and advocate for full equality for all LGBTQ Americans.
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