Katy Perry Gets Boiled Basted, Steamed, and Chopped in the ‘Bon Appetit’ Video: WATCH

Katy Perry Gets Boiled Basted, Steamed, and Chopped in the ‘Bon Appetit’ Video: WATCH

Katy Perry Bon Appetit

Katy Perry takes her culinary creation “Bon Appetit” into the kitchen in the just-released video.

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Some fans were unhappy that she collaborated with Migos, who have been in the headlines lately for remarks they made about a gay rapper.

Migos, the Atlanta-based hip-hop trio that raced up the charts with the hit single “Bad and Boujee” and released the Calvin Harris- Frank Ocean collaboration “Slide” this month, had a strong reaction when asked about iLoveMakonnen, the hip-hop artist who came out of the closet in January.

The group made its remarks in an interview with Rolling Stone, suggesting that Makonnen’s sexual orientation undermines his credibility.

Migos later told TMZ their remarks were twisted by the publication, and that they would be open to playing a gay club…if the club paid up.

They also released this statement on Twitter.

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— MIGOS™ (@Migos) February 8, 2017

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Melissa McCarthy, Dwayne Johnson, Bermuda, FBI, Kissing Strangers, Garth Greenwell: HOT LINKS

Melissa McCarthy, Dwayne Johnson, Bermuda, FBI, Kissing Strangers, Garth Greenwell: HOT LINKS

BILL DONOHUE. ‘Ding, dong, The Real O’Neals is dead.’

Trump meltdownNO STANDING OVATION. Trump cancels trip to the FBI after Comey firing: “My sense is most FBI employees feel a loyalty to Comey,” one person who works at headquarters told NBC News. “And whether they agree or disagree with the way he handled the email case, like and respect him … Trump would not be well-received at headquarters.”

NYC. Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer seen tooling down 59th street on his podium.

2020. Dwayne Johnson for president? “So, after all that consideration, Johnson doesn’t hesitate when I ask him whether he honestly might one day give up his life as the highest-paid movie star on earth—which is unquestionably easier, more fun, and more lucrative than being president of the United States—in order to run for office. ‘I think that it’s a real possibility,’ he says solemnly.”

Donald Trump Rudy Giuliani Drag Queen MotorboatNO-TALENT GUY. Trump slams Colbert: “You see a no-talent guy like Colbert. There’s nothing funny about what he says. And what he says is filthy. And you have kids watching. And it only builds up my base. It only helps me, people like him. The guy was dying. By the way they were going to take him off television, then he started attacking me and he started doing better. But his show was dying.”

Bowling Green Massacre ConwaySEXIST? Kellyanne Conway claims Anderson Cooper’s eyeroll  was sexist: “Could you imagine … having a male anchor on the network roll eyes at Hillary Clinton [or at] a female spokesperson for President Obama or President Bill Clinton? I think not.”

NEW CHAIR. Kelly Clarkson joining The Voice.

DYNASTY. The reboot is coming.

DAILY SHOW. The reunion.

TEXAS. Lambda Legal urges ‘no’ vote on anti-LGBTQ child welfare bill: “The Texas House of Representatives today passed HB 3859, a discriminatory bill that would allow child placement agencies in the state foster care system – including agencies receiving state and federal funding – to prioritize their religious beliefs above the needs of children in its care. The bill would prevent the state from sanctioning or revoking the licenses of child-placement agencies that discriminate against LGBT youth and families, including foster and adoptive parents.  The bill now goes to the Texas State Senate.”

CONNECTICUT. Governor Malloy signs legislation banning gay conversion therapy.

Bermuda gay marriageBERMUDA. Government won’t appeal ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

HONG KONGCourt backs marriage rights for gay civil servants: “A High Court judge has ruled that civil servants from Hong Kong who travel overseas to marry their same sex partners are entitled to claim the same rights and benefits as their heterosexual married colleagues.The landmark ruling was made by the territory’s Court of First Instance on 2 May in a case brought by senior immigration officer Leung Chun-kwong, who married his partner Scott Adams in New Zealand in April 2014.”

GARTH GREENWELL. 5 books that explore the vibrancy and diversity of gay male life today.

MELBOURNE. Iconic gay pub demolished: “Crews started dragging down the 164-year-old Greyhound Hotel on Thursday, starting from the rear of the building. The Port Phillip Council lobbied hard for the pub to be heritage protected but the application was refused by state Planning Minister Richard Wynne last week.”

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Kissing Strangers.

FRIDAY FLASH. C. Tuck.

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Giants, Drama and Giant Drama on Logo’s ‘Fire Island’ [RECAP]

Giants, Drama and Giant Drama on Logo’s ‘Fire Island’ [RECAP]

Fire Island

Before we even get to the island, we get a whirlwind checkin with the boys back in the city. Khasan is 5-6-7-8ing in some anonymous dance studio. Justin is Facetiming, ugh, Cheyenne about running late (as usual). Jorge is describing his roommates to what I think is some kind of gay wizard.

We spend the most time pre-island with Brandon, sitting outside talking on the phone to a friend(? his mom?) about Jallen. Brandon is wearing head-to-toe beige, which feels very on-brand for all of his generic Brandonness. Also, I guess now we’re calling Jallen “Jay-lynn,” even though I’m almost positive we were calling him “Jellen” (rhymes with Ellen) last week. Most importantly, the main takeaway is Jallen is still very, very tall.

Fire Island

They arrive on the island and want to immediately start drinking, which I would too if I was staring down the prospect of sharing 48 hours with Cheyenne. Justin volunteers to load everyone’s luggage into a wheelbarrow and take it back to the house while the other boys go to “tea” (which is just gay for happy hour on Fire Island). If you’re thinking Justin is going to almost immediately complain about volunteering to do this task, you’re right! He greets Patrick back at the house by telling him he just had to lug 14 bags up to the house by himself. Gurl.

At tea, Brandon tries to warn Cheyenne that he hurt Patrick’s fee-fees by skipping out on his drag show, but, not surprisingly, Cheyenne is unmoved. His logic and reasoning behind missing Patrick’s pageant is so profound and beautiful, I have no choice but to quote it in full:

“At the end of the day, business over drag shows — unless drag shows is your business — is always going to take precedent.”

Ugh, if only that could fit on a novelty tanktop.

Fire Island

Besides slamming back vodka sodas like the world is ending, the boys’ other priority at tea is to invite everyone they run into to their upcoming houseparty. It’s a strange twist considering the last three episodes have focused on how mad everyone gets when Patrick invites literally the whole island to their house, but here they are doing the exact same thing. Hello, Kettle? This is Pot. You’re wearing my black muscle tee. (OK, not my best work.)

After tea, Justin escorts the housemates to his buddies’ place for a beer and pizza party. Justin explains that these friends know all his neuroses, and starts to outline them like a living Tinder bio. I’ve heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve, but Justin wears his heart, mind, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders diagnosis, blood type, Social Security number, hopes, dreams and fears on his sleeve.

The sleeve is a metaphor, of course. This is Fire Island, there’s not an actual sleeve in sight.

Fire Island

The real drama unfolds as Patrick fires backhanded comments at Cheyenne about being a flake and not caring about anyone but himself. While accurate, it does feel a little aggressive. It’s fun to watch Cheyenne squirm, though.

Back at the house, Cheyenne is complaining about the whole situation to Brandon in the kitchen when Patrick swoops in to grab his purse. That’s when they really get into it. Patrick’s point is that Cheyenne says he’s going to be somewhere, then doesn’t show up AND neglects to even text the most haphazard “sorry, work thing!” message. What Cheyenne hears though is that he shouldn’t take a “$30,000” job so he can go to a drag show, which is not the point at all. That’s like, I don’t know, just hypothetically, if a Presidential election was directly influenced by outside interference from a foreign power, and the current President’s primary concern is who told the press about it.

Alright, so it’s not a perfect parallel, but you get the point. This is a very straightforward, reasonable request from Patrick (and previously Justin), and Cheyenne is completely oblivious to their feelings. His inability to even remotely understand Patrick’s perspective makes him look like a total sociopath. Their fight ends in a sort of no-contest, with Patrick making a dramatic (and fabulous) exit with his green purse. He’s going to need that storage for all his smug self-satisfaction.

Fire Island

The next day, Justin has his next emotional moment about wearing his first Speedo. Justin. I get it! A lot of (most? all?) gay guys have some kind of body hangup. But you look great! Better than like 85 percent of most straight guys. Justin is “fat” like Scarlett Johansson is “curvy.” Stop relying on the body-ody-ody dysmorphia!

It’s almost party time, and Patrick is passive-aggressively mixing punch. You know Patrick is industry, because only a professional bartender could pour Svedka with such disdain. All the men arrive to their weird 8 p.m. pool party, including Jallen. He just sort of trails little Brandon like Hodor dutifully following — OH MY GOD ANOTHER BRANDON — Brandon Stark.

Brandon is feeling a little fussy being tied down to the friendly giant. After all, they did only meet one week ago, and Brandon is out here to feel his oats. He skips merrily along the party flirting with other guys, while Jallen mopes around the pool. The housemates all try to cheer him up by telling him that maybe he and Brandon aren’t on the same page. Very comforting stuff. Very cool of Justin to totally throw Brandon under a bus for this guy they’ve known for a week. Granted, he’s only known Brandon for like two more weeks than that, but you know the saying: Brodors before Hodors.

I guess the party wasnt from 8 p.m. until QUESTION MARK, because it certainly seems to end definitively in time to hit the bars. Jorge runs into — *guttural scream* — BRANDON (with the wing tattoo) outside. Brandon (now with wings!) clarifies that he and Patrick were never actually dating, and Jorge is scandalized! I mean, considering Jorge is in an eight-year long-distance relationship that includes mistresses, this feels like a pretty straightforward relationship dynamic to comprehend. Still, Jorge is shook.

The guys all stumble home 3 a.m. after a night of hard drinking. Jorge and Patrick have a pow-wow on the steps to the house bathed in some of the worst lighting I’ve ever seen on television, including season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Seriously, Jorge’s beard somehow looks Cabbage Patch doll yellow blonde. It’s hard to watch. Jorge tells Patrick about what Winged Brandon had to say, and Patrick isn’t surprised. Patrick never made a big deal out his thing with Winged Brandon; the housemates did.

Fire Island

Elsewhere in the night, Justin runs naked into the ocean because carpe diem, #YOLO, you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take, and other aphorisms he read on a Pinterest board. Khasan — easily the most charming, sane, intelligent castmember I’m definitely in love with — meets Justin down by the water. Justin then opens up with his sincerely very touching story about illness and suicide and reclaiming his life. It’s all very moving, but also it’s all very extra. Justin appears to live his life like it’s one big, emotional Grey’s Anatomy monologue. It’s exhausting just watching the edited version. I can’t imagine how draining it must be to have to be there with him in that moment.

All of those moments. So many moments. Too many moments, Justin.

Then there’s Brandon and Jallen. B’s trying to sort of break it off with Jallen, but he clearly still wants to climb that bean pole, so he’s telling Jallen in the least certain terms that he’s not here to fall in love, but he’s open to it and wants things to unfold organically. Confused yet? It basically boils down to Brandon wanting to be able to bang any dude he wants on the island, but also wanting to fee-fi-fo-f*ck Jallen whenever the mood strikes him. He wants to have his cakes and eat them too.

The next morning (or more likely early afternoon), the guys are huddled in the kitchen. Brandon tells them he laid it all out there for Jallen, but as he recounts the specifics of the story, it becomes more and more obvious he did nothing of the sort. Oh, Brandon, you dumb baby.

The guys make it out to the pool, and Brandon is essentially nestled in the lining of some guy’s swimtrunks when in comes Patrick with Jallen in tow. Pat and Jallen sit awkwardly apart from the group, and Justin goes in on Brandon. He prefaces his admonishment by warning Brandon that he’s going to “mom” him, like mom is a verb.

He’s coming from a good place trying to warn Brandon that being a hot little 20-something and not caring about anyone else’s feelings will only get you so far. But, then again, Brandon can see Cheyenne going on $30,000 Instagram photoshoots and doing just fine, so I’m not really sure the lesson is going to sink in.

We’ll see next week if Brandon is a changed man-boy, but judging by the preview, it doesn’t seem that way. Simmering tensions are going to boil over between several of the guys, and I’m just holding out for someone, anyone to yell “THIS IS NOT ‘BEST FRIEND ISLAND.’” Is that too much to ask?

What did you think of the episode?

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Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters receives GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog, Speaks Out on Blogging to #Resist

Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters receives GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog, Speaks Out on Blogging to #Resist

At Saturday’s 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, GLAAD announced that Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters received the award for Outstanding Blog.

Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters exposes, catalogues and challenges misinformation about LGBTQ people spread by anti-LGBTQ religious organizations.  

Blogmaster Alvin A. McEwen is a resident of South Carolina and founded the blog in 2006. Through his activism on and offline, he has been instrumental in drawing attention to the ways that religious-right groups distort legitimate research and rely on flawed studies to stigmatize LGBTQ communities.

In an impassioned March 2016 post, McEwen unmasked anti-LGBTQ activists’ use of so-called “religious freedom,” contextualizing it as the latest in a long history of attempts to legitimize – and legalize – discrimination against LGBTQ people.

“Blogging offers a way to bring attention so many issues in our community which are not getting the spotlight they deserve,” McEwen told GLAAD.

He continued:

“That’s why I began my blog ten years ago. I felt that the LGBTQ community was constantly being put on the defensive about our lives, all while the religious right was pretty much getting away with all sorts of unfair claims and tactics because so few were calling them out. And even when religious right was being called out, even fewer paid attention. In this new world of digital information, it became easier for anyone willing to do the work to change the scope of the argument and bring sorely needed information to the community and mainstream.

“Bloggers connect the grassroots of our community, not only each to other but also to organizations like GLAAD and HRC. They encourage intersectionality and yank a lot of us out of our cliques. LGBTQ blogs have given rise to communities that offer a degree of comfort that our community needs, providing a space for discussions, forming friendships or finding the commonality between different facets of the LGBTQ community. As to current events, LGBTQ blogs provide members of our community with a level of trust and assurance.  When a news event takes place regarding our community, LGBTQs, like every other community, tend to go to sources they trust to give them the full story and provide them with a degree of calm akin to being with trusted friends. In addition, blogs provide our community with a diverse number of potential leaders and voices, both of which are very needed to this community.”

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives.  They also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBTQ community that build support for equality and acceptance.

May 12, 2017
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www.glaad.org/blog/holy-bullies-and-headless-monsters-receives-glaad-media-award-outstanding-blog-speaks-out