Turkish Officials Cancel Istanbul Pride Out of Fear for the Safety of Participants

Anti-LGBT groups have intimidated the government into canceling the event three years in a row. 

www.advocate.com/world/2017/6/24/turkish-officials-cancel-istanbul-pride-out-fear-safety-participants

Trump’s New DOE Appointee William Bradford’s Deleted Hate-Filled Tweets Are Very Disturbing

An archive of unhinged and hateful deleted tweets by recent Dept. of Energy appointee William Bradford make Donald Trump’s look almost normal by comparison. Dino Grandoni from The Washington Post stumbled on this garbage patch of vileness, and boy is it ugly: Before William C. Bradford was appointed by the Trump administration to run the Energy…

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Trump’s New DOE Appointee William Bradford’s Deleted Hate-Filled Tweets Are Very Disturbing

Drake Bell’s V-line, Nyle DiMarco’s endless summer, & Josh Duhamel’s crop top
Instagram + studs = Instastuds

www.queerty.com/drake-bells-v-line-nyle-dimarcos-endless-summer-josh-duhamels-crop-top-20170624?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Finale Crowns a New Queen Who Believes in Drag as Activism

Peppermint, Trinity Taylor, Sasha Velour, and Shea Couleé battled it out with epic lip-sync performances.

www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/6/24/rupauls-drag-race-finale-crowns-new-queen-who-believes-drag-activism

“Queer Son,” and 5 films that can finally be seen in time for the big pride weekend

www.queerty.com/new-frameline-movies-celebrate-aspects-queer-life-pride-20170624?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Katy Perry Shares Video of Backstage Experience at Ariana Grande’s Manchester Benefit Concert: WATCH

Katy Perry shared a four-minute video compilation of her experience backstage at Ariana Grande’s benefit concert for Manchester bombing victims. The video follows Perry as she rehearses, greets Justin Bieber, Niall Horan, and Miley Cyrus, and speaks with BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw before stepping on stage in front of the massive crowd.

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Katy Perry Shares Video of Backstage Experience at Ariana Grande’s Manchester Benefit Concert: WATCH