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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Joe Arpaio, Daily Stormer, Tom Cruise, Tim Cook, Confederate Statues, Cristiano Ronaldo, When Pigs Fly: HOT LINKS
Joe Arpaio, Daily Stormer, Tom Cruise, Tim Cook, Confederate Statues, Cristiano Ronaldo, When Pigs Fly: HOT LINKS
CAMPAIGN AD. New Trump ad bashes media “enemies”.
34 PERCENT. Trump approval rating sinks to fresh low after Charlottesville.
SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO. Trump considers pardon: “Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt last month after he was ordered to stop racially profiling Latinos in his Maricopa County office. ”
DAILY STORMER. GoDaddy bans neo-Nazi website: “GoDaddy’s announcement was in response to an appeal from a Twitter user who called attention late Sunday to an online post by Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin. The post disparaged Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman killed Saturday in Charlottesville, police say, after a man plowed into a crowd with his vehicle.”
ROLLBACK. Trump’s HHS expected to roll back Obamacare rule: “A proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to be released in the coming weeks or months that opponents say would make it easier for doctors and hospitals to deny treatment to transgender patients and women who have had abortions.”
RISKY BUSINESS. Tom Cruise seen hobbling away after slamming legs on building during stunt.
TIM COOK. Apple CEO condemns Charlottesville violence.
We’ve seen the terror of white supremacy & racist violence before. It’s a moral issue – an affront to America. We must all stand against it
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 14, 2017
Heartbreaking scenes in #Charlottesville. Violence and racism have no place in America.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 12, 2017
ANA NAVARRO. Trump unfit to be president, unfit to be human.
Pundit Ana Navarro: Trump unfit to be president, “unfit to be human” t.co/035bl1atxD
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) August 14, 2017
CONGESTION PRICING. Cuomo considers $8 traffic fee to improve NYC subways: “With voters increasingly blaming him for the transit mess, Mr. Cuomo is working behind the scenes to draft a proposal and is using Mr. Bloomberg’s failed campaign as a lesson to improve its chances of winning the support of stakeholders, including the State Legislature.”
NAMIBIA. Game hunter crushed by elephant.
KENTUCKY. Governor says all Confederate statues are coming down after Charlottesville.
I am taking action to relocate the Confederate statues. We have thoroughly examined this issue, and heard from many of our citizens.
— Mayor Jim Gray (@JimGrayLexKY) August 12, 2017
The tragic events in Charlottesville today have accelerated the announcement I intended to make next week.
— Mayor Jim Gray (@JimGrayLexKY) August 12, 2017
ADERONKE APATA. Nigerian gay rights activist wins 13-year battle for asylum in UK: “Aderonke Apata feared being killed or imprisoned if she returned home, but her application for asylum was rejected for a second time in 2015 after the judge said he did not believe she was a lesbian. ”
FIVE GAMES. Cristiano Ronaldo suspended for pushing ref.
MALE MODEL MONDAY. Ollie Edwards. More HERE.
IAN THORPE. Aussie Olympian hits out at government for public vote on gay marriage.
WHEN PIGS FLY. Bob Mackie to design off-Broadway revival of 1996 musical created by late costume designer-playwright Howard Crabtree and Mark Waldrop: “The revue, which features music by the late Dick Gallagher, was praised for its wit and irreverent humor as it skewered gay culture and American politics in the late 1990s—including references to Newt Gingrich and legislation that proposed curtailing gay rights.”
FEAR OF HEIGHTS. Man visiting Ireland conquers his fears.
MONDAY MUSCLE. Travanté.
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Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s Wedding Video | Reaction
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s Wedding Video | Reaction
Gay Star News’ reaction guy Lewis reacts to Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s Wedding Video
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White People: It’s Time to Set Aside Your Privilege
White People: It’s Time to Set Aside Your Privilege
Even those not on the receiving end of the alt-right’s hate need to confront and challenge their depravity.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/8/14/white-people-its-time-set-aside-your-privilege
This antigay campaign unwittingly used the bisexual flag as their logo
This antigay campaign unwittingly used the bisexual flag as their logo
Why are flags always so complicated?
Donald Trump Calls Out White Supremacists as Hate Groups for First Time Since Violent Charlottesville Rally: WATCH
Donald Trump Calls Out White Supremacists as Hate Groups for First Time Since Violent Charlottesville Rally: WATCH
For the first time since the violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Donald Trump called out the KKK, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists as hate groups amid mounting anger that he hadn’t responded forcefully enough.
Said Trump: “To anyone who acted criminally in this weekend’s racist violence, you will be held fully accountable.”
He added: “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. It has no place in America.”
Watch:
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Texas and American business leaders call for Gov. Abbott to reject his “special discrimination session”
Texas and American business leaders call for Gov. Abbott to reject his “special discrimination session”
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today highlighted the massive opposition to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s “special discrimination session” agenda targeting transgender Texans, including legislation that would bar them from public accommodations in accordance with their gender identity. This anti-LGBTQ agenda is opposed by the majority of Texans and has been vocally rejected by more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. Estimates show that, if passed, the so-called “bathroom bill” could drain $3.3 billion and 35,600 jobs from the Texas economy.
“With Fortune 500 companies now joining the near universal opposition against efforts to pass a so-called ‘bathroom bill,’ it is time for Governor Greg Abbott to put his discriminatory ‘special discrimination session’ to an end,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. “By pushing his anti-LGBTQ agenda, Gov. Abbott is cementing his legacy as turning Texas into a state that puts its own well-being at risk in order to harm its most marginalized citizens.”
Since the start of this year, GLAAD has been on the ground fighting the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Texas. GLAAD coordinated with Equality Texas and Texas Freedom Network this spring to hold numerous “Students Against Hate” rallies on college campuses across the state where Texans came together to share their voice and fight back against the anti-LGBTQ bills being perused at the Texas Capitol. Further, GLAAD has held accountable the many anti-LGBTQ groups and activists who have lobbied for this hateful legislation by sending background information to the media on the anti-LGBTQ history of each organization.
GLAAD also teamed up with Equality Texas, The Ally Coalition, and more than 160 leading artists, entertainers, and influencers to release an open letter opposing anti-LGBTQ bills, including the so-called “bathroom bill,” that threatened to harm LGBTQ Texas.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Fortune 500 Companies, Tech Leaders, Travel Companies, and Sports Teams against the “bathroom bill”
Fortune 500 Companies:
Amazon
Advanced Micro Devices
Alliance Data Systems
American Airlines
Applied Materials
Apple
Arconic
Airbnb
AT&T
Baker Hughes
BlackRock
Calpine Corporation
Capital One
Celanese Corp.
CenterPoint Energy
Chevron North America E&P
Cisco
Citi
ConocoPhillips
Dell Technologies
Dow Chemical
eBay
The Estee Lauder Companies
ExxonMobil
Facebook
Fluor
Frito-Lay (PepsiCo)
Google
Group 1 Automotive
Halliburton
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hilton
HP
IBM
Intel
InterContinental Hotels Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kimberly-Clark
MAC Cosmetics
Marriott International
Microsoft Corp.
NIKE
PayPal
Qualcomm
Quanta Services
Salesforce
Service Corporation International
Southwest Airlines
Superior Energy Services
T. Rowe Price Associates
Tenet Healthcare
Texas Instruments
United Airlines
Visa
Tech Companies:
Atmos Energy Corporation
Dropbox
Gearbox Software
Google Fiber
Group of 38 Austin Area Tech Startups
GSD&M
Lyft
PayPal
Rackspace
Silicon Labs
TechNet
TEKVOX
Under Armour
Travel Companies:
ABH Hotels
Choice Hotels
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
InterContinental Hotels Group
La Quinta Inns & Suites
Marriott International
Surf Airlines
SXSW
SportsTeams/Organizations:
Dallas Cowboys (behind the scenes)
Dallas Stars
Women’s Sports Foundation
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August 14, 2017
Issues:
Neither the U.S. nor Canada Are Edens for Trans People
Neither the U.S. nor Canada Are Edens for Trans People
Many look to the embrace of trans rights by Justin Trudeau as evidence of equality, but the truth is murkier.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/8/14/neither-us-nor-canada-are-edens-trans-people
I don’t wish to know that
I don’t wish to know that
* RICHARD M (Over 6 million views) posted a photo:
There’s always one isn’t there?
Totally OTT and in extremely poor taste. Is it surprising that he looked all alone and lost?
I wonder how many of the little kids enjoying the day asked their parents what his message meant? And, I wonder what their parents told them?
Shot during the 2017 Liverpool Pride event
PHOTOS: Thousands of musclebound men put on skimpy red dresses and ran through New Orleans
PHOTOS: Thousands of musclebound men put on skimpy red dresses and ran through New Orleans
Talk about a steam bath.
