After Vegas Massacre, Fury Over Gay, Bi Blood Ban

A rule based in ignorance continues to stymie donations from gay and bisexual men.

www.advocate.com/health/2017/10/03/after-vegas-massacre-fury-over-gay-bi-blood-ban

Paris club fires back at ‘Drag Race’ winner Violet Chachki, threatens legal action
“The club is a place where all the sexualities are respected.”

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United States Votes ‘No’ on UN Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for Homosexuality

The United States on Tuesday voted “No” on a resolution passed by the 47-member Human Rights Council condemning the use of the death penalty in discriminatory fashion, in cases including homosexuality. Twenty-seven nations voted in favor of the resolution; 13 voted against it and 7 abstained.

Wrote the ILGA:

In an historic first, the United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to condemn the imposition of the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations.

The 47-member Human Rights Council passed the resolution – “The question of the death penalty” – on Friday, September 29, with 27 States voting in favour, 13 against and 7 abstentions [1]. The resolution asked countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty to ensure that it is not “applied arbitrarily or in a discriminatory manner” and that it is not applied against persons with mental or intellectual disabilities and persons below 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime, as well as pregnant women. It also condemns the imposition of the death penalty for apostasy, blasphemy and adultery.

There has been no reason given by the Trump administration for the vote.

Top image: UN ambassador Nikki Haley.

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“Spider-man” star Tom Holland strips it down
It’s a good day.

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International Male Athletes Strip Down to Nothing for the 2018 Dieux Du Stade Calendar: WATCH

The 2018 Dieux Du Stade calendar is on the way and we’re getting some previews of this year’s publication which once again features some of the world’s sexiest athletes stripping down with often nothing to cover them but a strategically placed ball.

Writes DDS: “The 35 shots were made in studio with decorations and accessories whose materials reflect a continuous light streaked with lasers and sometimes sifted with smoke. The locker rooms look like a nightclub where all the flashy nuances of the disco period come to dress the nakedness of the sportsmen. ”

2018’s models include swimmer Camille Lacourt (swimming), international rugby stars Maxime Mermoz on cover, Damien Chouly, Baptiste Serin, Djibril Camara, Terry Bouharaoua, Pierre-Gilles Lakafia, and the 2017 World Handball Champions 2017 Nikola and Luka Karabatic and William Accambray.

Check out the teaser and plenty of (work-unfriendly) stills HERE.

And you can buy the calendar HERE.

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International Male Athletes Strip Down to Nothing for the 2018 Dieux Du Stade Calendar: WATCH

This Man Just Learned Why It’s Wrong to Call Something ‘Gay’ That Isn’t Gay at All: WATCH

When you call something “gay” when it’s really just a disappointment you could be unintentionally hurting those around you.

That’s the point of a humorous and effective new ad from Rainbow Youth in New Zealand who set their 30-second spot in the world of sheep farmers.

Watch:

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Lebanon Band Mashrou’ Leila Denounces Egypt Anti-Gay ‘Witch-Hunt’ After Arrests Over Rainbow Flag

Lebanon’s popular alternative rock band Mashrou’ Leila has denounced a “witch-hunt” by Egyptian authorities against homosexuals after a rainbow flag was raised at one of the group’s concerts in Cairo. Nearly two dozen people have been arrested by Egyptian authorities since the flag, a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, was waved by…

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