Paul Manafort Guilty on 8 Counts in Fraud Trial; Judge Declares Mistrial on 10 Counts

Paul Manafort Guilty on 8 Counts in Fraud Trial; Judge Declares Mistrial on 10 Counts
Paul Manafort

Paul Manafort

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has been found guilty on eight counts in his fraud and money laundering trial and the judge has declared a mistrial on 10 counts that the jury could not come to agreement on.

The Washington Post reports: “Manafort was convicted on five counts of filing false tax returns, one count of not filing a required IRS form, and two bank fraud counts. The verdict announced Tuesday comes as President Trump has stepped up his criticism of Mueller’s probe, publicly criticizing the investigation on a weekly basis. As the Manafort trial began, Trump called for Mueller’s probe to be shut down immediately. Manafort’s guilty verdict may strengthen Mueller’s hand as he continues to investigate possible conspiracy and seeks an interview with the president; an acquittal could have led to a broader effort by conservatives to shut down the special counsel’s office.”

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VIDEO: New Film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” Focuses on Dangers of “Conversion Therapy”

VIDEO: New Film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” Focuses on Dangers of “Conversion Therapy”

HRC Press Secretary Sarah McBride sat down for an exclusive interview with Chloë Grace Moretz, “conversion therapy” survivor Mathew Shurka and director Desiree Akhavan for an inside look at the new film “The Miseducation of Cameron Post.”

Based on Emily M. Danforth’s novel, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” follows Cameron (Moretz) as she is sent to a “conversion therapy” center after getting caught kissing a girl on prom night.

The group sat down to discuss the vital importance of the film and the growing movement to prohibit the harmful practice.

There is no credible evidence that conversion therapy can change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. To the contrary, research has clearly shown that these practices pose devastating health risks for LGBTQ young people such as depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse, homelessness, and even suicidal behavior. The harmful practice is condemned by every major medical and mental health organization, including the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, and American Medical Association.

Connecticut, California, Nevada, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Oregon, Illinois, Vermont, New York, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Washington, Maryland, Hawaii, New Hampshire and Delaware all have laws or regulations protecting youth from this abusive practice. A growing number of municipalities have also enacted similar protections, including cities and counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Florida, New York, Arizona, and Wisconsin.

According to a recent report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, an estimated 20,000 LGBTQ minors in states without protections will be subjected to conversion therapy by a licensed healthcare professional if state officials fail to act.

HRC has partnered with the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and state equality groups across the nation to pass state legislation ending conversion therapy. More information on the lies and dangers of efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity can be found here.

Find the film at a theater near you.

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Tan France, Frankie Grande, Hope Hicks, Paris Jackson, Arctic Ice, Gay Propaganda, The Hills, Melania Trolling Trump: HOT LINKS

Tan France, Frankie Grande, Hope Hicks, Paris Jackson, Arctic Ice, Gay Propaganda, The Hills, Melania Trolling Trump: HOT LINKS
Loren Kennedy

TROLLING TRUMP? Melania on social media and bullying: “Social media is an inevitable part of our children’s daily lives. It can be used in many positive ways but can also be destructive and harmful when used incorrectly…Let’s face it: most children are more aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adults.”

MICHAEL COHEN. Former Trump lawyer exploring plea deal: “The plea could have significant implications for Trump, who has blasted Cohen ever since his former fixer and his attorney, old Clinton hand Lanny Davis, began signaling this summer that Cohen might cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. When reached by NBC, Davis said he cannot comment on advice of counsel since there is an ongoing investigation. Cohen has previously denied wrongdoing.”

Paul ManafortPAUL MANAFORT. Jury appears deadlocked on 1 of 18 counts: ‘Judge T.S. Ellis told jurors to keep working. “If we cannot come to a consensus for a single count, how can we fill in the verdict sheet?” the jury wrote in a note to Ellis. Manafort is charged with 18 counts of tax evasion, bank fraud and hiding foreign bank accounts in the first case brought to trial by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.’

HOPE HICKS. Trump hired her for her looks, says Omarosa: “Donald Trump hired her because she’s pretty,” Manigault Newman told Hill.TV’s Jamal Simmons on Monday. “She didn’t know what some of the most basic acronyms in politics meant. I said to her once, ‘you know, we should look at GOTV operations, and come up with some talkers from it,’ and she looked at me because she didn’t know what ‘get out the vote’ meant.”

ARCTIC. Sea ice breaks up for first time on record: ‘This phenomenon – which has never been recorded before – has occurred twice this year due to warm winds and a climate-change driven heatwave in the northern hemisphere. One meteorologist described the loss of ice as “scary”. Others said it could force scientists to revise their theories about which part of the Arctic will withstand warming the longest.

RICKY MARTIN. On his Versace Emmy nod and never looking back: “What can I do now to make a difference? That’s what really matters.”

FRANKIE GRANDE. I’ll be the “gay of honor” at Ariana and Pete Davidson’s wedding.

PARIS JACKSON. Actress, model and activist apologizes for posing on the cover of Vogue Singapore: ‘Paris Jackson, the 20-year-old actress and model who recently told fans she is bisexual, apologized this week for appearing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar in Singapore, a country where sex between men is punishable by up to two years in prison.’

calling me a hypocrite for being apart of the community and being on the cover of a fashion magazine in a country where same sex marriage is illegal. (the magazine is not just in singapore, it was supposed to go to several several dif countries) i apologized to those i offended t.co/VMzHrQbMo1

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

i would like to add though that someone that is openly apart of the community being on the cover in a country against the community, should be celebrated. isn’t that a step forward? again, i am deeply sorry. i didn’t mean to be hypocritical or hurt anyone.

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

TO SURVIVE ON THIS SHORE. A visual record of the joys, fears, and hopes of older transgender people.

TAN FRANCE. Queer Eye’s fashion guru is releasing a memoir: ‘In the book, described as both “funny” and “heartfelt”, France will tell the story of his journey from South Yorkshire to Netflix, and what it means to be the first openly gay South Asian on Western TV.’

RUSSIA. First minor fined under ban on gay propaganda files appeal: ‘The first Russian minor to be fined under a new law against so-called gay propaganda for posting pictures of shirtless men embracing has filed an appeal, his lawyer said on Monday. Maxim Neverov, 16, was fined 50,000 rubles ($760) this month after a commission on juvenile affairs found him guilty of “promoting non-traditional sexual relationship among minors.”‘

TEASER OF THE DAY. The return of The Hills.

TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Loren Kennedy.

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Betty White’s TV History, the Story of Utah’s First Doctor to Treat HIV/AIDS Patients, ‘Trial and Error’ and More TV This Week

Betty White’s TV History, the Story of Utah’s First Doctor to Treat HIV/AIDS Patients, ‘Trial and Error’ and More TV This Week

Check out our weekly guide to TV this week, and make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.

Celebrate a television icon with Betty White: The First Lady of Television Tuesday at 8 p.m. Eastern on PBS. In addition to her unforgettable turn on Golden Girls, she was also the first woman to produce a national TV show, the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host and the first producer to hire a female director.

We’ve been beating you over the head with this, but, truly, this season of Real Housewives of New York was one of the greatest of any city in the franchise. Watch the women tear each other apart in the first of the reunion episodes Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern on Bravo.

Tune in to Logo Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern to learn the story of Dr. Kristen Ries, the first to treat patients with HIV and AIDS in the state of Utah. The documentary Quiet Heroes covers how Dr. Reis and her partner Maggie Snyder battled stigma in the conservative state and provided comfort and care to so many.

Quirky comedy Trial and Error wraps its second season (and likely its last) with two new episodes starting at 9 p.m. Eastern on NBC. This season, subtitled “Lady, Killer,” featured a wacky performance from the always lovely Kristin Chenoweth.

VICE digs deep into the transgender experience in the Lone Star State with Trans In Texas, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on HBO. VICE correspondent Gianna Toboni examines what it’s like for the Texas trans community as the political atmosphere becomes increasingly hostile.

What are you watching this week on TV?

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Randy Rainbow Just Dropped His ‘Omarosa/Oklahoma’ Parody and You’re Going to Want to Secretly Record It: WATCH

Randy Rainbow Just Dropped His ‘Omarosa/Oklahoma’ Parody and You’re Going to Want to Secretly Record It: WATCH
Omarosa Randy Rainbow

Omarosa Randy Rainbow

Randy Rainbow returns with your musical treat of the week, bringing a Rodgers and Hammerstein twist to the most ‘Unhinged’ scandal of the past two weeks, the secret Trump recordings leaked by former White House staffer and Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault.

Sing along to this brilliance, to the tune of “Oklahoma”:

Omarosa – you’re the worst but damn I’m glad you came,
will your sour grapes and secret tapes
finally kick his ass at his own game.

Omarosa – you’re a mess but I’m not mad you’re here,
if you crush this clown I will clean your crown
when they make you woman of the year!

Watch:

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HRC promueve inclusión LGBT en la cumbre de negocios y turismo LGBT más grande de América Latina

HRC promueve inclusión LGBT en la cumbre de negocios y turismo LGBT más grande de América Latina

Hoy, la Fundación Human Rights Campaign (HRC, por sus siglas en inglés), el brazo educativo de la organización de derechos civiles de personas lesbianas, gais, bisexuales, transgénero y queer (LGBTQ) más grande de los Estados Unidos, participó en GNETWORK 360, la cumbre de negocios y turismo LGBT más grande de Latinoamérica que atrae a cientos de líderes de la industria hotelera de la región.

Deena Fidas, directora del Programa de Equidad Laboral de la Fundación HRC, pronunció discursos de apertura en la conferencia internacional, que cuenta con el apoyo de la Cámara de Comercio Gay Lésbica de Argentina y destacados socios corporativos comprometidos con la comunidad LGBT, y dirigió un panel ejecutivo sobre el estado de la inclusión LGBT en centros de trabajo de la región latinoamericana. Fidas es coautora del Índice Anual de Igualdad Corporativa de HRC, la principal herramienta de evaluación de las políticas LGBTQ y prácticas corporativas en Estados Unidos.

“Me siento honrada de participar en GNETWORK 360 por tercera vez para abordar el impacto comercial y económico de las políticas laborales de apoyo LGBT y promover una cultura corporativa más inclusiva”, dijo Fidas, quien también dirige los programas HRC Equidad MX y HRC Equidad CL, que promueven la inclusión LGBT en centros laborales de México y Chile. “Este año, HRC ha visto un gran interés entre las principales corporaciones y multinacionales por adoptar la inclusión LGBT en toda la región de América Latina. Nuestros programas HRC Equidad en México y Chile demuestran que la implementación de políticas de inclusión LGBT impacta de manera positiva y duradera los resultados de las compañías y los centros laborales”.

Entre los líderes empresariales que acompañaron a Fidas durante la conferencia destacan Tony Tenicela, Líder Global, Diversidad de Marketplace y Servicios de Compromiso de la Fuerza Laboral de IBM; Niarchos Pombo, Jefe de Diversidad e Inclusión de SAP América Latina y el Caribe; Frederic Ribault, Gerente General de AccorHotels; y José Ignacio De Carli, Jefe de Asuntos Corporativos de Natura. Los participantes compartieron las nuevas tendencias y mejores prácticas de inclusión LGBT en la región y las redes empresariales emergentes diseñadas para reforzar el mercado LGBT.

GNETWORK 360 ha crecido exponencialmente en la última década, convocando a líderes clave para compartir estrategias comerciales y explorar las crecientes oportunidades económicas de los productos y servicios orientados al mercado LGBT. El evento anual de cuatro días reúne a más de 1,400 líderes de 18 países para participar en talleres empresariales, ferias comerciales y debates sobre los problemas básicos y el impacto económico del mercado LGBT.

“El poder de consumo del segmento LGBT continúa aumentando anualmente en Argentina y en todo el mundo, creando más oportunidades para cientos de empresas”, dijo Pablo de Luca, fundador de la Cámara de Comercio Gay Lésbica de Argentina. “Durante más de una década, GNETWORK 360 ha reunido a los principales líderes y socios corporativos latinoamericanos para compartir estrategias comerciales innovadoras y fortalecer la importancia del mercado LGBT. Las empresas comprometidas con expandir sus esfuerzos de alcance y crecimiento económico se benefician enormemente de las oportunidades que el mercado LGBT tiene para ofrecer”.

“Promover ambientes de trabajo acogedores y cultivar una fuerza laboral diversa donde los empleados puedan alcanzar su máximo potencial es una parte esencial de nuestras fortalezas”, dijo Delfina Daglio, Socia de Diversidad e Inclusión de IBM. “El compromiso de IBM con la igualdad LGBT brinda lugares de trabajo inclusivos para cientos de nuestros empleados y maximiza nuestro impacto económico en el mercado global. Estamos orgullosos de unirnos a GNETWORK 360 y trabajar con HRC para servir como un modelo de diversidad e inclusión corporativa para las empresas en América Latina”.

“Nuestro compromiso por promover centros de trabajo inclusivos de personas LGBT para nuestros empleados y retener talentos diversos es una parte central de nuestra misión”, dijo Tony Tenicela, Líder Global, Diversidad de Marketplace y Servicios de Compromiso de la Fuerza Laboral de IBM. “Al invertir en diversidad e inclusión, IBM está promoviendo valores corporativos esenciales que impactan las vidas y carreras de muchos de nuestros empleados y creando espacios inclusivos para lograr y buscar mejores oportunidades”.

Durante la conferencia, los representantes de HRC e IBM analizaron los beneficios de promover una cultura corporativa de inclusión LGBT en los lugares de trabajo de toda la región y el progreso realizado por muchos de estos países. A principios de este año, HRC se asoció con IBM para realizar una gira latinoamericana de talleres empresariales que reunió a líderes corporativos y de la sociedad civil para impulsar una mayor inclusión LGBT en Colombia, Chile, Perú, Argentina y México.

A través de sus programas globales de equidad laboral HRC Equidad MX y HRC Equidad CL, la Fundación HRC lidera el esfuerzo por la inclusión LGBT en el lugar de trabajo en EE. UU., México y Chile, impactando a más de 14.5 millones de empleados en todo el mundo.

HRC se enorgullece de ser parte de GNETWORK 360 y continuar su trabajo por la diversidad e inclusión LGBT en centros laborales de América Latina.

Para obtener más información sobre los programas globales de Equidad Laboral de HRC, visite hrc.im/GlobalWorkplacePrograms.

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