Out Candidate Wins Dem Nomination for Congress in New Hampshire
Chris Pappas, who’s gay, took more than 50 percent of the vote in a field of 11 candidates.
www.advocate.com/election/2018/9/11/out-candidate-wins-dem-nomination-congress-new-hampshire
Trump Lauds Himself for ‘Incredible Unsung Success’ of Puerto Rico Hurricane Response: ‘One of the Best Jobs That’s Ever Been Done’ – WATCH
Donald Trump held a conference about preparations for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to slam the Carolinas as a Category 4 or higher storm. He was asked about what lessons might be taken from what happened in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria.
Officials recently raised the official death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975, mostly due to Trump’s “inability to get the job done” according to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz.
Of course, Trump didn’t characterize it that way today: “I think Puerto Rico was incredibly successful. Puerto Rico was actually our toughest one of all because it’s an island, so you can’t truck things onto it, everything’s by boat. We moved a hospital into Puerto Rico, a tremendous military hospital in the form of a ship. You know that. And I actually think and the governor has been very nice and if you ask the governor, he’ll tell you what a great job. I think probably the hardest one we had by far was Puerto Rico because of the island nature, and I actually think it was one of the best jobs that’s ever been done with respect to what this is all about.”
He added: “Puerto Rico got hit not with one hurricane but two…The job that FEMA and law enforcement and everybody did working along with the governor in Puerto Rico I think was tremendous. I think that Puerto Rico was an incredible unsung success. Texas, we have been given A-pluses for. Florida, we’ve been given A-pluses for. I think in a certain way the best job we did was Puerto Rico, but nobody would understand that. It’s harder to understand. It was a very hard thing to do because of the fact they had no electric before the storms hit, it was dead, as you probably know. So we’ve gotten a lot of receptivity, a lot of thanks for the job we did in Puerto Rico.”
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Montreal 2018 LGBTQ Pride – Fierte MTL
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Photo from 2018 Montreal Pride Festival and Pride March with Justin Trudeau, Gus Kenworthy and other LGBTQ allies and celebrities. Read more on my gay travel blog travelsofadam.com/
Thousands of HRC Members Submit Public Comments With One Message—Trans Veterans Deserve Care
More than 2,000 LGBTQ people and allies from across the nation joined HRC in responding to a request for public comments regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ current discriminatory policy prohibiting the VA from providing gender affirming surgeries to veterans.
Access to comprehensive transition related care is essential to promoting the health and well being of transgender people. The American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, American Academy of Family Physicians and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have issued public statements over the past decade that consistently conclude transition related care is both medically necessary and the appropriate treatment for gender dysphoria.
Despite these conclusive findings, the Trump-Pence administration continues to blatantly challenge surgery as a medically-validated option to treat gender dysphoria, undermining the health of transgender veterans. HRC members and supporters have made it clear that the current prohibition conflicts directly with the best practices for transgender care and is blatantly discriminatory.
1/ Hello, this is @HRC Press Secretary Charlotte Clymer (@cmclymer). As a transgender woman and veteran, I’m doing an #HRCTwitterTakeover to urge people to take action and tell @DeptVetAffairs that trans vets deserve medically necessary care. t.co/eMM3t5sj59 pic.twitter.com/34lf6IWAc4
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
2/ The vast majority of Americans are in total agreement: ensuring service members and their families receive care and respect.
Yet the Trump-Pence administration continues going after trans troops and now veterans. This is simply unacceptable. — @cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
3/Few things unite the country as much as the effort to provide compassionate & competent care for veterans. As a trans vet, I’m heartbroken that for as much reverence I received, my status as a trans person seems to painfully supersede that service.-@cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
4/ For decades, the @DeptVetAffairs excluded coverage of medically necessary surgical procedures for transgender troops suffering from stress and anxiety of trying to align their gender identity with their presentation. — @cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
5/ This exclusion flies in the face of every major medical authority. @DeptVetAffairs acknowledged research showing that severe medical consequences can arise if transition-related surgeries and procedures are not provided. — @cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover t.co/3xdj9BaRrR
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
6/ Under Trump-Pence, the VA has maintained the exclusion policy. It’s not the first time they attacked trans people serving. After @realDonaldTrump tweeted a ban on trans troops, a bipartisan choir spoke out against the unconstitutional policy. – @cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/UKfhOP4cWe
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
7/ Now, we are called to protect trans veterans, but the window is quickly closing on our ability to oppose this discriminatory and dangerous rule. Public comments are due �������� ������������. Take some time to submit one. – @cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover t.co/eMM3t5sj59
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
8/ This administration is using the same discredited excuses that they have invoked to justify their ban on open service to now target medically necessary health care for trans vets. Tell @realDonaldTrump & @mike_pence that trans vets deserve care. – @cmclymer #HRCTwitterTakeover
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
9/9 Take action with @HRC NOW. Tell the @DeptVetAffairs that ALL veterans deserve medically necessary care, regardless of who they are, from a grateful nation they so honorably served. Read more about this in my latest piece for @TheAdvocateMag. t.co/1i1Auj3qvF
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 6, 2018
Health care decisions should be left to patients and health care providers. They should be based solely on the current standards of care and not on political convenience or partisan ideology.
HRC stands with transgender veterans and demands that the VA put our veterans — and their health — first.
Kit Harington: When Will a Marvel Superhero Be Played by a Gay Actor?
There’s a “big problem” in Hollywood around queer acceptance, said the star of Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.
www.advocate.com/film/2018/9/11/kit-harington-when-will-marvel-superhero-be-played-gay-actor
Colton Haynes and Jeff Leatham “working on things” after filing for divorce, says Gus Kenworthy
We hope they’re happy.
‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse,’ ‘In Search Of,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ 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.
Jenny From the Block crowns the winner of season 2 of World of Dance Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern on NBC. Lopez joins her fellow judges Derek Hough and Ne-Yo, along with host Jenna Dewan.
The latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s spooky series drops Wednesday when American Horror Story faces the Apocalypse. A mash-up of two of the anthology’s strongest seasons (Murder House and Coven), expect to see a lot of familiar faces from past stories.
You’d think a true crime satire about a high school student spray painting penises on parked cars wouldn’t be a Peabody Award-worthy artistic achievement. And yet, Netflix’s American Vandal won everyone over with its razor-sharp first season. It’s back with new episodes (and a new case) Friday.
Out actor Zachary Quinto investigates the Lost City of Atlantis in the first-season finale of In Search Of, Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern on History Channel.
The Bellas are mouthing-off again in the third installment of the Pitch Perfect series. Returning favorites Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp will take the stage again. Catch it at 8 p.m. Eastern on HBO.
What are you watching this week on TV?
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‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse,’ ‘In Search Of,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ and More TV This Week
Lady Gaga Loses It as Cast and Audience Give Her Standing Ovation for ‘Star is Born’ Performance: WATCH
Lady Gaga got a standing ovation from the cast and audience at the Toronto International Film Festival after being told she “just destroyed every single scene” she was in.
Said Gaga: “I am so humbled and so grateful to be here this evening. This movie has completely changed my life because of these incredible, loving, kind people that I’m on stage with. I love my cast so much, and to say that Bradley is a consummate professional and incredible filmmaker would be an understatement. I felt privileged every single day that I was on set to watch him work with a ninja-like precision, with such a vision, such a passion, and then also liberation. I really believe that we all fell in love like a family on the set. And I hope that you feel the love from us tonight.”
Watch the full Q&A:
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