Lesbian Couple Attacked in England in Possible Hate Crime
Lauren Heeks and Jade Vernalis say they believe the attack by three men was motivated by homophobia.
www.advocate.com/crime/2018/9/18/lesbian-couple-attacked-england-possible-hate-crime
Daily Archives: September 18, 2018
No, Linda Harvey, Straights Have Oral and Anal Sex Too
No, Linda Harvey, Straights Have Oral and Anal Sex Too
LGBTQ people are mocking the Christian right activist after she claimed those sex practices are strictly gay.
www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2018/9/18/no-linda-harvey-straights-have-oral-and-anal-sex-too
Why Your Images On POF Might Not Be Attracting Matches to Your Dating Profile
Why Your Images On POF Might Not Be Attracting Matches to Your Dating Profile
The age old question that so many singles and POF users ask me is, “Why aren’t the images on my dating profile getting any attention?” As a POF employee, there are a couple insider tips that I can share with you today, that will hopefully shine a light on why you may not be getting […]
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Why Your Images On POF Might Not Be Attracting Matches to Your Dating Profile
In effort to curb sexual racism, Grindr goes Kindr
In effort to curb sexual racism, Grindr goes Kindr
After taking heat for allowing bigoted language, the noted gay social app now takes steps to create a “kindr” environment.
Yusaku Maezawa, Roseanne’s Opioid Death, Wilbur Ross, Julie Chen, Captain Marvel, iPhone Xs Max, Al Gore, Ronan Farrow: HOT LINKS
Yusaku Maezawa, Roseanne’s Opioid Death, Wilbur Ross, Julie Chen, Captain Marvel, iPhone Xs Max, Al Gore, Ronan Farrow: HOT LINKS
AL GORE. “This experiment with Trumpism is not going well.”
THE APPRENTICE TAPES. Tom Arnold says Ronan Farrow has them.
RACHEL MADDOW. Highest-rated week ever: “MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow got a nice anniversary present from viewers: the highest weekly ratings in her show’s history. When The Rachel Maddow Show launched on September 8, 2008, Maddow was a relative unknown, joining a prime time lineup dominated by Keith Olbermann. Ten years later, Maddow is the network’s top-rated prime time host, and last week she drew her largest weekly audience ever, with an average of 3.43 million viewers.”
AUTHORITARIAN. Trump declassifies documents in Russia probe.
BRETT KAVANAUGH. Hearing for SCOTUS nominee and woman accusing him of sexual assault is set for Monday. “The hearing with Judge Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, a research psychologist in Northern California, sets up a potentially explosive public showdown that carries unmistakable echoes of the 1991 testimony of Anita Hill, who accused the future Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in an episode that riveted the nation and ushered a slew of women into public office. It will play out against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, which has energized Democratic women across the United States, in an institution, the Senate, that is more than three-quarters male.”
PERJURY. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lied under oath about adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census to help the Department of Justice enforce the Voting Rights Act: ‘Contradicting that sworn testimony, new evidence shows that Ross received a memo several months earlier informing him that the Justice Department wanted to avoid monkeying around with the census because of “the whole Comey matter.” Disclosed for the first time on Monday night, the unsealed September 2017 memo shows Ross’ deputy Earl Comstock describing his conversations with the Justice Department’s director for the executive office on immigration review.’
RUSSIA PROBE. Michael Flynn ready to be sentenced, says Robert Mueller. “After months of delays, Judge Emmet Sullivan is now likely to move swiftly to schedule Flynn’s sentencing date, which the parties requested for Nov. 28 or the following week. Sullivan has said it would occur within about 60 days of the two sides agreeing they are ready to proceed with a presentencing report and court date for Flynn, the former intelligence officer who spent three decades in the military before entering the political ring.”
CASTING. Lee Pace joins Hong Kong drama series Flying Tiger. “The series follows an elite Hong Kong police officer who is tasked with infiltrating a dangerous criminal organization. The exact details of Pace’s role are being kept under wraps, but it is known he will be playing an American villain on the show. The show is produced by Shaw Brothers Studio and airs on Youku.”
INTERNAL RNC POLL. GOP voters are complacent over midterms: “A private survey conducted for the Republican National Committee and obtained by Bloomberg Businessweek contains alarming news for Republicans hoping to hold on to control of Congress in November: Most Trump supporters don’t believe there’s a threat that Democrats will win back the House. President Trump’s boasts that a “red wave” could increase Republican majorities appear to have lulled GOP voters into complacency, raising the question of whether they’ll turn up at the polls.”
FLORIDA. Rick Scott booed out of event by protesters: ‘Protesters jammed the sidewalk and spilled into the street around Mojo’s Real Cuban, forcing Scott to enter the restaurant through the back door and leave the same way after just 10 minutes as members of the crowd shouted “coward.”
.@FLGovScott avoided protesters and came in the back. Crowd inside restaurant chanting “Rick Scott” to drown out protesters outside. Music inside restaurant also super loud. pic.twitter.com/hIKOiedEFp
— Zac Anderson (@zacjanderson) September 17, 2018
NORTH KOREA. Kim Jong Un says summit with Trump stabilized region: ‘Kim thanked South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in for bringing about the Singapore meeting in June as the two leaders began their third round of talks in Pyongyang. “Thanks to that, the political situation in the region has stabilized and I expect more advanced results,” Kim told Moon, referring to the Singapore gathering, at the start of their talks.
OPIOID OVERDOSE. How Roseanne will die.
DEPARTURES. Julie Chen leaving The Talk after nine seasons following sexual assault allegations against her husband, former CBS chief Les Moonves. ‘Chen is expected to remain on “Big Brother,” at least until the show’s season finale on Sept. 26.
SNL. And the host and musical guest for SNL’s Season 44 premiere are…
MOON SHOT OF THE DAY. Elon Musk tweets photos of new moon vehicle, announces first civilian passenger: “Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa signed with SpaceX to fly around the moon on the company’s next generation rocket, CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday. Maezawa will attempt to be the first to return to the moon in nearly half a century, launching aboard a Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), which SpaceX is developing. BFR is the flagship for Musk’s vision of creating a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars, and testing on the behemoth rocket is expected to begin next year.”
The first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard BFR is fashion innovator and globally recognized art curator Yusaku Maezawa.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 18, 2018
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 17, 2018
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 17, 2018
Hanging out with @yousuck2020 before the @SpaceX moon mission announcement pic.twitter.com/RTOwutzMtG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 18, 2018
UNBOXING OF THE DAY. Marques Brownlee unboxes the iPhone Xs Max.
TRAILER OF THE DAY. Captain Marvel.
TV TRAILER OF THE DAY. Chef’s Table Season 5.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Lana Del Rey “Venice Bitch”.
TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Luis Miguel.
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Biden: “Spread the Faith: Vote! Vote! Vote!”
Biden: “Spread the Faith: Vote! Vote! Vote!”
Grindr Launches ‘Kindr’ Campaign Denouncing Sexual Racism: WATCH
Grindr Launches ‘Kindr’ Campaign Denouncing Sexual Racism: WATCH
The Vixen, Jai Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Malcolm Robinson, Rakeem Cunningham, Ray (Emilio Amador), and Jasmine are featured in a new “kindr” campaign from Grindr against sexual racism, speaking about their experiences of racism on and offline.
“If you don’t put ‘no Asians’ in your profile, it doesn’t mean you have to f**k Asians now,” says Booster. “It just means I don’t have to see it….For you to say ‘I know what every Asian guy looks like and I know for a fact that I would not be attracted to any of them?’ That comes from a racist place. Because you don’t know what we all look like. That’s ugly.”
“You don’t know what the person on the other side of the phone is going through,” adds Rodriguez. “You have no idea what their experience is, or what else they have going on, or what that comment might do to them.”
Writes Grindr: “At Grindr, we’re into diversity, inclusion, and users who treat each other with respect. We’re not into racism, bullying, or other forms of toxic behavior. These are our preferences, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to better reflect them. Same app. New rules. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Their type. Their tastes. But nobody is entitled to tear someone else down because of their race, size, gender, HIV status, age, or – quite simply – being who they are. Join us in building a kinder Grindr. Express yourself, but not at the expense of someone else. Report discrimination when you see it. Use your voice and share your story to call out prejudice and spark change. Together, we can amplify the conversation and take steps towards a kinder, more respectful community.”
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HRC’s Bisexual, Queer, Fluid Pan-ifesto for Celebrating Bi Visibility
HRC’s Bisexual, Queer, Fluid Pan-ifesto for Celebrating Bi Visibility
To mark Bisexual Awareness Week, HRC’s Bisexual, Queer, Pansexual and Fluid Employee Resource Group recommends some simple steps for honoring the bisexual community all year long.
Studies show that as many as half of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer population identify as bisexual — making the bisexual community the largest single group in the LGBTQ community.
HRC uses the definition of bisexuality given by longtime bisexual leader Robyn Ochs to explain the nuances of our community: A bisexual person has the potential to be attracted — romantically and/or sexually — to people of more than one sex and/or gender, not necessarily at the same time, not necessarily in the same way and not necessarily to the same degree.
We are defining bisexual community as including people who identify as pansexual, queer, fluid and other identities that reflect potential attraction to more than one gender.
The Bi, Queer, Pansexual and Fluid Employee Resource Group at HRC believes in and is working toward a world where:
- Partners are not labeled “lesbian,” “gay” or “straight” because bisexual people are still bisexual no matter who they are — or are not — dating;
- Fighting biphobia both inside and outside of the LGBTQ community starts by having bisexual individuals and our voices present, supported and visible;
- We do not assume bisexual people are promiscuous or polyamorous, but we recognize and celebrate that there are those among us who are;
- Eradicating biphobia involves fighting all intersecting forms of oppression, including racism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, ableism, islamophobia and anti-semitism;
- Bisexual as a term does not erase transgender and non-binary people, and embraces the tenet that all identities in our communities are valid;
- LGBTQ advocacy organizations actively reach out to bisexual communities and dedicate proportionate resources to issues unique to our needs;
- Bisexual, queer, pansexual and fluid voices receive proportionate representation in the media;
- “Gay and transgender” is never used as a synonym for “LGBTQ”;
- We recognize that identities are fluid and, as such, no one is ever shamed for moving in and out of the bisexual community.
While bisexuality awareness continues to grow, it is vital that we all remain aware of the issues our community is facing. Compared to other groups in the LGBTQ community, bisexual people face striking rates of poor health outcomes, ranging from cancer and obesity to sexually-transmitted infections and mental health issues. Additionally, bisexual youth face a unique set of challenges that affect their ability to flourish in their families, schools and communities.
Check out hrc.org/bisexual for more information about issues unique to the bisexual, queer, pansexual and fluid community.
UBC Pride installation
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” makes history at the Emmys
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” makes history at the Emmys
It was a huge night for Drag Race.
