The Power of the Queer Dollar

The global LGBTQ economy needs your attention and help. 

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‘Devil’s Triangle’ is NOT a drinking game; Wikipedia entry changes during Kavanaugh hearing
Holes appear in the Supreme Court nominee’s testimony as Wikipedia discovers edits to key pages made to reflect his testimony.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alyssa Edwards, Not Madonna, Beijing, Facebook Breach, Gay Penguins, Christopher Meloni: HOT LINKS

HELP CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD. Kavanaugh accuser’s GoFundMe campaign reaches $500,000.

GOVERNORS. Republican governors call for delay on Kavanaugh vote…

NOT MADONNA. Cher tells Ellen who she’d like to do a duet with.

#METOO. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers support: ‘During a question-and-answer period after an address to first-year law students at Georgetown University in Washington, Ginsburg was asked if there was anything she was excited or disappointed about regarding the current women’s movement. After discussing the problem of “unconscious bias” that leads to gender discrimination, she said she was “cheered on” by the #MeToo movement, a national reckoning with sexual assault and harassment that has brought down dozens of rich and powerful men.’

DEBORAH RAMIREZ. Emails reveal GOP efforts to stymie her claims against Kavanaugh: “On Wednesday, several conservative-media outlets published leaks of some of the e-mail correspondence between Ramirez’s team and Republican committee staffers, which appeared to back up Grassley’s characterization. But a fuller copy of the e-mail correspondence between Ramirez’s legal team and Republican and Democratic Senate staffers shows that a Republican aide declined to proceed with telephone calls and instead repeatedly demanded that Ramirez produce additional evidence in written form. Only then could any conversation about her testimony proceed. The exchange culminated in a breakdown of communication between the two sides, as Republican and Democratic staffers traded accusations of stonewalling.”

BEIJING. Gay kindergarten teacher sues school in potential landmark case: “The teacher was dismissed in August from a school in the coastal city of Qingdao after he posted some comment on social media about an LGBT event he had attended, he told Reuters. The teacher, who declined to be identified, said he was told by the school principal that parents may not want a gay man teaching their children.”

MOONING OF THE DAY. Christopher Meloni bares his butt.

FACEBOOK. Major security breach gave hackers access to 50 million accounts: ‘Almost 50 million accounts had their access tokens taken, and Facebook has reset those access tokens. The company also reset an additional 40 million accounts who used the “View As” feature in the last year as a precautionary measure, for a total of 90 million accounts or about 4 percent of total users given the 2.23 billion monthly active users as of June 30.

RUSSIA. Major Trump donor made overture to top Russian official: ‘A Russian-born American businessman who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Donald Trump’s run for president in 2016 offered to brief a high-ranking Russian official during the final months of the campaign, according to a series of emails reviewed by NBC News.

‘KIDNAPPING’ OF THE DAY. Gay penguins at Odense Zoo in Denmark. ‘The zookeeper, Sandie Hedgegard Munck, said the gay penguins wanted to be parents and likely thought the chick’s mom and dad were being neglectful, according to Denmark broadcaster DR. “The parents disappeared, and the kid was simply kidnapped,” Munck said, noting she thinks the negligence was on the part of the father in the straight penguin couple.’

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Alyssa Edwards “Dancing Queen”.

NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. “Shallow” from A Star is Born. ‘The song is produced by Gaga and Benjamin Rice, and written by Gaga with Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomandoand Mark Ronson. “I did work on Joanne with Mark Ronson and I worked on “Shallow” with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and Anthony Rossomando. And we made this song for Ally and Jack and it’s such a special song, you know. It’s two people talking to each other and talking about the need and the drive to dive in to the deep end and stay away from the shallow area. The singing that you’ll hear on the soundtrack, as well as what’s in the movie, is all live. I mean we sang everything live every time. There’s no lip-syncing in this film…it was a great experience,” Gaga said.

FRIDAY FLASH. Johan Akan and friend.

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He chopped up his girlfriend’s gay best friend; now he’s going away for life
The killer of a noted Italian gay rights activist received a life sentence for shooting the victim and mutilating the corpse.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Kavanaugh to Floor Vote After Stunning Call from Jeff Flake for FBI Investigation: WATCH

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the full Senate on Friday afternoon after Republican Senator Jeff Flake stunned the chamber by calling for a weeklong FBI investigations of the sexual assault allegations against him. Flake earlier on Friday said he would vote for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Said Flake: “I think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to but not more than one week, in order to let the FBI do an investigation, limited in time and scope to the current allegations that are there.”

BREAKING: Senator Jeff Flake proposes to delay vote on Brett Kavanaugh until FBI investigates allegations against the Supreme Court nominee t.co/NmIZm7XrXq pic.twitter.com/KJg15rafyj

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 28, 2018

The Hill reports: ‘It’s still not clear whether Kavanaugh can get to at least 50 votes on the Senate floor, which would allow Vice President Pence to break a tie and confirm him to the Supreme Court. GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) remain undecided. Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) are undecided on the Democratic side after Sen. Joe Donnelly (Ind.), another Democrat up for reelection in November in a red state, said he would vote “no” on Kavanaugh.’

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HRC Foundation Announces 2018 Chefs for Equality Lineup of Top Chefs & Mixologists

For the seventh consecutive year, HRC Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn with Christopher Vazquez and Rick Davis of Amaryllis Floral + Event Design are bringing together the capital region’s top culinary talent for Chefs for Equality, Washington, D.C.’s premier food event. The evening of food, cocktails, and music to benefit the fight for full LGBTQ equality will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 for the first time at the Washington National Cathedral — a beacon for equality throughout the Washington, D.C. area. In addition to the impressive fare, live and silent auctions benefiting the HRC Foundation will be held.

“Chefs for Equality is an opportunity for the D.C. culinary community to come together to enjoy incredible food and drinks while re-dedicating ourselves to the fight for full LGBTQ equality,” said David Hagedorn, food writer and Chefs for Equality Co-Chair. “This year’s theme, Deliciously Defiant, encourages attendees to resist the hateful policies and rhetoric of Trump-Pence Administration, which threatens freedom, especially that of LGBTQ people, women, people of color, immigrants and others daily. It makes the work done by the HRC Foundation — and the funds raised at this event — all the more critical.”

The jewels of the Chefs for Equality crown are the 11 personal chef tables — an opportunity to dine with celebrity chefs for a lavish five-course meal right in the middle of the action during the event. Celebrity chef groupings for these tables can be found here.

The centerpiece table seats 16 guests, matched with Washington’s most celebrated fine dining chefs, including Amy Brandwein, Centrolina; Caitlin Dysart, Centrolina; Kevin Tien, Himitsu; Robert Wiedmaier, Marcel’s; Gerald Addison, Maydan and Compass Rose; and Christopher Morgan, Maydan and Compass Rose.

As they have for the previous six years, Christopher Vazquez and Rick Davis of Amaryllis Floral + Event Design will transform the Chefs for Equality venue into a wonderland, while serving as two of the event’s premier sponsors.

Chefs for Equality will also once again feature the “5/10/15 Speed Diner,” — 5 dishes/10 chefs/15 minutes — curated by chef Erik Bruner-Yang and supported by Gauri Sarin of the Streetsense Eat+Drink Team, with a specialty cocktail prepared by mixologist impresario Adam Bernbach of Estadio. For $50, Chefs for Equality ticket holders can purchase a 15-minute time slot for a seat at a 20-person diner-style counter, created by Amaryllis Floral + Event Design. Once seated, each guest has 15 minutes to enjoy a specialty cocktail and a mini five-course tasting menu prepared and served by five pairs of celebrity chefs. Slots are available at 6:30, 7, 7:30 and 8 o’clock. To buy seats at the counter, email [email protected]. (Tickets for Chefs for Equality must first also be purchased).

All proceeds will benefit the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s nationwide educational work for LGBTQ equality. The HRC Foundation works to educate the public and provides training and model policies that alter the fundamental nature of the institutions governing the everyday lives of LGBTQ people everythwere. The HRC Foundation touches every aspect of LGBTQ life with programs that target our most sensitive and vulnerable interactions: helping with equal access to adoption and foster care; creating respectful and supportive school environments; helping healthcare providers increase LGBTQ competency; engaging in dialogue around LGBTQ equality in faith communities; helping corporate America adopt inclusive workplace policies and practices; and leveraging our domestic work to have an international impact. The critical work of the HRC Foundation enhances the lived experiences of LGBTQ people and their families by changing hearts and minds across the country and beyond.

Tickets for Chefs for Equality can be purchased at hrc.im/ChefsTickets. The full list of participating chefs, pastry chefs, bakers, and mixologists can be found at ChefsForEquality.org.

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