Suspect Arrested in Murder of South Carolina Trans Woman
Dominick Archield faces murder charges in the death of Denali Berries Stuckey.
www.advocate.com/crime/2019/8/12/suspect-arrested-murder-south-carolina-trans-woman
Daily Archives: August 12, 2019
Christian Dante White Makes Black Gay History in ‘My Fair Lady’
Christian Dante White Makes Black Gay History in ‘My Fair Lady’
As the first gay Black man to play the coveted role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady on Broadway, this actor is blazing a new trail.
www.advocate.com/people/2019/8/12/out-broadway-star-christian-dante-white-fairest-them-all
Neverending Story, ‘The Hunt’, Supervolcano, Man Candy, Steven Slater, Race Imboden: HOT LINKS
Neverending Story, ‘The Hunt’, Supervolcano, Man Candy, Steven Slater, Race Imboden: HOT LINKS
LIL NAS X. Bill Barr says there were “serious irregularites” at prison where billionaire human trafficker died: “We will get to the bottom of what happened,” Barr vowed in blistering opening remarks at a police event in New Orleans, “and there will be accountability.” Guards were working heavy overtime…
AVA DUVERNAY. The Central Park 5 are my dates to the Emmys. “I’m going to have them all out.”
I’M SORRY. Donatella Versace apologizes to China. “Never have I wanted to disrespect China’s National Sovereignty and this is why I wanted to personally apologize for such inaccuracy and for any distress that it might have caused.”
RACE IMBODEN. Olympic fencing medalist takes a knee at Pan American Games:
We must call for change.
This week I am honored to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Games, taking home Gold and Bronze. My pride however has been cut short by the multiple shortcomings of the country I hold so dear to my heart. Racism, Gun Control, mistreatment of immigrants, pic.twitter.com/deCOKaHQI9— Race Imboden (@Race_Imboden) August 10, 2019
VIRGINIA. Restaurant owner agrees to $40,000 settlement in lawsuit claiming its employees harassed a gay server with anti-gay slurs and taunted him about his sexuality. “A federal judge on Thursday signed off on the settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Mejia Corp., which does business as El Tio Tex-Mex Grill restaurant in Gainesville.”
MAN CANDY. Pietro Boselli, Luke Evans, Jared Leto, Ryan Serhant, Karamo Brown and more.
SUPERVOLCANO. Mantle from Yellowstone supervolcano extends all the way to California and Oregon: ‘Victor Camp, a geologist from San Diego State University found there are “finger-like conduits” of mantle that extend westwards, providing magma to distant sites including the volcanic fields of Newberry and Medicine Lake.’
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION. U.S. intelligence officials probe explosion that released radiation off northern Russia: “American officials have said nothing publicly about the blast on Thursday, possibly one of the worst nuclear accidents in the region since Chernobyl, although apparently on a far smaller scale, with at least seven people, including scientists, confirmed dead.”
THE HUNT. Movie about killing humans will not be released in theaters after mass shootings.
PORTLAND. Gay-owned White House B&B gets big makeover. “Since the purchase, Groff and his fiancé, David Krause, have invested another $1 million in renovations at the 1912 residence to restore its luster and turn it into a luxury bed and breakfast.”
INTERVIEW FLASHBACK OF THE DAY FROM 1962. Is there life on other planets?
COVER OF THE DAY. A metal version of “The Neverending Story”.
TEASER OF THE DAY. Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell in Apple’s The Morning Show.
MONDAY MUSCLE. Miguel Valencias.
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Antigay Pastor Wishes Death Upon Sarah Silverman Over 14-Year-Old Joke
Antigay Pastor Wishes Death Upon Sarah Silverman Over 14-Year-Old Joke
The Florida pastor who once advised congregants on how to avoid gay waiters called Silverman a “witch” and a “God-hating whore.”
City officials block Straight Pride over safety concerns
City officials block Straight Pride over safety concerns
Proving that hope does exist in the universe, the city of Modesto, CA has blocked plans for a Straight Pride event.
The city council voted to block the event August 9 after the organizers of the event could not provide proof of insurance to hold the rally at a local park. The Pride event itself would have taken place August 24.
“The city has been informed that the certificate of liability insurance for the proposed event has been voided,” the council said in a statement. “Liability insurance is a requirement for renting many city facilities.”
Related: Mother who organized Straight Pride blames her gay son for their bad relationship
Opposition to the event welcomed the cancellation. Critics of Straight Pride have noticed the group’s open hostility toward LGBTQ people, as well as ties to white supremacist organizations.
Matthew Mason, son of Straight Pride organizer Mylinda Mason, became one of the event’s most vociferous critics. “I am in a unique place to call her out for where she’s coming from, which is white supremacy, and I did not feel like I had the right to stay silent,” Matthew Mason said in an interview. “Mylinda constantly talks about revisionist history, but really her style of history is the one that’s revisionist.”
Furthermore, during the debate over the event during a city council meeting, Straight Pride organizer Don Grundmann made a massive gaffe while defending the event, when he referred to it as “a totally peaceful, racist group.” The admission triggered chaos in the meeting, as even the city council members struggled to stifle their laughter.
Trump Voter Says He’s Not a Racist: ‘I Shared My Yard with a Colored Guy’ — WATCH
Trump Voter Says He’s Not a Racist: ‘I Shared My Yard with a Colored Guy’ — WATCH
MSNBC’s Vaughn Hillyard spoke with a voter who implied he was a Trump supporter at the Iowa State Fair.
Asked who he was voting for, the man replied, “Guess. I’m white, old, they call me all kinds of names. Who do you think I would vote for? Come on. I don’t have to fill in the blank, everybody knows. We’re the bad people.”
RELATED: Republican Family Says They’re Dumping Trump for Kamala Harris in 2020: WATCH
Asked what kind of names he was called, the man replied, “I’m a racist. I went to school. I shared my yard with a colored guy. I have nothin’ against ’em. I grew up in the east. We grew up … with people.”
Asked if he thought Trump was a racist, the man replied, “No I don’t. I really don’t. … Some of those people he’s talkin’ about have said just as bad things about him that you can’t say on TV.”
.@VaughnHillyard asks an Iowa voter who he’ll be voting for:
“Guess: I’m white, old, they call me all kinds of names… you don’t have to fill in the blank, everybody knows. We’re the bad people.” pic.twitter.com/SMIgp31y9A
— Kasie DC (@KasieDC) August 12, 2019
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Don’t Miss It: Latinx & LGBTQ stories on TV & Film
Don’t Miss It: Latinx & LGBTQ stories on TV & Film
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Check out these LGBTQ-inclusive TV shows, films and interviews en español. Enjoy! Varios segmentos de programas de televisión, novelas, y películas que incluyen temas y/o personas or personajes LGBTQ. Disfruta!
El Corazón Nunca Se Equivoca, the coming of age spin off that follows the fan-favorite love story of “Aristemo” (Aris and Temo), makes its U.S. premiere on Tuesday, August 13, at 9 p.m. ET PT/8 p.m. CT.
La Reina del Sur hit a ratings high as it wrapped its second season which included a high-profile same-sex couple. If you missed it, check out telemundo.com to catch up on Alejandro and Danilo.
Check out this interview with Tanya Saracho on Ojo Crítico con Juan Carlos Arciniegas on CNNE, in which she discusses her show Vida, sexuality, the female gaze, and much more.
Al Punto con Jorge Ramos, on Univision, featured an interesting discussion with Isabella Gómez of One Day at a Time and author Julissa Arce, who do an excellent job explaining the importance of the term Latinx and defining LGBTQI. The discussion addresses how to adopt the term Latinx into your English and Spanish vocabulary and how the term is pushing for the inclusivity and visibility of non-binary people.
Queer Mexican film This Is Not Berlin, which debuted at Sundance earlier this year, opened in NYC and opens in LA on Aug. 23rd. The Advocate has an interview with director Hari Sama.
If you’re looking for shows en español to stream, the Netflix show Tijuana, about the brave journalists at a weekly magazine covering the murder of a politician, included the character of Malu (Teté Espinoza), a photo journalist whose story was important and impactful.
And premiering Aug. 16 on Spanish streaming platform Pantaya, is a new show, El Juevo de las Llaves. Set in modern day Mexico City, the series follows four couples in long-term, monogamous relationships who experiment with swinging. The show premieres on www.pantaya.com and is in Spanish with English subtitles.
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Gay Penguins Adopt Abandoned Egg, Become ‘Model Parents’ at Berlin Zoo
Gay Penguins Adopt Abandoned Egg, Become ‘Model Parents’ at Berlin Zoo
Skipper and Ping may soon be welcoming a third.
www.advocate.com/world/2019/8/12/gay-penguins-adopt-abandoned-egg-become-model-parents-berlin-zoo
State workers accused of “surfing sex sites” instead of doing their jobs in anonymous emails
State workers accused of “surfing sex sites” instead of doing their jobs in anonymous emails
An ongoing debate over how to fund a proposed new bridge in Alabama has just taken a very gay and a very sexual turn.
For months, lawmakers in Alabama have been debating how to fund a proposed new $2.1 billion bridge that will stretch across the Mobile River.
AL.com reported back in May:
The project involves building a 2.5-mile-long, six-lane cable stay bridge that stands 215 feet above the Mobile River. The bridge would be among the tallest in North America, and only five feet shorter than the 220-foot height of the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
One proposed idea for covering costs was to charge motorists a $3 to $6 toll for using the bridge.
NBD, right? There are toll bridges all over the country, including three in Alabama.
Wrong! Someone very opposed to the idea has sent not one but two anonymous emails to lawmakers claiming that if state employees would stop trolling for sex online they could find a way to pay for the bridge that didn’t involve charging motorists.
ALreporter.com reports:
The email sent from “[email protected]” claims that naked photos of alleged state employees are linked to why the state can’t fully fund the I-10 bridge connecting Mobile and Baldwin.
The group surmises that if only state workers weren’t “spending state time and resources sending and receiving nude photos and seeking sex” the state could pay for the bridge.
According to the cryptic email, “Our [the group’s] IT professionals in the Block the Toll Group … has discovered” sexual solicitation during office hours.
“The reality is we could have no tolls if state employees were productive and not spending state time and resources sending and receiving nude photos and seeking sex,” the email alleges.
A second email claims that one state worker in particular has been posting on a gay dating site, which is even more scandalous, since this is Alabama we’re talking about.
“How can the state charge a toll if they cannot control state employees surfing dating and sex sites?” the email reads.
The sender claims to have received the information from data stolen from a particular state agency’s computer; however, a forensic sweep of the agency’s servers found that none of its computers were not compromised and that allegations were false.
