LGBTQ Champion Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Race
Having been one of the first senators to publicly support marriage equality in 2009 and gone on to fight for trans troops, Gillibrand has vowed to keep advocating for equality.
www.advocate.com/politics/2019/8/28/lgbtq-champion-kirsten-gillibrand-drops-out-2020-race
What a Hannah Gadsby Emmy Win Would Mean to Me
Gadsby’s Emmy-nominated Nanette taught queer viewers that their stories have value, writes Leigh Finke.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/8/28/what-hannah-gadsby-emmy-win-would-mean-me
Two-spirit respect is alive and well in Vancouver
Within North American Indigenous cultures, two-spirit people, those who carry both the male and the female spirit (which is the “2” in “LGBTQ2”) have held roles of honor within their communities for centuries. In Vancouver, where Indigenous populations have called the stunning landscape home for millennia, there are many ways to explore the history…
Modesto, Madame X, Hurricane Dorian, Boris Johnson, Beth Ditto, Pete Davidson, Buttigieg: HOT LINKS
MODESTO. Straight Pride event fizzles. “While organizers of Saturday’s straight pride rally in Modesto had envisioned an event that would draw several hundred people, the rally turned out to be a few dozen people gathered in a barn, which was cut short by the venue’s owner, followed by a protest in front of Planned Parenthood, which was closed.”
MADAME X. Madonna postpones opening dates of tour: “She underestimated the amount of time it would take to bring this kind of intimate theatrical experience to you and wants it to be perfect!!!”
HURRICANE DORIAN. Storm forecast to strengthen to Category 3.
BREAKING: National Hurricane Center has upped their intensity forecast with a CATEGORY 3 Hurricane Dorian making landfall in central east coast of FL on Monday! Rapid intensification expected after passing near St Thomas later today with a bend to the west expected this weekend! pic.twitter.com/fWaNxCgPWh
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 28, 2019
We’re going to get a “windshield wiper” effect as the perpendicular landfall (⊥) will require the entire FL coast to remain vigilant. A westward track over the peninsula will do little to interrupt #Dorian and it would re-emerge into the Gulf of Mexico over bathtub warm waters. pic.twitter.com/Ff8qwbl1Wk
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) August 28, 2019
MORE LIES. Trump administration caught in lie over reason for not attending climate meeting at G7.
UNDERWATER. North Korea building nuclear submarine. “Satellite photos indicate North Korea is building a ballistic missile submarine and may be making preparations to test a submarine-launched missile, according to an analysis of the commercial images by experts at a Washington-based think tank.”
UNITED KINGDOM. Boris Johnson asks Queen to shut down Parliament to jam through Brexit deal: ‘The government has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after MPs return to work in September – and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. Boris Johnson said a Queen’s Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his “very exciting agenda”. But it means the time MPs have to pass laws to stop a no-deal Brexit on 31 October would be cut.’
PINK POUND. Beth Ditto shades Taylor Swift: “I was like, great anthem… straight white girl? Cool, thanks. Released just in time for Pride! I wonder where the proceeds are going for that, you know? That’s the thing that bothers me about it.”
CHINA. We haven’t called Trump about trade deal. “China did not and will not surrender.”
BOYS IN THE BAND. Here’s Jim Parsons filming a shopping scene on the streets of NYC.
HOPE. Pete Buttigieg fundraiser to feature artist Shepard Fairey as DJ: ‘Fairey was creator of the “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, an image that became so iconic that the original went on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. It’s unclear whether Fairey will produce artwork for Buttigieg’s campaign, but he told the website Yello in June that the South Bend, Indiana mayor was his favorite candidate “so far.”’
JEFFREY EPSTEIN. New video of inside Epstein’s mansion.
RANT OF THE DAY. Pete Davidson tells University of Central Florida to stop using their phones, calls them “f**king retarded.”
MACRO BUG OF THE DAY. Ecuador jumping spider.
TRAILER OF THE DAY. Sacha Baron Cohen in “The Spy”.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. David Archuleta “Paralyzed”.
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Titus Fauntleroy.
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Modesto, Madame X, Hurricane Dorian, Boris Johnson, Beth Ditto, Pete Davidson, Buttigieg: HOT LINKS
EMMYS: Randy Rainbow talks excitement over first Emmy nomination, LGBTQ representation in entertainment, and growing popularity on YouTube
Among the long list of LGBTQ nominees at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, there are a number of first-time nominees, including Randy Rainbow, whose YouTube comedy series “The Randy Rainbow Show” is nominated for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.
A comedian and singer, Randy Rainbow is best known for his series of spoofs and song parodies, often providing commentary on the current American political climate. Over the past decade, Randy has earned himself a loyal fan base, accumulating over 300,000 subscribers and over 44 million views on his YouTube channel. Randy has also taken his comedy on the road, touring the U.S. to sold-out shows with “Randy Rainbow Live.”
This week, GLAAD had the chance to catch up with Randy to talk about his Emmy nomination, his growing success on YouTube, and the significance of LGBTQ representation at this year’s Emmys.
GLAAD: How does it feel to be nominated for your first ever Emmy this year? What was your reaction when you found out?
Randy Rainbow: It was totally surreal. I had just wrapped an interview with NPR when I got the news. Needless to say, it feels incredible. My reaction when I found out? Elation followed by…. WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO WEAR????
G: Your YouTube comedy series “The Randy Rainbow Show” is known for its parody videos with a political focus. What inspired you to take this route with your comedy?
RR: It happened organically. My parodies are my commentary on the absurd and ridiculous taken from the headlines. Trump came in and dominated that discussion.
G: This year’s Emmys are very LGBTQ-inclusive, with a long list of LGBTQ people and content nominated in various categories. Why do you think it’s so important to see this growing representation for the LGBTQ community in entertainment?
RR: I think that our contribution to this form of art is undeniable and it’s nice to see the gay community being more accepted and acknowledged. But look at history, at the tremendous contribution we have made to the Arts in general! We are a pretty fabulous lot – that can’t be ignored!
G: You’ve been posting YouTube videos for over a decade now. In that amount of time, you’ve acquired over 300,000 subscribers on your channel. How does it feel to have this level of impact online and how do you feel you’ve evolved as a comedian since you started on YouTube?
RR: It’s funny, there are many that have far more followers than I do. What I hope makes my videos different is how they resonate with what is happening in America that day and are rapidly shared. I turn a video around pretty quickly – usually 48 hours.
G: Over the past year, what is one of your favorite videos that you’ve created and why?
RR: I would say my parody of The Cell Block Tango because I received so much incredible praise on the complexity of it. Truth is, I made it in my apartment in Astoria, Queens just like all the others. I’m a self-taught, one man show so to be complimented by fancy industry experts on the production value is extraordinarily gratifying.
G: What would an Emmy win mean to you?
RR: Not only would it be a tremendous recognition of my work but a confirmation that all the time I have put into this crazy career paid off. I’m taking my mother to the Emmys, who always believed in me and supported me. It means so much to me personally that I get to experience all of this with her. She’s so proud and fully expects me to win. Gwen Rainbow is not coming to play!
Kellyanne Conway Scoffs at Taylor Swift’s VMAs Push for LGBTQ Rights
If that weren’t enough, the counselor to the White House also sang a few bars of Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” off-pitch.
www.advocate.com/media/2019/8/28/kellyanne-conway-scoffs-taylor-swifts-vmas-push-lgbtq-rights
Out candidate Pete Buttigieg would beat Donald Trump in presidential election
Joel Schumacher Says He’s Had Sex with 10,000 or 20,000 Men: ‘It’s Not [Amazing] for a Gay Male, Because It’s Available’
In a wide ranging interview with Vulture, director Joel Schumacher talked about his career, his movies, stars he has worked with, the AIDS crisis, Fire Island, and his sexual history as a gay man.
Asked if he’s ever guessed the number of sexual partners he’s had, Schumacher responded that “It would be in the double-digit thousands, but that is not unusual.”
Schumacher pinned it around 10,000 or 20,000, saying “It’s not [amazing] for a gay male, because it’s available.”
Schumacher said he had a number of “lost years” on Fire Island between 1965 and 1970 and shot liquid Methedrine, “the mother drug of meth.”
“You’re just starving for sex all the time,” said Schumacher. “Every drug, in my mind, was a pathway to sex. So was alcohol. There was an adventure going on, and sex would be the cherry on that sundae.”
Schumacher talked about the sadness of the AIDS crisis and how reckless he was, even after testing negative for HIV: ‘After [the negative test] I think I got wilder. What my psychiatrist said that was really fascinating was, “No, you are desperately afraid of death. It’s like swimming out further and further every night in the ocean and seeing if you can get back, and when you get home, it’s like, ‘I f**ked death again.’”’
Schumacher also talked about his movie Batman & Robin, and assertions that he made the franchise “gayer.”
Said Schumacher: “If I wasn’t gay, they would never say those things. … There’s always been this thing about Batman and Robin being gay.”
Read the full interview here.
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