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Randy Rainbow Tackles Trump Impeachment to the Tune of ‘Gaston’
Rainbow parodies Trump’s controversial foreign policy ‘strategy’ to a Disney classic.
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Gavin Newsom considers pardoning queer Civil Rights icon Bayard Rustin
In more uplifting news…
The California LGBTQ and Black Caucuses of the state legislature have just sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting a posthumous pardon for Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin.
Rustin towers over American history as one of the most important leaders of the Civil Rights movement, having worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to help plan King’s March on Washington and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Scandal forced Rustin to part company with King in 1963, as King feared that Rustin’s sexuality could harm the fledgling movement. Rustin had been arrested for sex with a man in a parked car in 1953.
That arrest, and the subsequent tarnish it left on Rustin’s career prompted the LGBTQ and Black Caucuses to take action.
Related: Bayard Rustin: The Gay Dreamer Behind Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
Gay state Senator Scott Wiener and African American Assemblywoman Shirley Weber penned the letter in hopes of expunging Rutin’s record. “Mr. Rustin lived during a period of time in our nation’s history where his identity was under constant assault,” the pair write. “Racial tensions were at a heightened state, segregation was in full effect, and Jim Crow laws were being enforced in various states throughout the country. This was also a time when homosexuality was criminalized, and LGBTQ people across the country were under a constant threat of violence and targeting.”
“Mr. Rustin’s conviction and registered sex offender status haunted him for the rest of his life,” the letter states, “and it continues to tarnish his name, despite his death 33 years ago. Indeed, California’s treatment of Mr. Rustin tarnishes our entire state.”
Should Newsom take action, he will not be the first government official to embrace Rustin’s memory. President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Honor in 2013 for his contribution to American equality.
11 Countries Ban AppleTV+ ‘Little America’ Episode Dealing with Gay Syrian Refugee
A gay-themed episode from the critically-acclaimed AppleTV+ series Little America has been banned in 10 Middle Eastern countries and Russia, according to its writer.
The episode, written by Amrou Al-Kadhi and Stephen Dunn and called “The Son”, is the show’s finale episode and deals with a gay Syrian refugee trying to gain asylum in the United States so he can live openly. Haaz Sleiman and Adam Ali star in the episode. The episode is based, as are all of them but one, on the first person story of Shadi Ismail published in Epic Magazine.
The filmmakers had already experienced difficulties in getting the show filmed in the U.S.. Due to Trump’s travel ban, several of the queer
Wrote Al-Kadhi on social media: “This is the harsh reality of making queer Arab work. The Trump travel ban meant we had to move this shoot out of America. And now our #LittleAmerica episode has been banned in 11 countries. We’re so sorry about this – please know we’re working hard to find a way to get it to you.”
The Washington Post notes: “‘The Son,’ one of eight episodes in the dramatic anthology, follows Ismail as he flees Syria, hides in Jordan and perseveres until he eventually makes his way to the American Northwest. Ismail, 32, said he was moved to tears by actor Haaz Sleiman’s portrayal. ‘All my life I was hoping to see a gay Arabic man on TV,’ he says. ‘In our culture, we’re told we should be killed because nobody wants us. And then it turns out my story will be the one on TV.’”
Al-Kadhi expressed frustration about the situation: “We were so excited to be given the platform to tell this story – it’s based on a true one – because not only is there very limited representation of queer Arabs, immigrants in particular have been dehumanised into statistics and horror stories by the media. … There are countless other Rafiq’s right now whose lives are threatened because of the current global politics, and what we wanted to do was give them a voice.”
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11 Countries Ban AppleTV+ ‘Little America’ Episode Dealing with Gay Syrian Refugee
Calum Scott’s latest body transformation has everyone feeling parched
Singer-songwriter Calum Scott has been working on his fitness and it shows.
The Britain’s Got Talent alum just shared his latest body transformation photos with his 720K followers on Instagram. In the caption, he explained that his weight often fluctuates, mostly due to his fondness for wine and carbs.
We can definitely relate.
“Progress pictures whilst on tour 2018,” Scott wrote. “This year I am going to push myself harder than ever before.”
The 31-year-old continues, “I always yo-yo with my weight because I love wine and carbs but I learned that that’s ok. It’s about making sure you train hard and eat well, then the treats are well deserved. Who is getting fit 2020?”
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We’re guessing Scott’s latest transformation is going to increase the number of tap he gets on Grindr exponentially. In the past, he’s talked about the unique struggles of being a celebrity with a dating profile.
“People think I’m a catfish!” he said. “‘It says on my bio ‘I’m not a catfish. This is me.’ They say: ‘That’s what a catfish would say.’ I can’t win!”
“How do you prove it’s you!?’ I was on [celebrity dating] Raya platform. I was like ‘This feels too exclusive. It’s industry.’ I’m a lad from Hull! You have to be voted in, and that whole process is just a bit [pulls a face]. It didn’t last for long. I’d rather be on Tinder, which is there for everybody, people as normal as me! People should know, I’m swiping.”
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View this post on InstagramBig ups to @_thepowerofme for powering me through a full weekend workout. #workout #thepowerofme #bicepbarry ? @sambaker.dj
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Hillary Clinton Blasts Mitch McConnell Over Trump Impeachment Trial Rules: ‘The Head Juror Colluding with the Defendant to Cover Up a Crime’
Hillary Clinton blasted Senator Mitch McConnell’s attempt to quickly push through a sham impeachment trial without calling on any witnesses.
Tweeted Clinton: “The rules Sen. McConnell has proposed for the president’s impeachment trial are the equivalent of a head juror colluding with the defendant to cover up a crime. Call your senators and urge them to push for witnesses and evidence, not a cover-up.”
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