Jeremy Irons Apologizes for Past Remarks Slamming Same-Sex Marriage

As president of the international jury of the Berlin Film Festival, Irons had some air to clear.

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Chasten Buttigieg responds to Rush Limbaugh’s homophobic comments

In an ABC News feature set to air Thursday night, Chasten Buttigieg responds to homophobic comments made by Rush Limbaugh about America being uncomfortable with a gay president.

Anchor Linsey Davis brings up Rush’s remarks for the network’s “Running Mates” series and Chasten, the husband of Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg, says he’s been dealing with people like Limbaugh all his life.

In a preview clip for the interview, which will be broadcast at 7 pm ET on the streaming news channel ABC News Live, Davis gauges Chasten’s reaction to Limbaugh saying America doesn’t want to see a “gay guy kissing his husband” at a debate.

Limbaugh compared Pete to the “manly” Donald Trump, saying voters would see “a 37-year-old gay guy kissing his husband on stage, next to ‘Mr. Man,’ Donald Trump.”

Related: Rush Limbaugh asks how parents can explain Mayor Pete kissing his husband to their children

Putting aside the fact that “Mr. Man” isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when looking at Donald Trump, here’s how Chasten responds:

“Well, look this isn’t new. I’ve been dealing with this my whole life. I’d I dealt with a multitude of Rush Limbaugh’s when I was walking through the hallways of my high school.”

He continues:

“What I’m actually worried about are the young people in this country who are watching the historic nature of this campaign. Watching how people talk about it, watching how people react to it and treat it. And wondering if this country is actually a safe place for them to be.”

Watch:

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Students Stage Massive Protest at Catholic School That Forced Out Gay Teachers: WATCH

Students at Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington, staged both a sit-in and a walkout Tuesday after two beloved teachers were forced to resign for being gay.

Supporters of the teachers, Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie, also protested outside the local Seattle Archdiocese offices.

The Seattle Times reports: People gathered at both protests said in interviews that they demand both the reinstatement of the teachers and a change in the church’s stance on same-sex relationships. Many, including Catholic-school graduate Grace Armstrong, pointed to what she called a contradiction between Jesus’s message of acceptance and love and the church’s policies. .. In the morning, protesters circled the block where Seattle’s Archdiocese office stands, pausing to chant (“Reinstate, not hate!” and “Separate, church and hate!”) and recite the Lord’s Prayer while holding hands. Shortly after 10 a.m., Kennedy Catholic students made signs and staged a sit-in that clogged some of the school’s hallways. At 1 p.m., they walked out, meeting a crowd of several hundred people waiting at the bottom of the school’s front steps. They spilled out onto the lawn and spoke into a microphone in front of a banner that read, “Who would Jesus fire? #LoveisLove.” Kids and adults peered out through the school’s open windows.

Among those who attended the protest outside the high school was Danforth’s fiancé, Sean Nyberg.

“I think the biggest fear about this whole situation is that the Archdiocese rides this out with no comment and no changes and no opportunity to listen to these students – maybe face-to-face – and then maybe it just kind of fades away and nothing happens,” Nyberg later told KOMO-TV.

“To watch those kids come out, it was like a freight train,” Nyberg said. “It was the most powerful thing I think I’ve ever seen. When all those students – hundreds of them came out. And to think ‘Wow, this is all the love for Paul and Michelle.’”

As of Thursday afternoon, a GoFundMe campaign had raised nearly $35,000 to help Danforth and Michelle Beattie cover expenses until they can find other jobs.

Watch KOMO-TV’s report below.

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Risking Boycott, Staten Island St. Pat’s Day Parade Bars LGBTQ Groups

Numerous politicians have already declined to participate in the upcoming event.

www.advocate.com/religion/2020/2/20/risking-boycott-staten-island-st-pats-day-parade-bars-lgbtq-groups

Wendy Williams is bleeding followers as her longest-running fan page calls it quits

Wendy Williams’ longest-running fan page on Instagram, @wendysteam, has announced it will be taking an indefinite hiatus after the embattled talk show host’s recent string of controversies.

On Tuesday, the page, which has over 30K followers, posted a photo of Williams along with the caption,“We love you Wendy, but we will be taking a break from this page.”

Last week, Williams drew criticism when she said gay men shouldn’t wear skirts and that anyone who doesn’t menstruate will “never be the women that we are.” Afterwards, she issued a teary-eyed apology promising to “do better.”

Her efforts were short-lived, however, because on Monday she made a truly vile joke about the death of celebrity therapist Dr. Amie Harwick, who was likely pushed off her balcony by a stalker ex-boyfriend. Williams has not apologized for joke, despite Harwick’s grieving brother publicly asking her to.

@wendysteam’s post has received almost 950 likes and 180 comments.

“Thank you,” one person wrote. “Amie was a good friend of mine. I have spent two days bawling. Her life wasn’t a joke or a punchline.”

“I am taking a break from Wendy period,” another said. “I have watched her from the beginning but I just cannot support her comments any longer.”

The fan page shuttering comes after the hashtags #CancelWendyWilliams and #FireWendyWilliams began trending on Twitter earlier this week and multiple online petitions calling for Williams to have her show yanked started circulating.

Neither Williams nor FoxTV have issued any comment on the controversy.

Related: Instead of apologizing to the gays, Wendy Williams needs to fix herself

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Roger Stone, Julian Assange, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Debate, RuPaul, Gay Incels, Jason Collins, Indonesia, Library Porn: HOT LINKS

PARDON IN 3, 2, 1: Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison amid Trump complaints against prosecutors. Judge Amy Berman Jackson spent much of the hearing criticizing Stone’s actions and also defended the Justice Department prosecutors at the center of last week’s drama.”At his core, Mr. Stone is an insecure person who craves and recklessly pursues attention,” she said before issuing her sentence, which also includes 2 years of probation.

IMPEACH THE MOTHERF***ER AGAIN: Donald Trump wants to pardon Julian Assange, with a little treason quid pro quo. A lawyer for Julian Assange has claimed in court that President Donald Trump offered to pardon Assange if the WikiLeaks founder agreed to help cover up Russia’s involvement in hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee. Assange’s lawyers said on Wednesday that former Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher offered Assange the deal in 2017, a year after emails that damaged Hillary Clinton in the presidential race had been published. WikiLeaks posted the stolen DNC emails after they were hacked by Russian operatives.

BLOOMBERG EFFECT: NBC Democratic Debate Most Watched in History With About 20 Million Viewers

FEELING THE BERN: The Queer Case for Bernie Sanders: He Is the Best 2020 Democratic Candidate for Queer Liberation

SHOCK THERAPY?: Indonesia Bill Would Require LGBT People to ‘Report to Authorities for Rehabilitation.’ The bill defines sexual deviations as “urges to achieve sexual satisfaction through unusual and unreasonable ways, which include sadism, masochism, incest and homosexuality.”

UNWANTED EXAMS: Former University of Michigan team doctor investigated for multiple sex abuse complaints

‘GAYCELS’: Investigating the insidious rise of the gay incel. Much has been written about incels, mainly in the context of toxic masculinity, far-right radicalisation, and mental health. But very little has been written about the tiny proportion of gay men among them, and it’s worth asking: who are they? 

‘THERE IS THAT FEAR’: Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, on why there hasn’t been a second

SNEAK PREVIEW: RuPaul will teach you how to werk your wigs in new MasterClass course.

SPECIAL EDITION: RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Moving to Showtime!

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SCHOOL OF HARD C*CKS: Everything I’ve Learnt From Sleeping With Married Men as a Gay Man. “I have a son your age,” one said, taking my calling him “Daddy” to a meta level.

LIBRARY LEWDNESS: A Stunt Porn Was Filmed Inside An Open Santa Monica Library

TRAILER OF THE DAY: Westworld Season 3

THIRSTY THURSDAY: Thiago Zanini

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