Mayor Lori Lightfoot Is Watching You, Instagram Reminds Chicago
The out mayor’s closure of outdoor spaces where people weren’t distancing has birthed a Where’s Waldo-style Instagram account.
www.advocate.com/news/2020/3/27/mayor-lori-lightfoot-watching-you-instagram-reminds-chicago
Grindr sale finalized for $600 million
Earlier this month we reported that Kunlun Tech, the Chinese gaming company that’s owned Grindr since 2016, would sell the popular gay dating app in the near future, with the sale price said to be set at a staggering $608.5 million. (We’d love to know how they negotiated that last $500k, because $608 million is clearly not enough.)
Well, that future is now! Forbes reported Thursday that the deal has gone through.
The move came just four years after Kunlun bought the app from its original creator, Joel Simkhai. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a government watchdog group, ordered Kunlun to sell off a majority stake in the company last year. With various apps and social media sites under increased scrutiny for sharing user information, the US government deemed Grindr a security threat with the potential to share all kinds of private information including HIV status, personal messages and photos, and sexual orientation.
Related: New report uncovers more bad news for Grindr… and its users
The identities of the buyers remain unknown — come on guys, no pic no chat — though sources told Reuters one of the investors is James Lu, a Chinese tech mogul. Lu has not commented on the possible sale.
A company called San Vicente Acquisition Partners was set up to make the purchase and allow the buyers to stay anonymous.
Grindr sports more than 4.5 million users and posted record-high revenue in 2019. Nevertheless, the app has come under fire for numerous allegations, including racial insensitivity, leaking user information, and not doing enough to prevent catfishing or other harassment of users.
AOC, Donald Trump, Lance Bass, Joe Exotic, Digital Drag Fest, Bob Dylan, Joe Biden, Demi Lovato, Dua Lipa, Rihanna, Madonna: HOT LINKS
NO ROLL CALL: The House Has Passed A $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Bill. The House passed the bill by a voice vote, which was their original plan that would have allowed members to stay home. However, Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who opposed the bill, attempted to force a full recorded vote. “I came here to make sure our republic doesn’t die by unanimous consent in an empty chamber, and I request a recorded vote,” Massie said on the House floor.
A surreal scene today.
Legislating during #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/5OuBf7Rl4P
— Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) March 27, 2020
YOU GO, GIRL: Ocasio-Cortez blasts coronavirus stimulus package as ‘shameful’ on House floor
OFF HIS MEDS AGAIN: After Snubbing Cuomo, Trump Demands General Motors ‘START MAKING VENTILATORS, NOW!!!!!!’
General Motors MUST immediately open their stupidly abandoned Lordstown plant in Ohio, or some other plant, and START MAKING VENTILATORS, NOW!!!!!! FORD, GET GOING ON VENTILATORS, FAST!!!!!! @GeneralMotors @Ford
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 27, 2020
‘ONE FOR EACH BOROUGH’: Cuomo calls on Trump to build field hospitals throughout the city
GHOULS: Republicans Go for Obamacare’s Jugular Amid Spiraling Coronavirus Pandemic
OVERDUE: Democrats urge FDA to allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood amid coronavirus pandemic
KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS: How Is The Coronavirus Lockdown Impacting Gay Hookup Culture?
OUT OF SYNC: Lance Bass Recalls Fellow NSYNC Member Chris Kirkpatrick Confronting Him Over His Sexuality
MARK BLUM: Madonna pays tribute to co-star after coronavirus death
View this post on InstagramI Want to Acknowledge the Passing of a remarkable Human, fellow actor and friend Mark Blum, who succumbed to Coronavirus. This is really tragic and my heart goes out to him, his family and his loved ones. I remember him as funny warm, loving .and professional when we made Desperately Seeking Susan in 1985!! Another reminder that this virus is no joke, nothing to be casual about or pretend wont affect us in some way.
we need to stay grateful -be hopeful- help each other-and follow the quarantine rules! #covid_19 #markblum #desperatelyseekingsusan
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SHE LOVES NY: Rihanna donates safety gear to New York City hospitals
I want to thank @rihanna and the Rihanna Foundation for donating Personal Protective Equipment to New York State.
We’re so appreciative of your help and that of so many others who have stepped up.
5/5
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 26, 2020
STARTING TONIGHT: RuPaul’s Drag Race queens launch digital concert festival amid coronavirus pandemic
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT: Tiger King Joe Exotic Is Suing The Government For $94 Million From Prison
HMMM: Demi Lovato is isolating with her new boyfriend, how long have they been together?
‘A MOMENT TO JUST DANCE’: Dua Lipa Says She Was Conflicted Releasing New Album ‘Future Nostalgia’ During Pandemic
Thank you to all friends old and new, to love, happiness and keeping an open heart. WELCOME TO #FutureNostalgia
out now on all streaming services!!!!!!t.co/4n2EIZS1w2 pic.twitter.com/hU03F7owZR
— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) March 27, 2020
ON THE RAGS: A weekly look at what’s making news in the gay magazines
LATE-NIGHT CLIP OF THE DAY: Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Joe Biden
NEW SONG OF THE DAY: “Murder Most Foul,” Bob Dylan
FIT FRIDAY: Pita Taufatofua
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“Meditate today on the pure inner space where the masculine and feminine principles exist but not the social conditioning of being male and female. The natural principles of being male and female and social conditioning of masculine and feminine concepts.
Nithyananda On Cosmic Union posted a photo:
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Congratulations to Nicole and Jason from Michigan!
Nicole and Jason were right under each other’s noses without even knowing it! They finally connected on Zoosk and the rest is history. She writes: “Jason first sent me a message that was so impressive. We live about 10 minutes away. We actually worked with each other and have so many friends in common and
The post Congratulations to Nicole and Jason from Michigan! appeared first on Zoosk.
about.zoosk.com/en/blog/success-stories/congratulations-nicole-jason-michigan/
WATCH: Joe Biden just called a gay couple “mommy and dad”
Former Vice President and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden held a social distancing livestream via Twitter this week, taking questions from young people around the country. Fielding a question about LGBTQ rights, Biden slipped up and referred to a gay couple he met as “mommy and dad.”
It’s a harmless enough mistake, but doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
Related: Trump and Pence’s personal Bible teacher blames COVID-19 on the gays
The question came from Alabama Young Democrats President Josh Coleman, who asked the candidate “why you thought it was important” to voice support for marriage equality in 2012, even before then-President Barack Obama did.
Biden answered by saying he never had to “evolve” on the issue, like so many other politicians, and that he was inspired to speak out after meeting a family with two gay dads back in 2012.
“I showed up at an event- and doing an event when I was vice president, and it was in the home of a gay couple,” he said. “And I walked in the kitchen and met them first and they had two beautiful children, a little boy and a little girl.”
Related: LISTEN: Trump caught on hot mic before coronavirus address saying “Oh f**k”
He continued: “And the way they loved their mommy and dad – two men, who were in fact really strong men and strong people – just impressed me so much.”
We’re going to give him a pass here because his intentions are clearly good, but it’s a bit worrisome to think what gaffes could be lurking in the near future as we approach what is arguably the most important election of modern history.
Watch:
Joe Biden recalls the time he met a gay couple and was very impressed pic.twitter.com/C2niBy204S
— june (@shoe0nhead) March 25, 2020
Pastor: Coronavirus is a Warning from God Because Only 5% of Brides are Virgins (WATCH)
Coronavirus is wake-up call from God about the sin of fornication (and homosexuality!), according to one End Times pastor.
In fact, we should view the pandemic as “a privilege,” since “there is a much bigger judgment coming,” Irvin Baxter, who appeared Thursday on The Jim Bakker Show.
Right Wing Watch reports: “There are 7.5 million unmarried couples living together in the United States,” Baxter said. “That means 15 million people are living together unmarried, and that’s increased over the last 10 years by 138 percent.” Baxter added that, according to his findings, only “5 percent of new brides in America are virgins. That means 95 percent have already committed fornication.” “God is not mocked,” Baxter warned as he cited 1 Corinthians 6, which states that “neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.”
Watch it below.
Irvin Baxter Says The Coronavirus Is a Warning From God About the Sin of Fornication from Right Wing Watch on Vimeo.
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Pastor: Coronavirus is a Warning from God Because Only 5% of Brides are Virgins (WATCH)
How The CARES Act Impacts LGBTQ People
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed a $2 trillion package to help address the COVID-19 crisis. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) would provide significant assistance to individuals, families, health care providers, small businesses and key sectors of the economy. The House of Representatives is expected to pass the legislation on Friday and the president is expected to sign it into law. HRC supports many of the provisions in this bill, especially those that will help LGBTQ people, though we recognize the bill is not perfect. We will continue to work with Congress to ensure that further steps are taken to address our country’s needs in this difficult time.
The key features of the legislation are:
The bill also expands programs that disproportionately impact LGBTQ people, particularly around health care:
Since 2020 is a major election year and the COVID-19 outbreak is making it even harder for people to vote, the bill includes $400 million in election assistance for states to expand vote by mail, early voting and online registration.
This package is the third major bill that Congress has passed to address the crisis. Additional measures are expected as the full impact of the crisis becomes clearer.
To learn more about how LGBTQ people are impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, be sure to check out HRC’s Foundation newest report, “The Lives and Livelihoods of Many in the LGBTQ Community are at Risk Amidst COVID-19 Crisis.”
www.hrc.org/blog/how-the-cares-act-impacts-lgbtq-people?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
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