Marcus Bachmann defends 'ex-gay' therapy
‘Anyone who would walk alongside and then encourage that person’s values systems and their beliefs and bring that in alignment, that is like blasphemous to the other side’
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www.gaystarnews.com/article/marcus-bachmann-defends-ex-gay-therapy101114
Students Embarrass Rick Perry With Explicit Questions About Gay Sex During College Visit
“In 2002, you supported Texas’s anti-sodomy law. Do you dislike bootysex because the peeny goes in where the poopy comes out?” was just one of the many questions Rick Perry was asked while speaking at Dartmouth College over the weekend.
The Texas governor was there to speak about the results of the midterm elections and, of course, to plug himself for president in 2016.
Prior to his speech, a flyer was circulated among students with proposed questions for the governor. Some of those questions included:
According to people in the audience, Governor Perry became visibly uncomfortable and deflected the questions as best he could. When things started getting too out of hand, president of the school’s College Republicans group, Michelle Knesbach, grabbed the microphone and demanded students quit asking such vulgar and inappropriate questions.
Unfortunately, her efforts were in vain, because immediately after that, a student brought up that, so far, Perry has accepted a total of $102 million in campaign contributions during his various political campaigns. “Would you have anal sex for $102 million?” the student asked.
As soon as the speech was over, an embarrassed Perry hurried off the stage.
Knesbach told The Dartmouth she was “horrified” by the questions. “They were phrased in incredibly insulting ways,” she said.
But it wasn’t just student Republicans who were appalled. Some student Democrats, too, thought the questions went too far.
“I think it’s really disappointing that anyone would undermine a serious political event with sexually explicit questions,” Spencer Blair, the president of the College Democrats said. “Neither I nor anyone from College Democrats would ever condone such behavior.”
They might not condone that kind of behavior, but we do.
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Graham Gremore is a columnist and contributor for Queerty and Life of the Law. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
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What To Watch This Week on TV: 'Runway' Witches; Lifetime's 'Aaliyah'
Check out our weekly guide to make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.
— Get your fill of The Blacklist tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern on NBC before it goes on hiatus. The midseason finale features Red (James Spader) and Liz (Megan Boone) further complicating their already complex relationship. Don’t expect resolution from tonight’s twists and turns; the show will want to leave viewers on the edge of their seats for its return in the prized post-Super Bowl slot this February.
A wicked challenge on Runway, Carol and Daryl team up on Dead, and more TV picks, AFTER THE JUMP …
— American Horror Story: Freak Show keeps getting crazier. We may have said goodbye to Matt Bomer too soon, but that’s fine if we get more of Dandy (Finn Wittrock) in his briefs in the coming episodes. On Wednesday at 10 p.m. Eastern on FX, we learn more about the handsome Illustrated Seal (Matt Fraser) and how Stanley (Denis O’Hare) make his next move to murder Fraulein Elsa’s curiosities.
— On the next Project Runway All Stars, the designers will learn it’s not easy being green. No, it’s not another Muppets-inspired challenge. Instead, Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern on Lifetime, they’ll be crafting looks in a Wicked-themed runway.
— Lifetime pays homage to Aaliyah with all the grace of an air-brushed T-shirt in their latest biopic, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern.
— All hail, Carol (Melissa Suzanne McBride). She’s become the hero of The Walking Dead and this Sunday’s episode at 10 p.m. Eastern on AMC recounts what happened when she and Daryl (Norman Reedus) go after the car that kidnapped Beth last season (Emily Kinney).
What are you watching this week?
Bobby Hankinson
www.towleroad.com/2014/11/what-to-watch-this-week-on-tv-runway-witches-lifetimes-aaliyah.html
PHOTOS: Bangladeshi Hijras Show Their Pride
One year after the Bangladesh government formally recognized a third gender, the nation’s hijras celebrated with their first-ever Pride parade.
Sunnivie Brydum
www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/11/10/photos-bangladeshi-hijras-show-their-pride
Student Punched In The Face For Kissing His Boyfriend Gets The Last Word
Late last week, a stranger punched Cole Ledford in the face for kissing his boyfriend on the sidewalk. But the Ohio State University junior has a message for his attacker: “Love is louder than hate.”
After the tweet below went viral with more than 34,000 retweets, we’d have to say a lot of other people agree.
To the guy who punched me tonight for kissing my boyfriend pic.twitter.com/SMVmTpDCdL
— Cole Ledford (@ColeLedford11) November 7, 2014
The note in his tweet reads:
I’m sorry that you called me fag. I’m sorry you hit me for no reason. I’m sorry whatever insecurities you have don’t allow you to accept others for who they are. I’m sorry I threaten you.
I’m NOT sorry I’m gay. I’m proud to be this way. I’m proud to be confident enough to love who I love and to love me. I’m proud to have friends and family that love me regardless of me. Honestly, I’m not sorry.
Ledford told The Huffington Post he contacted Ohio State’s Bias Assessment and Response Team, tasked with responding to “hate and bias-related incidents,” after the assault. The team responded with a message of support saying it would look into the incident, but Ledford expressed his doubt that the attacker, a complete stranger, would be found. Instead, he hopes to be able to work with the organization to promote tolerance in the student community.
In the hours and days that followed, Ledford has also received an outpouring of love from the Internet.
@ColeLedford11 sorry about the black eye. You’re a good man. And your message is beautiful. Keep on snoggin’ #LoveIsLouder
— Skylar Astin (@SkylarAstin) November 7, 2014
@ColeLedford11 I’m really sorry that you were attacked. Thank you for being brave enough to share your story. Love>Hate #loveislouder #Ally
— Missa (@Jinxtaposition) November 10, 2014
While the LGBT community is certainly no stranger to public hate crimes, Ledford’s defiant effort to spread a positive message has turned the incident around. Help by spreading #LoveIsLouder.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for showing me, and the rest of the world, that love > hate #LoveIsLouder pic.twitter.com/JiwTzWXnMq
— Cole Ledford (@ColeLedford11) November 9, 2014
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The KKK Is Rebranding, Gays and Blacks Are Now Welcome
While conservatives may be intent on getting back to America’s puritanical roots, at least one white supremacist is looking to the future.
John Abarr, one of Montana’s most notorious Ku Klux Klan members, says he’s recruiting members for an all-new, all-inclusive KKK, one that will not discriminate against people because of their race, religion or sexual orientation, the Great Falls Tribune reports.
“The KKK is for a strong America,” Abarr told the newspaper. “White supremacy is the old Klan. This is the new Klan.”
Abarr is calling the group the Rocky Mountain Knights. The non-discriminatory chapter of the KKK will seek to fight against a “new world order,” whatever that means. Members will still be required to wear the creepy white robes and hoods and participate in “secret rituals,” but they will not longer burn down churches or lynch people.
Abarr says he hopes to partner with the NAACP, calling it “a really good organization.”
“I don’t feel we need to be separate,” he said.
Naturally, KKK leaders are not pleased with him. Embracing blacks and gays, they say, is like spitting in the face to their hate group’s founding fathers.
“That man’s going against everything the bylaws of the constitution of the KKK say,” Bradley Jenkins, the KKK’s “imperial wizard,” said. “He’s trying to hide behind the KKK to further his political career.”
Human Rights leaders are also not sure what to make of it.
Rachel Carroll-Rivas, co-director of the Montana Human Rights Network, said if Abarr really wants to form an inclusive organization, he should reconsider his approach.
“They know that their beliefs aren’t popular, so they try to appear moderate. I think it’s just a farce,” she said. “If John Abarr was actually reformed, he could drop the label of the KKK.”
But Abarr says he hopes people will “give him a chance.” If they only got to know him, he claims, they would see he’s ready to lead the KKK in a different, more loving direction.
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Graham Gremore is a columnist and contributor for Queerty and Life of the Law. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
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Concerned Christian Woman Rails Against Satanic Monster Energy Drinks – WATCH
Did you know the Monster Beverage Corporation, manufacturer of the popular line of Monster-themed energy drinks, is also a front for the anti-Christ? Emblazoned across every single can of the taurine-rich brand of super soda, according to this concerned Christian woman (who bets you don’t know what a “MILF” is,) is proof positive that Monster portends the imminent apocalypse.
Not only does Monster invite you to “unleash the beast” in its tagline, but the iconic (debatable) M logo associated with the brand also appears to be made of three vavs, a Hebrew numerological value associated with the number six. Three vavs, three sixes. It’s all so clear.
To the woman’s credit Monster has dealt with its fair share of health-related criticism in the past. In 2011 a 14-year old girl died after drinking two cans of Monster that, in total, contained about 475mg of caffeine.
While “cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity” was determined to have been the cause of her death, it seems worth mentioning that the girl had a pre-existing heart condition as well as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a chronic disease that weakens the connective tissues crucial to healthy muscle function.
The following year another teenager died after consuming two cans of Monster per day for three years straight. Earlier this year a third family filed a lawsuit against the company for the untimely death of Shane Felts, an adult man who died after drinking Monster regularly for a week. Since 2004 there have been 34 documented deaths that have been linked to energy drink use.
The FDA, in response, has made moves to require manufacturers to prominently display warning labels on the beverages, and a number of local legislators have attempted at prohibiting their sale to minors. Generally speaking, however, the push to crack down on Monster and similar energy drinks has more to do with their concentrated amounts of sugar and chemicals as opposed to, you know, the Devil.
Watch a video clip of a concerned consumer dabbling in a little bit of light-hearted anti-semitism in the name of scourging Satanic soft drinks AFTER THE JUMP…
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