Egyptian Police Arrest, Humiliate 'Gay' Men at Cairo Bathhouse
Egyptian Police Arrest, Humiliate 'Gay' Men at Cairo Bathhouse
A late-night raid of a Cairo bathhouse included a humiliating march in the nude to police vans outside.
Thom Senzee
www.advocate.com/world/2014/12/09/egyptian-police-arrest-humiliate-gay-men-cairo-bathhouse
Tony Yazbeck, Lillias White And Perez Hilton Join Scott Nevins For 'Sparkle: An All-Star Holiday Concert' In New York
Tony Yazbeck, Lillias White And Perez Hilton Join Scott Nevins For 'Sparkle: An All-Star Holiday Concert' In New York
In what’s become a yuletide tradition, “People’s Couch” hunk Scott Nevins rang in the holidays Dec. 7 amidst of bevy of stage and screen talents at New York nightspot 42West.
Broadway performers Tony Yazbeck, Bobby Steggert and Anthony Rapp were among the many stars to take the stage for a spirited set of carols at “Sparkle: An All-Star Holiday Concert,” which also featured Erich Bergen of the “Jersey Boys” film and celebrity blogger and entrepreneur Perez Hilton.
Yazbeck, who is currently starring in “On The Town,” had the distinction of crooning “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which was introduced by Judy Garland in 1944’s “Meet Me In St. Louis” and is a longtime favorite of Nevins.’ Meanwhile, singer Kelly King brought the crowd to its feet with flawless renditions of “Oh Holy Night” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
“I’m such a holiday fanatic and I love all of the buildup to Christmas,” Nevins, who was born and raised in Queens, told The Huffington Post earlier this month. The show itself, he added, is his way of “getting together with loved ones and friends for a great holiday celebration. I want this to feel home-spun and like a real love fest between friends, performers and fans.”
The West Coast installment of “Sparkle: An All-Star Holiday Concert” plays Los Angeles’ Rockwell: Table & Stage on Thursday, Dec. 11 and will feature performances by Steve Kazee, Laura Bell Bundy and Eli Lieb, among others. Head here for more information.
Proceeds from both the New York and Los Angeles performances will benefit The Actors Fund.
Check out photos from the Dec. 7 performance of “Sparkle” below:
Kentucky State Government Asks U.S Supreme Court to Hear Marriage Equality Case
Kentucky State Government Asks U.S Supreme Court to Hear Marriage Equality Case
Today, Kentucky officials filed a brief in support of a writ of certiorari calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Love v. Beshear.
HRC.org
NEW MUSIC: Naomi Pilgrim, Son Joan, Static Waves 3, Ummagma, Pretty Sad, R I T U A L
NEW MUSIC: Naomi Pilgrim, Son Joan, Static Waves 3, Ummagma, Pretty Sad, R I T U A L
New Music is brought to you weekly by Deadly Music!, which covers mostly indie/alternative music as well as electronica, ambient/modern classical, pop and anything really, really good.
Most tracks are available on a Soundcloud playlist, some of them on a Spotify playlist….both of which are embedded at the end of this post.
Enjoy!
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Naomi Pilgrim: “It’s All Good”
Naomi Pilgrim is one of the biggest breakout European electro pop artists of 2014.
Born in Barbados and raised in Sweden, she’s dropped a few singles and EPs this year including debut gem and one of our favourite songs of the year “No Gun.”
Going for the 80s europop revival via more restrained R&B, Naomi’s last video for “It’s All Good” sees her “waking up alone in the desert with a retro DeLorean conveniently parked nearby. She proceeds to burn down a desert road, passing by a series of men digging ditches and hapless skateboarders.”
As you do.
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Son Joan: “Sucker Punch”
Son Joan is a one-man act from Hampshire in the UK.
A label-mate of Hannah Lou Clark who we covered last week, Hannah collaborated with Son Joan on “Sucker Punch,” which is down and dirty old-school indie rock for fans of Simple Kid, Jamie T, early Primal Scream and The Rolling Stones.
“Sucker Punch” is taken from Son Joan‘s debut EP Menagerie Melodies which is set to be released soon.
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Listen to new tracks by Lillies On Mars, Ummagma, Pretty Sad and R I T U A L, AFTER THE JUMP…
Sainte Marie Records: Static Waves 3
Sainte Marie Records is a label based in Texas that focuses mostly on dreampop and shoegaze music.
A perfectly curated label, the most high profile release this year was probably When Shapes of Spilt Blood Spelt Love by The History of Colour TV.
For the third year in a row, Sainte Marie is releasing an end-of-year compilation.
A must-have for fans of dreampop, shoegaze, indie fuzz and indie pop, Static Waves 3 is available on Spotify and to buy as a 3-CD set / download for only $9.99.
Have a listen to an inspired cover of Slowdive’s “Crazy For You” by Lillies on Mars, one of the 42 tracks on the album.
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Ummagma: “Kiev”
Sticking with the dreampop theme, Ummagma is a duo from Canada/Ukraine who’ve been busy over the last couple of years with a number of new releases and remix albums.
Dreampop in the classic mode, Ummagma will appeal to fans of mid- to late-career Cocteau Twins, Stereolab, Curve, Broadcast and Dubstar.
Have a listen to “Kiev” taken from the 2012 album Antigravity along with a cut from a recently released 10-track remix album.
Kiev Remixes is available on Amazon, Spotify and iTunes.
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Pretty Sad: “Wish You Knew”
Continuing the theme, Pretty Sad is an indie pop / dreampop / twee pop act based in the UK and Denmark.
Just released via Shelf life is the their self-titled three-track EP.
Have a listen to EP track “Wish You Knew” which will appeal to fans of acts like The Cure and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart as well as twee 90s acts like Belle & Sebastian, the recently reformed Ride and Sister Vanilla.
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R I T U A L: “Amnesia”
Finally for this week, London-based R I T U A L have just dropped “Amnesia,” the final track from the EP The Fall.
A minimalistic haunting electro / piano-based downtempo R&B piece, “Amnesia” is bolstered by outstanding vocals and a verse from U.S. rapper Chester Watson.
RIYL: Halls, James Blake
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Jim Redmond
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Performs 'Shake It Off' At TrevorLIVE LA (VIDEO)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Performs 'Shake It Off' At TrevorLIVE LA (VIDEO)
Awwww, Jesse!
The “Modern Family” star took to the stage last weekend at The Trevor Project’s TrevorLIVE Los Angeles event to perform one of the hits off Taylor Swift’s new album, “1989.” Ferguson was even joined by a slew of back-up dancers to support his antics.
Not only that, but the performance seemed to have earned the stamp of approval from Swift herself after it went viral on the Internet.
YES YES YES THIS therealsarahhyland’s video t.co/3JWZVuKHZ3
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 8, 2014
Check it out for yourself above!
(h/t Towleroad)
(Part 3) OASCR Panel Presentation – Pilar Velasquez "LGBT Discrimination in the Federal Workplace"
(Part 3) OASCR Panel Presentation – Pilar Velasquez "LGBT Discrimination in the Federal Workplace"
USDA OASCR Panel Presentation @ PPIII, Nov. 17, 2014. "Sexuality, Technology, Legality & Equality" Pilar Velasquez "LGBT Discrimination in the Federal Workplace" con’d.
Sam Smith Just Made The World's Saddest Christmas Song Even Sadder
Sam Smith Just Made The World's Saddest Christmas Song Even Sadder
Sam Smith, newly minted six-time Grammy nominee, released a sweet, sad cover of the classic Christmas carol, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” Bare bones and backed by a single piano, Smith sings with no frills and all the feels. It’s dusty in this post.
YouTube Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay
YouTube Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay
YouTube star Connor Franta came out publicly in a video on YouTube yesterday.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/youtube-star-comes-out-publicly-as-gay?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
