News: Beyoncé, Bent-Con, Home Depot, Fox News, ISIS, Chick-fil-A

News: Beyoncé, Bent-Con, Home Depot, Fox News, ISIS, Chick-fil-A

Road Beyoncé apparently has Baby No. 2 on the way

CheneyRoad Excerpt from Mary Cheney’s keynote address at the Log Cabin Republicans 2014 Spirit of Lincoln Event: “I want to be very clear here. I am not a Republican with reservations, comfortable with some core convictions but not with others. I am not a conflicted conservative, struggling to reconcile personal views with settled principles. Sometimes you hear people speak as if freedom and equality for gay Americans requires some sort of radical departure from the ideals of the party of Lincoln. And this never fails to amaze me — because I always thought freedom and equality were the ideals of the party of Lincoln.”

Road Following the “No” victory in the Scottish independence referendum, Scotland’s political leader Alex Salmond has announced his plans to resign

Road Bent-Con, one of the largest conventions celebrating LGBT geekdom and pop-culture, has kicked off its Kickstarter funding for the upcoming convention this November. 

Road The latest New York Times poll puts support for marriage equality at 56%.

Road One writer’s take on the HRC’s “new frontier” campaign targeting the South. “Welcome to the South, but this is not a new frontier. Take some time to get to know the local communities who have been building bridges, winning and losing campaigns, and making a difference for generations. Enter these communities with humility and a beginner’s mind. And please, please don’t erase the rich history and culture of the queer South just because you finally started paying attention.” 

ChileRoad Chilean clothing company accused of removing a same-sex kiss from its ad. 

Road Michael Sam is making progress on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, according to defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.

Road Philadelphia residents sound off on the city’s anti-gay attack last Saturday. 

Road Home Depot’s card breach has but some 56 million credit and debit cards at risk for cybertheft – much worse than Target’s 40 million compromised cards last year. 

Road Unreleased duet between Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson to be included in Queen’s upcoming album due out in November. 

Road A man has been arrested in connection with the massive wildfire burning thousands of acres across California. 

Road Walter Woon, the former Attorney General of Singapore, says he is in favor of repealing the country’s anti-homosexuality law. 

Yoweni-Museveni-244x300Road Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is finding it difficult to secure lodging in Texas for an upcoming business meeting with oil and gas executives. 

Road Fox News is upset Bill Maher called the network out for polarizing the nation. 

Road Report: The Mormon Church may have abused its tax-exempt status with its anti-gay campaigns in 2000 and 2008. 

Road Sam Smith isn’t interested in limiting his audience. “I want to reach everyone, gay people, lesbians, transsexuals, straight people, Catholics, anyone.”

Road Joan Rivers has returned from the grave to endorse the new iPhone 6. 

Road Congress has given final approval to President Obama’s plan for training and arming Syrian rebels to battle ISIS. 

Road A West Texas man paid $1,000 to pick up the tab for 88 diners at a Chick-fil-A this week. 

 


Kyler Geoffroy

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Why Posttraumatic Stress Could Make Women More Susceptible To Food Addiction

Why Posttraumatic Stress Could Make Women More Susceptible To Food Addiction
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer
Published: 09/18/2014 10:36 AM EDT on LiveScience

Women with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more likely to have food addiction, or a feeling of dependence on food, new research suggests.

In the study, researchers surveyed more than 49,000 female nurses ages 25 to 42 and asked the women whether they had ever experienced a traumatic event, such as childhood abuse, the violent death of a loved one, or a miscarriage or stillbirth. Researchers then asked the women who had experienced such an event whether they had also experienced PTSD symptoms as a result of the trauma. Those symptoms could include losing interest in activities that were once enjoyable, and feeling isolated or distant from other people.

Participants were also asked whether they experienced symptoms of food addiction, such as frequently eating when they were not hungry, feeling sluggish or fatigued from overeating, and having physical withdrawal symptoms when they cut down on certain foods. The researchers considered women to have a food addiction only if they reported at least three of the condition’s symptoms. [8 Tips for Fighting Sugar Cravings]

Overall, 66 percent of those who had experienced a traumatic event reported at least one symptom of PTSD, according to the study.

The researchers also found that 8 percent of all women in the study had food addiction. But this disorder was more common among those with PTSD symptoms: Nearly 18 percent of women with 6 to 7 symptoms of PTSD had food addiction, compared to 6 percent of women who had no PTSD symptoms during their lifetime. (Although the study did not ask whether a doctor had diagnosed the women with PTSD, people with four or more symptoms of PTSD may have the condition, the researchers said.)

The link between food addiction and PTSD symptoms was strongest among those whose PTSD symptoms occurred before age 10.

Previous studies have found that people with PTSD are at increased risk for obesity, and the new study provides one explanation for that link: People with PTSD may use eating to cope with psychological distress, the researchers said.

“Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that observed links between PTSD and obesity might be partly explained by a tendency to use food to self-medicate traumatic stress symptoms,” the researchers, from the University of Minnesota, wrote in the Sept. 17 issue of the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

However, because the study did not ask women when they started experiencing symptoms of food addiction, the study cannot determine which came first, the PTSD or the food addiction.

If studies that follow people forward over time can replicate the new results, “these findings suggest that interrupting the pathway from PTSD to obesity may require psychological and behavioral interventions that address dependence on eating to cope with distress,” the researchers said.

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Justin Long Is On Scruff, Anderson Cooper Has A Super Creepy Fan, And Other Late Night Tidbits

Justin Long Is On Scruff, Anderson Cooper Has A Super Creepy Fan, And Other Late Night Tidbits

Things we learned from a recent episode of Comedy Central’s comedy faux-quiz show @midnight:

1. The proper name for Kevin Smith’s dick picks, wherein his distinctive belly occupies the bottom portion of the composition with his Silent Bob protruding behind it is not called an “eclipse,” but rather a “Gargamel.” Why? Because it looks like a mountain with Smurf’s house poking up from behind, obviously.

2. Justin Long has Scruff.

3. Someone out there has an Anderson Cooper ventriloquist doll. Also in the clip above, Kevin Smith has 69’ing Andy on his mind. He’s the only one.

And they say late night TV can’t be educational.

 

Dan Tracer

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Tom Daley Dressed Up, Stripped Down for 2015: VIDEO

Tom Daley Dressed Up, Stripped Down for 2015: VIDEO

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Tom Daley offered viewers of his YouTube channel a preview of his 2015 calendar today and most folks will be looking forward to whatever month he’s previewing above.

The British Olympian diver also recently shared some clips of a recent trip to Los Angeles in which he’s seen frolicking along Hollywood Boulevard and playing in a friend’s pool with his GoPro – though there’s no Dustin Lance Black to be found in either of them.

Check them out, AFTER THE JUMP

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Andy Towle

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Listen To Michael Jackson And Freddie Mercury's Unearthed Duet From The '80s

Listen To Michael Jackson And Freddie Mercury's Unearthed Duet From The '80s
Last year, news broke that three duets featuring Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury would soon be released. According to the Times of London, the songs had been recorded in 1983 at Jackson’s home studio, but the singers never worked on a larger project due to conflicting schedules.

NME reports that all three of the songs will be featured on Queen’s new album, “Queen Forever,” due out in November. A William Orbit-produced version of one of the tracks, “There Must Be More To Life Than This,” is now available on YouTube. Written by Mercury during sessions for Queen’s “Hot Space,” the ballad uses the original vocals recorded 30 years ago.

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