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Virginia: Trump Jr. Urges Republicans To Vote For Republican On Wrong Day – TWICE

Donald Trump Jr.

As voters in Virginia are heading to the polls today to vote, Donald Trump Jr. thought he would do his part to help the Republican candidate for governor, Ed Gillespie.

The junior Trump tweeted out messages like, “Let’s take @EdWGillespie across the finish line tomorrow! Virginia: get out and vote for Ed  & entire GOP ticket #VAGov #VA.”

The only problem is: today is the election, not tomorrow.

And Jr. tweeted the wrong day TWICE!

Needless to say, the Twitterverse had a field day:

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Scotland Issues Apology For Gay Sex Convictions In The Past

The government in Scotland has issued an official apology to gay men who were convicted of same-sex activity in the past. In doing so, the men or their families will be able to clear their names.

From Reuters:

“It is only right that we address this historic wrong,” First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament.

“Discriminatory laws, although abolished, continue to have implications for people to this day,” she added. “The wrong has been committed by the state to them, not by the individuals.”

She added: “I categorically, unequivocally and wholeheartedly apologize for those laws and for the hurt and the harm they did to so many.”

Watching from the gallery, same-sex couples wept, held hands and applauded.

Consensual homosexual acts between men aged over 21 in Scotland were decriminalized in 1981.

“(The) apology will give a great deal of comfort to many who were unjustly prosecuted and will help draw a line, once and for all, under a dark period in Scotland’s history,” gay rights group Stonewall said in a statement.

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Marriage Equality Postal Survey Ends In Australia

The “vote-by-mail” survey on marriage equality in Australia has now ended, and now, we wait.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 78% of those Aussies who received a mail-in ballot for the (expensive $122 million) postal survey on same-sex marriage participated in the vote.

A new poll in The Guardian indicates 64% of respondents voted “Yes,” 31% were “No” voters and 5% declined to answer the question.

The final tally will be announced on Wednesday, November 15.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised to pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage should the majority say “Yes.”

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Virginia Governor’s Race: Draft Dodger Criticizes Veteran As Weak On Veterans

Donald Trump

As folks in Virginia head to the polls today to vote for their next governor, Donald Trump took time out during his trip to Asia to criticize the Democrat, Dr. Ralph Northam, as “weak.”

Ralph Northam will allow crime to be rampant in Virginia. He’s weak on crime, weak on our GREAT VETS, Anti-Second Amendment….and has been horrible on Virginia economy. Vote @EdWGillespie today!

Trump also went on to note the “high crime” and “poor economic performance” in Virginia.

The only problem is: Northam actually IS a veteran, thus opening Trump – a draft dodger – up to a game of “glass houses.”

And others had some “context” for those “high crime” and “poor economic performance” comments:

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News Round-Up: November 6, 2017

Some news items you might have missed:

• Stuart Reardon (above) contemplates a new week ahead. I contemplate his sexy everything.

• Copenhagen, Denmark, has been awarded hosting duties for the 2021 World Pride festivities. Held every two years, the international celebration was in Madrid, Spain, this year and will be held in New York City in 2019 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

• Twitter has been slammed for blocking search terms “bisexual,” “gay,” and “lesbian,” while Nazi hate speech is still allowed. Twitter claims the block was a technical error.

• Kevin Spacey has checked into luxe sex addiction rehab center, The Meadows – the same facility as Harvey Weinstein.

• Even though the Trump administration slashed the communications budget for Obamacare registration season, signups are hitting record levels compared to this time last year.

• Ariana and the Rose drops her latest single, “For Your Love.” Vogue calls her “a rising star with a strong aesthetic.” Billboard describes her music as “lyrically sincere, sonically enveloping synth-pop.” Listen below.

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CNN Poll: Donald Trump Hits New Low Approval Rating

According to the latest CNN poll, Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached it’s lowest level of his presidency in the aftermath of growing concerns Russian contacts during the 2016 campaign and indictments of some of Trump’s advisers.

• Only 36% say they approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president – a new low

• Disapproval is at a new high of 58%

• 48% say they “strongly disapprove” of the way Trump is handling his job

• 44%  say they are “very concerned” about reports of connections to Russia operatives during the 2016 campaign

• 59% say they believe Trump himself knew last year that anyone associated with his campaign had contact with suspected Russian operatives

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Same-Sex Couple Gets Cozy In The Cold In New Starbucks Campaign

This year’s holiday campaign from Starbucks is all about inclusivity.

And that’s why in the launch video below, titled “Giving Good Starts with You,” you’ll see a mixed-race couple holding hands, a father and daughter decorating a tree, a young girl sharing a holiday drawing with her grandmother via internet, and a lesbian couple enjoying a hot cup of coffee in the holiday season.

The video is reminiscent of this year’s holiday cups which feature doodles of gifts, ribbons, and a pair of hands holding red coffee cups.

Leanne Fremar, executive creative director for Starbucks, says the cups were “designed to encourage our customers to add their own color and illustrations. We love the idea of everyone making this year’s cup their own.”

The “Give Good” campaign is about the many ways we can help or recognize others’ contributions to our lives.

“Giving good can be as small as someone opening the door for you, or recognizing the people that enrich your life—your child’s teacher, a caregiver, a family friend,” says Fremar. “The holidays are a time to celebrate all the good we give to each other and our community.”

Watch the video below.

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2018 Australian Firefighters Charity Calendar

Since 1993, the smoking hot firefighters of Australia have raised over $2.3 million for various charities via their charity calendar.

This year there’s not one but three calendars to choose from: The Animal Calendar, The Puppy Calendar and the Hot Firefighters Calendar. Click here to order.

And you can check out some woofy behind-the-scenes action from the guys’ photo shoots below.

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Chef Duff Goldman On Gay Wedding Cake Lawsuit At SCOTUS: “This Is Discrimination”

Chef Duff Goldman

Duff Goldman, celebrity baker and star of Food Network’s Ace of Cakes, has penned an essay sharing his thoughts on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

As many know, baker Jack Phillips, who owns Masterpiece Cakeshop, refused to sell a gay couple a wedding cake in 2012 for their reception to be held in Colorado due to his being a “Christian.”

Colorado has a long-standing public accommodations law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. Goldman was sanctioned for breaking the state’s anti-discrimination ordinance.

Phillips has appealed and lost a couple of times, and now heads to the U.S. Supreme Court to try and fight for legalized discrimination.

In his essay, fellow baker Duff explains why Phillips is wrong.

Here’s an excerpt via People:

This is not about the cake. This is plainly and clearly distorting constitutional rights to justify discrimination against a LGBT people.

When a business chooses to open its doors to the public, and then chooses to sell cakes for wedding receptions, it doesn’t have the right to refuse to sell the product to people just because of their sexual orientation, or their gender identity, their race, or their religion.

I take a tremendous amount of pride in the products I create for my customers. As do a lot of people. Plenty of businesses sell products and services every day that include creativity: salons, caterers, retail outlets, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. But that doesn’t mean they are allowed to refuse service to people because they are gay, and it doesn’t mean that providing a service means you endorse an idea or message. It just means you are a public business and as such you are open to everyone in the public. I have a responsibility to treat all of my customers with the dignity and respect they deserve.

We decided a really long time ago that businesses don’t get to discriminate against their customers because of who they are. I mean, permitting business owners to pick and choose who they serve would be the equivalent of displaying a “wedding cakes for heterosexual people only” sign in storefront windows. And, if the Court decides that he can do that, what’s to stop another business owner from putting a sign that says “Men Only” or “Whites Only” or “Christians Only,” or any other sign that allows them to pick and choose?

This is wrong. We know it’s wrong. This is discrimination.

So as a business owner, and a maker of cakes, I am creative in making my products, and following laws against discrimination doesn’t encroach on my freedom of speech. But more importantly, this isn’t about cakes. It’s about discrimination.

Duff has also signed on to a “friend of the court” brief – Chefs for Equality – that has been filed in the SCOTUS case.