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Donald Trump Orders Ban On “Bump Stocks”

President Trump says he’s signed a memorandum directing Attorney General Sessions to propose regulations to ban “all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns.”

From The New York Times:

President Trump ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to propose regulations to ban so-called bump stocks, which can convert a semiautomatic gun into an automatic weapon like the one used last year in the massacre of concertgoers in Las Vegas.

Speaking at the White House days after a mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 14 students and three teachers, Mr. Trump said that he had directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to develop the regulations, saying that the step would help prevent future mass shootings.

The White House had said last year that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was performing a review of whether it could regulate bump stocks after the shooting in Las Vegas, which killed dozens of people. Even as Mr. Trump was speaking on Tuesday, a bureau official told a reporter that the review was continuing.

But the president said that he had signed a memorandum on Tuesday effectively short-circuiting that review.

Watch Trump’s comments below.

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Georgia Senate Committee Approves Anti-LGBTQ Adoption Bill

A Georgia state Senate committee has approved an anti-LGBTQ bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples based on “sincerely-held religious beliefs.”

The legislation would also keep the Georgia Department of Human Services from taking any “adverse action” against such agencies who chose to discriminate against LGBTs.

Senate Bill 375, also known as the “Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act,” passed in the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee this morning on a party line vote. Only the two Democrats voted against the measure.

There were no public comments allowed during the committee meeting and the bill now head to the Senate floor for a vote.

Jeff Graham, Georgia Equality’s Executive Director, issued this statement:

“There are no winners with SB 375. This bill does not help the thousands of young people in our state’s adoption and foster care system. It does not help loving parents who are looking to open their homes to children in need, either through fostering or adoption.

“It does not help our state’s economic image – particularly at this crucial juncture in our bid to bring up to 50,000 new and high-paying jobs to our state through Amazon.

“There are only losers with this bill: children denied permanent and loving homes, and potential parents coldly turned away simply because of who they are.”

(source)

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Gus Kenworthy Shows Off His Sexy “Bruised Peach”

Out Olympian Gus Kenworthy is one tough competitor

Gus Kenworthy post #2:

US freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy missed out on a second Olympic medal this time around in part due to injuries (a broken thumb and massive hematoma) that proved detrimental to his final runs in the Slopestyle competition this past weekend.

Gus shared a pic of the enormous bruise today giving you an idea of just how tough he is and yet still managed to throw down with the best of the best freestyle skiers in PyeongChang.

He even threw in a Call Me By Your Name reference along the way 🙂

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Gus Kenworthy Dispatches Twitter Troll With 3 Words

Gus Kenworthy

Out U.S. Winter Olympian Gus Kenworthy has little patience for online trolls.

As Kenworthy celebrated his now-famous Olympic kiss with bf Matthew Wilkas, a Twitter user (with the same name as a Trump lawyer) chimed in with an ugly comment.

The troll asked: “Question is, if men marry men and women marry women who will produce children in this world”

Kenworthy destroyed the hater with three simple words:

“Hopefully not you.”

#Boom

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Russell Tovey Announces Engagement To Rugby Player Boyfriend

Steve Brockman (L) and Russell Tovey (R)

Handsome Being Human, Looking, and Quantico star Russell Tovey has announced his engagement to his woofy rugby-playing bf, Steve Brockman.

The actor told Digital Spy, “Completely unexpected but very, very happy and looking forward to having a proper party to celebrate when back in London.”

The Sun reports that Tovey is “over the moon” about his upcoming nuptials to Brockman, a rugby player with the Kings Cross Steelers.

Tovey is currently based in London and New York, where Quantico shoots. Brockman, who works in construction, plans on visiting NYC often according to report.

I know Tovey’s excited about calling Brockman “husband,” but I think Brockman is total “daddy” material 🙂

Congrats to the happy couple!

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On-Again Off-Again Trump/Romney Bromance Is Back On

Well, what can you say about the on-again, off-again, on-again bromance between Donald Trump and Mitt Romney?

Less than two years ago, Mitt Romney called then-presidential candidate Trump a “fraud” and a “con artist.”

Trump labeled Romney a “choke artist” for his failure to win the 2012 presidential election.

Eventually, Trump won the 2016 election and Romney came crawling back in hopes of becoming Secretary of State.

But it turned out Trump was just punking Romney.

Now, as Romney announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by retiring Orrin Hatch of Utah, Romney and the Trumpeter are buds once again.

Check out the tweets from last night from these crazy kids.

And just for giggles, let’s take a trip on the way-back machine to March 2016 when Romney felt the need to give a huge speech wherein he called Trump “a fraud.”

Watch below.

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Ohio: 7th Grader Shoots Himself In Middle School Restroom

Gun advocates say there should be MORE guns in schools.

And that’s how these kinds of incidents happen.

From the CBS affiliate in Cleveland:

Schools in the Jackson Local School District in Stark County are on lockdown after a seventh grade student shot himself on a middle school campus.

Just before 8 a.m., a student shot himself in the men’s restroom at Jackson Memorial Middle School, according to Jackson Township Police. The school is about 55 miles south of Cleveland.

Police say the boy was transported to a nearby hospital. His condition is not known at this time.

Police have not said if the shooting is accidental or intentional, but they are calling it self-inflicted.

All other students and faculty members were no injured.

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News Round-Up: February 19, 2018

Ryan Cleary (via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• UK “Survival of the Fittest” reality show contestant Ryan Cleary (above) recently came out as bisexual.

• Sally Field is trying to hook her gay son up with Winter Olympics darling Adam Rippon.

• Trump’s proposed budget cuts for HIV/AIDS funding would lead to 300,000 more deaths per year.

• A homophobic ad in Russia warns folks the gays will take over unless they vote.

• A top Republican pollster says Oprah Winfrey is “triggering” for Donald Trump.

• Out crossover artist Andre Xcellence has released I’m Coming, his highly charged EP of Xcellent music that he calls the soundtrack of his life.

The EP includes “So What?”, a celebratory anthem that invites gays and straights to party on the dance floor together. Check out the release on iTunes here or on Spotify here.

Andre Xcellence EP “I’m Coming”
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Trump Lies: Obama “Did Nothing” To Stop Russian Meddling

Donald Trump, who has denied any Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election for over a year, is a sudden convert to the concept after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian actors last Friday.

Trump thought the news of the indictments was good news for him. But, watching cable news over the weekend, Trump realizes most folks don’t see it that way.

The Donald has continually called the investigation into Russian meddling a “witch hunt.” And, as the New York Times noted, “has made little if any public effort to rally the nation to confront the Russians for their intrusion.”

The Trumpster’s latest tact is to blame President Obama who Trump claims “did nothing.”

That isn’t true though.

Obama directly addressed Vladimir Putin about the transgressions as well as issued sanctions on Russia while expelling dozens of Russian diplomats in the aftermath of the meddling.

Trump expressed his frustrations via Twitter (for a change):

Even Fox News called Trump out on his lies: