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News Round-Up: April 1, 2016

Reporter Thomas Morton is welcomed at Bear Week

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Vice‘s Thomas Morton explores the world and language of gay bears and gets a big welcome.

• The “Great Unifier” – Donald Trump is being sued by folks who were attacked at his campaign rallies.

• The new jobs report out today shows 215,000 were added in March — extending the longest streak of private-sector job growth in U.S. history to 73 months.

• Bernie Sanders’ supporters are spinning campaign donations to Hillary Clinton from people who WORK in the fossil fuel industry as campaign donations FROM the fossil fuel industry. Not the same thing.

• Out footballer Michael Sam says he sees more racism in gay community than homophobia in the black community.

•North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory met with LGBT activists who oppose the recent anti-LGBT law, House Bill 2.

• Speaking of H.B. 2, here’s how a transgender man who found his own way to deal with the anti-Transgender aspect of the law:

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News Round-Up: March 28, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Don’t be sad Ben Affleck, with a $170 million opening weekend,  Batman v. Superman won’t become the next Gigli.

• The Atlanta man who threw boiling water on two sleeping gay men has been indicted and could face 80 years in prison.

• Speaking of Georgia, after the state’s governor announced he will be vetoing the anti-LGBT bill House Bill 757, state Republicans are already calling for an override vote of Gov. Deal’s veto. We saw that coming, didn’t we?

• Gwen Stefani, who’s new album just debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, says she would “be blessed” to have a gay son.

• New York City Mayor De Blasio has instituted a “non-essential” ban on city employee travel to North Carolina due to the anti-LGBT H.B. 2 recently passed. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has done the same.  Good going, North Carolina!

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News Round-Up: March 18, 2016

Derrick Gordon of Seton Hall is the first ever openly gay basketball player in NCAA tournament history
Derrick Gordon of Seton Hall

Some news stories you might have missed:

• Congrats to Seton Hall’s Derrick Gordon – he will be the first ever openly gay basketball player in the NCAA tournament.

• Former Subway pitchman/convicted kiddie porn collector Jared Fogle got a prison yard beat down.

• St. Louis Cardinals minor league baseball player quit after teammates said gays should be killed.

• The Dominican Republic has launched a petition requesting President Obama recall our openly gay Ambassador, James Brewster, for “promoting in his official duties an LGBT agenda inconsistent with the Christian cultural values and tradition of the Dominican Republic.”

• Teen Wolf star Dylan O’Brien was severely injured in a car accident on the set of the upcoming ‘Mazerunner’ sequel.

• Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders walked off of an interview in Arizona.

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News Round-Up: March 2, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• According to PornHub’s recent statistics, America really likes searching for “lesbian” and “step-sister” porn. Oh – and “step-mom” is big in Alaska!

• Judge Jane Kelly of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (near unanimous Senate approval three years ago)  is being vetted for possible SCOTUS nomination.

• Bernie Sanders supporters are so uber-mad at progressive hero Sen. Elizabeth Warren for not endorsing Sanders that they’ve begun attacking her online.

• A transgender Virginia woman was fired from KFC as the manager told her, “We don’t know which bathroom you can use.” KFC fired the manager and offered her a job at whatever location she wanted.

• Sir Elton John would “rather see a drag show” than attend a Janet Jackson concert.

• Melissa Harris-Perry is getting very public about her recent split with MSNBC.

• Can we just take a moment to celebrate “the sexiest math teacher in the world,” Pietro Boselli? This recent photo shoot with Daniel Jaems for Attitude Magazine is killer. #Woof

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News Round-Up: February 12, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Aydian Dowling becomes first  transgender man to cover GT Magazine.

• Anti-gay Pastor David James Manning says he will barricade himself inside his church (with children) before he’ll allow the building to be auctioned off, despite owing over $1 million in back taxes/utilities.

• Remember when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told local officials they could simply refuse to follow the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality? That move might have landed him in an ethics investigation.

•”Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli owes over $4.6 million in back taxes. What a surprise (said no one…)

• GOP White House hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz says he will be a president for “everybody,” including atheists. How nice to articulate that…

• The Virginia state Senate has approved legislation that would allow government employees to refuse to conduct same-sex marriages.

• Sen. Ted Cruz parodies cult classic “Office Space” in over-the-top attack ad against Hillary Clinton (below).

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News Round-Up: February 7, 2016

Nyle DiMarco (photo – Alexandra Arnold)

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Final winner of America’s Next Top Model (and “sexually fluid”) Nyle DiMarco tells Spirit and Flesh Magazine he feels his deafness is an advantage and he’s proud to be part of the Deaf community.

• After saying nobody in Congress likes Sen. Ted Cruz, and that he’s a “nasty man,” Donald Trump won’t rule out picking Cruz as a running mate.

• Fulton County in Georgia announces a new no-cost PrEP clinic to combat HIV.

• New national polling results from Quinnipiac University shows Bernie Sanders catching up to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton big-time.

• This ad for Icelandic Glacial water makes me very thirsty.

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News Round-Up: January 22, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Britney Spears tweets for more awareness of LGBT issues: “We Still Have A LOT Of Work To Do”

• The Republican National Committee has officially severed ties to NBC News after the Repubs were unhappy with the tone of the October debate hosted by CNBC.

• Flint, Michigan continues to struggle with undrinkable water, but have no fear – Cher is donating 180,000 bottles of water to help residents. Your move, Gov. Snyder.

•  Oopsie – Sen. Ted Cruz “apparently” forgot to list million dollar campaign loans from Goldman Sachs (his wife just happened to work there) and Citibank on his disclosures. **Forgot???***

• Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois becomes the first Republican sponsor of The Equality Act in the U.S. Senate.

• Donald Trump admits to having virulently anti-gay Tony Perkins help write his speeches for him.

• Apparently, an intoxicated gun-nut “dropped” his gun during a screening of “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” and shot another movie-goer, and then left before anyone could identify him.

• The snow storm bearing down on the Eastern United States has cause over 5,100 flights to be cancelled.

• Rev. Franklin Graham says gay Christians are “the enemy.”

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News Round-Up: January 11, 2016

Michael Bloomberg

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg, three-term mayor of New York City, is mulling over a possible independent run for president. The former Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Independent is worth $37 Billion.

• Statistics show the number of Grindr and Tinder-related crimes (rape, attempted murder) has soared by 700% over the last two years in the UK.

• Donald Trump thinks the NFL has “gone soft.”

• Jim Obergefell, whose case at the U.S. Supreme Court brought marriage equality to the entire country, will sit with the First Lady at tomorrow night’s State of the Union address.

• Just because she won a Golden Globe last night for her acting turn in American Horror Story doesn’t mean she’s leaving music behind. Gaga announced to reporters last night she’ll be releasing a new album this year.

• Ellen DeGeneres says Hillary Clinton is “everything I want in a president.”

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News Round-Up: January 8, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• January means you need a new calendar, so make sure you check out the 2016 Heracles calendar with mucho hunky, humpy fitness models

• Jeb Bush has proposed ending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as the federal food stamp program. Good luck, poor folks.

• Tonya Couch, mother of the “affluenza” teen whose drunk driving killed four, isn’t happy with her jail accommodations after trying to help her son avoid the authorities by running off to Mexico.

• Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” – who dug a tunnel to escape his maximum security prison last year – has been captured.

• Alaska Republicans “pre-file” legislation aimed at legalizing discrimination against same-sex married couples.

• And to close this one out – enjoy these hunky rugby players giving shirtless flight safety instuctions.

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News Round-Up: January 7, 2016

Some news items you may have missed:

• Caitlyn Jenner on being a spokesperson for the transgender community: “The media has kind of labeled me as the spokesperson for the trans community. That is not the case. I am only a spokesperson for my own journey. After that, I know nothing. Am I learning a lot? Absolutely. I’m just trying to do my best, that’s all.”

• Did GOP White House hopeful Marco Rubio use his influence as an elected official in Florida to get his brother-in-law a real estate license after being convicted on $15 million cocaine bust?

• Looks like North Korea may have just tested an H-Bomb.

• President Obama says the NRA used to support expanded background checks for gun buyers. And PolitiFact says he’s right.

• A court in China has agreed to take up a lawsuit for same-sex marriage rights.

• Adam Lambert is the “Top Earning” American Idol alum for 2015. Guess who he beat out?

• Federal prosecutors have “grave concerns” over Alabama State Chief Justice Roy Moore’s attempt to stop marriage equality in the state.

• Sen. Rand Paul says fellow GOP White House hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz is definitely qualified to be Prime Minister of Canada.

• And finally, did you catch current “hottest boy band” 5 Seconds Of Summer cover Rolling Stones Magazine in the buff?