October 20th, 2020
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Coverboy Your Vote Counts
It Was a Crazy Weekend
By Daddy
Las Vegas — 31 million people have cast their vote, this is up from 17.5 million when I first started following it last week. Over 10 million votes in a few days. We are watching history being made. It's going to be a crazy two weeks.
Fourteen of the states also report the party affiliations of the ballots. A bit over half the ballots were from Democrats, and about a quarter from Republicans. However, the game-changer is the "No Party Affiliation" which is about 20% of the total. If they go with Biden that's a ~75% advantage. If they go with Trump it only about ~45% of the vote. I suspect it'll split down the middle.
We're about fourteen days from election. Don't let anybody convince you that your vote is not important. If you're in one of those states that mailed you a ballot to fill it out, do so, put it in its envelope, and sign the certification on the outside. Then take it to your polling place. You don't need to trust USPS to get it that last mile.
For me it was literally a walk up to the door, be shown to the ballot box where I deposited my ballot. For my friend, the only reason it wasn't a several hour wait was because She was sporting a bright blue cane and along with a handicap placard was shown to the door directly.
I still feel clumsy in the CROW boot however yesterday something clicked and it became much easier to deal with. Still using my cane when I go out and still get tired quickly when it's on. My only complaint is that it's tall enough that it interferes with my knee. When I go for my follow up, I'll see if they can take an inch off the top.
As is usual as we head into the holidays, money gets tight however October appears to be taken care of. To all those that have donated, Thank you for your donations!. Any help is appreciated. Here's a link to the How to Donate Page
Billy Porter Says to 'Get Your Little Asses to the Polls!'
By David Artavia
Cyberspace — “Voter suppression is very devious,” he tells Out. “And one of the tent poles of voter suppression is psychology. The psychology of making the voter think that their vote doesn't matter. That's the point.” “We the people must engage in our democracy, or it goes away. (More)
US Senate Races: Where LGBT Support Matters
By Lisa Keen
Washington — Control of the U.S. Senate is almost as important to LGBT people this year as control of the White House. Under Republican control, the Senate has ignored bills to make schools safer for LGBT students or to stop discrimination against LGBT youth seeking child welfare services. While the Equality Act, to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and federally funded programs, has passed the House, it has languished in the Senate Judiciary Committee, without hearing or vote. (More)
Why Was Sam Smith Kicked Off a Dating App?
By Staff
Cyberspace — Sam Smith was booted from a dating app for looking too much like... Sam Smith. "The singer, 28, signed up to a string of apps but was soon blocked by Hinge as its moderators thought they were using a fake profile," (More)
Anchorage, Alaska Selects First Woman, Openly Gay Acting Mayor
By Andy Towle
Anchorage — Austin Quinn-Davidson was selected by the Anchorage, Alaska Assembly to serve as acting mayor when Ethan Berkowitz’s resignation takes effect. Berkowitz resigned last week after having a “consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship” with a local TV news anchor. (More)
1,500 New Egyptian Officers Show Off Their Six-Packs in the ‘World’s Gayest Parade’
By Adrian Garcia
.EGYPT — A video of Egypt’s newest police officers flexing their muscles and showing off their six-packs during their graduation ceremony has gone viral. (More)
“Drag Race” Season 12 Queens Tuck N’ Treat for “Bring Back My Ghouls”
By Christopher Rudolph
Cyberspace — he queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 are sashaying from the workroom to the worktomb in a new Halloween eleganza special, Bring Back My Ghouls! America’s reigning drag superstar, Jaida Essence Hall, summons all of her Season 12 sisters to find out how they are spending they are spending Halloween this year. (More)
Return to Raging Stallion: Director Tony Dimarco Takes Reins of Legacy Brand
By JC Adams
Cyberspace — Amidst a tumultuous time for adult, Falcon Studios/NakedSword shook things up earlier this year. Alongside the yearlong 20th anniversary celebrations for its pioneering streaming platform NakedSword, the legacy brand reassigned Raging Stallion Studios director Steve Cruz to Falcon, and sent Falcon’s Tony Dimarco back over to Raging Stallion, the label where he first made waves when he shared the XBIZ Award for Director of the Year in 2009. (More)
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear First Major Section 230 Case
By Lawrence Avery
Washington — Even as Congress, both presidential candidates, and the Department of Justice are preparing to roll back or even eliminate Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act — the “First Amendment of the Internet” — the United States Supreme Court this week passed up its first chance to review the law that allows free expression online. (More)
Why What the Constitution Means to Me Needed a Gay Man Onstage
By Daniel Reynolds
Streaming — Mike Iveson wears many hats — literally — in What the Constitution Means to Me.The actor alternates between several roles in the acclaimed 2017 Broadway play by Heidi Schreck, which was released Friday as an Amazon Prime Video film directed by Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?). His first (and primary) role is a legionnaire moderator. (More)
