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Twink Wars; PICS + Articles; Apr 11, 2011
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Alert: Target + Minnesota Forward + Tom Emmer = Support for a rather dangerous and radical political philosophy that diminishes LGBT people to pests that should be murdered. And "Target" is cool with this?   in San Diego we peacefully canvassed customers near their stores.  In return, TARGET is suing the LGBT community for voicing our right of FREE SPEECH! Now, Target lost in court! David beat Goliath!    AWWW!   Return everything you bought to TARGET and tell them why!  ....Boycott TARGET!!!!!

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Secrets of Weight-Loss TV Shows

By Mari Cartel, Entertainment Editor; April 08, 2011

Weight-loss TV contestants go from flab to fab in no time flat, but are their methods safe? Doctors and trainers from "The Biggest Loser," "Dance Your Ass Off," "Heavy" and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" share their backstage secrets…

We all love weight-loss TV shows like "The Biggest Loser" and "Dance Your Ass Off," on which experts transform couch potatoes and yo-yo dieters at the end of their ropes into tip-top athletes through diet and exercise.

You may have even thought of copying these techniques at home.

But how safe are they? And can you get similar results?

"We can't be too safe with these individuals. We get the weight off relatively quickly and believe that gives us higher long-term success," says Robert Huizenga, M.D. of NBC's "The Biggest Loser."

In this Lifescript exclusive, we ask Huizenga, dietitian Rachel Beller, R.D. (Oxygen's "Dance Your Ass Off"), and fitness trainers David Richardson (A&E's "Heavy") and Chris Powell (ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition") to discuss their techniques for safe and successful weight loss.

But remember: Before embarking on any weight-loss program, consult your doctor.

1. Robert Huizenga, M.D.: "The Biggest Loser"

How does slow-and-steady weight loss compare with the quicker methods used on your weight-loss TV show?
I'm not sure the gradual processes have ever been successful in morbidly obese individuals. When you strive to lose 2%-5% of your weight, which helps you metabolically, that doesn't seem to register in a patient's eyes.

They look at themselves in the mirror, can't see a difference and instantly revert back to their previous lifestyle.

How does shocking the system result in successful weight loss?
You need a significant transformation to really get someone's attention so they can maintain it for the rest of their lives.
Even when they've improved by 3%-5%, we don't think they see the still-increased risk of dying early. We want people to totally change their lives and get back all those years they had thrown away with unhealthy lifestyles.

How do you respond to critics who say you're pushing people too far?
[These people] have very few options. If they get bypass surgery, they have tremendously high risks of dying, not just because of the 40%-60% complications, but dying within the next year [is] up to 10%.

What's wrong with taking weight loss slower?
By doing the standard that all doctors have done in the past – eat a little bit less, work out a little bit more – we know that has a 0% success rate.

Maybe we've backed into it on "The Biggest Loser," but we've come up with a formula.

We have a very high percentage of success. We've got new products to motivate them and a system where we know they can exercise extensively – and we get their attention.

I can't tell you how proud we are.

What precautions do you put into place?
We do a massive medical evaluation on each contestant and follow up on a weekly basis.

Have you encountered any problems with working them so hard, so fast?
In every aggressive exercise program – that includes all professional sports – we have complications. On the very first show of season 8, Tracy [Yukich] had an elevated temperature and was quite sick just trying to run a mile.

Tracy and I completed the Boston marathon together this year. You have an individual who went through this program and couldn't be healthier.
 
The adulation, the number of lives she has affected and the number of people who ran out of the banister to hug her during our race was just eye-opening. To see where Tracy has ended up tells me we're definitely on the right track.

2. Dietitian Rachel Beller, M.S./R.D.,"Dance Your Ass Off"

What's the first step for ensuring safe weight loss on "Dance Your Ass Off"?
I meet with them individually to understand where they're coming from, what their concerns are, even the financial concerns of eating better.

We look at it individually, but the key to success is collectively making it very simple and powerful.

Here are people who deal with morbid obesity; they understand it's not good for them. They've heard all the media, they've heard how better eating will improve their lives.

Simple information about how to buy deli turkey, or what to buy to maximize antioxidant levels is important. They absorbed this information like sponges. That gave them a high.

What red flags do you watch for?
I work very closely with the medical team and trainers. We make sure they're eating enough too. Not eating enough can turn into a problem.

We had a few people who I had to tell to eat more.

Does the change in diet upset their systems?
Going from heavily processed, manufactured, high-fat, high-sodium meals to a similar volume, but cleaner, food is a very pleasant shock to the system.
It doesn't affect them in any way. They weren't having withdrawal symptoms from eating junk to [eating] protective foods.

Do you set a specific number in terms of the amount of calories they eat a day?
It's substantially lower than what they're used to but varies by individual. We make sure they're eating enough food but also that they have enough components, especially with all the physical exertion demanded of them.

They need to have enough protein as well as enough of all the checks and balances for that.

3. Personal fitness trainer, David Richardson, "Heavy"

How do you cut an obese person's diet from 40,000-60,000 calories a day to a more reasonable 2,000 calories?
We had a dietitian on staff who was able to assist us with what we know as personal trainers about diet and nutrition. You have your fats, carbs and proteins.

The question became: How much of these calories should I be taking in on a daily basis? That's what we taught them.

Where do you see them needing the most help in terms of successful weight loss?
Some of them haven't been shopping in years. But that all changed. The dietitian, Megan, was awesome. She took them shopping.

More than 80% of the people on the show made a true lifestyle change.

How do you keep them safe during their vigorous fitness regime?
We had them wear heart-rate monitors. The only [other] thing we can do is ask, "How are you feeling?"

Once you start to work with an individual for a couple of days – which transpires into a week to two weeks – you start to get a real feel for their limitations.
Of course, we had medical staff, paramedics and anyone we needed at our disposal, but we never had to tap into that.

4. Fitness trainer Chris Powell, "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" (Premiering May 30)

What safety nets are in place for contestants on your weight-loss TV show?
They go through a series of medical exams prior to starting. Blood work, stress tests, MRIs on the joints – it's impressive to see the amount and battery of medical exams they go through prior to even beginning this process.

It's important that I have the green light from doctors to push them – because that's what I'm here to do, push them out of that comfort zone to have them become comfortable with being uncomfortable.

How do you ensure they maintain safe weight loss?
When you're dealing with a 400- to 600-pound individual, the strength and muscle mass is there. They have this incredible metabolic machinery with all the muscle their body has created to be able to hold 400, 500, 600 pounds.

When I put it into motion, it burns a lot of calories. I scale the exercises so we can last in these workouts 30, 40, maybe even 60 minutes.

With such strong muscle mass, why can't they sustain workouts for longer than that?
In the shape they're in, coming from a sedentary lifestyle, it's shocking at first. Movement tends to be so painful for many of them that they're terrified.

They don't want to move anymore.
How do you keep them motivated for successful weight loss?
At the beginning of the program, I have them commit to completing the workout in terms of repetition, time, rounds and circuits. They can't stop until it's completed.

When they commit to a certain amount of rounds or repetitions, as soon as they begin the exercise they're uncomfortable and their body wants to stop. That's when it's important for me to step in until that commitment is completed.

Once it is, you get that valuable nugget of integrity, of value, of them actually finishing something they start.
Take Action:
  • Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck - Fox News.  Glenn Beck is anti-gay rights. Update: Boycott Successful: Update 4/7/2011: Beck has been fired by FOX NEWS!  Radio stations dropping Beck as well in several locations. 
  • Update: DADT has been repealed. President Obama has kept his promise!
  • Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers.  Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well?  Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida!
  • Boycott Arizona the home of  "hater" - U.S. Senator John McCain. Arizona's Hateful anti-Immigration Law - encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities.  A remedy: Demand Republicans to  support Immigration Reform (The Dream Act). Further, Senator McCain voted against ending DADT and Blocked Immigration reform! 
  • Boycott Target, Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations. Update: (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay groups/causes/politicians.  Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010 - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group for Lobbying Outside Stores.  Target is attempting to block the LGBT right of free speech!  STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Update 4/8/2011: Target lost it's case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in front of their stores.  A huge PR Disaster for TARGET!  Perhaps Target should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and customer base. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would like to exterminate gays.  Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores; although,  Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't this a double standard?  
  • End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act).  Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.    
  • Pass ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act).  ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of  LGBT workforce.
  • Boycott Salvation Army as they will not hire Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
  • BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating to anti-gay marriage groups.
  • BOYCOTT KOCH INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS- to include their products: Angel Soft toilet paper / Brawny paper towels / Dixie plates, bowls, napkins & cups / Mardi Gras napkins and towels / Quilted Northern toilet paper / Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper / Sparkle napkins / Vanity fair napkins / Zee napkins / Georgia-Pacific paper products & envelopes / All Georgia-Pacific lumber & building products (INVISTA Products) / Lycra / Stainmaster Carpet.   The billionaire - Koch brothers are ultra republican - tea bag founders/supporters that do not support causes of the LGBT community. 
  • Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
  • Remember David Kato, Gay activist - Uganda, who was slain because he is gay!
  • NEW: Boycott Donald Trump, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? Boycott NBC, CNBC! Boycott advertisers of The Apprentice and his other business's. Don't shop at any bullding with Donald Trump's name to include Trump Hotels, Casinos, Condo's, Offices, Shops!  The Donald has expressed extreme Hatred towards gays and now blacks with his birther remarks and anti-fay rhetoric.  Remember how poorly Trump  treated Rosie O'Donnel?  Now we know why he did that!  It was hate against a lesbian as we now know he is hater.  Unforgiveable!  Dump NBC because they air Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"?  Start Watching CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
  • NEW: Boycott "APPLE." For the current owners and the aspiring owners of the I-phone,  Apple allows an application, "The Gay App", which is supposed to help gay individuals turn straight.  This is a step in the wrong direction.
  • Apple needs to know that the decision to allow this App on their products is a fallacious idea! Update: March 23, 2011:  Apple removed this app from USA stores; but, rumored to have them remain in some foreign stores.  This is offensive not just towards the LGBT community in the USA; but, offensive to  the entire LGBT community around the world.  How does anyone approve such a hateful, despicable app towards the LGBT community? Especially when Gay Teens are killing themselves after being harrassed by their church, parents, as well as  by bully's and teachers at school. The idea that this app was used, solicited is disgusting.

And Now, Our War of the Fittest!

This group is called "Peckers Pics."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!"   Warning: This may stoke you!
 
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Black activist Malcolm X had gay encounters, new book claims
Influential black activist Malcolm X had gay encounters with an older white businessman, according to a new book documenting the assassinated minister's life.

Jonny Payne / PinkPaper.comSunday, 10 April 2011

Influential black activist Malcolm X had gay encounters with an older white businessman, according to a new book documenting the assassinated minister's life.

Written by respected academic Dr. Manning Marable over a 12 year-period, Malcolm X: A Life in Reinvention tells the story of a man who reinvented himself from the hoodlum Malcolm Little into a prominent voice for black Americans.

Supported with evidence from an earlier autobiography, rumours of flirtations with gay sex confirm that Malcolm Little, as he was then, became involved with an older man and a hustler. As documented in the book, the hustler named Rudy was "paid to undress them both, then pick up the old man like a baby, lay him on his bed, then stand over him and sprinkle him all over with talcum powder. Rudy said the old man would actually reach his climax from that."

As reported by the Guardian, Marable states this passage is based on "circumstantial but strong evidence" and that "Malcolm was probably describing his own homosexual encounters."

Marable dedicated much of his life to researching Malcolm X until his death, just three days before the book was published.

The academic writes in the book: "The great temptation for a biographer of an iconic figure is to portray him or her as a virtual saint, without the normal contradictions and blemishes all human beings have. I have devoted so many years in the effort to understand the interior personality and mind of Malcolm that this temptation disappeared long ago."
Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."
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