Bruce Beckham and Porn Pals: Get to the Polls

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        Bruce Beckham and Porn Pals: Get to the Polls
      Heavy-hitters of the adult film world have an important message for their fans.
 
 Advocate.com Editors 
          
          Nov 05, 2018
          
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Bruce Beckham is not only a gay porn performer with a huge following, he's a vegan and outspoken activist for political and LGBTQ causes.
With the midterms looming, Beckham gathered his friends in the adult film industry to urge their fans to vote on Tuesday (Beckham's birthday!).
 
From Jason Vario to Austin Wolf to Chi Chi LaRue, Beckham's peers stepped up. 
 
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Bruce Beckham and Porn Pals: Get to the Polls

Heavy-hitters of the adult film world have an important message for their fans.

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The government labeled using transgender people’s names and pronouns “radical gender ideology,” tested it only against left-coded violence, and omitted the real-world data showing who is actually being attacked.

Bixlenvo offers a simplified option for patients whose HIV is under control but who can’t use current single-pill treatments.

The assault in Sacramento's Lavender Heights district comes months after LGBTQ+ activist Alvin Prasad died from injuries sustained in a similar attack.

To help address the upcoming shortfall, the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus has set up a GoFundMe.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

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The transphobic Harry Potter author was slammed for her social media soliloquy by fans of the iconic ally.

Rihanna Kelver says she drew her gun only after a man hurled anti-trans slurs and shoved her to the pavement. Prosecutors argue that she started it.

Parton repeatedly thanked Jason Pirro — whose employment was widely celebrated by trans newsletters — throughout her career.

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