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Human Interest, International, LGBT

U.S. GAY POPULATION SHRINKING, ACCORDING TO A NEW GOVERNMENT STUDY

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Kinsey
Kinsey

Atlanta, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles) – While more and more states are recognizing same-sex marriage, a new government study has revealed a very disturbing trend: the U.S. gay population is shrinking!

Based on 2013 data from the Centers for Disease Control, 96.6% of U.S. adults identified as straight, 1.6% identified as gay or lesbian, and 0.7% identified as bisexual. The remaining 1.1% of adults identified as ‘‘something else,’’ stated ‘‘I don’t know the answer,’’ or refused to provide an answer.

The numbers are significantly lower than the decades-long statistics generally used to estimate the number of gay men and women, based on internationally-recognized theories by Alfred Kinsey, an American biologist and sexologist who is one of the authors of the Kinsey Reports. Parts of the Kinsey Reports regarding diversity in sexual orientation are frequently used to support the common estimate of 10% for homosexuality in the general population.

As a result of the new study, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC),  the largest LGBT national advocacy organization, has announced that it was  cutting its staff by 7% and reducing its annual operating budget by almost half. “With lesser gay men and women, it simply makes sense for us to scale down our programs and operations, ” an HRC spokesperson said.

Many LGBT Americans were relieved by the HRC announcement, saying that it is about time they received less mails and emails from HRC asking for contributions and donations.

 

 

 

Film and TV, Human Interest, Law Enforcement, LGBT, Technology, The Media

‘HOT COP OF CASTRO’ PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

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San Francisco Filipino American designer Michael Bello with the 'Hot Cop of Castro' (Photo courtesy of Bello's selfie)
San Francisco Filipino American designer Michael Bello with the ‘Hot Cop of Castro’ (Photo courtesy of Bello’s selfie)

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Everyone wants a photo with Chris Kohrs, and television stations want an interview with him.

Kohrs, of course, is the ‘Hot Cop of Castro,’ the San Francisco police officer whose photos have gone viral and whose recently-created Facebook fan page has generated over 25,000 ‘likes’ and counting.  His hot photos – in and out of his police uniform – have created a frenzy never before seen in the gay Castro district or elsewhere. He is constantly being pursued in the streets by fans, gay and straight alike.

A memorandum from the San Francisco Police Department, obtained by The Adobo Chronicles, shows that Kohrs has been placed on paid administrative leave because of his growing popularity.  A spokesperson for SFPD says that the department was left with no choice but to take this action because Kohrs can no longer perform his regular duties due to the mounting requests for media interviews as well as the wave of photo requests he gets from fans while patroling the streets of San Francisco.

SFPD is confident that Kohrs’ popularity will eventually wind down, and at that point, the administrative sanction will be lifted.

Human Interest, Law Enforcement, LGBT, The Media

‘HOT COP OF CASTRO’ NOT A REAL COP

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'The Hot Cop of Castro" Photo credit: Steven Kyle Weller
‘The Hot Cop of Castro’ | Photo credit: Steven Kyle Weller

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – From San Francisco’s gay Castro district to the four corners of social media, people are swooning over Chris Kohrs, the “Hot Cop of Castro.”  He has become one of the most recognized faces in the city and the Internet, almost eclipsing the popularity of the Stockton suspected felon Jeremy Meeks whose posted mugshot sent top designers pursuing him for modeling contracts and product endorsements.

But Kohrs has just revealed that he is not a real cop. He simply donned a police uniform  so that he could fit in the crowd when he visited the Castro one day.  He knew that it was quite common for visitors to the famed gay district to dress in a variety of attires ranging from nuns to marines to cops to divas. Apparently, someone took a smart phone photo of Kohrs and posted it on the Internet.  That’s when it went viral.

Amused at his sudden popularity, he continued wearing the police uniform each time he walked by the Castro. “I sort of am enjoying the attention,” said the soft-spoken Kohrs. Although he is not gay, he says he likes the very friendly atmosphere in the Castro.

In speaking with The Adobo Chronicles, Kohrs said that so far, he has not received any call from designers, but that Ellen DeGeneres wants him on the Ellen Show. Perhaps the beginning of a new career?