Manager Sued for Homoerotic Harassment at Upscale Brooklyn Restaurant

Were they asking for it?

The Daily News writes: 

Two former River Café employees claim they were subjected to homoerotic harassment by a male manager at the landmark restaurant in Brooklyn Heights. Peter Pape, above, was a bartender and Jonathan Schenk was a server until they were both axed — they say for complaining about their boss Luke Vossen's creepy behavior. Pape and Schenk both stated from the outset of the discrimination suit that they are heterosexuals. Pape claims that shortly after he was hired in June 2015, Vossen allegedly told him that he had a “nice ass,” called him “sexy” and remarked, “Thank God you're good looking because you're an idiot,” according to the suit filed Tuesday in Brooklyn Federal Court. Vossen allegedly touched Pape's buttocks and “intimate parts” on several occasions and asked Pape to sit on the boss’ lap in his office while they went over the work schedule, the suit states. Pape contends that he told Vossen not to treat him like that, to which the manager allegedly responded, “Kids these days aren't experimental anymore,’” according to the suit. Pape retained a lawyer who fired off a letter to the River Café, which resulted in Pape getting demoted to server and then fired last December.  

Schenk describes a similar hostile environment behind the scenes of the iconic eatery with its stunning views of the lower Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge. Vossen allegedly made come-on comments to Schenk including, “I bet you could fit all kinds of things in that mouth” and “I could do all kinds of things to you,” according to the suit.

Andrew Christian Opens Up About Growing Up Gay and Poor

In a moving new essay in Vanguard magazine, underwear queen king Andrew Christian writes about why he gives to the Los Angeles LGBT Center, having been a client after moving to Los Angeles for college after growing up in Section 8 housing in Fresno. Read HERE.

Nico Tortorella of TV Land's 'Younger' Confirms He Dated Instastud Kyle Krieger

So it seems "Younger" star Nico Tortorella's "sexually fluid" routine wasn't just Millennial talk -- he really was dating a guy -- although I wonder if it's the 21st century version of "bisexual."

From a friend who follows these things:

KK is an IG "star"… he's the hair dresser from LA who I would see on IG always with Nico… and I assumed they were dating. He moved to NYC earlier this year. I suspected to be with Nico (who lives in Brooklyn). But then they weren't seen on IG together any more. I guessed again that they'd broken up. KK recently went on a trip to Iceland with my other crush Levi Jackman Foster. KK is documenting it on his YouTube channel. He's basically an internet "star" now… as you do. Also, I'm listening to the podcast and Nico is immediately talking about his attraction to men. 

Season three of "Younger" premieres tonight on TV Land. Nico's podcast, "Love Bomb," can be found HERE.

Well done, Nico! 

See more of Kyle on Instagram HERE.

Blondie Rocks the Debate

In a first for U.S. presidential debates, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie "joined" the candidates to transform their mortal arguments into heavenly duets.

Stephen Ira Beatty: 'If You Can't Handle Having a Trans Kid, Don't Have Kids'

UPDATE: Warren Beatty speaks about his transgender son for the first time, calls him his "hero." Read HERE.

This is a few years old, but the trans movement has made such huge strides recently I thought it was worth revisiting. Warren Beatty and Annette Benig's trans son, Stephen, recorded a video for #WeHappyTrans when he was 20 years old. (He identifies as a "trans man, a faggy queen, a homosexual, a queer, a nerd fighter and an artist," idolizes Truman Capote and talks really fast!) These days, Stephen says on his Twitter profile that he's a writer and co-editor of Vetch: A Magazine of Trans Poetry & Poetics. He also spoke out when Leelah Alcorn took her life in 2015.

Quaint South Carolina

Huh-huh. (As seen on "Snapped.")