DRINK RECIPES FOR EPISODE #38: Swimming Pool and Rainbow Sangria

Sticking with the LGBTIQ theme of this week's episode, I selected two colorful - and delicious - pride-worthy cocktails: the Swimming Pool and the Rainbow Sangria.

Swimming Pool (according to caribbejan.tumblr.com)

• 1 oz vodka
• 0.5 oz cream
• 0.5 oz cream of coconut
• 0.5 oz blue curaçao
• 3 oz pineapple juice

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Rainbow Sangria (according to kblog.lunchboxbunch.com)

• 1 cup white wine
• 2-3 Tbsp fresh orange juice
• 2 Tbsp apple juice
• 1-2 Tbsp ginger ale
• assortment of rainbow colored fruits (i.e. strawberry, tangerine, pineapple, green grapes, blackberries and blueberries)
• 1 Tbsp brandy

TOP FIVE FOR EPISODE #38: Favorite LGBT TV Characters

This week on the Top Five, we counted down our top five favorite LGBT TV characters:

#5. Mitchell of Modern Family, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson

#4. Cyrus of Scandal, played by Jeff Perry

#3. Cosima of Orphan Black, played by Tatiana Maslany

#2. Bo of Lost Girl, played by Anna Silk

By Netflix [CC SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

#1. Sophia of Orange is the New Black, played by Laverne Cox

EPISODE #38: The Link List

Links We Referenced During Episode #38: Go Glo Pride

• Refusing To Be Silenced, Thousands Come Out For Singapore's 'Pink Dot' LGBT Rights Rally via huffingtonpost.com
• 8 Incredible Ways That Cities Are Showing Their Acceptance For Gay Pride via huffingtonpost.com
• Activists: Hundreds of LGBT Refugees Have Fled Uganda via advocate.com

By Kenji-Baptiste OIKAWA [CC BY SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

• US pushing for global LGBT rights through international outreach via embassies via masslive.com
• Report: Anti-LGBT Backlash Has Grown Since Russian Law via usnews.com
• U.S. Extends Helping Hand to Foreign LGBT Entrepreneurs via inc.com

By Victorgrigas [CC BY SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

• The White House Hosts the First-Ever Forum on Global LGBT Human Rights via whitehouse.gov
• Is LGBT Pride Month Outdated? via live.huffingtonpost.com