Daily Archives: February 17, 2015
'Glee' Features 200-Person Transgender Choir (VIDEO)
'Glee' Features 200-Person Transgender Choir (VIDEO)
Over the years, “Glee” has pushed the boundaries of mainstream lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) visibility on television. And even though the show is currently airing its final season, it appears to be more dedicated to this radical visibility than ever.
On Friday night’s episode of “Glee,” producers debuted a 200-person transgender choir composed of trans-identifying individuals from all across the country. The choir was featured in an episode titled “Transition” in which Dot Marie-Jones’ character, Coach Beiste, reportedly returns to the school for first time following his transition.
Popular trans character Unique also returns for the episode in order to support Beiste and lead the choir in a rendition of “I Know Where I’ve Been” from the musical “Hairspray.”
“This is so exciting and we never really knew if this was possible,” director Dante Di Loreto states in the above video, “but when you hear where everybody’s from — from Birmingham, from Denver, from Atlanta — it makes you realize that this really is the face of America.”
Check out the video above to hear more.
Ryan Phillippe Is Happy You Can Finally Watch Him Kiss Breckin Meyer
Ryan Phillippe Is Happy You Can Finally Watch Him Kiss Breckin Meyer
There was a part of us that was a little sad nobody ever got to see it. We did something that was relatively bold for two young male actors, and we took pride in the places that the original story went. So, it’s nice that people finally get to see Breckin and me kiss.”
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— Ryan Phillippe discussing his film 54, which had its gay content edited out prior to the movie’s unsuccessful release in 1998 but has recently been restored for a screening at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this month, in an interview with Vulture
Jeremy Kinser
Get To Know The Anatomy of Taron Egerton's Wet And Shirtless 'Kingsman' Scene: VIDEO
Get To Know The Anatomy of Taron Egerton's Wet And Shirtless 'Kingsman' Scene: VIDEO
Over the weekend we told you about British hunk Taron Egerton who is drawing attention in Kingsman: The Secret Service, out in theaters now. The actor shows off his ripped physique in a scene in the film where he and other cadets are stunned to find their dormitory is flooding just as they drift off to sleep. As part of The New York Times‘ “Anatomy of a Scene” video series, Director Matthew Vaughn walks you through how they shot the harrowing ordeal. The bonus? A close up look at Egerton’s body of work.
Pay close attention, AFTER THE JUMP…
(gifs via famous meat)
Sean Mandell
Channing Tatum to Present LGBT Award to His White House Down Director Roland Emmerich
Channing Tatum to Present LGBT Award to His White House Down Director Roland Emmerich
Channing Tatum is coming out to the 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards . E! News has exclusively revealed that the Magic Mike XXL star will present this year’s Stephen F. Kolzak Award to his White…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NOJsaxdP7U&feature=youtube_gdata
Op-ed: For Us, Being 'Out' About My Boyfriend's Trans Status Is Love
Op-ed: For Us, Being 'Out' About My Boyfriend's Trans Status Is Love
I’m a queer cis lady in love with a trans man. We may look straight, but we’re not — and neither of us is interested in seeming that way.
Caitlyn Elizabeth
www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/02/17/op-ed-us-being-out-about-my-boyfriends-trans-status-love
Post-Breakup Photos Capture Those Strangely Tender Objects Your Exes Leave Behind
Post-Breakup Photos Capture Those Strangely Tender Objects Your Exes Leave Behind
When a relationship ends, what happens to the objects left behind? This was the question explored by photographer Sam Evans-Butler. In his series “Souvenirs,” Evans-Butler captures a variety of subjects alongside a particular object, a memento of a past lover and a past love.
Nathaniel, blogger, “My ex used to be a ceramicist. After we broke up I considered breaking this bowl he made me for my 21st birthday, but it managed to stay with me for three more years, and now my ex and I are best friends.”
“I once saw a film in which a character kept a diary that was composed mostly of a list,” Evans-Butler writes in his statement, “things that were pleasing, beautiful, fanciful and fleeting. It made me think about the objects that we are left behind with when a relationship ends, the memories they come to represent and the emotions they stir up.”
The photo essay, originally featured in Hello Mr., is a vibrant archive of the inanimate things we maintain attachments to even after connections to their owners have been severed. How do objects bring back memories, tell stories, answer unsolved questions? In what ways can our belongings provide what other humans cannot?
See the bittersweet stories in full below, and if you’re so inclined, post your own souvenirs on Instagram using #YourSouvenir, tagging both @hellomr and @needsupply. Hello Mr. and Need Supply Co. will eventually choose a “winner” of the hashtag competition, and he or she will receive a $500 gift card.
Montana GOP Foils Dem 'Blast' Attempt to Pass LGBT Non-Discrimination, Gay Marriage Bills
Montana GOP Foils Dem 'Blast' Attempt to Pass LGBT Non-Discrimination, Gay Marriage Bills
Montana Republicans on Monday foiled attempts by Democratic lawmakers to pass four tabled bills, one of which was an LGBT non-discrimination bill, and another a gay marriage bill. The attempts were made via “blast motion” which allows lawmakers to lift tabled bills out of committee, the AP reports.
A motion by Senator Christina Kaufmann (D-Helena) failed 21-29 along party lines:
The measure would prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people by adding the words “gender identity and expression and sexual orientation” to the state’s Human Rights Act. The act currently bans discrimination based on race, creed, religion, color, sex, physical or mental disability, age or national origin in situations such as housing or employment.
Another bill dealt with gay marriage:
Rep. Bryce Bennett (pictured), of Missoula, moved to blast a tabled bill to the House floor that would remove same-sex couples from a list of prohibited marriages. House Bill 282 required 60 votes for a successful blast but failed by a vote of 43-57. Two Republicans, Rep. Daniel Zolnikov, of Billings, and Rep. Mike Miller, of Helmville, broke from their party and voted in favor.
A federal judge struck down Montana’s ban on gay marriage in November. Gay couples began marrying the following day.
Andy Towle
LGBT History Month at MidKent College
LGBT History Month at MidKent College
MidKent College are celebrating LGBT History Month this February. Check out this interview with LGBT Champion and Engineering lecturer Tabatha Harris-Mills to learn more about what LGBT History.
Tante Horst (2/2015)
