Detroit Free Press: “The Michigan Legislature is Playing a Dangerous Game of Chicken”
The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board today denounced the package of anti-LGBT bills Governor Rick Snyder recently signed into law.
HRC.org
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1749
JURASSIC PARK: 8 bit cinema
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Kyler Geoffroy
www.towleroad.com/2015/06/towleroad-guide-to-the-tube–2.html
Michigan Governor Signs Discriminatory Adoption Bill Into Law
Michigan’s Governor has signed a bill granting faith-based adoption agencies in the state the power to refuse to allow LGBT people to adopt, or place foster children in homes headed by LGBT Michiganders.
Dawn Ennis
www.advocate.com/adoption/2015/06/11/michigan-governor-signs-discriminatory-adoption-bill-law
LGBT Voices for #BlackLivesMatter
They had grown angry at the constant humiliation and harassment by police. In the face of more brutality the anger turned to action and a riot broke out. As word spread throughout the city, the crowd was joined by others who started shouting and throwing whatever they could find at the police.
No, this isn’t a report from Baltimore or Ferguson. It is from the Stonewall Inn decades ago. Or it could have been San Francisco in 1979 when a peaceful march for Harvey Milk gave way to riots as the former police officer who murdered Milk and Mayor Moscone was given the lightest possible sentence. Rioting is not a rational act. It is a howl of pain when no answer seems available or imminent.
Equality Florida’s purpose is to secure equality and justice for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and from the beginning we embedded a commitment to combating racism and sexism into our mission.
We understood then that we live at the intersection of multiple identities, because the LGBT community includes people of all races, all genders, all economic statuses and all ethnicities. The challenges we face as women, people of color and people of diverse ethnicities are amplified by anti-LGBT discrimination.
It is why we have been part of coalitions to protect affirmative action and reproductive choice. It is why we have worked for fair and open elections and to end voter suppression tactics aimed particularly at communities of color.
It is why we spoke out against Stand Your Ground laws when Trayvon Martin was killed.
Those stances have come with some push-back from within our own community. Some people asked, “What does that have to do with gay rights?”
Our answer is: Everything.
We take these stands for the same reason that the NAACP spoke up for marriage equality.
For the same reason Planned Parenthood stands shoulder to shoulder with us in Tallahassee. For the same reason Dr. King said these words:
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. This is the interrelated structure of all reality. You can never be what you ought to be until I become what I ought to be — and vice versa.
The actions and experiences of any one person have a ripple effect that impact everyone else. What happens to one happens to all.
Our destinies are tied. And injustice is amplified disproportionately for the LGBT community. Homelessness and bullying are not unique experiences of our young people, but we understand we have to address those issues because of their disproportionate impact on our community.
When we say “Black Lives Matter” we are acknowledging the grim statistics:
The average life expectancy for a black transgender woman is 35 years.
An estimated 25.1 percent of black American women live in poverty. This is higher than any other ethnic group and black women in same-sex relationships are about three times likelier to live in poverty than their white counterparts.
Black gay and bisexual men in Florida are more affected by HIV/AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group in America. We must acknowledge the role of race in this devastating reality.
Equality Florida’s board of directors voted to ensure our organization is a visible part of the #BlackLivesMatter conversation. Of course we know all lives matter. But in a culture literally built on denying black people full humanity, in a society where the gains of the past are under constant attack, at a time when Stand Your Ground laws make fear and bias evidence to exonerate, it is important that we say clearly that Black Lives Matter.
Finally, it is important to remember the connection. The LGBT community cuts across every demographic of race, gender, economic status and ethnicity, religion and region.
And we have a history that is important to remember. Each year when we celebrate Pride, we are celebrating our communities’ resistance to a culture where our lives did not matter. Where police harassment and brutality was common and expected. Where humiliation and fear were the price of no longer hiding. So we understand what it means to stand up and push back against the police, against a culture that tells us we are less than, that our lives don’t matter.
Policing is a challenging often dangerous job that draws many who take their oath to protect and serve seriously and with integrity. We believe that the tough job of policing is made more dangerous by those who swear to protect and serve but violate the community’s trust. Keeping the community safe is a shared responsibility and we are committed to working with our allies in the community and in law enforcement to identify and advocate for solutions.
We are heartened at the growing voices from within law enforcement calling for real change. We will work to amplify those voices as we work toward the necessary changes in law and in custom.
But this conversation is not simply about the actions of a few “bad apples”, it is about the systemic issues and root causes.
Working with our colleagues at Color of Change and the Black Lives Matter organizers in Florida among others, we will craft an action plan to ensure our voice is among those calling for fairness, accountability and justice.
Now is the time to put action behind these words.
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LIVE: HRC Legal Director Takes Your Questions on the Marriage Equality Case at the Supreme Court
What’s at stake in this monumental case — and what the final results could ultimately mean for LGBT families — is nuanced and varying.
HRC.org
News: Caitlyn Jenner, Moon Tents, American Hogwarts, Oculus Rift
Sen. Mark Kirk calls Lindsey Graham a “bro with no ho.”
Caitlyn Jenner steps out in knee high boots in first public appearance since her Vanity Fair reveal.
Anti-gay Nebraska Gov. Pete Rickett’s sister Laura has a beautiful wedding to her wife.
National Review‘s David French on why he won’t be pulling a Franklin Graham and boycotting “gay friendly” businesses. “My general philosophy is simple: I buy the best available product or service on the commercial market, and then do my best to use those products or services to advance those values I think are good and true. I’ll use Tim Cook’s Apple products to write in opposition to same-sex marriage. I’ll drive my new GM car to speak to a Tea Party meeting about shrinking government and ending “too big to fail.” And if Wells Fargo gave me a better rate and better service, I’d refinance my home loan with them in a heartbeat, freeing up more money to use to educate my children, support my church, or just have good, clean right-wing fun. The alternative, it seems to me, is culturally counterproductive.”
MLB umpire Dale Scott says he’s heard zero gay slurs since coming out as gay back in December.
Nearly two-thirds of American expect SCOTUS to rule in favor of gay marriage this month.
Celebrities react to Christopher Lee’s death.
J.K. Rowling confirms an ‘American Hogwarts’ will make its debut in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them film starring Eddie Redmayne.
Planning a camping trip to the Moon anytime soon? Don’t forget to pack your inflatable tent before taking off on the rover.
Chris Hemsworth has been cast as the receptionist in the all-female Ghostbusters reboot.
Caitlyn Jenner gave her plastic surgeon an autographed copy of her Vanity Fair magazine.
House Republicans advance a budget plan that would prevent legal sales of marijuana in D.C. for more than two years.
Ricky Martin enjoys some father/son bonding time during summer break.
Jennifer Lawrence might get dragged into a Hawaiian family vacation with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Headline of the Day: “Shark Killed in Traffic Crash.”
Rupert Murdoch to hand the keys of 21st Century Fox over to sons James and Lachlan.
Virtual reality headset maker Oculus Rift introduces hand controller, takes us one step closer to the Matrix
Raven-Symoné is now a full-time co-host of The View.
Kyler Geoffroy
How Performer Tyler Rush Went from Anime Conventions to Leather Conventions
A conversation with Tyler Rush: artist, porn performer, costumer, pup, cosplayer, and big gorram nerd.
Matt Baume
Pearl Of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recreates Iconic Portraits With Wilhelmina Artists
Pearl may not have won the seventh season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” but that doesn’t mean the star isn’t on top.
Shortly after RuPaul crowned Violet Chachki “America’s Next Drag Superstar,” Wilhelmina artist agency released this series of portraits that different artists at the agency worked together to recreate. Through “The Transformation of Pearl,” viewers can see nods and references to some of Hollywood’s most iconic women and images transformed by one of the most beautiful queens to ever walk the runway of “Drag Race.”
Check a few of the images out below or head here to see the spread in full.
Portrait of a Lady
Pearl Munroe (“Charlie’s Angels”)
Pearlarella (“Barbarella”)
Sunday in the Park
Gypsy Pearl
Roller Pearl
Boys Love Blondie
Come Fly With Pearl
Pearlah Fawcett
The Lady Wears Red
Girl of the Year
Dark Lady
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