Daily Archives: August 11, 2015
Op-ed: The Stonewall I Remember Wasn't Just White
Op-ed: The Stonewall I Remember Wasn't Just White
This lesbian minister remembers the famous uprising and says it had as much to do with race as with sexual orientation.
Irene Monroe
www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/08/11/op-ed-stonewall-i-remember-wasnt-just-white
The stress of fertility treatment for same-sex couples and singles
The stress of fertility treatment for same-sex couples and singles
There is sometimes a misguided assumption that assisted conception will be easier for some types of families than others.
Sadly it’s not the case – every family reacts differently. It would make the process of donor conception so much easier if there was one model to follow on how to deal with the stress.
For our same sex couples, sometimes there can be an assumption they should cope better because they just need sperm, or eggs and a surrogate, and hey presto, it’s family time.
This can be a reality for some, but there is usually a planning and acceptance process prior to embracing donor conception.
Sometimes it’s a sense of feeling unfulfilled and then something clicks, giving that extra capacity for nurturing that suggests you’re ready to become a parent.
For single women or single men choosing to use donated sperm or donated eggs and surrogacy as a pathway to parenthood, we acknowledge that they have taken the decision to become a parent without settling for the wrong relationship.
And it’s not always plain sailing for heterosexual couples either. For anyone trying to conceive with donor eggs, sperm or embryos within a heterosexual relationship, there might be a known cause of infertility causing stress.
There may also be an acknowledged loss of fantasy around how they’d hoped to conceive.
How to deal with the effects of assisted fertility treatment
If you’ve had previous treatment or if you are planning a first cycle, it’s often not until treatmemt starts that the enormity of the potential change in your life becomes a reality.
And, as we know, each cycle brings its own unique stresses. Family is much safer as a fantasy, something that might happen in the future, a bit surreal and woolly.
But when treatment starts, the reality hits. Success or failure will surely follow and that panic can feel overwhelming, more so to the people who have planned the most.
For anyone trying to support someone they love, care for and/or respect there can be a desire to get it right, to make sure they feel OK.
Supporting a woman during fertility treatment can sometimes be impossible.
Being reassured that everything will be fine causes frustration, as no one has a crystal ball. It doesn’t matter if it’s a friend, partner, spouse or lover – don’t try too hard to support each other!
Be available, offer hugs but don’t be too hard on yourself or each other if things get difficult.
Here at the London Women’s Clinic we have many different support initiatives to help you before, during and following treatment. Speak to our Patient Co-ordinators to find out more about how we can help you with counselling and our support group.
Visit the London Women’s Clinic website for more information, email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 20 7563 4309
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Mel Spencer
www.gaystarnews.com/article/the-stress-of-fertility-treatment-for-same-sex-couples-and-singles/
Jared Leto’s Lawyers Do NOT Want You Talking About His Third Leg
Jared Leto’s Lawyers Do NOT Want You Talking About His Third Leg
It’s been almost exactly one year since Alexis Arquette got us all thinking about Jared Leto’s little Lenny, and word on the street is that it’s not so little.
“It’s not only massive; it’s like a Praetorian Guard’s helmet,” she said at the time.
Then there was the whole “grabbing it on stage” thing, giving the internet this glorious image:
Well now all of a sudden it seems that Leto and his legal team are taking umbrage with gossip surrounding the star.
Users on the website Lipstick Alley got into some finger pointing, not only fanning the flames of Leto’s large manhood, but also suggesting he has a penchant for rough sex.
Leto’s legal team sent a rather nasty cease and desist.
Here’s the rather cheeky response from Lipstick Alley’s lawyer:
Having reviewed the posts that you have identified, I conclude that you do not have any non-frivolous defamation against any of the posters.
Some of the posts of which you object do not appear to me to be defamatory. Two of the posts simply mention claims found elsewhere in the Internet that your client has a large penis. It is hard to see how those statements would hurt your client’s reputation, even if they are false. It is, as I understand it, the accusation of having asmall penis that is understood to be an insult.
Other posts about Leto’s allegedly rough and inconsiderate behavior during alleged sexual encounters with fans, and about the age of one of the fans, might well have been defamatory when originally posted, assuming that they are false. I recognize that your letter claims that the statements are false. I assume that you do not have personal knowledge about the size of Leto’s penis or about whether he is rough with sexual partners, and you do not cite any evidence supporting your claim of falsity.
Moreover, none of the posters on Lipstick Alley claims to have personal knowledge about Leto’s conduct during sex with his fans (or about the size of his penis); some simply express their views about what they have read elsewhere, and some have reposted comments from other web sites that purport to reflect first-person descriptions of activities in which the original writers claim to have been involved. Your demand letter mentions that at least one of the linked-to posts has been deleted from the original site, and you seem to suggest that the removal of various posts in response to demand letters from your client supports your assertion that the posts are false. But at most, it only shows that the individuals whom your client threatened decided that the issue was not worth litigating. Lipstick Alley, however, stands up for the First Amendment right of its users to comment on celebrities, and to make those comments anonymously, unless their statements have been proved false and defamatory. It does not remove posts simply because a wealthy actor is able to hire a law firm to send threatening letters.
Who doesn’t have a #penisgate these days?
Dan Tracer
PHOTOS: Antwerp Pride
PHOTOS: Antwerp Pride
With its diverse and sexy mix of attendees, the Pride event in Antwerp, Belgium, may be the best under-the-radar LGBT party in Europe.
Advocate.com Editors
Miley Cyrus: I feel like a boy trapped in a girl’s body
Miley Cyrus: I feel like a boy trapped in a girl’s body
Miley Cyrus has said she feels like a boy trapped in a girl’s body.
The 22-year-old singer opens up about her gender identity in the September issue of Marie Claire, which hits newsstands on 18 August.
‘I feel like a 15-year-old boy trapped in the body of a 22-year-old girl,’ she said about her body image.
Cyrus is currently dating Victoria’s Secret model Stella Maxwell and launched a charity for homeless LGBTI youth in May.
Asked why she created the Happy Hippie Foundation, she responded, ‘A lot of us are born into some shit, you know what I mean?’
‘Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about my being gender-fluid and gender-neutral. And some people snarl at that. They want to judge me,’ she continued.
‘People need more conventional role models, I guess. But I just don’t care to be that person.’
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Darren Wee
www.gaystarnews.com/article/miley-cyrus-i-feel-like-a-boy-trapped-in-a-girls-body/
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The Veronicas implore Australia PM to legalize gay marriage
The Veronicas implore Australia PM to legalize gay marriage
Rock duo The Veronicas have written an open letter imploring the Australian Prime Minister to legalize gay marriage in their home country.
The twin sisters posted a video of them reading the letter after returning from touring the US, where gay marriage was legalized in all 50 states in June.
‘The example set by government is so powerful and so influential, and that’s why we’re speaking to you,’ they say in the YouTube clip.
‘We’re here today, speaking to you in front of Australia and the world, to say we need equality NOW and we need change NOW.
‘The conversation for Marriage Equality is no longer a question of IF but now a question of WHEN. Marriage Equality is inevitable!’
Jessica and Lisa Origliasso, who performed at a gay marriage rally in Brisbane over the weekend, asked Abbot to give his party a conscience vote when the cross-party Marriage Equality Bill is presented before him this week.
‘Mr Abbott, you have missed the opportunity to become a world revolutionary leader on this matter and now it’s time to align with the growing number of governments who have paved the way for us, and not continue our alignment with governments who persist in restricting equal human rights and social progression for its people and country,’ they say.
‘Tradition founded upon laws of discrimination and prejudice does not deserve sanctity in the name of history. It’s time to live in a country that recognizes all people as EQUAL.’
Watch the video below:
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Darren Wee
www.gaystarnews.com/article/the-veronicas-implore-australia-pm-to-legalize-gay-marriage/
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Detroit Catholic Leader Switches Stance on Communion for Marriage Equality Supporters
Detroit Catholic Leader Switches Stance on Communion for Marriage Equality Supporters
Archbishop Allen Vigneron, who once said taking communion while supporting equal marriage was like committing perjury, now says it’s a matter of individual conscience.
Trudy Ring
