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Kim Davis Is Trying To Rewrite Her Antigay History; Too Bad The Internet Remembers Forever
Kim Davis Is Trying To Rewrite Her Antigay History; Too Bad The Internet Remembers Forever
Kim Davis. Now, there’s a name we haven’t heard in a while.
The Rowan County clerk has kept a low profile after dominating headlines last summer for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds–despite the historic Supreme Court ruling that came exactly one year ago on Sunday.
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Davis’ personal moral dispute with the United States Constitution, doomed from the get-go, included multiple courtroom visits, court orders, an arrest and failed appeals. And in the end, all that time and taxpayer money resulted in absolutely nothing except that she got a flurry of attention in her attempt to humiliate same-sex couples. Wef can still get married. And Kim Davis has since faded into obscurity.
Until now, the anniversary of the supreme court decision legalizing marriage equality.
This week, Davis’ lawyers asked an appeals court to forget about the stir she created and to please make the entire case vanish.
In a motion filed yesterday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, where Davis is still fighting an earlier contempt order against her, her lawyers asked the whole matter–everything–all of it–including the part when she stood in front of a jailhouse, raised her hands to the sky and declared herself a martyr–be dismissed.
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Davis’ attorneys argued that, thanks to a new state law, county clerks are no longer required to sign their names on marriage licenses. Therefore, “the very religious accommodation Davis sought from the beginning of this litigation” has been met and the whole case is officially moot.
And now that that’s been settled, Davis’ lawyers added, she’d also like to have the lower court order that found her in contempt, resulting in her spending five days in jail, dismissed and her record cleared. Please and thank you.
Since the start of Davis’ legal drama, when she first issued a “no license” policy on all marriage certificates, gay or straight, in response to the SCOTUS ruling, she has failed at convincing the court that her personal religious beliefs held any sway over her duties as a public official required to follow the letter of the law. Though insiders say there’s a good chance the 6th Circuit will agree to put the issue to bed this time.
If it does, it will be Davis’ first win in her epic, year-long court fight.
But, as Huffington Post points out, it would be a win “not because she was ever right on the law, but because the law was changed to spare her.”
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Newly-Crowned Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty is First Openly Gay Miss America Contestant
Newly-Crowned Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty is First Openly Gay Miss America Contestant
The Miss American pageant has its first-ever openly gay contestant, as Erin O’Flaherty, an out lesbian, was crowned Miss Missouri on Saturday.
O’Flaherty told the AP in an interview that she came out at 18, and knew that if she won the competition it would be groundbreaking:
“I’m on cloud nine really just to be Miss Missouri,” she said. “I don’t know that I intended to be the first, but I am. So I’m very excited about it.”
O’Flaherty believes she also will be the first openly gay woman to compete in the Miss America scholarship pageant, which is scheduled for Sept. 11 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A spokeswoman for the Miss America pageant didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.
O’Flaherty has chosen suicide prevention as her platform. She says that while she will be talking about her sexual orientation and “raising awareness for the LGBT community” she says it won’t be the focus of her year.
Watch O’Flaherty’s crowning moment:
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What Was Your First Gay Bar? — Open Thread
What Was Your First Gay Bar? — Open Thread
Following the Orlando shooting, there has been a lot of talk about gay bars and the sanctuary they provide for members of the LGBTQ community. Hashtags like #MyFirstGayBar have sprung up on social media for people to share their stories.
The New York Times even got in the act, running a piece featuring out celebs talking about their first experiences.
So please, let us know, what was your first gay bar? Was it frightening, liberating, or a combination of the two? And please go into detail. We may share some of the stories in a later post.
Please share in the comments below.
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NYPD Supports LGBT Pride and Orlando with Rainbow-Colored Patrol Car
NYPD Supports LGBT Pride and Orlando with Rainbow-Colored Patrol Car
The New York Police Department has unveiled a special, rainbow-colored patrol vehicle just in time for Pride festivities this weekend, the NY Post reports:
The vehicle also has a heart sticker that reads “NYC Pride 2016” and the words “Pride Equality Peace” – both in rainbow colors. It carries the letters FSD, which stands for Fleet Services Division, on its side.
The NYPD has been working on its relationship with members of the city’s gay community since the June 12 attack that killed 49. Bratton was booed at a rally at the Stonewall Inn after the attack.
The vehicle will appear in the NYC Pride parade on Sunday.
The Orlando Police thanked the NYPD for the message of solidarity:
Some love from NYPD. Thank you All!. #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/Agu8gyTkEi
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 22, 2016
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Congress Responds to Blood Ban in Aftermath of Orlando
Congress Responds to Blood Ban in Aftermath of Orlando
In a matter of hours after the nation’s deadliest shooting in history, the death toll and sheer magnitude of the injuries became clear and the city of Orlando announced a severe blood shortage. Residents responded immediately, as Americans do in times of emergency, to donate blood.
The line of people at some centers stretched for more than a mile. They waited for hours to donate their own blood to save strangers that they had never met. But, in the wake of this terror, as the aftershocks were just beginning to be felt and understood by the LGBTQ community, gay and bisexual men seeking to help their partners, friends and neighbors were turned away. At blood bank after blood bank – they were told their selfless donations weren’t welcome, weren’t good enough. The message these men heard on Sunday was not one of empathy — and definitely not one of science.
The grief many in the Orlando LGBTQ community faced in the hours after the shooting was not ignored by Members of Congress. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), and Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), joined by HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy, spoke out in front of the House of Representatives to urge a change to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) outdated,discriminatory blood donor deferral policy.
These stories of denial are not new. They reflect the terror of the early years of the AIDS epidemic when the absence of clear science caused the FDA to adopt a lifetime deferral policy. Since then, we have volumes of science about HIV/AIDS which led the FDA to take a small positive step last year to now only bar donations from men who have had sex with men within the past 12 months.
Unfortunately, this change continues to perpetuate a policy that has been characterized as medically and scientifically unwarranted by the American Red Cross, America’s BloodCenters, and the American Association of Blood Banks as far back as 2006. In practice, this policy continues to exclude any sexually active gay man and many bisexual men from giving blood regardless of their actual risk for contracting HIV.
Yesterday, the House members who gathered to ask the FDA to change the suboptimal donation policy joined over 100 of their colleagues on a bipartisan letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf requesting an update on the implementation of the current donor deferral policy. They also urged the FDA to actively work towards adopting a screening system that is based on individual risk factors rather than the current sexual orientation-based approach. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) spearheaded a similar bipartisan Senate letter that was signed by 22 of their colleagues.
Many of the gay and bisexual men turned away last week were not even born when FDA’s original policies were designed. They were born and have come of age in a world where we can make policies based on knowledge, not fear. In one of the darkest hours that our community has ever faced, gay and bisexual men struggling to find their own place in our shared healing were turned away after responding to a call for blood donors in the wake of a severe blood shortage. We cannot afford to turn away anymore heroes who answer these calls.
CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase is looking for LGBT comedians!
CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase is looking for LGBT comedians!
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CBS will sponsor its 12th annual Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase in January 2017 in Los Angeles, featuring a diverse group of talented actors, including LGBT performers. Saturday Night Live out comedian Kate McKinnon is a showcase alumnus, as is her fellow Big Gay Sketch Show co-star Stephen Guarino.
Actors should possess extensive sketch comedy experience. Each audition will require a one-minute original sketch comedy monologue consisting of unique characters. Interested actors will need to search (CBS SHOWCASE) for audition details on Actors Access or Breakdown Express. Participants wanting to apply as writers for the Showcase can simply send an email asking for the application to [email protected]
Auditions will be held in Los Angeles on the following dates: July 6th, 8th, 11th, 13th and 15th.
Executive Producer and writer Rick Najera (Mad TV, Latinolouges and In Living Color) will again direct the showcase. Fern Orenstein, CBS Senior Vice President, Casting, will again cast and serve as the executive producer. “We have about four or five hundred casting directors, agents, managers and development executives attend the Showcase which provides the opportunity for actors to be seen in front of thousands of people; we truly change lives,” said Fern.
Each year, more than 4,000 talented and diverse actors audition for the showcase; and since its conception, 12 years ago, the CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase has developed into a hybrid comedy show with Broadway-worth live performances and original, creative writing.
In order to amplify the voices of LGBT people in the entertainment media, GLAAD partners with film studios and television networks that provide visibility and exposure to the range of talent within our diverse community.
June 22, 2016
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Michael Musto on Logo Trailblazer: Advocate Was There From the Beginning
Michael Musto on Logo Trailblazer: Advocate Was There From the Beginning
Noted gay journalist Michael Musto commented on The Advocate‘s history on eve of its 50th anniversary.
Thank These Lawyers for 'The Freedom to Marry' (Video)
Thank These Lawyers for 'The Freedom to Marry' (Video)
A new documentary shows how the final fight was won in the decades-long marriage equality battle. Watch part of it here.
www.advocate.com/politics/2016/6/23/thank-these-lawyers-freedom-marry-video
