Thank You, HBO, for Televising Lesbian Characters
The network’s inclusion of lesbian roles on Game of Thrones and Veep this season is a step forward for LGBT representation.
www.advocate.com/television/2016/6/28/thank-you-hbo-televising-lesbian-characters
White Supremacists Say They'll Protect Trump Supporters at GOP Convention
Leading members of the party won’t say whether they’ll attend the Republican National Convention, but white supremacists will be there.
DVD: “Eye In The Sky,” “Outings,” “Midnight Special,” & More!
Suspense, sci-fi and twenty-something queens fill out this week’s home entertainment highlights.
UK gay comedy-drama series Outings (above) follows a group of young gays, a kid with special powers is pursued in sci-fi drama Midnight Special, and Helen Mirren must take out a terrorist in suspenseful chamber drama, Eye In The Sky.
Now for some trailers and details!
($34.98 Blu-ray, $29.98 DVD; Universal)
A trio of high ranking terrorists are finally settled down where a drone can strike them, but ethical, political, and moral issues plus a little girl in the wrong place at the wrong time make for a stickier situation in director Gavin Hood’s tense hot topic drama. Helen Mirren rocks as a British military commander stuck between the bureaucrat and reluctant trigger men, while the late Alan Rickman and Breaking Bad‘s Aaron Paul contribute to the intense, sometimes Hitchcockian proceedings. Extras include a pair of featurettes.
($24.99 DVD; TLA)
British director/co-writer/co-star Lloyd Eyre-Morgan brings us this three-part dramedy series about a trio of twenty-something gay friends Kane, Tim, and Kiegan. These millennials grapple with their families, friends, and of course lovers both new and ex. A season two is planned, so get prepped with their first outing!
($29.98 Blu-ray, $28.98 DVD; Warner Bros.)
Director Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) pays homage to 80s sci-fi on-the-run films like Starman, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and E.T. with this tale of a little boy, Alton, from a Mormon-style religious cult compound being pursued by shadowy government agents including an NSA officer played by Adam Driver. Alton’s father, Roy (Michael Shannon), is determined to protect him, but is also puzzled regarding what to do about the boy’s apparent special powers which include emanating an intense glow from his eyes that cause visions in others. Is the boy an alien? A god? All will be answered… A fun, tense, retro ride. Extras include featurettes.
ALSO OUT:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Kung Fu Panda 3
Adventures In Babysitting
The Sound And The Fury
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Chris Mosier, Evita, Zac Efron, Tarzan, New Blue, Brazil: NEWS
THE BODY ISSUE. Chris Mosier is first transgender athlete to appear in ESPN’s special issue: “I have wanted to be in the Body Issue for over a year. I think the reason I felt so inspired to do it is that I’m finally at a place where I feel very comfortable with my body. And as a trans person, being in a body that didn’t really fit me for 29 years, now I feel very comfortable in my own skin.”
INK. Shawn Mendes shows off his first tattoo.
DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA. Eden Espinosa is Eva Peron.
TROLLING. Donald Trump’s lawyer tweets meme accusing Hillary Clinton of murder: “I presided over $6 billion lost at the State Department, sold uranium to the Russians through my faux charity, illegally deleted public records, and murdered an ambassador.”
NOT GOING BACK IN THE SHADOWS. Elizabeth Warren continues to fire back against Donald Trump (and also Scott Brown) after Trump again called her ‘Pocahontas’ (and Brown suggested she should take a DNA test to prove her Native American ancestry).
ORLANDO. Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and other celebrities join t-shirt fundraising campaign for Orlando victims’ fund.
TURN TO THE LEFT. Recap the Paris menswear collections.
ME TARZAN. We now know who is responsible for not putting Alexander Skarsgard in a loincloth.
THE COLORS, DUKE. Scientists accidentally stumble upon a new shade of blue: “Called YInMn blue, the pigment will finally be available to artists and manufacturers later this year through an agreement with the Ohio-based Shepherd Color Company, artnet reports.”
BRAZIL. Country’s suspended president reaffirms support for LGBT rights: “My government has always given priority to inclusion and combating gender bias, race, sex or social class.”
O meu governo sempre teve como prioridade a inclusão e o combate ao preconceito de gênero, raça, sexual ou de classe social. #OrgulhoLGBT
— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) June 28, 2016
PRIDE. US Embassy in Ottawa unveils massive rainbow flag for pride month.
Pride Flag at US embassy in #Ottawa pic.twitter.com/AP6d4zyYTX
— Chloé Fedio (@cfedio) June 28, 2016
FOR GUYS WHO LIKE GEAR. ST.JON
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The Important Reason That S.F.’s Trans March Descended Into Booing
Politicians were booed — and mooned — as frustration grows in the increasingly pricey city.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/6/28/important-reason-sfs-trans-march-descended-booing
WeHo Sheriff Says Gay YouTuber Faked Hate Crime
West Hollywood Sheriff’s Office claims Calum McSwiggan injured himself. McSwiggan says he was targeted in a gay hate crime outside of a club.
www.advocate.com/crime/2016/6/28/weho-sheriff-says-gay-youtuber-faked-hate-crime
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US Department of Labor posted a photo:
28 June 2016 – Washington, DC – Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Senator Tammy Baldwin celebrate June’s Pride Month at the Department of Labor.
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