Chloe Trusts the Moon…and Samuel L. Jackson – WATCH
Good evening, America. It’s recently come to Chloe’s attention that she trusts the moon.
As it turns out, she gets all her advice from the moon (moo-YERN)…and Samuel L. Jackson, of course.
Find out what sage counsel the Moon gives to Chloe, below.
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Wilson Cruz to Gay Hollywood: Don't Let Orlando Victims Die in Vain
The gay activist and My So-Called Life actor gave a stirring speech at Outfest, challenging filmmakers to tell the stories of queer people of color.
www.advocate.com/media/2016/7/08/wilson-cruz-gay-hollywood-dont-let-orlando-victims-die-vain
10 More States Sue Obama Administration Over Trans Student Guidance
The states object to federal guidance on transgender students’ rights, including the right to use facilities matching their gender identity.
Autopsy @Stef_Terrierist by @MagpieManMCR 12-15 July @SalfordArts www.ticketea.co.uk/tickets-theatre-autopsy/
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AUTOPSY – PREMIERE!
Tuesday 12 – Friday 15 July, 7.30pm, £10 (£8 concessions)
Salford Arts Theatre, Kemsing Walk, Salford M5 4BS
Following on from the success of last year’s venture, MOUTH – winner of the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival award for Best Spoken Word; Magpie Man Theatre returns this year with AUTOPSY. Consisting of ten individual pieces exploring our relationship with our flesh, each is stitched together to create one visceral body of work.
Exploring themes of sexuality, puberty and gender, through to body dysmorphia, self-harm and the act of simply being happy in one’s own skin.
Tickets: www.ticketea.co.uk/tickets-theatre-autopsy/
Writer/Director: Christopher Bowles
Cast:
Andy Pilkington
Benjamin Corry
Craig Hanson
Rebecca Derrick
Laura McGee
Rod Tame
Stefanie Elrick
With original music composed and performed by: Die Hexen
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker Signs Transgender Rights Bill
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) signed a bill on Friday that protects transgender citizens from discrimination in the area of public accommodations. More specifically, the bill will allow transgender individuals to use bathrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms that match their gender identity.
Earlier this week lawmakers announced they had reached a compromise on the bill after they had previously been at an impasse.
Said Governor Baker in a press release,
“No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity. This compromise legislation extends additional protections to the Commonwealth’s transgender community, and includes language to address the public safety concerns expressed by some by requiring the Attorney General to issue regulations to protect against people abusing the law.”
No one should be discriminated against b/c of their gender identity; this compromise extends add’l protections to our transgender residents.
— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) July 8, 2016
State politicians expressed their support for the bill’s enactment.
“The cloud of discrimination that our transgender family members, friends and neighbors have lived under in Massachusetts was lifted today,” Congressman Joe Kennedy III said in a public statement.
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and attorney general’s office have until Sept. 1 to report their recommendations, regulations or guidance. The law takes effect on October 1.
The ‘compromise’ Baker mentioned in his statement refers to added provisions that “directs the Massachusetts attorney general’s office to issue regulations or guidance for referring to law enforcement any person whose assertion of a gender identity is for an improper purpose.” In other words, language was added in to the bill to try and assuage the concerns of those who believed a transgender rights bill would enable sexually predatory men to pose as women to enter women’s bathrooms…regardless of the fact that bathroom predators don’t need (or seek) permission from the law to engage in predatory behavior.
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Gay Cop Among Those Shot, Wounded in Dallas
A gay police officer was among those shot and wounded on Thursday night when a sniper’s bullets tore through a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas.
Jesus Retana, 39, has worked as a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) police officer for 10 years according to The Dallas Morning News.
TNCRM reports that Retana is now recovering at home with his husband, Andrew Moss, also a former officer at DART:
Moss was behind an effort to get DART to add insurance benefits for same-sex partners that began in 2012.
Retana and Moss were married in 2008 in California. Moss […] left law enforcement in 2010 due to health problems.
Retana and his husband reportedly do not want to be interviewed out of fear for their safety.
Though Retana survived the shooting, 5 other police officers were not so lucky. In total, 11 officers were targeted and shot by the sniper who police have identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, a decorated veteran who had served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Neighbors confirm that this is a photo of Micah X. Johnson, the man Dallas police believe is the deceased shooter. pic.twitter.com/i68UANTwSF
— Jacob Rascon (@Jacobnbc) July 8, 2016
[Top photo via Twitter]
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Massachusetts Gov. Signs Transgender Public Accommodations Bill
Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill into law today, assuring that residents can use the public facilities aligned with their gender identity.
Could Britain's Next Prime Minister Be a Step Backward for LGBTs?
The race is down to two candidates, one with a more questionable track record on LGBT rights.
www.advocate.com/world/2016/7/08/could-britains-next-prime-minister-be-step-backward-lgbts
Histórico acuerdo por el matrimonio igualitario y la igualdad de derechos /@Movilh 2016
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Dallas Protesters Who Fled Sniper’s Bullets Are ‘Hypocrites’ – VIDEO
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick called Dallas protesters “hypocrites” for fleeing to safety when shots tore through the peaceful assembly on Thursday night. The man responsible for the shooting, Micah Xavier Johnson, killed 5 police officers and was reportedly upset about the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Both of those individuals were killed by police officers in the days prior to the Dallas shooting.
“All those protesters last night, they turned around and ran the other way expecting the men and women in blue to protect them. What hypocrites!” an audibly emotional Patrick said.
Patrick also blamed Black Lives Matter for the shooting in Dallas, saying that people “with big mouths are creating situations like we saw last night”:
“We have to have their back,” Patrick said of police. “And I’m sick and tired of those who are protesting our police and putting their lives in danger.”
Patrick said he saw some of the slain officers wheeled past him at a Dallas hospital last night. If the violence against police doesn’t stop, he said, police will stop working to protect citizens.
“I do blame people on social media with their hatred toward police,” he said. “I do blame former Black Lives Matter protests. …. This has to stop.”
Patrick has an abominable record on civil rights, especially concerning the LGBT community. His latest hate-baiting comments are sadly not surprising. Following the Orlando massacre, Patrick tweeted a Biblical passage that included the ominous saying, “A man reaps what he sows.” Patrick was also up in arms over President Obama’s guidance for transgender students, which he called “blackmail.”
Watch Patrick’s most recent disgusting remarks, below.
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
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