The Most Adorable Thing Happened to This BLM Supporter (Video)
Full Frontal correspondent Ashley Nicole Black meets her crush, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, after a very tough assignment.
www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/8/09/most-adorable-thing-happened-blm-supporter-video
Wanted: Beware of Associates
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Adam Starstorm is a wanted man for siding with and supporting supernatural beings. “Wanted: Beware of known associates.”
New Music: Haley Bonar, Dinosaur Jr., Russian Circles
This week in New Music: Haley Bonar (above) brings focuses to her sound on indie rock/pop crossover Impossible Dream, Dinosaur Jr. continue to knock them out after 30 years and Russian Circles possibly cement their place as the kings of post rock.
Haley Bonar – Impossible Dream
To quote myself based on the two singles from this album a couple of weeks back, Haley Bonar makes “‘Love Is A Battlefield’” for disaffected indie kids.
Impossible Dream is a move in a stronger direction for Bonar following on from the success of 2014 album Last War.
Still only in her early 30s with seven albums under her belt, Bonar seems just a touch sick of the shite she has to put up with. “I was impossible when I was beautiful” she sings on “Kismet Kill” but her delivery is more Pink does indie than early PJ Harvey angst.
It’s one of those indie pop/rock albums that is so effortlessly good it’s over almost before it starts.
Dinosaur Jr – Give A Glimpse Of What You’re Not
Following many line-up changes over the years, the original trio J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph reformed in 2007. What could have been desperate middle age has in fact been a glorious return to form.
Give A Glimpse Of What You’re Not is the Massachusetts band’s fourth album in its current form. Given that the band only managed five years and three albums in its first incarnation, it makes sense that the reformation has lasted twice as long.
Rather than being chewed up and spat out over the intervening years, the lads still make inspired rock that does what the genre expects. You won’t find much in the way of political commentary or worldly concerns on Give A Glimpse Of What You’re Not but you will be treated to 47 minutes of old-school indie rock.
Russian Circles – Guidance
The best post-rock bands know that the swirling, pounding stop-start of the genre will not to a long career lead. Many acts have come and gone with brilliant post rock albums (see The Gothenburg Address) but without invention they fade from the scene.
Chicago-based Russian Circles have managed to ride high in the post-rock scene over five albums between 2006 and 2013. Album number six Guidance continues the band’s relatively stellar career by again injecting elements of krautrock, noise and a touch of death metal.
Post rock is at it’s best when it conveys on the listener an emotion that is perhaps not intended by the band. The effect is visceral and personal. In terms of meaning, on Guidance there is an intent. According to bassist Brian Cook, the album was inspired by photos of public executions in Asia.
While some of the songs on the album are almost not post-rock (see the likes of “Mota” which eschews the stop-start swirl of the genre’s ethic) possibly the best song on the album is the closer Lisboa, which sounds like an embodiment and distillation of everything about the genre.
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Tim Tebow, Olympics, Susan Collins, NSYNC, Presidential Debates, Bee Attack: HOT LINKS
2016 ELECTION. Hillary Clinton agrees to debate schedule. “‘Secretary Clinton looks forward to participating in all three presidential debates scheduled by the independent debate commission,’” Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta said. The prime-time sessions are set for Sept. 26, Oct. 9 and Oct. 19.”
NEVER TRUMP. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) says she can’t support Trump: “With the passage of time, I have become increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize. But it was his attacks directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing — either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level — that revealed Mr. Trump as unworthy of being our president.”
MIKE PENCE. Trump running mate questions whether Iran scientist was executed because of Hillary Clinton’s email server.
TIM TEBOW. Says he’ll pursue career in professional baseball: “Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN broadcaster Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month, according to his agents Jimmy Sexton and Nick Khan. For almost the past year, Tebow has been training in Arizona and Los Angeles to hone his play as a professional batter and outfielder in a sport he has not played on a full-time basis since he was in high school in 2005.”
ORLANDO. Grisly details emerge in autopsy reports. “All 49 autopsies for the Pulse victims were released on Monday afternoon, almost two months after the massacre. The autopsies reveal the victims died after suffering from more than a collective 200 bullet wounds. It is unclear how many bullets hit more than one person. Of the 49 victims, autopsies reveal 20 were shot in the head.”
OPERA FOR ORLANDO. One Voice Orlando is Opera Orlando’s bit benefit concert for the Orlando Health’s Level One Trauma Center, the Orlando LGBTQ Community Center, the Interfaith Council of Central Florida, UpStanders and the Zebra Coalition: “Internationally-renowned David Charles Abell will conduct and legendary baritone Sherrill Milnes will be one of the evening’s hosts. Tickets are $25-$125 and go on sale August 19th. Opera Orlando will be joined by the Orlando Ballet and several opera companies from across the state including Opera Tampa, Opera Naples, St. Petersburg Opera, Sarasota Opera, First Coast Opera, and others. Pulitzer Prize winners Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell will also be presenting a new vocal work at this concert.”
GERMANY. Lawmakers call for compensation for gay men convicted of homosexuality: “Germany’s Justice Minister Heiko Maas in May said his ministry would table a bill to quash convictions and provide compensatory arrangements. More than 50,000 people, mostly men, were persecuted and convicted between 1945 and 1965.”
SERBIA. Cabinet to include openly gay minister for first time: “Aleksandar Vucic said on August 8 that his future public administration minister, Ana Brnabic, 40, does not hide her sexual orientation and he is aware it may draw public attention in a country where gays often face harassment.”
CHINA. HIV transmission rises at alarming rate: “Male-to-male sexual HIV transmission of all youth cases in China increased from 58.5 percent to 81.6 percent in 2015, said Wang Lu of the National Center for STD Control. Meanwhile, the average age of HIV-positive patients has dropped over the past five years, with 15 to 24 year-old making up 35 percent of all new cases.”
BIG DISCOVERY. Researchers find wreck of The Thames: “Researchers have discovered the wreck of a pioneering British steamship that sank in the Russian Arctic in 1878. The Thames was a 120-tonne steamship captained by decorated explorer Joseph Wiggins during his attempts to open a trade route between the UK and Siberia through the Arctic Ocean. Two researchers from the Russian Geographical Society, which is chaired by President Vladimir Putin, found its wreck in shallow waters on the Yenisei river near the village of Goroshikha just south of the Arctic Circle.”
NORTH CAROLINA. HB 2 likely to come up at state’s biggest drag pageant: “Curtis Sigmon, 54, of Charlotte will figure prominently in the pageant. The Hickory native’s drag persona, Shana Nicole, is the reigning Miss Gay Charlotte America and her dream is to snag the state title and advance in October to the Miss Gay America contest, the world’s longest running female impersonator pageant at 37 years.”
NSYNC. Group reunites for JC Chasez’s 40th birthday.
THE SWARM. Thousands of bees attack Walmart shoppers in Oklahoma City. “Officials tell Fox 25 a person was selling three hives, each containing more than 10,000 bees, when one was dropped in a Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot Saturday morning. Thousands of bees swarmed into the air and fire crews rushed to spray water in the area and distract the bees from people nearby.”
GHOSTS. Mitch Winehouse poses with a lookalike of his late daughter Amy.
Mitch Winehouse poses with eerie lookalike of his late daughter Amy t.co/e0RfjOVKq6 pic.twitter.com/JvzmiqeJZb
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) August 8, 2016
PRINCE. Inside his $10 million Paisley Park mansion. “Prince wanted to have a place where he could do all his music and make films and do his tour rehearsals and to dance, choreography and everything under one roof, which back 25 years ago was quite progressive.”
CITY PLANNING. NYC officials discuss expansion of Brooklyn Bridge promenade. ” The city said it has taken some temporary measures, such adding directional markers, but it’s only a stopgap to ease the flow of the 3,500 cyclists and 10,000 pedestrians that trek across the bridge — what officials called the “Times Square in the Sky” — on an average weekday.”
TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Rio 2016 Spanish water polo player Marc Minguell.
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Pietro Boselli Goes for an Olympic Medal in the Abs Competition – PHOTOS
While the 2016 Olympics are underway in Rio de Janeiro, the world’s hottest math teacher / model Pietro Boselli is looking to medal in an event in which he is almost certainly the world champion: the abs competition.
Boselli has been known to bare his taut physique on Instagram from time to time and recently modeled Team Italy’s official line of Olympic gear for the Rio games. But while the world is heading to Rio, Boselli descended upon Los Angeles for a sun-drenched Southern California adventure that involved a lot of time at the beach and hardly any clothing (you’re welcome).
This isn’t the first time Boselli has shared the exploits of his travels. Earlier this year, Boselli journeyed to Australia where he similarly spent a lot of time sans shirt.
Check out Boselli’s latest exploits (which often channel the work of famed photographer Herb Ritts), below.
What color medal would you give Pietro Boselli’s abs?
[Top photo via Instagram]
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#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: August 9, 2016
ALA. JUSTICE ROY MOORE TO FACE ETHICS TRIAL: At a hearing yesterday, a state judicial panel refused to dismiss ethics complaints against disgraced, notoriously anti-LGBTQ Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. The case will go to trial on September 28, where a nine judge panel will determine whether Moore violated judicial ethics and consider the appropriate punishment. Moore was suspended from the bench in May over his consistent defiance of marriage equality in Alabama. Following the hearing, HRC Alabama held a press conference on the steps of the Alabama Supreme Court. Last week, HRC Alabama unveiled a billboard in Montgomery that reads“#NoMoore: Dismiss Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore.” More from The Associated Press.
PRESSURE MOUNTS ON RUBIO TO CANCEL SPEECH TO ANTI-LGBTQ RALLY: Florida Democrats are calling on Sen. Marco Rubio (D-FL) to drop out of a rally sponsored by anti-LGBTQ Liberty Counsel scheduled later this week, issuing a statement yesterday demanding he apologize to the LGBTQ community. “Marco Rubio is commemorating the two-month anniversary of the Pulse shooting by speaking at a bigoted rally that features advocates for discrimination against LGBT people,” U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, (D-FL) said. “It is difficult to imagine something more offensive to families in Orlando and the LGBT community across our state who are still mourning this horrific hate crime.” Mic drop. More from The Orlando Sentinel.
UNLIMITED COURAGE: Yesterday, Nike released a groundbreaking ad featuring Chris Mosier, a transgender duathlete, who was chosen for Team USA for the 2016 World Championship. The ad will air on NBC during the Olympics. Mosier is the first transgender athlete to qualify for a U.S. national team, earning a spot on the Team USA sprint duathlon men’s squad for the 2016 World Championships. More from HRC.
ANTI-EQUALITY ACTIVISTS WANT TO ROLL BACK TRANS RIGHTS IN MASS.: Anti-LGBTQ activist and former GOP committeewoman Chanel Prunier has joined Keep MA Safe’s discriminatory effort to put the the state’s new trans-inclusive law on the ballot in November 2018. More from The Boston Globe.
PHARMACISTS URGED TO ADVOCATE FOR TRANS PATIENTS: The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy recently published an article encouraging pharmacists to play “an active role in the care of transgender individuals.” Professor Jennifer Cocohoba of the University of California, San Francisco, writes that more education on medications used in gender transition will help pharmacists keep patients safe. She urges pharmacists to treat transgender people with respect, and serve as advocates when insurers refuse to cover their medications. More from HRC.
HRC’S SARAH MCBRIDE: WE’RE BETTER OFF THAN WHEN CLINT EASTWOOD WAS A KID: In a new op-ed for The Advocate, HRC’s Sarah McBride expands on her recent tweets addressing Clint Eastwood’s now infamous interview defending Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric. McBride writes, “Trump and Eastwood may view much of this progress as “political correctness” (read: kindness and respect), but they are the intentional actions that have made America great today and will help us build a more perfect union tomorrow.”
NEW DATA SHOWS YOUNG PEOPLE OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT LGBTQ RIGHTS: A new poll of Americans ages 18-30 by GenForward has found that this demographic overwhelmingly supports LGBTQ rights when it comes to policies on adoption, employment and healthcare. Support for LGBTQ rights in these areas have risen over the past two years. More from The Seattle Times.
TASMANIAN UPPER HOUSE TO DEBATE MARRIAGE EQUALITY: The traditionally conservative Tasmanian Upper House has indicated that they may take up the issue of marriage equality, after voting down a similar proposal in 2012. The country’s legislative council will set a motion for debate later this week. More from The Advocate.
TANZANIA TO SUSPEND LGBTQ RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS: Tanzania will suspend the registration of charities and organizations supporting the LGBTQ community. According to the The International Business Times, the country’s justice minister says the ban will “help protect the nation’s culture.” Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Tanzania.
A FIRST IN SERBIA: Serbian Prime Minister-designate Aleksandar Vučić, announced that members of his new government include openly-gay Public Administration Minister Ana Brnabic. More from The Associated Press.
READING RAINBOW
WRDW reports on a new resource dedicated to Georgia’s transgender students; Hindustan Times profiles Meng Fanyu, winner of China’s first ever “Mr Gay China” pageant; The Advocate shares the impact LGBTQ teachers had on Meryl Streep; TIME looks at what the US military is learning from the Israeli military about transgender soldiers; Project Q Atlanta reports how a community workshop is taking on LGBTQ domestic violence; Mic heralds the transgender model who wore a dress made of flags from countries with anti-LGBTQ laws; The Guardian profiles NYC’s HIV bureau head, the self-proclaimed ‘queer health warrior’; NBC highlights the parallels between AIDS activism and Black Lives Matter; Olympic swimmer Amini Fonua shows off his LGBTQ practice suit for OutSports; and Gay Star News destroys the common myths about transgender and intersex athletes.
Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to A.M. Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!
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Southern Stories: Una guia para reportar acerca de personas LGBT en Tejas
Photo Credit: GLAAD
Hoy, GLAAD publica la mas reciente guia de recursos para el programa Southern Stories (el programa dedicado a los estados del sur de los Estados Unidos) titulada “Southern Stories: Una guia para reportar acerca de las personas LGBT en Tejas.” Esta guia servira como un recurso para periodistas y profesionales de los medios que reportan acerca de las comunidades LGBT y los temas que les impactan en el estado de Tejas.
Esta guia bilingue fue creada despues de que el estudio de GLAAD Accelerando Aceptacion encontro que 61 por ciento de los estadounidenses todavia demuestran un nivel de incomodidad hacia sus familiares, vecinos y amistades LGBT.
El recurso comparte historias de retos y triunfos, un diccionario de terminologia apropriada, palabras que se deben evitar y errores comunes que se deben evitar a la hora de escribir o producir historias que tienen que ver con temas LGBT. Tambien contine una cronologia de eventos significantes en la historia de las comunidades LGBT Tejana.
“La comunidades LGBT Tejana esta logrando un progreso seguro y estable pero a la misma vez el esfuerzo para lograr la plena igualdad y aceptacion esta lejos de ser cumplido. La revocacion de la Ordenanza de Igualdad de Derechos de Houston (conocida como HERO en ingles) es un clara demostracion de esto,” dijo Ross Murray, Director del programa del Sur de GLAAD. “Esta guia le ayudara a los reporteros a cubrir a los temas LGBT de una manera equitativa y exacta y a combatir los mis-informes y la retorica de miedo que hemos visto en el pasado.”
Esta guia es parte de la iniciativa de GLAAD, Southern Stories (historias del Sur estadounidense), el cual propone amplificar las voces de las personas LGBT Tejanas y crecer la aceptacion para las personas LGBT y aliada en los estados del sur de los estados unidos. Esto se logra contando las historias de personas LGBT de diferentes componentes de la sociedad. Adicionalmente la guia rompe los mitos al rededor de legislacion anti-LGBT y enfatiza los efectos de legislacion anti-discrimancion en las vidas de las personas LGBT en el sur de los Estados Unidos.
La guia fue publicada durante la gira Tejana del programa Southern Stories. GLAAD estara en el Montrose Center en Housotn y en la conferencia Aqui Estamos en McAllen, Tejas entre otros lugares.
La guia esta disponible aqui.
www.glaad.org/blog/southern-stories-una-guia-para-reportar-acerca-de-personas-lgbt-en-tejas
Flipping Out: We’re Havin’ a Gayby
Reality television gives us a chance to remember how long the to-do list is before starting a family.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/8/09/flipping-out-were-havin-gayby
Official Suggests Uganda Will Force LGBT People Into State-Run ‘Ex-Gay’ Program
Days after police violently raided a gay Pride event in Uganda, the nation’s ethics minister on Monday announced a new government-sanctioned “ex-gay” therapy program.
“A program to rehabilitate members of the LGBT Community, with the ultimate aim of giving them a chance to lead normal lives again, has been developed,” Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo said in a statement posted by the Uganda Media Center.
Lokodo, a former Catholic priest, didn’t provide specifics of the program, but in the meantime he vowed to continue to crack down on LGBT gatherings.
Police in Uganda, one of 36 African countries where gay sex is illegal, arrested more than a dozen people, including prominent LGBT activists, during the Mr. and Miss Pride Uganda 2016 at Venom Club in Kabalaggala last week. The following day, organizers canceled a Pride parade scheduled for Saturday after Lokodo reportedly threatened to put together a police-led mob to assault participants.
On Monday, Lokodo told reporters that the government “will continue to suppress” the public activities of homosexuals, the Associated Press reports. He also alleged that Pride activities are being organized “with the influence of some foreign forces.”
We as Ugandans wanted to celebrate who we are and it has nothing to do with “foreign forces” @frankmugisha @Opimva t.co/MRyZPajLgY
— Sexual Minorities UG (@SMUG2004) August 8, 2016
Despite Lokodo’s statement, gay activist Frank Mugisha, who was among those arrested in the raid, said the LGBT community will continue to organize public gatherings:
Minister Lokodo says, LGBT Ugandans can hold private events & I am saying we shall hold any events public or private like any Ugandan
— Dr. Frank Mugisha (@frankmugisha) August 8, 2016
More from the AP:
In 2009, a Ugandan lawmaker introduced a bill that prescribed the death penalty for some homosexual acts, saying he wanted to protect Ugandan children. The proposed bill prompted international condemnation, and a less severe version passed by lawmakers was rejected by a court as unconstitutional.
Read Lokodo’s full statement here.
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