The Colleges New to Campus Pride 'Best of the Best' List
Here’s which institutions of higher education got the “most improved” award.
www.advocate.com/youth/2016/8/29/colleges-new-campus-pride-best-best-list
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Letting the Dogs Out (Photos)
Letting the Dogs Out (Photos)
www.advocate.com/photography/2016/8/29/letting-dogs-out-photos
Wink to the Camera
‘Housewives’ Reunite, ‘All Stars’ Get Snatched and More TV This Week
‘Housewives’ Reunite, ‘All Stars’ Get Snatched and More TV This Week
Check out our weekly guide to TV this week, and make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.
The Fosters say farewell for now with a midseason finale tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern on Freeform. Callie (Maia Mitchell) finds herself in hot water trying to reopen the investigation into the murder of her former foster brother.
If you miss ogling ripped Olympic athletes, feast your eyes on the national finalists on American Ninja Warrior tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern on NBC. With obstacles like the Giant Log Grip and Snake Run, we’ll be watching with smelling salts in hand.
The B is back. No, not Britney, who had her chance to shine at last night’s VMAs. We’re talking about Barbra, darling. Streisand’s new album features the legendary singer duetting with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Join Babs in the studio along with famous friends Melissa McCarthy, Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman and more Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on Logo for ENCORE: Behind the Scenes With Barbra Streisand.
The ladies of The Real Housewives of New York City will surely ignore Countess Luann’s pleas to not talk about Tom at the explosive reunion special Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern on Bravo. Bethenny Frankel breaks down some of her fiery fights from this season in the video above.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 continues to slay with a brand new edition of the Snatch Game featuring the remaining queens. Alyssa Edwards, Phi Phi and Detox have something to prove after lackluster performances in the Snatch during their seasons, but the return of Snatch Game pros like Alaska, Tatianna, Adore and Ginger means this is guaranteed to be a must-see. Tune in Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern on Logo.
What are you watching this week on TV?
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Teen Tells School Board She’ll Fail High School if She Has to Change Clothes with a Transgender Person
Teen Tells School Board She’ll Fail High School if She Has to Change Clothes with a Transgender Person
A ninth grade student in Pennsylvania has told her school board that she may not be able to graduate high school because of the guidelines introduced by the Obama administration relating to transgender students’ use of bathrooms and locker rooms.
Last week, Sigourney Coyle (above left with her mother Aryn, and right) told an East Penn School Board she did not want to undress in the same changing room as transgender students for religious reasons.
“Gym requires us to participate to pass high school and if I don’t change I am not allowed to participate,” she said. “So my options are to let myself be discriminated against or fail gym for not participating and not pass through high school, which would jeopardize my future.”
The teenager added that she knows “some [transgender people] and I don’t have anything wrong with them. I would just not like their rights to overrule my own. We are equals. They are not better and I am not better.”
RELATED: Anti-Trans School Board Candidate Arrested for Refusing to Leave LGBT Meeting: VIDEO
Following the Obama guidelines, Coyle began sitting out of middle school gym class because she did not feel comfortable using a changing room that transgender students could also use.
Ms Sigourney Coyle of Pennsylvania is a Heroine! She has GREAT COURAGE! And I support her!
— P Edward Murray (@Patrickm55P) August 26, 2016
In May, Sigourney’s mother Aryn wrote on Facebook:
“I have always been an advocate of any special arrangement that prevents any group of people from being mistreated based on who they are. But I will NOT stand by while the law dictates that male bodies are allowed to walk into my daughter’s locker room, undress next to her, and shower alongside of her. Whether or not the male bodies are covered in pants or skirts is irrelevant. They have no place in her locker room.”
She later wrote that an application for religious exemption had been denied because it “only applies to health class due to sexuality content and not gym.” She added that she “will be proud” of her daughter’s possible “failing grade in gym.”
Sigourney also confirmed to the school board that an Emmaus High School official had given her permission to take gym class in the summer. Aryn Coyle said her daughter was “thrilled” with the development but claimed that it was a “band-aid” solution.
sigourney coyle is a white cisgender & str8 girl who claims that having to change in a room with a transgender will be discriminatory to her
— cass (@niallucinations) August 24, 2016
Aryn added that she had no problem with her daughter using the same restroom as transgender girls. However, she said her family’s Christian faith teaches that the first male before whom her daughter should appear nude should be her husband.
She also suggested transgender students be allowed to use the changing rooms early, to avoid being in rooms at the same time as cisgender students.
A spokesperson for the East Penn School District issued Buzzfeed News with the following statement:
“East Penn School District will continue to abide by all Title IX regulations regarding non-discrimination of students. The district administration is currently reviewing recent communication relative to transgender students received from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education, and will consult with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, and the East Penn Board Solicitor. At the present time, the District feels it is in full compliance with the law.”
Watch an interview with Sigourney and Aryn Coyle below.
(Image via Facebook)
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LGBT Advocates Steam Over One-Sided ‘Washington Post’ Article on Hillary Clinton’s Gay Rights Record
LGBT Advocates Steam Over One-Sided ‘Washington Post’ Article on Hillary Clinton’s Gay Rights Record
A new Washington Post article on Hillary Clinton’s gay rights record has LGBT advocates steaming and arrives at a time when her opponent Donald Trump is attempting to reach out to minority voters of all stripes, including LGBTQ voters. Don’t be fooled, as some wisely warned earlier this summer.
The article, “Hillary Clinton had the chance to make gay rights history. She refused,” charts Clinton’s evolution at key moments on several issues including marriage equality, DOMA, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, portraying Clinton as someone reluctant to get on board gay rights issues until it was politically favorable. The article also downplays Clinton’s work on LGBT rights as Secretary of State, including the landmark speech she gave in Geneva in 2012, which should be required viewing for those seeking to challenge her advocacy.
Clinton’s approach to same-sex marriage illustrates the caution that has come to define her political career. It also reflects a central challenge for the 68-year-old candidate, who along with her husband helped to shape an era of centrist politics designed to appeal to culturally conservative voters but has struggled to adapt to a generation of Democrats who have moved further to the left.
RELATED: Hillary Clinton Unveils Major Brief on LGBT Policy with New Initiatives
LGBT advocates Hilary Rosen and Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, both quoted in the article, took issue with its unbalanced approach.
In the article, Rosen discusses how “painful” it was hearing Clinton say she needed to balance the views of religious and family-minded people at a Logo forum on gay issues and Clinton’s lack of receptiveness to requests that she be more forceful in helping activists change Bill Clinton’s mind on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Rosen says “it was like a dagger to the heart” when President Clinton signed DOMA, and remembers pleading with Hillary to stop couching marriage in religious terms during her public “evolution” on the issue.
In a tweet following the story’s publication, Rosen called the piece “odd and frustrating”, and suggested she was duped by Samuels, saying she thought it might be more “contrasting”…
This is an odd and frustrating story. I spent time with Robert Samuels because he said he was contrasting… t.co/ZHZ7mJVmmP
— Hilary Rosen (@hilaryr) August 29, 2016
Also taking issue with the WaPo piece was Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, whose relationship with Clinton on marriage equality is highlighted:
Chad Griffin, the executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, said he privately pressed Clinton to shift her position. Griffin, who grew up in Hope, Ark., writing letters to then-Arkansas first lady Hillary Clinton, said her resistance on same-sex marriage was “really hard.”
Months after Obama’s statement of support, Griffin ran into Clinton on an Amtrak barreling from New York to Washington. She told him she wanted his ideas for the best way to show her support for same-sex marriage.
Griffin said he had long known that she would come around eventually, but “the moment felt like such a relief.”
Griffin also tweeted his displeasure with the piece, asking, “Where’s the rest of this story @washingtonpost? Surely news is that @realDonaldTrump STILL opposes LGBTQ equality?”
Where’s the rest of this story @washingtonpost? Surely news is that @realDonaldTrump STILL opposes LGBTQ equality? t.co/bBUd0IvIW8
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) August 29, 2016
Griffin and Rosen are correct. Donald Trump is no friend to the LGBTQ community and people need to know that. He opposes marriage equality, has said he will appoint Supreme Court justices that will overturn the Obergefell marriage ruling, and has said he will rescind President Obama’s guidance on transgender students, among other things.
The Samuels piece fails to show that Clinton, while her evolution did take time and she certainly was not a “leader” on any of the issues, is leaps and bounds ahead of her opponent when it comes to LGBTQ rights.
It also fails to note that President Obama, the greatest LGBTQ ally to sit in the Oval Office, was as equally ‘unevolved’ as Clinton at many points throughout the process of passing hate crimes laws, repealing DADT, and finally becoming a fierce advocate for marriage equality.
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Colton Haynes Honored with HRC’s Visibility Award
Colton Haynes Honored with HRC’s Visibility Award
HRC was honored to present Colton Haynes with our Visibility Award in Seattle this past weekend. His speech was truly touching and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house!
Coming out matters — especially for the countless LGBTQ kids who watch Colton’s shows.
An objective truth remains, that we live in a country where people are sometimes treated differently because of who they are and who they love. When people like Colton use their voice to speak up on behalf of equality, it changes hearts and minds. Congrats again, Colton!
www.hrc.org/blog/colton-haynes-honored-with-hrcs-visibility-award?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Rudy Guiliani: 'It's a Shame' Beyoncé Protested Police Brutality
Rudy Guiliani: 'It's a Shame' Beyoncé Protested Police Brutality
The former mayor of New York criticized the “Formation” singer’s performance at the VMAs, saying, “I saved more black lives than any of those people you saw onstage.”
www.advocate.com/people/2016/8/29/rudy-guiliani-its-shame-beyonce-protested-police-brutality
Hillary Clinton’s Mental Health Plan Could Help It Get Better for LGBT Folks
Hillary Clinton’s Mental Health Plan Could Help It Get Better for LGBT Folks
The Democratic presidential nominee’s comprehensive plan calls for treating mental health care in the same fashion as preventive and medical care — especially among at-risk communities (including ours).
These 102 Colleges Are the 'Absolute Worst' for LGBT Students
These 102 Colleges Are the 'Absolute Worst' for LGBT Students
If you’re LGBT and pursuing higher education, you’ll want to avoid the 102 unfriendly schools listed on Campus Pride’s first Shame List.
www.advocate.com/youth/2016/8/29/102-worst-us-colleges-lgbt-students
