中国で人気急上昇、ポップグループFFC-Acrushは5人全員「性別なし」です
産まれた時の性別は女性、だけど見た目は「超イケメン」の5人組。
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‘L.A. Times’ Publishes Part 2 of Savage Denunciation of ‘Liar in Chief’ Donald Trump
The L.A. Times today published part two of a savage editorial denouncing Donald Trump, the “liar in chief” and it should be required reading.
He has made himself the stooge, the mark, for every crazy blogger, political quack, racial theorist, foreign leader or nutcase peddling a story that he might repackage to his benefit as a tweet, an appointment, an executive order or a policy. He is a stranger to the concept of verification, the insistence on evidence and the standards of proof that apply in a courtroom or a medical lab — and that ought to prevail in the White House.
There have always been those who accept the intellectually bankrupt notion that people are entitled to invent their own facts — consider the “9/11 was an inside job” trope — but Trump’s ascent marks the first time that the culture of alternative reality has made its home at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
If Americans are unsure which Trump they have — the Machiavellian negotiator who lies to manipulate simpler minds, or one of those simpler minds himself — does it really matter? In either case he puts the nation in danger by undermining the role of truth in public discourse and policymaking, as well as the notion of truth being verifiable and mutually intelligible.
In the months ahead, Trump will bring his embrace of alternative facts on the nation’s behalf into talks with China, North Korea or any number of powers with interests counter to ours and that constitute an existential threat. At home, Trump now becomes the embodiment of the populist notion (with roots planted at least as deeply in the Left as the Right) that verifiable truth is merely a concept invented by fusty intellectuals, and that popular leaders can provide some equally valid substitute. We’ve seen people like that before, and we have a name for them: demagogues.
Our civilization is defined in part by the disciplines — science, law, journalism — that have developed systematic methods to arrive at the truth. Citizenship brings with it the obligation to engage in a similar process. Good citizens test assumptions, question leaders, argue details, research claims.
Investigate. Read. Write. Listen. Speak. Think. Be wary of those who disparage the investigators, the readers, the writers, the listeners, the speakers and the thinkers. Be suspicious of those who confuse reality with reality TV, and those who repeat falsehoods while insisting, against all evidence, that they are true. To defend freedom, demand fact.
Part 1 was even more brutal:
It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters. The Times called him unprepared and unsuited for the job he was seeking, and said his election would be a “catastrophe.”
Still, nothing prepared us for the magnitude of this train wreck. Like millions of other Americans, we clung to a slim hope that the new president would turn out to be all noise and bluster, or that the people around him in the White House would act as a check on his worst instincts, or that he would be sobered and transformed by the awesome responsibilities of office.
Instead, seventy-some days in — and with about 1,400 to go before his term is completed — it is increasingly clear that those hopes were misplaced.
In a matter of weeks, President Trump has taken dozens of real-life steps that, if they are not reversed, will rip families apart, foul rivers and pollute the air, intensify the calamitous effects of climate change and profoundly weaken the system of American public education for all.
His attempt to de-insure millions of people who had finally received healthcare coverage and, along the way, enact a massive transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich has been put on hold for the moment. But he is proceeding with his efforts to defang the government’s regulatory agencies and bloat the Pentagon’s budget even as he supposedly retreats from the global stage.
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‘L.A. Times’ Publishes Part 2 of Savage Denunciation of ‘Liar in Chief’ Donald Trump
White House staffers think Jared Kushner is a loser and make fun of him behind his back. Sad!
Jared Kushner is the second biggest laughing stock inside the White House.
‘Mamma Mia,’ ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, Sally Field’s ‘Hello My Name is Doris’ and more films streaming in April
Looking for something to stream while you Netflix and chill? Check out our picks for new films streaming this month below, including Absolutely Fabulous, Mamma Mia and The D Train.
Happy Endings (2005), available April 1 on Hulu
Written and directed by Don Roos (the man behind The Opposite of Sex) brings us another sexually-charged romp with a slew of intersecting stories, sexual fluidity and a questionable parentage. Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bobby Canavale, Jason Ritter and Laura Dern star.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), available April 1 on HBO
Is it possible to get a second-hand hangover? Find out by streaming the long-awaited full-length feature film based on the beloved BBC series Absolutely Fabulous. Patsy and Edina are back in all their heavy-drinking, heavy-smoking glory, supplying a heavy helping of laughs along the way.
Mamma Mia! (2008), available April 1 on HBO
Everyone’s having a great time in this film adaptation of the ABBA jukebox musical, but no one more than Meryl Streep. Just watch her twirl around a Greek isle in her overalls singing the titular track and try not to smile.
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2016), available April 2 on Hulu and Amazon
Not only is Sally Field a Hollywood treasure, but she’s also a staunch supporter of the LGBT community. In this recent rom-com, she’s smitten with her much younger co-worker, Max Greenfield (us, too, girl). The film also stars lots of other actors adored by the gay audience, including Tyne Daly, Natasha Lyonne and Wendi McLendon-Covey.
The D Train (2015), available April 2 on Netflix
We want to live in a world where a hot actor like James Marsden sleeps with the lovable loser they went to high school with played by Jack Black. The unexpected coupling that underpins this indie dramedy is just one aspect that illuminates all the insecurities and hangups that follow you from high school until, well, until you’re dead, I guess?
What are you streaming this month?
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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 3, 2017
NO ONE IS HAVING THIS FAKE HB2 REPEAL: On the eve of Transgender Day of Visibility, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore shamefully attempted to pass off to the public an egregious so-called “deal”– HB 142 — that doubles down on the state’s HB2-like discrimination against LGBTQ people — particularly transgender people. Civil rights groups including HRC, the NAACP, Equality North Carolina and the National Center for Transgender Equality have been working to correct the record on the discriminatory measure. Top headlines include: The New York Times Editorial Board, “North Carolina’s Bait-and-Switch on Transgender Restroom Law;” Steven Petrow for The Washington Post, “You can’t compromise on civil rights. But North Carolina just did.;” The Charlotte Observer Editorial Board, “HB2 repeal: Cooper turns back on LGBT community;” Slate, “The HB2 “Repeal” Bill Is an Unmitigated Disaster for LGBTQ Rights and North Carolina;” Mother Jones, “Don’t Be Fooled. The North Carolina “Compromise” Doesn’t Actually Protect Trans Rights;” Dorie Clark writing in Fortune, “North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Repeal Won’t Bring the NCAA Back;” ESPN, “NCAA, NBA and ACC say they’re pro-LGBT — now’s their chance to prove it;” The Nation, “ The So-Called ‘Repeal’ of North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill Is a Terrible Deal for Civil Rights.” Find out what other major publications as well as the business and entertainment community are saying on HRC’s blog.
RT to call on the @NCAA to oppose NC’s shameful #HB2.0 bill that doubles down on discrimination & puts #LGBTQ people at risk. #RepealHB2 pic.twitter.com/XUdBDVFTyv
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) April 2, 2017
TODAY — GORSUCH NOMINATION EXPECTED TO BE REFERRED TO FULL SENATE: Last month HRC took the unprecedented step of opposing President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court of the United States before his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing because of his disturbing record. With voting slated to begin on Monday, HRC is reiterating its opposition. Gorsuch has a long and troubling career opposing civil rights, including for LGBTQ people, including calling marriage equality part of the liberal social agenda, saying. “American liberals have become addicted to the courtroom… as the primary means of effecting their social agenda on everything from gay marriage to assisted suicide…”; joining the Tenth Circuit’s decision in Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius, which asserted that that some private corporations are “people” under federal law and have a right to deny basic healthcare coverage if it violates their religious belief. This expansive ruling could allow employers to deny transgender employees access to hormone treatment, lesbian employees access to fertility treatments, as well as deny other crucial health care for LGBTQ people; and joining a ruling against a transgender woman who was denied consistent access to hormone therapy while incarcerated. The ruling dismissed the prisoner’s claims that the denial of care amounted to cruel and unusual punishment under the U.S. Constitution. More on Gorsuch’s record here.
MUST WATCH MONDAY — NCAA must stay strong for equality: HB 142 goes against the values of the NCAA — which has stated it will not schedule tournaments in places that discriminate against their LGBTQ citizens and visitors. Watch the video here.
FACT: @RoyCooperNC‘s fake #HB2 repeal violates all basic principles of diversity, inclusion & civil rights. #RepealHB2 #FinalFour CC: @NCAA pic.twitter.com/S5l4odHdNp
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) April 1, 2017
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTS THAT CHECHEN AUTHORITIES ARE ARRESTING AND MURDERING GAY MEN: Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has reported that at least three men were arrested and killed by Chechen police, “in connection with their nontraditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such.” The paper also reported that more than 100 gay men have been arrested because of their sexual orientation, and that authorities are arresting people by posing as gay men on social media sites. Some gay men in the area have started deleting their online profiles and seeking ways to leave Chechnya out of fear for their lives. More from The New York Times.
TRUMP’S BUDGET THREATENS NIH AND HIV RESEARCH: Earlier this month, the Trump Administration sent its budget for fiscal year 2017 to Congress. Rather than provide a detailed document for funding the federal government, the President advanced an outline of spending priorities, also known as a skinny budget. What we learned was that the Department of Defense was slated for an increase in $54 billion, with this scale up done at the expense domestic programs — including crucial HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment efforts. The Administration wants to help pay for the 17 percent increase in defense spending by cutting $1.2 billion from the National Institutes of Health, $50 million from CDC HIV research and prevention programs, and nearly $300 million from the global HIV and AIDS treatment through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). More from HRC.
MISSISSIPPI’S HB 1523 HAS FIRST DAY IN APPEALS COURT: Today in Lubbock, TX, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments on Mississippi’s HB 1523, which was blocked from implementation last summer, hours before going into effect. HB 1523 is a broad “license to discriminate” law — the only such one in the country. Robbie Kaplan, the litigator who argued on behalf of Edie Windsor in the landmark U.S. v. Windsor case, will argue against the law. More from The Associated Press.
HIGHLIGHTING LGBTQ VISIBILITY IN NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Every March millions of eyes fall on 64 men’s and women’s college basketball teams as sports fans from across the country revel in the “madness” of the NCAA basketball tournaments. The NCAA has committed itself to equality and inclusion in its event selection process, moving 2016-17 championship and tournament games out of North Carolina due to the discriminatory HB2. As fans enjoy March Madness, it is important to keep in mind players and coaches and who have made the brave decisions to live openly and authentically. Check out five courageous women who are using their voices to bring LGBTQ visibility to college basketball from HRC.
NEW POLLING SHOWS RISE IN ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: A recent poll of likely voters, conducted for HRC by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, found that more people than ever have favorable views of transgender people: 47 percent saw transgender people in a positive light, while only 19 percent had an overall negative opinion. These numbers show steady improvement over the past several years. In HRC’s 2015 poll, 44 percent of likely voters had positive views of transgender people, and 25 percent felt negatively. As in past years, those polled in 2017 were much more likely to have positive views of transgender people if they personally knew someone transgender. Sixty-two percent of those who knew someone transgender took an overall positive view, and only 16 percent had negative feelings. More from HRC.
OHIO CITIES ADVANCE LGBTQ EQUALITY: Three major cities in Ohio took big steps for LGBTQ equality recently: The Columbus City Council voted to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangerous practice of “conversion therapy” and the Akron City Council and the Olmsted Falls City Council passed LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination protections. More from HRC.
HRC MOURNS CREATOR OF ICONIC LGBTQ RAINBOW FLAG: On Friday, Gilbert Baker, who hand-dyed and stitched the first ever LGBTQ rainbow flag, died. To honor the life and legacy as creator of the enduring symbol of LGBTQ pride, HRC flew the rainbow flag at its national headquarters in Washington. Read more about Baker at The New York Times.
Our ��️�� flies @ 1/2 mast in honor of Gilbert Baker who in ’78 hand-dyed & stitched fabric that created the enduring symbol of LGBTQ pride. pic.twitter.com/cDA1hc6wSB
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) April 1, 2017
HRC HEI TO REQUIRE TRANS-INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE: HRC’s Healthcare Equality Index has announced that transgender-inclusive healthcare coverage will be a requirement beginning with the 2019 HEI. By embracing trans-inclusive benefits, these initiatives will only help more businesses achieve the goal of promoting health and wellness across a diverse workforce. U.S. employer-based health care plans have historically explicitly contained “transgender exclusions” that prohibit coverage for medical care related to gender transition, including mental health care, hormone therapy, gender affirming surgeries and other medically necessary services. More from HRC, and more on this year’s HEI from The Wisconsin Gazette.
APRIL IS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rates of syphilis are the highest they’ve been in 20 years, with the highest rates occurring among men who have sex with men. While all STDs can be easily treated or cured with the help of a medical provider, they can cause serious problems if left ignored. More from HRC.
Take pride in combating #STDs, however you choose to do it #STDMonth17 #TakePrideinKnowing t.co/TJnjeWBwuN pic.twitter.com/Ddu6biYy1l
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) April 2, 2017
GLAAD AWARDS CALL OUT TRUMP: At the GLAAD Awards on Saturday, host Cameron Esposito (@CameronEsposito) called out Trump, saying “Donald, if you’re watching, to you I say, Meryl was too easy on you.” The night also included a powerful tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Patricia Arquette, sister of the late transgender actress Alexis Arquette, gave an emotional acceptance speech on receiving the Vanguard Award. The film Moonlight, the coming-of-age story of a Black, gay man, won the award for Outstanding Film. More from Advocate and The New York Times.
WALKING DEAD’S DANIEL NEWMAN COMES OUT IN POWERFUL VIDEO: Telling viewers on his YouTube channel that he felt compelled to live his truth after volunteering at an LGBTQ homeless shelter, Newman came out as a member of the LGBTQ community. Watch his heartfelt video here.
READING RAINBOW
HRC shares seven must-have resources for the bisexual community; Out Magazine profiles four LGBTQ women storytellers in the age of Trump; WKYT reports that LGBTQ advocates will rally in Berea, KY today in support of a lesbian couple whose property was vandalized with hate messages;
Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!
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Riding the Light Rail
Laveen Photography (aka cyclist451) posted a photo:
The guy by the door was on his way home from working at a local restaurant/bar. The couple were traveling with her/their parents. The train was filled with a number of folks returning from the Gay Pride Parade.
‘Feud’ Serves Up Award-Worthy Drama with 1963 Oscars Gut Punch: RECAP
Last night’s Feud: Bette and Joan, “And the Winner is … ,” may have focused on the infamous 1963 Oscars, but they should really be thinking about the Emmy Awards. This was Ryan Murphy and company at their most refined, and the result was a gut punch of an episode that brought out the best in everyone involved.
Even if you already know the story of what went down on that fateful night, Feud crafted a stirring journey culminating in the Hollywood atomic bomb that created a point of no return between Davis and Crawford. It’s the kind of plot development so wildly insane that, had it not been well-documented history, I might’ve blamed Murphy for being typically over-indulgent. Instead, it’s the perfect subject for him to really sink his teeth into.
As Joan’s guttural scream indicated last week, Bette Davis received her Best Actress nomination, and Joan was shutout of the Oscar noms. That doesn’t mean she’s skipping the ceremony. Not by a longshot.
First, she marches down to the Academy to, ahem, “offer” (read: demand they use) her services as a presenter, but only for Best Picture or Best Director. She also issues her list of requirements, including hair, makeup, a driver and a chauffeur. You know, just the basics. They don’t usually provide all that for presenters, but Joan is truly done taking no for an answer now.
Beyoncé says “the best revenge is your paper,” but Joan and Hedda have something more dubious in mind. They conspire to call Academy members to sway the vote away from Bette.
But denying Davis the prize both women so desperately wanted isn’t nearly enough, they want to humiliate her.
That’s where things get truly wild. Hedda suggests Joan convinces the other nominated actresses to allow her to accept the award on their behalf. That way, not only will Davis be devastated, she’ll get to watch Joan rub salt all in the wounds.
It’s desperate and despicable, but, at the same time, the show doesn’t portray Crawford strictly as a diabolical villainess. Otherwise, why would the other nominees go along with it? It’s Joan’s broken spirit that’s driven her to this savagery, and their collusion is less about spiting Davis than it is standing strong against Hollywood’s treatment of Joan.
Joan phones Geraldine Page (nominated for her role in Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth) at home. It’s not like she was expecting a call from Joan effin’ Crawford, so she’s obviously taken aback. Joan expertly starts by building up all the preparations that go into getting Oscars-ready: the jewels, the dress, etc. Then she starts to lay the salespitch on thick: When she couldn’t receive her award, they delivered to her personally and it was much more “intimate.”
Geraldine is no fool. Joan’s aching can be felt across the country through the phone line, and Gerry agrees to let Joan accept if she wins. Sarah Paulson, making almost too short of an appearance, sells the scene expertly, as usual. She masterfully takes Page from shock to shook to sold in her conversation with Joan.
Crawford takes a much more hands-on approach to recruiting Anne Bancroft into the scheme. Joan pops over to New York where Bancroft is performing and surprises the star backstage. Anne doesn’t need to be a Miracle Worker to uncover what Joan’s up to, and she outright offers Crawford the chance to accept her award if she wins. Again, it feels so much less about Bette, and more about a younger generation wanting to support and encourage women in a way that just wasn’t possible with older actress pitted against one another by the studios, press and public. But, sometimes the most dastardly deeds begin with the noblest of intentions.
We spend much more time trailing Joan’s preparations for the big night, but Davis isn’t exactly sitting on her hands. She rings Olivia de Havilland (Catherine Zeta-Jones, finally playing a more relevant part in Feud than those silly documentary interviews peppered in) and invites her to the ceremony. Olivia is no stranger to a good feud. The papers savored every cold shoulder and bitchy comment between her and her younger sister Joan Fontaine. Arriving with a woman of Olivia’s stature illustrates Bette isn’t the bitch she’s made out to be, and she’s going to need all the support she can get.
Davis is already nervous about the night. She could potentially make history as the first woman to win three Academy Awards, but, more importantly, a win would signal that she’s still a force to reckoned with in Hollywood. She looks over her two previous statues and explains to Olivia that one has its gold rubbed off from too much cuddling. For all Bette’s grandstanding about how its about the work, not the accolades, it’s obvious this recognition is still important to her.
On the big day, Joan hires a glam squad that would make Erika Jayne jealous. They deck her out in all silver — silver gown, silver jewels and a fabulous silver-dusted coif. Even if she wasn’t presenting, hell, even if she didn’t take the stage, she’d steal the show. As she gets ready to depart, her friend (and gay director) George Cukor attempts to talk Joan out of her plan. He knows the immediate gratification of sticking it to Davis won’t be worth the backlash, but Joan has hit rock bottom and there’s no turning back.
She arrives at the ceremony in a whirlwind. Her people commandeer the green room and set up a full cocktail party. It’s impossible to avoid. When Bette discovers them, just as Joan had hoped, they share an epic staredown before Joan is beckoned to the stage to present the award for Best Director. We follow her as she escorts the winner backstage via a gorgeous single-take tour from one side of the stage to the other where Bette is waiting for her category to be called.
Joan positions herself behind her, ready to pounce. She puffs on a cigarette as Davis stares dead ahead. The winner is announced, and it’s … Anne Bancroft!
Bette already has the wind knocked out of her, but then Joan comes from behind to snag the trophy, and you can almost see Bette’s face crumble. It’s impossible not to feel the second-hand heartache when Susan Sarandon doubles over.
Crawford, meanwhile, is drinking it all in. She accepts the statue, sure, but she also poses with all the winners and luxuriates in the moment like she’s a real winner. She even takes the trophy home, places on the bedside beside her own and, for a moment, she’s got two Oscars — just like Bette.
As she sits on her bed, she hangs her head, because even in victory, she knows she’s still defeated.
Best Barbs:
“Define snub.” — Bette Davis responding to reporters’ questions about Joan not getting an Oscars nod
“You can watch from the comfort of your New York one-bedroom.” — Joan to Geraldine Page
“She needs it .. and, besides, Hollywood should be forced to look at what they’ve done to her.” — Geraldine Page on Joan Crawford accepting her award
“I just had to pop back and tell you what an astonishing performance you gave tonight, and to a half empty house, that really is dedication.” — Joan to Anne Bancroft
“Do not speak, just work.” — Mamacita to Joan’s glam squad
“These are not both for me. This one is mine, and this one is to throw in Crawford’s face the next time I see her.” — Bette Davis double-fisting after her Oscars loss
Round 5 goes to: Joan Crawford. It’s too early to tell who wins the war, but this battle was surely a squashmatch. There’s no denying her quest to destroy Davis was wildly successful, but at what cost?
What did you think of last night’s Feud?
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‘Feud’ Serves Up Award-Worthy Drama with 1963 Oscars Gut Punch: RECAP
Rayvon Owen – Why Digital Pride is so important
American Idol alum Rayvon Owen talks about the meaning of Pride, social media and the importance of Digital Pride to the wider LGBTI community.
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