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The Kardashian Klan Gets The ‘Hamilton’ Treatment on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ – RECAP
The Kardashian Klan Gets The ‘Hamilton’ Treatment on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ – RECAP
Here’s a pleasant surprise: This season’s big musical lip sync challenge — often one of the low points — was actually incredibly fun.
Maybe they had someone else doing the writing (is Lucian Piane still on retainer from Arkham Asylum or whatever?), but the Hamilton-inspired Kardashian musical was a breezy, buoyant romp that gave all the gals a chance to shine, even if not all of them took it.
Before we see who did and didn’t throw away their shot, we’ve got a mini-challenge (and mini-drama) to catch up with.
That’s right, it’s return of the mini-challenge, which also means the return of the Pit Crew. Ru appears in the workroom and gets the gals into quick drag to pose for summer selfies with the Pit Crew boys. I’m not sure what exactly constitutes “quick,” but these ladies look a lot better than the queens in previous mini-challenges. We barely glimpse most of the girls snapping their shots, but Valentina does a cute bit where she has Ru introduce her as Miss Venezuela before changing it up with a “chola” pose. Cynthia, meanwhile, makes it all about her cucu (*DEEP, HEAVY SIGH*). Alexis Michelle gets the win because the producers know she’s a theater queen she had the Pit Crew hold her up, but honestly none of the pictures really stood out.
The win gives Alexis the power to assign all the roles, which naturally leads to a few hurt feelings. Nina is especially upset that the role of Blac Chyna went to Shea instead of her. It’s a chip she carries on her shoulder throughout rehearsal, and it holds back her otherwise fine interpretation of Khloe Kardashian.
As the queens get ready for the big show, Eureka pulls Sasha and Valentina aside to apologize for trampling their discussion of eating disorders in the last episode. It’s not one of those Real Housewives “I’m sorry if you were offended” type of apologies, and it felt sincere. This opens up a larger conversation about Valentina and Sasha’s struggles, as well as how prevalent the issue is in the gay community. It’s an important conversation, but this season seems to be shoehorning in one of these serious moments every episode, which is making them feel less authentic and special. I feel like Charlie Hides’ personal story last week about losing friends to HIV/AIDS felt particularly rushed and tough to follow. It starts to lessen the impact.
The performance is a lot of fun, chronicling the rise of the Kardashian klan from Paris Hilton hanger-on to a reality-TV dynasty. Guest judges Todrick Hall (who also directed the Ru-sical) and Meghan Trainor (dressed basically like the mascot for Squatty Potty) add little to the panel, save for the unintentionally hilarious, meek little “yes, gur” that Meghan offers Shea.
Alexis steals the whole show as Kris, Peppermint slays the stage in a small role as Britney Spears and Shea brings the house down dropping it as Blac Chyna. Since both Alexis and Peppermint falter with the faux fur runway, Shea takes the win.
Nina’s bad attitude lands her in the bottom alongside a forgettable Farrah Moan and Cynthia, who couldn’t even believably fake knowing most of the lyrics. Cynthia and Farrah sleepwalk through a Meghan Trainor lip sync before Ru is called offset for an emergency conference. I was sure they were going for a (deserved) double-elimination, but — TWIST — they’re actually sending Eureka home to recover from a knee injury she suffered in the cheerleading challenge. (She’s got a standing invite to return next season.) That means, shantay, Cynthia and Farrah, can still stay (for now).
So where does that leave the other girls? Let’s break it down in our totally subjective, completely biased, somewhat arbitrary rankings below.
1. Shea continues to coast atop the other girls week to week. She brought the perfect attitude and personality to her role as Blac Chyna, and her runway was fun, funky and a total stand-out. I would be shocked to see her not make the top three.
2. Similarly, Valentina is still slaying, even if she didn’t get to shine as much this week. Truly, Kendall Jenner (especially pre-Pepsi controversy) is the least dynamic Kardashian to play in this context. Still, she stayed in character throughout (is she just always in some kind of “character?”), which at least added something to look at during her segment with Farrah. Even in the mini-challenge, Valentina created a character to make her brief appearance more memorable. She’s a savvy queen, and I appreciate that about her.
3. I don’t think Sasha was a top three last night, but, cumulatively, she’s definitely been outshining many of the other girls. Her Lindsay wasn’t a showstopper, but she had fun with it. I worry that Snatch Game will be her downfall, but, for now, she’s still a strong contender.
4. It’s really neck-and-neck in the middle of the pack. Alexis edged out ahead this week based on her note-perfect Kris Jenner, but that runway look was truly a fail. That reveal went from faux fur to Forever 21 real quick. Alexis is obviously a talented performer, but I wonder if she has a strong enough point-of-view/artistry to really compete with creative queens like Valentina, Shea, Sasha, Nina, Aja, etc.
5. Finally, Peppermint gets a shot to steal the spotlight. She’s a fierce queen, and she ran away with her segment as Britney, bitch. But, please, gurl, no more pink skirts.
6. It’s hard to rank Eureka’s performance this week given that she was injured. I still don’t know if Eureka could have won this whole thing (or if she’d even make the top three). I appreciated her commitment to working through her injury during the challenge, and I imagine she’ll only come back stronger next season.
7. Trinity bounced back from last week’s bottom two, but neither her obvious interpretation of Paris Hilton nor her Mad Max: Furry Road post-apocalyptic couture were stunners.
8. Oof, Nina Bo’nina Brown. I’ve been high on this queen since the beginning, but I am truly concerned about the edit she’s receiving. On the one hand, I agree, based on what we’ve seen so far, she should have been cast as Blac Chyna. She serves so much body, and Shea does not. But, did it warrant such a strong reaction? Nah. Was it smart to complain to Todrick during rehearsal? Def nah. She was fine as Khloe (and her lip quiver during some of those long notes was a nice touch), but she refused to have enough fun with it. Her attitude is going to cost her this competition.
9. Aja didn’t make any huge mistakes this week, but she didn’t do anything to impress either. The clock is ticking for Aja to make a mark.
10. Look, lip syncing is for sure Cynthia’s biggest weakness. First she bungled the musical in arguably the lead role. Then, in the lip sync for your life, she didn’t know the words AGAIN. Not only that, but she also sold the bottom two performance with a very strange, aggressive facial expression the whole time. Had Eureka not made an early exit I would’ve bet on both the bottom two going home. Having barely survived this week, it’s very possible she will bounce back, though I don’t think she’s going to make it to the end.
11. I’ve been hard on Farrah (who?) for a few weeks, and, after last night, I’m still not convinced. She did nothing with Kylie Jenner, but I thought she out lip synced Cynthia in the bottom two. She knew the words, sure, but she also had the right energy for that slight Meghan Trainor song. She’s safe, for now, but her elimination is just a matter of time.
Agree? Disagree? Tell us how you would you rank the queens after last night’s episode in the comments!
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10 legendary San Francisco gay bars (current and past) that liberated your world
10 legendary San Francisco gay bars (current and past) that liberated your world
Gay Cancer Survivor’s Nose Broken in Brutal Attack at Miami Bus Stop: VIDEO
Gay Cancer Survivor’s Nose Broken in Brutal Attack at Miami Bus Stop: VIDEO
A 44-year-old Miami man has been arrested after allegedly brutally beating a gay man at a bus stop last Wednesday.
Raul Marti says he was trying to get home from work Wednesday night when he was attacked by Eric Pinkney at the bus stop on Biscayne Boulevard near 64th Street in Miami.
Marti, who is recovering from throat cancer, told ABC Local 10 News that Pinkney asked him why he was coughing so much.
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“I looked at him and I said, ‘I’m fine. Leave me alone, please. Go on your way,’” said Marti.
Pinkney “started saying things like, ‘That’s the problem with you fa—-s. You’re all sick.”
Marti again asked his attacker to leave him alone.
Raul Marti beaten, insulted with gay slurs at #Miami bus stop. I took the liberty of adding the perp’s photo. t.co/JAK5zDI8Ld pic.twitter.com/CIr4fNvYS1
— Danielle Savoy ? (@DanielleSavoy) April 21, 2017
However, he claims that Pinkney “hit me, and then he hit me one more time, and then I fell to the ground.”
Pinkney absconded when passersby came to Marti’s aid but a police officer quickly tracked him down.
Marti suffered a broken nose, multiple stitches and injuries all over his face
Pinkney faces a charge of aggravated battery but Marti plans on insisting the state attorney’s office add charges related to a hate crime.
Watch a report below.
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Why LGBTQ People Should Care About Science
Why LGBTQ People Should Care About Science
Today, millions of people across the country will participate in the March for Science.
Organizers characterize the gathering as a “celebration of science” that’s not only about scientists and politicians, but also “the very real role that science plays in each of our lives and the need to respect and encourage research that gives us insight into the world.”
While science helps build support for and advance understanding of LGBTQ people, junk science remains a huge concern.
For example, in August, Johns Hopkins psychiatry professor Paul McHugh and biostatistician Lawrence Mayer published a 116-page “special report” on gender and sexual orientation in The New Atlantis, the magazine of a conservative think tank. The report made a number of claims that have long been rejected by gender and sexuality researchers. It falsely implies that children are “encouraged to become transgender” and that young transgender children undergo medical interventions as part of affirming their gender identities.
While the report’s falsehoods attack the entire LGBTQ community, McHugh’s history reflects particular animus toward transgender people. He’s collaborated with an organization designated a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center to attack trans kids, and penned opinion articles mocking people who transition as “caricatures,” “counterfeits,” “impersonators,” “confused” and “mad.”
Yesterday, HRC launched McHugh Exposed, a website that pulls back the curtain on the McHugh, the go-to ‘expert’ for anti-equality extremists. The resource includes a detailed timeline of how McHugh’s hateful and damaging essays have been used to target and attack LGBTQ people and a new video featuring renowned LGBTQ health expert, Dr. Tonia Poteat. It can be found at www.McHughExposed.org.
Science isn’t just about what you learned about in elementary or high school in chemistry, physics or biology classes. Scientific fields including psychology, sociology and epidemiology have helped us understand how people’s identities shape their lives. Importantly, they have exposed disparities that emerge when social inequality leads to increased risks for poor health outcomes, and other serious issues including violence and persistent poverty.
Science helps us understand how to reduce these troubling health disparities through positive laws and policies, as well as healthcare guidelines and community programs.
This insight science and research provides is particularly crucial to LGBTQ people. There are hundred of scientific studies each year examining the lives of LGBTQ people, giving us a deeper look into how to support LGBTQ youth, for example, and the effects of anti-LGBTQ laws and so much more.
In the past two years alone, scientific research has found:
- There’s a huge deficit in LGBTQ-inclusive sex education begin offered in schools across America. (CDC)
- U.S. adults are more likely than ever to identify as bisexual. (CDC)
- It is close to impossible for a person living with HIV and an undetectable viral load to pass the virus onto someone else. (New England Journal of Medicine).
- Many LGBTQ youth aren’t getting the health information they need. (Journal of Adolescent Health)
- Transgender kids who transition with their families’ support have similar mental health to their non-transgender peers. (Pediatrics)
- A 10-minute conversation with a transgender person can lead to a lasting increase in support for transgender people. (Science)
- One in three transgender adults has avoided eating or drinking for fear of problems accessing a restroom consistent with their gender identity. (National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), the once-daily pill regimen to prevent HIV, is as safe to take as aspirin. (Open Forum Infectious Diseases)
- PrEP can work for the communities that need it most, including young, Black gay and bisexual men. (HIV Prevention Trials Network)
- LGB teens are far more likely to experience violence and bullying, and attempt suicide, than their non-LGB peers. (CDC)
- LGB adults are more likely than others to experience mental illness or a substance use disorder, but also somewhat more likely to get the treatment they need. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Gender-affirming medical care appears to broadly and markedly improve mental health for transgender people. (Transgender Health)
- Teen suicide attempts dropped in states that approved marriage equality before nationwide marriage equality became the law of the land. (JAMA Pediatrics)
Given the significant role science plays in protecting the well-being of LGBTQ people and advancing LGBTQ equality, today’s March for Science is not only a march to celebrate science; it’s a march for social justice, equality and progress.
As such, HRC will continue to support scientists, academics, researchers, and clinicians in their efforts to promote and protect the value of fact-based science. And we will continue to call out those who pedal junk science to undermine our health, dignity and rights.
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Last Words With Drag Race's Eureka O'Hara
Last Words With Drag Race's Eureka O'Hara
The Advocate spoke with the RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant after she sashayed away.
www.advocate.com/television/2017/4/22/last-words-drag-races-eureka-ohara
Caitlyn Jenner at Peace With Herself, Disillusioned With Trump
Caitlyn Jenner at Peace With Herself, Disillusioned With Trump
Jenner spoke to Diane Sawyer Friday night about all that’s happened since she came out as transgender two years ago.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/4/22/caitlyn-jenner-peace-herself-disillusioned-trump
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The GLAAD Wrap: 'Angels in America' coming to theaters; 'Shadowhunters,' 'Younger' renewed; 'New Warrior's' will include lesbian hero
The GLAAD Wrap: 'Angels in America' coming to theaters; 'Shadowhunters,' 'Younger' renewed; 'New Warrior's' will include lesbian hero
Photo Credit: ABC
Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
1) Netflix has picked up the rights for Loev. The film follows two friends who share a complicated past, one a Wall Street broker and one a Mumbai-based music producer, as they reconnect and engage in a weekend road trip in India that leads to anunexpected love. The film will premiere worldwide on Netflix on May 1.
2) A new clip for the film The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson has been released. Johnson was an LGBTQ activist who founded STAR with Sylvia Rivera. Marsha was one of numerous trans advocates involved in the Stonewall riots of 1969. Despite such contribution to the historic events, many groups of the era excluded the trans community from their efforts, which left Marsha both frustrated with the state of the movement and further determined to work on behalf of her trans peers. The film makes its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this Friday. Watch the clip below.
3) The London production of Angels in America is coming to U.S. theaters. The National Theatre’s production of the play starring Andrew Garfield, Russell Tovey, and Nathan Lane will be screened this summer. The first part of the play will be shown July 20th, and the second part can be seen July 27th. The play will be filmed live each day. For more information and tickets, click here.
4) The Ellen DeGeneres Show is planning a special tribute to the 20th anniversary of Ellen’s coming out episode. The hour long talk episode will air on April 28th. The original episode aired April 30th, 1997 and was titled, “The Puppy Episode.” Celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Laura Dern, Joely Fisher, Clea Lewis, and David Anthony Higgins are all expected to appear. Additionally, the episode will feature messages from various other celebrities and fans sharing how the episode and Ellen’s real life coming out story impacted their lives and the community.
5) A new trailer for season three of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has been released by Netflix. The new trailer shows Kimmy, who recently completed her GED, ready to take on college. Lillian and Titus, on the other hand, are experiencing relationship troubles. Titus decides to take his frustrations out Lemonade style. The third season will premiere April 28th. Check out the trailer below. Jane Lynch is also set to host National Geographic Channel’s Earth Live. The special will air Saturday July 9, and will be a two-hour live broadcast. Freeform’s Shadowhunters has been renewed for a third season, the series returns for the latter half of season two on June 5. TV Land’s Younger has also been renewed, the fifth season will premiere in 2018.
6) Marvel’s new TV series New Warriors has announced five more heroes that are joining the show. One of those heroes is Deborah Fields (a.k.a. Debrii). Fields is a trickster with low-level telekinetic powers, and is an out lesbian. The series is scheduled to premiere 2018 on Freeform. In other TV news, Fear the Walking Dead has been renewed for a fourth season ahead of the season three premiere, scheduled for June 4th on AMC. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen is headed to Hollywood for a week starting May 21st. The show will be filmed at the Palace Theater. Out actor Denis O’Hare will also be joining the Netflix drama Private Life.
7) The cover for Chris Colfer’s last The Land of Stories book has been revealed. The final book is titled The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide. Colfer has said that Worlds Collide has been the most difficult for him to write. “Not only was I pushing myself to meet readers’ expectations, I also began grieving the series’ conclusion at the prologue. I’ve been lucky to wear many creative hats in my career, but being an author of a popular book series has been the most rewarding experience of my life,” he said. The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide will be available July 11th and you can preorder it here. To see the cover click here.
8) Giants has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund season two of the webseries. The show is described as a series that, “reflects the black millennial experience and speaks on a variety of social issues that are often stigmatized, trivialized or overlooked all together.” Jussie Smollett (Empire) is an executive producer of the show, which stars James Bland. Season one of the series is available on youtube. For more information on the second season, click here or view the video below.
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