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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act Reintroduced in Senate
Anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act Reintroduced in Senate
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah introduced a new version of the “license to discriminate” bill today.
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Alan Cumming Film ‘After Louie’ Gets March 30 Premiere Date in NYC and on VOD: TRAILER
Alan Cumming Film ‘After Louie’ Gets March 30 Premiere Date in NYC and on VOD: TRAILER
After Louie, the debut feature film from Vincent Gagliostro starring Alan Cumming which takes a look at the generations which grew up on both sides of the AIDS epidemic through the eyes of a romance, has been acquired by Freestyle Digital Media and will have a theatrical opening in New York on March 30 simultaneous with video on demand, Deadline reports.
The film first caught our eye as a Kickstarter when the filmmakers were guiding it through productionand last year made its way through the festival circuit.
The film also stars Zachary Booth, David Drake, Wilson Cruz, Justin Vivian Bond, Eric Berryman, Patrick Breen, and Sarita Choudhury.
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Alan Cumming Film ‘After Louie’ Gets March 30 Premiere Date in NYC and on VOD: TRAILER
HRC Responds to Anti-LGBTQ “First Amendment Defense Act” Proposed by GOP Senators
HRC Responds to Anti-LGBTQ “First Amendment Defense Act” Proposed by GOP Senators
HRC responded to a bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), called the “First Amendment Defense Act” (FADA), which seeks to permit discrimination by individuals, many businesses, and non-profit organizations against same-sex couples, single parents and unmarried couples:
The bill, cosponsored by 21 Senate Republicans, would bar the federal government from ameliorating discrimination against same-sex couples, single parents, and unmarried couples when an entity evokes a sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction. Under FADA, individuals, many businesses and non-profit organizations using taxpayer funds could openly violate non-discrimination policies or refuse to serve same-sex couples. As long as they claimed their actions are based on their belief about marriage, the government would have little recourse.
“The First Amendment Defense Act is harmful legislation that would legalize state-sanctioned discrimination and undermine key civil rights protections for LGBTQ people,” said David Stacy, HRC Government Affairs Director. “Supporters of this legislation are using religious liberty as a sword to hurt LGBTQ families rather than staying true to our long tradition of it serving as a shield to protect religious expression from government overreach.”
FADA would roll back critical protections for LGBTQ people and their families:
- Executive Order 11,246 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity by federal contractors. However, under this Act, the federal government would be required to continue to contract with a non-profit business or organization with a record of discriminatory employment practices against married gays and lesbians if that employer cited as the reason for the discrimination their belief that same-sex marriage was wrong.
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued guidance that shelters receiving HUD grants must not discriminate against same-sex married couples. A non-profit organization could cite this Act and provide their religious conviction against same-sex marriage as a reason to put a same-sex couple back on the street.
- The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides explicit protections from discrimination against LGBTQ beneficiaries. However, under this Act, an emergency shelter receiving VAWA funds to provide services for survivors of intimate partner violence could turn away someone in a same-sex marriage because of their religious belief.
- The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act grants a statutory right to 12 weeks of leave for personal illness or caregiving – including caring for a spouse. The Department of Labor has made clear that these rights extend to same-sex married couples regardless of where they live. However, under this Act, closely-held businesses or not-for-profit organizations would be allowed to discriminate by refusing to let a gay or lesbian employee care for their sick spouse despite these clear federal protections.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on a nearly identical version of FADA in July 2016. Senator Lee testified in favor of FADA at the hearing.
‘Overlooked’ No More: Marsha P. Johnson Finally Gets Her N.Y. Times Obituary
‘Overlooked’ No More: Marsha P. Johnson Finally Gets Her N.Y. Times Obituary
In “Overlooked,” the Times offers obituaries of notable women who didn’t receive attention at the time of their passing.
The Donald Trump lewd photos you absolutely never wanted to see
The Donald Trump lewd photos you absolutely never wanted to see
“I will hope as you conjure an image of that, I will try to just urge you not to throw up in your mouth.”
Will Adam Rippon Be on ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
Will Adam Rippon Be on ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars is expected to return with an athletes-only edition for its 26th season on April 30, and figure skater Adam Rippon—the first openly gay man to qualify and compete at the Winter Olympics—is rumored to be among the athletes talking to the producers. Rippon is at the top of ABC’s list, according…
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HRC Announces Olympian Adam Rippon Will Receive Visibility Award at the 2018 HRC Los Angeles Dinner
HRC Announces Olympian Adam Rippon Will Receive Visibility Award at the 2018 HRC Los Angeles Dinner
Today HRC announced that out gay Olympian Adam Rippon will be honored with the organization’s Visibility Award at the 2018 HRC Los Angeles Dinner this Saturday, March 10, 2018. Special guests also include out gay Olympian and past HRC honoree Gus Kenworthy, Teri Polo and Sherri Saum from ABC Family’s “The Fosters,” Josh Duhamel from “Love, Simon” and many more. As previously announced, HRC-backed Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema and Representative Maxine Waters will speak and Grammy Award-winning rock band Portugal. The Man will perform at the event.
“One word best describes Adam Rippon — fierce,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “By being out and proud, Adam is bringing LGBTQ visibility to a whole new level while capturing the hearts of millions around the world with his incredible talent and personality. He isn’t afraid to use his global platform to speak out for equality, and we are proud to honor him with the HRC Visibility Award at the 2018 HRC Los Angeles Dinner.”
Adam Rippon made history as the first openly gay U.S. American male figure skater to compete in the Olympic games. Rippon publicly sparred with Mike Pence in the press and on social media, bringing a new focus on Pence’s long anti-LGBTQ record. Rippon publicly voiced his concern over Pence leading the diverse U.S. delegation to the Olympics.
In an exclusive interview with HRC, Rippon said, “At first, I had a few hesitations to come out, because I was afraid of repercussions that it might have. But at the end of the day, I felt like it was important, and it was an opportunity to shine a light on a subject that was bigger than me. I know when I was coming out I drew strength from learning about other people’s stories and hopefully my story will do the same for others.”
The HRC Los Angeles Dinner brings together more than 1,000 of HRC’s most active members and supporters in the greater Los Angeles area to raise crucial funds in the fight for LGBTQ equality.
Celebrating the Real Women of the SFFD with…
Celebrating the Real Women of the SFFD with…
Celebrating the Real Women of the SFFD with @christiehemmklok
Christie is part of Women Photograph (@womenphotograph), a global catalog of independent women photojournalists on a mission to elevate female voices. We’re celebrating her story for #InternationalWomensDay.
Her toddler’s obsession with firefighters lit a ? under photographer Christie Hemm Klok (@christiehemmklok). “He had 10 books all about firefighters. I think maybe one of them had a very short-haired woman. That was the extent of it,” says Christie.
While in art school, she had the idea to document female firefighters, but her local station in Southern California didn’t have any women. This time, she reached out to United Fire Service Women, a nonprofit that advocates for women in the San Francisco Fire Department. “The timing was right,” says Christie — their response was immediate. The organization was looking for a photographer to help celebrate the 30-year anniversary of women in the department.
“When women are in male-dominated careers, especially careers like firefighting or something that’s really labor intensive, I don’t think they always get viewed as regular people,” says Christie. “The greatest part about the project is that I got to meet every single kind of person, from every walk of life. And that’s the thing, you don’t have to be supernatural to be a female firefighter. You just have to be a regular woman.”
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