Open photo shoot in Boston, MA
Open Photo Shoot in Boston, MA
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Daily Archives: April 3, 2018
She is Me
She is Me
Julie Bracken posted a photo:
Or maybe to put it another way, twin siblings….. brother and sister? An accident of birth perhaps? Or a flight of the imagination? A visit to ‘Specsaver’ beckons?
I leave you, the observer, to judge.
I play the role as all demand
a stranger in a stranger land
I learned it well for them to see
I studied them so I could be
learned to boast and I bragged
lied about the girls I shagged
went in the army just to see
if they could make a man of me
marriage made it look so real
and having kids , I clinched the deal
So pardon me if on occasion
a part of me does need raisin’
silky hose and heels so high
a dab of perfume on my thigh
a sexy top and short , short skirt
all made up to be a flirt
a few short hours is all i ask
then i will do my manly task
a partly party girl I’ll be
she needs that time, for she is me
Makeup and styling by the talented Kelayla of www.transvista.co.uk/
9 Feb 18
How to ace your interview on Skype
How to ace your interview on Skype
Your polished resume and stellar portfolio have landed you a Skype video interview with your potential boss. With the right preparation, you can make great impression over Skype video. And if you’re a developer, Skype Interviews has you covered. You can even add a Contact me button to your email signature, which allows potential employers to call you directly from email.
Set yourself up to make a great first impression
Ahead of your Skype video interview, you will want to prep your surroundings, make sure your Skype profile represents your professional personality, and get Skype ready for the video call.
Check your background surroundings—Look at your surroundings and make sure your background isn’t a distraction—check for wall clutter or bright lights behind you. For the best video quality, use a light-colored background. Also, make sure your space will be quiet during the call.
Create a professional Skype profile—Take a look at your Skype profile and make sure your user name matches the name on your resume (or a shortened nickname) and consider uploading a profile picture. Use the Mood feature to convey your professional status, such as current job title.
Get ready for the call—Make sure to close any programs not needed for the interview. Open applications, including a web browser, can eat up bandwidth and reduce the quality of the video call. Have links to your resume and portfolio ready to drop into the Skype chat window. Right before your video call begins, set your status to Do not disturb, so you don’t get any IMs or calls.
Test your technical settings
You need to make sure your Skype settings will allow you to receive the video call from the interviewer as well as check that your audio and video are working properly. You can do these tasks from the Skype Options window by selecting Tools > Options.
Check your Skype privacy settings—Since it is likely that the person interviewing you isn’t one of your current contacts, you need to make sure you can receive their call and IMs. In the Options window, click Privacy and under Privacy settings, select the anyone radio button for all options:
Check your audio and video settings—Next, you will want to ensure your audio and video are working properly. To check your audio, in the Options window, click General and then Audio settings. Click Make free test call to verify that you can hear the caller and the caller can hear you. During your test call, confirm that you have a strong internet connection. If Skype detects a weak connection, it will reduce the quality of the video call to try to stop the call from dropping altogether.
Next, click Video settings and confirm you can see the video stream. Note you can click Webcam settings and make refinements, such as adjusting the brightness, to fit your background environment. Visit Skype support to learn more.
Technical interviews for developers—we’ve got you covered
Last summer, Skype introduced Skype Interviews, which supports a video call with an integrated code editor.
Software engineers can compile and run code right from a Skype video call during a coding interview. Skype Interviews is easy to set up—no download required. Read “Skype Interviews connects software engineers with mentors—regardless of distance” to learn more.
Pro tip—add a Contact me button to your email signature
Take your email signature to the next level with the Contact me button—a link or image that when clicked calls you on Skype. Start by visiting Skype contact me button to get a Skype icon image and copy/paste it into a document. Or you can type text, such as Call me on Skype. Next, select the Skype image or text, right-click, and select Link. Where you would enter a web address, enter skype: followed by your Skype name (e.g., skype:Julie.Robbins). Just add the link or image to your email signature, and when the recipient clicks it, a call will be placed to your Skype.
More tips to ace your interview
We have put together an infographic with more tips to ace your interview. You can download it to your desktop to keep as a handy reference.
To learn more about Skype video calling, read “How to have a great Skype call” and “Call quality guide for Windows desktop.” Let us know what you think by clicking your profile picture and selecting Help and feedback. And as always, please join us in the Skype Community.
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Lawyer Gets Prison in First Sentence Handed Down in Mueller Probe
Lawyer Gets Prison in First Sentence Handed Down in Mueller Probe
The first sentence has been handed down in the Mueller probe. Attorney Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch national, was sentence to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for lying to the FBI following a guilty plea.
Van der Zwaan pleaded guilty in February to lying about his conversations with Rick Gates, who was Donald Trump’s deputy campaign manager in 2016, and an unnamed person who prosecutors say has ties to Russian intelligence.
Appearing in federal court Tuesday, Van der Zwaan told the judge, “What I did was wrong. I apologize to the court for my conduct.”
The special counsel’s office did not take a position on whether Van der Zwaan should face time behind bars, but suggested he should face a clear penalty.
Alex Van Der Zwaan was charged Feb. 16 in federal court in Washington with lying to investigators about conversations related to a report he helped prepare on the trial of a Ukrainian politician, Yulia Tymoshenko. Van Der Zwaan was charged with a criminal information, which typically precedes a guilty plea.
Van Der Zwaan, identified on his LinkedIn page as an associate in the London office of Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom, was questioned regarding the firm’s work in 2012 on behalf of the Ukraine Ministry of Justice. He allegedly lied to investigators about his last communications with Richard Gates, who was indicted in October with ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort over their consulting work in Ukraine.
The lawyer also allegedly lied about his talks with someone else, referred to by the government as “Person A.” Van Der Zwaan deleted and failed to produce emails sought by the special counsel and a law firm, prosecutors said.
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Lawyer Gets Prison in First Sentence Handed Down in Mueller Probe
Impressions of Christopher Street Day (8)
Impressions of Christopher Street Day (8)
Hamburg meine Perle….. posted a photo:
Bitte schaut auch hier….. – Please look here…..
www.flickr.com/photos/152284452@N04/albums/72157694401204…
Arkansas House Candidate Justin Jones: ‘Fags are Disgusting’
Arkansas House Candidate Justin Jones: ‘Fags are Disgusting’
Justin Jones, a Libertarian running for an Arkansas House seat thinks “fags are disgusting” and expressed that sentiment on the Facebook post of Hawaii resident Myah Baeza who was offering sympathy for a gay friend who couldn’t donate blood because of discriminatory laws.
When called out for his slur by Baeza, Jones replied: “If you don’t think HIV is created by homosexuality then you need education. That’s the entirety of my post, for someone who wants free speech, you don’t act like it. I shouldn’t have said ‘f–s’ should have said homosexuals. But I won’t apologize of the moral of my comment, homosexuality is wrong, and shouldn’t be publicly endorsed.”
Local station KARK reported on the candidate’s slur, and got this statement back from Jones:
“I recently made a comment that was meant to be satire, but had FACTUAL meaning. In the new day of Social Media, we face backlash for every comment we make, which is putting ‘Free Speech’ at a price. The Aids Epidemic is a VERY big part of the LGBTQ Community. To not recognize that would be a ‘Lie’ to yourself and the LGBTQ Community. In this New Day of politics, we are recognizing the benefits of throwing away the old establishment, and how that didn’t work. Today, we are bringing back ‘FREEDOM OF SPEECH,’ and protecting our 2nd amendment rights. That might be too much for some people, but that’s why we’re getting them out of Public Office. Let’s get back to ‘Making Arkansas Great Again.’ Vote Justin Jones for State Representative, District 87.”
He also posted the statement to Facebook. No doubt he’d LOVE to hear from you.
Here’s KARK’s report:
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Arkansas House Candidate Justin Jones: ‘Fags are Disgusting’
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 3, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 3, 2018
GRINDR CHANGES POLICY REGARDING SHARING USERS’ HIV STATUS WITH OUTSIDE VENDORS: The dating app disclosed that they passed the information to two separate vendors — but announced they will stop following outcry. More from The Los Angeles Times and Axios.
TWO LEADING MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS DENOUNCE TRUMP-PENCE TRANS MILITARY BAN: The American Psychiatric Association and American Psychological Association called out the Pentagon’s claim that scientific evidence is “unclear” for treatment of gender dysphoria. “That’s really not true and it’s certainly not true among the actual experts,” said Dr. Jack Drescher, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who is a distinguished fellow at the American Psychiatric Association. More from The Washington Examiner.
VOTING ENDS TODAY — ANCHORAGE RESIDENTS MUST REJECT DANGEROUS PROP 1: The discriminatory ballot measure would rip away crucial non-discrimination protections and enshrine discrimination into law by forcing transgender people to use facilities that are inconsistent with their gender identity. A growing list of bipartisan Anchorage community leaders and businesses have come out against the proposition, including leaders from faith communities, the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, the superintendent of public education and both mayoral candidates. More from HRC.
TUESDAY TEARJERKER: Check out this heartwarming video from attn highlighting what we already know — when LGBTQ youth have supportive families, they thrive. More from attn.
- A new study from the University of Texas found that when trans youth have their names and pronouns respected, they have better mental health outcomes. More from NewNowNext.
NEW POLLING FINDS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT TRUMP: Survey results from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that young people are more likely to believe Trump is racist and dishonest. More from Chicago Pride and The Associated Press.
FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST ITHACA (N.Y.) POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BE DISMISSED: Sarah Crews, a 15-year veteran of the department, alleges she was discriminated against based on her gender identity and sexual orientation. More from Ithaca.com.
ANN ARBOR, MICH., CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY HRC: Hands Across the Water earned the HRC Foundation’s All Children, All Families Leadership Status for supporting LGBTQ youth and prospective parents. More from Michigan Live.
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE STEPHEN REINHARDT: He wrote the opinion for the Ninth Circuit in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (later Hollingsworth v. Perry), in which the court ruled against California’s Proposition 8. More from Los Angeles Blade.
REGGIE BULLOCK OPENS UP ABOUT TRANS SISTER: During a panel discussion with HRC’s Liam Miranda (@liamiest), the NBA player (@ReggieBullock35) honored his transgender sister, Mia Henderson, who was brutally murdered in 2014. More from NewNowNext.
.@HRC’s @liamiest joined panelists @ReggieBullock35, @espnW’s @katie_barnes3 & @ucsc volleyball player Chloe Anderson for an engaging discussion with @AthleteAlly about creating trans-inclusive sports spaces and practicing active allyship in athletics. pic.twitter.com/hkKAw7OCxM
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 1, 2018
NAME CHANGE PROJECT OFFERS TRANS COMMUNITY FREE LEGAL NAME CHANGE SERVICES: More from WESA.
IOWA BOYS STATE PROGRAM REVERSES DECISION, ALLOWS TRANS BOY TO ATTEND: Emmet Cummings was selected to his local chapter, but originally denied attendance at the state level. The program teaches students about the government. More from KCRG.
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY WILL HOLD LGBTQ EVENT DESPITE ANTI-EQUALITY EFFORTS TO DERAIL IT: More from TMJ4.
MISSISSIPPI SAME-SEX COUPLE CAMPAIGN TO BE PROM KING & QUEEN: Hernando High School students Kenzie Ellenberger and Mallory Boone started an online petition after their principal refused to allow them on the ballot. More from Clarion Ledger.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
CELEBS, WRITERS, ACTIVISTS CALL FOR JUSTICE FOR MURDERED HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE IN BRAZIL: Ava DuVernay (@ava), Janelle Monáe (@JanelleMonae), Ta-Nehisi Coates, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (@AdichieSpeaks), Patrisse Kahn-Cullors (@OsopePatrisse) and Angela Davis are among the many who are calling for an independent commission to investigate the murder of Marielle Franco, a member of Rio de Janeiro’s city council. More from The Root.
Ava DuVernay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Janelle Monáe and more join call for justice for slain Afro-Brazilian activist Marielle Franco: t.co/2sjS3xcbDV pic.twitter.com/HrHFf4UOkD
— The Root (@TheRoot) March 31, 2018
AWFUL — INDONESIAN MEN ARRESTED IN SUSPICION OF BEING LGBTQ WILL FACE PUBLIC CANING: More from Gay Star News.
BIG STEP FOR JAPANESE MARRIAGE EQUALITY: The city of Fukuoka will allow same-sex couples to have their partnerships recognized by law. More from Pink News.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Time defines the new LGBTQ-inclusive terms added to the Oxford English Dictionary; The Associated Press reports that Lesley Mumford is first openly trans woman accepted to attend the FBI National Academy; OutSports shares the story of Scotia Mullin, an Australian international student and openly gay diver in Wyoming; Billboard looks at the history of LGBTQ representation on American Idol; OutSmart Magazine interviews local trans teen and model Madelyn Whitley
www.hrc.org/blog/am-equality-tipsheet-april-3-2018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Silver Skirt In Satin
Silver Skirt In Satin
jessicajane9 posted a photo:
Silver satin skirt with red top, scarf, tights and nude heels ♥
Costa Rica Votes ‘Pura Vida’ For All
Costa Rica Votes ‘Pura Vida’ For All
With the election of its new president, the country sets a precedent in Latin America for LGBT equality.
www.advocate.com/politics/2018/4/03/costa-rica-votes-pura-vida-all
FOX News’ Laura Ingraham Began Her Professional Trolling by Outing Gay Students
FOX News’ Laura Ingraham Began Her Professional Trolling by Outing Gay Students
This article originally appeared on Dorf on Law. Fox News’ Laura Ingraham is in the headlines for just the kind of thing she has always loved: being a troll. Back in 1984, when we were both enrolled at Dartmouth College, she secretly recorded a confidential support group for gay students, and published a transcript in The…
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