Reality star Ryan Cleary says he’s proud to be bisexual, poses for smokin’ hot photo shoot
“A lot of people who are bisexual are not open about it because it’s easy not to be if you are going more toward the heterosexual side of that bisexuality.”
Daily Archives: May 30, 2018
P!nk, Studio 54, Elizabeth Warren, Intellivision, Roseanne, Balenciaga, Dan Helmer, World Cup: HOT LINKS
P!nk, Studio 54, Elizabeth Warren, Intellivision, Roseanne, Balenciaga, Dan Helmer, World Cup: HOT LINKS
NASHVILLE RALLY. Trump ratches up the rhetoric: ‘Tuesday’s comments about MS-13 come after Trump faced backlash for calling some immigrants “animals” earlier this month, saying, “We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in — and we’re stopping a lot of them — but we’re taking people out of the country. You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals.”’
NEW MEXICO. Transgender woman who was part of migrant caravan dies in ICE custody: “Roxsana Hernandez, 33, died in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She had been taken to another hospital in New Mexico more than a week earlier with symptoms of pneumonia, dehydration, and complications associated with HIV.”
ELIZABETH WARREN. “Not there yet” on impeachment. “Where I am is that we need this independent investigation without political interference.”
FASHION WUT? Balenciaga trolling fashionistas by selling $1,500 t-shirt with button down shirt pinned on the front of it.
A TEXAS FIRST. Three openly gay candidates running for Congress. “Lorie Burch is a candidate for the 3rd Congressional District…Burch joins Gina Ortiz Jones, who is running in San Antonio, and Eric Holgiun, the Democratic nominee in Corpus Christi.”
UNDER THE BUS. Roseanne slams co-stars for speaking out against her tweet.
WHERE IS MELANIA? White House silent.
RUSSIA. Racist and anti-gay chants on the rise ahead of World Cup: “Nineteen incidents of abusive chants were recorded this season, according to an annual report from the anti-discrimination Fare Network and the Moscow-based Sova Center released Wednesday. That compares to two cases the season before, and 10 the year before that.”
DAN HELMER. Virginia congressional candidate compares Trump to Bin Laden, says he’s the greatest threat to our democracy. After 9/11, the greatest threat to our democracy lived in a cave…Today, he lives in the White House.”
ISRAEL. Police withdraw demand for fences at Gay Pride parade.
VIDEO GAME NEWS. The return of Intellivision….’”I grew up playing Intellivision with my parents and younger brother,” says Tallarico. “It was always my favorite system because the games were cutting edge, yet fun and simple to play so our entire family could enjoy them together. I find those important elements to generally be lacking from our industry with the current modern gaming consoles. Our goal is to change that by focusing on bringing all age groups and levels of gamers and non-gamers together while introducing new generations of people to the legacy success of the Intellivision brand.”’Flashback:
FASHION. Why Studio 54 still defines dancefloor dressing: “Bianca Jagger in red Halston on a horse. Cher in a sequinned bodystocking. Grace Jones in knickers and batwing blouse. Diana Ross in a cloud of marabou. For the throwback-inspo world of Instagram fashion, Studio 54 remains – 41 years after its grand opening in spring 1977 – the gift that keeps on giving. And, as a new documentary, Studio 54, reveals, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell’s club had a dress code that has defined what you wear after dark for four decades and counting.”
P!NK. Making America Gay Again.
— P!nk (@Pink) May 29, 2018
BREAK A LEG. The annual cheese rolling contest in the UK.
REMIX OF THE DAY. Kylie Minogue “Stop Me From Falling” (Cerrone Remix).
HUMP DAY HOTTIES. TaeDaTea and Mel’Vontae.
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6th Annual Bisexual Book Awards will kick off Pride Month this week
6th Annual Bisexual Book Awards will kick off Pride Month this week
Bi Writers Association
On Friday, June 1, the Bi Writers Association (BWA) will be celebrating it’s 6th Annual Bisexual Book Awards at Westbeth Community Room in New York City’s West Village neighborhood. The ceremony, which is drawing a crowd from around the globe, will honor bisexual artists and writers and celebrate bi-themed culture and literature that promote community visibility and dismantle harmful stereotypes surrounding bisexuality. BWA Founder and Director Sheela Lambert hopes the awards will “help bi-themed books find an audience.”
Sheela told GLAAD in a statement:
We want authors and publishers to know that their books with bisexual or pansexual characters or content have somewhere to go to find an audience and won’t just slip through the cracks. We believe our efforts are working because every year more bi+ books are published. Because of the Bisexual Book Awards, authors and publishers have so many more bisexual categories to enter and can actually be rewarded for their efforts, if their books are good.”
The event kicks off with a book signing at 7:30PM and is followed by readings from select Bisexual Book Awards finalists starting at 8:00 PM. The full list of finalists can be found here. The program will end with the Awards Ceremony and an after-party at Malaparte Restaurant.
The finalists who will be reading their works include:
- Fiction: Karen Connelly / The Change Room
- Romance: Kelly Jensen / Block and Strike
- Speculative Fiction: Julia Ember / The Seafarer’s Kiss
- Fiction: Amanda Kabak / The Mathematics of Change
- Poetry: Julene Tripp Weaver / Truth Be Bold: Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS
- Non-Fiction: Mary-Anne McAllum / Young Bisexual Women’s Experiences in Secondary Schools
- Memoir/Bio: Monica Meneghetti / What the Mouth Wants: A Memoir of Food, Love and Belonging
Live music will be provided by Diana Fuller, a bi singer-songwriter, who will be playing original music.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance or at the door. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance, click “Buy Now” on BWA’s website.
To RSVP and/or find more information about the event , please go to their Meetup or Facebook page.
For more information on the bi+ community, visit glaad.org/bisexual, and check out GLAAD’s resource guide for covering the bisexual+ community in the media.
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Genderqueer Student Brilliantly Trolls Betsy DeVos with Transgender Pride Cape: WATCH
Genderqueer Student Brilliantly Trolls Betsy DeVos with Transgender Pride Cape: WATCH
Eighth grade genderqueer student Torin Hodgman trolled anti-LGBTQ Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during a visit she made to Grand Rapids Public Museum School on Wednesday by wearing a Transgender Pride cape they had made at home.
Hodgman – who identifies as “gender queer” and whose preferred pronoun is “they/them” – came prepared with a question: What is DeVos doing to ensure schools are safe learning environments for LGBT students and others who are questioning their gender identity?
Hodgman, 14, didn’t get a chance to pose that question to DeVos during a roundtable discussion Tuesday morning.
But Hodgman is hopeful she recognized the flag – and what it stood for – and that she realizes that transgender students are a real presence in America’s schools.
“Public schools are a place for all children,” Hodgman said.
DeVos definitely got a look at the Cape, as you can see in the video above.
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Genderqueer Student Brilliantly Trolls Betsy DeVos with Transgender Pride Cape: WATCH
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 30, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 30, 2018
NEW VIDEO FROM HRC — WHAT’S AT STAKE AT THE SUPREME COURT? A LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE: Any day now, the Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case involving a baker who in 2012 refused to provide a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. That means the Supreme Court could decide whether doors can be closed to some or whether they must be #OpenToAll. The decision could open the door to businesses refusing services to people of color, religious minorities and people with disabilities. More from HRC.
NEW JERSEY PASSES BILL MODERNIZING PROCESS TO CHANGE GENDER MARKER ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE: The bill, which now heads to Governor Phil Murphy’s office, removes the current surgical requirement for updating one’s gender marker. When asked about the legislation, the governor’s office said that Murphy “is committed to fighting for the equal treatment of all New Jersey’s residents, regardless of sex, race, gender identity or country of origin.” This measure was previously vetoed by then-Governor Chris Christie. More from HRC and Observer.
- New Jersey lawmakers also passed a bill that requires the sex designation on a decedent’s death certificate to accurately reflect their gender identity. It also creates a process for determining the gender identity of a decedent for purposes of their death certificate if conflicting information exists.
CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL ALLOWING TRANS INMATES TO BE HOUSED ACCORDING TO THEIR GENDER IDENTITY: The law, which goes into effect July 1, also ensures that trans inmates will be searched by officers matching their gender, have their pronouns respected and have access to clothing and toiletries matching their gender. Metro Weekly’s John Riley (@JohnAndresRiley) reports that Connecticut is the first state with such a law. More from Metro Weekly.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING WEDNESDAY: Jessa Gillaspie planned the perfect proposal for her girlfriend, Becky McCabe. Turns out, Becky had the exact same plan! Watch this adorable couple propose to each other at the Memphis Zoo. More from WMC Action News 5.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love.
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. #LoveIsLove #LoveWins ❤️��❤️���� t.co/y8KBS9gIwc— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 29, 2018
ANTI-LGBTQ ADOPTION LAWS ARE HURTING LGBTQ YOUTH: Slate’s Evan Urquhart (@e_urq) shares the story of a transgender foster child who found a loving home with a LGBTQ family. Recently, Oklahoma and Kansas unconscionably targeted prospective LGBTQ foster and adoptive parents, approving laws that grant child welfare agencies license to discriminate with taxpayer funds against prospective LGBTQ foster or adoptive parents, single parents, or other qualified families. More from Slate.
HRC JOINS COALITION CALLING ON SEC. OF ED. BETSY DEVOS TO RESPECT THE LAW AND PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN: The letter reads, “It is imperative that you immediately make clear publicly, to children, their families, and educators in every public school in multiple languages and through all of the Department’s communication channels that all children in this country have a right to a public education from kindergarten through 12th grade regardless of their immigration status… This right is protected by the Supreme Court and federal law and cannot be changed by the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, any state, district, school, or any individual.” More from The Leadership Conference.
- Michigan student wears transgender Pride flag to school on day DeVos visited: “Public schools are a place for all children,” said the eighth grade genderqueer advocate Torin Hodgman. More from Michigan Live and The Hill.
SAME-SEX COUPLE STABBED IN DENVER: The couple say they were holding hands while walking home from a nightclub when they were stabbed by a man who yelled anti-LGBTQ slurs at them. Police have made an arrest, and are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. More from Advocate.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HOLDS LGBTQ HEALTH SYMPOSIUM TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS OF COMMUNITY: More from Richmond Times-Dispatch.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
HRC MOURNS TRANSGENDER WOMAN MURDERED BY MOB IN INDIA: Three other trans women were harmed in this brutal attack by 20 people in Hyderabad. Authorities say 12 people have been arrested in connection to the crime. More from CNN.
HRC SE REÚNE CON LÍDERES CORPORATIVOS PARA HABLAR SOBRE INCLUSIÓN LGBTQ EN COLOMBIA: Durante la Cumbre de Pride Connection Colombia, HRC se reunió con líderes corporativos para analizar las mejores prácticas y políticas para trabajadores LGBTQ. Más de Colombia.com.
WALES CHANGES SCHOOL CURRICULUM TO REQUIRE LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE SEX EDUCATION: It becomes the first part of the U.K. to have such a curriculum. More from Vice.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND DIOCESE ENCOURAGES LGBTQ FAITHFUL TO SEEK LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE CHURCH: Said the Diocese of Lichfield. “Nobody should be told that their sexual or gender identity in itself makes them an unsuitable candidate for leadership in the Church.” More from Christian Post.
HORRIFYING — ANTI-EQUALITY EXTREMISTS THREATEN TO STAB LGBTQ WORLD CUP FANS: The threats were sent to Pride in Football — an alliance of LGBTQ soccer fans — and have been reported to police. The group recently warned LGBTQ fans to take safety precautions at the World Cup in Russia, which starts June 14, because of the country’s anti-LGBTQ law. More from Daily Mail.
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS STRUGGLES OF IRISH LGBTQ YOUTH: More from Irish Examiner.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Washington Blade speaks to an openly gay Puerto Rico hairdresser rebuilding following Hurricane Maria; Texas Tribune recaps the story of a Mansfield teacher placed on administrative leave for showing a photo of her wife to her class; Mashable reports on a Swedish symphony who turned anti-LGBTQ hate mail into a beautiful cantata; Billboard covers P!nk’s recent post wearing an HRC “Make America Gay Again” hat.
— P!nk (@Pink) May 29, 2018
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PRIDE FESTIVAL SL 2018
PRIDE FESTIVAL SL 2018
THIS IS WRONG – Eva Artemesia (owner) posted a photo:
E’ con immenso entusiasmo che vi invito al nuovo grande evento di quest’estate: il Pride Festival SL! L’idea nasce da un clima d’odio e intolleranza ingiustiicata che abbiamo tutti visto troppo spesso in sl. Il festival ha infatti l’intento di sensibilizzare la nostra grande e attiva comunità italiana verso le intolleranze e l’omofobia. Il festival avrà luogo dal 27 Giugno al 1 Luglio e sarà ricco di iniziative. Istituiremo anche una raccolta fondi per supportare l’associazione Arcigay Italia, che da anni si batte per i diritti omosessuali e transgender. Sarà possibile donare attraverso le tip jar in land o direttamente sul loro sito. Chi vorrà unirsi al nostro team sarà assolutamente ben accetto perchè c’è ancora tanto da fare e abbiamo bisogno dell’aiuto di tutti! Uniamoci contro le intolleranze, l’omofobia e la paura derivante dall’ignoranza! Visitate il sito per saperne di più e condividete la notizia! pridefestivalsl.wordpress.com/ <3
It is with immense enthusiasm that I invite you to the new big event of this summer: the Pride Festival SL! The idea stems from a climate of hate and unjust intolerance that we have all seen too often in sl. The festival has in fact the intent to sensitize our great and active Italian community towards intolerances and homophobia. The festival will take place from 27 June to 1 July and will be full of initiatives. We will also set up a fundraiser to support the Arcigay Italia association, which has been fighting for homosexual and transgender rights for years. It will be possible to donate through the tip jar in land or directly on their site. Who wants to join our team will be absolutely welcome because there is still a lot to do and we need everyone’s help! Let’s unite against intolerances, homophobia and fear deriving from ignorance! Visit the website to learn more and share the news! pridefestivalsl.wordpress.com/ <3
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The Italian community of Second Life, during these 15 years of virtual platform, has been present in many fields of activity, including design, the fair environment, role play and last but not least artistic events. We Italians are passionate, fighters, lovers of drama; however we always know how to give the best of us, united for a just cause. During my 11 years of Second Life I have explored numerous realities. In some sad case I noticed that some of the progress made by the real society was not reflected in the virtual environment. I have seen too many homophobic attacks, a lot of intolerance and a lack of sensitivity towards a subject as delicate as sexual identity and the freedom of gender. Only the word is scary. What is gender?
In Italian it translates as “genere”, sexual one, if we want to be specific. A person, growing up, may not feel in line with the gender of his/her body or may be naturally attracted to people of the same gender. I say naturally because it is, it exists in the animal world and it has always existed in mankind. But why are we terrified of such intimate affairs? Because what we do not know makes us naturally afraid. So here we are, we learn to know ourselves and know the others, the only great way to tolerance. Because we are all human beings, and our sexual choices should not be important in social relationships or in interaction with others.
After listening to too many manifestations of hate, I therefore decided to remind Italians of the infinite potential of our positive actions, by setting up a festival, the Pride Festival 2018.
The intent of the festival is to sensitize the Italian community about intolerances and violence, verbal or otherwise, towards homosexuals.
The festival will last five days, the program will be varied and will bring together a whole series of events: from DJ sets, live concerts, contests, talent shows, photo exhibitions and auctions.
The main focus of the festival will be a fundraising that will be donated to the Arcigay Italia association, which for years has been at the forefront of organizing events and awareness activities.
As you can see there is a lot to do, we will need people who, together with me, will organize programs and events. We will need people who take care of the management of social and website, but also Italian clubs that make available to their DJs or people who organize talent shows. Anyone with ideas for further activities in line with the program will be welcome.
All participants will also be invited to express their support message, which will be published online. We share our experiences, discover and get to know each other. Because only in this way can we defeat homophobia.
Masterpiece Cakeshop Explainer
Masterpiece Cakeshop Explainer
Sex Ed You Won’t Get In School
Sex Ed You Won’t Get In School
Web comic Oh Joy Sex Toy provides sexy gender-neutral and body-positive lessons.
www.advocate.com/current-issue/2018/5/30/sex-ed-you-wont-get-school
Jimmy Kimmel Has a Plan to Save ‘Roseanne’ – WATCH
Jimmy Kimmel Has a Plan to Save ‘Roseanne’ – WATCH
Jimmy Kimmel launched his monologue last night by talking about yesterday’s biggest news: Roseanne.
Said Kimmel: “You’re not going to believe this but she tweeted something outrageous. ABC decided to cancel its highest-rated show Roseanne following a tweet in which Roseanne compared an African American woman, a former advisor to President Obama, to an ape, which did not sit well with ABC management or with anyone with a brain really.”
Kimmel told his audience that he has thought of a way to hold on to Roseanne.
“We don’t have much on this network…Roseanne was a very, bigly hit for ABC and we needed it! Just because Roseanne is gone doesn’t mean the whole show has to go. The show must go on. That’s what we say in show business.”
Kimmel then played a promo for a reworked version of the show, called Dan.
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