Hollywood show runners stand up for refugee families

Hollywood show runners stand up for refugee families

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Like so many of us, writer and showrunner Tanya Saracho of Vida, on Starz, was shocked at media images of refugee children separated from their families. Saracho decided to get her writer’s room involved in raising money and helping to call attention to the issue. She then challenged show runner Gloria Calderón Kellett of One Day at a Time to do the same. She did and, since then, the duo has recruited as many 59 other writers rooms, who have stepped up with messages of love and support and financial donations, including Orange Is the New Black, Grey’s Anatomy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and many others. The writers and producers are raising money for RAICES, a Texas group working to help refugees. Read more about their efforts in Variety and Deadline.  And don’t forget to find a march near you Saturday, June 30–wear white to show you care about all human beings, and watch Vida and One Day at a Time, which have LGBTQ and Latinx characters.

June 26, 2018

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Homofobia pode estar ligada a desejos reprimidos

Homofobia pode estar ligada a desejos reprimidos

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O Brasil possui muitos casos de violência ligada a homofobia, como já foi, diversas vezes, transmitido na mídia. Será que essa forma de violência não pode ter relação com desejos sexuais reprimidos? O especialista João Alexandre Borba, afirma que sim!

No ano de 2013, no Brasil, foram assassinados 313 membros da comunidade LGBT, segundo pesquisa do Grupo Gay Bahia (GGB), ou seja, um assassinato há cada 28 horas. Se compararmos nossos números com os do Chile, que teve apenas quatro assassinatos de transexuais, travestis, lésbicas, bissexuais ou gays no mesmo período, podemos perceber que crimes ligados à homofobia acontecem 80 vezes mais no Brasil que no país vizinho.

Crimes realizados por razões homofóbicas são feitos por pessoas que sentem antipatia, desprezo, preconceito, aversão e, até mesmo, medo, por homossexuais, bissexuais, travestis e transgêneros. Ao longo dos anos, a mídia brasileira expôs muitos casos de agressões físicas e verbais cometidas por pessoas que possuem a percepção de que a orientação não heterossexual é negativa e “errada”.

Segundo pesquisa de cunho psicológico, a homofobia pode estar ligada a um sentimento reprimido que o agressor possui. Por exemplo, homens que foram criados em lares machistas, opressores e homofóbicos possui grandes chances de se descobrirem homossexuais, com o passar do tempo.
Em um estudo, em que os pesquisadores analisaram as diferenças entre o que as pessoas dizem sobre sua orientação sexual e sua orientação verdadeira (baseando-se em reações que os pacientes apresentaram), foi possível perceber duas coisas. A primeira é que os participantes que possuíam pais mais abertos e compreensivos estavam mais em contato com sua orientação verdadeira, seja o indivíduo hetero ou homeafetivo. A segunda constatação foi a de que os filhos de pais conservadores apresentavam desejos homossexuais, porém escondiam isso, e, muitos, possuíam tendência a um comportamento homofóbico.

Segundo o psicólogo João Alexandre Borba, quem agride o próximo por ter convicções diferentes das suas, é porque não tem maturidade para sustentar suas próprias convicções. Ou seja, muitas vezes, ao agredir o outro por ele ser diferente de si, é provável que você seja mais parecido com ele do que pensa.

Borba afirma que teve um paciente com um caso evidente de repressão de sentimentos. “Ele agredia homens que mostravam afeição por outros rapazes, e sempre demonstrava muita raiva ao falar sobre isso. Após algum tempo, eu sugeri que essas reações eram uma negação de seus desejos; ele se ofendeu e demorou um mês para voltar a se consultar comigo”, conta o psicólogo.

Um mês depois do ocorrido, entretanto, o paciente retornou ao consultório, para dizer que havia “ficado” com um amigo, e não sabia o que fazer com isso. “Hoje, anos depois, eles namoram. Meu paciente está feliz e parou de agredir a si mesmo e aos outros homens”, explica o profissional.

O especialista afirma que a partir do momento em que as pessoas passam a se aceitarem verdadeiramente, a violência acaba e o respeito e a compreensão ao próximo passam a tomar lugar da antiga raiva contida, afinal, só podemos oferecer respeito quando antes o auto respeito acontece.

SERVIÇO: JOÃO ALEXANDRE BORBA

MASTER COACH TRAINER E PSICÓLOGO

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Homofobia pode estar ligada a desejos reprimidos

RuPaul Crowns a Winner, Dan Reynolds’ ‘Believer’, ‘Gorgeous Ladies’ Return to the Ring and More TV This Week

RuPaul Crowns a Winner, Dan Reynolds’ ‘Believer’, ‘Gorgeous Ladies’ Return to the Ring and More TV This Week
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Check out our weekly guide to TV this week, and make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.

Dan Reynolds, lead singer of alt-rock outfit Imagine Dragons, takes his message of positivity to the stage in the new doc Believer, tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET and on demand on HBO2. The film focuses on the singer’s work spreading LGBTQ acceptance within the Mormon church with his LoveLoud concert.

If you’ve been loving Pose as much as we have, you’ll want to catch up with Viceland’s original docuseries, My House. Get a look at the real-life queer and trans people of color that are ruling the ball scene today. The series first season wraps Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.

It’s time to crown a winner on this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Will it be Asia, Eureka, Kameron or Aquaria named America’s next drag superstar? Tune in to VH1 Thursday at 8 p.m. to find out.

Our favorite Netflix original series GLOW returns for its second season Friday. As if 1980s ladies’ wrestling wasn’t implicitly queer enough, this season adds a lesbian wrestler to the already stellar ensemble.

Speaking of Pose, a new episode lands Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern on FX. The focus shifts to James Van Der Beek’s sleazy character, Matt, and his blossoming feud with Stan (Evan Peters).

What are you watching this week on TV?

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HRC Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Muslim Ban

HRC Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Muslim Ban

HRC responded to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that the Trump-Pence Administration’s Muslim Ban is constitutional.

“Make no mistake: this is an unnecessary and dangerous ban against Muslims that recklessly puts lives in danger and undermines civil liberties in this country,” said HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow. “We are disappointed that the Supreme Court has chosen to uphold what is clearly a xenophobic effort that scapegoats persons of a particular faith, threatens the safety of human beings seeking refuge, encourages violence and discrimination against Muslim Americans, and does nothing to keep all Americans safer.”

The Trump-Pence Administration’s Muslim Ban on persons from Muslim-majority countries has been widely decried as racist and xenophobic with no discernable significant benefit to the safety of Americans.

The Human Rights Campaign has continuously stood with coalition partners in fighting against efforts by Trump and Pence to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

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The ‘Indoor Boys’ are Back for Season 2 and Their Friendship is as Boundary-Free as Ever: WEB SERIES

The ‘Indoor Boys’ are Back for Season 2 and Their Friendship is as Boundary-Free as Ever: WEB SERIES

The gay web series Indoor Boys, starring Wesley Taylor as Luke (SpongeBob SquarePants; NBC’s “SMASH”) and Alex Wyse as Nate (Spring Awakening; Marvel’s “Iron Fist”) is back for Season 2 and has moved from Los Angeles to New York, with the first two episodes taking place in Nate’s “upper middle class” family pad.

The first two episodes feature Carolee Carmello (three-time Tony Award nominee), Kyle Harris (Freeform’s “Stitchers”), Noah Weisberg (“Modern Family;” Broadway’s Legally Blonde), Rana Roy (WGN’s “Underground”), and Michael Tacconi (Broadway’s upcoming The Cher Show).

Episode 1 will refresh you on last season and move the men and their “no-boundaries friendship” to NYC.

In Episode 2, Nate reunites with Luke and gets an introduction to his new boyfriend Rusty.

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Congress Must Step Up and Pass the Equality Act Now

Congress Must Step Up and Pass the Equality Act Now

It’s been three years since marriage equality became law of the land, yet there is still no federal law explicitly protecting the LGBTQ community from discrimination.

In most states in this country, LGBTQ people who get married at 10 a.m. are at risk of being fired from their jobs by noon and evicted from their homes by 2 p.m. simply for sharing their wedding photos on social media. It’s long past time for Congress to pass the Equality Act.

Currently, 50 percent of LGBTQ Americans live in states where they are at risk of being fired, denied housing, or refused service because of who they are or who they love. The Equality Act would extend existing civil rights protections to LGBTQ people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity across key areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally-funded programs and jury service.

Thirty states still lack fully-inclusive non-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community. Passing this vital piece of legislation would not only protect thousands of LGBTQ people from losing their jobs, but will help our community to further succeed in the workplace and in society.  

Earlier this year, HRC staff embarked on a road trip to discover the patchwork of non-discrimination laws and LGBTQ-inclusive polices across several states.

In 2017, Congress reintroduced the Equality Act with bipartisan and unprecedented corporate support. As momentum for full equality continues to grow, Congress must act to combat and extinguish LGBTQ discriminaiton once and for all.

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