‘Pose’ Designer Intentionally Misgenders Transgender Activist

Abraham David Levy’s online attack on Ashlee Marie Preston shocked and disappointed many.

www.advocate.com/transgender/2018/7/25/pose-designer-intentionally-misgenders-transgender-activist

Adult film star Bruno Bernal: Anyone offended by my use of n-word should get over it

www.queerty.com/adult-film-star-bruno-bernal-anyone-offended-use-n-word-get-20180725?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

HRC Endorses Jeremy Moss, Jennifer Suidan and Ricardo White for Michigan State Legislature

HRC announced its endorsement of State Representative Jeremy Moss for Michigan State Senate, and Jennifer Suidan and Ricardo White for Michigan House of Representatives.

“As thousands of LGBTQ Michiganders remain at risk of discrimination and harassment, it is more important than ever for us to elect pro-equality legislative majorities who will protect our state’s most vulnerable communities,” said HRC Michigan State Director Amritha Venkataraman. “Jeremy Moss, Jennifer Suidan and Ricardo White are incredible advocates for Michigan’s working families, who will fight tooth and nail to ensure that every Michigander is equally protected under state law. We are proud to endorse their candidacies and look forward to mobilizing our thousands of members and supporters across the Great Lakes State to turn out for equality in November.”

Jeremy Moss is running to represent Michigan’s 11th State Senate District. Currently in his second term in the State House, Moss has been a champion for the middle class, fair elections and strengthening Michigan’s public education. A fierce advocate for LGBTQ Michiganders, Moss has also co-sponsored legislation that would amend Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to explicitly include protections for residents based on sexual orientation and gender identity. He is the second openly LGBTQ member elected to the Michigan House of Representatives and, if elected, would be the first openly LGBTQ member of the State Senate.

Jennifer Suidan is running to represent Michigan’s 39th State House District. A lifelong Lakes Area resident, Suidan is committed to being the voice of her community in Lansing. She is a staunch advocate for LGBTQ equality, who supports marriage equality and expanding Michigan’s existing civil rights law to explicitly including protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Ricardo White is running to represent Michigan’s 6th State House District.  As a legislative staffer and longtime political activist, White has spent his career serving the people of Michigan, and fighting for equality and fairness. As a staffer in the Michigan State House, White worked closely with state lawmakers on legislation amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to explicitly include protections for LGBTQ Michiganders. If elected, White would be the first openly LGBTQ African-American State Representative in Michigan.

Following the August 7 primary, HRC will be examining races up and down the ballot to determine additional endorsements for the 2018 general election. In Michigan, HRC has identified 1.1 million “Equality Voters” — voters who support LGBTQ-inclusive policies including marriage equality, equitable family law, and laws that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. HRC has prioritized investments and organizing in Michigan in the 2018 cycle, and has already put staff and resources on the ground in the state. Last July, HRC announced a coast-to-coast campaign called HRC Rising, which represents the largest grassroots expansion in the organization’s 38-year history.

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-endorses-jeremy-moss-jennifer-suidan-and-ricardo-whit?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Surge in Trans People Running for Office in Pakistan

In a landmark year for trans rights in South Asia, transgender lawmakers might become a reality.

www.advocate.com/world/2018/7/25/surge-trans-people-running-office-pakistan

Antigay preacher enjoys $127,000 payday courtesy of his city
It looks like homophobic street preacher Jim Deferio’s years of spewing antigay vitriol are finally paying off.

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Cat Feces, Bob Fosse, Hugh Jackman, TEDx, David Mixner, Big Freedia, Lance Bass, The Molly House: HOT LINKS

COLBERT. Our president says don’t believe what you see and read. “Oh good. Wooo, I was worried because what I’m seeing and reading is that the President is a racist, horny old burger-goblin who literally steals children from poor people.”

2020. Joe Biden is Democrat Trump fears most. ‘Trump’s calculation is based partly on how weak he sees other Democratic possibilities, including Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren, and partly on who’s capable of appealing to his base of working class whites.’

SEAN SPICER BOOK. Trump’s LGBT support at RNC convention was sham deal to appease anti-Trump delegate: ‘The final name that needed to be scrubbed from the petition, Spicer writes, was that of Washington, D.C., delegate Robert Sinners. The book describes an alleged deal between Sinners, who Spicer says told the Manafort team “he wanted Donald Trump to support gay rights,” and senior Trump communications advisor Jason Miller. “Jason assured Sinners that Trump would be the most ‘inclusive’ candidate the Republican Party ever had,” Spicer writes.’

FOSSE. Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams to star in FX series about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, produced by Lin Manuel Miranda.

MEDICAL DISCOVERY OF THE DAY. Cat feces give you confidence: “A mind-controlling parasite found in cat feces may give people the courage they need to become entrepreneurs, researchers reported Tuesday. They found that people who have been infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite are more likely to major in business and to have started their own businesses than non-infected people.The parasite, which makes rodents unafraid of cats, may be reducing the fear of failure in people, Stefanie Johnson of the University of Colorado and colleagues said.”

David Mixner (photo: Nigel Barker)

DAVID MIXNER. Legendary LGBT activist won’t be put out to pasture: “The purpose of a movement is not to prove how right you are… but to make it comfortable for others to join you,” Mixner tells young activists now. “And they can’t join you if you’re self-righteous or if you punish them because they came later. So, our job is to … welcome people into our [movement]. To make it an attractive enough place that they want to be part of it. Not to repel [them].”

BIG FREEDIA. Guesting on Drake video?

IDAN DERSHOWITZ. The Secret History of Leviticus: ‘As I argue in an article published in the latest issue of the journal Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel, there is good evidence that an earlier version of the laws in Leviticus 18 permitted sex between men. In addition to having the prohibition against same-sex relations added to it, the earlier text, I believe, was revised in an attempt to obscure any implication that same-sex relations had once been permissible.

THE MOLLY HOUSE. Iconic Manchester, UK gay bar up for sale. “Set within an attractive, three storey, double fronted end terrace, The Molly House comprises 208 covers across four trade areas. The ground floor Public Bar hosts 40 covers, whilst the adjoining Tea Room features space for an additional 30. On the first floor, the lavishly appointed Bordello, featuring an open-grate fireplace and wooden peninsula bar, accommodates an additional 40 covers, opening out onto a covered terrace.

THE SPIJKER. Amsterdam’s oldest gay bar celebrates survival.

SINGAPORE. Gay activist barred from giving TEDx talk: “Rachel Yeo, the research and advocacy director of the Inter-University LGBT Network, told AFP she had been invited to speak at the TEDx event organised by St Joseph’s Institution last week.”

JACKED. Hugh Jackman heads to the beach for a shirtless run.

DELI DISCUSSION OF THE DAY. Al Roker and Lance Bass.

TEASER OF THE DAY. Peter Dinklage in I Think We’re Alone Now. “Del (Peter Dinklage) is alone in the world. After the human race is wiped out, he lives in his small, empty town, content in his solitude and the utopia he’s methodically created for himself – until he is discovered by Grace (Elle Fanning), an interloper whose history and motives are obscure. Worse yet, she wants to stay.”

HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Gene Maruyama.

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