IRS Awards Tax Exempt Status to Transphobic Lesbian-Run ‘Pussy Church’
The cisgender women-only faith requires adherents to provide “evidence of a consistent lesbian life” to join.
Daily Archives: August 6, 2018
This Firefighter Lip Sync is the Stuff of Dreams: WATCH
This Firefighter Lip Sync is the Stuff of Dreams: WATCH
When firefighters dream, what do they dream about? The firefighters in Paris (Texas) dream about lip-syncing, to Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball”, George Strait’s “The Fireman”, Imagine Dragons’ “Thunder”, Foo Fighters’ “My Hero”, Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”, and Lil Wayne’s “Fireman”.
(h/t boy culture)
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Uhh yes, I’m here for the trans pride
‘In & Out,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and Everything Else Streaming On Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO in August
‘In & Out,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and Everything Else Streaming On Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO in August
Looking for something to stream while you Netflix and chill? Check out our picks for new films streaming this month below, including In & Out, Jackie Brown and more.
Steel Magnolias (1989), available on Netflix Aug. 1
Pour some juice and give yourself a good cry with this classic. Thanks to its all-star cast — including Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine and Daryl Hannah — it still packs a powerful emotional punch no matter how many times you’ve seen it before.
In & Out (1997), available on Hulu and Amazon Aug. 1
Despite some stereotyping, this early depiction of homosexuality in middle America in a mainstream comedy was still a step forward. Stars Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack turn in great performances, with Cusack even earning an Academy Award nomination for the role.
Jackie Brown (1997), available on Hulu Aug. 1
KWEEN Pam Grier is a revelation in one of Quentin Tarantino’s most underrated works. Based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard this heist film is full of more twists and turns than any Ocean’s film.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010), available on Amazon Aug. 1
A fixture of downtown New York City, Basquiat’s circle included Madonna and Andy Warhol until he died at the age of 27. Get to know the man behind the masterpieces in this intimate documentary.
All films coming to Netflix
Available August 1
The Aviator
Batman Begins
Chernobyl Diaries
Clerks
Constantine
Dreamcatcher
Edge of Fear
Eraser
The Golden Compass
Gran Torino
House of Deadly Secrets
The Informant!
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Million Dollar Baby
No Reservations
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
P.S. I Love You
Secretariat
Silverado
Steel Magnolias
Stripes
Available August 2
Emelie
Available August 3
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
Like Father
Available August 5
Paid in Full
Available August 9
Perdida
Available August 10
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Package
Available August 11
No Country for Old Men
Available August 13
Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
The Nut Job
Available August 15
Adventures in Public School
Hostiles
Available August 16
Evan Almighty
Wish I Was Here
Available August 17
The Motive
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Available August 21
Year One
Available August 24
The After Party
Available August 29
Inequality for All
Available August 31
The Laws of Thermodynamics
All films coming to Hulu
Available August 1
American Gigolo
American Ninja
American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
Babe
Be Cool
The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
Black Hawk Down
Black Mask
Black Rain
Bluefin
Boomerang
The Brady Bunch Movie
Bratz: The Movie
Bring It On: In It to Win It
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
Cheri
Cold War
CSNY/Deja Vu
Curse of the Starving Class
Double Whammy
The Elephant Man
Extract
Fled
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Get Shorty
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Heartbreakers
Hidalgo
High Noon
Hoosiers
The Hunt for Red October
The Hurricane
The Hurt Locker
I Went Down
In & Out
Jackie Brown
Jacob’s Ladder
Joe
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
Kazaam
Loser
The Nasty Girl
The Ninth Gate
No Way Out
Original Sin
Out of Time
Point Break
Pretty Woman
Private Parts
The Rock
Scary Movie 3
Shanghai Knights
Shaun of the Dead
Sheep and Wolves
Species
Species II
Species III
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today
Swan Princess: Royally Undercover
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
The Time Machine
True Colors
Urban Legend
The Usual Suspects
Young Guns
Young Guns II
Available August 2
All at Once
The China Hustle
Ismael’s Ghost
Available August 3
Sharp Edges
Available August 7
Dating My Mother
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
Wraith
Available August 8
Blood Ties
Available August 9
Baskin
Desolation
Terminal
Available August 10
Borg Vs McEnroe
Available August 11
The Cage Fighter
Available August 12
Very Good Girls
Available August 15
The Actors
America’s Sweethearts
Duplex
The Monkey King 3
Available August 16
11 Minutes
Marrowbone
Role Models
Available August 23
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Available August 24
Crime & Punishment (Hulu Documentary)
Available August 26
Gangs of New York
Mother!
Available August 31
The Terminator
All films coming to Amazon
Available August 1
A Cinderella Story
American Gigolo
American Ninja
American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
Be Cool
Black Mask
Black Rain
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Boomerang
Cold War
CSNY/Déjà Vu
Curse of the Starving Class
Double Whammy
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fled
Flight of the Intruder
Freedom Writers
Frequency
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Get Shorty
Heartbreakers
High Noon
Hoosiers
The Hurt Locker
I Went Down
In & Out
Jacob’s Ladder
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Joe
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
King Corn
Kingpin
Nick of Time
No Way Out
Original Sin
Out of Time
Private Parts
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Species
Species II
Species III
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
The Blair Witch Project
The Elephant Man
The Ninth Gate
The Prince and Me
The Soloist
The Time Machine
The Usual Suspects
True Colors
Tunnel Rats
Vegas Vacation
Watchmen
Available August 6
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Available August 7
Having Our Baby
It Takes Guts
Available August 8
All I See Is You
Blood Ties
Available August 10
Bleed for This
Available August 14
I Am Not Lorena
Available August 17
Gringo
Available August 21
Ambassadors of the Sky
Two of a Kind
Available August 25
Disobedience
The Escape of Prisoner 614
Woman Walk Ahead
Available August 26
Mother!
All films coming to HBO
Available August 1
17 Again
The Blind Side
Fargo
The Fugitive
The Good Lie
Heaven Can Wait
The Hunted
It’s Complicated
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Land of the Lost
Murder by Numbers
New Jack City
The Nutty Professor
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Shine
Super Troopers
Taxi
The Terminal
The Truth About Charlie
U.S. Marshals
The Verdict
Mamartuile
Valentina
Available August 3
Los Buscadores (AKA Gold Seekers)
Available August 4
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Available August 10
Taco Shop
Available August 11
Murder on the Orient Express
Available August 18
Darkest Hour
Available August 25
Father Figures
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HRC Joins International Advocates for Equal Rights Coalition Conference
HRC Joins International Advocates for Equal Rights Coalition Conference
Post submitted by Jean Freedburg, deputy director of HRC Global
HRC is proud to be invited to participate in the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) conference in Vancouver.
The ERC, which was launched two years ago, is a coalition of 39 countries committed to advancing LGBTQ human rights. From August 5 to 7, advocates from around the world will join the ERC for the conference to discuss advancing equality globally. The theme of the 2018 convening is “Leaving No One Behind.”
This unique global convening brings together governments, civil society, development and U.N. agencies, private donors and other stakeholders working together to increase cooperation and exchange lessons learned and best practices on achieving global equality. There will be civil society representatives from 75 countries.
Ten HRC global alumni and HRC Global Deputy Director Jean Freedberg will be in attendance at the conference. They will exchange experiences and share ideas about how to be more effective advocates as well as how to hold their governments accountable to protecting and supporting LGBTQ human rights. The group marched in Vancouver Pride on Sunday with other advocates and allies.
HRC is also convening a conversation during the conference with U.S. Department of Justice official Robert Moossy and other civil society participants to discuss what the Civil Rights division is doing to implement the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which provides federal jurisdiction to address violence, bias-motivated crimes against LGBTQ people and others.
For more information about HRC’s work around the globe, check out hrc.org/Global.
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Infowars’ Alex Jones Booted Off Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Spotify
Infowars’ Alex Jones Booted Off Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Spotify
The racist, anti-LGBTQ “entertainer” — and his dangerous conspiracy theories — just got less accessible.
www.advocate.com/media/2018/8/06/infowars-alex-jones-booted-facebook-apple-youtube-spotify
Village lynch mob attacks local LGBTQ people in brutal night of horror
Village lynch mob attacks local LGBTQ people in brutal night of horror
HRC Announces Historic Slate of Pro-Equality Endorsements in Nevada State Legislature
HRC Announces Historic Slate of Pro-Equality Endorsements in Nevada State Legislature
Today, HRC announced its endorsement of a record 13 pro-equality candidates in the Nevada State Legislature.
“As we face ongoing attacks at the federal level and the threat of anti-LGBTQ extremist Adam Laxalt in the governor’s office, investing in races up and down the ballot and defending our pro-equality majority in the Legislature has never been more important,” said HRC Nevada State Director Briana Escamilla. “From protecting Nevada’s LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy,” to passing landmark non-discrimination measures, we’ve seen many successes over the past few years that would not have been possible without state lawmakers who are committed to fairness, justice and moving equality forward. With so much at stake, HRC is on the ground working harder than ever to ensure that we maintain a pro-equality majority in the Nevada State Legislature, that will fight to protect the incredible gains we have made,.”
In the Nevada State Senate, HRC has endorsed Marilyn Loop for Senate District 8; Melanie Scheible for Senate District 9; and Julie Pazina for Senate District 20. They are all vying for open seats. In the Nevada State Assembly, HRC has endorsed Jennie Sherwood for Assembly District 2; Connie Munk for Assembly District 4; incumbent Brittney Miller for re-election to Assembly District 5; incumbent Steve Yeager for re-election to Assembly District 9; incumbent Ozzie Fumo for re-election to Assembly District 21; Kristee Watson for Assembly District 22; incumbent Lesley Cohen for re-election to Assembly District 29; Michelle Gorelow for Assembly District 35; Shea Backus for Assembly District 37; and incumbent Sandra Jauregui for re-election to Assembly District 41.
In the past few years, the Nevada Legislature has passed several pro-equality measures, including a law protecting LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy,” and the repeal of an outdated law requiring transgender Nevadans to publish their names in the newspaper before legally changing their gender marker on government documents. The current pro-equality Legislature has also passed protections for LGBTQ children in foster care; an anti-bullying law requiring schools to implement explicit policies protecting gender diverse students; and legislation adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” to all Nevada statutes, alongside other protected categories. In the upcoming legislative session, lawmakers are expected to vote on additional pro-equality measures, such as a resolution to remove language in the state constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
HRC has also endorsed pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot, including Steve Sisolak for Governor, Kate Marshall for Lt. Governor, State Senator Aaron Ford for Attorney General, Assemblyman Nelson Araujo for Secretary of State, Rep. Jacky Rosen (NV-03) for U.S. Senate, and Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01), Susie Lee (NV-03), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) for Congress.
In Nevada, HRC has identified more than 600,000 “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 Nevada in the 2018 cycle, and has already put staff and resources on the ground in the state. Last year, HRC announced a coast-to-coast campaign called HRC Rising, which represents the largest grassroots expansion in the organization’s 38-year history.
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