Dressing to Impress – A Man’s Guide to First Date Outfits
Edward Pritchard is the Owner and Manager at Pritchards, a designer menswear specialist. He’s the great-great grandson of the original founder, who first opened up shop over 180 years ago, so it’s safe to say that impeccable style runs in the family. In this blog post, he shares his insider tips for nailing the dress code on a […]
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Netflix’s new “Tales of the City” will bring us diverse queer and trans stories in 2019
Today Netflix announced even more queer talent involved with the upcoming series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, including Murray Bartlett (Looking), Jen Richards (Mrs. Fletcher, Her Story), Daniela Vega (A Fantastic Woman), and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Caldwell Tidicue aka Bob the Drag Queen. They join previously announced out actress Ellen Page and a host of LGBTQ newcomers. Showrunner, Executive Producer, and writer Lauren Morelli and Producing Director, Executive Producer Alan Poul, who are both part of the LGBTQ community, have assembled an entirely queer writing team and brought in several queer directors for the 10-episode series.
Armistead Maupin’s much-beloved novel, Tales of the City, first came to television on PBS in January, 1994. Set in Mrs. Madrigal’s bohemian San Francisco home at 28 Barbary Lane, the series centered LGBTQ stories and characters in a way that was completely unheard of for the time. (Showtime’s Queer as Folk didn’t premiere until December, 2000.) Tales of the City won a Peabody Award, garnered multiple Emmy nominations, and received a GLAAD Media Award. But anti-LGBTQ activists mobilized against it, sending a 12-minute clip reel to conservative members of Congress and creating a flyer that said “Your Tax Dollars Used to Air Pornographic, Profane, Homosexual TV Series.” PBS caved to anti-LGBTQ pressure, backing out of its commitment to fund and air the sequels. Thankfully Showtime stepped in and aired More Tales of the Cityand Further Tales of the City in 1998 and 2001.
The new Netflix series is inspired by the Maupin novels, but will bring us entirely new stories set in present-day San Francisco. Netflix already announced that queer fave Ellen Page will be playing Shawna, the estranged daughter of Mary Ann Singleton, played once again by the brilliant Laura Linney. They will be joined by other cast members from the original series including Olympia Dukakis returning as transgender landlady, Anna Madrigal, and Barbara Garrick who plays heiress DeDe Halycon Day.
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oday, Netflix announced that Murray Bartlett, a fave from HBO’s Looking, will be playing Michael “Mouse” Tolliver, and that Chicago Fire‘s Charlie Barnett will be playing his (much younger) boyfriend, Ben.
Among the new residents living at Barbary Lane, Josiah Victoria Garcia will be playing Jake Rodriguez, a character first introduced in Maupin’s 2007 novel Michael Tolliver Lives. Jake is a transgender man and a caregiver for Anna Madrigal. May Hong will play Jake’s long-term girlfriend, Margot Park.
Recurring queer characters will include Jen Richards (Mrs. Fletcher, Her Story) playing a young Anna Madrigal; Daniela Vega (A Fantastic Woman) as Ysela, a trans woman who plays a pivotal role in Anna’s life; Caldwell Tidicue aka Bob the Drag Queen as Ida Best the manager of a burlesque club where Shawna and Margot work; Matthew Risch (Looking, Modern Family) as Mouse’s ex-boyfriend Harrison; Dickie Hearts (Grace & Frankie) playing Mateo, DeDe’s housekeeper; Benjamin Thys (The Meyerowitz Stories) and Samantha Soule (Godless) as a queer polyamorous married couple; and Juan Castano (The OA) as Flaco Ramirez, one of Ben’s co-workers.
The all-queer writing team that Morelli and Poul assembled is comprised of Andy Parker, Patricia Resnick, Marcus Gardley, Jen Silverman, Hansol Jung, and Thomas Page McBee; while the directors who are part of the LGBTQ community including Silas Howard, Sydney Freeland, Stacie Passon and Kyle Alvarez.
Since the series features two prominent trans characters, Morelli and Poul included trans creators behind-the-scenes to help tell their stories. Trans people involved in the production include Josiah Victoria Garcia, a non-binary trans actor who uses they/them pronouns and the name Garcia in daily life; Jen Richards, a trans woman who starred in and was a writer and producer on the Emmy-nominated web series Her Story, about dating as a trans woman; Daniela Vega, a trans woman and the star of the Academy Award-winning film A Fantastic Woman; writer Thomas Page McBee; and directors Silas Howard and Sydney Freeland.
Netflix also announced that Paul Gross (Due South, Slings & Arrows) will be returning to reprise his role as Brian, Mary Ann Singleton’s ex-husband. He will be joined by newcomers Michelle Buteau (First Wives Club) as Wren, Brian’s no-nonsense best friend; Ashley Park (Broadway’s Mean Girls) and Christopher Larkin (The 100) as twins Ani and Raven who are newer residents of Barbary Lane, and Michael Park (Dear Evan Hansen) as Mary Ann’s husband Robert.
When it premieres next year, this diverse LGBTQ cast and creative team will bring new queer and trans stories to 28 Barbary Lane, and introduce younger generations of LGBTQ people to Michael Tolliver, Anna Madrigal, and Mary Ann Singleton. Is it 2019 yet?
www.glaad.org/blog/netflixs-new-tales-city-will-bring-us-diverse-queer-and-trans-stories-2019
Lindsey Graham: I’m Taking the Cherokee DNA Test Because ‘I Think I Can Beat’ Elizabeth Warren – WATCH
Senator Lindsey Graham told FOX & Friends that he’s going to take a DNA test to prove he’s more Cherokee than Elizabeth Warren.
Said Graham: “I’ve been told that my grandmother was part Cherokee Indian, it may all be just talk, but you’re gonna find out in a couple of weeks because I’m gonna take this test…This is my Trump moment. This is reality TV…I think I can beat her. I think I can beat her.”
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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 16, 2018
#TurnOUT — JUST 21 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY:
Proud to stand with @HRC president @ChadHGriffin and @RepGaramendi, rallying #CA45 to go out and win the most important election of our lives. If Team Porter shows up, makes calls, and knocks doors, we can win. #FlipThe45th pic.twitter.com/uZpxzTlOt9
— Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) October 16, 2018
HRC ENDORSES JANET MILLS FOR MAINE GOVERNOR: “As Attorney General of Maine, Janet Mills has fought tirelessly against discrimination and worked to ensure that all Mainers have an equal opportunity for success,” said HRC Senior Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs JoDee Winterhof. “A proven leader, Janet is the clear choice for fair-minded voters who want to continue moving Maine forward as a welcoming and inclusive state.” More from HRC.
HRC ENDORSES GEORGE SCOTT FOR U.S. CONGRESS (PA-10): Said HRC Campaign Director Geoff Wetrosky: “Retired Army officer George Scott has spent his career in service to our country and to his faith. He will be a devoted champion to the Keystone State’s working class families and a staunch advocate in the fight to achieve full federal equality for all Pennsylvanians.” More from HRC.
TUESDAY TWEET — WHY LAUREN UNDERWOOD IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR ILLINOIS’ 14TH DISTRICT:
Lauren Underwood (@LUnderwood630) would:
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✅ be a check on the Trump-Pence administration @HRC is proud to endorse her bid to represent Illinois’ 14th District in Congress. #IL14 pic.twitter.com/XAjdasleRn— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 15, 2018
ICYMI — SENATE CONFIRMS TRUMP-PENCE ANTI-EQUALITY NOMINEES TO KEY POSITIONS: The Senate confirmed anti-equality Mark Norris to be the U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee and Eric Dreiband to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. HRC opposed both nominees. More from HRC.
LAKEWOOD, OHIO, PASSES MEASURE TO PROTECT LGBTQ YOUTH FROM SO-CALLED “CONVERSION THERAPY”: Said HRC Ohio State Director Shawn Copeland: “We thank Councilman Dan O’Malley and the entire the Lakewood City Council for their leadership on this issue, and hope it can help fuel the momentum we are seeing nationwide as lawmakers work to pass legislation protecting LGBTQ youth.” More from HRC.
INSIDE THE FIGHT TO PROTECT TRANS RIGHTS IN MASSACHUSETTS: On Nov. 6, Massachusetts voters will decide the fate of a non-discrimination law that protects transgender people in public spaces. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the non-discrimination bill into law in July 2016, and it went into effect in October 2016. Opponents of equality used anti-transgender tactics and messages to get Question 3, which would repeal these non-discrimination protections, on the ballot this election. More from Keen News Service.
YESTERDAY WAS NATIONAL LATINX HIV & AIDS AWARENESS DAY: According to alarming data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Latinx people accounted for 25 percent of all new HIV diagnoses in 2015, its most recent data. The CDC also noted a troubling trend — that HIV “diagnoses increased among Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men from 2010 to 2014.” More from HRC and The Body.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
HRC IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS 2019 GLOBAL SUMMIT: More from HRC.
Every year, @HRC gathers ground-breaking LGBTQ advocates from around the world for a four-day summit to exchange ideas and to advance LGBTQ equality for ALL. t.co/DKpf7s5J3S pic.twitter.com/0O3OFf0DB7
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 15, 2018
AUSTRALIA TO BAN SCHOOLS FROM EXPELLING STUDENTS FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION FOLLOWING PUBLIC OUTCRY: More from Agence France-Presse.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
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Saudi Arabia Will Say Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed During Interrogation: REPORT
Saudi officials are preparing to say that Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi died inside their embassy during an interrogation gone wrong. The report comes as the Saudi explanation for Khashoggi’s disappearance began to crumble under international incredulity. They had previously said they had no idea where he was.
CBS News reports: “The officials told CBS News reporter Kylie Atwood that the Saudi government was expected to claim a mission was approved by King Salman’s son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (often referred to as MBS), to interrogate Khashoggi, but not kill him. They will say, according to Atwood’s sources, that the journalist died as the result of an interrogation by Saudi operatives that went wrong.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a visit to Saudi officials today in Riyadh: ‘Pompeo had a short discussion with King Salman before a scheduled meeting later in the day with the King’s son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler. US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Pompeo “thanked the King for his commitment to supporting a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation” of the Khashoggi case. There was no public mention of any new Saudi explanation of Khashoggi’s disappearance. CNN’s sources say Saudi Arabia will contend that the Washington Post columnist died when an interrogation went awry.’
New: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s meeting with King Salman of Saudi Arabia lasted no more than 15 minutes, CNN estimates based on the time the top U.S. diplomat’s motorcade arrived at the royal court and departed. #Khashoggi
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 16, 2018
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Saudi Arabia Will Say Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed During Interrogation: REPORT
Geisha boys and sushi: 5 awesome totally queer things to do in Tokyo
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