This guy’s coming out tweet went unexpectedly viral for all the right reasons
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Daily Archives: January 2, 2019
Ricky Martin Announced He and Jwan Yosef Have Baby Daughter
Ricky Martin Announced He and Jwan Yosef Have Baby Daughter
Three times seems to be the charm for Ricky Martin and his husband Jwan Yosef who announced via Instagram that they had a baby girl: Lucia Martin-Yosef.
“We are beyond happy to announce that we have become parents to a beautiful and healthy baby girl, Lucia Martin-Yosef. It has been a special time for us and we cant wait to see where this stellar baby will take us. Both her beautiful brothers and me and Ricky have fallen in love with Lucia,” Yosef, 34, captioned a photo of Lucia holding one of her fathers’ hands.
Martin posted the same photo on his IG saying, “We are excited to announce that we have become parents of a beautiful and healthy girl whom we have named Lucia Martin-Yosef.”
“This has undoubtedly been a unique birthday and celebration of Christmas in our lives,” Martin continued.
He concluded, “Both her brothers and Jwan and I are completely in love with our baby and grateful to be able to start this 2019 with the best gift we could receive, the gift of life.”
Lucia joins Martin’s 9-year-old twin sons Matteo and Valentino, whom he is raising with Yosef.
A tired daddy.
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Días sin dormir y soy feliz. El 2019 viene bien. #busybusy #secretproject
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Louis CK is gonna need lotion after reading this blistering clapback to his queer-phobic routine
Louis CK is gonna need lotion after reading this blistering clapback to his queer-phobic routine
A Facebook user named George Godwyn has dropped f-bombs, mics and hot tea all over Louis CK’s “anti-PC” standup routine.
Pro Wrestler Anthony Bowens: ‘I Prefer to Be Labeled Now as Gay’ Not Bisexual – WATCH
Pro Wrestler Anthony Bowens: ‘I Prefer to Be Labeled Now as Gay’ Not Bisexual – WATCH
Professional wrestler and vlogger Anthony Bowens said he now wants to be identified as gay. Bowens had formerly identified as bisexual.
Said Bowen in a video labeled “COMING OUT… again”: “The main purpose of this video is to tell everybody that I prefer to be labeled now as gay. [As far as reactions] there’s going to be ‘thank you, it’s great that you’re being open and honest and we love you’, there’s going to be the ‘well, we knew that’ and there’s going to be the ‘bi now gay later’ people.”
Added Bowen, who said he still advocates for bisexuality ‘100 percent’, in the video: “I really didn’t have a thought of men until maybe midway through high school, towards the latter end, I had a dream about one of my friends. And…but after that dream I was like, ‘Ooh. Something’s different here.’ And I kept having more of them…and then I identified myself then as liking both genders. I came out as bisexual. It was a very real thing. I identified as bisexual because I really didn’t know much about the LGBTQ community. I didn’t really dive into it much because I was closeted. So the closest thing that I knew that I could relate to based upon that time period of my life was bisexual. As you get older, your viewpoints change. The way you look at the world changes, the way you look at yourself changes. Specifically more so in the past couple of months, this past year, I was looking at some old articles of mine because I was coming up with a new character for my wrestling career. And the articles kept labeling me as ‘bisexual’, and it was kind of annoying me that they had to continually put what I was, I couldn’t just be a professional wrestler, I was the ‘bisexual pro wrestler’ but I just wasn’t identifying with that term any more.”
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Pro Wrestler Anthony Bowens: ‘I Prefer to Be Labeled Now as Gay’ Not Bisexual – WATCH
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 2, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 2, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR! HRC IS ROLLING UP ITS SLEEVES AND GETTING TO WORK FOR LGBTQ AMERICANS ALONG WITH A NEW PRO-EQUALITY HOUSE:
- Michigan sworn in a pro-equality slate of statewide officials yesterday, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer! More from Detroit Free Press.
It’s been a long year, but let’s take a moment to celebrate that in 2019 @realDonaldTrump will be met by SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi, Senators Baldwin, Rosen, and Sinema, and a diverse pro-equality majority who are going to help defeat his toxic politics of hate.
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) January 1, 2019
#TRUMPSHUTDOWN — GOVERNMENT REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO CONTINUING FAILURE OF TRUMP-PENCE ADMINISTRATION: Said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy (@david_stacy): “Rather than using the Presidency for publicity stunts, we urge Donald Trump to work with Congress to immediately find a viable solution to reopen the government that funds essential government services and puts hardworking federal employees and their families first.” More from HRC.
LAMBDA LEGAL URGES SCOTUS TO MAINTAIN INJUNCTION AGAINST TRUMP TRANS MILITARY BAN: “Allowing this unconstitutional policy to take effect would immediately harm both transgender troops and our national security,” said HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride). “We are grateful to Lambda Legal and Outserve-SLDN for representing HRC and our fellow plaintiffs in this critical case, and we hope that the Supreme Court will maintain the preliminary injunction so that brave transgender service members and qualified recruits can continue to serve our nation with distinction.” More from YubaNet.
WHAT WE’RE READING WEDNESDAY — “I AM JEWISH. I WEAR GLASSES. I AM BISEXUAL — AND I AM THE ROSE QUEEN”: A great read to start off 20-bi-teen! Louise Deser Siskel writes of her historic coronation in the Los Angeles Times.
“While I am almost certainly not the first member of the LGBTQ community on the court, I hope that by saying so publicly, I might encourage others to be proud of who they are.”- Louise Siskel is the first openly #LGBTQ person to be named #RoseParade Queen. t.co/kIOUQHqIt1
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 1, 2019
UNCONSCIONABLE — DEVOS RESCINDS CRITICAL PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR: “While the revocation of this guidance would not change federal civil rights laws, this dangerous action would embolden discriminatory practices that push students of color, including LGBTQ students of color, out of the classroom,” said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy. “It is particularly outrageous to utilize a commission tasked with addressing gun violence in schools as a tool to undermine protections for students of color.” More from HRC.
ANTI-LGBTQ MARTHA MCSALLY APPOINTED TO U.S. SENATE AFTER LOSING AZ SENATE RACE TO PRO-EQUALITY KYRSTEN SINEMA: Said HRC Arizona State Director Justin Unga. “From her votes to gut critical health care protections, to kowtowing to Trump’s shameful ban on transgender service members — McSally has proven that she is more interested in political pandering than working to address the issues that matter to all Arizonans. We’re disappointed with this appointment.” More from HRC.
LOUIS C.K. ATTACKS NON-BINARY PEOPLE, PARKLAND SURVIVORS, AND ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN DISGUSTING STAND UP ROUTINE: More from Variety.
- And FYI: non-binary people aren’t a “new phenomenon” — they’ve always existed, writes Travis Alabanza (@travisalabanza) in HuffPost.
A timely resolution to take into 2019: respect people.
Respect their pronouns. Model this behavior to others. It makes a world of difference. t.co/kRCvqGkyRk
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 31, 2018
STARLEY, SHEA DIAMOND AND WILL WIESENFELD JOIN HRC’S EQUALITY ROCKS CAMPAIGN
- Check out this interview with Diamond in Billboard.
.@iamsheadiamond looks back on her debut EP and performing with Cyndi Lauper: “I’m still in awe and disbelief” t.co/MKfidE3xTj pic.twitter.com/xDwtmGS4Zr
— billboard (@billboard) December 27, 2018
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
NEW REPORT FROM OSCE DOCUMENTS HORRIFIC ANTI-LGBTQ CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN CHECHNYA: Refuting denials from Chechen and Russian authorities, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) details the systematic torture, abuse and murder of LGBTQ people. It cites “overwhelming evidence that there have been grave violations of the rights of LGBTI persons in the Chechen Republic,” while documenting gruesome personal stories from victims of the Chechen regime’s cruelty. More from HRC.
JAMAICAN LGBTQ ORGANIZATION’S HEADQUARTERS DESTROYED:
.@HRC is saddened to learn about the destruction of @EqualityJa‘s HQ.
Good news is that no one was hurt, and we join with you as you seek more information.
Happy New Year to all our partners and friends in #Jamaica. t.co/M8CZiBJNMz
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 1, 2019
HRC PARNTERS WITH PERU’S LARGEST LGBTQ EQUALITY ORG TO PROMOTE WORKPLACE INCLUSION: The Lima-based organization Presente recently released the findings of Diagnóstico de Diversidad y Equidad, its recent survey evaluating LGBT-inclusion in more than 50 businesses and multinationals that used HRC’s Spanish-language business toolkit to assess workplace policies and practices. More from HRC.
SELF-PROCLAIMED ‘PROUD HOMOPHOBE’ JAIR BOLSONARO TAKES OFFICE AS BRAZIL’S NEW PRESIDENT: More from Pink News.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
HRC interviews trans advocate and author Brynn Tannehill (@BrynnTannehill); Japan Times explores how the country is increasing LGBTQ tourism; Autostraddle lists their 11 best dressed LGBTQ celebs in 2018
Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!
www.hrc.org/blog/am-equality-tipsheet-january-2-2019?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Jonathan Van Ness Announces Break-Up with Rugby Player Boyfriend Wilco Froneman
Jonathan Van Ness Announces Break-Up with Rugby Player Boyfriend Wilco Froneman
Queer Eye‘s grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness took to Instagram to announced he had broken up with his rugby player boyfriend Wilco Froneman.
Wrote Van Ness on Instagram: “She taught me love, she taught me patience, how she handles pain, that shits amazing. I’ve loved and I’ve lost but that’s not what I see because look what I found ain’t no need for searching, rounding out my 2018 with a very gorg THANK U NEXT. #selflove Please don’t go in on Wilco, he doesn’t need the anger & I don’t want to see him suffer so just know I’m all good & sometimes people break up — Love you all so much ”
Van Ness had earlier written “cheaters never prosper” but amended his post.
Froneman shared the news as well, writing: “Not only did Jonathan van Ness give me the best moments of 2018, but undoubtedly the best moments of my life. I will always love him and cherish every moment we shared. I encourage everyone to continue to send him love, no one deserves anything less.”
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Jonathan Van Ness Announces Break-Up with Rugby Player Boyfriend Wilco Froneman
Black Men Face Profiling Everywhere. Even on Grindr Hook-Ups.
Black Men Face Profiling Everywhere. Even on Grindr Hook-Ups.
As a black man was infamously booted from a hotel in Oregon, another was being surveilled as he made his way to a late-night encounter.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/1/02/black-men-face-profiling-everywhere-even-grindr-hook-ups
PJ’s Lounge, Augusta, ME
PJ’s Lounge, Augusta, ME
Robby Virus posted a photo:
PJ’s Lounge, 80 Water Street, Augusta, Maine. Maine’s oldest gay bar, now closed.
Andy Cohen’s Gender Reveal, Ricky Martin’s Baby Daughter, ‘Paris Is Burning’ star Dies, new ‘Stranger Things’ Trailer and More: HOT LINKS
Andy Cohen’s Gender Reveal, Ricky Martin’s Baby Daughter, ‘Paris Is Burning’ star Dies, new ‘Stranger Things’ Trailer and More: HOT LINKS
IT’S A…. Andy Cohen revealed the gender of his baby to Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve.
“It’s a boy!” @Andy Cohen reveals the gender of his first child, who is expected to be born in early 2019. t.co/kc4HtOcDeE pic.twitter.com/APW0kjocAz
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 1, 2019
FLAWLESS Hector Xtravaganza, of the House of Xtravaganza, star of Paris Is Burning has died.
DOWN UNDER TV host Karl Schmid says there are still misunderstandings about HIV.
UPSIDE DOWN Stranger Things’ Season 3 trailer dropped.
GRRRR Our fave Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien, slammed on Trump five times on Twitter.
MAKING THE MOST OF A BAD SITUATION Brad Pitt gets one overnight visit with his four youngest kids on Christmas.
EVERY DAY IS BEACH DAY IN HAWAII If only.
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Everyday beach day under #Hawaiian sun! 매일 매일 하와이산 일광욕! Aloha
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