Ben Whishaw Wants to ‘See More Gay Actors Playing Straight Roles’
The gay A Very English Scandal actor opened up about LGBTQ casting practices at the Golden Globes.
www.advocate.com/film/2019/1/09/ben-whishaw-wants-see-more-gay-actors-playing-straight-roles
PHOTOS: Bears emerge from hibernation for a Puerto Vallarta ‘Dip’
The hunky bears are back, taking over Puerto Vallarta for a weekend of beer, beef and beach.
Gaga, First Contact, Trump Walks Out On Shutdown Talks, and More: HOT LINKS
STEPPING OUT Kristen Stewart is seen holding new girlfriend’s hand in public.
SHOOTING TURKEYS IN A BARREL? What’s Gaga doing?
STATE OF THE CAMPAIGN Trump’s State address was basically the official launch of his 2020 campaign.
MISOGYNY RUN RAMPANT? Elizabeth Warren AND Hillary Clinton Sexism Watch, Part Whatever in an Endless F#@king Series.
IT GETS WORSE Pending “national emergency,” 800,000 federal employees unpaid, services cut, but she’s 100% tweaked about that candy.
Pending “national emergency,” 800,000 federal employees unpaid, services cut, but she’s 100% tweaked about that candy. pic.twitter.com/vIbtwBoyLt
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) January 9, 2019
TAKE ME HOME SMALLVILLE Tom Welling has a achieved daddy status.
SUPER BABY DADDY pic.twitter.com/zn1qXAM7zM
— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) January 10, 2019
#FACT CHECKED Don’t tell Trump, but the Democrats’ rebuttal got higher ratings than his speech.
WE ARE NOT ALONE Scientists have spotted repeated blasts of radio signals coming from deep in space.
FORCED SHUTDOWN MAY ENDURE Trump walks out of ‘Waste of Time’ meeting mith Democrats: Shutdown Update.
SO SWEET David’s Bridal ad features Lesbian couple for first time.
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Gaga, First Contact, Trump Walks Out On Shutdown Talks, and More: HOT LINKS
Militantisme pro-LGBT
EPJT posted a photo:
Prospectus pro-LGBT dans les locaux de SOSHomophobie. Chloé Lifante / EPJT
Three Queer Women Recall Their First Times with The L Word
The L Word premiered 15 years ago this month in all of its addictive, messy lesbian glory.
www.advocate.com/media/2019/1/09/three-queer-women-recall-their-first-times-l-word
LGBTQ Critics Give Top Honors to The Favourite, Pose at Dorian Awards
Olivia Colman, Richard E. Grant, and Billy Porter were also honored in The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ acting categories.
www.advocate.com/film/2019/1/09/lgbtq-critics-give-top-honors-favourite-pose-dorian-awards
WATCH: 5 Oscar-winning LGBTQ movies for snowy nights
How many have you seen?
Evangelicals Think LGBT People Shouldn’t Be Protected From Lynching
Evangelical activists are pressing Republican lawmakers to strip protections for LGBT+ people from an anti-lynching bill. The Justice for Victims of Lynching Act cleared the US Senate on December 20 in a rare unanimous vote.
The bill was introduced earlier this year by the chamber’s three African-American senators: California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker and South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott. The proposal outlines the specific act of Lynching — a mob killing without legal authority — and would add lynching to the federal list of hate crimes. Harris touted the vote on Twitter, calling the moment “history.”
The moment when the United States Senate agreed unanimously to make lynching a federal crime for the first time. History. pic.twitter.com/MtoI0Or0mg
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) December 19, 2018
But Liberty Counsel president Mat Staver told fundamentalist Christian news outlet OneNewsNow that he is lobbying lawmakers in the House of Representatives to have the LGBT language removed from the law.
Staver claimed: “The old saying is once that camel gets the nose in the tent, you can’t stop them from coming the rest of the way in.
“And this would be the first time that you would have in federal law mentioning gender identity and sexual orientation, as part of this anti-lynching bill.”
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Evangelicals Think LGBT People Shouldn’t Be Protected From Lynching
HRC to Host Josh Gad, Andrew Gillum and Donna Shalala at Inaugural HRC South Florida Dinner
Today, HRC announced that actor, producer, singer, and comedian Josh Gad will receive the HRC Ally for Equality Award at the inaugural HRC South Florida Dinner this coming Saturday, January 12, in Fort Lauderdale. Former Mayor of Tallahassee and Florida Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Congresswoman Donna Shalala will also deliver remarks at the dinner. Openly gay Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis will deliver brief opening remarks. This event raises crucial funds in the fight for LGBTQ equality and brings together LGBTQ and allied Floridians to celebrate the organization’s recent electoral victories while focusing on the challenges ahead.
“During the 2018 midterm elections, Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Mayor Andrew Gillum made LGBTQ equality a cornerstone of their campaigns, fighting for the equal dignity of all Floridians,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “HRC was proud to mobilize Equality Voters across the Sunshine State to turn out for these two pro-equality champions, and we are honored to welcome them to our very first HRC South Florida Dinner.”
“Josh Gad is an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ equality who uses his influence and global platform to advocate for the right of every individual to live an open and authentic life,” Griffin continued. “As the brother of a gay man, Josh knows the very harmful impact that discrimination has on the LGBTQ community, and he has spoken out passionately for equality in the face of injustice. HRC is proud to recognize Josh Gad with our Ally for Equality Award at the inaugural HRC South Florida Dinner.”
Josh Gad has consistently used his voice to publicly stand up for the LGBTQ community. In an interview with The Advocate, when asked if he felt a responsibility to be a vocal ally for the community, Gad said, in part, “Oh, absolutely. It’s imperative…. Sometimes you just scratch your head, because it comes down to common sense. I have a difficult time understanding how people can deny someone their rights.” When the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed nationwide marriage equality as the law of the land, Gad notably wrote a column in USA Today calling out Justice Antonin Scalia’s opposition to marriage equality.
Gad brings incredible wit, humor and depth to all of his roles, from a Summer-loving snowman to a wacky Mormon missionary. In addition to numerous, celebrated roles in film, Gad took Broadway by storm starring as Elder Cunningham in the Tony Award-winning comedy musical “Book of Mormon.” He was nominated for Tony, Drama League and Astaire awards, winning the Outer Critics Circle Award. In early 2017, he starred in the live-action Disney film “Beauty and the Beast” in the role of Le Fou, Gaston’s side-kick. He is also celebrated for his role as Olaf in Disney’s “Frozen.” He will next star in Disney’s Live-Action “Artemis Fowl,” Abe Forsythe’s “Little Monsters,” “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” “A Dog’s Journey” and “Frozen 2.” He was last seen in Open Road Film’s “Marshall,” about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, as well as FOX’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” He will also next be heard in Apple’s animated musical comedy “Central Park,” which tells the story of how a family of caretakers, who live and work in Central Park, end up saving the park.
Throughout his public service career, Mayor Andrew Gillum has proven to be a staunch advocate for Florida’s LGBTQ community. Before marriage equality was the law of the land nationwide, Gillum fought to expand domestic partner benefits for city employees as City Commissioner. As Mayor of Tallahassee, Gillum strongly opposed efforts to undermine marriage equality, and opened his city’s doors to same-sex couples to marry when other Florida cities refused. In his historic campaign for governor, Gillum made the fight for true LGBTQ equality a key priority, pledging to install an interagency LGBTQ task force and sign the Competitive Workforce Act — legislation that would extend critically important non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people across the Sunshine State. Today, he continues to be a leader in the fight to advance full equality for LGBTQ Floridians. HRC was proud to endorse Gillum in the Florida gubernatorial race, and to work alongside his campaign in turning out voters across the state.
Donna E. Shalala has spent her entire career fighting to improve the lives of others. The former president of the University of Miami, she has advocated tirelessly for women’s rights, civil rights, increased access to health care, better education and schools and a clean, sustainable environment. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) where she served for eight years, becoming the longest serving HHS Secretary in U.S. history. In Congress, Shalala has pledged to support the Equality Act — critically important federal legislation that would finally add clear, comprehensive non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people to our nation’s civil rights laws.
In the lead-up to the 2018 election, HRC partnered with Equality Florida to put staff on the ground to mobilize equality voters across the state through canvassing door-to-door, direct mail and phone banking. In partnership with Equality Florida, Palm Beach County Human Rights Commission and SAVE, HRC has also hosted four Equality Action Academy trainings to give HRC members and supporters the tools they need to take action locally in legislative advocacy and in support of pro-equality candidate campaigns.
The inaugural HRC South Florida Dinner will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets and further information is available at www.hrc.org/events/hrc-south-florida-dinner.
VIDEO: Teddy Geiger opens up about her personal journey, Grammy nomination
A month away from the 91st Annual Grammy Awards, it’s exciting to note how many LGBTQ people are up for the awards this year. One of the most thrilling nominations is for trans singer and songwriter Teddy Geiger, who is nominated in Song of the Year for her work on Sean Mendes’ “In My Blood.”
This is not the first chart-topper that Geiger has penned, having written hits for One Direction, Christina Aguilera, and James Blunt, in addition to being a go-to writer for Mendes. Before she was a sought-after songwriter and producer, Geiger made her name as a teen pop star in the mid-2000s, with hits such as “For You I Will (Confidence)” and a debut album that made it to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In fall 2017, Geiger wrote on Instagram that she was transitioning, and began to live publicly as a trans woman. This came with support from Mendes and the whole producing team, who encouraged her to live as her authentic self. Since then, she has continued to work with the best in pop music, released a new album LillyAnna, got engaged to Schitt’s Creek’s Emily Hampshire, and is now a Grammy-nominated writer.
A segment on Geiger aired CBS This Morning today, where she spoke about her professional and personal journey that lead her to this point. “It’s cool for people to be able to see that and have more artists and people who are trans doing things and being visible,” she told CBS of the nomination. Watch the clip below.
The Grammy Awards air Sunday February 10 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS.
www.glaad.org/blog/video-teddy-geiger-opens-about-her-personal-journey-grammy-nomination
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