Nick Jonas Wants To Play Young Batman In New Movie
Responding to an Instagram post by Hypebeast on the issue of which actor should succeed Affleck in the role, the former Disney Channel star wrote, “First name Nick. Last name Jonas.”
Jonas isn’t the first former teen icon to reportedly long to play Batman. Jack O’Connell, who portrayed resident bad boy Cook on Skins, was rumored to be next in line to play Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ movie. Most other contenders for the role are established, older actors with a strong background in drama and theater, and have won (or been nominated for) a major award reportsComic Book Resources (CBR).
Speculation has run rampant that Reeves is eyeing a younger actor (ideally an unknown) to play Bruce Wayne in his film, currently titled The Batman, and play up the vigilante’s reputation as the world’s greatest detective–something that hasn’t been done cinematically.
Beginning Today The Boy Scouts of America—Which Now Admits Girls—Will Be Known Simply As the Scouts BSA
As “woke” as I am I still had to wrap my head around it when I first heard: the Boy Scouts of America would be admitting girls.
All of my early childhood sexual experiences were with other boy scouts.
So there’s an adolescent sexual fantasy attached to those memories.
James Dale lost a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court back in 2000.
Boy Scouts of America et al v. Dale 530 U.S. 640 (2000) was heard by the Supreme Court on April 26, 2000, and the decision was announced on June 28. In a 5–4 decision, the Court sided with the BSA and overturned the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision which had said that Dale who was an Eagle Scout and came out as a scout leader was subsequently fired.
Like Dale, I too was an Eagle Scout, and it’s hard to articulate to non-scouts the significance it can play in your lives–yet the very ethos it engenders are directly at odds with any kind of discrimination.
I saw Dale last year and we spoke about it.
TLRD: How do you feel just like in retrospect, not only do they allow gayboy scouts, but they allow transboy scouts, did you ever for see this coming because I didn’t when we talked all those years ago.
James Dale: I mean I think I foresaw that the world would change. I was skeptical at points if the boy scouts were going to change with the rest of the world but I think that the forces for good within the program have won out, there is also a pragmatic parts to this as well. The boy scouts couldn’t be the organization they once were if they continued to exclude and discriminate. Its really about, you know it’s amazing. Just the transformation that has taken place since 2012 when the supreme court ruled against me by one vote. To where we are now with the progress that has taken place in the world. Really though even an event like this is so essential because I remember when I came out in the 80’s seeing the community center in NYC was something that give me the self-pride and worth. Just to see a place where individuals come together to support each other and reflect all shapes and sizes in the diversity of our community. So I think community centers are really the building blocks of what we do so I’m happy to be involved and doing that.
And in many places like the Laurel Highlands Council headquarters in Pittsburgh we are seeing how the programs are working in execution as a report on NPR said.
A poster at the entrance of the Laurel Highlands Council headquarters in Pittsburgh shows a young girl in a Cub Scouts uniform. The program for younger kids can include co-ed troops, but older kids will have single-sex troops. Katie Blackley/WESA
Laurel Highlands Council Scouting Executive and CEO Sharon Moulds said the most common question is whether these older scouts troops will be co-ed. “There are girl troops and there are boy troops,” Moulds said. “Generally what people are concerned about is they think they’re going to merge together … that’s never going to happen.”
Within the Boy Scouts, Moulds says there was also some early resistance to allowing girls, but Moulds said most members have come around.
“It’s kind of a mix because we have some … grandfathers, and they’re saying, ‘Oh, I can get my granddaughter in,’” she said. “They absolutely want their granddaughters to have the same opportunities.”
“They’re excited about having the opportunity to do what they’ve seen their brothers do or the other boys do,” Moulds said. “I think a lot of them, what we’re seeing is that they just want to be Eagle Scouts.”
Today, HRC released the following statement in the wake of a news report that revealed Virginia Governor Ralph Northam appearing in a deeply racist and offensive photograph showing a man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe.
HRC President Chad Griffin said, “Northam must resign immediately. The right path forward is for Justin Fairfax to become the next Governor of Virginia.”
We Must Address Violence Targeting LGBTQ Communities of Color
The recent horrific attack on Jussie Smollett has sparked a nationwide conversation about the epidemic of violence that disproportionately targets Black people, LGBTQ people and religious minorities — and those living at the intersections of multiple identities. While it is encouraging that people are actively engaging in this critical dialogue, this is not an issue that began with the attack on Jussie Smollett and it is a discussion that is long overdue. We need look no further than recent headlines to see that LGBTQ communities of color are too often under attack.
Yesterday in Memphis, Keloni Grand, a Black transgender high school student, said that her life was threatened after school by a group of students. The teens followed her when she tried to leave campus, shouting racist, homophobic and transphobic slurs and even spitting on her, according to FOX 13.
And just one week ago, Candice Elease Pinky, a transwoman living in Houston, was chased around a gas station parking lot and shot at from close range in broad daylight, according to media reports. The attack was caught on surveillance footage, but the suspect remains at large.
This attack comes less than a month after Dana Martin, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Montgomery, Alabama. Reports stated that she was found in a roadside ditch in her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Last year, advocates tracked at least 26 deaths of transgender people in the U.S. due to fatal violence. The majority of those killed were Black transwomen. While the details of these tragic crimes differ, it is clear that fatal violence disproportionately affects transgender women of color, who comprise 80 percent of all anti-transgender homicides.
These victims and far too many others were attacked by acquaintances, partners and strangers, some of whom have been arrested and charged, while others have yet to be identified. Some of these cases involve clear anti-LGBTQ and racial bias. In others, the details are still tragically unclear.
FBI hate crimes statistics released last year revealed a disturbing increase of 17 percent in overall reported hate crimes from the previous year. These numbers reflect a five percent increase in reporting of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation bias and a startling 16 percent increase in anti-Black hate crimes.
To confront this alarming epidemic of violence, we must explicitly name racism’s impact on this country and the ways that intersecting oppressions deprive LGBTQ people of color of their fundamental rights to safely and authentically live, love and thrive. We must confront these barriers and work to lift up the voices of advocates challenging systems of power and oppression every day.
Muscle daddy who spent 20 years promoting conversion therapy says he feels really, really bad about it
David Matheson spent 20+ years and made thousands and thousands (and thousands) of dollars trying to steer gay people into repressing their true feelings.
Steve Grand Is One Of 50 Gay Singers That Are Proud Of Who They Are On The Perfect Friday Night Music Track: WATCH
YouTube subscriber Richard Art posted this video featuring “50 Gay Singers That Are Proud Of Who They Are.”
Art made this compilation, “to show gay singers that aren’t afraid to show who they are. It was pretty hard because not a lot of gaymen use he/him in their songs or show it in their videos. I had a lot of fun finding these songs. If you know any other gay singers, please share them.”
Notes from Art on the video: The video I use for Kevin Abstract’s Papercut is a fanmade music video by Chris Raffael. All credit goes to him – Brendan Maclean’s best music video is “House of Air”- it’s NSFW and banned on Youtube, so you’ll need to watch it on Vimeo -Rest in peace George Michael. I wanted to add him on this list because I think his video for Outside is iconic. He made it after getting caught cruising in a bathroom, which led him being forced to come out of the closet. It’s basically his way of saying F— IT I’M GAY, and I love it
The video prominently features out singer Steve Grand who also happens to have a new EP out this week called Not The End Of Me.
The GLAAD Wrap: ‘Shadowhunters’ trailer, ‘The L Word’ returns, and more!
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Every week, the GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend!
1) A biopic of transgender icon Candy Darling is currently in development, with Zackary Drucker and Stephanie Kornick signed to the project as well. Darling was primarily an actress, featured in some of Andy Warhol’s work in the early 70s, and was a muse for the band The Velvet Underground. We are excited to see Darling’s story on screen.
3)The L Word is officially coming back to the small screen, it was announced at TCAs this week. The series will feature some of the favorites of the past, including stars Jennifer Beals (Bette) and Katherine Moennig (Shane), who are already committed to the project. The eight episode series is expected to premiere on Showtime before 2019 comes to a close.
4) From Tarell Alvin McCraney, the writer of the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue which was adapted to become Oscar winner Moonlight, comes the new series David Makes Man. The show follows a 14-year old prodigy who must choose between where he is from and who he could become. The series is set to premiere in summer of 2019 on OWN. Watch the trailer below.
7) Out actress Sasha Lane is set to star in the series Utopia, adapted by Amazon from the original British series of the same name. The series will surround a group of young people who meet online, and are terrorized by a government organization once they find a dangerous graphic novel. The series will be available exclusively through Prime Video. Also on the streaming front, all episodes of Hulu’s Shrill will premiere on March 15th. Watch the trailer below, featuring trans actress and comedian Patti Harrison.
11) The Rent Live soundtrack was released today, featuring songs from the FOX feature of the same name. Click here to listen to the full album. In other music news, queer rapper and Drag Race star Aja will release a new album entitled BOX OFFICE on February 7th. BOX OFFICE tells the story of the artist’s unique childhood as an adopted child who was raised in a Puerto Rican household and claiming their true identity.
12) Alanis Morisette’s musical Jagged Little Pill is going to Broadway. One of the show’s main characters is Frankie, who is the Black adopted daughter of the white woman the show centers on, Mary Jane. Frankie’s story includes exploration of her own queerness, as well as her relationship with her genderqueer best friend, Jo. The Broadway premiere date has not yet been determined following the show’s 10-week run in Connecticut.
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13) The first volume of Something Like Summer, an LGBTQ comic, is currently seeking funding help. The story surrounds Benjamin, who is past coming out as gay on a large scale and is now looking for love. Click here to learn more about the comic series and contribute.
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