Naming Myself as a Chinese Trans Femme

What’s in a name? A lot, especially for transgender people.

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PHOTOS: New museum offers rare glimpse at gay life in the 1940s, on Fire Island and beyond
The collection presents “the glamour and grit of yesteryear, with a strong dose of homoeroticism” — sign us up!

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36 Photos of Young Gay Love in China

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Tale of two cities: Frankfurt & New Orleans finally brought together by one fantastic flight
New Orleans and Frankfurt aren’t sister cities. But perhaps they should be family. With vibrant nightlife, historic architecture, fine dining, both urban areas are paradise for LGBTQ visitors.

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It’s ‘Mueller Time’ on SNL as Trump and the Kremlin Digest the Special Counsel’s Report: WATCH

Saturday Night Live’s cold open took on the completion of the Mueller Report. The sketch flipped through the reaction to the report from three different figures: Robert De Niro’s Special Counsel Mueller, Aidy Bryant’s William Barr, and Alec Baldwin’s Trump.

The three took turns sounding off on their reactions with De Niro’s Mueller reading from his report, Bryant’s Barr spewing out his interpretation, and Trump tweeting gleefully.

Said De Niro’s Mueller: “I am submitting these 380 pages.”

Quipped Bryant’s Barr: “I am writing almost four pages.”

Tweeted Baldwin’s Trump: “I am reading zero pages, but Sean Hannity has read it and he was so excited that he texted me an eggplant.”

Said De Niro’s Mueller: “On the charge of obstruction of justice, we have not drawn a definitive conclusion.”

Responded Bryant’s Barr: “But I have, and my conclusion is: Trump’s clean as a whistle.”

Tweeted Baldwin’s Trump: “Free at last, free at last.”

Said De Niro’s Mueller: “As for conspiracy or collusion, there were several questionable incidences involving the president’s team, but we cannot prove a criminal connection.”

Replied Bryant’s Barr: “No collusion, no diggity, no doubt.”

Baldwin’s Trump sounds off a celebratory air horn.

Said De Niro’s Mueller: However, we have indicted 34 individuals in connection with this probe”

Added Bryant’s Barr: “Most of them, very good people.”

Tweeted Baldwin’s Trump: “The pardons are already in the mail.”

Explained De Niro’s Mueller: “I’ve included hundreds of pages of evidence.”

Added Bryant’s Barr: “Most of it provided on live television by the president himself.”

Shouted Baldwin’s Trump: “Russia, if you’re watching, go to bed. Daddy won.”

Then De Niro’s Mueller reminded everyone that there are still ongoing investigations.

“Investigations into Democrats, TV shows that have been mean to me, and Puerto Rico. That’s right. I want my paper towels back, amigos,” said Trump.

Added De Niro’s Mueller: “In conclusion it is my hope that this report will be made public, with a few redactions.”

Assured Bryant’s Barr: “Hella redactions.”

Explained Baldwin’s Trump: “We’re going to black out everything except the words ‘no’ and ‘collusion.’”

“If you shoot at the devil, you must not miss,” he added, conjuring up Kate McKinnon’s Rudy Giuliani.

“Did someone say devil?” McKinnon’s Giuliani asked, going on to celebrate how his “mind games worked” to get the president off the hook.

“Vengeance will be mine,” added Baldwin’s Trump.

“And I will take the first born child of every Democrat, unless they can guess my name is Rumplestiltsken,” said McKinnon’s Giuliani.

In a sketch later in the show, The Mueller Report came up again in a meeting at the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) was forced to admit the truth about Russia’s relationship with Trump after the report found there was no collusion.

This came as a moment of great dismay for Putin’s generals, who were ready to celebrate with a party after the world learned of their influence.

“We looked forward to the report so much,” said Cecily Strong’s Putin adviser. “It was going to be Mueller Time baby. All the world would see the power of Russia.”

“Is what is,” said Bennett’s Putin.

The generals, confounded, asked, “If we have no blackmail, why President Trump say such nice things about you.”

“I think he just likes me,” said Bennett’s Putin. “I can’t figure this guy out. He’s in my head!”

When Kim Jong Un arrived for a meeting, demanding to know what’s going on, Bennett’s Putin explained, “But also we don’t know everything in the report yet, plus Mueller handed off a lot of stuff to the Southern District of New York.”

Quipped Sandra Oh’s Kim translator: Glorious Leader says you sound like Rachel Maddow right now.”

And Weekend Update also took on The Mueller Report.

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It’s ‘Mueller Time’ on SNL as Trump and the Kremlin Digest the Special Counsel’s Report: WATCH

HRC Celebrates International Transgender Day of Visibility 2019

Today, HRC is celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Held annually on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate transgender and non-binary people around the globe and acknowledge the courage it takes to live openly and authentically. Advocates also use the day to raise awareness around discrimination and violence that trans people still face.

“From the political arena to the entertainment and business worlds, the historic visibility of transgender and non-binary people is providing hope and inspiration to countless young people across the nation and around the world,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Despite the discriminatory efforts of anti-equality politicians, transgender and non-binary people continue to bravely share their stories, boldly claim their seats at the table and persistently push equality forward. As we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must never forget those who still feel invisible even in their own communities and fear discrimination or violence could lurk around any corner, and we must resolve to fight for a world where every transgender and non-binary person is respected and protected.”

Earlier this month, HRC marked introduction of the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBTQ non-discrimination bill, with a video chronicling the story of Carter Brown. Brown, a transgender man, who faced months of discrimination and harassment before ultimately being fired from his job after he was outed as transgender to his co-workers.

The Equality Act would significantly benefit the transgender and non-binary community, which reports some of the highest rates of discrimination and violence within the LGBTQ community. According to the HRC Foundation’s 2018 Gender Expansive Youth Report, less than a quarter of transgender and gender expansive youth feel like they can definitely be themselves at home or at school.

In November, HRC released a report detailing the ongoing epidemic of violence targeting the transgender community, particularly Black transgender women. Discrimination in employment, housing and public spaces and services can significantly contribute to pushing transgender people into circumstances where the risk of violence may be more likely, and the report calls on Congress to pass comprehensive non-discrimination protections as a step toward combating the violence.

The report also highlights how anti-transgender policies and political rhetoric can embolden hate-based and -influenced violence.

Ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House on Thursday voted in favor of a resolution opposing the Trump-Pence discriminatory ban on transgender troops. Just weeks before, five brave transgender service members – Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army SSgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Akira Wyatt – testified before the U.S. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel for the first time in history.

HRC recently released a powerful video chronicling their stories and the dangerous and discriminatory impact of the Trump-Pence transgender troop ban.

Reflecting growing public support for transgender equality, an overwhelming majority of Americans – 70 percent – support allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military, according to polling from Quinnipiac University.

To learn more about HRC’s work on transgender equality, visit HRC.org/transgender.

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