The 15th annual poz cruise of the Caribbean allows men to be free of judgement
For many of the cruisers, the voyage isn’t a simple vacation. It’s a chance to present as they truly are, without shame or judgment.
Daily Archives: April 26, 2019
Happy Lesbian Day of Visibility (and Avengers Infinity War End Game official opening)!
Happy Lesbian Day of Visibility (and Avengers Infinity War End Game official opening)!
sally_felina posted a photo:
figure is one of 24 possible figures you can get at McDonald’s, including a variant of the Capt. Marvel figure shown. Duck is from Planned Parenthood booth at Sacramento Pride last year, mug is from an antique store, and flags from Target during Pride Month.
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Pete Buttigieg Considering Attending Candidates Forum Organized by Iowa’s Most Notorious Homophobe
Pete Buttigieg Considering Attending Candidates Forum Organized by Iowa’s Most Notorious Homophobe
Pete Buttigieg is reportedly thinking about attending the Family Leadership Summit, an election year candidates forum on religion and politics organized by Iowa’s most notorious homophobe.
You may recall the forum’s organizer, Bob Vander Plaats of The Family Leader, as the Iowa conservative behind the campaign to oust pro-equality state Supreme Court justices back in 2010, or the guy behind a failed boycott of Starbucks over its pro-LGBT policies a few years back, or perhaps the activist charged with selling his 2012 presidential endorsement (which eventually went to Rick Santorum).
But Vander Plaats is arguably best known for his group’s anti-gay, vaguely pro-slavery “marriage pledge” that was used in a (failed) attempt to get the most extreme social conservative elected as the party’s nominee in the 2012 election.
Vander Plaats told NPR he’s sending invitations to Democrats for the first time: Kamala Harris; Pete Buttigieg; Elizabeth Warren; Joe Biden; Bernie Sanders; Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker.
An O’Rourke spokesman told NPR that Beto will not attend because of the organization’s homophobic past: “Vander Plaats and the Family Leader have unapologetically provided a forum for dangerous anti-LGBTQ hate speech on numerous occasions. They are the antithesis of the unifying, inclusive, welcoming atmosphere that our campaign prides itself on in Iowa and across the country. We will not be participating in this forum.”
But Mayor Pete just might: “A spokesman for Buttigieg, who was criticized by a prominent conservative Christian leader this week for being gay, said he would consider attending.”
NPR adds: ‘Vander Plaats is a controversial figure, who has been regarded as a kingmaker among white evangelicals in Iowa, where the conservative Christian vote is a vital voting bloc for Republicans.’
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Pete Buttigieg Considering Attending Candidates Forum Organized by Iowa’s Most Notorious Homophobe
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Texans: Here’s How to Join the Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Texans: Here’s How to Join the Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Post submitted by Sissi Yado, Senior Field Manager
When Texas’ 2019 legislative session began in January, lawmakers in Austin stated their intention to focus on key funding issues facing Texas — issues like property tax reform and education funding. Yet anti-equality bills — bills that are designed to harm LGBTQ Texans and, as a consequence, the businesses that depend on them — are continuing to advance.
Three anti-LGBTQ bills are scheduled for a hearing Wednesday, May 1, in the House State Affairs Committee. HRC needs everyone to take action and help us stop SB 2485, SB2486 and SB 2487, three municipal preemption bills targeting non-discrimination ordinances.
Here’s three ways you can join the fight:
1. Come to Austin to make your voice heard.
If you’re able, please join HRC in Austin to share your story and testify against these harmful bills. Lawmakers need to know the impact this dangerous legislation will have on the lives of LGBTQ people across Texas.
2. Contact your representative today.
Text TEXAS to 472472 or click here to contact your representatives now.
3. Mobilize others to join the fight.
Right now, you can join HRC to make calls from home to mobilize supporters of equality in other parts of the state. Without a call from a volunteer, these folks may never know what’s happening in Austin. Sign up to help today: www.mobilize.us/hrctx/.
LGBTQ people in Texas need meaningful protections from discrimination in employment. We need everyone to join this fight and tell your representatives to vote NO on SB 2485, SB 2486 and SB 2487.
LGBTQ People are Under Attack in Texas
LGBTQ People are Under Attack in Texas
Kendra Nice: My Day
Kendra Nice: My Day
My day today!Hi,today was another great day.In the morning I woke up,as usual I did not sleep)Work web model is good,but a lot of sleep does not work)))) As usual I took a shower,had Breakfast.There was oatmeal and coffee for Breakfast.Then I cleaned myself up and started my favorite work with flirt4free/)))Have a nice day!!!!
Lauv, Joe Biden, Bastille, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mariia Butina, Bernie Sanders, ‘Daddy’, Gay Magazines, Chickendales: HOT LINKS
Lauv, Joe Biden, Bastille, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mariia Butina, Bernie Sanders, ‘Daddy’, Gay Magazines, Chickendales: HOT LINKS
JOE BIDEN. Former vice president Joe Biden appeared on The View in his first appearance since launching his campaign and touched on his age (“It’s a legitimate question to ask about my age… If [Trump] looks young and vibrant compared to me, I should probably go home.”) , the inappropriate touching allegations, and Anita Hill: “I’m sorry she was treated the way she was treated.”
HACKED MATERIALS. Trump’s reelections campaign won’t say it won’t use them: “Trump campaign representatives did not respond to several inquiries this week seeking its policy on purloined material, nor did White House officials. Their silence has fueled concerns about the integrity of the 2020 election, which escalated after Trump’s personal attorney suggested that using stolen items might be appropriate.”
CHICKENDALES. KFC answers the question, where’s the beef?
MARIIA BUTINA. Russian agent gets 18 months in prison: “A Russian who infiltrated the National Rifle Association and tried to get Donald Trump to meet with a Kremlin-linked official during the 2016 election was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison. Mariia Butina, a gun-rights promoter and graduate student in America, has been in jail since her arrest last July on charges of operating as an unregistered foreign agent and conspiracy.”
NOT SURPRISING. This celeb was the first to call Mark Consuelos “daddy.”
ON THE RAG. This week on the gay magazines.
SLEEPY JOE. Trump makes hits on his 2020 rivals: ‘He suggested Sanders had “misguided energy” and “talks a lot, but doesn’t get it done.” The president also claimed O’Rourke’s popularity was “a fluke” and that Harris has “a little bit of a nasty wit.” Buttigieg, meanwhile, was “not going to make it,” although Trump did say he was “rooting” for Mayor Pete to do well.’
INDIVISIBLE. Bernie Sanders is first candidate to sign pledge to back Democratic nominee: ‘National progressive outfit Indivisible on Thursday launched a pledgecompelling all 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to rally behind the eventual nominee. Bernie Sanders was the first to sign it, the group revealed. The “We Are Indivisible” pledge asks for three commitments from him and any other prospective signers, as first reported by BuzzFeed News. First, Indivisible’s pledge requests that candidates “make the primary constructive” by outlining their visions while respecting their opponents.’
FEELING BETTER. Britney Spears leaves mental health facility.
YOU’RE SO VAIN. Is Jake Gyllenhaal a serial portrait framer? “Jake Gyllenhaal comes in all the time and I’ve never framed something for him that’s not a picture of himself.”
THE LOONIE. More on Canada’s new gay coin.
NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. Bastille “Doom Days”.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. Lauv “Drugs and the Internet”.
FRIDAY FLASH. Mauro Gama.
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The GLAAD Wrap: ‘All American,’ ‘The Good Fight’ get renewed; new music from Kim Petras, Stephanie Rice, Kevin Abstract; and more!
The GLAAD Wrap: ‘All American,’ ‘The Good Fight’ get renewed; new music from Kim Petras, Stephanie Rice, Kevin Abstract; and more!
Photo Credit: The CW
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) Footage has been released for multiple documentaries screening at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. For They Know Not What They Do focuses on the intersection of religion with gender identity and sexual orientation. The clip here follows Sarah McBride, an activist working to fight discrimination against transgender people. A preview has also been released for Moving Parts, which follows drag queen and country singer Trixie Mattel through the course of her artistic journey. It was also announced that Netflix has acquired the Tribeca premiere doc Circus of Books, executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The film centers on the gay adult store Circus of Books in Los Angeles and the straight, older couple who owns the store and their three children.
2) The cast has been announced for the 25th installment of the James Bond films. Among those returning is out actor Ben Whishaw as Q. Whishaw is just off of a Golden Globe win for his role in the GLAAD Media Award nominated series A Very English Scandal. In other casting news, the cast for the queer drama Alia’s Birth has also been announced, with The Bold Type’s Nikohl Boosheri and The Night Of’s Poorna Jagannathan as the leads. In the film, a rocky relationship between two women forces them to spend the night apart. The film will is written and directed by out filmmaker Sam Abbas.
Back for his third 007 outing after SKYFALL and SPECTRE is cat-loving Q, Ben Whishaw #BOND25 pic.twitter.com/urSlK2a6Dm
— James Bond (@007) April 25, 2019
3) Netflix announced this week that they’ve begun production on a new romcom, The Half of It. The film tells the story of a shy, straight-A student who helps the school jock woo the girl she secretly loves. The film will be directed by out filmmaker Alice Wu (Saving Face).
Today production began on “The Half Of It,” a modern day Cyrano-meets-Pygmalion reimagining starring Leah Lewis as shy, straight-A student who helps the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. pic.twitter.com/vHlj6sTrvV
— See What’s Next (@seewhatsnext) April 22, 2019
4) With the release Avengers: Endgame, the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced its first gay character, played by director Joe Russo. It’s a small character in a support group who talks about dating a new man after his partner died. “We wanted it to be casual, with the fact that the character is gay tied into the fabric of the storytelling and representing what everyday life is,” Russo told Deadline. Hopefully, this will lead to out LGBTQ superheros in further Marvel films. Avengers: Endgame is playing in theaters worldwide.
5) The 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar will be released on blu-ray for the first time just in time for pride month, including deleted scenes and a new retrospective feature on the film. The film will be available for Blu-Ray purchase starting May 28.
6) A trailer has been released for out creator Russell T. Davies’ new show Years and Years. The sci-fi comedy show stars out actor Russell Tovey as Daniel Lyons, and follows his family over the course of the next fifteen years through 2034 in a “Britain rocked by unstable political, economic and technological change.” There is no premiere date yet announced.
7) The CW has renewed fourteen of the network’s scripted shows for next season, incuding all five of their new freshman series which are all LGBTQ-inclusive. All American, In the Dark, Charmed, Legacies, and Roswell, New Mexico will return for their second seasons in the 2019-20 season, alongside returning inclusive veterans like Arrow (Season 8), Black Lightning (Season 3), DC’S Legends Of Tomorrow (Season 5), Dynasty (Season 3), The Flash (Season 6), Riverdale (Season 4), and Supergirl (Season 5). In other renewal news, CBS All Access has renewed The Good Fight for a fourth season.
8) Pop star and GLAAD Media Award-nominee Kim Petras released a new single “Broken” on Thursday, and a brand new music video to go along with it. Check out the video below and dowload the single here.
9) Out musician Stephanie Rice from NBC’s The Voice dropped a new single and lyric video for her track “Pages” on Tuesday. Download or purchase the song here, and watch the video below!
10) Gay rapper Kevin Abstract of the GLAAD Media Award-nominated group BROCKHAMPTON released a new single and music video this week for a solo track called “Peach.” Watch the video below and listen to the song on all platforms. The song comes from his brand new album ARIZONA BABY which includes the tracks Abstract released this month on his ARIZONA baby and Ghettobaby EPs alongside new songs. ARIZONA BABY is Abstract’s first full-length solo album since his 2016 album American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story.
11) The Tony Awards announced on Thursday that they would be giving a lifetime achievement award to out playwright Terrence McNally. In other awards news, the winners of the Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday. Winners include bi singer Kesha for the editing of her “I Need a Woman to Love” video, Billy on the Street’s Emma Stone episode, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Schitt’s Creek and Pod Save the People. See the full list of winners here.
12) The new documentary Libertad is currently seeking funding assistance. The film follows Alejandra, an indigenous, transgender woman from Oaxaca, who is determined to reunite with her mother and explores some of the discrimination she faces and how her multiple intersecting marginalized identities shape her experience. Find out more about Libertad and how to support the project here.
April 26, 2019
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