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Monthly Archives: May 2019
Kim Petras, Homo Sapiens, Michael Lavers, Jerry Falwell’s Pool Boy, Ami Horowitz, Magic Mushrooms, Shawn Mendes: HOT LINKS
Kim Petras, Homo Sapiens, Michael Lavers, Jerry Falwell’s Pool Boy, Ami Horowitz, Magic Mushrooms, Shawn Mendes: HOT LINKS
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. Trump jokes that he might stay in office for 10 or 14 years. “There’ll be headlines tomorrow: ‘Donald Trump wants to break Constitution.’”
Trump made one of his “jokes” that he wants to stay in office for 10 or 14 years. t.co/kkcynGbxEE pic.twitter.com/4yuKNTzZAa
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 9, 2019
JERRY FALWELL JR. On the racy photos controversy: “This report is not accurate,” Falwell said. “There are no compromising or embarrassing photos of me.” Background HERE.
JERRY FALWELL’S POOL BOY. Don’t call me a pool boy. “Media outlets have been referring to Mr. Granda as a ‘pool boy,’” Resnick said. “The term ‘pool boy’ is being used to demean Mr. Granda, sully his name, and infer negative connotations. Please do not use that term going forward.”
BRIEFLY. Shawn Mendes in his underwear.
TROLLING. Conservative filmmaker Ami Horowitz announces 2020 presidential run as Democrat. “They’ve become so radicalized over the past several years that I feel compelled to try to bring some sanity into the discussion.”
2020 ANNOUNCEMENT
I’m running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination because all their current candidates are insane.If 65,000 people donate $1, I will be onstage at next month’s #DemDebate and say that to their face.
Donate at t.co/HN0EqDtq9d pic.twitter.com/AhoeGSaA3w
— Ami Horowitz (@AmiHorowitz) May 8, 2019
DENVER. Psychedelic mushrooms have been decriminalized. “After closing an early vote deficit Tuesday night and early Wednesday, final unofficial results posted late in the afternoon showed a reversal of fortune — with Initiative 301 set to pass narrowly with 50.6 percent of the vote. The total stands at 89,320 votes in favor and 87,341 against, a margin of 1,979.”
ARIZONA. Senate Republicans declare pornography a public health crisis: “HCR 2009, approved by the Senate on a 16-13 vote, asserts that pornography encourages violence against women, leads to infidelity and eating disorders and can be addictive.”
SUSPENDED. David Beckham won’t be on the road for the next 6 months.
CUBA. Authorities block gay Washington Blade reporter from entering country. “A customs agent pulled him aside and a supervisor took his passport. The supervisor’s colleague approached Lavers about 15 minutes later and asked him how many times he has been to Cuba, what his profession is and why did he come to the country. The official informed Lavers the Cuban government was not going to allow him into the country. Lavers asked the official why and he said his name appeared on a list without any additional explanation.”
— Michael K. Lavers (@mklavers81) May 8, 2019
BETTE MIDLER. The Divine Miss M hammers Trump supporters.
There’s a theory that Trump doesn’t want his taxes released because if his base reads that he’s not as rich as he says, they might lose confidence in him. His base can read?
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) May 8, 2019
NEVER GIVE UP HOPE. Madonna sends message to the LGBTQ community.
VISUAL VIDEO OF THE DAY. Kacey Musgraves “Oh, What a World”.
HOMO SAPIEN EXTINCTION. Do people care?
NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. Kim Petras “Blow It All”.
MACRO BUG OF THE DAY. Treehopper from Ecuador. “This beautiful Treehopper in the Genus Vestistylus is from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. Treehoppers, Membracidae are insects related to cicadas and leafhoppers. Most treehoppers have a highly modified pronotum on the back. Treehoppers feed on plant sap which is rich in sugar.”
THIRSTY THURSDAY. Cody.
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I am currently working on a new series, featuring the queer community. I draw them as they describe themselves to me, or per references I am sent.
This is the first of many I will complete in this series, and if you are interested in having yourself drawn as you are, as you feel, as you present in all your MOTHERFUCKING GLORY…contact me via my website.
Lets work together to bring more harmony and acceptance to the world.
Portraits will stay anonymous to protect the individuals inquiring, unless they request to be tagged.
I look forward to speaking to you!
This Couple Turned an Antigay Experience Into a ‘Teachable Moment’
This Couple Turned an Antigay Experience Into a ‘Teachable Moment’
A waiter at an Italian restaurant used a slur toward them, but they don’t want him punished, they want him to learn.
www.advocate.com/business/2019/5/09/couple-turned-antigay-experience-teachable-moment
Calvin Klein’s sexy new video packed with queer celebs & allies, from Indya Moore to Troye Sivan
Calvin Klein’s sexy new video packed with queer celebs & allies, from Indya Moore to Troye Sivan
We are not mad at this.
What One LGBTQ Teen Wants His Mom to Know this Mother’s Day
What One LGBTQ Teen Wants His Mom to Know this Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day this weekend and Father’s Day around the corner, HRC asked young people to submit letters and share stories about a caring adult in their life.
This letter, one of many incredible notes received, comes from Miles Sanchez, a former HRC Youth Ambassador. Please read his note and, then share your own words about a caring adult who made an impact on you.
Whether you’re a mom or not, we hope you find this note as heartwarming as we do.
This Mother’s Day, I am grateful for my mom’s support of my crazy gay journey.
There aren’t enough words in the world for me to express my appreciation for my mom, Amber Sanchez.
We might not have shared that emotional teen movie coming out scene, but she has been my biggest supporter on my crazy gay journey … I don’t think I could have asked for anyone better to be there for me.
She has shown me nothing but unconditional love and it would be wrong for me to give anything less back. She has done everything for me — from watching me get my first binder, taking me to safe spaces to find my community, advocating for me at schools and doctor’s offices, going with me to my first Pride parade, and simply just looking at me and telling me I’m handsome while we are sitting on the couch at home.
Her support helped me reach my own self-love and actualization, because I knew even if the world was against me I could always come back to loving arms and a loving home … and, as long as I have that, nobody else’s opinion of me matters.
It’s so important for LGBTQ youth like me to have a supportive parent or adult figure in their life. Even if they don’t completely understand what you’re going through, they can still support you and give you the safety to explore who you are at your own pace.
So, thanks, Mom for loving me for me. You model what it means to be an ally of the LGBTQ community through your open-mindedness, your respect for pronouns, your mindfulness and your deep love.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
Miles Sanchez
Former HRC Youth Ambassador
Hate Crime Investigation Opened After Pride Flag Burned Outside LGBTQ-Themed Baltimore Shop
Hate Crime Investigation Opened After Pride Flag Burned Outside LGBTQ-Themed Baltimore Shop
A Pride flag was burned outside Same Gender Love, a boutique in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, this week.
Merrick Moses, board chair of the Pride Center of Maryland, was filming an episode of Queer Conversations, “an internet series featuring racial, sexual and gender minorities,” when the flag was burned, the Baltimore Sun reports.
Moses posted photos of the flag on Facebook, and wrote: ‘We were just minding our own “queer” business, not hurting anyone. Why burn our flag? What’s the purpose? Why can’t LGBTQ people live in peace?’
Police have opened a hate crime investigation. The Baltimore Sun adds that two men were seen in surveillance video running away after setting fire to the flag: “[Moses] and LaToi Williams, the show’s host, ran outside with the manager to find the flag still smoldering. Moses said it made him angry and upset. ‘That flag represents not just a people but it also represents a struggle of a people to live as human beings,’ Moses said. ‘The flag was adopted because it shows the diversity of our community. It also shows our strength and the promise of our country, that all people are created equal. When someone burns this flag, it says we don’t respect your humanity and we think you don’t belong here.’”
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Hate Crime Investigation Opened After Pride Flag Burned Outside LGBTQ-Themed Baltimore Shop
Hormones make my world go round
Congressman Dan Lipinski Must Reverse Course & Support the Equality Act
Congressman Dan Lipinski Must Reverse Course & Support the Equality Act
70% of Illinoisans support adding nondiscrimination protections for the 425,000 LGBTQ people in the state
Lipinski’s opposition to Equality Act continues long trend of the Congressman opposing LGBTQ acceptance
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today called on Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-03) to reverse course and support the Equality Act, which would provide protections for LGBTQ people in Illinois at their workplace, in their schools, and in their homes. In a brief statement, Lipinski cited concerns about so-called “religious liberty” as a reason for his immediate opposition for the bill. A House vote on the Equality Act is expected next week.
GLAAD launched a digital campaign asking Illinoisans to demand the Congressman support the Equality Act that would protect more than 425,000 people who identify as LGBTQ in the state. The campaign on Lipinski comes as GLAAD also urged U.S. Senator Joe Manchin in March to also reverse course and support the bill, which would help solidify protections for 58,000 West Virginians identifying as LGBTQ.
“Congressman Dan Lipinski’s concerns about the balance between religion and government are a false flag. Religion is an American value that’s treasured in this country – including for the LGBTQ community – and is not compromised in any way by ensuring equal rights and dignity for all people,” said Zeke Stokes, Chief Programs Officer of GLAAD. “There are 425,000 LGBTQ Illinoisans whose safety and quality of life are on the line while Congressman Lipinski parrots the misguided anti-LGBTQ activists who use religion as a weapon against them. Rep. Dan Lipinski should listen to his constituents – not anti-LGBTQ extremists.”
Congressman Lipinski’s opposition to the Equality Act continues a long history of the Democratic member of Congress opposing LGBTQ acceptance, including opposing marriage equality to supporting the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Rep. Dan Lipinski’s Anti-LGBTQ Record
· Opposed marriage equality.
· Campaigned on support for a nationwide ban on marriage equality.
· Sponsored the so-called First Amendment Defense Act, which is an attempt to allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ consumers.
· Supported and voted to reaffirm the discriminatory and unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
· Voted against the Employment Discrimination Act (ENDA).
· Does not support the Equality Act (only House Democrat with this distinction).
· Supported the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a conservative effort to allow businesses to avoid LGBT nondiscrimination ordinances.
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May 9, 2019
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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 9, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 9, 2019
HRC ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT FOR EQUALITY ACT FROM MORE THAN 200 BUSINESSES: The bipartisan Equality Act would finally add clear, comprehensive non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people to our nation’s civil rights laws. “Every LGBTQ person deserves to earn a living, raise their families and live their lives free from discrimination,” said HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin). “And these leading companies know that protecting their employees and customers from discrimination isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s also good for business.” Read more from HRC.
- HRC and business leaders also joined the New Democrat Coalition (@NewDemCoalition) yesterday to announce its endorsement of the Equality Act. Watch here.
“No one’s fundamental rights should depend on which side of a state line they live on. That’s why we need the Equality Act now.”
HRC President @ChadHGriffin speaks on the urgent need to pass the #EqualityAct during a press conference with business leaders & the @NewDemCoalition. pic.twitter.com/yNWzUiOjDr
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 8, 2019
MAINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES MEASURE PROTECTING LGBTQ YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS “CONVERSION THERAPY”: “It is heartening to see the Maine House of Representatives stand up for LGBTQ youth by passing this critical legislation that will protect some of the most vulnerable Mainers from an extremely damaging practice,” said Xavier Persad, HRC senior legislative counsel. “Now, the Senate should act quickly to pass this legislation and send it to the governor’s desk.” Read more from HRC.
THANKFUL THURSDAY — RYAN O’CONNELL RECEIVES VISIBILITY AWARD AT HRC ATLANTA GALA: As a gay man with cerebral palsy and an actor, writer and producer, O’Connell (@ryanoconn) has been an outspoken advocate for both the LGBTQ community and people living with disabilities. Netflix’s new show Special, based on his 2015 memoir, is a coming-of-age comedy about navigating sexuality and disability. Check out his full speech here.
GENERIC VERSION OF PrEP WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING SEPTEMBER 2020 — ONE YEAR EARLIER THAN EXPECTED: PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a daily pill that prevents HIV infection. Read more from NBC Out and the Advocate.
BODILY AUTONOMY IS VITAL FOR INTERSEX YOUTH: “Our attachment to the idea of a “normal” body — a body that falls neatly within the gender binary — is driving surgeries on intersex infants and children (absent a true medical necessity),” writes Afshan Jafar (@afshanjafar), associate professor of sociology at Connecticut College, for The New York Times.
INVESTIGATION INTO WYOMING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMS TROUBLING ANTI-LGBTQ AND RACIST HARASSMENT AND BULLYING: In addition, the investigation found that students with disabilities were also targeted and concluded that staff at Cheyenne’s McCormick Junior High School had violated school district policy in their response to the incidents. The school district is holding a community meeting May 23 to discuss next steps, and is planning cultural competency training for school staff. Read Morgan Hughes’ (@morganhwrites) report in the Casper Star Tribune.
- In related developments, the school’s principal has been removed, and a substitute teacher — who is the school’s Gay-Straight Alliance co-sponsor — has been reinstated after being fired for reporting the harassment and bullying. Read more from the Casper Star Tribune and The Torrington Telegram.
BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO PUSH TENNESSEE TO EMBRACE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: More from Bloomberg.
POTENTIAL MERGER OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA’S SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL WITH CATHOLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM WOULD JEOPARDIZE HEALTHCARE FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: More from LGBTQ Nation.
- According to data from a 2016 report by MergerWatch, 14.5% of all acute care hospitals in the U.S. are Catholic-owned or -affiliated. Read the full report here.
HRC REMEMBERS ILENE BRENNER DUNN, LGBTQ ALLY AND ADVOCATE IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA): More from Out in SA.
HORRIBLE — PRIDE FLAG BURNED OUTSIDE LGBTQ STORE, SAME GENDER LOVE, IN BALTIMORE, MD: More from the Baltimore Sun.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
HRC GLOBAL DIRECTOR TY COBB (@tywesleycobb) TO BE HONORED AT CENTER GLOBAL’S ANNUAL RECEPTION TODAY: More from the Washington Blade.
Congratulations to @tywesleycobb and the @HRC global team for receiving this honor from @centerglobal for their work to support LGBTQ asylum seekers in Washington, D.C.t.co/b4mC4H9Ztv
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 8, 2019
IN NEW ANALYSIS, LONDON-BASED INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE FINDS OLDER LGBTQ PEOPLE ARE LONLIER AND IN POORER HEALTH THAN STRAIGHT PEERS: More from Reuters.
PEDRO GUTIÉRREZ, INNOVADOR GLOBAL DE HRC, HABLÓ SOBRE SU EXPERIENCIA EN LA CUMBRE GLOBAL DE HRC 2019 Y LOS DESAFÍOS DEL ACTIVISMO LGBTQ: Más de ElTiempo.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
GQ Magazine reviews the Camp-themed Met Gala
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