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Daily Archives: June 5, 2019
Jake Choi Gives Tearful HRC Speech for the ‘Lost’ LGBTQ ‘Kids Like Me’
Jake Choi Gives Tearful HRC Speech for the ‘Lost’ LGBTQ ‘Kids Like Me’
The out Single Parents star discussed his coming-out journey at a gala for the Human Rights Campaign.
www.advocate.com/people/2019/6/05/jake-choi-gives-tearful-hrc-speech-lost-lgbtq-kids-me
The muscle boys of Laguna Beach strut their stuff at pride
Oxford Pride 2019
23 Pics of AIDS/LifeCycle Day Two: Otters and Oranges
23 Pics of AIDS/LifeCycle Day Two: Otters and Oranges
www.advocate.com/photography/2019/6/05/23-pics-aidslifecycle-day-two-otters-and-oranges
Smash Mouth, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Cat Declawing, Mike Hill, Megan Mullally, Witness Memos: HOT LINKS
Smash Mouth, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Cat Declawing, Mike Hill, Megan Mullally, Witness Memos: HOT LINKS
WITNESS MEMOS. CNN sues to obtain witness memos from Mueller probe: ‘According to the network, it is seeking “memos documenting what about 500 witnesses” told Mueller and his team during the probe. These memos, writes CNN, are the “backbone” of the special counsel’s final report.’
WALMART. Bernie Sanders crashes Walmart shareholders meeting: ‘Bernie Sanders showed up uninvited to a Walmart shareholders meeting Wednesday, blasting what he called the retail giant’s “starvation wages” and imploring it to pay people at least $15 an hour. The Vermont senator briefly addressed Walmart leadership at its annual shareholders meeting in Bentonville, Ark. Sanders introduced a proposal to allow hourly employees to join the company’s board but used the remainder of his allotted three minutes to push for a “living” minimum wage.’
SMASH MOUTH. What the ’90s hitmakers had to say about the Straight Pride Parade.
AND AOC TOO. “a Freaky Friday type situation ….”
Will “Straight Pride” be a Freaky Friday type situation where all of our history books, movies, stories, media, news, etc feature mostly LGBTQ+ people & perspectives?
Will people have to come out as straight?
What would folks march in? Socks w/ sandals on? Dad jeans? t.co/7SUiWHWRMd
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 5, 2019
BIG DICK. The British teen who trolled Trump with a landscape job.
MEOW. New York state puts ban on cat declawing: ‘The bill, which had been fought for several years by some veterinary groups, would outlaw several types of declawing surgeries except in cases of medical necessity, and forbid any such surgeries for “cosmetic or aesthetic reasons.” The Assembly sponsor, Linda Rosenthal, a Manhattan Democrat, said those reasons include pet owners who “think their furniture is more important than their cat.”’
IT’S OFFICIAL. Jussie Smollett will not return for Empire‘s final season.
CLEVELAND. Gay police officer sues over harassment from fellow cops. “A gay Cleveland police officer hurt in 2017 says in a lawsuit that fellow officers harassed him with disparaging statements, a post on a bulletin ‘board and through several drawings of penises with his name on them.
FLORIDA. Florida Cabinet weighs in on anti-gay remarks from Rep. Mike Hill: “Such callous indifference to an outrageous question is unacceptable, runs contrary to our founding principles, and in no way reflects the beliefs of the Florida House.”
TENNESSEE. DA says gay people are not entitled to domestic violence protections: “On the one hand, I don’t prosecute them because I don’t recognize it as marriage. On the other hand, if I don’t prosecute him, then the sinner, the immoral guy, gets less punishment. What do you do? I said there’s no marriage to protect, so I don’t prosecute as domestic [violence], and that is one of many decisions like that that you face.”
IN 4 WORDS OR LESS. Coming Out.
FLASHBACK OF THE DAY. Megan Mullally in Blue Velvet.
Ever wondered what Jeffrey Beaumont was like before returning to Lumberton? Our edition of BLUE VELVET features 53-minutes of lost footage, including this tender moment between Jeffrey (@Kyle_MacLachlan) & his college sweetheart Louise, played by the one & only @MeganMullally pic.twitter.com/v2gnXknIU1
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) May 30, 2019
HUMPDAY HOTTIE. Luis Urribarri.
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GLAAD Teams Up with Tinder to Expand Sexual Orientation Options
GLAAD Teams Up with Tinder to Expand Sexual Orientation Options
Credit: Tinder
GLAAD & Tinder have partnered to roll out an exciting new update that will formally introduce sexual orientation into the app’s signature matching experience. For the first time, users can share more information about their sexual orientation, which will impact how potential matches are generated.
Tinder’s new update comes as a response to user feedback, as well as a study conducted by the app that found that majority of LGBTQ respondents in the U.S. were interested in more options or easier ways to express their sexual orientation on dating platforms. Tinder’s study also found that LGBTQ users feel that online dating/dating apps have benefitted their community over the past five years since Tinder’s inception.
Allow us to reorient ourselves . Introducing Sexual Orientation, now on Tinder. In partnership with @glaad . Get ready for better matches! pic.twitter.com/wgZLK9gLCJ
— Tinder (@Tinder) June 4, 2019
“We want all of our users to feel empowered expressing who they are while connecting with new people — and we’re always working to make that easier for our users on Tinder,” said Elie Seidman, CEO of Tinder. “Dating apps are invaluable platforms for connecting the LGBTQ+ community, and we’re beyond proud to continue our efforts, in partnership with GLAAD, to improve the community’s experience on Tinder.”
To add more information about sexual orientation on Tinder, users can simply visit Edit Info within the app. After tapping “Orientation,” they’ll be able to select up to three terms that they feel best describe their sexual orientation. From there, users can also select whether to display their sexual orientation on their profile.
Additionally, the onboarding flow for new users has been updated to include sexual orientation from the very start, and users can select to see users of their same sexual orientation first within their Discovery Preferences.
For the past several months, GLAAD has worked with Tinder to create these changes. This new update builds on Tinder’s efforts to be more inclusive of its growing, diverse user base. Its More Genders update, which was also built in collaboration with GLAAD, has now led to more than 80 million new matches among users. Over the past year, the app also paved the way for greater representation on keyboards around the world by championing the passage interracial couple emoji through Unicode.
“Tinder continues to show a dedication to inclusivity with updates that reach millions of people and create safer spaces for LGBTQ users,” said Rich Ferraro, Chief Communications Officer at GLAAD. “Their latest work to expand additional sexual orientation options is an impactful change that helps LGBTQ people authentically express their full selves and gives LGBTQ users more control over potential matches.”
This summer, Tinder will also be supporting the LGBTQ community by offering free advertising to nonprofit organizations dedicated to driving social, political and cultural equality and acceptance of people across all genders and orientations. More details can be found here.
Orientation on Tinder will roll out to iOS and Android users in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, India, Australia and New Zealand throughout June 2019. More information can be found in the company’s blog post here.
About Tinder
Tinder is the world’s leading app for meeting new people. Available in 190 countries and 40+ languages, Tinder is a top 5 grossing non-gaming app globally.
June 5, 2019
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www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-teams-tinder-expand-sexual-orientation-options
Jake Choi Honored with HRC Visibility Award at Columbus Dinner
Jake Choi Honored with HRC Visibility Award at Columbus Dinner
WATCH: Max Emerson gets tied up and dominated by Ariel Versace in ‘Venomous’
WATCH: Max Emerson gets tied up and dominated by Ariel Versace in ‘Venomous’
When we chatted with Ariel Versace at the Drag Race season 11 finale, she was a pink poofy princess:
But that’s not all she is, clearly.
Ariel is staking her claim, and his name is Max Emerson.
In her new music video for “Venomous,” the Drag Race season 11 star puts Emerson in his place. He does not appear to have any complaints. Nor do we.
Related: WATCH: Manila Luzon schools fragile straight bro at very gay party in ‘Gay Man’
“I wanna you tie you down and make you my slave,” she sings. Well OK, mama.
“I’ll rock your world, be your obsession endlessly. I’ll paint your neck with hot, red kisses, yeah, all night.” Aw.
Watch:
Dan Tracer is a queer writer, noisemaker, and amateur astral projector. Find him on Instagram.
Voices of Equality Voters Heard Loud and Clear During 2019 Texas Legislative Session
Voices of Equality Voters Heard Loud and Clear During 2019 Texas Legislative Session
Post submitted by HRC Texas State Director Rebecca Marques
As the 2019 legislative session in Texas comes to a close, HRC looks back with pride on accomplishing some significant milestones for equality in the Lone Star State.
When the the Texas legislature last met in 2017, both the regular and special sessions were incredibly toxic for the LGBTQ community. Although the divisive and hateful “bathroom bill” ultimately did not pass, the rhetoric around it and other discriminatory bills forced LGBTQ Texans to share their deeply personal and private stories in the public eye again and again.
Determined to prevent a repeat of the painful 2017 session, HRC devoted significant resources to weakening the far-right’s hold on the Texas House in the 2018 elections. Joined by our state partners and thousands of voters who oppose discrimination, the election results sent a clear message that hate is not a Texas value.
⭐️TEXAS: Join @HRC and our local partners, including the Texas Freedom Network, on March 18 for Equality Lobby Day and help us urge the #TXLeg to pass laws that protect all communities. ����️
Sign up here: t.co/KqDzKTwOAv pic.twitter.com/gJTTjmSrYG
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 7, 2019
Pro-equality Democrats gained 12 seats and many far-right legislators, including the House sponsors of the “bathroom bill,” were defeated or had extremely close victories. Pro-LGBTQ Republican Rep. Sarah Davis ran on a pro-equality platform and successfully defended challenges from both parties to win re-election.
And, for the first time, Texas had enough out members to form an LGBTQ Caucus led by five women: Reps. Julie Johnson, Jessica González, Mary González, Celia Israel and Erin Zweiner.
Heading into the 2019 session, the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric seen in the prior session decreased but legislative threats remained present. Despite leadership’s stated intention to focus on tax reform, school funding and other priority issues, there were still 23 anti-LGBTQ bills filed.
Major threats to equality centered around:
- Municipal preemption bills aimed at sick leave ordinances that would have also gutted employment non-discrimination ordinances;
- Broad “license to discriminate” bills;
- And bills that would block judges from considering a child’s gender identity in child custody cases.
HRC worked with its partner organizations to mobilize voices for equality to speak out against these and other anti-LGBTQ proposed legislation. Through action alerts, e-alerts, digital ads, videos, text banks and phone banks, we engaged thousands of HRC members and supporters to defeat these bills.
With the leadership of the LGBTQ Caucus, the Texas legislative session concluded with only one anti-LGBTQ bill, SB 1978, being passed into law. SB 1978 was originally filed as a broad, sweeping anti-LGBTQ bill. However, after concerns raised by the LGBTQ Caucus, advocates and other organizations, significant changes were made to the bill. HRC opposed SB 1978, but was pleased that it passed in a form which causes no significant legal harm to the LGBTQ community.
“This session was truly unique and I think –– pivotal –– for the advancement of LGBTQ equality in Texas.” – @HRC Texas State Director @_RebeccaMarques on the 2019 #txlege. t.co/5OJZkNfuFf
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 4, 2019
Additionally, it is important to celebrate the hearings of many bills that would positively impact the LGBTQ community, including a bill to prohibit the harmful and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”
And, for the first time ever in Texas, a Republican speaker publicly defended local non-discrimination ordinances. Furthermore, Sen. Kel Seliger became the first Republican in the Senate to vote in defense of the LGBTQ community.
None of this would have been possible without the support, engagement and dedication of HRC members across Texas. As we turn our attention to the 2020 elections and the 2021 legislative session, it is important to celebrate these victories.
