LGBTQ Doc ‘Before Stonewall’ Was Ahead of Its Time 34 Years Ago
The 34-year-old documentary that gives voice to queer people whose bravery preceded the events of the Stonewall riots has been rereleased.
www.advocate.com/film/2019/6/28/lgbtq-doc-stonewall-was-ahead-its-time-34-years-ago
Photos: A month in the life of the regulars of Stonewall Inn
That night was Matthew’s first night at Stonewall, and he very much relished in the novelty of the bar, observing all the surrounding stimuli and the community in it.
Victory Fund Endorses Pete Buttigieg for President
This marks the first time Victory Fund — which backs only out, viable, qualified candidates — has made a presidential endorsement.
www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/28/victory-fund-endorses-pete-buttigieg-president
Utah Governor Orders State to ‘Ethically Regulate’ Conversion Therapy
Gov. Gary Herbert doesn’t quite call for a ban but expresses concern about the practice.
www.advocate.com/youth/2019/6/28/utah-governor-orders-state-ethically-regulate-conversion-therapy
The GLAAD Wrap: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ trailer, ‘One Day at a Time’ picked up by Pop, Kim Petras releases debut album, ‘The Prom’ cast, and more!
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) The explosive new trailer for the Charlie’s Angels reboot was released on Thursday. The film, written and directed by Elizabeth Banks, features out actress Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska, with supporting roles by Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin and Patrick Stewart. The trailer also features a new single by out musician Miley Cyrus with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey. The release date is set for November 15. Watch the new trailer below.
2) The first casting announcements have been made for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix film adaption of the Tony-nominated musical The Prom. Ariana Grande will play Alyssa Greene, the daughter of the PTA head and lead character Emma’s girlfriend, and out actor Andrew Rannells will play Broadway star Trent Oliver. Other cast announced include Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key. Watch the Tony-nominated Caitlin Kinnunen, who originated the role of Emma on Broadway, perform the song “Unruly Heart” at this year’s 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards below. The search is still on for the film’s Emma. In other casting news, Viola Davis will play the queer blues singer Ma Rainey in the screen adaption of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The film is produced by Netflix and Denzel Washington, and will also star Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman.
3) Red Crown Productions has acquired the rights to Harry Tarre’s screenplay Queen, based on trans activist, model, and writer Corey Rae’s real-life story. The script is on the first GLAAD List, a curated list created by GLAAD and the Black List that highlights promising LGBTQ-inclusive scripts in Hollywood. Watch below for an interview with Rae and GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis at the 2019 MAKERS Conference, in which they discuss Rae’s story, the screenplay, and more.
4) The trailer for gay filmmaker Rodney Evans’ documentary Vision Portraits has been released. The film follows Evans’ personal journey as he grapples with the impact of vision loss on his creativity. The film played at Frameline LGBTQ Film Festival this past week, and will play Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film festival on Saturday, July 20th. It will open theatrically on Aug. 9th in NYC at Metrograph and Aug. 23rd in Los Angeles at Laemmle Royal, with national rollout to follow. Watch the trailer below.
5) The first Mexican telenovela to feature a gay couple as leading characters premiered Sunday night on Las Estrellas. Juntos, el Corazón Nunca se Equivoca stars Emilio Osorio and Joaquín Bondoni as Aristóteles “Aris” Córcega and Cuauhtémoc “Temo” López, respectively. The series is a spin-off of the popular telenovela Mi Marido Tiene Más Familia, which won Outstanding Scripted Television Series (Spanish-Language) at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards, and follows the boys as they move to Mexico City together.
6) In other TV news, GLAAD Media Award nominee One Day at a Time has been picked up for another season by cable network Pop TV after its Netflix cancellation, and is set to debut on the network in 2020. The L Word: Generation Q has announced new cast members, including GLAAD Campus Ambassador program alum Leo Sheng, Arienne Mandi, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas, Stephanie Allyne, and Brian Michael. The seventh and final season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black has a new trailer, the series will return July 26th. Watch the trailer below.
7) Out SNL writer, producer, and actress Paula Pell and actor John Lutz are teaming up with Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers for a comedy-murder mystery series called Mapleworth Murders, on the new short-form video platform Quibi. The series focuses on Abigail Mapleworth, played by Pell, a murder-mystery writer who solves homicides in her quaint small town of New Woodstream. Quibi is set to launch April 2020.
8) Pop star Kim Petras released her debut full length album Clarity today. The singer is currently on an international tour promoting the album, which is available to stream here. In other music news, out singer K.Flay has released a new single “Not In California” off her upcoming album Solutions, out July 12. Listen to the single here!
9) America’s Got Talent finalist and out singer Brian Justin Crum premiered the video for his new single, “I & U.” Watch the video below and stream the single on Spotify. In other music news, openly gay country singer Brandon Stansell, who performed at GLAAD + Ty Herndon’s 2019 Concert for Love & Acceptance, has dropped a new song called “Top Shelf.” Watch the lyric video for the song here. Queer electronic musician Blew Velvet has released a new single called “A Mirror,” which you can stream on Spotify here.
10) Aaron Philip became the first Black, transgender, and disabled model to land a major magazine cover, gracing the front of Paper magazine in one of its seven covers celebrating Pride this week. The issue includes an interview of Philip with model superstar Naomi Campbell, who advocated for more trans inclusion in fashion at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. See the photoshoot and read the full interview here.
11) The 2019 Teen Choice Award nominees were recently announced. Among the LGBTQ nominees for music are out bisexual singers Lauren Jauregui and Halsey for Choice Female Artist, out singer Sam Smith for Choice Collaboration with Normani for “Dancing With A Stranger.” Nominees for film include Men In Black: International for Choice Action Movie starring out actress Tessa Thompson, out actor Amandla Stenberg for Choice Drama Movie Actress for The Hate U Give and Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born. Regarding TV, Good Trouble and Riverdale are both up for Choice Drama TV Show, Supergirl is in the running for Choice Action TV Show, Queer Eye is a contender for Choice Reality TV Show, Madelaine Petsch and Vanessa Morgan are up for Choice Ship (Riverdale), and Ellen DeGeneres has been nominated for Choice Comedian. The show will air live on Sunday, August 11 on FOX at 8 p.m. ET. Watch the video for “Strangers” by nominees Halsey and Lauren Jauregui below.
12) Comedian Carla Lee is currently crowdfunding to create the pilot episode for Nice Tan, a groundbreaking series that will empower women of color and queer people of color to challenge perspectives using the unique medium of sketch comedy. Taking place in the Bay Area with a cast and crew made up entirely of WOC and QPOC, the sketch comedy project is about life and identity. Watch the campaign video below and visit the project’s Seed & Spark page for more information.
Lady Gaga Gives Stirring Speech for Trans Lives at Stonewall
The bisexual singer made a surprise appearance at the Stonewall Inn.
www.advocate.com/people/2019/6/28/lady-gaga-gives-stirring-speech-trans-lives-stonewall
Playground that kicked out gay couple’s kid says negative reviews are “hurting our reputation”
A Georgia couple has cried foul over treatment at a Savannah mall.
Victoria Torres and Tuyen Nguyen recently took Torres’ five-year-old nephew to a play area owned by Treehouse Adventures. As they watched the child frolic, Torres put her arm around Nguyen and began to read a magazine. That’s when things got out of hand.
A daycare chaperone approached the couple and ordered them to stop, claiming that their behavior made the children uncomfortable. The argument quickly escalated.
“There were plenty of couples there,” says Nguyen. “But they decided to talk to us about it. We were just sitting there reading a magazine.”
“It was not only embarrassing, it was hurtful,” Torres adds. “You’re just being yourself…it’s never happened to me before.”
Nguyen and Torres eventually left after a verbal argument with the chaperone.
“To explain to my nephew what had happened and why people do that and why you’re not accepted everywhere you go… it’s hard,” says Torres.
Ben Saborio, owner of Treehouse Adventures, denies that homophobia played a role in the couple’s treatment. Rather, the playground employs a strict no-PDA rule, with a sign posted near the door explaining affection must stay at the “PG-level.”
He also admits that he ordered the unidentified chaperone to confront the women, fearing a “language barrier.”
“That was a really really tough situation,” says Saborio. “I really struggled. It wasn’t easy. But I welcome anybody. I don’t hate anyone.”
“Maybe I didn’t handle it in the right way. My wife wasn’t here. I was afraid to approach them and say something wrong that would be offensive.”
In the wake of the incident, Yelp has exploded with negative reviews of the playground and accusations of homophobia.
Meanwhile, Treehouse Adventures issued a statement on its official Facebook page apologizing for the “unfortunate incident” and calling it an “isolated case” and then denying they ever kicked the couple out.
“We understand that we were caught on an unfortunate incident involving claims of discrimination against the LGBT community,” the statement reads. “This isolated case is hurting our business review and reputation.”
The statement continues: “Then the chaperon reported to management (Ben) that a couple was being inappropriate; that particular chaperon asks them to stop, and they decided to leave and blame our business. In no way these individuals were ask to leave by management. This was a decision made by them.”
Torres and Nguyen have not yet decided if they will file a discrimination lawsuit.
Related: Deli owner accused of scolding gay couple for kissing says he wasn’t being homophobic
Celebrating Pride With Every Color of the Rainbow
More and more, community-specific Pride festivals — or “affinity Prides” — are popping up across the country as a way to celebrate the identities of LGBTQ people that too often go unseen, or are erased in the media and in our own communities.
These Prides provide an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the depth and breadth of the diversity of our communities — from bisexual and transgender people to LGBTQ people of color, and those at the intersections of multiple identities.
Especially now, it’s vital that LGBTQ people and friends come together, remember the struggles we’ve faced and celebrate how far we’ve come. Affinity Prides are an important opportunity to recognize that not everyone within the LGBTQ community has experienced our victories in the same way and benefited from that progress.
For LGBTQ people who hold multiple marginalized identities, the compounding impact of multiple systems of oppression is real and can be devastating. We have to center their voices and stories as we look to the work that remains in the fight for full equality.
Our rallying cry this year is People. Power. Pride. — because it’s people like you who celebrate your pride in your individuality that give our fight for equality its power.
Last year, HRC was involved in more than 30 affinity Prides, and this year that number continues to grow. HRC members and supporters will be at nearly 50 affinity Prides around the U.S.
Here are a few highlights from events that have already happened and some we’re looking forward to:
1. West Hollywood Bisexual Pride, September 2018
Thank you to all who joined @HRC Los Angeles, The City of West Hollywood, @ACLU_SoCal, and @amBiSocial as we hosted not just the City’s first Bi Pride, but the First City-Sponsored Bi Pride in the World! It was such an amazing day seeing the community come together to celebrate. pic.twitter.com/2DbumId47z
— HRC Los Angeles (@HRCLosAngeles) September 25, 2018
2. Mi Existir Es Resistir, May 2019
.@HRC was proud to be a part of the 2019 National Encuentro – mi existir es resistir in Philadelphia this weekend. #MiExistirEsResistir2019 pic.twitter.com/nz3KDSo7Ue
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 20, 2019
3. Mohave Pride Festival, June 2019
#Pride2019 is here! ❤️������������@HRCaz was excited to join our community for #MohavePride2019. Find us next at #BisbeePride on June 15 ��➡️ t.co/kFwNpns9nj pic.twitter.com/8iKBat8oBg
— HRC in Arizona (@HRCaz) June 10, 2019
4. Los Angeles Trans Pride, June 2019
We had a great time celebrating Trans Pride with the LA LGBT Center this past weekend! pic.twitter.com/4L67LKZrZo
— HRC Los Angeles (@HRCLosAngeles) June 18, 2019
5. Detroit Black Pride: Hotter than July, COMING SOON
#PRIDE IS HAPPENING. Join @HRC_MI as we celebrate #Pride2019:
❤️ June 1: Ferndale
�� June 8: Detroit
�� June 8: Kalamazoo
�� June 12: Royal Oaks
�� June 15: Grand Rapids
�� June 15: Lansing
�� July 27: Hotter than July
t.co/NAf2PQBaIK— HRC in Michigan (@HRC_MI) May 31, 2019
June may be almost over, but the celebrations continue. Find HRC at a Pride near you by visiting hrc.org/Pride.
hrc.org/blog/celebrating-pride-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
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