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WATCH: Hotel employee refuses woman a room after she calls him a racist slur

WATCH: Hotel employee refuses woman a room after she calls him a racist slur

Craig Brooks, Holiday Inn Express, racist guest, It's Above Me, Twitter
Image via Twitter: Craig Brooks

Craig Brooks — a gay, 26 year old employee of a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Austin, Texas — went viral after posting images of himself calmly denying a room to a woman who had called him a “f*cking n*gger” when making a reservation over the phone.

The video is priceless, but just as other web users began applauding him, others quickly unearthed a handful of transphobic tweets he had made in the past. Brooks has since apologized for the comments after initially laughing them off.

After the woman showed up in person to try and reserve a room, Brooks said he couldn’t accommodate her. She apologized and tried to explain that she was emotional because of a recent family death.

When she asked why he couldn’t give her a room, Brooks constantly replied, “It’s above me now,” and repeatedly referred her to the Best Western hotel next door.

Here’s the video:

I called a FUCKIN NIGGER at work… this how it played out ? #KillEmWithKindness pic.twitter.com/2Mftkj2eOg

— NoFridayy? (@craignofridayy) June 3, 2019

The woman’s family member reportedly tried to convince him, but his management had already told him it was okay to refuse her a room for her racist behavior. Plus, it was the end of his shift so he just stopped listening to them and walked out.

We reached out to Brooks to hear more about what happened before and after the video, but he has yet to respond.

Shortly after his video went viral, other Twitter users dug up old tweets in which Brooks made transphobic statements like, “Trans are the reason why straights think gays wanna be girls,” and “I have nothing against trans. I just don’t agree with it. Get over it. Block me.”

Holy shit! This guy REALLY REALLY despises trans people. pic.twitter.com/QcA4oZzyA3

— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) June 3, 2019

Brooks told Buzzfeed News, “They’re mad lol I said what I said. People are so sensitive. I’m gay and I KNOW people will not agree with me being gay. I just don’t and will never get trans. Period.”

Related: Gay bar reverses its rap ban and DJ blacklist after being accused of racism

In a follow-up post, Brooks apologized, writing, “I understand as a gay man my comments were wrongful and my views on an isolated group of individudals is no excused to make a blanket statement on ALL trans people.”

#ItsAboveMeNow pic.twitter.com/S5E8iSZ5Vh

— NoFridayy? (@craignofridayy) June 3, 2019

Regarding his unflappable behavior in the video video, Brooks said, “Even if we’re living in a time when we still have to deal with racist, combative white people, just be professional about it. Kill them with kindness. What you’re doing to me is not getting under my skin. Just be unbothered.”

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He Dreams of the Day His Evangelical Christian Parents Will Accept Him for Being Gay But Isn’t Sure It’ll Happen: WATCH

He Dreams of the Day His Evangelical Christian Parents Will Accept Him for Being Gay But Isn’t Sure It’ll Happen: WATCH

In the latest episode of Matthew Dempsey’s therapy web series Cost of Two Sandwiches, Dempsey sits down with Chris, who grew up in a very “strict, conservative household” with evangelical Christian parents who love him but don’t accept his sexual orientation.

Chris said that when came out to his parents it was “explosive” and not the response he had expected after convincing himself that it would be okay. “That was a long time ago but we are still no closer in terms of my parents being okay with it,” he told Dempsey.

“In an ideal world, it would be if my parents were at my wedding. I think that would be amazing,” he added. “I don’t vilify them. I love them to death. I think that’s why I care so much.”

Find out what Dempsey has to tell him, below.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 4, 2019

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 4, 2019

HRC JOINS ADVOCATES CALLING FOR JUSTICE FOR JOHANA ‘JOA’ MEDINA: “The death of Johana Medina, a transgender woman of color and asylum seeker, just days after being released from ICE custody, is yet another horrific and deeply disturbing development in the ongoing crisis of anti-LGBTQ actions by immigration authories,” said HRC Director of Government Affairs David Stacy (@david_stacy). More from HRC, Washington Blade and NBC.

Horrific and deeply disturbing. Johana Medina, a trans woman from El Salvador, died hours after release from @ICEgov custody — a year after Roxsana Hernandez’s death in ICE custody. @HRC demands action, accountability, & justice. #JusticeforJohana #JusticeforRoxsana t.co/TWJ5zXfHKX

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) June 3, 2019

NY GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO CALLS FOR BANNING OF LGBTQ “PANIC DEFENSE”: Under current law, perpretators can assert a victim’s LGBTQ identity as a potential defense for their violent crimes. More from New York Law Journal and WKBW.

 HORRIFIC — DALLAS POLICE NAME CHYNAL LINDSEY AS THIRD TRANSGENDER WOMAN KILLED THERE IN A YEAR: “We see this phenomenon far too often, that violence will bubble up in a specific area or state each year,” said HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride), who characterized the attacks in Dallas as part of  a larger nationwide trend. “There are concerns around contagion or a copycat effect each time a community witnesses a significant number of cases of anti-transgender violence.” More from The New York Times.

“IT’S CALLED EQUALITY, AND WE WANT IT NOW” — BILLIE JEAN KING REFLECTS ON STONEWALL 50 AND LGBTQ RIGHTS: “I want everyone — regardless of race, sexuality, gender, ability, or gender identity — to have the same rights,” King told The Daily Beast’s Tim Teeman (@TimTeeman). Read more from The Daily Beast.

TUESDAY TWEET — HRC’S VIET TRAN (@VIETHOAITRAN) SHARES HIS PERSONAL STORY IN HONOR OF IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH:

Happy Immigrant Heritage Month!

The diversity of our nation is what makes us stronger and more connected as a country, and immigrants are a part of the beautiful fabric of this nation. This #IHM2019, let’s celebrate immigrants, their journey, contributions, and stories. 1/

— Viet Tran (@viethoaitran) June 3, 2019

REP. AYANNA PRESSLEY DENOUNCES TRUMP-PENCE ROLLBACK OF TRANS NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS AT HOMELESS SHELTERS: “This proposed rule released by HUD robs thousands of Americans from adequate shelter and safety and puts their lives at risk,” writes Pressley (D-Mass.). More from the Washington Blade.

PRIDE MONTH ROUNDUP

TODAY — HRC AND NORDIC AMBASSADORS TO U.S. PARTICIPATE IN TWITTER TOWN HALL FOR PRIDE MONTH:

Working together increases effectiveness in the fight for global equality.

Join @HRC and the Nordic ambassadors to the U.S. for an #AskNordicAmbs Twitter Town Hall in honor of #Pride TOMORROW, June 4, at 10 a.m. EST! ����️‍�� pic.twitter.com/EG3oIukodC

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 3, 2019

PHILL WILSON (@iamphillwilson) WILL SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL FOR LA PRIDE: More from Los Angeles Blade.

‘NO OUTSIDERS’ TEACHER LEADS BIRMINGHAM PRIDE PARADE: More from Gay Star News.

UTAH PRIDE PARADE COMMEMORATES 50 YEARS OF LGBTQ RIGHTS: More from The Salt Lake Tribune.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

NEW ZEALAND COMMITS ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE GENDER-AFFIRMING SURGERY: More from Gay Star News.  

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Advocate honors National Center for Transgender Equality’s Harper Jean Tobin; Indy Star highlights the Damien Center’s (@damiencenter) efforts to house and support homeless trans people; SF Chronicle’s Datebook details new art installation remembering San Francisco’s first Black-owned LGBTQ bar

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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MISC

Introducing Orientation on Tinder

Introducing Orientation on Tinder

Introducing Orientation on Tinder

Sometimes you need a makeover to glow up and friends to help you do it.

That’s why we partnered up with GLAAD to introduce a new feature that will help members of our community truly shine and be their most authentic selves on Tinder. Please allow us to reorient ourselves.

Here’s How It Works:

To edit or add more information about your sexual orientation on Tinder, simply edit your profile. When you tap “Orientation” you’ll be able to select up to three terms that you feel best describe your sexual orientation. From there, it’s totally up to you whether these are displayed on your profile or not.

If you’re new here — welcome! We’ve updated the onboarding experience to include sexual orientation from the start. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Introducing Orientation on Tinder

More Context, More Control

For the first time, you’ll also have more say in how your potential matches are ordered on Tinder. By visiting your Discovery Preferences, you can choose to see people of your same orientation first — the choice is yours.

Introducing Orientation on Tinder

This Party Is Just Getting Started

We worked closely with GLAAD to introduce Orientation on Tinder. And we know that it will continue to evolve and change, just like sexuality. If you have feedback about the update or would like to see more sexual orientation terms added to Tinder, simply send us a note to [email protected]. We want to hear from you.

We remain committed to making Tinder the best platform for meeting new people – for everyone.

Orientation on Tinder will be rolling out in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, India, Australia and New Zealand throughout June.

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Winners of the 31st Annual ‘Lambda Literary Awards’ for Best LGBTQ Books Announced: FULL LIST

Winners of the 31st Annual ‘Lambda Literary Awards’ for Best LGBTQ Books Announced: FULL LIST

The winners of the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards (aka The Lammys) were announced on Monday night at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

According to organizers, “60 literary professionals served as judges this year, spending countless hours considering this year’s record number of submissions. This year’s finalists were chosen from over 1,000 books submitted by over 300 publishers.”

The awards were handed out at a ceremony hosted by Mx Justin Vivian Bond. The Lambda Literary Foundation is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization advancing LGBTQ literature.

Lambda reports: “Along with the 25 book award winners, three special honors were also given to Alexander Chee, Masha Gessen, and Barbara Smith. Alexander Chee received Lambda’s Trustee Award for his immeasurable contributions to culture as a novelist, essayist, activist, and teacher, which was presented on stage by award-winning actor Anthony Rapp. Masha Gessen received the Visionary Award for their work advancing public awareness around the global threat of totalitarianism, which was presented by HuffPost Editor-in-Chief Lydia Polgreen. Barbara Smith received the Publishing Professional Award for a lifetime of work that has profoundly shaped our collective understanding of the interconnections between race, class, and gender. Smith’s award was presented by the poet, educator, and activist Cheryl Clarke.”

And here are the nominees and winners.

Lesbian Fiction

Gay Fiction

Bisexual Fiction

Transgender Fiction

Bisexual Nonfiction

Transgender Nonfiction

LGBTQ Nonfiction

Lesbian Poetry

Gay Poetry

Bisexual Poetry (*new category for the 31st Annual Lammys)

  • Cenzontle, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, BOA Editions Ltd.
  • If They Come for Us, Fatimah Asghar, Random House / One World
  • Mad Quick Hand of the Seashore: Love Poems, Frances Donovan, Reaching Press / Createspace
  • My Woman Card Is anti-Native & Other Two-Spirit Truths, Xemiyulu Manibusan Tapepechul, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • We Play a Game, Duy Doan, Yale University Press (WINNER)

Transgender Poetry

Lesbian Mystery

  • A Matter of Blood, Catherine Maiorisi, Bella Books
  • A Study in Honor: A Novel, Claire O’Dell, HarperCollins / HarperVoyager (WINNER)
  • A Whisper of Bones: A Jane Lawless Mystery, Ellen Hart, Minotaur Books
  • Alice Isn’t Dead: A Novel, Joseph Fink, Harper Perennial
  • Gnarled Hollow, Charlotte Greene, Bold Strokes Books
  • The Locket, Gerri Hill, Bella Books
  • Secrets of the Last Castle, A. Rose Mathieu, Bold Strokes Books
  • Stolen: A Kieran Yeats Mystery, Linda J. Wright, Cats Paw Books

Gay Mystery

  • Black Diamond Fall, Joseph Olshan, Polis Books
  • Boystown 11: Heart’s Desire, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books
  • Death Checks In, David S. Pederson, Bold Strokes Books
  • Dodging and Burning: A Mystery, John Copenhaver, Pegasus Books
  • The God Game: A Dan Sharp Mystery, Jeffrey Round, Dundurn
  • Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books (WINNER)
  • Somewhere Over Lorain Road, Bud Gundy, Bold Stroke Books
  • Survival Is a Dying Art: An Angus Green Novel

Lesbian Memoir/Biography

  • Apocalypse, Darling, Barrie Jean Borich, Mad Creek Books / The Ohio State University Press
  • Berenice Abbott: A Life in Photography, Julia Van Haaften, W. W. Norton & Company
  • A Certain Loneliness: A Memoir, Sandra Gail Lambert, University of Nebraska Press
  • Chronology, Zahra Patterson, Ugly Duckling Presse (WINNER)
  • Food Was Her Country: The Memoir of a Queer Daughter, Marusya Bociurkiw, Dagger Editions
  • MINE: Essays, Sarah Viren, University of New Mexico Press
  • My Butch Career: A Memoir, Esther Newton, Duke University Press
  • nîtisânak, Lindsay Nixon, Metonymy Press

Gay Memoir/Biography

  • Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death, Lillian Faderman, Yale University Press
  • How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee, Bloomsbury Publishing
  • No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America, Darnell L. Moore, Bold Type (WINNER)
  • On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, Deray Mckesson, Viking
  • The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens: A Memoir of the Beales, the Maysles
  • Brothers and Jacqueline Kennedy, Jerry Torre & Tony Maietta, Querelle Press
  • The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart, Oxford University Press
  • The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading, Edmund White, Bloomsbury Publishing
  • There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir, Casey Gerald, Penguin Random House

Lesbian Romance

  • Autumn’s Light, Aurora Rey, Bold Strokes Books
  • Beowolf For Cretins: A Love Story, Ann McMan, Bywater Books (WINNER)
  • Breaking Down Her Walls, Erin Zak, Bold Strokes Books
  • Charming the Vicar, Jenny Frame, Bold Strokes Books
  • In Development, Rachel Spangler, Brisk Press
  • Just For Show, Jae, Ylva Publishing
  • The Music And The Mirror, Lola Keeley, Ylva Publishing
  • The Talebearer, Sheri Lewis Wohl, Bold Strokes Books

Gay Romance

  • The CEO’s Christmas Manny, Angela McCallister, Dreamspinner Press
  • Crashing Upwards, S.C. Wynne, self-published (WINNER)
  • Detour, Reesa Herberth & Michelle Moore, Riptide Publishing
  • Learn with Me, Kris Jacen, MLR Press, LLC
  • No Luck, Kayleigh Sky, Kiss Drunk Books
  • Of Sunlight and Stardust, Christina Lee & Riley Hart, self-published
  • Point of Contact, Melanie Hansen, Carina Press
  • Undue Influence: A Persuasion Retelling, Jenny Holiday, self-published

LGBTQ Anthology

  • As You Like It: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Volume II, The Other Foundation, Jacana Media (WINNER)
  • Beyond II: The Queer Post-Apocalyptic & Urban Fantasy Comic Anthology, Taneka Stotts & Sfé R. Monster, Beyond Press
  • Foglifter Volume 3, Issue 1, Miah Jefra, Chad Koch, et al., Foglifter Press
  • Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, Roxane Gay, HarperCollins / Harper Perennial
  • Q2Q: Queer Canadian Performance Texts, Peter Dickinson, C.E. Gatchalian, Kathleen Oliver, Dalbir Singh, Playwrights Canada Press
  • Sista!: An Anthology of Writing By and About Same Gender Loving Women of African/Caribbean Descent with a UK Connection, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Rikki Beadle-Blair, John R. Gordon, Team Angelica Publishing
  • Spawning Generations: Rants and Reflections on Growing Up with LGBTQ Parents, Sadie Epstein-Fine & Makeda Zook, Demeter Press
  • Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, Lexie Bean, Jessica Kingsley Publishers

LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult

  • Anger Is a Gift: A Novel, Mark Oshiro, Tor Teen
  • The Dangerous Art of Blending In, Angelo Surmelis, HarperCollins / Balzer & Bray
  • Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Adib Khorram, Dial
  • Girl Made of Stars, Ashley Herring Blake, Houghton Mifflin & Little, Brown
  • Hurricane Child, Kheryn Callender, Scholastic / Scholastic Press (WINNER)
  • The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperCollins / HarperTeen
  • Sawkill Girls, Claire Legrand, HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Books
  • This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story, Kheryn Callender, HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray

LGBTQ Drama

  • Black Light, Daniel Alexander Jones, produced by The Public Theater
  • Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties, Jen Silverman, Samuel French, Inc.
  • Draw the Circle, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Dramatists Play Service (WINNER)
  • Plot Points in Our Sexual Development, Miranda Rose Hall, produced by LCT3 at Lincoln Center Theater
  • Singlet, Erin Markey, produced by The Bushwick Starr

LGBTQ Erotica

  • Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, Volume 3, Sacchi Green, Cleis Press
  • Crossplay, Niki Smith, Iron Circus Comics
  • Gents: Steamy Stories From the Age of Steam, Matthew Bright, Lethe Press
  • The Lurid Sea, Tom Cardamone, Bold Strokes Books
  • Miles & Honesty in SCFSX!, Blue Delliquanti & Kazimir Lee, self-published (WINNER)

LGBTQ Graphic Novels

  • Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Mark Russell (Writer), Sean Parsons, Mark Morales, Howard Porter, Mike Feehan (Illustrators), DC Entertainment
  • The Lie and How We Told It, Tommi Parrish, Fantagraphics Books (WINNER)
  • Love Letters to Jane’s World, Paige Braddock, Lion Forge
  • On a Sunbeam, Tillie Walden, First Second / Roaring Brook Press
  • Our Wretched Town Hall, Eric Kostiuk Williams, Retrofit Comics & Big Planet Comics
  • The Pervert, Michelle Perez (Writer), Remy Boydell (Illustrator), Image Comics
  • Unpacking, Steve MacIsaac, Northwest Press
  • We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology, Jeanne Thornton & Tara Madison Avery, Stacked Deck Press

LGBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror

  • The Barrow Will Send What It May, Margaret Killjoy, Tor.com
  • The Breath of the Sun, Isaac R. Fellman, Aqueduct (WINNER)
  • The Descent of Monsters, JY Yang, Tor.com
  • Forget the Sleepless Shores, Sonya Taaffe, Lethe Press
  • In the Vanishers’ Palace, Aliette de Bodard, JABberwocky
  • Metabolize, If Able, Clay AD, Monster House Press
  • Resilience, Fletcher DeLancey, Heartsome Publishing
  • Witchmark, C.L. Polk, Tor.com

LGBTQ Studies

  • Black. Queer. Southern. Women.: An Oral History, E. Patrick Johnson, University of North Carolina Press
  • Erotic Islands: Art and Activism in the Queer Caribbean, Lyndon K. Gill, Duke University Press
  • Gay, Inc.: The Nonprofitization of Queer Politics, Myrl Beam, University of Minnesota Press
  • Herlands: Exploring the Women’s Land Movement in the United States, Keridwen N. Luis, University of Minnesota Press
  • Media and the Coming Out of Gay Male Athletes in American Team Sports, Andrew Billings & Leigh Moscowitz, Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
  • Post-Borderlandia: Chicana Literature and Gender Variant Critique, T. Jackie Cuevas, Rutgers University Press
  • Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers, Anne Balay, University of North Carolina Press
  • Toxic Silence: Race, Black Gender Identity, and Addressing the Violence Against Black Transgender Women in Houston, William T. Hoston, Peter Lang International Academic Publisher (WINNER)

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