Dream Lover
Julie Bracken posted a photo:
I want a dream lover
So I don’t have to dream alone
Dream lover, where are you
With a love, oh, so true
And the hand that I can hold
To feel you near as I grow old
‘Cause I want a girl to call my own
~Bobby Darin videolink
Makeup and styling by the talented Kelayla of www.transvista.co.uk/
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Debate: Gabbard’s LGBTQ Record Criticized, Booker Defends Trans Women
Immigration, Iran, and health care were the main subjects of the first Democratic debate, but LGBTQ-specific issues came up several times.
www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/26/2020-presidential-candidates-addressed-lgbtq-rights-first-debate
Presenting: Prof. Moriarty
pritam.biswas posted a photo:
One of the most sophisticated villains ever, with his trademark suits and very British accent. This legendary villain has been brought to contemporary life by Andrew Scott in the critically acclaimed series- Sherlock. This is a project done for a fan art publication on the greatest villains on earth and who better to start it with than Sherlock’s arch enemy . The dark shading has been done by charcoal and then digitally painted on Procreate.
(I Was Goin’ To Confiscate Your Lace And Wrap It Up In a Sailor’s Nnot)
Robbie McIntosh posted a photo:
Leica MP
Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 II
Kodak Tri-X
Ars Imago FD 1+39
6 min 20°C
Scan from negative film
Houston Restaurant Server Calls Customer ‘Fat,’ ‘Gay’ on Receipt
The customer says he won’t go back to the establishment.
www.advocate.com/business/2019/6/26/houston-restaurant-server-calls-customer-fat-gay-receipt
Photos: West Hollywood falls to its knees for Ash Wednesday
Catholics may go to church on Sundays to absolve themselves of sins, but WeHoans in the know go to The Abbey on Wednesdays to commit as many “sins” (read, “fun”) as possible.
Watch the First 2020 Democratic Primary Presidential Debate: LIVE VIDEO
10 of 20 Democratic candidates face off in tonight’s first Democratic Primary debate from 9-11 pm ET in Miami, in the Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Pre-coverage starts at 8 pm.Watch it via this livestream. If you’d like to open it in a new tab, click HERE.
THE CANDIDATES: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke; Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; Former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney; Washington Gov. Jay Inslee; Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan.
The other 10 candidates (split because there are just too many for one stage) will face questions on Thursday night at the same venue. The debates will be broadcast on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo. Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow, and José Diaz-Balart of Telemundo will be moderating.
Expect questions on the economy, the environment, gun control, health care, immigration (migrant children?), the military, education and trade.
Politico reports that Trump has planned a robust response strategy: “The strategy includes traditional elements — a rapid-response squad to field reporters’ questions, round-the-clock talking points and a ground force on site in Miami, where the debate is being held — but also a digitally focused war room looking for viral clips. Outside groups that support the president have also built up their own fact-checking resources and made large pre-debate ad buys, hoping to capitalize on the massive cable news audience the two-night primetime event is expected to attract.”
Trump has said he might live tweet during the debates. Oh joy.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT: California Sen. Kamala Harris; Former Vice President Joe Biden; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet; Author and speaker Marianne Williamson; California Rep. Eric Swalwell; Entrepreneur Andrew Yang; Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.
What are you looking to get out of tonight’s debate?
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Watch the First 2020 Democratic Primary Presidential Debate: LIVE VIDEO
HRC Mourns the Loss of Brooklyn Lindsey
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Brooklyn Lindsey, a Black transgender woman killed in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 25. Police found Lindsey, 32, dead on the front porch of an abandoned home at 6:30 a.m., according to local news reports. Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
The Kansas City Star notes that, while the cause of death has not been confirmed, there was clear trauma to Lindsey’s face. In addition, gunshots were heard in the neighborhood earlier in the day following an argument. In 2015, Jasmine Collins — also a 32-year old Black trans woman — was run over by a car and killed just blocks away.
Friends and family took to social media to mourn Lindsey. “I love you, Brooklyn Lindsey,” wrote one person. “I shall live on for you. Rest in power, sista.” Local news outlets are asking anyone with information about this case to call the TIPS Hotline.
The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project, in a statement about Lindsey’s death, said: “We must support one another and create a strong foundation to end the senseless violence against us all! … We MUST get justice! We MUST end the silence around this black trans violence!”
Tragically, Lindsey’s death is the eleventh known case of deadly violence against the transgender community in 2019; all of the victims were Black transgender women. Last year, advocates tracked the deaths of at least 26 transgender people in the U.S., the majority of whom were also transgender women of color.
In November, ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance, HRC Foundation released “A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in America in 2018,” a heartbreaking report honoring the trans people killed and detailing the contributing and motivating factors that lead to this tragic violence.
It is clear that fatal violence disproportionately affects transgender women of color, and that the intersections of racism, transphobia, sexism, biphobia and homophobia conspire to deprive them of necessities to live and thrive.
This epidemic of violence that disproportionately targets transgender people of color — particularly Black transgender women — must cease.
hrc.org/blog/hrc-mourns-the-loss-of-brooklyn-lindsey?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Five Questions NBC Debate Moderators Should Ask 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates
GLAAD CEO: “This is an opportunity to discuss LGBTQ issues as we head toward the most consequential election of our lifetime.”
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today challenged all five moderators in this week’s 2020 Democratic presidential debates to use the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots, an event which sparked and fueled the overall LGBTQ movement of the last fifty years, to make LGBTQ acceptance and issues affecting the LGBTQ community a main topic of discussion during the first debates in the 2020 presidential election year.
“Particularly on the eve of the historic 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, it’s important for media and those seeking the highest office in the land to discuss issues facing LGBTQ voters,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. “No candidate or political party should take the support of LGBTQ Americans for granted. This is an opportunity to discuss LGBTQ issues as we head toward the most consequential election of our lifetime.”
Here is a sampling of questions tonight’s debate moderators should ask the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates:
According to the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), LGBTQ Americans could still be:
Further, if an LGBTQ person experiences a hate crime, anti-LGBTQ attackers can still claim the so-called “gay/trans panic” defense in court in 44 states.
A new poll conducted by GLAAD and Harris Poll found acceptance for the LGBTQ community has waned in the last two years under the Trump Administration, with only 45% of younger non-LGBTQ Americans ages 18-34 saying they were “comfortable” with the LGBTQ community.
Approximately 18 states and Washington, D.C. have effectively banned any so-called “conversion therapy” practices. These “ex-gay” camps could cause long-term damage to LGBTQ people. This investigative report by ABC News’ “20/20” program brings light to what kind of damage “conversion therapy” programs could cause.
Violence against the transgender community, particularly transgender women of color, has skyrocketed in the last four years. So far in 2019, about ten transgender people have been murdered, repeating a national trend since 2016.
Following the election of Donald Trump, GLAAD created its Trump Accountability Project (TAP) as a resource for journalists, editors, and other news makers reporting on the Trump administration, which catalogues the anti-LGBTQ statements and actions of President Donald Trump and those in his circle.
Since the start of his term in office, President Trump and his administration have issued more than 115 attacks in policy and rhetoric against the LGBTQ community.
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