Strike a POSE: Groundbreaking Series Nominated for 6 Emmy Awards

The groundbreaking show “Pose” was nominated for six Emmy Awards this morning, including Best Drama Series. Billy Porter was nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the series was also nominated for several technical awards. This is Porter’s first Emmy nomination.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of @PoseOnFX on your #Emmys nomination! #PoseFX pic.twitter.com/2D27AOt7NT

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

Laverne Cox was nominated for Guest Actress in a Drama Series for “Orange is the New Black.” Cox made history in 2014 when she was the first openly transgender actress nominated for an Emmy Award.  

Congratulations @Lavernecox on your #Emmys nominations for @OITNB! pic.twitter.com/u0tCXuC0Vj

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

 “Schitt’s Creek” received four nominations. The hit show, which features gay actor Dan Levy as a pansexual small town business owner, is also nominated for Best Comedy Series.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of @SchittsCreek on your #Emmys nominations! pic.twitter.com/gDPDrLxjkc

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

Several other shows featuring LGBTQ characters, storylines and actors are nominated, including “Killing Eve,” “This is Us,” and gay actor Ben Whishaw from “A Very English Scandal.”

“Special,” created and starring HRC supporter Ryan O’Connell, nabbed 3 nominations. 

Ellen DeGeneres was also nominated for her hit show “Ellen’s Game Of Games.” Other nominees include Wanda Sykes for her Variety Special “Not Normal,” Jane Marie Lynch for her role on “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Hannah Gadsby for her Variety Special “Nanette” and Kate McKinnon for “Saturday Night Live” — her seventh nomination.

Congratulations @iamwandasykes on your #Emmys nominations! pic.twitter.com/vbBfyPeOEC

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

Reality shows “Queer Eye,” “RuPaul’s DragRace” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked”

Congratulations to @Karamo, @antoni, @tanfrance, @bobbyberk and @jvn on your #Emmys nomination! @QueerEye is nominated for Structured Reality Program. pic.twitter.com/enhzlcgYgc

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

Congratulations @RuPaul & @RuPaulsDragRace on your #Emmys nominations! pic.twitter.com/gafwefcSlp

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

The nominations also recognized several longtime LGBTQ allies and HRC supporters, including Natasha Lyonne, Nick Offerman, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Patricia Arquette and Don Cheadle. 

Congratulations Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) on your #Emmys nomination! pic.twitter.com/uwEGo8yagR

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 16, 2019

Watch the Emmys live on Sunday, September 22 on Fox.

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Dan Baer, Behind Hillary’s Gay Rights Speech, Makes a Run for Senate

Baer, who helped craft Hillary Clinton’s “gay rights are human rights” speech, now hopes to be the first out gay male U.S. senator.

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Trans man fighting to be listed as father on son’s birth certificate

Trans dad and documentary star Freddie McConnell has opened up about his legal fight to be listed as the father on his son’s birth certificate.

McConnell, who lives in the UK, shared his experience of giving birth as a transgender man in the documentary Seahorse (which we covered, along with the philosophical questions it raises, here on Queerty). Per UK law, whoever gives birth to a child is automatically listed as the mother on a birth certificate. McConnell wants to be the first trans dad to successfully challenge that policy, and receive listing as the father.

Related: ‘Seahorse’ director Jeanie Finlay on filming a trans dad giving birth to a beautiful boy

UK law also holds that cases of this nature keep the participants anonymous. Several UK publications, including The Daily Mail, sued to have the veil of anonymity lifted. A judge agreed, and McConnell has said he will not challenge. The name of his child, however, remains classified. McConnell wants to keep it that way.

“Any parent can relate to that bone-deep urge to just keep your child safe,” McConnell said to BuzzFeedNews. “I thought that we would be anonymous the whole way through because I thought that in these cases anonymity remains in place to protect children involved in the proceedings. That is my primary concern at all times. And that was the basis on which I decided to pursue the action.”

A judge in the case is expected to rule on McConnell’s petition to be listed as the father very soon.

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‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’ Kellyanne Conway Questions Reporter While Defending Trump’s Racist Rants: WATCH

White House aide and Hatch Act violator Kellyanne Conway was asked “to what country was Trump referring” when he told four congresswomen of color, all American citizens, to return to their own countries in his racist Twitter rant on Monday.

“What’s your ethnicity?” Conway replied, immediately.

“Why is that relevant to this conver…?” the reporter, Andrew Feinberg, responded.

“I’m asking you a question,” Conway pushed on. “My ancestors are from Ireland and Italy.”

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Former Employees at Tech Giant Dell Allege Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination

LGBTQ workers at tech giant claim obstacles existed at work over their gender identity while employed. 

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Antoni Porowski leaves nothing to the imagination in Tom Ford’s underwear

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski has us feeling totally parched in his new photo shoot for Tom Ford latest underwear campaign. The collection will soon be available in select Neiman Marcus stores as well as online.

Practicing my sporadic sprezzatura in @tomford underwear, available @neimansman in-store and online. #neimanmarcus #ad pic.twitter.com/YEGoud1m2Z

— Antoni Porowski (@antoni) July 3, 2019

In a statement, Porowski says: “Tom Ford’s new underwear collection at Neiman Marcus is all about confidence. Feeling confident is something that is really important to me, and I think that starts with feeling comfortable in your own skin. The entire underwear collection is both beautifully designed and functional, which is perfect for me being that I’m constantly on the move or in the kitchen. I’m a classic white brief guy, but admittedly my personal favorite from this collection is the Zebra Silk.”

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What NYC blackout? @tomford X @neimanmarcus

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Your, um, underwear drawer has never looked better. @antoni found his perfect pair—find yours at Neiman Marcus, now carrying the @TomFord men’s underwear collection. #Antoni

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Look forward to taking it (almost) all off with @TomFord’s new men’s underwear collection. @antoni found his perfect fit. Find yours at Neiman Marcus. #Antoni

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Sometimes your best dressed is undressed, especially if you’re @antoni. Discover the new underwear collection from Tom Ford, available now at Neiman Marcus. #Antoni

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Related: Antoni Porowski’s latest body transformation will have you completely transfixed

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Biden Jokes That He’ll Challenge Trump to a Push-Up Contest Should He Question His Stamina: WATCH

Joe Biden told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski that he has what it takes to handle Trump during a debate.

Said Biden on Morning Joe: “I realize that some have concluded that because I didn’t respond very tough back to her that how can I take on Trump? I’ve never had any trouble taking on anyone from Trump to Putin to Xi Jinping to anybody else.”

Asked how he would respond if Trump began attacking his age or his mental fitness, Biden replied, “I’d say, ‘c’mon Donald, c’mon man. How many push-ups do you want to do here, pal?’ I mean, jokingly…’C’mon, run with me, man.’”

“I’m not going to get down in the dirt with him,” Biden continued. “That’s the only place he knows how to fight. I’m just going to continue to talk about what he’s doing, why it’s so damaging to America, and – as my mother would say – I’m not going to take any guff from him.”

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People with Disabilities are Crucial in the Fight to Elect a Pro-Equality Majority

It’s the start of National Disability Voter Registration Week. In both presidential and midterm elections, candidates running for office often discuss issues impacting marginalized communities — including LGBTQ people, women, Latinx and African-American people — but often voters with disabilities get left out of this broader conversation.

However, people with disabilities are a formidable voting bloc.

TODAY starts National Disability Voter Registration Week (July 15 – 19)! We are on a mission to ensure every Disabled American has access in the upcoming elections. Spread the word, get registered, & #REVUP t.co/Y6oEdw1B3X #DisabilityVote pic.twitter.com/LEwCz7dgFn

— AAPD (@AAPD) July 15, 2019

In fact, more than 14 million people with disabilities — spanning all disability types and demographic categories including gender, race/ethnicity, age and religion — voted in November 2018. According to TIME, that turnout surpassed the 11.7 million Latinx voters and came close to the 15.2 million Black people who cast ballots last year.

Not many studies have specifically tracked the voting power of LGBTQ people with disablities, but a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information found that prevalence of disability was higher among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults compared to their straight counterparts. Unfortunately, data surrounding the experiences of transgender and non-binary people living with disabilities was not captured in this study.

People with disabilities are unfairly underserved in the political debate. This is why HRC supports the “For the People Act” (H.R. 1) and the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) that would eliminate barriers to voting for everyone, including people with disabilities.

Now more than ever, we need to harness the power of ALL people and get them to the polls.

Voting is the single most important action you can take to hold our leaders accountable. But you can’t vote if you aren’t registered. Take action and head over to hrc.org/vote to register and check your voter status TODAY.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 16, 2019

UNCONSCIONABLE — THE TRUMP-PENCE ADMINISTRATION’S LATEST ATTACK REMOVES PROTECTIONS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS: Reports CNN: the move by Trump-Pence “would prohibit migrants who have resided or ‘transited en route’ in a third country from seeking asylum in the U.S., therefore barring migrants traveling through Mexico from being able to claim asylum and as a result, drastically limit who’s eligible for asylum.” More from HRC.

• ICE fails to provide livable conditions for transgender detainees: Transgender detainees in a privately-run center in rural New Mexico detailed the deplorable conditions in a letter, released by Trans Queer Pueblo, a Phoenix-based advocacy group. More from Phoenix New Times and Washington Blade. 

The Trump-Pence White House is trying to ban asylum seekers. This proposed regulation is a transparent attempt to close our doors, out of fear and ignorance, to all people fleeing violence and persecution. We cannot let this happen. t.co/BIVh4kk0ru

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 15, 2019

MICHAEL L. JOHNSON BECOMES POWERFUL SYMBOL OF NEED TO OVERHAUL HIV CRIMINALIZATION LAWS: Last week, Johnson, a gay athlete convicted of not disclosing his HIV status to sexual partners, was released from prison 25 years earlier than expected. He plans to work with advocates to update laws that stigmatize and unfairly penalize people living with HIV. More from The New York Times. 

TUESDAY TWEET — ALAN TURING, GAY PIONEER MATHEMATICIAN AND CODEBREAKER TO BE FEATURED ON £50 BRITISH BANK NOTE. More from NBC, The Washington Post and The Telegraph.

The Bank of England announced gay pioneer mathematician Alan Turing, who is credited by many as the father of modern computing, will be honored on British bank notes starting in 2021. ��€��️‍�� t.co/ET4qYCayjd

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 15, 2019

REMEMBERING ROSE GREENE, LONGTIME CHAMPION FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS: Greene helped develop the inaugural California AIDS ride in 1994 — a multi-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds for HIV and AIDS services. More from Los Angeles Times. 

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA REJECTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BY ONE VOTE: More from CBC and Pink News.  

“FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS NOT FREEDOM TO HARM”: Read this powerful oped by Dr. Justin Koonin (@JustinKoonin), president of ACON (@ACONHEALTH), Australia’s largest LGBTQI health organization, in The Sydney Morning Herald.

MOUNIR BAATOUR OF TUNISIA IS RUNNING TO BECOME THE WORLD’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MUSLIM PRESIDENT: More from Independent. 

LGBTQ CANADIAN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DISCRIMINATED AGAINST DURING THE COLD WAR TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION: More from Pink News.

JAPAN LGBTQ COMMUNITY HOPES UPCOMING ELECTION WILL ADVANCE DISCUSSION ON LGBTQ RIGHTS: More from Japan Today. 

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

Gay Star News spotlights importance of the first Bisexual Health Summit at the 2019 National Sexual Health Conference; OutSports highlights LGBTQ swimming club District of Columbia Aquatics Club (@swimdcac) breaking world records at the International Gay and Lesbian world championship meet 

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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