How ‘Thelma & Louise’ Helped Geena Davis Change Hollywood for Women

The Oscar winner and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media spoke with The Advocate about the new doc This Changes Everything. 

www.advocate.com/film/2019/8/09/how-thelma-louise-helped-geena-davis-change-hollywood-women

HRC Responds to Victory for Gavin Grimm in Federal Court Decision

Today, HRC responded to a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in favor of transgender student Gavin Grimm (now a graduate of that school), reaffirming that both the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protect transgender students from discrimination, including being forced to use separate bathroom facilities, and that the school’s refusal to give Gavin a diploma reflecting his name is discrimination as well.

“Every student should feel safe at school, regardless of gender identity. Transgender students are covered by Title IX and the United States Constitution and are entitled to the same rights and protections as every other student,” said Cathryn Oakley, State Legislative Director and Senior Counsel. “With the Trump-Pence administration’s barrage of attacks on LGBTQ people in this country, including against students, we are pleased that yet another federal court decision has reaffirmed legal rights and dignity of transgender people. Congratulations to Gavin Grimm and the American Civil Liberties Union on this milestone victory.”

In 2014, the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia voted 6-1 to institute a discriminatory bathroom policy that segregates transgender students from their peers after Gavin Grimm, with permission of school officials, began using the restroom that corresponded with his gender identity.

In 2017, the Supreme Court sent the Grimm case back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals following the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind protective school guidance for transgender students. Because the Fourth Circuit’s original ruling was heavily based on the Obama Administration’s guidance, the Supreme Court asked the lower court to revisit the case and rule on the underlying statutory question regarding the scope of Title IX. Many federal courts, including the court today, have affirmed that Title IX and other federal nondiscrimination laws prohibit discrimination against transgender people, including with respect to restroom access.

Today’s decision echoes a 2016 ruling by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District that held “a policy that requires an individual to use a bathroom that does not conform with his or her gender identity punishes that individual for his or her gender non‐conformance, which in turn violates Title IX.”

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-on-the-victory-for-gavin-grimm-in-federal-court-decision?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Daughtry releases new LGBTQ-inclusive video for his song “As You Are”

www.glaad.org/blog/daughtry-releases-new-lgbtq-inclusive-video-his-song-%E2%80%9C-you-are%E2%80%9D

Kristin Chenoweth and Dolly Parton, Equinox, Rocko’s Modern Life, Diplo, Colton Haynes, Jupiter: HOT LINKS

EQUINOX BOYCOTT. Rival gyms take advantage of Equinox owner’s support: ‘Gyms are sprinting at the opportunity to sign up new members after news broke that Equinox owner, billionaire Stephen Ross, is planning a fundraiser for President Donald Trump on Friday in Southampton, N.Y.’

WHITE KIDS. Trump seizes on Joe Biden gaffe to change the topic from his racist hatemongering: “Joe is not playing with a full deck. He made that comment, I said ‘whoa.’ This is not somebody you can have as your president, but if he got the nomination I’d be thrilled.”

UNLAWFUL. Pittsburg, CA man says city harassed him and destroyed property unlawfully: “A gay man has filed a federal civil rights suit claiming the city of Pittsburg unlawfully seized his property while placing him on a 72-hour mental health hold as part of a coordinated harassment effort over his sexual orientation. “

AMICABLE. Colton Haynes and Jeff Leatham finalize divorce.

LADY GAGA. Threatened with “Shallow” lawsuit.

CHRISTOPHER BARNETT. Gay Republican former gubernatorial candidate arrested for shooting process server: ‘Audio recordings and multiple videos of the incident, which have since been released to the public and posted on The Tulsa World, show the process server holding up some papers and asking for “Christopher.” A man behind the door — allegedly Barnett — responds, “I’m sorry, you have the wrong house. Get off my property, or you’re gonna be dead.” The man leans in and asks the person to repeat himself, to which the man responds, “Get off my property, or you’re gonna be dead.”’

LA LUZ DE MIS OJOS. Ricky Martin shares first photo of daughter Lucia.

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JUPITER. NASA releases new Hubble Space Telescope view of largest planet. “This animation of a rotating Jupiter was assembled from a Hubble Space Telescope photographic mosaic of almost the entire planet. The resulting flat map was computer-projected onto a sphere to create a rotating globe (excluding the polar regions above 80 degrees latitude). Jupiter completes one rotation every 9.8 hours.”

ROCKO’S MODERN LIFE. Netflix revival of cartoon will feature transgender story arc: “Rachel, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Bighead, was known as Ralph in the ’90s cartoon and Rocko needs to find her.”

ON THE RAG. This week on the gay magazines.

I MIGHT BE GAY. Diplo’s engine trouble confession….

TAYLOR SWIFT. Why she didn’t endorse Hillary Clinton. “Would I be an endorsement or would I be a liability? Look, snakes of a feather flock together.”

PRANK OF THE DAY. Daniel Radcliffe, the alphabet, and a toy shop.

NEW TUNES OF THE DAY. Katy Perry “Small Talk”, Megan Thee Stallion “Hot Girl Summer”, Lana Del Rey “Season of the Witch”, and last but not least, Kristin Chenoweth covering “I Will Always Love You” with Dolly Parton.

FRIDAY FLASH. Obaid.

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Miriam Rivera, First Trans Reality Star, Dies Mysteriously

Rivera’s husband and friends have questions about her death, which happened in February but is only now being widely reported.

www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/8/09/miriam-rivera-first-trans-reality-star-dies-mysteriously