TMC Webinar: LGBT-Q: Straight Talk for Today’s Global Workplace
Presenter: Cheryl Williams, Ph.D. – Director of Diversity and Inclusion Solutions, TMC Until recently, the topic of diversity in the workplace was limited to race and gender, particularly…
Baton Rouge Police Chief Apologizes For Unconstitutional 'Sodomy' Arrests
Baton Rouge Police Chief Apologizes For Unconstitutional 'Sodomy' Arrests
A police chief in Baton Rouge, La., issued an apology Friday after two men were arrested using an unconstitutional and unenforceable anti-sodomy law.
Raffy Ermac
This Is Not The Marc Jacobs You're Used To Seeing At Fashion Week
This Is Not The Marc Jacobs You're Used To Seeing At Fashion Week
Since it’s the last day of New York Fashion Week and Throwback Thursday, it’s only right that we reach back into our style archives and pull out something special for y’all!
Behold, Marc Jacobs circa 2006:
Amazing, right? This is definitely not the health-buff Marc we all know and love today. I snapped this picture of the fashion designer nine years ago, right before the Heatherette Fall 2006 show. I was totally star struck, but he was gracious enough to let me take the photo. Plus, I secretly took a picture of his friend showing his support (or obsession) for Marc with “MJ” shaved into the side of his head.
In case you were wondering what Marc looks like now — here he is in September 2014 at his Marc by Marc Jacobs show. #MindBlown
Exploring questions of identity with A Local Boy
Exploring questions of identity with A Local Boy
London playwright Dan Murphy draws on his hometown of Romford to tackle some big themes with his bold debut production.
G2003
www.gaystarnews.com/article/exploring-questions-identity-local-boy190215
HRC Mourns Kristina Gomez Reinwald, the Sixth Transgender Woman Murdered in 2015
HRC Mourns Kristina Gomez Reinwald, the Sixth Transgender Woman Murdered in 2015
While news reports have remained scant, transgender advocates in south Florida and around the country are mourning the death of Kristina Gomez Reinwald
HRC.org
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1697
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1697
PEOPLE’S BRIEF: Edie Windsor & Roberta Kaplan on how you can be a part of history.
ELLEN PAGE: Talks Carnival, coming out, and whether or not she’s single.
NICK THE GARDENER: Could be coming to a city near you!
SNOW: It’s no match for a hungry cat.
For more recent Guides to the Tube, click HERE.
Kyler Geoffroy
www.towleroad.com/2015/02/towleroad-guide-to-the-tube-1697.html
Out & About Today: Buzz About – LGBT Musicians in the Media
Out & About Today: Buzz About – LGBT Musicians in the Media
A preview of the February cover of Out & About Nashville, and a discussion about the representation of LGBT celebrities in the media.
Mary Magdalene- #1 Apostle, Christ's Wife, Mother of Christ's Child
WATCH: Here's Why That Michigan Doctor Is Allowed to Turn Away Lesbian Moms
WATCH: Here's Why That Michigan Doctor Is Allowed to Turn Away Lesbian Moms
A midwest doctor has refused to see the newborn child of two lesbian moms seeking pediatric care — and it’s all perfectly legal.
Matt Baume
www.advocate.com/politics/2015/02/19/watch-heres-why-michigan-doctor-allowed-turn-away-lesbian-moms
Pat Robertson Suggests Companies Will Be Forced To Cater To Man-Dog Weddings
Pat Robertson Suggests Companies Will Be Forced To Cater To Man-Dog Weddings
Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson slammed a Washington state judge’s ruling that a florist’s refusal to provide flowers for a gay couple’s wedding had violated local anti-discrimination laws.
Robertson, who has made no secret of his opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the past, condemned the decision as “just outrageous” and “crazy” in an installment of “The 700 Club” this week, according to Right Wing Watch.
He asked, “To tell a florist that she’s got to provide flowers for a particular kind of wedding? What if somebody wanted to marry his dog? She’s got to have flowers for that?”
Robertson then went on to note, “What if there’s a polygamous situation where a guy has five wives and he wants to have five ceremonies and she’s going to be forced by the law to provide them flowers?”
Bakeries, florist shops and other wedding-related venues have become an unlikely battleground for marriage equality and other LGBT-related issues in recent years.
On Feb. 2, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ruled that Sweet Cakes by Melissa owners Aaron and Melissa Klein had similarly violated their state’s anti-discrimination laws when they turned away a lesbian couple who had sought a cake for their wedding in 2013.
On the flip side, Marjorie Silva, who owns Denver’s Azucar Bakery, is now reportedly facing a religious discrimination complaint after she refused to bake a cake decorated with phrases like “God hates gays” written in icing.
