Take A Stand Against Bullying for LGBT Youth
The second Video (on Joy and Toy’s page) is located Here: youtu.be/ZhMoyUfRlRg Steph and I joined forces with two awesome YouTubers Joy and Toy to bring light to two very important…
'Transparent' Associate Producer Rhys Ersnt Talks Advising The Series On Trans Issues
'Transparent' Associate Producer Rhys Ersnt Talks Advising The Series On Trans Issues
“Transparent” is not only the best new television series to premiere this year; it’s also exposing complicated issues of gender and sexuality to a mainstream audience. To achieve such a trans-positive show, creator Jill Soloway stocked her staff with transgender cast and crew to keep the series truthful, and that includes associate producer Rhys Ernst and his collaborator Zachary Drucker.
Ernst joined HuffPost Live’s Spoiler Alert on Friday to discuss advising “Transparent” during its first season. Check out the video above to see Ernst discuss his work on the show, including taking Jeffrey Tambor to a bar dressed up as his trans character for the first time and why the writers changed their minds about including a cross-dresser camp in the first season.
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Here’s The Latest Tally of Who Has Marriage, Who Doesn’t, and What Happens Next
Here’s The Latest Tally of Who Has Marriage, Who Doesn’t, and What Happens Next
Is anyone else feeling totally baffled about which states have marriage and which don’t? The rulings have been coming so fast, and states courts changing their minds so quickly, that it’s hard to figure out where you can get married and where you can’t these days.
As far as we can tell, if you want to mosey on down to a courthouse and get a marriage licenses right now (Monday, October 13), you can do that in 28 states (plus DC and 10 tribes). Does that sound right? There are a handful of states (Idaho, Kansas, etc) where things are murky, since different officials seem to have different opinions about what’s allowed and what’s required. And in other states (Alaska) courts have ruled against marriage bans, but the law remains on the books, so you still can’t get married yet.
But all in all, this sure was a winning week, wasn’t it? We added at least 27 million Americans to the total population with the freedom to marry, which is going to account for an awful lot of wedding registries. And that number could still tick up in the next few days.
So why are we still waiting in some states? Well, we haven’t gotten a sweeping national victory from the U.S. Supreme Court, and it looks like they won’t wade into the mess unless some dumb federal court actually upholds a marriage ban. That could happen soon, or it could happen in a few months, or it might happen never. The only thing that’s certain is that we’re unlikely to see the population with marriage equality ever decrease again.
matt baume
Prominent Washington-Area Rabbi Comes Out In E-mail to Congregation, 'I Am a Gay Man'
Prominent Washington-Area Rabbi Comes Out In E-mail to Congregation, 'I Am a Gay Man'
Gil Steinlauf, the prominent rabbi at of one of Washington, D.C.’s most distinguished synagogues, has come out as gay in an e-mail widely circulated throughout his congregation and republished in the Washington Post.
Steinlauf came to the Adas Israel Congregation in 2008 and is widely recognized as having been influential in the organization’s efforts to court members of both the progressive and traditional Jewish communites. In 2012 Steinlauf officiated Adas Israel’s first same sex marriage, an experience that he recounted in an article for The Jewish Journal entitled “The Queerness of Love: A Jewish Case for Same-Sex Marriage.”
“Today, I am unfazed by the apparent biblical injunction against homosexuality as an ‘abomination,’” he wrote. “It is, in fact, the Jews’ queerness in the world that captures our particular Divine message to all humanity. Love is queer, and in recognizing this, we find its holiness, its Godliness.”
In the e-mail Steinlauf described his lifelong struggle with accepting his homosexuality and spoke of the strength he found in his marriage to Batya Steinlauf, his wife and a fellow rabbi herself. The pair met as students at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and together they had three daughters. While their intentions to divorce are firm, they’ve decided to continue to live together for the time being.
“What we’ve had for 20 years is very real, and the last thing I’d want is for us to live a lie,” he said of his family.
Reactions to Steinlauf’s coming out have been supportive. Arnie Podgorsky, president of the synagogue, reached out to the congregation encouraging them to understand the couple’s decision.
“I have great respect for their ability to face changing circumstances in their lives with honesty and integrity,” he said in a letter. “We can all learn from their example.”
Charles Pulliam-Moore
www.towleroad.com/2014/10/prominent-washing-area-rabbi-comes-out-as-gay.html
Orlando Cruz LGBT History Month October 13, 2014
Orlando Cruz LGBT History Month October 13, 2014
Set the date for first Same Sex Marriages
Nightmare: New York To Celebrate Halloween With Gay Night
Nightmare: New York To Celebrate Halloween With Gay Night
Are you queens ready to be scared to death?
The longest-running haunted house in New York City will hold a gay night this year that’s sure to be the highlight of your Halloween festivities. On Oct. 22, Nightmare: New York will transform into Gay Night at Nightmare: New York, featuring music by s*dOt jOhn, giveaways from SCRUFF and drink specials all night long. This is the 11th season of Nightmare: New York, which is reportedly the second largest Halloween event in the city next to the famous Halloween Parade.
A press release for the event sent to The Huffington Post reveals:
“For the first time ever the renowned NIGHTMARE haunted house will delve into New York City’s very own heart of darkness with a haunted attraction about the legendary horror stories and urban legends of NYC. Spanning time from when the island was called Manahatta to Cropsey, Gargoyles, alligators in the subways and to new legends of the super rats created by Hurricane Sandy, NIGHTMARE: NEW YORK reminds New Yorkers and beyond that some of the greatest nightmares are in your own backyard.”
“One of the hallmarks of Nightmare has always been its ambition,” says Timothy Haskell, Nightmare’s creator. “Unlike most other haunted attractions we present a brand new experience every year in both theme and content. As artists this keeps it exciting and new. We could be celebrating our 50th anniversary and still feel like we are doing it for the first time!”
Gay Night at Nightmare: New York will take place on Oct. 22. For $10 off your ticket price present the secret password “LUGNUT.” Head here for more information. Nightmare: New York runs through November 1st, 2014 at The Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street between Rivington and Delancey on Manhattan’s lower east side.
Addressing HIV in Alabama
Addressing HIV in Alabama
This month, HRC Alabama’s Field Organizer Tori Sisson participated in both the Montgomery AIDS Outreach TreadRED AIDS Walk/Run and the Magic City AIDS Walk/Run.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/addressing-hiv-in-alabama?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
PHOTOS: Model DW Chase Gets Down In The Desert
PHOTOS: Model DW Chase Gets Down In The Desert
DW Chase is photographed in the barren desert, but there is still plenty of sex appeal here to whet your appetite. He wears the latest underwear styles by Modus Vivendi, and they’re captured stunningly by photographer Cory Stierley. In each shot, the underwear pops against DW’s skin and the desert background that simmers in a similar tone. And between the bold underwear designs and his defined abs, the open desert never looked so inviting.
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Photo Credit: Cory Stierley
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Man Arrested for Attempted Rape of Woman Inside NYC Gay Bar: VIDEO
Man Arrested for Attempted Rape of Woman Inside NYC Gay Bar: VIDEO
A man has been arrested and charged with assault and attempted rape for an attack on a woman inside the Flaming Saddles gay bar in Hell’s Kitchen on Friday, NYC, ABC7 reports:
34-year old Ricardo Lamberti of Manhattan is charged with trying to rape a woman as she walked out of the bathroom of the Flaming Saddles Saloon on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Police say the suspect choked her until she lost consciousness, threw her to the ground and removed her underwear.
He was interrupted by security at the bar and fled the scene, according to investigators.
Watch a report from WPIX, AFTER THE JUMP…
Andy Towle
