MPAA Accused of Homophobia for Giving 'Pride' Film R Rating
MPAA Accused of Homophobia for Giving 'Pride' Film R Rating
The Motion Picture Association of America is being accused of homophobia for slapping a restrictive R rating on the British film Pride.
Jase Peeples
Zeam Porter, Transgender Athlete, Gives Emotional Speech At Minnesota State High School League Hearing
Zeam Porter, Transgender Athlete, Gives Emotional Speech At Minnesota State High School League Hearing
Wow.
In this powerful and emotional video, transgender high school student Zeam Porter delivers a moving speech about the way policies surrounding transgender students and sports teams have affected them. Porter, who uses the pronouns them/they, gave the speech in conjunction with a hearing about Minnesota State High School League’s policy for transgender athletes.
“My love for basketball last year made me believe I could handle being on the wrong team. That was wrong. Constantly being misgendered and called the wrong name took away my soul. I already feel like I don’t have my body — now I am soulless.”
Minnesota State High School League is currently undergoing a review process that could result in transgender athletes being allowed to play on the sports team that corresponds with their gender identity, regardless of the sex they were assigned at birth. The move has been met with controversy, with the state’s largest newspaper publishing a full-page anti-transgender ad last weekend.
Check out the moving speech from Porter above.
Celebrating Progress in Florida
Celebrating Progress in Florida
Equality is on a roll in the Sunshine State.
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Photos Of Zac Efron Intimately Hugging Another Man Will Make You A Believer
Photos Of Zac Efron Intimately Hugging Another Man Will Make You A Believer
Not to be outdone by Nick Jonas, Zac Efron also struck his best gay fantasy romance novel pose this week while on the set of his new movie, We Are Your Friends.
Based on the teases we’ve seen thus far, this movie will basically be a laid-back montage of Zac Efron taking his shirt off, skateboarding, smoking weed, and pulling Wes Bentley in for some ridiculously homoerotic man hugs. In other words, it’s perfect.
Unfortunately, the Daily Mail reports this is merely Zac “just joking around” (?) while filming. The film is about a seasoned DJ (Bentley) mentoring an up-and-coming DJ (Efron), so we assume this intimate moment may be their characters’ passing of the torch.
But if you close your eyes and pretend, these photos actually show Zac Efron and Wes Bentley moments before they disappear under the DJ booth to make out. Check out more over at Just Jared.
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News: Thor, Meryl Streep, Nicholas Sparks, Fox News, Tony Bennett
News: Thor, Meryl Streep, Nicholas Sparks, Fox News, Tony Bennett
A lawyer for several female celebrities involved in the mass celeb nude leak a few weeks back is reportedly threatening to sue Google for $100 million – accusing the company of “making millions and profiting from the victimization of women”
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin’s wedding bill clocked in at a whopping $13 million.
The female Thor makes her debut.
Tony Bennett’s duet album with Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek has reached the top spot on the Billboard 200, breaking Bennett’s own record of being the oldest living artist to hit the no. 1 spot.
Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America 2014.
The problems with ‘explainer journalism.’
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus unveils the GOP’s 11 Principles for American Renewal. Among them – “VALUES: Our country should value the traditions of family, life, religious liberty, and hard work.”
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are “off” again.
Once again, Fox News is sitting at the top of the most-watched cable news competition.
HRC’s Chad Griffin on why our next Attorney General should be LGBT – “Appointing an openly LGBT cabinet member would cement the Obama administration’s record of leadership on LGBT issues. But it would accomplish far more than that. It would tell an LGBT young person growing up in a small town in Wyoming or Mississippi — facing rejection in school, in church, even in their own home — that there is nothing in this world that they can’t grow up to achieve. It would show this nation that LGBT people have a vital role to play in helping all Americans secure justice.”
Nick Griffin, the virulently homophobic leader of the British National Party, has been expelled for causing “disunity by deliberately fabricating a state of crisis”
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has named Justice Cliff Hoofman’s special replacement on the Arkansas Supreme Cout in the lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban. Hoofman has recused himself from the case.
Check out these new Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 promo photos.
Comedian Aries Spears says he “probably won’t be back” on ESPN after cracking Michael Sam gay joke on SportsNation.
Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks accused of being a racist, anti-Semitic homophobe in a lawsuit filed by the ex-headmaster of a Christian school Sparks founded.
Family Research Council is twisting survey data to try and link the repeal of DADT with low troop morale.
Survey finds women perfer watching gay sex than straight sex.
Judas Priest’s gay lead singer was reportedly told by the St. Petersburg mayor’s office not to make any references to LGBT rights during a recent concert in Russia.
Lena Dunham opens up about a college date rape experience she had while at Oberlin College.
Meryl Streep will reportedly be campaigned for Best Supporting Actress Oscar in Disney’s upcoming Into the Woods.
The Justice Department is not expected to bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
David Cameron reiterates support for marriage equality in BBC interview. “I believe in the family, I believe in marriage, I think it’s such a great institution, I think men should be able to marry each other and women should be able to marry each other…if I can kiss my wife in public, I don’t see why you can’t kiss your husband in public.”
Matt Bomer and Joe Manganeillo show us the goods on the Magic Mike XXL set.
USA TODAY: Gay marriage, once inconceivable, now appears inevitable.
Kyler Geoffroy
Le Front national vs les socialistes, Lgbt, Conchita Wurst … et Angela Merkel !
Le Front national vs les socialistes, Lgbt, Conchita Wurst … et Angela Merkel !
In Less Than A Minute, Roxane Gay Ends The Debate Over Beyoncé's Feminism
In Less Than A Minute, Roxane Gay Ends The Debate Over Beyoncé's Feminism
“Dear women who are against feminism: You don’t need to be and, in fact, you are probably very feminist.”
That’s how author and self-proclaimed “bad feminist” Roxane Gay starts her Now This Rant addressing women who think they aren’t feminists. She discusses how the feminist movement has actually allowed these women to have this “incorrect opinion” and that educating yourself on these topics is crucial.
She explains that things aren’t always cut-and-dry when it comes to feminism because it’s a complex movement that — after the basic principle of equality — is a very nuanced identity that each person defines for themselves and in their own lives.
“I’m a bad feminist because I openly acknowledge that I’m a feminist,” she says. “I’m proud to be a feminist, but I’m not always great at it.”
Gay uses Beyoncé as an example of someone whose feminist credentials have been questioned, stating that she’s “no longer entertaining the question, ‘Is Beyoncé a feminist?’ because I have nothing relevant to say about that topic. [Beyoncé]’s a feminist because she says [she’s] one.”
At the end of the day, a woman is a feminist because she wants to identify as one. Whether someone likes or doesn’t like her particular brand of feminism shouldn’t take away from the work she’s doing to achieve gender equality.
As Gay points out, Beyoncé’s a “great feminist” who “happens to be sexy” and no longer wears pants. It’s all about freedom of choice, right?
HRC President Chad Griffin: An LGBT Attorney General “Isn’t About Symbolism”
HRC President Chad Griffin: An LGBT Attorney General “Isn’t About Symbolism”
With Attorney General Holder’s annoucement he will step down, the Obama Administration must now seize the opportunity to appoint the nation’s first openly LGBT cabinet member.
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EJ Johnson Debuts New Bod After Shedding 50 Pounds With Surgery
EJ Johnson Debuts New Bod After Shedding 50 Pounds With Surgery
Magic Johnson’s fabulously flamboyant gay son EJ has lost 50 pounds after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery five weeks ago.
Johnson shared the news in an interview on Entertainment Tonight this week, revealing that he sought advice from Star Jones before going under the knife.
“She told me that it was definitely a tool for a whole new life,” he said. “It was not something that was the easy way out by any means. This is not something that you do and then all of a sudden everything is gone and you’re skinny and you’re a new person. It’s definitely a tool and something that you have to work at.”
In an interview with People, the 22-year-old up-and-coming fashion icon said “weight is something that I’ve been struggling with for pretty much all of my life,” and that shedding the pounds so quickly is “really exciting.”
Johnson says he first considered weight loss surgery two years ago after several popular diets failed to help him lose weight. “Nothing was working, and I wanted to make a more permanent decision to get back on track,” he said.
Johnson said he’ll discover his ideal weight on his weight loss journey, and hopes he’ll achieve his desired result within a year. He plans to adjust his lifestyle accordingly by eating a balanced diet daily, cutting out breads and alcohol, and because this man couldn’t possibly be any more fabulous, taking dance cardio classes five days a week.
“Being able to take control of my life again, take control of what I’m eating and my fitness is enlightening and empowering,” he said.
Check out EJ’s ET segment below:
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