「オネエの素質あるわね」尼崎競艇のイベント企画が中止に　LGBTが偏見と感じたポイントは
なぜ「オネエ」だったのか。

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www.huffingtonpost.jp/2017/02/03/amagasaki-boat-race_n_14592758.html

Former mint worker who hid stolen gold in his butt sentenced

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11 Arrested As Protesters Storm NYU Over Conservative Speaker Gavin McInnes (VIdeo)

The right-wing speaker said he was pepper-sprayed by protesting students just trying to get into the building. Note that you may want to wear headphones when playing this video if you’re at work.

www.advocate.com/politics/2017/2/03/11-arrested-protesters-storm-nyu-over-conservative-speaker-gavin-mcinnes-video

WATCH: Katie Couric shares the gender identity revolution!

No shortage of LGBT content out there right now, with Katie Couric’s insightful Gender Revolution special leading the charge on cable, a James Baldwin documentary, and loads more in this edition of our biweekly What To Watch column.

Now for trailers and details!

 

Theatrical

Mr. Gaga: A True Story Of Love And Dance

(Opens February 10 in L.A. and Orange County, CA; Abramorama)

No relation to Lady, the Mr. Gaga in question is Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, who created a new dance style and language titled “Gaga.” Director Tomer Heymann’s documentary charts Naharin’s prodigious career – from Juilliard and an invitation to perform with Martha Graham’s company – and creation of his own ensemble and gaga, with incredible footage of the dancers and choreographer in action. Yasssssss papa!

 

DVD/VOD

The Handmaiden

($30.99 DVD; Sony)

Oldboy director Park Chan-wook’s take on Sarah Water’s Victoria England-set novel Fingersmith – previously adapted as a 2005 BBC miniseries – moves the action to 1930s South Korea. A con man’s scheme to romance a woman for her riches goes all sorts of Bound when his female accomplice, Sookee, who is hired as the woman’s handmaiden, falls for the mark. With the two women genuinely connected, what will come of this devious plot? Twisty eye candy for sure!

 

Akron

($26.95 DVD; Wolfe)

Winner of awards at multiple LGBT film festivals, this Midwest-set gay coming of age drama from co-directors/writers Sasha King and Brian O’Donnell tracks the romance between a pair of college freshmen, Benny and Christopher. When the pair take a Spring Break trip to Florida – and finally have a chance for some real romance – but then a little bit of knotty backstory comes to the surface and threatens to derail this young love and their families. Extras include a featurette.

 

Jonathan

($26.95 DVD; Wolfe)

Having debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, German-Polish writer/director Piotr Lewandowski’s drama centers on a young man, Jonathan, stuck on a rural farm in order to care for his ailing father, Burghard. When dad’s childhood friend, Ron, shows up, the aging man’s health suddenly takes a turn for the better – is there something Jonathan doesn’t know about his father’s past and relationships? For that matter, maybe there’s something Jonathan needs to realize about himself, too…

 

John Apple Jack

($19.99 DVD; CAV)

This queer Canadian romcom from writer Rick Tae and director Monika Mitchell sees a commitment-phobic gay restaurant heir with a high libido, John, discover that one of his chefs – and crushes since childhood – Jack, is engaged… to John’s sister. Wuh-oh! Can John come to terms with this love before the wedding happens while his life begins to fall apart? Hijinks and romance ensue, with a pair of handsome leads including Kent S. Leung as Jack.

 

Streaming/TV

Gender Revolution:A Journey With Katie Couric

(Airs February 6 at 9pm EST; NatGeo TV)

Katie Couric heads up this two-hour National Geographic documentary, which delves into the very timely topic of gender identity in society. In the process, she speaks and finds enlightenment with a range of transgender individuals – including model/actress Harif Nef, and a child already beginning a gender transition – plus activists, medical experts, authors, and more. A truly probing, intelligent work that taps into part of the culture war being waged (HB2 anyone?), and coincides with the current, excellent gender-themed issue of the magazine on stands.

 

Stray

(Episodes Debut Wednesdays at 5pm)

Creator Pablo Andreu dubs this 10 episode web series a “bromantic comedy.” As he tells it, “the series as a whole?essentially addresses the hysteria some straight dudes exhibit about being perceived even a little gay, spurning the idea of sexuality on a spectrum. This video calls bullshit on that rigidity and insecurity, summoning some sophomoric locker room humor in the process, and hopefully it’s, you know, funny.” Be the judge and check out new episodes every Wednesday starting February 8th!

 

ALSO OUT:

Two Lovers And A Bear

 

Danny Says

 

Fall

 

 

 

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Helped Squelch Reversal of Obama’s LGBT Protections: REPORT

 

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner worked to block the Trump administration from issuing an order that would have reversed LGBT protections put in place for federal workers and contractors by President Obama, according to a report in Politico.

But two sources close to Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who have in the past been supporters of gay rights, said the young couple were both in favor of putting out a clear statement from the president, promising to uphold the 2014 Obama executive order and stopping the momentum for the turnaround in its tracks.

On Tuesday night, the White House released a statement noting that “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community. President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election.”

The White House released a statement Tuesday morning that said the protections would “remain intact”.

President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community. President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election. The President is proud to have been the first ever GOP nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression. The executive order signed in 2014, which protects employees from anti-LGBTQ workplace discrimination while working for federal contractors, will remain intact at the direction of President Donald J. Trump.

It’s unclear whether there is any kind of broader ‘religious freedom’ executive order still coming. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins remains bullish that something along those lines is yet to come from the White House.

A draft executive order on that topic, which would effectively legalize anti-LGBT discrimination, circulated this week. Passing legislation that would do the same is top of mind for social conservative lawmakers, who intend to pass the First Amendment Defense Act this session. Trump has promised to sign that.

Politico adds:

Perkins said that Vice President Mike Pence has been involved and is “clearly sensitive to this.” If so, the fight over LGBT rights could reveal a fault line between Pence, an evangelical Christian who as governor of Indiana signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 2015; and Kushner, who is Jewish and whose social circle includes socially progressive New Yorkers.

“There are some in Trump’s family that have some views on these things,” said a source close to the discussions. “That’s where the decision is ultimately being made.”

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Helped Squelch Reversal of Obama’s LGBT Protections: REPORT

Report: Ivanka, Husband Helped Save LGBT Protections

The influential first daughter and her spouse, scion Jared Kushner, pushed back against a much-feared rollback of federal protections.

www.advocate.com/politics/2017/2/03/report-ivanka-husband-helped-save-lgbt-protections

Melania Trump’s multi-million dollar escort libel lawsuit just got weirder

Melania Trump’s platform as First Lady is combating online bullying… against herself and her family. She’s currently embroiled in two multi-million dollar libel lawsuits against people who she feels said mean and untrue things about her on the internet.

Related: The First Lady’s cause: Herself! (No, seriously. It really is.)

One of the outlets the First Lady is suing is the Daily Mail over a story it published last year suggesting she had once worked as an “escort.” The story covered Melania’s journey from Europe to New York in the mid-1990s and claimed that she became connected with a wealthy New York entrepreneur shortly after arriving in the Big Apple, who allegedly operated an escort agency for wealthy clients, which she may or may not have worked for.

Immediately upon the story’s publication, Melania’s team put out a statement saying the claims were totally “false” and insisting she only “did legitimate and legal modeling work for legitimate business entities and did not work for any ‘gentleman’s club’ or ‘escort’ agencies.” Then she filed a libel lawsuit against the publication.

Now, here’s where it gets weird.

Related: Melania Trump granted permission to sue blogger for $150 million for calling her an escort

Melania filed the lawsuit in Maryland. Her lawyers argued that the company’s advertisements target users in the state, and so filing the suit was proper. In response, the website’s parent company, Mail Media, filed a motion to have the case dismissed on the grounds that it wasn’t filed in the proper jurisdiction. (Both the Daily Mail and Mail Media are based in the U.K.)

Now, Maryland Circuit Court Judge Sharon Burrell has ruled in favor of the Daily Mail.

“[T]here is nothing about the parties that connects the case against MMI to Maryland–MMI does not have an office in Maryland, Plaintiff does not live in Maryland, and the witnesses are not located in Maryland,” Burrell wrote in her ruling. “It would be unreasonable as a matter of constitutional due process for this Court to exert jurisdiction over MMI or MailOnline in the State of Maryland.”

Related: On second thought, Melania Trump might not move to Washington, D.C. after all

Melania’s other libel lawsuit, the one demanding $150 million from blogger Webster Griffin Tarpley, however, will proceed in the Maryland Circuit Court, since Tarpley lives in Maryland.

The First Lady’s attorney Charles Harder has not yet commented on the ruling, though we’re sure she won’t be going to give up that easily. After all, a source close to Melania told US Weekly this week that she is “very much embracing the role and responsibilities of First Lady,” of which online bullying is her top priority.

h/t: The Hollywood Reporter

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