6 Ways Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Show Was Deeply Subversive
Many on the right and the left have asserted that Gaga’s performance was apolitical, but we saw something different.
www.advocate.com/music/2017/2/07/6-ways-lady-gagas-super-bowl-show-was-deeply-subversive
Breitbart Alumni Shape the Message at Trump’s White House
President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon isn’t the only former employee of Breitbart News to find a new home in the White House.
Bannon brought on Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant to the president and author of “Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War.”
Gorka’s refugee parents escaped from Communist Hungary in 1956. Now, he’s making the case for President Trump’s ban on refugees and immigration from seven majority-Muslim nations.
“It may be shocking to some people out there to have a president who actually wishes to stand by his promises, and who, for a year, has been talking about making these kind of changes, and when he does that you’re surprised,” Gorka says. “Politicians keeping their promises may be unusual to you, but in this White House that’s how we like to operate.”
Bannon helped turn the conservative Breitbart into a platform for far-right ideas and white supremacists. At the outlet, he worked closely with Gorka, a former national security editor and a Fox News contributor.
Gorka says journalists have deliberately misrepresented Trump’s intentions, and that on occasion it provides comic relief at the White House.
“I come in every day and with my colleagues we have a good old laugh because we open the newspapers, the ones that are supposed to be the leading authorities in America, and they write about issues where we were in the room the day before, and their reportage has absolutely no resemblance to what is actually happening inside the White House,” he says.
Gorka says the White House is not in disarray and denies its officials are sending mixed signals on policies including Washington’s stance on Ukraine and Russia. But contradictions are apparent.
Last week, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned and called for an immediate end to the Russian occupation of Crimea.
“Crimea is a part of Ukraine. Our Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns control over the peninsula to Ukraine,” Haley said.
But in mid-January, then President-elect Trump told The Times of London he’d offer to end sanctions imposed on Russia over the annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal.
“They have sanctions on Russia — let’s see if we can make some good deals with Russia,” Trump was quoted as saying by The Times. “For one thing, I think nuclear weapons should be way down and reduced very substantially, that’s part of it. But Russia’s hurting very badly right now because of sanctions, but I think something can happen that a lot of people are gonna benefit.”
In an August interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, President-elect Trump seemed unaware that Russian President Vladimir Putin had annexed Crimea.
“He’s not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down and you can put it down, you can take it anywhere you want,” Trump said.
“Well, he’s already there, isn’t he?” Stephanopoulos replied.
Gorka is unrepentant.
“I’m not interested in the chattering classes, in the social justice warriors,” Gorka says. “If you’re really going to ask really churlish and childish questions like that, then there really is no point to the interview.”
This article first appeared on PRI The World.
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戸籍上の性別を変えるのに「不妊手術」を義務づけた性同一性障害特例法は違憲だと訴え、女性から男性への性別変更を求めた家事審判で、岡山家裁津山支部は申し立てを却下した。
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www.huffingtonpost.jp/2017/02/07/transgender_n_14636572.html
Billy Eichner: Mike Pence is a closeted gay man
Billy on the Street’s Billy Eichner took to Twitter this past weekend to express his belief that Vice President Mike Pence is a homosexual, as right-wing website Heat Street none-too-fondly reports:
Pence is a closeted gay man who turned his self loathing into a political agenda 2 punish the part of himself he hates most. Enjoy the game!
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 5, 2017
Then there’s this equally unsubtle Tweet:
Mike Pence is gay.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 26, 2017
Definitely succinct stuff.
Related: Mike Pence’s Seven Most Vicious Homophobic Moments (There’s A Lot To Choose From)
By this point, Pence is probably used to being trolled on Twitter. He’s already been lampooned by the likes of Mike Hot-Pence:
Supporting @PPMW_DC is the next best thing to being at #PinkBall. Text the code “pinkball” to 41444 to Donate! ? pic.twitter.com/lqYm1Ao1Gu
— Mike Hot-Pence (@MikeHotPence) January 21, 2017
He was also compared (unfavorably) to adult film star Brad Patton in memes such as this:
Related: The Warwick Rowers disrobe to send passionate message to Trump and Pence
Right now, there’s an ongoing Reddit thread in which community members are weighing in on what exactly to do with the antigay politician and “best defend ourselves from losing the rights we worked so hard to get.”
John2Nhoj writes:
None of Pence’s attempts at making laws against gays survived here in Indiana, because large businesses that make up a great deal of the state’s economy threatened to move out of the state.
Also: unless one announces that they are gay to every business they enter the business would have to prove they are gay. It would surely generate a lot of law suits if business only guessed that people were gay, refused to serve them and they weren’t gay.
Lastly: one could and still can be fired for being gay in Indiana long before Pence was in office here.
You can join that discussion here.
Evan Rachel Wood Receives the HRC Visibility Award
HRC presented actor Evan Rachel Wood with the HRC Visibility Award at the 2017 HRC North Carolina Gala. She spoke of the importance of being seen and heard and shared powerful remarks about bisexual visibility.
Far-Right Wingnut Bryan Fischer Denounces Neil Gorsuch's Church
Fischer doesn’t like that the Supreme Court nominee belongs to the “rabidly pro-gay” Episcopal Church.
www.advocate.com/religion/2017/2/07/far-right-wingnut-bryan-fischer-denounces-neil-gorsuchs-church
Is this a thing? Iowa legislator uses ‘red rider’ as a gay slur
The term was used disparagingly. Or… was it?
New Orleans Tornado, Rob Gronkowski, Madonna, South Beach, Bison, Hillary Clinton: HOT LINKS
HILLARY CLINTON. Video statement encourages women to keep up their efforts: “We need strong women to step up and speak out. We need you to dare greatly and lead boldly. So please, set an example for every women and girl out there who’s worried about what the future holds and wonders whether our rights, opportunities and values will endure. And remember, you are the heroes, the history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future. As I’ve said before, I’ll say again. Never doubt that you are valuable, and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world.”
YEMEN. Donald Trump easily manipulated into failed raid.
RATTLED. Donald Trump can’t handle that Sean Spicer was played by a woman on SNL.
ORLANDO. Prosecutors say wife of Omar Mateen accompanied him on scouting trips for potential targets including Disney Springs shopping complex: “U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu in Oakland said she wanted a psychiatric evaluation done of Noor Salman before deciding whether to release her from jail pending a trial on charges of supporting her husband’s attack and then lying to investigators about it. Salman, 31, has pleaded not guilty.”
CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM. Katy Perry to release new single.
NEW ORLEANS. Monster tornado rolls through city. “The large tornado was filmed by storm chasers and residents as it tracked from west to east across the populous New Orleans region. Multiple tornado warnings were issued as the storm evolved in which the National Weather Service used strong language to convey a tornado had been spotted on the ground.”
KILLER. Kremlin demands apology from FOX News after Bill O’Reilly calls Putin “a killer.”
TWINS FOR MADONNA. Malawi court approves singer’s adoption of two four-year-old sisters. “Madonna had denied reports that she wanted to adopt again after she visited Malawi last month, at the time saying her trip was for her charity work, but it has transpired she was seeking to take in Esther and Stella Mwale.”
THE GRONK. Rob Gronkowski goes shirtless for Super Bowl victory parade.
The fans called for it at the parade to rage! So guess what I had to do! Give the best fans ever what they wanted!! @ggronko @GordieGronk pic.twitter.com/y1YiqdiX8D
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) February 7, 2017
SOUTH BEACH. Burger & Beer Joint has franchise revoked after gay club is allowed to lease upstairs space. “They knew what we were doing. It had to be approved with them, which they did. They were OK with the whole concept,” Ferro said. “We don’t sell their food. We don’t brand ourselves together with B&B at all. I don’t see how they would associate us with them.”
SAINSBURY’S. UK retailer offers same-sex cards for Valentine’s Day for first time.
CANADA. Bison reintroduced to Banff National Park. “Parks Canada has successfully relocated 16 bison from Elk Island National Park to the remote Panther Valley in Banff National Park. This video by Parks Canada shows how the process worked.”
FEUD. New promos for the Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon series about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Joshua Cummings.
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New Orleans Tornado, Rob Gronkowski, Madonna, South Beach, Bison, Hillary Clinton: HOT LINKS
28th annual #glaadawards nominees spotlight Southern, rural LGBTQ stories
Last week, GLAAD announced the nominees for its 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. In a diverse cast of nominees, many portray the stories of LGBTQ individuals living in the U.S. South or in rural areas.
The Southern and rural LGBTQ community faces unique experiences, struggles, triumphs when striving for full accepatance, and may live in communities with fewer LGBTQ-specific resources available. The nominees who tell their stories voice their nuanced experiences, which often go overlooked by mainstream media narratives.
Amazon’s One Mississippi, a semi-autobiographical series by lesbian comedian Tig Notaro, tells the story of her character Tig Bavaro as she rediscovers and stays in her home of Bay St. Lucille, Mississippi following a visit to her dying mother. The Starz series Survivor’s Remorse amplifies the experiences of Black queer individuals in the south through the character of M-Chuck (Erica Ash), who moves with her family to Atlanta after brother Cam Calloway (Jessie T. Usher) signs a professional basketball contract in Atlanta.
Country musician Ty Herndon’s first release since he came out to the public as gay in late 2014, “House on Fire,” explores growing up religious and queer in the South.
Many nominees have also amplified the stories of real people in the LGBTQ community in the South, and the events and policies that affect them. In the documentary film Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, Investigation Discovery documents the conviction, incarceration, and release of four Texan Latina lesbians falsely accused of child abuse and assault in the mid-’90s.
NBC News clip “LGBT Community Worries What Will Happen for Them in Trump Presidency” shares the fears of LGBTQ individuals across the country and in the South facing a Trump administration. The segment “North Carolina and Georgia Anti-LGBTQ Laws” on Late Night with Seth Meyers puts a spotlight on anti-LGBTQ discrimination bills and their consequences in Southern states. Elizabeth Leland’s article “Permission to Hate,” published in the Charlotte Observer, documents the fear felt by the queer community in North Carolina following HB2. “After the Orlando Shooting, the Changed Lives of Gay Latinos,” a New Yorker piece by Daniel Wenger, details the impact of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on the queer Latinx community in Orlando, FL.
Through a diverse range of media, GLAAD’s nominees shine a light on the lives and experiences of rural and Southern LGBTQ individuals, raising awareness of the challenges, victories, and day to day experience they live.
You can check out the fill list of nominees here.
Southern- and rural-inclusive GLAAD Media Award nominees:
Moonlight (A24)
One Mississippi (Amazon)
Survivor’s Remorse (Starz)
Hap and Leonard (SundanceTV)
Wynonna Earp (Syfy)
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four (Investigation Discovery)
The Prancing Elites Project (Oxygen)
Brandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town (Warner Bros. Records)
Ty Herndon, House on Fire (BFD)
“North Carolina and Georgia Anti-LGBTQ Laws” Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC). “Church and States” VICE News Tonight (HBO)
“Gavin Grimm’s Fight” VICE News Tonight (HBO)
“Interview with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi” Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
“Many in LGBT Community Fear Changes under Trump” NBC Nightly News (NBC)
“Mid-South Couples Celebrate First Year of Marriage Equality, But Challenges Remain for LGBT Community” by Katie Fretland, Ron Maxey (The Commercial Appeal [Memphis, Tenn.])
“Nowhere to Go: LGBT Youth on the Move” by Arielle Dreher (Jackson Free Press [Jackson, Miss.])
“Permission to Hate” by Elizabeth Leland (The Charlotte Observer)
“Worthy of Survival” by Kathleen McGrory (Tampa Bay Times)
“HIV Mystery: Solved?” by Tim Murphy (The Nation)
“After the Orlando Shooting, the Changed Lives of Gay Latinos” by Daniel Wenger (NewYorker.com)
“New Deep South: Kayla” (TheFront.com)
“No Access: Young, Black & Positive” (Tonic.Vice.com)
TransGriot (transgriot.blogspot.com)
www.glaad.org/blog/28th-annual-glaadawards-nominees-spotlight-southern-rural-lgbtq-stories
