The GLAAD Wrap: Ellen's new game show, Hayley Kiyoko drops a new video, and more!

The GLAAD Wrap: Ellen's new game show, Hayley Kiyoko drops a new video, and more!

Photo Credit: ABC

Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

1) Tickets for this year’s London LGBT Film Festival are now available, and the festival will include films such as Torrey PinesMoonlightThe Handmaiden, Handsome Devil, and many more. On the other side of the Atlantic, this year’s South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) will run from March 10 to 19, in Austin, and will feature several LGBTQ related titles, such as The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin and Todrick Hall: No Place Like Home. Other inclusive titles include Divine Divas, a documentary about veteran drag queens in Brazil, and The Mess He Made, a short film about waiting for the results of an HIV test.

2) Dreamworks has picked up the screenplay Bad Cop, Bad Cop. The screenplay was written by Brian Jarvis, Jim Freeman, and out actress/comedian Fortune Feimster. Feimster will also star in the film. Out actress Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith have been booked to play the leads in the romantic drama Life In a Year. The movie follows a boy who learns that his girlfriend is dying. In response, he tries to give her the experience of what their entire life together would be like. A release date for the film has yet to be announced.

3) Netflix has released a teaser for its upcoming series Mindhunter, about FBI agents in the serial crime unit. Starring out actor Jonathan Groff (Looking), the show will be available for streaming in October. Netflix also dropped a trailer for season three of Grace and Frankie. Season three premieres March 24th. Click here to watch the trailer.

5) FOX is developing a new series about Harlem’s Cotton Club. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are helping to develop and produce the musical series about the black entertainers who performed and the white gangsters who ran the Cotton Club in Harlem. Ellen DeGeneres will host an NBC game show titled Ellen’s Game of Games. The show will be based on popular games from her daytime talk show. Contestants will be pulled from the audience and have the opportunity to win a cash prize.

6) Hayley Kiyoko has also dropped a new single “Sleepover.” A video directed by Kiyoko was released alongside the track. “Having these fantasies of liking girls and not knowing if they liked me back — I think everyone can relate to that longing, yearning feeling. I have yet to really set a visual to that emotion and that state of mind. It was exciting to see that come to life and be open about it,” she told Buzzfeed. Watch the video below. In other music news, Ariana Grande’s new video for her single “Everyday” includes a lesbian couple.

7) Chris Colfer’s new novel, Stranger Than Fanfiction, was released on February 28th. The novel follows Cash Carter who is a world-famous actor. Four fans jokingly invite him on a road trip, and he surprisingly accepts their invitation. From there the novel details the journey they all take, which leads to the discovery of the secrets Cash had been keeping. Colfer’s other books include the #1 New York Times bestseller Land of Stories and Struck By Lightning.

8) New York City’s oldest professional LGBTQ theatre, TOSOS, premiered a production of Damaged Goods, Virginia Baeta`s noir infused tale of love and lies, with an all-female cast. The show opened March 2nd and will run through the 18th, at the TADA Theater in New York. In other theater news, the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home is currently at the Ahmanson Theater, in Los Angeles. Based on the autobiographic novel by Alison Bechdel, Fun Home tells the coming-of-age story of a lesbian girl and her closeted father. The show opened last week, and is running through April 1. Watch a teaser for the production below.

8) Femme: The Film, a short film about gender performance and discrimination in the LGBTQ community, is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. Set in Hell’s Kitchen, the film presents a gay man in his twenties confronting his notions of masculinity and identity. Watch the campaign’s video below, and check out their Kickstarter page for more information.

March 3, 2017
Tags: 

www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-ellens-new-game-show-hayley-kiyoko-drops-new-video-and-more

10 Transgender and Gender Fluid Youth Who Are Working to Change the World

10 Transgender and Gender Fluid Youth Who Are Working to Change the World

Over the past several years, more and more young transgender people are coming out and sharing their stories publicly. These brave young people are becoming advocates for change across the country. Young transgender people from all walks of life are making a lasting impact towards achieving full transgender equality in our nation — even if some of these remarkable trail blazers aren’t old enough to legally drive or vote.

Transgender young people face significant discrimination and bullying. Last year, North Carolina adopted the infamous HB2, legislation that required discrimination against transgender people, including in public schools. Several states, including Texas, are currently considering similar bills. Seventy-five percent of transgender students report feeling unsafe in school, and, tragically, more than 50 percent of transgender youth report attempting suicide at least once in their lifetime.

Despite these odds, transgender young people are making history for all the right reasons using their own unique stories and backgrounds, they all are working the same goal: ensuring that transgender people everywhere are treated with the same rights and protections as everyone else. 

1. Gavin Grimm, Virginia

Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy and only a senior in high school, has become a leader in the transgender movement. Grimm filed suit against the school board alleging the district violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by denying him use of the boy’s restroom. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case will have far-reaching consequences for tens of thousands of transgender students across the nation. Yesterday, dozens of major companies have join the cause in supporting Grimm’s case in a historic Amicus Brief announced this week.

.@GavinGrimmVA speaks truth to power at White House rally to #ProtectTransKids. @HRC‘s proud to #StandWithGavin! t.co/nhqjv83M07

— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) February 23, 2017

2. Jazz Jennings, Florida

One of HRC’s Youth Ambassadors, Jazz Jennings is an openly transgender girl whose activism spans most of her life. At 16, she is a TV personality, spokesmodel and LGBTQ right activist. Her impressive resume includes starring in TLC’s GLAAD Award winning docu-series, I Am Jazz; co-author of I am Jazz,released her self-titled memoir, Being Jazz in 2016 and co-founded the TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation, which assists transgender youth. She has also been named one of TIME’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 and 2015.

you can’t bring us down. #LoveTrumpsHate pic.twitter.com/5ecMz8A4Xz

— Jazz Jennings (@JazzJennings__) February 26, 2017

3. Marci Owens, Washington

Nearly seven years ago, when former President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law — making healthcare accessible and affordable for millions of Americans, especially for the transgender community — standing next to him was 11-year-old Marcelas Owens, a “miniature health care activist.” Years later, Owens came out as transgender in her late teens. Now that Owens has publicly come out as transgender, she hopes to share her passion and journey with others.   

 

“I’m not the obamacare kid anymore ” new article on cnn #transgirl #transgender ��: Annabel Clark for CNN

A post shared by Celise-Marcí Owens (@celisemarcii) on

4. Lucas Segal, Arkansas

For Lucas Segal, growing up in a conservative town in Arkansas was a painful experience, especially knowing that he was transgender. In fact, aside from the taunts and bullying he endured, Segal described those “painful and stressful” moments didn’t compare to the anguish he felt when he needed to use his high school restroom. However, he turned his pain into power and in recognition for his advocacy work, Segal won a trip to San Diego through the Students Taking Action with Recognition competition. Segal is also among HRC Foundation’s Youth Ambassadors.

5. Rebekah Bruesehoff, New Jersey

Rebekah might be the youngest transgender activist on our list, but her activism for equal rights is already making a big splash on social media. A photo of Rebekah holding up a sign quickly went viral earlier this week. Her mom, Jamie Bruesehoff, told The Huffington Post that her daughter came out publicly when she was 8 years old and has since began using her voice and her story to help others understand the hardships the transgender community faces.

10-year-old busts myth about trans people with powerful sign t.co/rmIq9cl2W7 pic.twitter.com/cl9B6uLNDs

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) March 1, 2017

6. Brendan Jordan, Nevada

Social media star and one of HRC’s Youth ambassadors, 16-year-old Brendan Jordan’s stardom began with a viral video of him dancing behind a local reporter during a live news report. Jordan’s coming out video went viral in 2014, and has inspired LGBTQ youth around the world. He has advocated against drug use through SoCrush, appeared in advertisements for American Apparel and participated in Miley Cyrus’s #InstaPride campaign. At HRC’s third annual Time to THRIVE Conference for LGBTQ youth in February 2016, Brendan came out as identifying as both male and female, and using both pronouns “he” and “she.” “I’m still figuring it out. I’m starting to identify as one or as part of the trans community,” Jordan said to the crowd. While Jordan admitted that being a teenager and dealing with bullying can be tough, his shared this advice to young people, “Be true to yourself and don’t care about anything anyone else says about you.”

7. Trinity Neal, Delaware

Trinity Neal was only two-years-old when she started expressing her true self. Now 12, she tells Essence that she wants to help other transgender children in coming out. “They don’t need to hide all the time. I had to tell my parents, and they could do the same thing… I want to change the world by making it much more friendly for trans people.” Trinity isn’t the only one in her family to be a fierce advocate for the transgender community, her mother, DeShanna is a member of HRC’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council. The Council is some of the nation’s leading parent-advocates working for equality and fairness for transgender people.

8. Avery Jackson, Missouri

Avery Jackson made history in 2016, becoming the first transgender girl to appear on the cover of National Geographic and sparking a national conversation about gender identity. “The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy,” Avery said in a quote on the cover. Avery’s mother, Debi Jackson, was the subject of one of HRC’s Moms for Transgender Equality videos and is a member of HRC’s groundbreaking Parents for Transgender Equality Council.

Avery, a trans girl, is on @NatGeo‘s cover. Honored to have her parents on @HRC‘s Parents for Trans Equality Council t.co/CSg8ExkOC0 pic.twitter.com/YjKuPJAO6g

— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) December 18, 2016

9. Grace Dolan-Sandrino, Washington, D.C.

At 16, Grace Dolan-Sandrino’s personal story of overcoming adversity during her transition in high school propelled her to advocate on behalf of other transgender students going through the same hardships. After getting involved in HRC’s Welcoming Schools program, which helps make schools more inclusive for LGBTQ students, she got a call from the White House. In 2015, she attended a meeting of transgender and other nonconforming students that would help inform the office’s policy under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. “It was very empowering and amazing to be involved,” she told Rolling Stone. “It made me feel like I was not only helping other kids but also that my opinion, my life, and my education mattered.”

Most recently, Dolan-Sandrino spoke out against President Trump’s actions to dismantle protections for transgender students during HRC’s Facebook live event last month.

10. Nicole Maines, Maine

Nicole Maines made history in early 2014 when a judge ruled that she had the right to use the restroom of the gender she identified with, marking a major victory for transgender rights and the first time a state court ruled it unlawful to deny transgender students access to the bathroom. Since then, their family’s story has been brought to life on a national scale in the bestselling book Becoming Nicole – The Transformation of An American Family, written by Pulitzer Prize author Amy Ellis Nutt. Maines’ father, Wayne Maines, was the subject of one of HRC’s Dads for Transgender Equality videos and is a member of HRC’s groundbreaking Parents for Transgender Equality Council.

In September, HRC partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians to release Supporting and Caring for Transgender Children, a guide explaining what experts know about supporting our youngest transgender and gender-expansive kids, especially those in elementary school.

In 2015, HRC partnered with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Gender Spectrum, the ACLU and the National Education Association on Schools in Transition, a groundbreaking guide for K-12 administrators, teachers and parents. The guide describes the legal landscape for transgender students, discusses crucial policies that affect students’ daily experiences, and offers advice for working with families who aren’t yet supportive of their child’s identity.

To learn more about how you can support transgender and gender-expansive youth, visit www.hrc.org/trans-youth.

For more information about HRC’s efforts toward transgender equality, go to hrc.org/transgender.

Also check out HRC’s Transgender Visibility Guide here.

www.hrc.org/blog/meet-10-emerging-young-transgender-advocates-who-are-working-to-change-the?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Is it time to abandon the top and bottom labels once and for all?

Is it time to abandon the top and bottom labels once and for all?

For years, gay men have tried cracking the code for how to determine whether someone is a top or a bottom. Some have suggested climate plays a role in a person’s preferred position. Others say it has to do with how a guy dances. And others say it can be figured out by observing a man’s facial cues and bone structure.

Now, U.K. photographer and creative designer William Baker is saying enough is enough! He is so over this preoccupation with who is the top and who is the bottom, particularly when it comes to dating apps.

Related: How To Tell Whether A Dude Is A Top Or A Bottom, According To Science

“I just have this thing about labels, I just think they’re so bad,” Baker tells The Gay UK. “It’s like this whole top and bottom thing–who the f*ck?–it drives me mad!”

Baker goes on to say that when it comes to dating and sexual role preference, which partner is penetrated or and which does the penetrating “surely just depends” on the situation and the people involved.

Baker, who is BFFs with Kylie Minogue, is currently promoting his new coffee table book, Book of Igor, which features images of 20-year-old Latvian model Igor Stepanov taken over the course of 18 months and explores the beauty of youth. He says he would much rather talk about that than random guys’ preferred sexual positions.

Related: ASK GRINDR: Are The Terms “Top” And “Bottom” Still Relevant?

What do you think? Is it time we abandoned the top/bottom label system once and for all? Share you thoughts in the comments section below…

www.queerty.com/time-abandon-top-bottom-labels-20170303?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Britain’s National Trust Sets Up Tours of Soho District’s Gay History

Britain’s National Trust Sets Up Tours of Soho District’s Gay History

london orlando vigil

Britain’s National Trust, a heritage conservation organization, will be conducting tours this March of London’s Soho district, featuring its underground gay past.

With the official title “Queer City: London Club Culture 1918-1967,” the tour will take in buildings that formerly housed illicit gay clubs, survey archived photographs and documents pertaining to the era, and conclude with a vivid recreation of storied members-only club The Caravan:

In the evenings you can become a club “member” and enjoy a bespoke cocktail menu with drinks drawn from clubs of the era provided by the expert bartenders of Freud Café-Bar. This immersive experience will include surprise performances from some of the most sought after cabaret artists in the land. Dressing up is very much encouraged.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in England and Wales, and saw the retroactive pardoning of thousands of gay men who had been convicted under the wrongheaded prohibition previously. The sites and stories featured by the tour highlight the lengths taken by LGBT individuals to socialize and survive in the shadow of legal disapproval:

Joseph Watson, London Creative Director for the National Trust, said: “While the project will be an opportunity to celebrate the partial decriminalisation of same sex relationships, it will also confront the realities of those lives that were fettered, destroyed, or worse, by prejudice of that era.”

The post Britain’s National Trust Sets Up Tours of Soho District’s Gay History appeared first on Towleroad.


Britain’s National Trust Sets Up Tours of Soho District’s Gay History

Why does alt-right darling Tomi Lahren’s Facebook profile link to an adult film site?

Why does alt-right darling Tomi Lahren’s Facebook profile link to an adult film site?

Um, what is going on with alt-right darling Tomi Lahren’s Facebook page?

An anonymous tipster has informed Queerty that in the Contact Info section of the About Page on the self-righteous 24-year-old’s official Facebook profile, there’s a link to the very un-Christian adult site Brazzers.com:

If you click the link, however, it directs you to this 404 error page:

Still, what’s it doing there to begin with?

In the past, Lahren has said LGBTQ Americans should stop whining about things like equal rights and simply be happy they don’t live in countries where they’re stoned to death or thrown from buildings, complained that she and her friends are sick of gay rights “stuff” being “paraded in our faces constantly,” and linked trans rights to pedophilia.

In addition to all that, she’s anti-feminist, anti-black, anti-Democrat, and anti-environment. She calls the Middle East “the sandbox,” doesn’t believe in reproductive rights, thinks President Obama was a total failure, and she absolutely hates Beyonce.

We can’t help but wonder: Has the blossoming white supremacist been moonlighting as an adult film star in addition to her job at The Blaze, or was her Facebook page hacked?

We may never know.

Related: A Hacker Is Keeping Very Close Tabs On Your Visits To Several Gay Adult Sites

www.queerty.com/alt-right-darling-tomi-lahrens-facebook-profile-link-adult-film-site-20170303?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Rattled Donald Trump Tries to Nail Chuck Schumer with Putin Photo, Fails Miserably

Rattled Donald Trump Tries to Nail Chuck Schumer with Putin Photo, Fails Miserably

Donald Trump, clearly rattled by investigations into his administration’s contacts with Russia and the U.S. election, lashed out at Senator Chuck Schumer, who yesterday called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign for lying under oath about his conversation with the Russian ambassador.

Trump tweeted a photo of Schumer with Putin, writing: “We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin. A total hypocrite!”

We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin. A total hypocrite! pic.twitter.com/Ik3yqjHzsA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2017

 

The photo was clearly one that Trump had spotted on Gateway Pundit, run by alt-right homocon Jim Hoft:

Note: Trump’s tweet comes directly from Gateway Pundit, t.co/iNxbuF2spO pic.twitter.com/3Uq6ArlIo9

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 3, 2017

 

And Chuck Schumer tweeted back: “Happily talk re: my contact w Mr. Putin & his associates, took place in ’03 in full view of press & public under oath. Would you &your team?”

Happily talk re: my contact w Mr. Putin & his associates, took place in ’03 in full view of press & public under oath. Would you &your team? t.co/yXgw3U8tmQ

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 3, 2017

The post Rattled Donald Trump Tries to Nail Chuck Schumer with Putin Photo, Fails Miserably appeared first on Towleroad.


Rattled Donald Trump Tries to Nail Chuck Schumer with Putin Photo, Fails Miserably