Undocumented Trans Woman Arrested While Seeking Protection From Ex-Boyfriend Faces 10 Years
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Daily Archives: March 4, 2017
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Russia May Ban ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Violating ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
Russia May Ban ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Violating ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
The latest numbnuts to be up in arms about a “gay moment” in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast are Russia’s anti-gay lawmakers, MP Vitaly Milonov, who authored the country’s law banning “gay propaganda”, and Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky.
Earlier this week news broke that Disney’s first-ever “exclusively gay moment” was set to make history in the upcoming live-action film and that it would come from Josh Gad’s character LeFou.
The film is set to open in Russia on March 16.
Vitaly Milonov, an MP of the governing United Russia party, urged the culture minister to hold a screening of the film before it is released to see if it complies with the law and to “take measures to totally ban” it if he found “elements of propaganda of homosexuality”.
His colleague Alexander Sholokhov said that if the scenes violated the law, the film should be banned from cinemas.
“As soon as we get a copy of the film with relevant paperwork for distribution, we will consider it according to the law,” Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said.
“I will not take my kid to this movie,” Russian actor Pavel Derevyanko told state-run TV Russia 24.
Yesterday, evangelical preacher Franklin Graham called for a Christian boycott of the film in a Facebook post that has gone viral.
A theater in Alabama announced this week that it was dropping Beauty and the Beast from its screening schedule because, said its owner, “If I can’t sit through a movie with God or Jesus sitting by me then we have no business showing it.”
And the AFA’s subgroup One Million Moms also clutched its pearls and shrieked at the thought of gay people in movies, calling for Disney to stop depicting reality.
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Russia May Ban ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Violating ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
American Singer-Songwriter Daya Joins HRC’s Equality Rocks Campaign
American Singer-Songwriter Daya Joins HRC’s Equality Rocks Campaign
American Singer-Songwriter Daya, 18, is quickly on the rise since the release of her self-titled album in 2015 and the release of her first debut album, “Sit Still, Look Pretty,” in 2016. That same year, the Obama Administration invited her to the White House to perform at the annual Easter Egg Roll. Daya was just awarded the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song “Don’t Let Me Down” recorded with the Chainsmokers.
On a stop in Washington, D.C. as part of her current North American tour, Daya declared her support for HRC in our fight for LGBTQ equality. At a young age, Daya has used her platform to speak out about issues facing our society, including performing at LA Pride in June, 2016 and also attended the Women’s March in Los Angeles in January 2017.
One of Daya’s most popular singles “Sit Still, Look Pretty”, is meant to send a message about female empowerment.
“I grew up with four sisters—four very talented and intelligent sisters—and two parents that were very supportive of whatever we wanted to do. So I took that message, and wanted to tell it to my younger audience, especially girls who feel like they’re put into a box or a mold by society saying you have to look or act a certain way to please people,” Daya told TIME. “But really, girls can do anything that guys can.”
The Equality Rocks campaign is sparking a conversation about love, fairness and equality around the globe. To join, visit www.hrc.org/EqualityRocks.
To tune into the artists who rock for equality, including the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florence and the Machine, Phoenix, Sara Bareilles, Tegan and Sara, Sleater-Kinney, and Animal Collective, follow HRC on Spotify now.
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'Moonlight' Expands Into 1,500 Theaters This Weekend
'Moonlight' Expands Into 1,500 Theaters This Weekend
Fresh off an Oscar win, Moonlight will be expanding nationwide.
www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/3/04/moonlight-expands-1500-theaters-weekend
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Obama Responds to Trump Wiretapping Charge
Obama Responds to Trump Wiretapping Charge
President Obama’s spokesman Kevin Lewis has responded to Donald Trump’s charges of wiretapping.
Trump accused President Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower during the election, ripping out a series of paranoid, hysterical tweets. The tweets seemed timed to distract the media from investigations of his administration’s potentially treasonous contact with Russians prior to the U.S. election.
Said Lewis in a statement:
“A cardinal rule of the Obama Administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice. As part of that practice, neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any U.S. citizen. Any suggestion otherwise is simply false.”
Additionally Obama’s former deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes responded to Trump via Twitter early Saturday:
No President can order a wiretap. Those restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you. t.co/lEVscjkzSw
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 4, 2017
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Yelp Will Help Users Identify Businesses With Gender-Neutral Restrooms
Yelp Will Help Users Identify Businesses With Gender-Neutral Restrooms
Yelp is making it easier for users to find businesses that have gender-neutral restrooms.
www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/3/04/yelp-will-identify-businesses-gender-neutral-restrooms
WATCH: Ryan Reynolds gives the world an eye-full
WATCH: Ryan Reynolds gives the world an eye-full
Marvel fanatics hoping for a signature post-credits tease at Logan (which by all accounts is entirely watchable) were left sitting in the dark after the film’s premiere on Friday, but that doesn’t mean they walked out disappointed.
Before the film, a comedic teaser for the much-anticipated Deadpool 2 was debuted. And just like magic, the Superman-spoofing scene is now available for your home viewing pleasure, courtesy of Ryan Reynolds’ YouTube account.
Related: Ryan Reynolds Is Totally Open To Getting Deadpool A Boyfriend
As you can see below, there’s a whole lot to look forward to: