Judge Grants Petition for Portland Person to Become 'Agender'

The same judge ruled last year that a trans person can change their sex to “non-binary.”

www.advocate.com/politics/2017/3/26/judge-grants-petition-portland-person-become-agender

'They' Is Now Part of the Associated Press Stylebook

The new announcement came on Thursday.

www.advocate.com/media/2017/3/26/they-now-part-associated-press-stylebook

Jennifer Hudson Unleashes Powerhouse Performance of ‘And I Am Telling You’ at G-A-Y in London: WATCH

Jennifer Hudson is a judge on the UK’s The Voice singing competition and last night after the live taping made her way to G-A-Y at Heaven nightclub in London where she proceeded to blast the roof off with several songs, one of which was a powerhouse rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from Dreamgirls.

Watch:

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'Orange Is the New Black's Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Tie the Knot

The two exchanged wedding vows Saturday.

www.advocate.com/media/2017/3/26/orange-new-blacks-samira-wiley-and-lauren-morelli-tie-knot

Tom Atwood photographed queer heroes for 15 years and the results are absolutely stunning

Photographer Tom Atwood’s second book is a feast for the eyes, propping up LGBTQ heroes who break the mold. Over the course of fifteen years, he documented these intriguing and eccentric personalities in their own homes for Kings & Queens in Their Castles.

After perusing local bookstores for gay photography collections, Atwood realized the vast majority of options consisted of highly sexualized, body-worship-type photography. He knew there was a bigger, more diverse queer story to tell through images.

He filmed 350 subjects, 160 of whom made it into the book. That includes nearly 100 celebrities like Meredith Baxter, Alan Cumming, Don Lemon, John Waters and George Takei.

Scroll down for a taste of the gorgeous series (it was a real challenge to just choose 20), and head here for more info on where to find the book, published by Damiani:

JOHN BERENDT, Author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The City of Falling Angels — New York, NY

DON LEMON, CNN anchor — New York, NY

ANTHONY BARRETO-NETO, Transgender deputy sheriff — Barton, VT

MEREDITH BAXTER, Actress from Family Ties, All the President’s Men, Glee, Family — Santa Monica, CA

JIM MCGREEVEY, Former New Jersey Governor — Plainfield, NJ

ALAN CUMMING, Tony-winning actor from Hamlet, Macbeth, Cabaret — New York, NY

MOTHER FLAWLESS SABRINA, Female impersonator — New York, N

DON BACHARDY, Acclaimed artist and former partner of Christopher Isherwood — Santa Monica, CA

JULIE MEHRETU & JESSICA RANKIN, Renowned artists — New York, NY

MICHAEL URIE, Actor from Ugly Betty, The Good Wife, Partners, Modern Family — New York, NY

ARI SHAPIRO, Co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered — Washington, D.C.

RANDAL KLEISER, Director of Grease, Grandview U.S.A., Big Top Pee-wee, The Blue Lagoon — Los Angeles, CA

DOUG SPEARMAN, Actor from Charmed, Star Trek Voyager, Noah’s Arc, Girlfriends — MARC ANTHONY SAMUEL (friend), Actor from Imperfect Sky, Avenged, Parenthood — Los Angeles, CA

DAVID LERNER, Dance essayist  — New York, NY

LYDIA BROWN, Georgetown student and disability activist — Washington, D.C.

GEORGE TAKEI, Actor from Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, Star Wars, Heroes — Los Angeles, CA

RIA PELL, Chef from Top Chef and winner of Chopped — KIKI CARR, Web developer — Atlanta, GA

LESLIE JORDAN, Actor from The Help, Sordid Lives, Will & Grace, Boston Legal, Newhart — Los Angeles, CA

TED HAYKAL, Artist In his back yard fort —Pikes Island, ME

BILLY PORTER, Tony-winning actor from Kinky Boots, Jesus Christ Superstar — New York, NY

All photos: Tom Atwood via Facebook

 

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Thom Evans bares all; Julie Andrews dances with a gender-neutral puppet; Sia loses the wig

Don’t be ashamed to ogle swarthy rugby star Thom Evans — because it’s for a seriously good cause. The smoldering photo, snapped by Daniel Jaems, will be auctioned off April 11 for British HIV/AIDS charity Terrence Higgins Trust.

Check out the uncropped image here, and imagine coming home to him every single night, which isn’t sad.

If you ever hoped to see Julia Andrews flit, flounce, and wantonly bound about with a gender-neutral puppet, you’ll want to see Julie’s Greenroom, her new children’s show. The world will soon get to know a very remarkable moppet who answers only to the name Riley, so respect that.

“If pressed, we’d say she’s a girl,” says Andrews’ daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton. “But maybe not forever. We wanted to be as diverse as possible…”

According to the The Washington Post, there’s gonna be a raucous disco party at the Library of Congress, and none other than Gloria Gaynor will be performing. Here’s everything you need to know about the event:

In May, Gaynor is coming to the Library of Congress, where she’ll perform in the Great Hall as part of the Library’s “Bibliodiscotheque,” a series of films, lectures and events celebrating the disco era, capped with — what else? — a late-night dance party in the historic Jefferson Building. All events are free and open to the public. Tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. on March 30.

When you need advice about anal sex, Gwyneth Paltrow is here for you. Wow, no.

The 44-year-old actress/certifiable dip just published a strident editorial on Goop entitled “Reality Check: Anal Sex.”

Here’s a taste of the truth nuggets in store for those more adventurous (or less discerning) readers out there:

First it was shocking, then it was having a cultural moment, now it’s practically standard in the modern bedroom repertoire—or so a quick scan of any media, from porn to HBO, will tell you. But the reality about anal is not, actually, that everyone’s doing it…

Sia — she of the golden pipes, the swinging chandeliers, the Shia LeBeouf interpretive dances, the black-and-white fright wigs — has been snapped by some enterprising paparazzi, minus the wig and sans Maddie Ziegler. You can see what she looks like on any regular day right here.

Or don’t click to keep the mystery alive for the sake of your boundlessly creative heart. Because you’ve got one.

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A Young Gay Man Meets a Stranger Online in the Short Film ‘Jamie’ – WATCH

Yesterday we posted a couple of the excellent short films in BFI Flare LGBT film festival in London – Heavy Weight, about a pair of boxers who find passion in the ring, and Still Burning, about a gay man who helps his brother prepare for his first voguing ball in Paris.

Here’s another, directed by Christopher Manning, about a young gay man’s first meeting with someone he met online.

Watch:

And here’s a chat with director Christopher Manning:

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