Chicago Dyke March Organizers Are Crowdfunding a Self-Care Retreat
Amid criticism for a controversy involving Jewish Pride flags, the collective is now requesting community support to “rest, re-energize, and be in a space of pure love.”
www.advocate.com/religion/2017/6/30/chicago-dyke-march-organizers-are-crowdfunding-self-care-retreat
Parada do Orgulho LGBT • 25/06/2017 • Brasília (DF)
midianinja posted a photo:
? Em Brasília, aconteceu a 20° Parada do Orgulho LGBT que levou mais de 60 mil pessoas nas ruas para defender a diversidade e o direito a amar.
Foto: Mídia NINJA
President Trump ends LGBTQ Pride Month the same way he began it: with silence
NEW YORK – Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD – the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, released the following statement after President Trump refused to acknowledge June as LGBTQ Pride Month by presidential proclamation, remaining silent the entire month and breaking an eight-year tradition set by former President Barack Obama.
“President Trump tried to gaslight LGBTQ Americans during his campaign, but it was an empty charade that opened the door for his administration to try and systematically erase us from the fabric of this nation. President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge Pride Month is a continuation of his anti-LGBTQ agenda, but Pride reminds us that we are strongest when we are loud and visible. LGBTQ Americans and the countless leaders in faith, business, and all areas of our culture who recognized Pride over the past few weeks will continue to resist until full respect and acceptance are given to all.”
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: TIMELINE OF CALLING OUT PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR SILENCE ON PRIDE MONTH
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www.glaad.org/blog/president-trump-ends-lgbtq-pride-month-same-way-he-began-it-silence
PHOTOS: The very best of the 2017 #TakePride gallery
The 2017 #TakePride photo gallery was a smashing success, thanks to all of you.
The GLAAD Wrap: ‘Sense8’ finale special, Hannah Hart’s TV show, new music from Superfruit, and more!
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) The first trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 was released, and features the Barden Bellas struggling to settle into their post-graduation lives and careers, when they are presented with the opportunity to sing as the Bellas again. The film is directed by Trish Sie and stars a returning cast including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, and Ester Dean as out lesbian Cynthia Rose, as well as newcomer to the series and out actress Ruby Rose. Pitch Perfect 3 is due for release on December 22nd. Watch the trailer below!
2) Out dancer and choreographer Khasan Brailsford, who previously appeared on Season 1 of Logo’s “Fire Island”, stars in a new short titled Monster. According to producer Dennis Jauch, the short film is about “honoring yourself and not letting anyone tear you down”. Monster was produced by No Ceilings Entertainment. Watch it below:
3) An announcement posted on the official Sense8 twitter on Thursday revealed that after an outpouring of fan support following the cancellation of Sense8, the beloved and GLAAD Media Award-winning Netflix series will return for a two hour special to be released next year. The letter, penned by series co-creator Lana Wachowski, bids fans to “tell your cluster” and closes with an anticipatory, “Now let’s go find out what happens to Wolfgang.”
Death doesn’t let you say goodbye. 2 hour finale episode in the works. Tell your cluster. pic.twitter.com/GHZgGuHwS0
— Sense8 (@sense8) June 29, 2017
4) Out YouTuber Hannah Hart is taking a cross-country journey across the United States to try some regional favorites in her new Food Network Series I Hart Food. Hart will travel to cities including Asheville, Santa Fe, and Minneapolis to chat with local chefs and discover new cuisine over the course of six episodes. I Hart Food premieres Monday, August 14th at 10|9c on Food Network. In the meantime, watch Hart’s announcement video (which is also an episode of her famous series My Drunk Kitchen):
5) The YouTube docu-series Queer Ghost Hunters is returning for a second season! The show focuses on a team of ghost hunters who connect with LGBTQ+ ghosts in a variety of locations. The prison from The Shawshank Redemption is the focus of the second season and is a site where over 50 men were locked up in the early 1900s for violating anti-gay laws. The show at times parodies other ghost hunting shows, but it also focuses on connecting with queer history. Season 2 of Queer Ghost Hunters will premiere on their YouTube channel on Friday, June 30th. Watch the trailer here:
6) Superfruit, the YouTube and musical duo composed of out singers Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, have released part one of their first album, Future Friends, on Friday, June 30th. Hoying and Grassi are both members of the Grammy award-winning a cappella group Pentatonix and have been making videos as Superfruit since August 2013. Future Friends part one is available on streaming platforms including Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Play and is available for purchase for $4.99. Part Two will be out September 15. Check out the “Imaginary Parties” video below.
7) Queer musicians Torraine Futurum and Rubby recently collaborated to release the single “Drama”. It is the first single off of Torraine’s upcoming LP, which is is scheduled for release later this year and is the first project to follow her breakout album Colonial. Torraine and Rubby will sing their duet live this Sunday, July 2nd, at Torraine’s live debut at Baby’s All Right in New York. Listen to the single below:
8) Out actress Ellen Page recently performed an acoustic cover of Britney Spears’ song “Lucky” in a video posted on professional dancer Emma Portner’s YouTube channel. In the video, Portner performs an improvised, interpretive dance routine while Page plays the guitar and sings. Watch below:
9) Out performer Adam Lambert released a new single this Friday, June 30th, titled “Two Fux”. The singer released a teaser for the song on Twitter on June 22nd. “Two Fux” is Lambert’s first official release since his cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Think” that appeared on the Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie soundtrack. Check out the lyric video for “Two Fux” right here!
10) The fourth annual Queer Comics Expo will take place next week, July 8-9, at the SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco. The event will celebrate queer culture and promote diverse LGBTQ representation in comics, animations, and other related media forms with more than 50 exhibitors and special guest cartoonist Irene Koh from The Legend of Korra. Tickets are available now!
11) Memory – A Short Film is a project currently in the crowdfunding stage that is centered on Alex, a man who gets stuck in an astral projection state and is forced to face his memories in order to escape. The series features a bisexual female protagonist, Anna, as well as a completely LGBTQ+ planet. The project is a science fiction short film that will be used to pitch the first season of a series, Time Traveling in Bits & Pieces, which is the brainchild of pansexual director and screenwriter Terra Budrevičiūtė. Full disclosure: a former GLAAD intern is set to star in this project. Find out more at the film’s Indiegogo campaign here, and check out the campaign trailer below!
Trump’s Appointment to Gender Equality Office Has Hateful Anti-Trans Record
Bethany Kozma spearheaded a campaign to oppose Obama’s protections for trans students.
Twitter freaks out after straight actor says his gay character “acts straight and acts normal”
You guys: Everyone’s really, really mad at him right now.
Chuck Renslow, Michael Flynn, Annie Lennox, Ellen Page, Indonesia, Trump Subpoena: HOT LINKS
RIP. Chuck Renslow, founder of International Mr. Leather and Chicago gay bars, dies at 87: “Renslow reigned over a seven-decade empire, starting more than two dozen businesses—bars, discos, photo studios, health clubs, bathhouses, gay magazines and newspapers, hotels, restaurants and bookstores. He fostered organizations and dealt with Mafia and police payoffs, the Chicago Machine, anti-gay government policies, and controversy within the gay community.”
MICHAEL FLYNN. GOP operative who sought Clinton emails from hackers implied that Flynn was an “ally” in that effort: “The Journal reports a Republican group trying to obtain 33,000 Hillary Clinton emails they believed were stolen by Russian hackers appeared to be in communication with Michael Flynn, who was serving as a senior adviser to the Trump campaign at the time…The Journal’s source, a Republican opposition researcher named Peter W. Smith, mounted an independent investigation into the missing Clinton emails and in the process, interacted with 5 groups of hackers who claimed to have the emails, two of which were Russian. Emails by Smith to close associates reveal Flynn and his consulting group to be ‘allies in their quest.’”
SUBPOENA? House Intel Committee threatens Trump over Comey tapes: “The top Republican and Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia probe threatened to subpoena the White House if it doesn’t give more information about whether there were recordings of meetings between President Trump and former FBI Director James Comey. Reps. Mike Conaway (R-Tex.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Thursday that a letter from the White House last week referring them to Trump’s tweets on the matter wasn’t a satisfactory response.”
ANNIE LENNOX. Radio station claims she has potential as a singer.
INDONESIA. Gay community driven underground by police raids: “Indonesia’s Islamists have long sought to criminalize gay sex. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the vigilante group that threatened the now defunct Q! film festival in Jakarta, has previously broken up what they said were gay parties and then urged the police to detain the men. But what is sending a new chill through the gay community is that police seem to have taken on the vice patrol role themselves.”
Xi Jinping: “同志 hello! 同志 you’ve worked hard!” #HKSAR20 #pride pic.twitter.com/i4vUeZMXik
— Larry Au (@larryau) June 30, 2017
500 MILES ON A CHARGE. Electric car charges itself with sunlight. “The startup unveiled its Lightyear One concept earlier this week, touting a battery that can constantly replenish its power using the sun and travel a range of up to 800 km (almost 500 miles) when fully juiced. That’s just the start: The company claims that in the right sunny environment (say, Hawaii), the One could potentially drive for months at a time between charges.”
TRAILER OF THE DAY. Identify, a new series on the Olympic Channel profiling five trans athletes.
GOOD BOY. Dog wanders on stage, sits down with Vienna Chamber Orchestra in Ephesus, Turkey.
COVER OF THE DAY. Ellen Page covering Britney Spears “Lucky”.
FRIDAY FLASH. Robert Oliveira.
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Texas Supreme Court Opens Door to Invalidating Same-Sex Marriages
In a unanimous ruling, the high court decided it is unclear whether same-sex marriages are guaranteed the same rights as other marriages.
