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Attorney General Eric Holder, Defender of LGBT Rights, to Step Down
Holder’s tenure as attorney general will be marked by his dedication to civil rights and landmark LGBT cases.
Michelle Garcia
www.advocate.com/politics/2014/09/25/attorney-general-eric-holder-defender-lgbt-rights-step-down
Laverne Cox Tells Us How She Really Feels About Mitt Romney
Laverne Cox, a trans activist and actress known for her role on the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black,” is not a fan of former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Cox made her feelings known with a tweet Thursday, after she and Romney boarded the same plane:
#MittRomney is on the plane with me. #gag
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) September 25, 2014
No word on if Cox was sitting in front of Romney, but if she was, we hope she didn’t try to recline.
Former US Pesident Jimmy Carter says Jesus did not discriminate against gays
‘The sexual orientation of a person is just like the color of their skin’
gregh
Empowering Youth-Serving Professional on HIV Prevention Among our Community’s Youth
Watch Phill Wilson, founder of the Black AIDS Institute, deliver a keynote address at last year’s Time to THRIVE conference.
HRC.org
South Dakota Teen Fights Back After Manager Brands Him “Gaytard”
A gay South Dakota teen is raising awareness on social media after enduring months of discriminatory harassment from a manager at his fast food restaurant job, who allegedly forced him to wear a name tag that read “GAYTARD.”
16-year-old Tyler Brandt filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week, claiming that the manager of Taco John’s in Yankton had been looking for reasons to fire him based on his sexual orientation. On June 23, Brandt claims the manager forced him to wear the “GAYTARD” name tag in full view of customers.
Brandt says he wore the name tag because he feared being fired, though he resigned the following day. He explained in an open letter posted by the ACLU, adding that the manager also called him “faggot,” among other slurs:
Every time I had to help a customer, I tried to stand so that it was hidden by the register. But that didn’t really make much difference because the manager kept calling me “gaytard” really loudly in front of customers for the rest of my shift: “Hey, gaytard, help this customer!” and “Take out the trash, gaytard!” It was extremely humiliating.
Speaking with the Argus Leader, John Scott, a manager at the franchised Taco John’s location, said Brandt has fabricated much of the story and originally asked a manager to make the name tag for him to wear.
In response to the allegation, Brandt said “Why would I want to do something that insults who I am?”
Taco John’s International CEO Jeff Linville released a statement Wednesday, saying that Taco John’s intends to fully cooperate with the EEOC’s investigation. Linville says that because this particular location is a franchise location, and that “the decision whether to discipline the franchisee may only be made when it is legally concluded that a law has been violated by the franchise owners.”
Linville also sympathized with Brandt, adding: ““We think what happened to Tyler is deplorable, and this is a chance for Taco John’s International to make it right.”
In the meantime, the ACLU has launched a Tumblr asking people to submit positive messages of encouragement for Brandt.
Matthew Tharrett
The OXD Mirror: Chill Out with Dreamy House Tracks by Horixon, Chris Malinchak, Soul Clap & More
BY OCCUPY THE DISCO / RU BHATT
Monarchy’s Andrew Armstrong teams up with John Sambrooke again for another Horixon EP, which includes their latest single, ‘Great Things.’ Jacques Teal’s beautiful, introspective vocals are complemented by a dreamy landscape provided by this hot production duo.
The EP’s title track, ‘Brighter Day’ features house vocalist legend Robert Owens. Having collaborated with Owens before on ‘Lifeline,’ (released by Kitsuné) there’s no question their new collaboration will fall into heavy rotation. Check out both tracks on the Brighter Day EP, available now on Beatport.
Check out more tracks AFTER THE JUMP…
WEEKEND CALENDAR
This weekend you can get a double dose of Occupy the Disco: We’re at the303 in SoHo on Saturday night, giving you late night, deep house vibes at our own party, ‘Night Fever,’ and we’re also spinning with NYC’s W. Jeremy Pelser at Patrick Crough & Brian Rafferty’s ‘Gentlemen’s Club Haus‘ on Sunday. We’ll see you on the dance floor!
OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD) curates and recommends music events to the gay community in NYC—in an effort to move the focus of the nightlife scene beyond the promoter and venue and to the music itself. OXD’s goal is to educate, entertain, engage and empower the gay audience to reclaim their ability to question and experience the unknown. The OXD Mirror will serve to showcase tunes that are definitely off-the-beaten-path but rightfully deserve the attention of the gay ear.
This week’s post was written and curated by Ru Bhatt. Check out more of his music picks on his podcast, The Ru-Mix and on Made In Brazil.
Be sure to check out these tracks and more on our Spotify Playlist. For more information on OXD, check out our website and accompanying blog at www.occupythedisco.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter: @OccupyTheDisco.
Occupy the Disco
Zé Maria Presidente 2014 – Mulheres e LGBT (TV)
Especial de mulheres www.pstu.org.br/node/20429 Um programa LGBT para a classe trabalhadora www.pstu.org.br/node/8869 No Brasil, pelo menos uma pessoa gay, bissexual, travesti ou transexual…
WATCH: Missouri's First Same-Sex Marriage Case In Court Today
A state judge will hear oral arguments for and against Missouri’s constitutional amendment prohibiting the recognition of legal same-sex marriages in a court in Jackson County today.
Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez
Daniel Mark Ogloff, Canadian Teacher, Suspended After Placing 'I'm Gay' Sticker On Student's back
A Canadian high school teacher saw his teacher license suspended after placing a piece of masking tape printed with the words “I’m gay” on a 11th grade student’s back.
Daniel Mark Ogloff, a metal and machine shop teacher at Aldergrove Community Secondary School in Langley, British Columbia, served an unpaid 10-week suspension in 2013 and was stripped of his teaching certificate for two weeks at the start of this school year for the prank, which took place last September, according to The Province.
The publication cites a report from school officials, which said that Ogloff had “acted unprofessionally, disrespectfully and without regard for students’ physical and emotional safety.”
After Ogloff placed the tape on the student’s back, he then “gestured ‘shhh’ to the students,” and “pointed at another student and mouthed words to the effect, ‘It was him.’”
Meanwhile, other students were laughing and taking photos.
It wasn’t the first incident over which Ogloff had been warned for his behavior, having earlier received verbal warning over comments he made to seventh grade students, followed by a letter over remarks made to a twelfth grader in class, according to CBC News.
Library bans you from finding out about pits, perverts and Pride
Jane Fae takes on web filters, calling out the UK government for using a filtering system that does not comply with UK equality law
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/library-bans-you-finding-out-about-pits-perverts-and-pride250914
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