Australian Gambling Service Pseudo-Apologizes For Taking Bets On Bruce Jenner's Post-Transition Name

Charles Pulliam-Moore

www.towleroad.com/2015/02/australian-gambling-service-pseudo-apologizes-for-taking-bets-on-bruce-jenner.html

'Drunktown's Finest' Director Sydney Freeland On Growing Up Navajo And Trans
Writer and director Sydney Freeland was born and raised on a Navajo reservation in Gallup, New Mexico—dubbed “Drunktown.” The disconnect between her experiences and the media’s portrayal of reservation life compelled her to create last year’s Sundance success, Drunktown’s Finest. The narrative feature offers not one, but three harrowing interwoven tales of loss and triumph at or around a reservation in Drunktown. Felixia, a trans woman, pursues a spot in the “women of the tribe” calendar. Sick Boy confronts violence and drug abuse. Nizhoni seeks out her past, well after being adopted by a white family. At its core, the film represents the ongoing search for identity and Freeland’s desire to more honestly portray reservation life.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/growing-up-navajo-trans_n_6736546.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices

Gay Star News partners with The Glass Closet to launch new business section

The Glass Closet – the book and website launched by Lord Browne of Madingley – has teamed up with Gay Star News to launch a new online resource on the world of business, workplace best practice and careers

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www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-star-news-partners-glass-closet-launch-new-business-section230215

HRC Mississippi Announces LGBT Workplace Equality Pledge, Over 100 Businesses Say ‘Yes’ to Diversity

HRC’s Equality Is Our Business Pledge Aims to Encourage Workplace Equality for LGBT People.
HRC.org

www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-mississippi-announces-lgbt-workplace-equality-pledge-over-100-businesse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Gaga, Graham Moore & NPH’s Bulge: The Gayest GIFs Of The 2015 Oscars

GIFs via Les Fabian Brathwaite

The 87th annual Academy Awards were last night, and while you may have varying opinions on the success of host Neil Patrick Harris, the nearly four hour telecast offered up some memorable moments. Not nearly four hours worth, but like Hollywood, there were more misses than hits. But let’s took at the big, fat, gay hits from the 2015 Oscars.

Here are the gayest GIFs from the 2015 Academy Awards.

The opening number was treacly and more sincere than I’m comfortable seeing with NPH, but it did offer this touching moment.

Benedict Cumberbatch doing and saying what everyone in the audience was thinking by the last hour of the show.

Shirley MacLaine’s sequined pantsuit

The performance of “Everything is Awesome” featuring sapphic sister duo, Tegan and Sara.

NPH giving the clothes off of his back for a laugh.

Chris Evans’ beard.

Anytime Meryl was on-screen. Like this reaction to her Into the Woods nomination clip.

Or Meryl and J.Lo screaming “YAS!” at Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette for preaching about equal wages for women.

And of course, this skirtsuit.

Meanwhile, the In Memoriam notably left out Joan Rivers. [Ed. note: And Elaine Stritch].

Jennifer Hudson reminding us all why she has an Oscar with her soul-stirring performance after the Rivers-less In Memoriam.

David Oyelowo and Chris Pines’ man-tears after John Legend and Common brought down the house with their performance of “Glory.”

This incredibly creepy moment between Adele Dazeem and Glom Gazingo.

Lady Gaga making it rain glitter and unicorns with her epic Sound of Music tribute. Also, just gonna say it, Voice of a Generation.

National treasure Julie Andrews approved.

Though the gayest and greatest moment at the Oscars belonged to Best Adapted Screenplay winner Graham Moore. First of all, this queen won life when Oprah called his name, “Everybody gets a new car!” style.

Then he got a hug and a kiss from Benedict Cumberbatch.

Pretty sure he just died a little when this happened.

And he gave the most moving speech of the night. Watch this and try not tearing up:

John Stamos approved. And I approve John Stamos.

Les Fabian Brathwaite, so glad Julianne Moore finally has an Oscar, is awaiting Annette Bening’s to right the injustice of the world.

Les Fabian Brathwaite

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Scott Hines, Out Former Mayor Of Rancho Mirage, California, Dies Following Battle With Depression: VIDEO

Jim Redmond

www.towleroad.com/2015/02/scott-hines-out-former-mayor-of-rancho-mirage-california-dies-following-battle-with-depression-video.html

Debi Jackson, Whose Speech About Transgender Daughter Became A Viral Hit, Speaks Out To GLAAD
The conservative Christian mother whose impassioned speech about her transgender daughter went viral in July 2014 recalled the experience in a new interview with GLAAD.

Debi Jackson discussed the moment she came to accept the fact that her daughter, AJ, was transgender in a candid chat with GLAAD’s Claire Pires while attending the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) “Time To Thrive” youth conference.

“Some of the people who are saying that being gay or being trans is not natural, they’ve probably never met a [gay or transgender] person, or they were struggling with those issues themselves and they were in complete denial,” she said. “Your kids can’t make this stuff up.”

Jackson, who noted that her daughter began “living full time as her true gender” at age 4 in her original speech, said that AJ’s disposition changed once she understood that she was accepted by her parents.

“Once we said, ‘Okay, you’re a girl, we’re gonna switch pronouns,’ she was sunshine and sparkles,” Jackson, who identified as a “conservative Southern Baptist Republican,” noted. “She named herself ‘Sparkles.’ She was just a completely different kid.”

Check out Jackson’s original speech below:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/debi-jackson-glaad-_n_6725244.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices