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Daily Archives: March 25, 2015
HBO Cancels Looking, Planning TV Movie
HBO Cancels Looking, Planning TV Movie
A passionate audience and critical acclaim were not enough to save the show about urban gay life.
Neal Broverman
www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/03/25/hbo-cancels-looking-planning-tv-movie
Nate Berkus Welcomes A Daughter, Poppy Brent-Berkus, With Husband Jeremiah Brent
Nate Berkus Welcomes A Daughter, Poppy Brent-Berkus, With Husband Jeremiah Brent
Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent have welcomed a daughter, Poppy Brent-Berkus, via a surrogate.
The “American Dream Builders” designer, 43, confirmed the big news on Facebook. He writes:
Jeremiah & I are thrilled to announce the arrival of our daughter, Poppy Brent-Berkus, born via surrogate on March 23,…
Posted by Nate Berkus on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
In September 2014, Berkus confirmed longstanding rumors that he and Brent were expecting their first child on Facebook.
“While we can’t share much, we can say that thanks to a surrogate and the support of those we love we will officially be a family in the spring of 2015,” he wrote at the time.
Berkus and Brent made history in May 2014 when they became the first same-sex couple to tie the knot at the New York Public Library.
Congrats, gentlemen!
Happy anniversary! 10 love nests to celebrate 1 year of gay marriage in England and Wales
Happy anniversary! 10 love nests to celebrate 1 year of gay marriage in England and Wales
29 March marks 12 months since the first same-sex wedding in Britain
jamiet
Georgia Legislators to Take Up Anti-LGBT Bill Again Today
Georgia Legislators to Take Up Anti-LGBT Bill Again Today
Yesterday Georgia’s House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on SB 129, an anti-LGBT bill that would empower people to use their religion to pick and choose which laws they want to follow.
HRC.org
Straight Eagle Scout Fights To Keep His Gay Twin From A Lifelong Scouting Ban
Straight Eagle Scout Fights To Keep His Gay Twin From A Lifelong Scouting Ban
Identical twin brothers August and Liam Easton-Calabriaand have spent their lives in the Boy Scouts, but now that they are eighteen years old, only one of them will be allowed to participate in the Scouts.
That’s because Liam happens to be gay, and while the organization has budged in recent years to allow openly gay scouts, their ban on gay adults seems all but iron clad.
Now August has launched a Change.org petition “to demonstrate support for dropping the antigay ban.”
“In the eyes of the BSA, I am worthy to share Scouting with my children, but he is not,” August writes. “This heartbreaking consequence for Liam, me, and our parents goes against all I learned in Scouting.”
August and Liam have both reached Eagle Scout, the highest rank available, and while many Eagle Scouts go on to participate as leaders, it’s the end of the road for Liam until the Scouts evolve.
Related: After A Year Of Advocating For Acceptance, Gay Teen Becomes First To Achieve Eagle Scout
“Liam took on the responsibility of Patrol Leader at age 14,” adds August. “After two years, the Scouts in our Troop elected Liam as their Senior Patrol Leader. He earned the admiration and loyalty of our fellow Scouts because of his integrity. The fact that Liam is gay did not affect his relationship with anyone. It has nothing to do with the content of his character.”
Many scouts and former scouts have added words of support in the comments section of the petition.
“I am an eagle scout and I believe that a persons sexual orientation has no effect on their leadership abilities,” said Michael Murphy from Yucaipa, CA.
Bill Houston from Yellow Springs, OH became an Eagle Scout 71 years ago in 1944 said, “I think it’s important to remove all vestiges of homophobia in the scouting movement.”
Head here to add your signature to the petition.
h/t GayStarNews
Dan Tracer
Texas Lawmakers Debate Whether To Take Alabama-Style Stand Against Gay Marriage: LIVE VIDEO
Texas Lawmakers Debate Whether To Take Alabama-Style Stand Against Gay Marriage: LIVE VIDEO
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers are scheduled to debate a bill Wednesday that aims to bar county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down state marriage bans as expected in June.
The “Preservation of Sovereignty and Marriage Act,” by GOP Rep. Cecil Bell, would remove authority over marriage licenses from elected county clerks and place it with the appointed secretary of state. It would also prohibit state or local funds from being used to license, register, certify or support same-sex marriage.
The bill is set to be heard Wednesday by the House Committee on State Affairs. You can watch a live-stream of the hearing here, but it is not expected to begin until late Wednesday afternoon.
“Should this legislation pass, and then the Supreme Court rules in favor of the freedom to marry, Texans would have to foot the bill for millions of dollars of litigation,” Equality Texas Executive Director Chuck Smith said during a press conference about the bill on Wednesday morning.
Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network, called the bill “a legislative temper tantrum” from those who refuse to accept that the U.S. Constitution guarantees equal protection for same-sex couples.
“Passing the bill would put Texas on a collision course with both the United States Supreme Court and the harsh judgment of history, and in both cases Texas would fare very poorly,” Miller said.
The bill, which has 21 co-authors, is one of four anti-gay marriage bills introduced by Rep. Bell (shown above cutting cake at a rally in February to mark the 10th anniversary of the state’s marriage amendment). If passed by a two-thirds majority, which is unlikely, it would take effect immediately. If passed by a simple majority, it would take effect Sept. 1, three months after the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the issue.
The bill is one of more than 20 anti-LGBT measures introduced in the Texas Legislature this year, the most in the history of any state.
On Monday, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore spoke during a rally at the Capitol and encouraged Texas lawmakers to follow his lead and defy federal court rulings in favor of marriage equality.
A federal district judge struck down Texas’ marriage ban last year, but stayed his decision pending the state’s appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit, which heard oral arguments in January. The 5th Circuit has not yet ruled.
Should you wish to contact members of the House Committee on State Affairs, their info is here.
John Wright
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12 Celebrities Who Lovingly Embrace Their LGBT Children
12 Celebrities Who Lovingly Embrace Their LGBT Children
The parents every queer kid has dreamed of.
Erin Wilson
www.advocate.com/families/2015/03/25/12-celebrities-who-lovingly-embrace-their-lgbt-children
Jason Collins Coaches Gay Athletes And Celebs On The Art Of Coming Out
Jason Collins Coaches Gay Athletes And Celebs On The Art Of Coming Out
Jason Collins and Conner Mertens, the first active NBA star and college football player to come out, respectively, open up about the unique struggle closeted athletes face.
“You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known,” proclaimed former NBA star Tim Hardaway. “I don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don’t like it. It shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States.”