Far-Right French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Has Surprising Gay Support

Some like her anti-immigration stance and don’t think she’ll follow through on a promise to repeal marriage equality.

www.advocate.com/world/2017/4/20/far-right-french-presidential-candidate-marine-le-pen-has-surprising-gay-support

「チェチェンでゲイ100人拘束」リベラル紙が報道　当局否定するも欧米は批判
ロシア・チェチェンで、100人以上の男性同性愛者が拘束され、少なくとも3人が死亡したとロシアのリベラル紙が報じた。当局は否定するが、欧米からは批判の声が上がる。

もっと見る: 国際, Lgbt, ＬＧＢＴ, 性的少数者, ゲイ, ロシア, チェチェン, 拘束, 人権, Japan News

www.huffingtonpost.jp/2017/04/20/lgbt-russia-chechen_n_16121206.html

Revenge Porn Is Finally Illegal Under Navy and Marine Corps Law

A military regulation went into effect this week that bans sharing of nude photos without consent. 

www.advocate.com/politics/2017/4/20/revenge-porn-finally-illegal-under-navy-and-marine-corps-law

How do I tell my dad I know he’s gay?
He’s a conservative Trump supporter, and a staunch Catholic to boot. But…

www.queerty.com/tell-dad-know-hes-gay-20170420?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Grab the Tissues: Vicks Ad Featuring Transgender Mom Goes Viral in India

Post submitted by Fitret Yitayew, HRC Foundation Workplace Equality Assistant

A new ad from Vicks India featuring a transgender mother and her daughter has gone viral.

The heart touching ad tells the story of how Gauri Sawant, a transgender woman and activist, came to adopt Gayatri, a young girl whose birth mother died of AIDS.

In the ad, Gayatri narrates the daily rituals she has adopted with her new mummy, from hair massages to watching horror films together, and the struggles her mother faces as a transgender woman. She questions the unfair legal treatment of transgender people in India.    

“My Civics book says that everyone is entitled to basic rights” Gayatri says.

“Then why is my mom denied them?”

By the end of the ad, Gayatri says she is going to be a lawyer – for her mom.

Transgender women have a long history in India, featured in Hindu mythology and sought out for blessings. In 2014, India’s Supreme Court ruled that transgender people had equal rights under the law and granted legal status to individuals who identify as a third gender – neither male or female. Still, transgender people continue to face bias and discrimination in Indian society.

Discrimination and hate are often manifested from a fear of what people don’t know or understand. Visibility helps mitigate this fear, emphasizing our common humanity. This Vicks India ad connects us to the universal experiences of parental love and mother/daughter bonds fostering vital conversations necessary for positive change.

Vicks India is owned by the parent company, Proctor & Gamble, which has earned a perfect 100 score since 2014 on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to LGBT employees, and is a founding member of HRC’s Global Business Coalition, a consortium of major global businesses committed to upholding workplace protections for LGBT employees – along with the rest of their workforce – everywhere that they do  business.

“We believe family and care are timeless – the definition of family will keep evolving in the modern world but Vicks believes that everyone deserves the ‘touch of care,’” Nitin Darbari, Marketing Director, Asia Vicks, told HRC.

In September, HRC hosted eight advocates working on transgender issues in India at our office in Washington, D.C. HRC also traveled to Hyderabad, India, in 2016 to kick off and participate in the city’s first summit focused on LGBTQ workplace inclusion.

Interested in making your workplace welcoming and inclusive for transgender and gender nonconforming employees? Check out the HRC Foundation’s “Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers” at www.hrc.org/transtoolkit

www.hrc.org/blog/grab-the-tissues-vicks-ad-featuring-transgender-mom-goes-viral-in-india?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Army Secretary Nom: Trans People Are 'Evil' Who Must Be 'Crushed'

Trump’s nominee for Army Secretary — who will succeed Obama’s out secretary, Eric Fanning — compared trans people to ISIS and has worked to dismantle LGBT rights as a Tennessee senator.

www.advocate.com/military/2017/4/20/army-secretary-nom-trans-people-are-evil-who-must-be-crushed

PHOTOS: Big things are in store for model Dima Gornovskyi

www.queerty.com/photos-big-things-store-model-dima-gornovskyi-20170420?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

‘Broadway Bares’ Features the Big Men on Campus at ‘Strip U’ – WATCH

Broadway Bares announced the theme for its 27th annual burlesque benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and they’re heading to campus this year with Strip U.

Check out their sexy behind-the-scenes preview video and poster HERE.

Some more info:

Broadway Bares: Strip U (#BroadwayBares) will feature more than 150 of the hottest male and female dancers in New York City sharing their hearts and well-toned bodies with an energetic crowd of thousands. The 90-minute show features Broadway’s most talented movers and shakers in a highly choreographed, highly produced spectacular.

Using the collegiate theme as a jumping off point, Broadway Bares: Strip U combines the winking humor of classic burlesque with today’s pop music to create a truly unparalleled show. Imagine the Broadway Bares take on a science lab exploding with sizzling chemistry or sculpted studs exhibiting model behavior in art class. You could wait to watch highlights online, but there’s nothing like experiencing the live show where anything can happen.

The 27th annual edition of Broadway Bares will take place at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street, NYC) at 9:30 pm and midnight on Sunday, June 18.

The theme was created and will be directed by Nick Kenkel (Half Time, Celebrity Cruises, Saturday Night Live, Peepshow). Special guests for the evening will be announced later this spring.

Tickets for Broadway Bares range from $50 to $3,000. VIP tickets include unlimited specialty cocktails and exclusive seating. The fabulous “Stripper Spectacular” package includes a premium reserved table seat at either show with specialty cocktails, admission to a private cocktail party at Broadway Bares creator and executive producer Jerry Mitchell’s penthouse apartment and a backstage tour. The “Barest Backstage Insider Experience” includes a premium reserved table seat at the midnight show with specialty cocktails, a pre-show, behind-the-scenes backstage tour and access to the final “undressed” rehearsal the evening of the show. Ticket details are at broadwaycares.org. For other information and merchandise, visit broadwaybares.com.

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