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Gay Days set to turn Disneyland into the gayest place on earth for a red-hot weekend
Gay Days set to turn Disneyland into the gayest place on earth for a red-hot weekend
The first Gay Days Anaheim drew a couple thousand people. Today the event attracts tens of thousands, mixing and matching in red T-shirts with non-LGBTQ people.
Gay Dads Kordale and Kaleb and Kids Star in New Ads from Acne Studios
Gay Dads Kordale and Kaleb and Kids Star in New Ads from Acne Studios
Atanta-based gay couple Kordale Lewis and Kaleb Anthony, along with their four children, have been highlighted anew in advertising for Swedish fashion house Acne Studios.
The dads went viral on social media a few years ago with an eye-catching photograph depicting the duo getting their children ready in the morning, and have since been featured in advertising as a result, including an ad campaign for Nikon. Lewis also parlayed his distinctive family’s story and background into a memoir.
Now they have become the first black LGBT family to represent a high-fashion European clothing line, on behalf of a collection that launched last week on August 17. Their selection is explained by the label’s creative director Jonny Johannson:
The collection’s accompanying lookbook, lensed by power photography duo Inez and Vinoodh, features Atlanta-based couple Kordale Lewis and Kaleb Anthony posing with their four children in select pieces from the line, including skull cap beanies, long-sleeve rugby polos, side-stripe track pants and shorts.
“I have been thinking about families for a long time. Since Acne Studios started as a collective, we would see each other as a family back in the days. I therefore wanted to portray households of today, in all constellations — this is how we found Kordale and Kaleb. How does the [trademark] face motif fit into all of this? Well it’s just an ordinary Swedish citizen. Not too happy, not too sad, but somewhere in between. Lagom in Swedish. Like me.”
You can watch a synopsis and slideshow of the campaign at this link.
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John Stamos celebrates turning 54 by stripping down once more, with feeling
John Stamos celebrates turning 54 by stripping down once more, with feeling
Now he’s, like, even nakeder. He’s basically the nakediest.
Lady Gaga, James Clapper, Mark Merlis, Hurricane Harvey, India, Roger Stone, Rod Stewart, Transparent, Tom Cruise: HOT LINKS
Lady Gaga, James Clapper, Mark Merlis, Hurricane Harvey, India, Roger Stone, Rod Stewart, Transparent, Tom Cruise: HOT LINKS
MARK MERLIS. American Studies author dies at 67: “The cause was pneumonia associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the neurological disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, said his husband, Robert Ashe.
JAMES CLAPPER. Trump, Kellyanne Conway slam former Director of National Intelligence for calling Trump unfit. Conway: “It’s such an absurd analysis playing armchair psychiatrist, and it’s not just him, it’s a lot of people on TV.”
“It’s way over the line.” –@KellyannePolls reacts to James Clapper questioning Pres. Trump’s fitness for office pic.twitter.com/w4Db17t6g5
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) August 24, 2017
James Clapper, who famously got caught lying to Congress, is now an authority on Donald Trump. Will he show you his beautiful letter to me?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 24, 2017
COLLUSION. Trump aide’s email draws scrutiny in Russia investigation.
WEB SLEUTHS INVESTIGATE. Tom Cruise’s fake butt.
HARVEY. Dangerous hurricane to slam Texas coast and stall out: “An incredible amount of rain, exceeding 20 inches in some areas, is likely as the storm is predicted to stall and unload torrential downpours for four straight days.”
INDIA. Supreme Court rules Indians have constitutional right to privacy, which could have implications for decriminalization of homosexuality: “Activists have argued that Section 377, which criminalises homosexuality, violates the Indian citizens’ fundamental rights to equality and to life with dignity and privacy.”
ISIS. Terrorist group uses boy to threaten Trump in new video. “My message to Trump, the puppet of the Jews: Allah promised us victory, promised you defeat,” the child who gives his name as Yousef said amid ruins in the terrorist group’s Syrian capital, Raqqa. “This battle is not gonna end in Raqqa or Mosul. It’s gonna end in you lands.”
ROGER STONE. Congressmen who vote for impeachment are endangering their lives.
TRANS STUDENTS. Lambda Legal sues U.S. Departments of Education and Justice: “Yesterday, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release information about their decision to withdraw guidance detailing the protections transgender students have under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bans discrimination in education on the basis of sex. After the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice rescinded the guidance in February, we filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for documents and communications on the decision to withdraw the guidance.”
TRANSPARENT. Amazon confirms Season 5 will happen. Soloway: “We are extremely grateful to Amazon Studios for their continued trust and support and to our audience for their warm embrace of the Pfeffermans. We look forward to another season of comedy and drama, love and weirdness, God and sex – in the service of community and in pursuit of peace, joy, freedom and human rights for all.”
DARK FOR 12 HOURS. MTV Australia to push for marriage equality: “The music and pop culture channel, available on Foxtel and Fetch TV, is replacing its usual lineup with an automated message encouraging people to enrol between 6am and 6pm. ”
RICK ZBUR. What was it like to be the first openly gay candidate running for Congress.
ATHENS, OHIO. No more gay conversion therapy. ‘Athens on Monday became the fifth city in Ohio to ban the practice of “conversion therapy” within its city limits, after a unanimous vote by Athens City Council.’
DO YA THINK I’M SEXY. Rod Stewart bringing back his hit song with DNCE.
LADY GAGA. Netflix to premiere documentary about her life.
#GagaFiveFootTwo, a @Netflix Original Documentary, Sept 22 worldwide
pic.twitter.com/nyuq6sNN9A
— xoxo, Gaga (@ladygaga) August 24, 2017
THIRSTY THURSDAY. Sunmeet Gill.
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Blair Imani gets real about queer Muslim representation, shares exclusive “The Bold Type” clip
Blair Imani gets real about queer Muslim representation, shares exclusive “The Bold Type” clip
Photo Credit: Chris Alfonso
On June 9, 2017, I came out very publicly on Fox News as a black queer Muslim woman.
I’ve known that I was queer since I was in ninth grade, but my mom knew well before I did. One day I sat my mom on the living room couch and said to her: “Mom, I’m a lesbian.” She smiled and said flatly, “Honey, no you aren’t,” and then went on to explain that I’ve always had crushes on boys, so maybe I just also like girls. But I didn’t know if it was ‘okay’ to feel like this.
Lesbian rock stars Tegan & Sara helped me (and countless other LGBTQ youth) feel affirmed instead of ashamed with their hit song ‘Closer.’ The song acknowledged queer relationships in a way I hadn’t heard before. It made me feel like I could be myself.
.@BlairImani inspires us, too! t.co/K3z66eGAlf
— GLAAD (@glaad) June 25, 2017
Later on, I learned what bisexual meant and I began identifying as such. I dated women, men, and non-binary people but I never spoke about it publicly. The only time I was vocal about being part of the LGBTQ community was in the context of my advocacy work.
I converted to Islam in 2015, and I quickly learned about the discrimination Muslims have been enduring first hand. Later on, as I began to wear hijab, my visibility as a Muslim woman seemed to “invite” harassment. Thanks to xenophobia, it was assumed that I did not speak English and that I was not from America. In the wake of the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Night Club in 2016, thanks in part to sloppy and opportunistic journalism, it was also assumed that I was homophobic and that queer Muslims could not and did not exist. I tried to push against the rhetoric, but I ultimately took a step back from being out and became very quiet about my queer identity.
That is until I came out on that night in early June. I had hastily decided to appear on Fox News to discuss safe spaces as a method of community-based alternatives to the surveillance and policing of Muslim communities. I made the point to Tucker Carlson that many communities need these safe spaces including black people and LGBTQ community members. He pompously told me that I was not a representative for black people nor for LGBTQ people and in that moment, I corrected him: Well, I actually am a black queer woman in addition to being a Muslim.
Within seconds of the broadcast I was receiving hate email from Tucker Carlson’s vitriolic viewers across the country. I realized immediately that I had done something fairly profound: be myself.
Amidst the hate mail, I received heartwarming messages from queer Muslims around the world in Bahrain, Qatar, Toronto, and London. These messages filled with joy, hopefulness, and affirmations made me optimistic about my spur of the moment decision to come out on national television.
We’re proud of you and we stand with you, @BlairImani #WeResist t.co/3fl4uOhEVf
— GLAAD (@glaad) June 10, 2017
Announcement: @EqualityforHER and @GLAAD are now organizational partners in the #Together campaign! pic.twitter.com/tVsEMbiu4Z
— Blair Imani (@BlairImani) July 17, 2017
Our friend @BlairImani wrote an inclusive, intersectional history book, and we can’t wait to read it! t.co/fsMtk9IwAh
— GLAAD (@glaad) August 14, 2017
I did not anticipate the emotional rollercoaster that would ensue, however. I was bombarded with questions about why I have a male partner but identify as queer and how I was able to ‘reconcile’ my queerness with my religion. I was uninvited from community events and chastised for alienating elders in my community. At the same time, I was welcomed with open arms into the LGBTQ community by people like Eliel Cruz, Ani Zonneveld, Mahdia Lynn, and Broderick Greer. I was even honored when many of my followers began privately coming out to me in the days following the show.
Photo credit: Freeform
Photo credit: Freeform
Photo credit: Freeform
During this chaotic time, support also came from an unexpected source: The Bold Type on Freeform. I could never have anticipated being able to witness a queer Muslim woman prominently featured in the storyline of a major television show, especially not in this political climate. The Bold Type’s Adena El Amin is a “proud Muslim lesbian,” portrayed by Nikohl Boosheri. She is real, complex, and gives me a mirror to myself. She is not one-dimensional. Like Tegan & Sara and their anthem ‘Closer,’ she gives license to LGBTQ youth to be themselves, to love, and to feel. Like me, she wears hijab and is confident in her faith and queer identity, yet her very existence is politicized.
Nothing is bolder than celebrating who you are in a world that does not always accept you. Characters like Adena remind me of this and expose the world to the lived realities of people like me.
Thank you to the @BoldTypeWriters for creating @TheBoldTypeTV and to @nikohl_boosheri for absolutely slaying the role of Adena El Amin
— Blair Imani (@BlairImani) August 22, 2017
Check out an exclusive clip below of next week’s new episode of The Bold Type when Adena shares a special moment with Kat (Aisha Dee). Tune in for the full episode, Tuesday, August 29 at 9/8c on Freeform and join the conversation with #Kadena!
Blair Imani is the founder and Executive Director of Equality for HER, a nonprofit educational platform for feminine identifying individuals and a GLAAD Together movement partner. You can see more of her work at blairimani.com.
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The Village People freshen up “old, tired” lineup with handsome model/actor James Kwong
The Village People freshen up “old, tired” lineup with handsome model/actor James Kwong
James Kwong, a 6’2″ Chinese model and actor, will be stepping into the construction worker’s work boots.
Gay Men Love Me: A PSA for Straight People Who Visit Gay Bars — WATCH
Gay Men Love Me: A PSA for Straight People Who Visit Gay Bars — WATCH
YouTube comic Michael Henry is back with some food for thought on etiquette straight people should observe when paying a visit to their local gay bar.
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Gay Men Love Me: A PSA for Straight People Who Visit Gay Bars — WATCH
Police with Pride
Police with Pride
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Gay contingent from Merseyside Police attending the 2017 Liverpool Pride festival
