Little Richard, Once Gay, Is Now Antigay — Again
The singer has gone back and forth on the matter for years and now says being gay or transgender is “unnatural.”
www.advocate.com/people/2017/10/06/little-richard-once-gay-now-antigay-again
Daily Archives: October 6, 2017
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Republican Congressman saved during mass shooting by a lesbian to address antigay hate group
Republican Congressman saved during mass shooting by a lesbian to address antigay hate group
Congressman Steve Scalise also said being shot by a gunman in a mass shooting made him more opposed to gun control.
Harvey Weinstein, John Kelly, Hurricane Nate, Donald Trump Jr., Birth Control, Tim Murphy, Puerto Rico: HOT LINKS
Harvey Weinstein, John Kelly, Hurricane Nate, Donald Trump Jr., Birth Control, Tim Murphy, Puerto Rico: HOT LINKS
NATE. Hurricane aims for New Orleans, on swift schedule. “The storm, which is predicted to intensify into a hurricane, should make landfall between late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Damaging winds and flooding threaten the region from roughly Morgan City, La., to Pensacola, Fla.”
HARVEY WEINSTEIN. Is a complete creep: “An investigation by The New York Times found previously undisclosed allegations against Mr. Weinstein stretching over nearly three decades, documented through interviews with current and former employees and film industry workers, as well as legal records, emails and internal documents from the businesses he has run, Miramax and the Weinstein Company.During that time, after being confronted with allegations including sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact, Mr. Weinstein has reached at least eight settlements with women, according to two company officials speaking on the condition of anonymity.”
ISLANDS IN THE STREAM. Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon recreate Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’s duet.
DONALD JR. Trumpkin blasts liberal “fascists” in speech: ‘Speaking at a benefit dinner for Faulkner University, President Trump’s eldest son said that statements such as “we need borders” or “our founders were great people” had become hate speech on some college campuses.’
CHIEF OF STAFF. John Kelly’s phone breached last December: “Tech support staff discovered the suspected breach after Kelly turned his phone in to White House tech support this summer complaining that it wasn’t working or updating software properly. Kelly told the staffers the phone hadn’t been working properly for months, according to the officials. White House aides prepared a one-page September memo summarizing the incident, which was circulated throughout the administration.”
PUERTO RICO. Death toll doubles after Trump visit.
BIRTH CONTROL. Trump restricting access: ‘On Friday, the departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor issued “interim final rules” to make more entities exempt from providing plans that cover contraceptives without a copayment. They will create what a senior HHS official described as limited exemptions for organizations that have a sincerely held religious or moral objection to providing birth control coverage.’
TIM MURPHY. Anti-abortion congressman to resign after it was revealed he encouraged his girlfriend to get an abortion: “The Pennsylvania Republican’s about-face came after House GOP leaders and senior Republicans upped the pressure on Murphy to step down. Republican sources familiar with Murphy’s thinking said the married father of one child initially believed he could weather a story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, revealing he had sent a series of text messages to his girlfriend — a psychologist half his age — encouraging her to have an abortion. Murphy has been a strongly anti-abortion lawmaker during his 15 years in Congress.”
THRILL OF IT ALL. Sam Smith announces album release date, track list, and tour dates.
ALMOST LIKE PRAYING. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Marc Anthony, Ruben Blades, Camila Cabello, Pedro Capo, Dessa, Gloria Estefan, Fat Joe, Luis Fonsi, Juan Luis Guerra, Alex Lacamoire, John Leguizamo, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Ednita Nazario, Joell Ortiz, Anthony Ramos, Gina Rodriguez, Gilberto Santa Rosa, PJ Sin Suela, Tommy Torres, Ana Villafañe in benefit for Puerto Rico hurricane victims.
DETROIT. Conservative residents are unhappy about a gay hook-up billboard in their neighborhood.
A controversial billboard on McNichols, just east of I 75, advertising for male hook ups. @WWJ950 @FOX2Detroit pic.twitter.com/CjQ09xlQx1
— Charlie Langton (@charlielangton) October 6, 2017
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.Will schools a new generation of gay on where his rights came from on Will & Grace.
NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. Maroon 5 and Julia Michaels “Help Me Out”.
FRIDAY FLASH. Antonin the 2nd.
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The GLAAD Wrap: ‘The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson’ out on Netflix, new music from Sam Smith, and more!
The GLAAD Wrap: ‘The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson’ out on Netflix, new music from Sam Smith, and more!
Courtesy of Woman of Fire
Every week, the GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend!
1) On Friday, the acclaimed documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is out on Netflix. The film is a portrait of the pioneer herself, and the trans women of color around her who inspired a movement. The documentary shows never before seen archival footage of Johnson, and sheds new light on her unsolved and unjust death, while following modern day trans advocate Victoria Cruz as she tries to get the Johnson case reopened. This film is a powerful history lesson in one of the most iconic LGBTQ figures of all time. You can stream The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson right now on Netflix.
2) The film Chavela is opening in limited release this weekend. Having opened in New York on Wednesday and LA and San Francisco on Friday, Chavela is a stunning portrait of the iconic Mexican lesbian singer Chavela Vargas. The film shows Vargas through archival footage and interviews with those who knew and loved the singer taking about her life and her influence. This includes her former lover Alicia Elena Pérez as well as director Pedro Almodovar. If you’re in one of the cities in which the film is playing, don’t miss it! You can click here to see where it is playing, and check out the trailer below!
3) The documentary Woman on Fire came out this week on demand. The film follows Brooke Guinan, the first openly transgender firefighter in New York City. The documentary tells her story of being third generation firefighter, and how her transition affected her family and her career. Woman on Fire also shows Brooke in her relationship, her inspiring other women in the NYFD, and her speaking at pride. The film is now available to rent and buy on iTunes, and you can check out the trailer below!
4) The first trailer has been released for Freedom, the Channel Four film about the late singer George Michael. The film features plentiful footage from Michael himself, describing his life, his music, and what it all means to him. There is also a wealth of testimony from people such as Elton John who speak to Michael’s legacy as both a performer and an LGBTQ icon. More info is yet to be released on if the film will air in America, but you can watch the trailer here!
5) Out director Dee Rees has another project in the works, as she was just brought on to direct An Uncivil War, a drama following the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment. The film will take a first hand look at the fight for the amendment with feminist leaders such as Gloria Steinem and Florynce “Flo” Kennedy helming the women’s movement as they fought against conservative organizer Phyllis Shafly. The film will be fully financed by FilmNation.
6) Amazon and BBC have teamed up to produce A Very English Scandal, a series from out writer Russell T. Davies set right after the decriminalization of homosexuality in the U.K. Starring Hugh Grant and out actor Ben Wishaw, the film tells the story of the Liberal Party Leader Jeremy Thorpe (Grant), and how is ex lover (Wishaw) threatened to expose their secret. The three-part drama is currently filming. In other television news, Freeform’s The Bold Type has been renewed for two more seasons, so there is hope for fans of the queer relationship of Kat and Adena!
7) A trailer has been released for Viceland’s The Trixie and Katya Show. Based on their popular webseries UNHhhh, the show will follow drag queens Katya and Trixie Mattel as they talk about a variety of topics with their own comedic spin on it, as well as going out and doing interviews on the streets. The show will premiere on November 15th on Viceland, and you can watch the trailer here!
8) Out singer Sam Smith has just announced his sophomore album The Thrill of it All, which will be released November 3rd. He also announced a tour for 2018 to accompany the album. Info on how to pre-order the album and the concert dates are available here. Tickets will go on pre-sale October 11th, and on sale to the general public on the 12th. On Friday, the singer also released his second single from The Thrill of it All, “Pray,” which you can listen to below!
9) St. Vincent released the video for her single “Los Ageless” this week. The video follows the singer in a surreal Technicolor montage in different types of de-aging techniques. “Los Ageless” is the second single off of St. Vincent’s (aka Annie Clark) upcoming album MASSEDUCTION, which will be released on October 13th. The album is available for preorder now, and you can watch the video below!
10) White and Colors is a recently completed short film that explores the end of a relationship between two women. Taking place at a Laundromat, the film goes through the five-year relationship, how the two have grown and changed, and if what they have can be salvaged. The filmmakers are currently raising funds for festival submissions. The read more about their process and the film itself, you can click here!
October 6, 2017
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All-Out Assault on LGBTQ People by Trump, Pence, Sessions
All-Out Assault on LGBTQ People by Trump, Pence, Sessions
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, strongly condemned the Trump-Pence administration’s decision to carry out a sweeping “license to discriminate” that puts millions of LGBTQ Americans at risk of discrimination, as well as release a new regulation that could deny millions of Americans access to critical contraceptive care previously guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
“Today the Trump-Pence administration launched an all-out assault on LGBTQ people, women, and other minority communities by unleashing a sweeping license to discriminate,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “This blatant attempt to further Donald Trump’s cynical and hateful agenda will enable systematic, government-wide discrimination that will have a devastating impact on LGBTQ people and their families. Donald Trump and Mike Pence have proven they will stop at nothing to target the LGBTQ community and drag our nation backwards. We will fight them every step of the way.”
“It’s unconscionable that the Trump-Pence administration also today encouraged employers to exert control over the essential health care decisions of their employees,” continued Griffin. “The rule change on contraception will undoubtedly limit access to vitally important care that women and so many in the LGBTQ community rely on every day. We each deserve to have the freedom to live and plan our lives with dignity, and this administration’s reckless efforts to undermine the health care of millions of Americans must be stopped.”
In May, Donald Trump signed an order that threatened to exacerbate anti-LGBTQ discrimination by laying the groundwork for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to implement the license to discriminate announced today. Already, more than 50 percent of Americans live in an area of the U.S. where LGBTQ people are at risk being fired, evicted, or denied services because of who they are — and two-thirds of LGBTQ people report having faced such discrimination in their lives.
A preliminary analysis of the Trump-Pence administration’s license to discriminate indicates that LGBTQ people and women will be at risk in some of the following ways:
A Social Security Administration employee could refuse to accept or process spousal or survivor benefits paperwork for a surviving same-sex spouse
A federal contractor could refuse to provide services to LGBTQ people, including in emergencies, without risk of losing federal contracts
Organizations that had previously been prohibited from requiring all of their employees from following the tenets of the organization’s faith could now possibly discriminate against LGBTQ people in the provision of benefits and overall employment status
Agencies receiving federal funding, and even their individual staff members, could refuse to provide services to LGBTQ children in crisis, or to place adoptive or foster children with a same-sex couple or transgender couple simply because of who they are
The guidance instructs federal government attorneys on how to handle matters before them and instructs federal agencies to reconsider current and future regulations in light of this license to discriminate. It’s important to note this Department of Justice interpretation of existing federal law is not consistent in the way that federal courts have interpreted these issues and are subject to legal challenges.
Emails Show ‘Vice’ Editor Worked with Milo Yiannopoulos to Disparage Women
Emails Show ‘Vice’ Editor Worked with Milo Yiannopoulos to Disparage Women
Mitchell Sunderland, editor for Vice’s feminist vertical Broadly, leaked stories to proud misogynist Yiannopoulos.
www.advocate.com/media/2017/10/06/emails-show-vice-editor-worked-milo-yiannopoulos-disparage-women
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Matthew Rush unexpectedly back in jail
Matthew Rush unexpectedly back in jail
He was only out of custody for a week.