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Daily Archives: November 8, 2017
Former Boston TV Anchor Says Kevin Spacey Sexually Assaulted Her Son and She Wants Him in Jail: WATCH
Former Boston TV Anchor Says Kevin Spacey Sexually Assaulted Her Son and She Wants Him in Jail: WATCH
Appearing at a press conference with her lawyer, Heather Unruh, a former Boston TV anchor, says that Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her son last year on Nantucket and she wants him to go to jail.
Unruh said that Spacey plied her son, then 18, with alcohol, before shoving his hand down the teen’s pants and grabbing his genitals.
Her son, now 19, fled when Spacey excused himself to use the bathroom and a woman urged the young man to run, Unruh said. She said the teen sprinted home to his grandmother’s house and woke up his sister after the incident.
“Shame on you for what you did to my son,” Unruh said, directly addressing Spacey, whose career is in free fall after several men have recently accused him of sexual assault in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Unruh described her son as “a very strong young man. He does his best to deal with it, but it’s always there.”
She said she reported the alleged assault to local law enforcement, and that she wants “to see Kevin Spacey go to jail.” Unruh said she wanted to see the “hand of justice” come down on Spacey.
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Fighting back tears, Heather Unruh told reporters that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son. t.co/Ut6RLI49kO pic.twitter.com/oqQiRphvDc
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) November 8, 2017
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Victoria Beckham Is Designing A Fitness Wear Collection For Reebok… Yes, Really
Victoria Beckham Is Designing A Fitness Wear Collection For Reebok… Yes, Really
Victoria Beckham may not be the first person who springs to mind when looking for someone to front a sportswear campaign, but Reebok has decided to do just that – hitting up the designer for a collaboration.
Her love of heels in renowned – she even once wore stilettos on a treadmill – but recent years have seen VB adding more trainers to her wardrobe.
In fact Beckham wants us to know that she has “long incorporated sportswear into [her] wardrobe and daily life”.
“To have the opportunity to challenge the traditional notions of fitness wear within a fashion context is something I have always wanted to do,” she said of the collaboration.
A statement released by the brand said Beckham will join Reebok’s growing coalition of “unapologetically accomplished women – including Ariana Grande, Gigi Hadid, Aly Raisman and Teyana Taylor, among others – to push new boundaries in the brand’s long-time mission of empowering women to be the best version of themselves.”
Corinna Werkle, senior vice president of women’s initiatives at Reebok, was full of praise for Beckham.
“As a brand, we look to partner with not just influential women, but women who want to truly change the world.There’s no better embodiment of this than Victoria,” she said.
“She is a true visionary who possesses a relentless desire to help women become the best version of themselves.
“This desire shines through in everything she touches, especially her designs, which continue to push industry standards season after season.
“We cannot wait for the world to see what she will do with our collaboration.”
The Reebok x Victoria Beckham collection will be introduced in late 2018.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reebok-x-victoria-beckham_uk_5a034762e4b03deac08a96f6
Meet the Transgender Americans Who Won on Election Day
Meet the Transgender Americans Who Won on Election Day
Post submmited by Charles Girard, Digital Organizer
In an incredible turnout of pro-equality voters, Americans across the country elected at least six out transgender people to office during yesterday’s election.
These historic wins took place in states across the country from Georgia to Pennsylvania, as Americans rejected the vitriolic rhetoric that Donald Trump and Mike Pence continue to spew.
HRC applauds the following openly transgender candidates who won a wide variety of races:
Andrea Jenkins, Minnesota (Minneapolis City Council)
Voters elected Jenkins to the Minneapolis City Council as the first openly transgender woman of color elected to public office in the U.S.
Danica Roem, Virginia (Virginia House of Delegates)
Roem unseated anti-LGBTQ Delegate Bob Marshall, and her electoral victory will make her Virginia’s first out transgender public official and the nation’s only out transgender state representative.
Gerri Cannon, New Hampshire (Somersworth School Board)
Cannon joined the Somersworth School Board yesterday. According to her LinkedIn page, she is planning on running for New Hampshire State Representative.
Lisa Middleton, California (Palm Springs City Council)
Middleton’s victory in the Palm Springs City Council election made her the first openly transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in the state of California.
Stephe Koontz, Georgia (Doraville City Council)
Koontz won a spot on her hometown city council, becoming her city’s first openly transgender elected official.
Tyler Titus, Pennsylvania (Erie School Board)
Titus’s win makes him the first out transgender person elected to office in Pennsylvania after a successful write-in campaign to join the ballot.
HRC is still closely watching the uncalled Minneapolis City Council Ward 4 race, where transgender candidate Phillipe Cunningham could join Jenkins.
These candidates represent not only regional voters, but the 1.4 million transgender Americans across the country.
“For trans youth across the country, Danica Roem’s election isn’t just a headline or even history,” HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride told The New York Times. “It’s hope. Hope for a better tomorrow.”
At a time when the Trump-Pence regime continues to attack underrepresented Americans, these candidates prove that LGBTQ people and their allies are resist, vote and win.
American Voters Say No to Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ agenda
American Voters Say No to Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ agenda
By Arielle Gordon, News & Rapid Response Intern
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today congratulated the five LGBTQ leaders voted into office during yesterday’s election. Their victories show a tremendous ability to overcome discrimination and thrive in the face of adversity. Yesterday’s events are a great triumph not only for these leaders, but for the states that they represent, the LGBTQ community, and the nation as a whole.
“Last night was a victory for so many remarkable LGBTQ candidates, but it was also a victory for inclusion and acceptance,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. “This is a clear repudiation of President Trump’s hate-fueled politics of bullying and browbeating. Yesterday, Americans took to the polls and chose optimism, hope, and new leadership – and this is only the beginning of our resistance.”
In Seattle, WA, Jenny Durkan has been elected as the city’s first openly lesbian mayor, and its first female mayor since the 1920s. Nationwide, she is only the second openly lesbian mayor of a major city. As U.S. attorney, Durkan fought for the protection of civil rights through reforms in the Seattle Police Department. One of Jenny’s most notable campaign promises has been dubbed her “Seattle Promise,” in which plans to guarantee all high school graduates living in Seattle two years free tuition to a community or technical college.
In Virginia, Danica Roem will become the state’s first out transgender legislator. Roem claimed this historic, groundbreaking victory against anti-LGBTQ demagogue Bob Marshall who earlier this year presented the Physical Privacy Act, a bill that would have restricted transgender people in Virginia from using bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. On the campaign trail, Marshall repeatedly misgendered Roem and continued to spew anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, but Roem remained focused on her central campaign issues instead of returning fire. In a statement, Sarah Kate Ellis denounced the misgendering of Roem, calling it “inhumane and flat out un-American.” In a race with candidates so opposed on LGBTQ issues, the significance of the choice of the Virginian people to elect the candidate championing LGBTQ rights cannot be overstated.
Minneapolis, MN made history last night with the election of Andrea Jenkins to Minneapolis City Council Ward 8. This victory is triply significant because Jenkins, a transgender woman of color, faces three intersecting forms of oppression – sexism, racism, and transphobia. In the face of great adversity, Jenkins claimed victory with 73% of the vote. Jenkins is an accomplished Oral Historian, most notably working on the University of Minnesota’s Transgender Oral History Project. The aim of this project is to empower transgender individuals, whose voices are often missing from historical documentation, to tell their stories.
In Doraville, GA, Stephe Koontz, a candidate endorsed by Georgia Equality, made history as the first out transgender woman elected to Doraville City Council. Living in a state that is extremely politically conservative, Koontz’s election to city council is indicative of growing acceptance for the LGBTQ community in Georgia. She holds a progressive vision for the city, and her victory provides evidence that the people of her district are aligned with that vision.
Last night, the Milford, PA borough council appointed Sean Strub, as their mayor. Strub, a gay man born in Iowa City, Iowa, is an accomplished writer and activist. He is the director of The Sero Project, a national network of individuals living with HIV who work to fight against stigma and injustice. Additionally, Strub is the founder of POZ magazine, a publication that provides daily news, treatment information, and other resources and information that may be helpful to individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
Congratulations to these individuals for their accomplishments, and may future elections bring even more LGBTQ politicians to office. Today is truly an amazing moment in our nation’s LGBTQ history.
November 8, 2017
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www.glaad.org/blog/american-voters-say-no-trumps-anti-lgbtq-agenda
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Perez Hilton says he’s the victim of bullying
Perez Hilton says he’s the victim of bullying
And the perpetrator is none other than Taylor Swift.
Gay Couple Cries in Gallery as Scottish Leader Apologizes for Country’s Homosexuality Convictions: WATCH
Gay Couple Cries in Gallery as Scottish Leader Apologizes for Country’s Homosexuality Convictions: WATCH
Scotland’s devolved government today (November 7) issued an apology to men that had previously been convicted of same-sex activity that is no longer illegal. It simultaneously passed new legislation that would allow them to clear their names and see such convictions wiped from criminal records. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the country’s parliament that it was…
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These Are The Issues With The ONS’s Use Of Mobile Data
These Are The Issues With The ONS’s Use Of Mobile Data
Adding yet another facet to our surveillance society, the government has been quietly running a creepy and intrusive experiment in tracking our movements using mobile phone data as an alternative to traditional census data collection methods.
This opportunistic data grab offers a deeply disturbing glimpse into a not-too-distant future where the tracking device in your pocket is routinely used to amass detailed data about your behaviour, privacy be damned.
The use of mobile phone data in this way not only raises some important security concerns, but also risks infringing upon our civil liberties. The Office of National Statistics has promised an evaluation of privacy impacts before rolling it out further, but this is not a government that prioritises the privacy of its citizens.
The ONS revealed details of how it used anonymised mobile phone records of Vodafone customers in three London boroughs to track their daily commutes over a four-week period in 2016. The stats body is now asking for feedback.
How does it work? While switched on, your mobile phone constantly connects to nearby masts that, via a process of triangulation, enables the approximate location to be calculated and stored. This information has long been used by law enforcement agencies during criminal investigations.
Before diving into why using mobile phone data in this way is the tip of a particularly worrisome iceberg, there are two exacerbating factors that makes this even more problematic.
First, this is the same government that introduced the “draconian” Investigatory Powers Act, or Snoopers’ Charter, that empowers it to bulk hack its citizens, collect their browsing histories and cross-reference massive databases.
Given that they also want to be able to read your Whatsapp messages, is this really a government you can trust to monitor your physical movements?
Secondly, this administration has made an ideology of austerity. To put it bluntly, this is a cost-cutting exercise. Buying third-party data is cheaper than collecting it yourself, and they will aim to extract as much value as possible from their purchase by expanding its use as far as possible. Analysis of commuting patterns is just the start, as there is much to learn from our daily movements.
If that were to happen, independent assessment of any anonymisation methods used to ensure that no personally identifiable information could be extracted from the data is an absolute must. The public audits of encryption and white-hat stress-testing would be the obvious model to follow.
Anonymization of mobile phone records is far from an easy feat and there have been examples where individuals have been identified from supposedly anonymized data, such as the notorious release of AOL search data in 2006 or the search history of three million Germans earlier this year. All the more reason to require the aggregation algorithms be put to the test transparently.
The government would also need to convince us that it could secure its new treasure trove of data. It’s the era of the massive data breach, with what feels like a new hack every other week. All this data in one place would be very attractive to cybercriminals emboldened by recent successes, such as the Equifax hack of 143 million consumers’ records.
Even as it stands, it’s hard to be comfortable with the fact that Vodafone customers would have been unaware that they have been tracked in this way, as the sale of their anonymised data is permitted under the terms of their contracts.
This brings us to the issue of choice. There will be many simply not comfortable with such intrusive tracking, for whom there should be an opt-out. Yet this appears unlikely, if the current mandatory completion of the census is anything to go by.
It doesn’t feel very democratic that there’s been no public debate about whether we want to live in a society where our every movement is tracked and stored in databases.
What’s more, this attack on our privacy is also coming from the tech giants, Google, Apple, Facebook et al, who gather terrifyingly accurate records of our movements, unless we dig into our settings and opt out. Check Google Maps Timeline for a chilling example of what this looks like.
The government has finally woken up to this huge potential for data collection on the British public. It isn’t a huge leap to imagine that once they have sucked dry the mobile phone networks, they will turn to Google and co and legislate their way into getting their hands on yet more data. At that point, individual privacy truly would be dead.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/simon-migliano/these-are-the-issues-with_b_18502970.html
Host an “I Am Jazz” Reading… Here, There, Anywhere
Host an “I Am Jazz” Reading… Here, There, Anywhere
Post submitted by Kimmie Find, Welcoming Schools Consultant
The HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program and the National Education Association (NEA) are gearing up for the National “I Am Jazz” School and Community Readings on December 7, and we want you to be a part of it by hosting an event in your community.
Now more than ever it is important that we show our transgender and non-binary youth that they are seen, accepted and loved. Even if you don’t know any trans or non-binary youth in your community, hosting an “I Am Jazz” reading is an incredibly powerful way to show your support. Sign up now.
HRC Youth Ambassador Jazz Jennings’s award-winning children’s book, “I Am Jazz,” is a wonderful read for adults and children alike, and you can read it literally anywhere. Couldn’t possibly be a host? Don’t have a place? Think again.
You can read it in a house.
You can read it with a spouse.
You can read it in a school.
You can read it on a stool.
Read it to your Zumba class.
Read it to the town en masse.
Small or big, it’s no big deal.
Reading has a broad appeal.
All you need is a desire so keen
To show trans youth that they are seen!
“I Am Jazz” is a first-person account about being transgender. Jennings was one of the first trans children to talk publicly about her identity and the challenges she has faced as a trans youth. This groundbreaking book is often used by schools and families to help children understand transgender youth and adults. Sign up here.
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the nation’s premier professional development program providing training and resources to elementary school educators to:
- Welcome Diverse Families
- Create LGBTQ and Gender-Inclusive Schools
- Prevent Bias-Based Bullying
- Support Transgender and Non-Binary Students
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