The Problem With the ‘Coming Out’ of Pushing Daisies’ Lee Pace

By calling a question about his sexuality “intrusive,” the Angels in America actor is contributing to stigma regarding LGBT identity.

www.advocate.com/people/2018/3/01/problem-coming-out-pushing-daisies-lee-pace

Transgender Woman Shot to Death in Cleveland

Phylicia Mitchell died last Friday evening.

www.advocate.com/crime/2018/3/01/transgender-woman-shot-death-cleveland

Billy Eichner, Donald Trump Jr., Jason Voorhees, Spotify, Jared Kushner, Meghan Trainor: HOT LINKS

JARED KUSHNER. Kushner’s firms received hundreds of millions of dollars in loans last year shortly after he met with Apollo and Citigroup at the White House: ‘Spokespeople for Apollo and Citigroup asserted that the loans to Kushner Companies were unrelated to Jared Kushner’s White House meetings with their respective executives. Kushner Companies spokeswoman Christine Taylor criticized The Times, calling the story an attempt to make “insinuating connections that do not exist to disparage the financial institutions and companies involved.”‘

POST-TRAUMATIC. Kevin Smith says the thing that scared him the most about his heart attack ordeal was the thought of people seeing his small dick.

JURY DUTY. Donald Trump Jr. excused.

YOUTUBE MANIPULATION. The alt-right playbook for taking over the platform. “Conversations uploaded by the Twitter account Alt Right Leaks appear to show members of European alt-right group Reconquista Germanica discussing ways to manipulate YouTube with fake accounts in order to boost visibility of their preferred videos and bury videos they don’t like.

GOING PUBLIC. Spotify: “On Wednesday, the company filed a prospectus to sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange, an indication of the imminent arrival of one of the most anticipated technology stocks in years. It was also a signal of the maturation of the streaming market that has already begun to revive the long-struggling music industry. Instead of a traditional initial public offering, Spotify will, as expected, pursue a direct listing of its shares, an unusual process in which no new stock is issued — and therefore no money is raised. However, existing investors and insiders can trade their shares on the open market.”

BILLY EICHNER. Headed to Netflix for a stand-up special.

KISS ME, I’M VEGAN. Butte, Montana thought this ad from PETA was too sexy to run near the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade route.

AMAZON. NYC Council expresses concern that company could put headquarters in anti-gay state: ‘In a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Speaker Corey Johnson and four other gay Council members say they’re “very concerned” that the company’s second headquarters could land somewhere “that fails to protect residents from discrimination.”

CALL ME BY YOUR TOAST. Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer raise a glass to their movie.

DALLAS. North Texas man sentenced to 10 years in prison for involvement in several beatings of gay men.

SCARY DIVE OF THE DAY. “A Jason statue built and planted in 120′ of water at one of Minnesota’s popular dive sites.”

NEW TUNE FOR THE DAY. Meghan Trainor “No Excuses”.

THIRSTY THURSDAY. Jose Sanchez and Jose Magro.

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Study: Female Couples Break Up Twice as Often as Male Couples

An expansive study on same- and opposite-sex couples delivered some intriguing results. 

www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2018/3/01/study-female-couples-break-twice-often-male-couples

Parkland and Pulse Shooting Survivors Have Emotional Meeting in Orlando: WATCH

Survivors of the Parkland high school shooting met survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. They brought 49 flowers to leave at the memorial, to honor each of Orlando’s victims.

WESH reports:

The stop was made as members of the Parkland community make the trip back to south Florida after advocating for gun law changes in Tallahassee.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Pulse survivors told the families from Stoneman Douglas that they share their grief.

Joined Pulse survivors to welcome students and families from Stoneman Douglas to the Pulse site. We share their grief and support their efforts to ensure no other community has to experience what Orlando and Parkland have. pic.twitter.com/JsoouUup4A

— Mayor Buddy Dyer (@orlandomayor) February 28, 2018

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Latest Issue of Equality Magazine – Out Now!

What do newly elected Alabama senator, Doug Jones, HRC’s national press secretary, Sarah McBride, and NAESM (National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities) executive director, Darwin Thompson, have in common? They are all featured in the latest issue of Equality – HRC’s flagship publication, free to members!

This issue, we also took a closer look at “Equality Voters” — Americans who support pro-LGBTQ causes who are set to turn the political tide in the 2018 midterm elections. Ohian Carolyn Newberry, a longtime ally of the LGBTQ community, explains, “I’m not afraid to say that I don’t like what’s happening anymore…and will vote for the rights of people who need them.” Read more.

Equality also spoke with HRC Global director Ty Cobb on how the international equality movement is taking a backseat under the Trump-Pence administration, with deadly consequences. “U.S. leadership stepping back on these issues has created a vacuum for unchecked human rights abuses against LGBTQ people in many countries,” Cobb said. Read more.

No time? No worries! The Equality magazine app is now available for free on all Android and Apple devices, which means you can take Equality with you anywhere you go.

Equality is published quarterly and the print edition is free to all HRC members. Become a member today, and never miss an issue!

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