Memorial Established for Man Killed Outside Houston Gay Bar
Jared Jontě Jacobs, a 25-year-old bisexual man run down as he exited a Montrose bar, was a registered nurse.
www.advocate.com/crime/2018/3/25/memorial-established-man-killed-outside-houston-gay-bar
Must-See LGBTQ TV: Don’t miss the ‘Billions’ season premiere and ‘grown-ish’ season finale!
Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights LGBTQ on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV.
Sunday sees the season three premiere of Showtime’s financial drama Billions. The show is notable for the character of Taylor Mason, played by non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillion, who is non-binary on the show as well. With their introduction last season, it was casually mentioned that Taylor’s pronouns are they/them. Taylor will play a much bigger role this season as a series regular involved in the central story as the firm’s new Chief Investment Officer. Billions: Sunday, 10pm on Showtime.
The season one finale of the popular black-ish spinoff grown-ish airs this Wednesday. The main ensemble of the Freeform comedy focuses on the group of friends Zoey (Yara Shahidi) makes at college, which includes the bi character of Nomi (Emily Arlook), whose stories prompt necessary discussions of bisexuality and the way the bi+ community is viewed. grown-ish has already been renewed for a second season. grown-ish: Wednesday, 8pm on Freeform.
Sunday, March 25th: The Good Fight (CBS All Access); Instinct (8pm, CBS); Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30pm, Fox); The Walking Dead (9pm, AMC); Here and Now (9pm, HBO); Madam Secretary (10pm, CBS); Timeless (10pm, NBC); Billions (10pm, Showtime)
Monday: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (8pm, The CW); UnReal (10pm, Lifetime)
Tuesday: Roseanne (8pm, ABC); Shadowhunters (8pm, Freeform); Black Lightning (9pm, The CW); LA to Vegas (9pm, Fox); Rise (9pm, NBC);
Wednesday: Riverdale (8pm, The CW); Empire (8pm, Fox); grown-ish (8pm, Freeform); Schitt’s Creek (8pm, Pop TV); Modern Family (9pm, ABC); Life Sentence (9pm, The CW); Star (9pm, Fox); American Housewife (9:30pm, ABC); The Magicians (9pm, SyFy); Glam Masters (10pm, Lifetime); Hap and Leonard (10pm, Sundance); The Trixie & Katya Show (10:30pm, Viceland)
Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy (8pm, ABC); Superstore (8pm, NBC); Station 19 (9pm, ABC); Arrow (9pm, The CW); Will & Grace (9pm, NBC) Champions (9:30pm, NBC); Scandal (10pm, ABC)
Friday: Dynasty (8pm, The CW)
www.glaad.org/blog/must-see-lgbtq-tv-dont-miss-billions-season-premiere-and-grown-ish-season-finale
Louisiana Supreme Court Kills Order Protecting LGBT State Employees
The Democratic governor tried to protect state employees from anti-LGBT discrimination, but the attorney general and high court had other plans.
What if I only dated other black men?
I’ll never start accepting or rejecting anyone socially or sexually based on race.
Emma Gonzalez Explains How Being an Out Bisexual Has Influenced Her Gun Violence Activism
Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez, whose powerful and haunting speech (above) on Saturday at March for Our Lives will go down in history, told Yahoo that her sexual orientation and her drive to lead the anti-gun movement are inextricably connected.
Said Gonzalez, 18, who identifies as bisexual: “They’re definitely linked for me personally. If I wasn’t so open about who I was I never would’ve been able to do this. In ninth grade, I was in a creative writing class where I could actually really effectively communicate what I was feeling, and it especially helped me come to terms with who I was. That definitely was when I really understood who I am, and when I came to terms with it, and when I told most people.”
Gonzlez said being out “helped [her] understand that everybody, no matter who they are and what they look like, is going through a lot of different things.”
Gonzalez told Yahoo that she is proud of the Gays Against Guns activist group and counts transgender activist and Stonewall veteran Sylvia Rivera as a major inspiration.
Read the excellent profile here.
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Emma Gonzalez Explains How Being an Out Bisexual Has Influenced Her Gun Violence Activism
105 Photos of a Junk Show-Off Party in S.F.
www.advocate.com/photography/2018/3/25/105-photos-junk-show-party-sf
Freshly out Mark Foster talks being single and ready to mingle, sexting
The 47-year-old athlete-turned-TV-presenter has been having a great time since coming out publicly last fall.
ABC Reporter Karl Schmid Comes Out as HIV-Positive
Karl Schmid / Facebook
Karl Schmid, an entertainment reporter for ABC’s affiliate station in Los Angeles, came out as HIV-positive on Friday night in a heartfelt Facebook post that has gone viral.
Schmid said he has struggled about whether to be open about his status or not and has received advice that it would “ruin” him in the news and entertainment industry.
Said Schmid: “Hi. I’m a 37 year old HIV+ man who has been poz for almost ten years. I work in television. And on the side of the camera where, for better or worse it’s considered “taboo” for people ‘like me’ to be ‘like me’. For 10 years I’ve struggled with ‘do I or don’t I’? For ten years the stigma and industry professionals have said, ‘don’t! It’ll ruin you’.”
He said he’s ignoring that advice because he feels no reason not to feel proud about who he is:
“But here’s the thing. I’m me. I’m just like you. I have a big heart and I want to be loved and accepted. I may be on TV from time to time, but at the end of the day I’m just an average guy who wants want we all want. To be accepted and loved by our friends and family and to be encouraged by our peers. So here’s what I say, stand tall, and stand proud. You can’t make everybody happy but you can make you happy. And so long as you tell the truth, you will never have to remember anything. Labels are things that come and go but your dignity and who you are is what defines you.”
Schmid offered encouragement to others in similar situations: “I know who I am, I know what I stand for and while in the past I may not have always had clarity, I do now. Love me or hate me, that’s up to you. But, for anyone who has ever doubted themselves because of those scary three letters and one symbol, let me tell you this, you are somebody who matters. Your feelings, your thoughts, your emotions count. And don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.”
Finally, he concluded: “I’m Karl Schmid, and I’m an HIV-positive man!”
Schmid followed his post up on Saturday night by expressing thanks for the outpouring of support he has received, tweeting: “Today has been insanely overwhelming. I had NO idea that me sharing something would have such an impact. For those of you who dm’d with your stories THANK YOU.”
Today has been insanely overwhelming. I had NO idea that me sharing something would have such an impact. For those of you who dm’d with your stories THANK YOU. Tonight, I’m hanging out with my best friend and enjoying the talent that is @taylormacnyc in DTLA pic.twitter.com/6X07KVsOaN
— Karl Schmid (@KarlJSchmid) March 25, 2018
Here’s Schmid’s 2017 host reel:
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