‘Queer Eye’ Gets Season 2 Pick-Up, and Tan France Takes SNL’s Pete Davidson Shopping: WATCH

The Queer Eye reboot has been picked up for a second season, Netflix announced today.

The network also said it had picked up four additional shows for second seasons as well — Nailed It!, Dope, Drug Lords, and The Toys That Made Us.

RELATED: Netflix Released an Extra ‘Queer Eye’ Makeover, and You Can Watch It Right Here

“These series are indicative of what we’re trying to accomplish for Netflix unscripted: working with world-class producers to create the best unscripted shows on television,” said Bela Bajaria, Vice President of Content for Netflix. “These series elevate the genre with innovative takes on familiar formats. They deliver immersive and nuanced stories. They elicit so many emotions from viewers, from tears of laughter to tears of joy – and that’s just Queer Eye.”

SNL last week released a clip – not a comedy sketch – of cast member Pete Davidson joining fashion expert Tan France at Saks for a shopping expedition.

“I don’t even have mirrors in my house,” Davidson told France. Davidson needed help in all departments, including underwear.

Said Davidson: “I thought I was kind of dressing well but it’s so nice to know I’ve been dressing like s**t the whole time.”

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‘Queer Eye’ Gets Season 2 Pick-Up, and Tan France Takes SNL’s Pete Davidson Shopping: WATCH

One of Trump’s many white male cabinet members boasts to staff that he does not believe diversity is important

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‘LGBT Stories’ Podcast: Lorri L. Jean, Soldier of the Movement

The new LGBT Stories podcast lets queer people share their own stories. Read and listen to Lorri L. Jean, the CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center

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Here’s what Adam Rippon’s Grindr profile looks like
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Black Panther, Russian Diplomats, Sarah Paulson, Croatia, Steve King, Gourmet Cheetos: HOT LINKS

STORMY. Lawyer says porn star can describe Trump’s genitalia…

EXPELLED. Trump administration expels 60 Russian diplomats: “U.S. officials say 48 Russians stationed at posts around the country, including the embassy in Washington, and 12 at the Russian mission to the United Nations in New York face banishment for conducting intelligence activities under diplomatic cover that undermine national security.” British PM Theresa May: 18 countries expelling more than 100 diplomats….

BLACK PANTHER. The superhero film just broke an incredible record…

ANYONE, ANYONE? Trump struggles to find legal representation: “As President Trump heads into one of the most critical phases of the special counsel’s investigation, his personal legal team has shrunk to essentially just one member, and he is struggling to find any top lawyers willing to represent him.”

RICHARD GRENELL. Opposing groups push to confirm gay Trump nominee: “Mr. Grenell, who quietly helped with Mr. Trump’s transition process, was the longest-serving American spokesman at the United Nations, working with four United States ambassadors there and especially closely with Mr. Bolton, a staunch foreign policy conservative. Mr. Grenell declined to comment for this article, but he has told allies that he would not take a job at the National Security Council under Mr. Bolton and that he is committed to the ambassadorship.”

SARAH PAULSON. One word to describe Trump’s transgender ban….

CROATIA. Thousands of far-right extremists march to protest gay marriage, trans rights…

CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA. Under fire for violating election laws: “Government watchdog group Common Cause Monday filed a pair of legal complaints with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Department of Justice accusing Cambridge Analytica LTD, its parent company SCL Group Limited, CEO Alexander Nix, SCL co-founder Nigel Oakes, data scientist Alexander Tayler, and former employee-turned-whistleblower Christopher Wylie of violating federal election laws that prohibit foreigners from participating directly or indirectly in the decision-making process of U.S. political campaigns.”

FACEBOOK. Company stored logs of messages and calls by users on Android apps.

EMMA GONZALEZ. GOP Congressman Steve King mocks Parkland survivors: “This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don’t speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp after removing all weapons from its citizens, hence their right to self defense.”



THE NETHERLANDS. Four teens get community service for anti-gay attack: “Four teenagers appearing in court after attacking a gay couple walking hand in hand through Arnhem last April should be given community service sentences for assault, the public prosecution department said on Monday.

TUMBLR TROLLS. Tumblr releases list of Russian troll accounts: ‘AFTER MONTHS OF silence, Tumblr Friday released a list of 84 usernames and their aliases that it says were connected to “state-sponsored disinformation and propaganda campaigns.” It’s the first time the company has publicly acknowledged what journalists and researchers have known now for months: Russian trolls also used Tumblr to spread their divisive memes and gifs, reportedly to the tune of hundreds of thousands of interactions.’

LONDON. New gay nightclub to open: “The new club will open at Hungerford House, next to Embankment tube station, will hold 750 people and is set to open this spring. Baby Bull, owner of Circa in Soho, have signed the deal which has been welcomed by many.”

NEW EMOJIS. Apple would like to add these emojis to represent people with disabilities.

JACOB CORNISH. Gay diver helps Texas win NCAA men’s title: “The Texas men’s swimming and diving team wouldn’t have won its fourth consecutive NCAA national title on Saturday without the 13 points scored by diver Jacob Cornish. The Longhorns beat California by 11.5 points Saturday to capture the 2018 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship in Minneapolis. Texas scored 449 points.”

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY. “Crayons” by Cupcakke.

COVER OF THE DAY. Chvrches covers “XO” by Beyonce.

RECIPE OF THE DAY. Gourmet Cheetos.

MONDAY MUSCLE. Biscuit.

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Gay Slurs Transform in Emotional ‘This Is Me’ Collaboration by Travis Wall and Shoshana Bean: WATCH

Broadway star and recording artist Shoshana Bean last week released a powerful cover of The Greatest Showman’s Oscar-nominated track “This Is Me” and out choreographer Travis Wall has joined her in a gorgeous video which shows how slurs can be transformed.

Bean is donating the proceeds from the single to the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Said Bean to Vanguard: “I wanted to give to a place that is local and speaks to my heart. I want to call attention to those fighting for equality and to be accepted for who they are. It just felt natural to me. It’s a song that I think speaks to anyone who feels different or who has been made to feel uncomfortable in their own skin for being who they are or for how they want to live their life.”

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 26, 2018

#ProtectTransTroops – HRC CONDEMNS TRUMP-PENCE TRANS TROOPS BAN POLICY: HRC condemned the newly-released official Trump-Pence Administration policy attempting to implement Donald Trump’s discriminatory ban on transgender troops. “There is simply no way to spin it, the Trump-Pence Administration is going all in on its discriminatory, unconstitutional and despicable ban on transgender troops,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Donald Trump and Mike Pence are pushing their extreme anti-transgender prejudices onto the military over the overwhelming objections of bipartisan officials, national security leaders and the American public.” Pence and a shadowy group of anti-LGBTQ extremists secretly pursued the ban, informed by junk science, despite objections from the Pentagon.  More from HRC and Towleroad.

• Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out the ban, telling Face The Nation’s Margaret Brennan (@margbrennan), “f you are willing to lay down your life beside mine, I would welcome you into our military.” More from The Hill.

MUST READ: @Mike_Pence and anti-#LGBTQ hate groups orchestrated Donald Trump’s #TransBan, never mind the evidence that transgender troops have no negative impact on military readiness. #ProtectTransTroops t.co/5RcoI4gvhc

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 26, 2018

SHAMEFUL ANNIVERSARY — TODAY IN 2015, MIKE PENCE SIGNED A LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE INTO LAW AS INDIANA’S GOVERNOR: More from Advocate.

MUST WATCH MONDAY: Pulse Nightclub shooting survivors and family members led hundreds of HRC members and supporters in Saturday’s March For Our Lives in Washington. Before stepping off, the survivors and family members addressed HRC’s annual Spring Equality Convention to talk about the Pulse Nightclub shooting and the importance of mobilizing the LGBTQ community against gun violence. More from HRC and Washington Blade.

• The marchers were also led by Karamo Brown, a host of Queer Eye and  graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He knew Aaron Feis, the football coach killed in the Parkland attack. More from HRC, Refinery29 and HuffPost.

TOMORROW — HRC RELEASES LGBTQ INCLUSION SCORES OF HUNDREDS OF HOSPITALS: The 2018 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) launch coincides with the deadline for public comments on the proposed Trump-Pence so-called “Conscience” regulation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The measure is designed to harm LGBTQ people and women by prioritizing physicians’ beliefs over life-saving patient care. If finalized, it would empower health care providers to deny LGBTQ people and women necessary care, and deter healthcare organizations and providers from taking necessary action to guarantee that all patients have access to the care they not only deserve, but are legally entitled to.

• #PutPatientsFirst: HRC is urging people to send a message to Trump-Pence that this proposal is wrong by going here. More from Advocate.

DR. RACHEL LEVINE NAMED PENNSYLVANIA SECRETARY OF HEALTH: Levine, who already serves as the state’s Physician General, is now first openly trans cabinet member in Pennsylvania. More from The Central Penn Business Journal.

Dr. Levine is a true pioneer in advancing LGBTQ-competent care, and @HRC is honored to also call her a friend in this work. Congrats, @PhysGenLevine! t.co/I5Qp6gXefN

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 22, 2018

TODAY — SARA RAMIREZ TAKES OVER HRC’S TWITTER FOR BISEXUAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH:

Tune in tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. EST to @HRC when @SaraRamirez will be doing an #HRCTwitterTakeover to talk about #bisexual, #queer, #pansexual and #fluid identities in honor of #BiHealthMonth. pic.twitter.com/eirZSxbQ8I

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 25, 2018

ABC CORRESPONDENT KARL SCHMID COMES OUT AS HIV POSITIVE: His (@KarlJSchmid) message to others living with HIV, “Let me tell you this, you are somebody who matters… don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.” More from The Hollywood Reporter and Schmid’s inspiring post here

HRC MOURNS THE LOSS OF NANCY MCFADDEN: McFadden, a top advisor to California Governor Jerry Brown and beloved public servant, had been battling cancer. “Nancy McFadden was a beloved champion of equality and a driving force for progressive change. For Nancy, public service in the pursuit of equality was not a job but a lifelong calling,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. More from HRC.

WHAT ARE THE COURTS SAYING ABOUT LGBTQ WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION? Glad you asked — across the country, they are reaffirming what we have long known: Title VII bars discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Check out this deep dive by Lisa Keen, who details the opinions in The Dallas Voice.

HORRIFYING — ONE DEAD AFTER DRIVER PLOWS THROUGH CROWD OUTSIDE HOUSTON LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB: The suspect was arrested at the scene. More from WQAD.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

KENYAN AND BOTSWANAN LGBTQ ADVOCATES SEEKING ALLYSHIP FROM JUDGES: More from World Politics Review.

NEW ORGANIZATION IN INDIA HELPING LGBTQ COMMUNTIY FIND LOVE: More from GQ.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

The Los Angeles Blade reviews a new music video from Demi Lovato and Q-Tip; The Verge reports on new research confirming that access to transition-related health care improves trans lives; East Asia Forum details the fight for LGBTQ equality in Bangladesh; Jackson Clarion Ledger shares moments from Starkville, Miss.’s first-ever LGBTQ Pride event

.@HRC is proud to be on the ground for @StarkvillePride today in Mississippi – the city’s first Pride! ��️‍�� pic.twitter.com/XszIi3lQ0A

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 24, 2018

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