D.C. Dyke March Bans Rainbow Star of David Flag

The move comes two years after a controversy over the flag at the Chicago Dyke March.

www.advocate.com/news/2019/6/06/dc-dyke-march-bans-rainbow-star-david-flag

Black Trans Woman Murdered in North Carolina Is Ninth This Year

The body of Chanel Scurlock, 23, was found in a field early Wednesday.

www.advocate.com/crime/2019/6/06/black-trans-woman-murdered-north-carolina-ninth-year

Los Angeles splashes into pride with SummerTramp
The monthly Sunday soiree offered a number of inflatable pools and slides to cool down from the warm rays, hot DJ sets, and even hotter boys & men of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

www.queerty.com/los-angeles-splashes-pride-summertramp-20190606?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

20 Pics of AIDS/LifeCycle Day 3: Quadbusters, BBQ, Gus Kenworthy

www.advocate.com/photography/2019/6/06/20-pics-aidslifecycle-day-3-quadbusters-bbq-gus-kenworthy

Key West Mural, James Van Der Beek, Tig Notaro, Transparent, Dolly Parton, Bayer, Anderson Cooper: HOT LINKS

SPIRIT OF STONEWALL. Artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer’s mural commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots outside Aqua Bar and Nightclub in Key West, Florida. The mural was created for the city’s Pride celebrations which run through June 9. Photo: Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau.

CONTEMPT. House Democrats introduce resolution formally holding Attorney General Bill Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress.

JUSSIE SMOLLETT. Audio of the 911 call the night of the staged attack has been released.

DELAYED. D-Day ceremonies delayed 15 minutes due to Trump – Laura Ingraham FOX News interview. “Jackson noted via Twitter that a French feed revealed that Trump was sitting with Ingraham 14 minutes after the scheduled 11:00 AM start time, before noting an announcement declaring a 15-minute delay, suggesting that the delay was due to Trump’s conversation with the Fox News host.”

LAUGHING STOCK. Rudy Giuliani to leave Trump’s legal team.

DROPPED. Bayer stops advertising on Tucker Carlson on Laura Ingraham shows. “Bayer, one of the last major brands advertising with Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, will no longer run ads on either Fox News show, a source familiar with Bayer’s decision-making told Popular Information.”

DOLLY PARTON. Her unorthodox skin care tips. “You never know if you’re going to wreck the bus, you never know if you’re going to be somewhere in a hotel and there’s going to be a fire….”

MELBOURNE. Man dresses as Klan member at gay bar. “It’s not KKK, it’s gay, gay, gay.”

CALIFORNIA. Chick-fil-A seeks location in Redwood City but it’s not wanted there: “Chick-fil-A’s values don’t represent our values,” said San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa. “The logo might as well say ‘we hate gay people.” 

AUSTRALIA. Government drops plans to ban poppers.

AT THE STONEWALL INN. The EW LGBTQ Issue party was a swole affair with Anderson Cooper and Neil Patrick Harris.

BYE. Lisa Vanderpump leaves Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

MICHIGAN. Huntington Woods becomes first city to ban gay conversion therapy: ‘Commissioner Joe Rozell brought up the ordinance, which was approved with a 5-0 vote and received applause from the audience after the passage. “Conversion therapy, Mr. Mayor, is a hateful and fundamentally flawed practice that is counter to everything that this city stands for,” Rozell said during the meeting.’

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Transparent musical finale.

UNDER A ROCK. Tig Notaro tries to guess who James Van Der Beek is.

THIRSTY THURSDAY. Ãingeru Vilabrillë.

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Here’s Who Could Make Queer History at This Year’s Tony Awards

The 73rd annual Tony Awards on Sunday will feature groundbreaking stories about LGBTQ people and celebrate the LGBTQ actors and allies who brought them to the screen. The awards show will be hosted by James Corden, and we’re looking forward to a fun night.  

Here are of the artists making queer history this year:

• The cast and crew of “The Prom” are up for seven awards, including “Best Musical” — and the story is incredibly relevant as we finish another prom season. The show brings the experiences of LGBTQ youth to the stage, telling the story of what happens when one teen wants to bring her girlfriend to her high school’s prom in a small town in Indiana. During a performance in last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Prom cast made history with the first LGBTQ kiss in the televised event.
   
• Bisexual actor Ali Stroker is nominated for her role in the revival of “Oklahoma!” Stroker uses her visibility to advocate for other LGBTQ people and those living with disabilities.
   
• Out actor Gideon Glick is nominated for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play” for his performance in the staged adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
   
• Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “The Choir Boy” is nominated for four awards, including “Best Play.” McCraney, screenwriter of the award-winning film “Moonlight,” accepted the HRC Visionary Arts Award in 2017.
   
• Trailblazing out actor André De Shields is nominated for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical” for his role in “Hadestown.”
   
• Nominated for three awards, “Burn This” features openly gay actor Brandon Uranowitz, who uses his platform to bring LGBTQ visibility to the stage. Uranowitz is up for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play.”
   
• Legendary actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song” is up for two awards. The show stars 2019 HRC Visibility Award recipient Michael Urie and was produced by an incredible group of artists including acclaimed producer Richie Jackson and Americans for the Equality Act participant Justin Mikita.
   
• Openly gay actor Robin De Jesús is nominated for his performance in “Boys in the Band,” a revival of the groundbreaking 1968 play centering the friendships of a group of gay men living in New York City.
   
• Jordan Roth’s Jujamcyn Theaters Broadway is behind the show “Hadestown,” which is nominated for 14 awards. Earlier this year, Roth delivered powerful remarks on the importance of living your truth while accepting the HRC Legacy Award.
   
• Longtime HRC supporter and advocate Judith Light will receive the 2019 Tony Awards’ honorary Isabelle Stevenson Award for her commitment to the LGBTQ community. Light was one of the first celebrities to use their platform to speak out against anti-LGBTQ rhetoric at the onset of the HIV & AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.

HRC is proud to call so many of these nominees longtime HRC supporters and leaders in the fight for LGBTQ equality, and we wish them the best of luck.

Last year, several other noted LGBTQ people and allies were nominated. “Angels in America” won three awards, including Best Revival of a Play, showing that Tony Kushner’s groundbreaking story remains as relevant today as it was in its debut more than 20 years ago.

The Tony Awards will air Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.

www.hrc.org/blog/heres-who-could-make-queer-history-at-this-years-tony-awards?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Dem. Candidate: I’ll Restore Benefits to Gay Vets Discharged by DADT

Many vets received less-than-honorable discharges under the policy, affecting their eligibility for benefits. Rep. Seth Moulton unveils a plan to upgrade them.

www.advocate.com/politics/2019/6/06/dem-candidate-ill-restore-benefits-gay-vets-discharged-dadt