#queeractsofresistance – “Resistance is very much the appropriate word in my case. I spent most of my youth resisting who i was. I used to go to bed wishing so hard that i could be like everyone else, fantasising about waking up in the morning and being “cured.” Thankfully Im so much happier in my skin these days but im still Unpicking what it means to be a young gay person of colour in 2020. I think its something like this.. Being queer is like being a superhero, you have all these powers and strengths you don’t understand, and in the beginning it feel like a curse ,But once you learn how to use them, and overcome all the deamons you realise its actually a precious gift given to you at birth. The ability to spread love light and laughter on even the darkest of days.
I think the world needs a few more superhero’s right now. So just be yourself. It’s the only person you’ll ever be.” – Elander Moore
just relaxing at home by the fire after going to the new JIAN Zoo.
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Daily Dose: A wild queer musical classic of divas and drag
Welcome to Queerty’s inaugural entry in our Queerantined: Daily Dose series. Every day as long as the COVID-19 pandemic has us under quarantine, we’ll release a suggested bit of gloriously queer entertainment designed to keep you from getting stir crazy in the house.
The OG: Hairspray
John Waters made an instant classic that somehow manages to walk the line between a family movie and outright filth…as only the Pope of Trash can. Ricki Lake makes a plucky debut in the role of Tracey Turnblad, a fat girl with her eyes on becoming the most popular girl in school. Divine gives his best performance as Tracey’s mother Edna, proving that genderblind casting can have an awesome effect in the right role. Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Mink Stole, Vitamin C, Jerry Stiller and Pia Zadora also star, in a campy pastiche of nostalgia and racial commentary. Besides the abundant comedy, Hairspray also features a delightful soundtrack of 60s doo-wop music. You’ll want to get up and dance.
Given the lack of access to gyms during this pandemic, that’s not a bad thing.
‘Non-People’, Rand Paul, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders Campaign, Hospital Capacity, Dwarf Kingfisher, Miley Cyrus: HOT LINKS
CALL IN THE ARMY. Elizabeth Warren joins calls for Army Corps of Engineers to create new medical facilities: “The Army Corps is in position to help address this public health emergency by converting existing space into temporary medical centers. Taking this action will save lives. Given the reality of the exponential growth of the virus, supplemental infrastructure must be designated and ready to receive patients immediately.”
2020. Bernie Sanders to “assess his campaign” after Tuesday losses. “The next primary contest is three weeks away. Sen. Sanders is going to be having conversations with his supporters to assess his campaign. In the immediate term, however, he is focused on the government response to the coronavirus outbreak and ensuring that we take care of working people and the most vulnerable.” Suspends Facebook ads…. “A pause in digital advertising spend on Facebook has been a good indicator that candidates are dropping out of the 2020 race before.”
HOSPITALS. How quickly could they fill up if we don’t slow coronavirus down? “Though the U.S. health care system is projected to be overwhelmed by an influx of patients infected with the novel coronavirus, the pressure on hospitals will vary dramatically across the country. That’s according to new data released by the Harvard Global Health Institute, which for the first time gives a sense of which regions will be particularly stressed and should be preparing most aggressively right now. The maps we’ve created based on the data shows why public health officials are so intent on ‘flattening the curve,’ or slowing the spread of infections over a longer period of time, like 18 months instead of six.”
DANIEL RADCLIFFE. The Harry Potter actor opens up about how being a child actor drove him to alcoholism: “They are by that point the breadwinner for their family. So multiple people are now reliant on them continuing to do this job and they feel pressured into it and forced into it. I think that’s why you can see people go to drink and drugs because it is fun and they’re available and it seems like a good idea.”
SOUTH PHILLIPINE DWARF KINGFISHER. Photographed for the first time in history. “The South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx mindanensis) was first described 130 years ago during the Steere Expedition to the Philippines in 1890.”
The bird has eluded scientists for the last 130 years.t.co/kgtJvzJZ53
