Cheyenne Jackson Just Shared Something Deeply Personal That’s Been Causing Him to Feel Shame and Anxiety for Years

Actor Cheyenne Jackson has been reflecting during his COVID-19 isolation about what’s important to him in life, and decided to share a secret he’s been hiding from fans for years in hopes that it might cause others to be brave about their insecurities and self-perceived faults.

“I’ve been DREADING this day for 17 years. The day when my horrible secret would be revealed, Jackson shared on Instagram. “No, this gnarly scar across my head isn’t from life-saving brain surgery, nor did I narrowly survive a shark attack. It’s worse. (At least in Hollywood…) I had hair transplant surgery. 5 of them, to be exact over 14 years.”

“My inner monologue is ‘Really Cheyenne? With everything that’s going on in the world, you’re CONFESSING that you had hair surgery? Get over yourself.’ the American Horror Story actor added. “I get it, but I’m admitting this really, to RELEASE how much shame & anxiety I’ve had about people finding out for years.”

“I started losing my hair around 22,” Jackson continued. “My older brother was balding too, but was way braver & cooler & just shaved his off. It was really emotional for me to watch it fall out & I felt less attractive & truly less like myself as the days went on, so I saved up and got my first surgery at 28. I hid it from everyone. It was painful & expensive but I started to feel better about myself.”

“Over the years as my hair kept thinning, I kept secretly getting more procedures & would just pray that no one would find out,” Jackson explained. “Why? Why did I care so much? What does that say about me? Being a vain actor in an industry that rewards beauty, I vowed to keep this my secret forever. I feel SO stupid saying that but it’s my truth. As if someone finding out would somehow negate my talent, or make me less viable or valuable in the world. At the beginning of every job, I’d secretly gather the hair & makeup people, dramatically close the door of the trailer, & make a big deal about REVEALING my devastating truth. Every. Single. Time. they basically said “ummm…yeah…so?” NO ONE CARED BUT ME!”

“I’m sharing because maybe this will inspire someone out there to share a secret they’ve been hiding, or show a scar that they’ve been afraid of anyone seeing. Let it go. What I’ve learned during this pandemic is that shit like this just doesn’t matter. I’m trying to teach my kids to accept themselves & to be proud of who they are, & to put value on things that are IMPORTANT & REAL so as their father, the example should start with me. This is that. I’ll go first. #ShowYourScars“

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I’ve been DREADING this day for 17 years. The day when my horrible secret would be revealed. No, this gnarly scar across my head isn’t from life-saving brain surgery, nor did I narrowly survive a shark attack. It’s worse. (At least in Hollywood…) I had hair transplant surgery. 5 of them, to be exact over 14 years. My inner monologue is “Really Cheyenne? With everything that’s going on in the world, you’re CONFESSING that you had hair surgery? Get over yourself.” I get it, but I’m admitting this really, to RELEASE how much shame & anxiety I’ve had about people finding out for years. I started losing my hair around 22. My older brother was balding too, but was way braver & cooler & just shaved his off. It was really emotional for me to watch it fall out & I felt less attractive & truly less like myself as the days went on, so I saved up and got my first surgery at 28. I hid it from everyone. It was painful & expensive but I started to feel better about myself. Over the years as my hair kept thinning, I kept secretly getting more procedures & would just pray that no one would find out. Why? Why did I care so much? What does that say about me? Being a vain actor in an industry that rewards beauty, I vowed to keep this my secret forever. I feel SO stupid saying that but it’s my truth. As if someone finding out would somehow negate my talent, or make me less viable or valuable in the world. At the beginning of every job, I’d secretly gather the hair & makeup people, dramatically close the door of the trailer, & make a big deal about REVEALING my devastating truth. Every. Single. Time. they basically said “ummm…yeah…so?” NO ONE CARED BUT ME! I’m sharing because maybe this will inspire someone out there to share a secret they’ve been hiding, or show a scar that they’ve been afraid of anyone seeing. Let it go. What I’ve learned during this pandemic is that shit like this just doesn’t matter. I’m trying to teach my kids to accept themselves & to be proud of who they are, & to put value on things that are IMPORTANT & REAL so as their father, the example should start with me. This is that. I’ll go first. #ShowYourScars

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Cheyenne Jackson Just Shared Something Deeply Personal That’s Been Causing Him to Feel Shame and Anxiety for Years

Campaña de derechos humanos celebra el matrimonio igualitario en Costa Rica

La Campaña de Derechos Humanos felicita a Costa Rica por su aprobación histórica de la igualdad matrimonial.

 “Hoy, Costa Rica ha hecho historia, trayendo igualdad matrimonial a Centroamérica por primera vez ”, dijo el presidente de HRC, Alphonso David. “La comunidad LGBTQ de Costa Rica ha trabajado incansablemente durante años para hacer que hoy sea una realidad. Esta victoria es suya e inspira a toda la comunidad global LGBTQ a seguir luchando para avanzar en la igualdad. Ahora, otros países signatarios de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos deberían seguir los pasos de Costa Rica y adoptar la guía de la Corte Interamericana estableciendo la igualdad en el matrimonio. Hoy es un día de celebración, pero también un recordatorio del trabajo que aún debemos hacer en todo el mundo en nuestra lucha global por el reconocimiento y la inclusión”.

Este desarrollo se produce después de una decisión de 2018 de la Corte Suprema de Costa Rica, posterior a una opinión consultiva anterior de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, que orienta a la legislatura costarricense a establecer la igualdad matrimonial como derecho humano. Siguiendo esta guía, la Corte Suprema costarricense falló a favor del matrimonio igualitario ordenando al congreso nacional a legislar de la misma manera o hacer que este entre en vigencia automáticamente el 26 de mayo del 2020. Esta victoria se produce a pesar de los últimos esfuerzos de los miembros de la legislatura costarricense para retrasar la implementación de la decisión.

Ayer, el presidente de HRC, Alphonso David, también hizo comentarios en un evento televisado creado por la campaña de igualdad matrimonial de Costa Rica Sí Acepto Costa Rica.

Vea más sobre el progreso hacia la igualdad matrimonial en todo el mundo aquí. Y vea más sobre el trabajo de HRC para apoyar los increíbles esfuerzos de los defensores en el terreno aquí.

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-celebra-el-matrimonio-igualitario-en-costa-rica?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Costa Rica Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage, Making it First in Central America

Costa Rica has officially legalized same-sex marriage in the wake of a landmark court ruling which took effect at midnight.

ICYMI: Costa Rica Supreme Court Rules for Marriage Equality, Gives Govt 18 Months to Change the Law

Reuters reports: “The nation’s constitutional court ruled in August 2018 that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and gave parliament 18 months to legislate or the provision would be automatically nullified. Earlier this month, more than 20 lawmakers tried to delay the marriage ruling by 18 months but the measure failed and the ban was lifted at midnight – although couples will have to opt for online weddings due to the coronavirus restrictions.”

Daritza Araya and Alexandra Qu Castillo, a lesbian couple, married moments after the new law took effect. Watch the joyous ceremony:

In January, 2018, what was to be Costa Rica’s first same-sex wedding was blocked by notaries refusing to work under temporary rules designed to allow such marriages to take place. The marriage was planned after the Inter-American Court earlier in January ruled that countries in the region should legalize same-sex unions. The court recommended at the time that those rights be upheld via temporary decrees while governments pursued permanent laws.

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Costa Rica Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage, Making it First in Central America

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Georgette Gómez for Congress

Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced the endorsement of San Diego Council President Georgette Gómez in her bid to represent California’s fifty-third congressional district.

A born and bred resident of San Diego, Gómez has spent her career working in her community and across the city of San Diego for positive change. She made history in 2018 when the San Diego City Council unanimously elected her as the first LGBTQ Latinx Council President, recognizing her dedication to progressive values and deep experience in achieving real progressive change.

“Georgette Gómez is a true changemaker and a champion of the LGBTQ community,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “Whether it was against deep-pocketed special interests or outsiders dictating what San Diegans needed, Gómez has always worked harder and smarter to achieve real change for San Diego. We have the opportunity to make history in California and HRC is proud to endorse and work with an incredible leader like Georgette Gómez.”

“I am proud to have received the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign, together we are going to pass the Equality Act, and make sure that everyone can live openly no matter who they are or who they love,” said Council President Georgette Gómez.

In the 2018 midterms, HRC helped register more than 32,000 voters and recruited more than 4,200 volunteers, who worked over 8,500 shifts and clocked more than 30,000 volunteer hours. In the critical final four days of the campaign, HRC staff and volunteers in get-out-the-vote efforts alone knocked on more than 80,000 doors, and held 36,400 conversations with voters at their doors and by phone on behalf of our endorsed candidates. HRC’s unprecedented grassroots mobilization worked to recruit volunteers, mobilize constituents, register voters and grow the organization’s grassroots army in an all-out effort to pull the emergency brake on the hateful anti-LGBTQ agenda of the Trump-Pence administration and elect a Congress that would hold them accountable. In 2020, our engagement and mobilization efforts will only deepen.  HRC will have at least 45 full-time staff in seven priority states and an additional 20 staff focused on a second tier of states and districts.

www.hrc.org/blog/human-rights-campaign-endorses-georgette-gomez-for-congress?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

5 Tips for Warding Off Depression During Quarantine

Just keep it simple — we’ll get through this.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/5/25/5-tips-warding-depression-during-quarantine

Daily Dose: A Broadway diva tells all…and then some

Welcome to Queerty’s latest entry in our series, Queerantined: Daily Dose. Every weekday 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. Each weekend, we will also suggest a binge-able title to keep you extra engaged.

The Tell All: Elaine Stritch At Liberty

Broadway Grand Dame Elaine Stritch found the role of a lifetime in the twilight of her career: herself. Elaine Stritch: At Liberty is both a one-woman show and a career memoir performed by the woman herself. Stritch recounts the story of her life and struggles with alcoholism while performing songs from her musical repertoire. Stritch’s career anecdotes, however, steal the show, as she recalls stories of wild nights with Marlon Brando and Ben Gazzera, interactions with Judy Garland and Ethel Merman, falling for Rock Hudson (and what a bum decision that turned out to be), and life upon the marvelously wicked stage.

Stritch toured the US, played Broadway (where she picked up a long-deserved Tony Award) and London with At Liberty. Lucky for us, the folks over at HBO filmed the production and captured the raw power of Stritch’s performance. It’s a must-see for anyone who loves Broadway and showbiz, not to mention anyone thirsty for a few lessons in survival. Right now, we know you are.

Streams on Amazon & YouTube.

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