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Tennessee's Queer Youth: Bullied, Abused, Denied Therapy
Everyone’s fixated on North Carolina’s HB 2, but Tennessee’s new law allowing mental health discrimination is insidious too.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/5/06/tennessees-queer-youth-bullied-abused-denied-therapy
Seth Rogen Admits 'Superbad' Was 'Blatantly Homophobic' (Video)
Dark Blue Wig and Dark Red Tee
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Having fun with another different wig 😛
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What Prompted Colton Haynes to Step Out of the Closet? (Video)
www.advocate.com/coming-out/2016/5/05/what-prompted-colton-hayes-step-out-closet-video
‘The Little Mermaid’, Cinco de Mayo, ‘Feuds’, Paul Ryan, Channing Tatum, Russia: NEWS
LATE NIGHT. Tituss Burgess and John Stamos sing “Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid.
TELEVISION. Ryan Murphy launches new anthology series Feuds, the first installment of which will chronicle the feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Jessica Lange will play Crawford and Susan Sarandon will play Davis.
PRINCE. The singer reportedly had Percocet in his system at the time of his death.
CINCO DE MAYO. Donald Trump ‘celebrates’ the holiday as only he can.
Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016
YOU DIDN’T BUILD THAT. Woman who built Trump Tower is voting for Hillary.
GOP. Paul Ryan says he can’t support Donald Trump–yet.
Paul Ryan on Donald Trump: Conservatives want to know if he “shares our values” t.co/xzLaxvkTPe t.co/pf2eovFFvz
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 5, 2016
And Trump responds:
Trump responds to Ryan: “I’m not ready to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda. Perhaps in the future we can work together” pic.twitter.com/hMScQMauSr
— Matt Viser (@mviser) May 5, 2016
LOVE IS LOVE. Sarah Paulson opens up: “I believe that everyone should be allowed to speak their truth and just say what they want to say and show the world who they are…You should be able to love whomever you f—– well please.”
PONY. Channing Tatum is turning Magic Mike into a live Las Vegas show.
TBT. Power Rangers reboot debuts the Mighty Morphin gang’s new suits.
.@PowerRangers exclusive: Here’s your first look at the gang’s new suits: t.co/E4Oj9MALUg pic.twitter.com/piqdyzAW22
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) May 5, 2016
RUSSIA. LGBT rights activists detained in May Day protests: “A video shows the advocates carrying a rainbow flag and chanting as they marched through a square. Several police officers and journalists then surrounded them…A video shows police officers ripping rainbow flags from the activists as they marched. A series of scuffles broke out before the authorities forcibly removed them from a park.”
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This Beautiful Video of Moms and Their Transgender Kids Needs to Be Seen Everywhere: WATCH
The Trans United Fund has put out a video of moms and their transgender kids that will be devastating to anti-LGBT fearmongers everywhere.
The group notes that “Politicians in 20 states have attempted to advance over 50 pieces of legislation attacking transgender people. These policies are a real danger to transgender people and hurt the most vulnerable, including America’s transgender children.”
The video, called “Meet My Child” features three moms talking about the process they went through when their children indicated to them that they’re transgender, and shames fearmongers like Ted Cruz who put these kids at risk with their harmful rhetoric.
Happy Mother’s Day to these moms. You’re incredible.
Watch:
Trans United Fund adds: “This spot was directed by Sundance award-winning filmmaker Melissa Regan, whose 2002 documentary ‘No Dumb Questions’ broke new ground in creating a safe space for all of us to embrace our differences, laugh at what makes us uncomfortable, and ask our own ‘dumb questions’ about transgender experiences.”
Great job.
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SIGN THE PETITION: Call on TN legislators to repeal HB 1840
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam recently signed a dangerous bill that gives people a license to discriminate. House Bill 1840, as it’s known, allows counselors and therapists to refuse critical mental health services to LGBT people simply because of who they are.
In response, GLAAD has launched a petition that’s garnered thousands of signatures, urging Tennessee legislators repeal this law immediately.
“Denying anyone vital mental health services simply because they’re LGBT isn’t just outrageous, it’s outright dangerous,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “What’s clear, however, is that legislative attacks that target LGBT people are bad for business. Sadly, the bedrock of Tennessee’s economy — the record companies of Nashville — remained silent throughout the fight to pass this discriminatory law. It’s time that they join the growing chorus of Americans demanding an end to discrimination.”
As we’ve seen in North Carolina and Mississippi, there is no doubt that this law will jeopardize the state’s economy and the wellbeing of LGBT people. GLAAD is calling on Governor Haslam and the Tennessee legislature to repeal this bill immediately.
GLAAD was in Nashville earlier this month with the Tennessee Equality Project, actor and musician Chris Carmack, singer-songwriter and producer Desmond Child, and Tennessee-based LGBT advocates to urge the governor to veto both the counseling bill, as well as this anti-transgender bill that was ultimately defeated in the legislature.
To make your voice heard and stand in support of Tennessee’s LGBT community, sign and share GLAAD’s petition.
www.glaad.org/blog/sign-petition-call-tn-legislators-repeal-hb-1840
Funny or Die Is Training Bathroom Cops (Video)
Be prepared to show ID if you’d like to gain access to a “state-run pee pee and poo poo facility,” instructs a new video from Funny or Die.
www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/5/05/funny-or-die-training-bathroom-cops-video
Trans Folks Free to Pee at Starbucks, Saks, Barnes & Noble
Those looking to relieve themselves at trans-affirming facilities can add the coffee and book-selling giants as well as department stores Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue.
www.advocate.com/business/2016/5/05/trans-folks-free-pee-starbucks-saks-barnes-noble
Meet 14K, The Godfather Of Black Gay L.A. Who Turned His Own Home Into A Lavish Nightclub
After the last black-owned gay club in Los Angeles, Catch One, closed its doors for good, a man who goes by the name of 14K took it upon himself to create a place for the club’s displaced patrons to come together.
“With the club closing and having a place of my own, I like to come together socially with my friends and have a happy place with no drama, where we can eat, drink, [and] have fun,” 14K tells the blog Broadly.
Related: Guys Share The Biggest Hurdles They Face Being Gay And Black
14K turned his own home into a social club and community center catered towards gay black men, though people from all walks of life are welcome. The only stipulation: BYOB. And his goal: To give younger generations an outlet to have fun and be themselves, but also to be a positive role model.
“I try to teach them to get up, make something of themselves, go to school, get a job, get what you want out of life, and be honest with people. Don’t be taken with people.”
14K painted the walls bright yellow then brought in over-the-top decor, including fur rugs, a miniature Eiffel tower, extensive collection of clown statues, and even a fountain.
Related: Forgotten 1967 Documentary About A Black Gay Hustler Is Hilarious And Heartbreaking
“Over time, I designed the [interior of the house],” he explains. “The couches—those were not bought like that. I designed them and had my upholstery man come, told him exactly what I want, and he did it. [There are diamonds in the couch] and in the pillows. I don’t like going to someone’s house and having the same stuff they have. I like to be different.”
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