Open Question: Can a girl ask another girl to sadies?
I’m bi and there’s this girl I like. I know sadies is when girls ask guys, typically, but is it okay for a girl to ask a girl? Not too many people know I’m bi and I just started actively coming out. I’m not sure of her orientation, either. So, the chances of me actually asking is low. However, I’d still like to know if it’s okay. My school is okay with lgbt+ too.
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Watch: Houston Business Leaders Call for Yes on Proposition 1
Watch: Houston Business Leaders Call for Yes on Proposition 1
This week, in a video calling for residents to support HERO with a “yes” vote on Proposition One, Welcome Wilson Sr., a longtime Houston developer, recounts the business community’s proud history of addressing the city’s challenges.
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PHOTOS: “Looking” Cast Reunites To Bring Us All Some Closure
PHOTOS: “Looking” Cast Reunites To Bring Us All Some Closure
All great things must end, so it is with much admiration that we anticipate the wrap-up of HBO’s endlessly-provocative dramedy Looking. The cast (Jonathan Groff, Raul Castillo, Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett, Daniel Franzese and Lauren Weedman) minus Russell Tovey, who is expected to appear in it but is in Manhattan starring the Broadway revival of All My Sons, are all in San Francisco prepping to reprise their roles. A little birdie-in-the-know told Queerty to expect a two-hour send off during the early months of next year. We know nothing about the plot but it’s fair to surmise we’ll learn if Patrick (Groff) chooses Kevin (Tovey) or Richie (Castillo). Maybe he’ll choose both. This is HBO and it’s 2015, after all.
Scroll down to see some of the photos posted by cast and crew to whet our appetite for what’s to come.
A few weeks ago Russell posted a pic of the front page of the script.
Who’s ready for this magic eh? @lookinghbo #lookinghbo 🙂
A photo posted by Russelltovey (@russelltovey) on
Followed by a pic with Groff feigning shock at the frank memoir of vintage thespian Elizabeth Ashley.
“Never not learning…” Courtesy of the dream weaving costume designer on @lookinghbo @dannyglicker #jonathangroff #lookinghbo #actress A photo posted by Russelltovey (@russelltovey) on
The reunion is this way.
A photo posted by Daniel Franzese (@whatsupdanny) on
Eddie and Agustin are reunited…and, yes, it feels so good.
Look!! It’s #agusteddie !!! @lookinghbo A photo posted by Daniel Franzese (@whatsupdanny) on
Patrick likes throuples.
Will you look at these cuties?! So glad to see my pals!
A photo posted by Daniel Franzese (@whatsupdanny) on
And frouples.
The whole team.
The table read. @lookinghbo (miss you guys who couldn’t make it!) @boredchair @russelltovey
A photo posted by Daniel Franzese (@whatsupdanny) on
The table read.
The beginning of the end… Final read through for the @lookinghbo crew. Love these guys! Can’t stress that enough #repost @michaellannan with @repostapp. ??? #readthrough
A photo posted by Raúl Castillo (@officialraulcastillo) on
And again in classic black-and-white.
Another one from yesterday’s read. #Repost @goldiegoldberg with @repostapp. ??? Final table read ??
A photo posted by Raúl Castillo (@officialraulcastillo) on
Raul is always giving good shade.
A photo posted by Jon Groff Updates (@jonathandrewgroff) on
Jeremy Kinser
News: Channing Tatum, Cave Lion Cubs, Debt Ceiling Filibuster, San Francisco, King Cobra
News: Channing Tatum, Cave Lion Cubs, Debt Ceiling Filibuster, San Francisco, King Cobra
HALLOWEEN: Bette Midler says Hocus Pocus sequel has been delayed: “@Disney having trouble finding a virgin!”
LIP SYNC FOR YOUR LIFE: Queen Bey and Magic Mike are set to hit the Lip Sync Battle stage: “According to Entertainment Weekly, Beyoncé is scheduled to go up against Channing Tatum. However, some people are saying the two will be on the same team!”
MOVIES: Neighbors 2 has started filming, and Zac Efron looks as fit as ever.
POLE: Demi Lovato got upstaged by a well-endowed dancer performing at gay club in NYC.
POLICE STATE: Sheriff Leon Lott weighs in on viral video showing his brutally assault a black teenage student: “When asked by a reporter if race was a factor in the arrest by Fields, who is white, of the student, who is Black, Lott responded, ‘I don’t know… this deputy has been dating an African American female for some time.’”
NATURE: 10,000 year old cave lion cubs found almost perfectly preserved in Siberia: “The cave lions – Panthera spelaea (Goldfuss) – lived during Middle and Late Pleistocene times on the Eurasian continent, from the British Isles to Chukotka in the extreme east of Russia, and they also roamed Alaska and northwestern Canada. The extinct creatures were close relatives of modern Afro-Asiatic lion. Finds of their remains are rare: today’s announcement about the existence of the pair is coupled with the confident claim that they are best preserved ever unearthed in the world.”
SHOTS FIRED: Hillary calls out misogynistic Republican hypocrisy: “And don’t you wonder—don’t you wonder? You know, for people who claim they hate big government, Republicans sure love using government to step in and make decisions for women about our bodies and our rights!”
POLITICS: Rand Paul says he will filibuster new debt ceiling bill.
MARS: NASA explores where humans could land on the red planet: “We’re holding the first Landing Sites/Exploration Zones Workshop for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars to figure it out. This first workshop will be held Oct. 27-30 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.
NERD ALERT: Recently discovered map of Middle Earth annotated by JRR Tolkien has tell-tale clues for LOTR fans: “The map was found loose in a copy of the acclaimed illustrator Pauline Baynes’ copy of The Lord of the Rings. Baynes had removed the map from another edition of the novel as she began work on her own colour Map of Middle-earth for Tolkien, which would go on to be published by Allen & Unwin in 1970. Tolkien himself had then copiously annotated it in green ink and pencil, with Baynes adding her own notes to the document while she worked. Blackwell’s, which is currently exhibiting the map in Oxford and selling it for £60,000, called it ‘an important document, and perhaps the finest piece of Tolkien ephemera to emerge in the last 20 years at least’.”
SPORTS: The field is damp at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City as the Mets and Royals get ready to square off in game 1 of the World Series.
SAN FRANCISCO: Mayor Ed Lee says he’s open to allowing bathhouses to return to the city so long as it wouldn’t hinder the city’s Getting to Zero initiative that seeks to reduce HIV infections by 90% in the next 5 years: “The issue about bathhouses and so forth that is an item that blends entertainment along with safe sex, and I have got to have experts telling me that is something they wouldn’t have a problem with,” said Lee. “I would be open to it but I have got to have that kind of process.”
KING COBRA: Another sweaty and sexy photo from the set of James Franco’s gay murder movie.
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News: Channing Tatum, Cave Lion Cubs, Debt Ceiling Filibuster, San Francisco, King Cobra
WATCH: HuffPost Live's Deep Dive Into LGBT History
WATCH: HuffPost Live's Deep Dive Into LGBT History
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has progressed by leaps and bounds over the years, and we at HuffPost Live wanted to use October’s LGBT history month to recognize the queer people and cultural milestones that have propelled the community forward. From Sappho to Sylvia Rivera to the AIDS epidemic, watch the five-part series below to learn about each community and its rich history.
Featuring:
Lillian Faderman: Scholar studying lesbian relationships in history; author, The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
Bonnie Morris: Professor of women’s studies, George Washington University and Georgetown University
Jean Wimberly: Executive director and founder, Circle of Voices Inc.
Lesléa Newman: Author, Heather Has Two Mommies
Featuring:
Chris Freeman: Professor of English and Gender Studies, University of Southern California
David Drake: Former member, ACT UP and Queer Nation; Writer and performer, “The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me”
Featuring:
Faith Cheltenham: President, BiNet USA
Dr. Herukhuti: Clinical sociologist; founder, Center for Culture, Sexuality and Spirituality; co-editor, Recognize The Voices of Bisexual Men
Robyn Ochs: Bisexual activist; editor, The BiWomen Quarterly; editor, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
Alex Berg: Producer, HuffPost Live
Featuring:
Mara Keisling: Executive director, National Center for Transgender Equality
Dr. Scout: Director, LGBT Healthlink
Lourdes Hunter: National director, Trans Women of Color Collective; MPA Chief Operating Officer, Casa Ruby LGBT Center
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Justin Mikita Support Houston Equal Rights Ordinance; Announce Match Campaign
Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Justin Mikita Support Houston Equal Rights Ordinance; Announce Match Campaign
With just one week until Election Day, actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) and husband Justin Mikita have announced their support for the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO).
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Bar Removes Homophobic Sign After Customers Destroy It On Facebook
Bar Removes Homophobic Sign After Customers Destroy It On Facebook
After a Melbourne bar slid a little homophobia onto their drinks menu, patrons were not having it and blasted them on Facebook.
For seven years, Handsome Steve’s House of Refreshment in Melbourne had a sign that read ‘No soy, no skinny, no tea… no poofter drinks’ below their drink menu.
What was even moderately socially acceptable in 2008 is clearly not in 2015, so a group of angry customers confronted owner Steve Miller, who refused to remove the sign.
They then took to Facebook to let Handsome Steve’s know their homophobia was about as current as Fame-era Gaga, and flooded the page with over 100 one-star reviews like this:
…and this:
Finally, Miller changed his tune and posted the following to the page:
For what it’s worth, one protester had a conversation with the owner, and it seems to have went very well.
The lesson here? Homophobia doesn’t pay, and gays (and our allies) are more than willing to put our money where our (big) mouths are when it comes to blatant discrimination.
Rob Smith
What It’s Like When Your Daughter Becomes Your Son: WATCH
What It’s Like When Your Daughter Becomes Your Son: WATCH
Earlier this month, Cosmopolitan published a touching documentary featuring Jodie Patterson, a Brooklyn mother of five, whose son Penelope, started showing signs that he was transgender at a very young age.
After facing continual rejection of clothing, grooming, and other things, Patterson asked Penelope what was wrong.
“Because everybody thinks I’m a girl,” Penelope replied.
Patterson explains: “And so I said, ‘oh baby, it’s fine. However you feel on the inside is great.’ And he said, ‘no I don’t feel like a boy mom. I am a boy.’ And so that sentence was really hard, because I was ill-equipped, like, okay what do I do with that? I don’t know how to handle that.”
Cosmo’s 7-minute doc reveals what the family went through and how Penelope blossomed when the family started letting him lead the way. Cosmo writes:
Patterson decided to share her family’s story with Cosmopolitan.com because she realized that gender politics is no longer a private conversation. “People are dying over it,” she says. “Until that changes, it’s important to speak out. All the evils — racism, genderism, all the isms — rely on silence. So in order to push social change, we need to speak up.”
Watch what it’s like when your daughter becomes your son:
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EXCLUSIVE: Big Freedia Reunites With Dad on TV
EXCLUSIVE: Big Freedia Reunites With Dad on TV
Viewers of Fuse’s critically acclaimed reality series Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce know the show’s star is a fearlessly outspoken gay man who dresses in feminine clothes and prefers female pronouns, although she’s not picky about it.
A bounce music superstar in her native New Orleans, Freedia has watched as the television show that bears her name continues to break viewing records for Fuse, adding to the fame of the artist who has made frequent tours of Europe and written a memoir, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva.
But Freedia hasn’t always had it easy. Last year viewers watched as she lost her beloved mother, Vera. And, her relationship with her truck-driver father, Freddie Ross Sr., has been nearly nonexistent for decades.
This week, after Freedia’s cowriter insists her memoir needs to feature more information about her childhood relationship with her dad, the two reunite in a powerful scene.
Here’s an exclusive preview of the episode, which airs at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific Wednesday:
Gina Vivinetto
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We Added The Kardashians To Syrian Refugee Photos So People Will Give A S**t
We Added The Kardashians To Syrian Refugee Photos So People Will Give A S**t
There’s a Syrian refugee crisis, which you may have heard something about. Millions have fled the violence of a Syrian civil war to make the long journey to Europe.
The Huffington Post’s Sophia Jones followed these Syrian refugees for three weeks through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Germany to observe the devastating hardships these unfortunate …
Wait, where are you going, aren’t you interested in this? No, it’s not in your backyard, but … still. OK, OK, what if I spice it up a little, maybe throw a little Kardashian action in the mix?
About 4 million Syrians have fled their homeland as a result of the country’s brutal civil war.
Since the start of the conflict in 2011, over 2 million Syrians have fled to Turkey. More than a million Syrians have sought refuge in Lebanon. More than 620,000 have left for Jordan.
The Syrian refugees are among hundreds of thousands of people making the death-defying trip across the Mediterranean this year, hoping to reach Europe.
They face many challenges along the way. Human Rights Watch reports that some refugees crossing the border from Greece to Macedonia have been physically beaten by law enforcement.
While crossing into Hungary from Serbia, when they aren’t being attacked by Hungary’s journalists, many Syrian refugees have been forced to sleep in the cold, muddy fields.
71 refugees suffocated to death while being transported through Austria in a refrigerated truck. Included were at least a dozen Syrian travel documents.
As winter approaches, and without help, they could freeze to death crossing the Balkans, an area that can reach minus 15° C.
Even if refugees get to Germany, the preferred destination of many Syrians, some don’t make it alive. A Syrian woman who drowned crossing the Mediterranean was laid to rest in Berlin on June 16. A second coffin, empty, represented her son, who was also lost at sea but never found.
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“Keeping Up With The Kardashians” returns to television Sunday, Nov. 15!
In the meantime, check out Sophia Jones’ amazing piece, and consider donating to one of the many organizations currently helping Syrian refugees.
(Big thanks to HuffPost Senior World Editor Eline Gordts for all her help and expertise on the subject.)
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