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Pete Buttigieg Commits to Provincetown Campaign Stop in July
Pete Buttigieg Commits to Provincetown Campaign Stop in July
Mayor Pete Buttigieg has committed to coming to Provincetown in July at the height of the LGBTQ resort destination’s busy tourist season, but details are still being worked out on what form his campaign event might take.
Wicked Local Provincetown spoke with Bryan Rafanelli, a Provincetown homeowner and event planner who hosted a fundraiser for Buttigieg in Boston on April 30. Rafanelli said “It’s on the table. Of course there is a plan for him to come to the place where the first gay marriage license in Massachusetts was issued.”
Realtor Joe DeMartino told WLP: “Mayor Pete’s campaign has committed to coming to Provincetown sometime in July. But there are no details yet.” On Thursday night, Buttigieg sold out a 700-person event at West Hollywood’s The Abbey gay bar. No doubt that a Buttigieg appearance in Ptown in July would generate equal interest.
The post Pete Buttigieg Commits to Provincetown Campaign Stop in July appeared first on Towleroad Gay News.
Pete Buttigieg Commits to Provincetown Campaign Stop in July
Wanuri Kahiu’s Kenyan-set love story, ‘Rafiki,’ is breaking boundaries and changing laws
Wanuri Kahiu’s Kenyan-set love story, ‘Rafiki,’ is breaking boundaries and changing laws
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Celebrating the love between two young women living in a country that criminalizes being LGBTQ, Rafiki proves how joy can be an act of resistance. Initially banned in Kenya for its positive portrayal of queer romance, Rafiki won a landmark supreme court case chipping away at Kenyan anti-LGBT legislation.
A court ruling deciding whether to decriminalize homosexuality in Kenya has been postponed until May 24th. What Kenya decides will impact other countries in Africa, which has 33 countries that still criminalize same-sex relationships.
Rafiki is a powerful reminder of the importance of fundamental human rights and, while the U.S. may be a global leader, shows how more work is necessary globally. Now, after winning accolades at film festivals worldwide, Rafiki is rolling out wider on screens in cities throughout the U.S. Upcoming releases this weekend include additional screenings in LA, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Honolulu, Atlanta, Akron, and more. Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, Rafiki is a must-see LGBTQ film.
The film’s director, Wanuri Kahiu, stopped by GLAAD’s offices recently, to talk about the film and her work to accelerate LGBTQ rights in Kenya. Check out her interview, below:
Get your tickets to see Rafiki and show your support for diverse storytelling by visiting: bit.ly/RafikiMovie
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www.glaad.org/blog/wanuri-kahius-kenyan-set-love-story-rafiki-breaking-boundaries-and-changing-laws
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Celebrating Teachers Who Make a Difference this Teacher Appreciation Week
Celebrating Teachers Who Make a Difference this Teacher Appreciation Week
This Teacher Appreciation Week, HRC celebrates educators working to ensure that classrooms and schools are safe, welcoming and inclusive for all children and families. Mitch Klages-Bombich, M.S. Ed., a certified facilitator with HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools, teaches other educators in New York City about inclusion, acceptance and leadership.
“I have always been out as a queer-identified person, and I began professionally identifying as transgender in 2014,” Klages-Bombich said. He lives in Staten Island with his wife and their adopted son. Klages-Bombich became a teacher through an alternative certification program after working in social work conducting professional training for staff and volunteers and working with clients. Through his direct work with families, he found that working with kids was something he especially loved.
“I love that kids are curious and accepting, and I see it with my kindergartener, who gets gender identity at an age-appropriate level,” Klages-Bombich said. “My wife and I are queer. She is a cis-femme, I’m a transgender guy and my son’s birth parent is a gender non-binary person.”
Klages-Bombich taught elementary education for 11 years before joining Positive Learning Collaborative (PLC) in 2013 — a joint initiative of the United Federation of Teachers, which is New York City’s Teachers Union, and the New York City Department of Education that aims to build positive and safe school environments for all students.
“When my son’s school attempted to implement inclusive practices by not lining the students up by gender, we talked about what was happening,” he said. “He shared that there were no more ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ lines but that they were calling it ‘A’ and ‘B’ lines — even though they were still split among girls and boys.”
So Klages-Bombich asked his son where he and his best friend lined up.
“Boys line up in the B line and girls line up in the A line,” he replied.
“What about Mama?” Klages-Bombich asked.
“She’s a girl, so she would be in the A line,” his son said.
“What about me?”
The answer was easy: “Babbo, you are a boy now, so the B line.”
“And what about your Papa?” Klages-Bombich asked, which is how his son refers to his birth parent.
That answer took longer, Klages-Bombich said.
“Well, Papa is both a boy and a girl, so they wouldn’t have a line,” his son replied. “That’s not fair. They should always have a space.”
Conversations like that model the kinds of practices Klages-Bombich helps lead with HRC’s Welcoming Schools and PLC. At a presentation during HRC’s 2017 Time to THRIVE conference, Klages-Bombich met a few Welcoming Schools staff and learned about becoming a certified facilitator for the program. He completed the initial facilitator training in June 2017 and received his national certification in January this year.
“As a parent of a five-year-old, I challenge all educators I work with to imagine my child in their classroom,” Klages-Bombich said. “Would my son be able to see himself, his family, the people he loves and those who love him reflected in his school experiences? Would my son and our family feel safe, included and welcomed here?”
On behalf of everyone at HRC, we offer our teachers our sincerest thanks for the work they do as change agents and the difference they make every day in the lives of the students in their care.
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the nation’s premier professional development program providing training and resources to elementary school educators to welcome diverse families; create LGBTQ and gender-inclusive schools; prevent bias-based bullying and support transgender and non-binary students.
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Stonewall Reminds Us We Must Preserve the Stories of LGBTQ Seniors
Stonewall Reminds Us We Must Preserve the Stories of LGBTQ Seniors
A new project, Stonewall OutLoud, will ensure our history is not lost to time.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/5/10/stonewall-reminds-us-we-must-preserve-stories-lgbtq-seniors
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Gilead Will Donate Truvada to 200,000 People Annually for 11 Years
Gilead Will Donate Truvada to 200,000 People Annually for 11 Years
The donation amounts to 2.4 million bottles each year — but activists say it isn’t enough.
www.advocate.com/health/2019/5/09/gilead-will-donate-truvada-200000-people-annually-11-years
