What Comics Are You Reading This Week? #ComicBookWednesday

#NEWCOMICBOOKDAY Hurray it’s new comic day! As any good geek or nerd in the know is well aware Wednesday is a weekly holiday a pantheon of publishers bequeath on anticipatory fanboys and girls. Below we grabbed some excited fans and specialty shops Instagram posts from around the country and also review Heroes in Crisis number 5 that sees the return of the #NoHomo fan fave due Blue Beetle and Booster Gold: The Blue and the Gold.

FALL OUT COMICS DISPLAY Online home of Tallahassee’s Comic and Game Shop. “This weeks releases include amazing spider-man 14, doctor strange 10/400, age of x-man 1, action comics 1007, detective comics 997, heroes in crisis 5, rick and Morty vs dungeons and dragons 4, power rangers 35, fight club three 1, and many more! Come pick up your comics at #falloutcomics#falloutcomicstallahassee#newcomicbookday#newcomicwednesday#shoplocal#ihearttally”

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Hurray it’s new comic day! This weeks releases include amazing spider-man 14, doctor strange 10/400, age of x-man 1, action comics 1007, detective comics 997, heroes in crisis 5, rick and Morty vs dungeons and dragons 4, power rangers 35, fight club three 1, and many more! Come pick up your comics at #falloutcomics #falloutcomicstallahassee #newcomicbookday #newcomicwednesday #shoplocal #ihearttally

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WONDER WOMAN #63  gets the manga treatment by Japanese superstar Kamome Shirahama.

 When Themyscira and the remnants of Olympus fell, the Gods weren’t the only refugees to come to Earth. A small horde of mystical creatures have found their way here, and they’re determined to start new lives…but what happens when the people of our world are equally determined not to let them? Can Diana open their minds and show them that a centaur is more than half a person?

Kamome Shirahama is best known in the United States for her comics cover art at DC and Marvel, including such titles as Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, and Batgirl, and the Birds of Prey. Witch Hat Atelier is her first manga to be released in English.

THIRD EYE WIDE If you’re in southern California, Maryland visit Third Eye for some new reads.

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HAPPY NEW COMIC DAY! Come by & see your Third Eye fam for some new reads! #newcomicday #newcomicbookday #comics #comicbooks #comiccollector #comiccollectors #comicbookcollecting #comicbook #newcomicwednesday

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PASADENA’S P Dot’s Comics & Collectibles top variant tuesday submission is this awesome cover for Red Hood and the Outlaws #26.

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#topvarianttuesday submission is this awesome cover for Red Hood and the Outlaws 26 !!! I might have to keep a few copies for the PC #teampdot #pdotscomics #igcomicbooks #igcomics #igcomiccommunity #igcomicfamily #igcomicbookfamily #newcomicbookday #newreleases #newcomicbookwednesday #newcomicwednesday #redhood #redhoodandtheoutlaws #dccomics

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HEROES IN CRISIS is something new in comics and boldly tackles mass shootings and PTSD.

“Can I tell you a secret Goldie?” Harley Quinn says to Booster Gold, early on in the first of issue of Heroes In Crisis —  DC’s new company-wide crossover series — “You promise not to tell?” Harley continues seductively, “I hate pudding.”  Here, Quinn is referring to both the options on the dessert menu at the diner she and Gold find themselves in, and we assume her on again/off again boyfriend The Joker, for whom “puddin’ ” is her trademark term of endearment.

Turns out the duo — as unlikely a pair as you can find — have been secretly operating “the Sanctuary,” an ultra-secret hospital for superheroes who’ve been traumatized by crime-fighting and cosmic combat. And that’s just the tip of the house-sized mysteries  suggested in the the first issue of Heroes In Crisis. A mass-shooting massacre is at the center of C.I.A.-operative-turned-comics-writer Tom King’s story, where he poses the question: How does a superhero handle PTSD? 

King has proved his writing mettle with his still ongoing, award winning runs on both Batman and Mister Miracle. He continues to be able to oscillate between both the incredibly cosmic (Batman and the Justice League against a New God) and masterfully grounded stories (like Bruce Wayne serving on a jury attempting to convict the Batman of assault against Mr. Freeze).

In issue five of Crisis, King deftly maneuvers between humor and heavy emotion and brings us closer to an understanding of who the mastermind behind the moves is or are.

The term “crisis” is a storied one in DC lore, stemming back to the 1960s when the Justice Society of America (JSA) from Earth-2 (containing DC’s 1940s golden age characters) and the Justice League of America from Earth-1 (the JLA we know essentially know now) would team up against odds that only the two greatest superhero teams in the multiverse could combat. 

In the DC Universe (DCU), the term Crisis has become a brand that consistently brings the greatest crossovers year after year.

With Heroes, King takes that concept and does something truly original and cinematic. 

is something new in comics

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Parents of Transgender Children Call on Congress to Pass the Equality Act

Today, HRC’s  Parents for Transgender Equality National Council, a group of the nation’s leading parent-advocates in the fight for transgender equality, met with members of Congress to discuss their families’ moving journeys and the urgent need for Congress to pass the Equality Act. The Equality Act is a comprehensive LGBTQ civil rights bill which is a priority for the U.S. House’s new pro-equality leadership and is expected to be re-introduced soon

U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy, III (D-MA), chair of the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force, hosted the convening of parents of transgender and gender expansive young people. Representative Kennedy was joined by U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Gil Cisneros (D-CA).

“For transgender young people, passing the Equality Act would be life-affirming and, in some cases, lifesaving,” said Jay Brown, Acting Senior Vice President, HRC Programs, Research & Training. “These parents’ children need and deserve clear protections from discrimination throughout daily life, from welcoming schools to inclusive health care. The unique stories and voices of these parents have already changed countless minds, and they will be critical in continuing to push equality forward alongside allies like Representative Kennedy and the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force.”

“For two years, transgender children have fought daily battles against intolerance in their schools and their communities, while the adults tasked with protecting them at the highest levels of this Administration offer words of bigotry and hatred instead,” said U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy, III, chair of the Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force. “Listening to these parents today demonstrated once again that there is no force greater than a parent’s love and no force darker than a government that fails to see the humanity in her youngest citizens. We fight with those children and their parents because they should never doubt that they are heard and they are seen, and they should always know that they will never be erased.”

“Our families need the Equality Act to become law,” said Rachel Gonzales, a member of HRC’s Parents for Transgender Equality. “As residents of Texas, our family has experienced first hand the threat of both a hostile state government and cruel federal administration. Our state or zip code should not dictate whether our daughter is protected from discrimination.”

The Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force and the pro-equality members of Congress who attended the convening are on the frontlines of fighting for transgender youth, service members, patients and workers. Members in attendance who served in the previous Congress were all co-sponsors of the Equality Act.

The Equality Act was first introduced in July 2015. A recent study from PRRI found that seven in 10 Americans (71 percent) support laws like the Equality Act, which protect the LGBTQ community against discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing. More than 130 major employers, with operations in all 50 states, have also joined HRC’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act, urging Congress to pass these crucial protections.

The meeting on Capitol Hill followed a two-day summit with HRC’s Parents for Transgender Equality National Council at HRC’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. Parents brainstormed strategies for change, discussed priorities and heard from HRC staff and leaders, including those working to expand inclusion in schools, child welfare and adoption agencies and health care facilities.

In conjunction with the summit, the HRC Foundation released a new guide for parents of non-binary, gender fluid and gender-expansive youth. The guide includes a helpful primer on terminology, resources for building inclusive communities and answers to frequently-asked questions from parents of gender expansive, non-binary and gender fluid youth.

A recent survey from HRC underscored the critical need for the new guide. HRC and researchers from the University of Connecticut found that less than a quarter of transgender and gender expansive youth feel like they can definitely be themselves at home and more than seventy percent of transgender and gender expansive youth reported hearing their families make negative comments about LGBTQ identities.

To read the new guide, click here. To learn more about HRC work on transgender equality, visit hrc.org/transgender.

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PHOTOS: It may be winter but January was sizzling on Instagram
Winter is coming? You could have fooled us…

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 30, 2019

HORRIFYING — ACTOR AND SINGER JUSSIE SMOLLETT ATTACKED IN SUSPECTED HATE-MOTIVATED CRIME: According to police in Chicago, where the attack occurred, Smollett’s assailants poured an unknown substance on him, put a rope around his neck and called him anti-Black and anti-LGBTQ slurs. Said HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin): “This shocking attack on our friend and tremendous advocate Jussie Smollett is, unfortunately, not an isolated incident. There is an alarming epidemic of hate violence in our country that disproportionately targets Black people, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities — and particularly those living at the intersections of multiple identities.” More from Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.

• HRC continues to press for improved reporting of hate-motivated crimes, state laws that protect LGBTQ individuals from hate crimes and expanded education and training initiatives. More from HRC.

I am sick to my stomach over the news of a violent attack on @JussieSmollett. I’m so glad you are safe, my friend. All of us at @HRC wish you a quick recovery. Law enforcement MUST act quickly & thoroughly given the horrific racist/homophobic details described in news reports.

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) January 29, 2019

ICYMI — VIRGINIA’S BUSINESS AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY SUPPORT LGBTQ PROTECTIONS: The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association and the Virginia Beach Resort Advisory Commission have both issued letters to the state legislature supporting measures that would prohibit discrimination in housing and public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. “As the business and tourism industries add their voices to the growing majority of Virginians who want to protect their friends and neighbors from discrimination, we have to ask the House of Delegates: what are you waiting for?” said HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow.

• Additionally, business leaders recently took out an ad in the Virginian-Pilot urging the legislature to act to pass this legislation.

HUGE — NEW POLLING SHOWS 70 PERCENT OF AMERICAN VOTERS SUPPORT ALLOWING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE TO SERVE IN THE MILITARY: The Trump-Pence cruel and inhumane #TransMilitaryBan isn’t just unconstitutional, it’s also deeply unpopular. More from Quinnipiac University. More from The Hill.

WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO WEDNESDAY — SAN FRANCISCO DESIGNATES NATION’S FIRST-EVER ‘TRANSGENDER DISTRICT’: The new cultural district aims to protect vulnerable residents from losing their homes and businesses to gentrification. The district is also home to the Compton’s Cafeteria, where the local transgender community led an historic uprising against discriminatory police action in 1966. More from NPR.

San Francisco has created the country’s first official transgender cultural district — in an effort to protect the Tenderloin neighborhood’s storied trans community from pressures of gentrification. t.co/yL0g29OfgH

— NPR (@NPR) January 29, 2019

DESPICABLE ANTI-TRANS BILL IN INDIANA WOULD BAR STUDENTS FROM USING RESTROOM MOST ALIGNED WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY: More from Pink News.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PASSES RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LGBTQ PARENTS, NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS: Read the full resolution here.

The American Bar Association (@ABAesq) passed a vital resolution this week that protects #LGBTQ parents, opposes discriminatory laws and defends LGBTQ people who have faced discrimination. ️‍ t.co/epgbh5CCvJ pic.twitter.com/9UdRNx9XED

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) January 29, 2019

FRIDAY — MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION TO CONSIDER PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE UNDER STATE SEX NONDISCRIMINATION LAW: The resolution would ask Attorney General Dana Nessel to reaffirm the inclusive interpretation of the law. More from The Detroit News.

LGBTQ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES MUST BE WELCOME HERE: The recent government shutdown highlighted the humanitarian crisis facing asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, a symptom of the Trump-Pence administration’s ongoing, disgraceful policies targeting asylum seekers and refugees around the world. More from HRC.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

AS MYANMAR CELEBRATES PRIDE, ADVOCATES REFLECT ON NEED FOR LEGAL EQUALITY: More from Voice of America.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

NBC interviews the first openly LGBTQ ice dancing partners to compete in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships; Rolling Stone interviews Michael Caine, who says he was warned against taking on LGBTQ roles;  Gay Star News shares the story behind a heartwarming  viral video of middle school students singing to their teacher and his soon-to-be husband; Page Six looks at Bella Thorne’s (@bellathorne) cover story for Gay Times Magazine

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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Lake Como Is Not Just for Rich Straight Guys

George Clooney, James Bond, and Herb Caen all fell for Italy’s Lake Como — now you can too.

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Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Naomi Cambell, Nick Jonas, and More: HOT LINKS

THIRD TIMES A CHARM Rihanna is celebrating the third anniversary of her album Anti by honoring the artist he painted the album artwork!The 30-year-old singer took to her Instagram account to share a video of artist Roy Nachum working on the large painting.

“this is the man behind the most iconic artwork of my album covers to date… @roynachum
shout outs to @iamchloemitchell for this beautiful poem in braille. So many layers of art in this album man! #ANTI #ANTIversary,” Rihanna captioned the video on her page.

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this is the man behind the most iconic artwork of my album covers to date… @roynachum shout outs to @iamchloemitchell for this beautiful poem in braille. So many layers of art in this album man! #ANTI #ANTIversary

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Rihanna released her album Anti on January 28, 2016. It featured such hit songs as “Work,” “Needed Me,” and “Love on the Brain.” She earned six Grammy nominations thanks to the album.

DON’T STOP On the same day that the Michael Jackson family released a statement calling the HBO/Channel 4 documentary Leaving Neverland a “public lynching” of the late pop icon, Frank Ocean shared a photo of himself on his recently revealed Instagram in which he’s wearing an MJ shirt.

The shirt features art circa the singer’s 1991 album Dangerous. In the caption, Ocean said, simply, “MAN IN THE MIRROR.” That, of course, is a reference to Jackson’s 1988 Badsingle of the same name. He makes no specific mention of the documentary. At the time of this writing, Ocean’s post had garnered roughly 120,000 likes. 

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POSITIVE NEGATIVE The HIV-positive status of 14,200 people, as well as their identification numbers and contact details, has been leaked online, authorities in Singapore said Monday.Records leaked include 5,400 Singaporeans diagnosed as HIV-positive before January 2013, and 8,800 foreigners diagnosed before December 2011, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement.Patient names, identification numbers, phone numbers, addresses, HIV test results and medical information was included in the information leaked by a former Singaporean resident.”We are sorry for the anxiety and distress caused by this incident,” the statement said. “Our priority is the wellbeing of the affected individuals. Since 26 January, we have been progressively contacting the individuals to notify them and render assistance.”Leow Yangfa, a spokesman for LGBT charity Oogachaga, said the group was concerned people who have not disclosed their HIV status to employers, family or friends could face repercussions due to the leak.

This reminds us of the insufferable stigma, fear and discrimination that continues to surround people living with HIV in Singapore today,” Yangfa said. “Those of us who live without HIV cannot begin to imagine the shock, distress, pain and betrayal they must be going through right now.”

WATCH FOR FLYING PHONES Naomi Campbell And Liam Payne Were Spotted Together At A ConcertIt’s hard to imagine Naomi Campbell getting all soft and goofy over a boy. Yet she did, or at least she pretended to, recently when she exchanged kissy faces and heart emojis with Liam Payne, formally of One Direction. Now, according to Daily Star, things are getting serious and Naomi may even have been practicing writing “Mrs. Payne” in cursive on the inside of her Trapper Keeper (coincidentally, Mrs. Payne is also her dominatrix name). Naomi and Liam were spotted attending a concert together at London’s O2 Arena where they shared a private suite, reigniting rumors that the two have indeed been K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Put that in your Trapper Keeper and smoke it!

MORE JONAS  You will never believe who had another wedding reception.

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Fam jam. Thank you @nelliessouthernkitchen @mamadjonas @papakjonas for a wonderful reception! We love you! This was amazing

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QUESTION OF THE DAY Suggested by Shaker theflyinglizard: “What little-known fact do you most love to tell people about? The nerdier the better!”

SERIAL GAY KILLER Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to eight counts of murder. The former landscaper was accused of preying on men with ties to Toronto’s Gay Village. 

The case against Bruce McArthur highlighted tensions between the Toronto Police and the city’s LGBTQ+ communities, as they had long believed a serial killer was preying on men in the Village.

An independent investigation into how the Toronto Police deal with missing persons cases was struck last year. The review plans to consult with members of the public, groups, and experts and plans to conclude in 2020.

REAL MEN EAT IT Antoni makes meatloaf with GOOP.

OGS Prominent LGBT activists and allies have come out in strong support of a politically engaged NYC Pride March and Rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion.

Eschewing the corporate-saturated, highly policed nature of recent parades, the March is a truly grassroots action that mobilizes the community to address the many social and political battles that continue to be fought locally, nationally, and globally.

“I’ve seen first-hand the violence the vast militarized police state has done to our queer and trans communities,” said activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning. “Our history is one of rebellion and solidarity. We must stand united and refuse to march with police, corporations, and the systemic violence they continue to inflict on immigrants, people of color, and marginalized folks across the queer and trans spectrum.”

COLOMBIAN COVER BOY Via Brazil.

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HRC Responds: Jussie Smollett Targeted In Possible Hate Crime Attack

This morning brought breaking news that longtime LGBTQ advocate & friend of HRC, Jussie Smollett, was the victim of a possible hate crime attack in which racist, homophobic slurs were hurled as he was reportedly beaten overnight in Chicago. HRC has reached out to Jussie Smollett as well as his colleagues at FOX to offer support, and is in touch with the FBI and Chicago Police Department to ensure the incident is fully and thoroughly investigated and that they will hold the perpetrators accountable .

“This shocking attack on our friend and tremendous advocate Jussie Smollett is, unfortunately, not an isolated incident,” HRC President Chad Griffin said. “There is an alarming epidemic of hate violence in our country that disproportionately targets Black people, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities — and particularly those living at the intersections of multiple identities.”

Last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released hate crime statistics for 2017 revealing a disturbing increase of 17 percent in reported hate crimes from the previous year. In 2017, 7,175 hate crime incidents were reported, 1,130 of which were based on sexual orientation bias and 119 on gender identity bias. These numbers reflect a five percent increase in reporting of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation bias, and a four percent decrease in reporting of hate crimes motivated by gender identity bias.

“Last year alone, at least 26 transgender people, mostly transgender women of color, were brutally murdered,” Griffin continued. “This is an unacceptable crisis, and HRC continues to press for improved reporting, passage of state laws that protect LGBTQ individuals from hate crimes, and expanded education and training initiatives.”

Smollett joined HRC’s Equality Rocks campaign last year, a series sparking conversations about love, fairness and equality around the globe. In April 2018, Smollett introduced Queer Eye host Karamo Brown, presenting him with the HRC Visibility Award at the Houston Gala.

Smollett came out as gay in 2015 on Ellen, noting that among the reasons he publicly came out was so “people understood that they’re not alone.”

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-responds-jussie-smollett-targeted-in-possible-hate-crime-attack?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

GLAAD stands with Jussie Smollett after hate-motivated attack in Chicago

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Father and son go viral dancing to ‘Frozen’: “This is what healthy masculinity looks like”
World’s #1 Dad:

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