The Advocates Podcast: Jasika Nicole On LGBTQ Actors Playing Queer

Scandal and Fringe actress Jasika Nicole opens up about being out and getting passed over for queer roles. She also chats about balancing advocacy and anxiety. 

www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2018/8/07/advocates-podcast-jasika-nicole-lgbtq-actors-playing-queer

The Walls, Did Indeed, Talk

A revelatory conversation is recalled in this excerpt from The People’s Victory: Stories From the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality.

www.advocate.com/books/2018/8/07/walls-did-indeed-talk

Kelsey Masters: Finally!

Okay, so I finally have my profile set up, and am trying to finish up some photos for an album. I will admit that I am nervous starting, I believe this is going to be difficult, because most of the women I see are established. This is something new, but really exciting. I went to the store yesterday to get a couple toys to have fun with for your guys! Also one to where we can start a game of some sort. Give me a little time and I will let you know the rules. My main goal here is to have fun doing stuff that and I don’t want to be fake. Most people are used to women being fake. What you see with me is what you get.

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‘In & Out,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and Everything Else Streaming On Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO in August

Looking for something to stream while you Netflix and chill? Check out our picks for new films streaming this month below, including In & Out, Jackie Brown and more.

Steel Magnolias (1989), available on Netflix Aug. 1

Pour some juice and give yourself a good cry with this classic. Thanks to its all-star cast — including Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine and Daryl Hannah — it still packs a powerful emotional punch no matter how many times you’ve seen it before.

In & Out (1997), available on Hulu and Amazon Aug. 1

Despite some stereotyping, this early depiction of homosexuality in middle America in a mainstream comedy was still a step forward. Stars Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack turn in great performances, with Cusack even earning an Academy Award nomination for the role.

Jackie Brown (1997), available on Hulu Aug. 1

KWEEN Pam Grier is a revelation in one of Quentin Tarantino’s most underrated works. Based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard this heist film is full of more twists and turns than any Ocean’s film.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010), available on Amazon Aug. 1

A fixture of downtown New York City, Basquiat’s circle included Madonna and Andy Warhol until he died at the age of 27. Get to know the man behind the masterpieces in this intimate documentary.

All films coming to Netflix
Available August 1
The Aviator
Batman Begins
Chernobyl Diaries
Clerks
Constantine
Dreamcatcher
Edge of Fear
Eraser
The Golden Compass
Gran Torino
House of Deadly Secrets
The Informant!
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Million Dollar Baby
No Reservations
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
P.S. I Love You
Secretariat
Silverado
Steel Magnolias
Stripes

Available August 2
Emelie

Available August 3
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
Like Father

Available August 5
Paid in Full

Available August 9
Perdida

Available August 10
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Package

Available August 11
No Country for Old Men

Available August 13
Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
The Nut Job

Available August 15
Adventures in Public School
Hostiles

Available August 16
Evan Almighty
Wish I Was Here

Available August 17
The Motive
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Available August 21
Year One

Available August 24
The After Party

Available August 29
Inequality for All

Available August 31
The Laws of Thermodynamics

All films coming to Hulu
Available August 1
American Gigolo
American Ninja
American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
Babe
Be Cool
The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
Black Hawk Down
Black Mask
Black Rain
Bluefin
Boomerang
The Brady Bunch Movie
Bratz: The Movie
Bring It On: In It to Win It
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
Cheri
Cold War
CSNY/Deja Vu
Curse of the Starving Class
Double Whammy
The Elephant Man
Extract
Fled
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Get Shorty
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Heartbreakers
Hidalgo
High Noon
Hoosiers
The Hunt for Red October
The Hurricane
The Hurt Locker
I Went Down
In & Out
Jackie Brown
Jacob’s Ladder
Joe
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
Kazaam
Loser
The Nasty Girl
The Ninth Gate
No Way Out
Original Sin
Out of Time
Point Break
Pretty Woman
Private Parts
The Rock
Scary Movie 3
Shanghai Knights
Shaun of the Dead
Sheep and Wolves
Species
Species II
Species III
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today
Swan Princess: Royally Undercover
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
The Time Machine
True Colors
Urban Legend
The Usual Suspects
Young Guns
Young Guns II

Available August 2
All at Once
The China Hustle
Ismael’s Ghost

Available August 3
Sharp Edges

Available August 7
Dating My Mother
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
Wraith

Available August 8
Blood Ties

Available August 9
Baskin
Desolation
Terminal

Available August 10
Borg Vs McEnroe

Available August 11
The Cage Fighter

Available August 12
Very Good Girls

Available August 15
The Actors
America’s Sweethearts
Duplex
The Monkey King 3

Available August 16
11 Minutes
Marrowbone
Role Models

Available August 23
Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Available August 24
Crime & Punishment (Hulu Documentary)

Available August 26
Gangs of New York
Mother!

Available August 31
The Terminator

All films coming to Amazon
Available August 1
A Cinderella Story
American Gigolo
American Ninja
American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
Be Cool
Black Mask
Black Rain
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Boomerang
Cold War
CSNY/Déjà Vu
Curse of the Starving Class
Double Whammy
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fled
Flight of the Intruder
Freedom Writers
Frequency
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Get Shorty
Heartbreakers
High Noon
Hoosiers
The Hurt Locker
I Went Down
In & Out
Jacob’s Ladder
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Joe
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
King Corn
Kingpin
Nick of Time
No Way Out
Original Sin
Out of Time
Private Parts
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Species
Species II
Species III
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
The Blair Witch Project
The Elephant Man
The Ninth Gate
The Prince and Me
The Soloist
The Time Machine
The Usual Suspects
True Colors
Tunnel Rats
Vegas Vacation
Watchmen

Available August 6
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

Available August 7
Having Our Baby
It Takes Guts

Available August 8
All I See Is You
Blood Ties

Available August 10
Bleed for This

Available August 14
I Am Not Lorena

Available August 17
Gringo

Available August 21
Ambassadors of the Sky
Two of a Kind

Available August 25
Disobedience
The Escape of Prisoner 614
Woman Walk Ahead

Available August 26
Mother!

All films coming to HBO
Available August 1
17 Again
The Blind Side
Fargo
The Fugitive
The Good Lie
Heaven Can Wait
The Hunted
It’s Complicated
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Land of the Lost
Murder by Numbers
New Jack City
The Nutty Professor
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Shine
Super Troopers
Taxi
The Terminal
The Truth About Charlie
U.S. Marshals
The Verdict
Mamartuile
Valentina

Available August 3
Los Buscadores (AKA Gold Seekers)

Available August 4
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Available August 10
Taco Shop

Available August 11
Murder on the Orient Express

Available August 18
Darkest Hour

Available August 25
Father Figures

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‘In & Out,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and Everything Else Streaming On Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO in August

Infowars’ Alex Jones Booted Off Facebook, Apple, YouTube, Spotify

The racist, anti-LGBTQ “entertainer” — and his dangerous conspiracy theories — just got less accessible. 

www.advocate.com/media/2018/8/06/infowars-alex-jones-booted-facebook-apple-youtube-spotify

Jake Shears Unleashes His ‘Big Bushy Mustache’ in Flaming Queer New Music Video: WATCH

Jake Shears and his Gran Torino take to the streets in the new clip for”Big Bushy Mustache”, the latest track off his forthcoming eponymous album.

In the clip, Shears gyrates in a leather suit and high heel boots while boasting about the powers of his wondrous “pornstar handlebar” as jealous clean-shaven men look on. None can resist Shears’ upper-lip seduction. Shears, the frontman for Scissor Sisters, recently released the lyric video for another track, “Sad Song Backwards” and shared the clip for his first single, “Creep City” back in May. His new album hits the street on August 10.

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Jake Shears Unleashes His ‘Big Bushy Mustache’ in Flaming Queer New Music Video: WATCH

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 06, 2018

NYTIMES ON THE “RAINBOW WAVE” – RECORD NUMBER OF LGBTQ CANDIDATES TURNING OUT TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TRUMP-PENCE ADMINISTRATION: NYT’s Liam Stack (@liamstack) and Catie Edmondson (@CatieEdmondson) have tracked more than 500 LGBTQ candidates running at all levels of government. Nearly half are running for state office, at a time when LGBTQ equality, and especially rights for the trans community, have been under attack by state lawmakers emboldened by the Trump-Pence administration. More from The New York Times.

• HRC on the ground at Netroots: “I’m a woman of color and people do not pay attention to us, even in the littlest things. but we are always the ones saving the Democratic Party,” said HRC Press Secretary Ianthe Metzger (@IantheWalrus). “Finally it feels like we have a say…it’s like finally, this is our moment.” More from The Atlantic.

DELAWARE DROPS ANTI-TRANS SCHOOL REGULATION THAT WOULD OUT STUDENTS TO THEIR PARENTS: After a public comment period late last year on the regulation, the Delaware Department of Education announced changes to a draft that would  have effectively mandated discrimination against many LGBTQ students, particularly transgender youth. More from Into.

MONDAY MUST READ — TRUMP-PENCE HEALTH CARE POLICIES ARE PREVENTING TRANS AMERICANS FROM ACCESSING LIFE-SAVING CARE: Wren Vetens’ plans to medically transition took an appalling turn following Trump’s inauguration — her insurance company canceled coverage of her transition-related services, and her hospital charged her four times the initial estimate. More from Jezebel and NPR.

For trans Americans, the policy landscape has changed under the Trump administration, making it harder to get the cost of treatments such as gender confirmation surgery covered. t.co/n4t3FVhAfG

— Steve Mullis (@stevemullis) August 2, 2018

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR — TWO ST. PETERSBURG, FL, SAME-SEX COUPLES HAVE RECEIVED THREATENING LETTERS: Police are investigating. More from Fox 9.

HORRIFYING — MAN ON BROOKLYN BUS ATTACKED, BERATED WITH ANTI-LGBTQ SLURS: Police are asking the public for more information to identify the attacker. More from Gothamist.

THANK YOU, AARON HICKLIN, FOR YOUR 12 YEARS AS EIC OF OUT MAGAZINE:

Endings come quickly, but 12 years and 125 issues later, it feels like time to me to step down. When it was good it was very, very good – thanks to my magnificent team past and present. You’ve made me very proud. And there will always be this. pic.twitter.com/PjxIV6hMpM

— Aaron Hicklin (@Aaronhicklin) August 2, 2018

NEW ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES FOR LATINX LGBTQ PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA: LILA, in Chapel Hill, is committed to empower Latinx LGBTQ individuals and offer special support to undocumented LGBTQ immigrants. More from LaConexiónUSA.

NUEVA ORGANIZACIÓN ABOGA POR PERSONAS LATINX Y LGBTQ EN CAROLINA DEL NORTE: LILA, una nueva organización sin fines de lucro en Chapel Hill, se dedicada a empoderar a personas latinx y LGBTQ y ofrecer ayuda especial a inmigrantes LGBTQ indocumentados. Más de LaConexiónUSA.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

DOZENS OF RUSSIAN LGBTQ ADVOCATES ARRESTED IN ST. PETERSBURG: Russia’s so-called “anti-propaganda” law has been used to target LGBTQ advocates since it became law in 2013. More from The Daily Beast.

• This lesbian teacher in Russia was beaten, targeted by extremists and forced out of her job. Read Polina Mul’s heartbreaking story from OUT Magazine.

WHAT DOES LEBANON’S RECENT COURT RULING MEAN FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY? Find out from HRC Global Innovator and advocate Tarek Zeidan from HRC.

NEARLY 50,000 ATTEND BELFAST PRIDE — BIGGEST TURNOUT EVER: More from The Irish Sun.

Tens of thousands of people have attended Belfast’s annual Pride parade t.co/V1MBwDZVeQ pic.twitter.com/5Qr0bEthno

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) August 4, 2018

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

Reuters highlights survey findings that LGBTQ youth are calling for representation in the ad industry; Sky Sports profiles athletes competing in the Gay Games; Fox Salt Lake City reports on a 20-year reunion of a local LGBTQ student club that sued for the right to exist; HRC spotlights Youth Ambassador Adriana Ibanez; them profiles Atlanta activist Dee Dee Chamblee; Upworthy. gives tips to be a good ally to the LGBTQ community

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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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Apple Removes Nearly All of Alex Jones’ InfoWars Podcasts for Hate Speech Violations

Apple has joined Facebook and Google and has removed nearly all of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars’ podcasts from its directory over hate speech violations.

Apple told TechCrunch: “Apple does not tolerate hate speech, and we have clear guidelines that creators and developers must follow to ensure we provide a safe environment for all of our users. Podcasts that violate these guidelines are removed from our directory making them no longer searchable or available for download or streaming. We believe in representing a wide range of views, so long as people are respectful to those with differing opinions.”

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Apple Removes Nearly All of Alex Jones’ InfoWars Podcasts for Hate Speech Violations

9 Pics of Collin Martin, The Only Out Major League Athlete

www.advocate.com/sports/2018/8/06/9-pics-collin-martin-only-out-major-league-athlete

Man Arrested After Threatening to Stab Gay People After Brighton Pride

A train ride back from Brighton and Hove Pride and a Britney Spears performance became a nightmare.

www.advocate.com/crime/2018/8/05/man-arrested-after-threatening-stab-gay-people-after-brighton-pride