Chloe Grace Moretz Slams Rival Gay Conversion Therapy Movie: ‘Queer Movies Should be…Created by Queer People’

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Chloe Grace Moretz, the star of gay conversion therapy film The Miseducation of Cameron Post, blasted Boy Erased, another gay conversion therapy film set to be released, because it’s “it’s written and directed by a white man, it’s shot through a straight male gaze.”

Moretz made the remarks in an interview with the L.A. Times with reference to Boy Erased, directed and adapted by Joel Edgerton.

Added Moretz: “There’s another conversion therapy movie that’s coming out and you see how that was picked up by a major distributor, they are putting all the money behind it, and you start to compare it. This movie was directed by a bisexual woman of diversity, it has a very diverse cast and we didn’t cast all celebrities.”

Moretz slammed the “major distributor” behind Boy Erased for “backing first and foremost the straight white man who is going to be putting out the movie that’s the safer bet,” adding “They want something that’s a pretty package, but that’s still tolerable and acceptable. And I think that’s unfair. Queer movies should be told through a queer lens and created by queer people.”

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, which won the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is based on Emily Danforth’s novel of the same name. Moretz stars in the drama about a girl who gets caught fooling around with the prom queen and is forced into a gay conversion therapy center in 1993. The film also stars John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, and Jennifer Ehle. It opens in NYC on August 3 and L.A. on August 10.

Boy Erased is adapted from the memoir by Garrard Conley, stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe as well as Troye Sivan, who has composed a new song “Revelation” which also debuted in its trailer. Boy Erased recounts Arkansas native Conley’s life growing up in a religious home and being sent away to gay conversion therapy, an ordeal he would survive but which would drastically affect his life.

Check out trailers for both films below:

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Chloe Grace Moretz Slams Rival Gay Conversion Therapy Movie: ‘Queer Movies Should be…Created by Queer People’

Trump Calls Russian Election Interference a ‘Hoax’ Hours After White House Officials Warn of Ongoing Threat: WATCH

Hours after his own officials including Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, said the threat from Russia to U.S. elections “is real” and “is continuing,” Donald Trump lied to a rally in Pennsylvania (above) that the threat is “a hoax” and talked about his “great meeting” with Vladimir Putin, saying “we discussed everything.”

The NYT reports: ‘Mr. Wray and Mr. Coats were joined at the briefing by Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, John R. Bolton, the president’s national security adviser, and Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of the National Security Agency. Officials at the briefing did not describe specific threats to the coming elections, and they were vague about how the government was responding to what they called Russia’s interference campaign. But they said Mr. Trump had directed them in a National Security Council meeting last week to aggressively confront the threats. “Our democracy itself is in the cross hairs,” Ms. Nielsen told reporters.’

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Trump Calls Russian Election Interference a ‘Hoax’ Hours After White House Officials Warn of Ongoing Threat: WATCH

Fashion Friday: The Thrill of Latex’d Skin

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WeHo Councilmember John Heilman Races for LGBTQ Rights at Gay Games

The activist and former mayor is raising money for a Global Emergency Fund with OutRight Action International. 

www.advocate.com/sports/2018/8/03/weho-councilmember-john-heilman-races-lgbtq-rights-gay-games

Murder of Gay Teen Blaze Bernstein Is Recognized as Hate Crime

The gay teen was stabbed 20 times, and a classmate turned neo-Nazi is charged with his murder.

www.advocate.com/crime/2018/8/02/murder-gay-teen-blaze-bernstein-recognized-hate-crime

What Is Shigella? An Explainer of the STI Exploding Among Gay Men

Here is how to avoid contracting this rimming-related infection.

www.advocate.com/health/2018/8/02/what-shigella-explainer-sti-exploding-among-gay-men

Research Reveals: Musically Minded Singles Are More Likely to Find Love

Turns out, if you’re a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll, your chances of finding love on Plenty of Fish increase! The Plenty of Fish research team looked at over 9 million POF profiles that revealed the dating success of musically minded singles on the app. Let’s take a look at the […]

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Research Reveals: Musically Minded Singles Are More Likely to Find Love

Cooper Diaz: To Enjoy the Summer

Since I finished with my ex I started dating a psychologist, he is older for 8 years.A month ago we had sex, but a week I told him to give us some time because he has not told his parents and it seems unfair. He and everyone think I’m sad about what happened, and maybe they’re right, but I’m not going to wait for it all my life. A week ago I met another guy who studied electronic engineering and we fucked. Now I’m going for another guy that studies gastronomy.I feel very hot this summer jeje 😀

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NYPD Seeks Man Who Punched Bus Rider, Called Him a ‘White Bitch Homo’

The New York Police Department is seeking a man (above) who punched another rider on a Brooklyn bus while making hateful statements.

Gothamist reports: ‘The incident took place around 9:55 a.m. on July 30th, on a B25 bus traveling along Fulton Street. According to the NYPD, a 29-year-old man was attacked by a man who “struck the [him] in the face with a closed fist and made an anti-white remark.” The assailant got off the bus at Fulton Street and Bond Street and fled on foot, heading southbound on Bond Street. An NYPD spokesperson said the suspect’s statements were along the lines of “I hate all you white motherf—ers,” “You’re a f—–” and “I hate everyone like you, white bitch homo.” The victim suffered swelling and pain to the face.’

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NYPD Seeks Man Who Punched Bus Rider, Called Him a ‘White Bitch Homo’

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 02, 2018

NEW HRC REPORT — LAWMAKERS MUST ELIMINATE LOOPHOLES THAT ENABLE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ‘MISPERCEPTIONS’: Discrimination Based on Perceived Characteristics, outlines how, in many jurisdictions, loopholes allow employees to be discriminated against if their harasser or employer has targeted them based on an incorrect assumption about their race, religion or other characteristic. District courts created the loopholes in non-discrimination protections by unconscionably ruling that discrimination based on misperceptions is not prohibited in federal non-discrimination law. The Equality Act would resolve the problem by ensuring that employees are clearly protected based on both “actual or perceived” characteristics. More from HRC.

HRC JOINS COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS DEMANDING THAT THE SENATE #StopKavanaugh: HRC rallied alongside Planned Parenthood, Demand Justice, CPD Action, MoveOn.org, Health Care Voter, Tax March and others on Capitol Hill to fight for the rights of ALL people. We call on the U.S. Senate to #StopKavanaugh.  

This is what fighting for justice looks like. Thank you @SenBlumenthal, @SenMarkey, and @SenGillibrand for rallying to #StopKavanaugh and save the U.S. Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/G3WzcdvjHP

— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) August 1, 2018

THROWBACK THURSDAY — HRC’S ROBIN MARIL BREAKS DOWN SCOTUS NOMINEE BRETT KAVANAUGH’S DIRTY LEGAL HISTORY: More on Kavanaugh from Talk Media News.

Brett Kavanaugh has been active in partisan politics his entire career. @HRC Associate Legal Director Robin Maril takes an inside look at his involvement with some of the most anti-LGBTQ initiatives during the Bush administration. #ReleaseTheRecords #StopKavanaugh pic.twitter.com/UWBf3gsmI0

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 1, 2018

HRC ENDORSES REP. CONOR LAMB FOR RE-ELECTION FOR PA’S 17TH DISTRICT: “Conor Lamb has spent his career in service to our country. He is a tenacious fighter, who will continue to be a champion for Pennsylvania’s working families and a strong voice in the effort to move equality forward,” said HRC Pennsylvania State Director Allison VanKuiken. More from HRC.

CIVIL RIGHTS TRANSPARENCY ACT WOULD REQUIRE DEPARTMENT OF ED TO DISCLOSE SCHOOLS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING STUDENTS’ CIVIL RIGHTS: The legislation, backed by 21 House Democrats and organizations including HRC, would also require the department to disclose when it tosses out complaints, reaches agreements with schools to assess them or makes any changes to the manual for civil rights investigators. More from Andrew Ujifusa (@AndrewUjifusa) at Education Week.

MUST WATCH — STEPHEN COLBERT PARODIES SESSIONS’ TAXPAYER-FUNDED ‘RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TASK FORCE’: The task force is part of the Trump-Pence administration’s ongoing campaign to license discrimination against LGBTQ people in the public square. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the task force alongside anti-LGBTQ extremists from Alliance Defending Freedom and the Colorado baker who refused to serve a same-sex couple in violation of the state’s nondiscrimination law. More from HRC and Georgia Voice.

CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING UNVEILS GAPS IN TRANSGENDER HEALTH CARE: More from Medpage Today.

MISSOURI STATE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE CLAIMS BEING LGBTQ IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN SMOKING: Yes… really. More from LGBTQ Nation.

LENA WAITHE TO PRODUCE NEW HBO SHOW WITH BLACK GAY PROTAGONIST: More from Colorlines.

‘ARROW’ STAR BEX TAYLOR-KLAUS COMES OUT AS NON-BINARY: More from NewNowNext.

I came out as trans non-binary in a room full of people today. Guess it’s time for me to do that on here, too …

Hi. I’m Bex, and the rumors are true. I’m v enby.

— Bex Taylor-Klaus (@IBexWeBex) July 29, 2018

BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, MAN ARRESTED FOR SENDING TARGETED ANTI-LGBTQ, ANTI-LATINX HATE MAIL: More from Windy City Times.

 GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

POLICE USE FORCE AGAINST ANTI-LGBTQ PROTESTORS AT JERUSALEM PRIDE: Read more from Pink News.

HOW A MALAYSIAN GAY ASYLUM SEEKER IS LEADING THE CHARGE FOR OTHERS: Hans How noted that his activism could lead to dire consequences if he is deported to his home country, but he will continue to fight for his fellow LGBTQ asylum seekers. More from The Daily Beast.

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

Gay Star News reports on a new study showing that less than one percent of movie characters are LGBTQ; USA Today looks at media portrayals of the dangerous practice of “conversion therapy”; Roll Call interviews eight LGBTQ aides on the Hill; The New York Times remembers the nearly-lost film ‘Buddies,’ chronicling the HIV epidemic of the 1980s

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