Category Archives: MISC
Laverne Cox To Light Empire State Building For Spirit Day
Laverne Cox To Light Empire State Building For Spirit Day
Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox just received another honor — and possibly one of her biggest ones yet (if you don’t count that lil ol’ Time magazine cover…)
In conjunction with GLAAD’s annual Spirit Day, Cox will symbolically light the Empire State Building purple to raise awareness about the bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.
GLAAD’s Spirit Day, which will take place on Oct. 16, exists to encourage the public to take a stand against bullying. This is reportedly the first time that the Empire State Building will “go purple” in solidarity with Spirit Day.
“By recognizing National Bullying Prevention Month and lighting in purple for Spirit Day, the world’s most famous office building is supporting countless kids across the world,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. “At a time when eight in 10 LGBT youth are harassed at school, it’s critical that we let them know it’s okay to be who you are.”
The New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and screens in Times Square will also reportedly “go purple” in honor of Spirit Day. For more information about GLAAD’s Spirit Day head here.
Pray, Listen, Discern: Uniting in Faith in Minnesota
Pray, Listen, Discern: Uniting in Faith in Minnesota
Today a group will gather in St. Paul Cathedral in St. Paul, Minnesota will pray that those in Rome truly listen to the real stories of real people living real lives in real-life situations.
HRC.org
These Real Life Rangers Will Do Anything To Save Endangered Rhinos. Anything.
These Real Life Rangers Will Do Anything To Save Endangered Rhinos. Anything.
If there’s one thing we at Queerty have always been passionate about, it’s saving endangered rhinos.
Well, after we heard a bunch of hunky game rangers from Botswana and South Africa were going to pose naked for the Rangers for Rhinos calendar, that is.
“Rhinos aren’t a cute, cuddly little dog or kitten that’s been abused. It’s in people’s nature to help something so sweet. While the rhino is a majestic, beautiful creature, he’s not that cute, cuddly little thing. So they’re often at a disadvantage,” said photographer Josie Borain.
You can visit the Rangers for Rhinos Facebook page or email [email protected] to pick up a hard copy of your own.
Dan Tracer
Fifth Circuit Agrees to Expedite Case Challenging Texas Gay Marriage Ban
Fifth Circuit Agrees to Expedite Case Challenging Texas Gay Marriage Ban
The New Orleans-based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to Cleopatra DeLeon and Nicole Dimetman’s request expedite oral arguments in their case challenging Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage, The San Antonio Express-News reports:
Dimetman is pregnant with the couple’s second child due next year, and under current law, only she would immediately be recognized as the child’s legal parent. When DeLeon bore the couple’s first child, now 2, Dimetman formally adopted the baby to ensure both women would have parental rights. The process was expensive, burdensome and filled with uncertainty, they said earlier this week, and one they hope to avoid with a 5th Circuit win before their child is due on March 15.
“That process takes time. and of course they would do the same here if necessary,” said Barry Chasnoff, one of the attorneys for the two couples. “The concern is if something were to happen to Nicole after the baby is born, but before an adoption, then Cleo would not have parental rights.” […]
The 5th Circuit agreed to have the same three-judge panel hear Texas and Louisiana’s pending gay marriage cases on the same day. Chasnoff said it’s hard to determine when oral arguments might take place, but hopes the date is set for “the next month or two.” The court is seen as one of the most conservative in the country.
The Austin American Statesman adds Texas AG Greg Abbott has until Friday to submit the final brief in the case.
Kyler Geoffroy
LGBT Allies: SAP Employee Stories
LGBT Allies: SAP Employee Stories
SAP employees talk about why they are allies to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, touching on diversity, freedom of expression, innovation and business success. …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=epY1nW3kx7I&feature=youtube_gdata
4 Best Defenses of Right to Marry From Ninth Circuit Victories
Anderson Cooper Jokes That His Mom 'Hooked Up With' Her Fair Share Of Hollywood Men
Anderson Cooper Jokes That His Mom 'Hooked Up With' Her Fair Share Of Hollywood Men
We’ve heard Anderson Cooper talk about his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, but never quite like this.
Cooper spoke candidly with David Letterman on Wednesday night about all the guys his mother had “hooked up with” in Hollywood. Which, apparently, turns out to be a lot of guys.
“Watching old movies with my mom is a trip,” Cooper said. “I’m like nervously eating popcorn like, ‘Did you know the third dancer on the right?'”
To which Letterman had the perfect response: “My mom hooked up with Harry Truman.”
H/T Mediaite
HRC Releases Scorecard of 113th Congress Showing Record Gains in Support for LGBT Equality
HRC Releases Scorecard of 113th Congress Showing Record Gains in Support for LGBT Equality
100% scores at an all-time high, nearly perfect average score for Democrats, and record-breaking support for marriage equality
HRC.org
British Reality Star Charlie King Comes Out as Gay on UK Talk Show: VIDEO
British Reality Star Charlie King Comes Out as Gay on UK Talk Show: VIDEO
Charlie King, one of the former stars of British reality TV show The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE – which also stars Dan Osborne) came out of the closet during a live interview on ITV’s talk show This Morning. TOWIE has been compared to The Hills and Jersey Shore.
Said King:
“I feel that I’m ready now. I know that the time is now. Anybody that knows me knows that I’ve come off of The Only Way is Essex, and on that show they followed my storyline which was very much about that subject because I never really knew where I belonged and never really knew where I fitted in and it was something I had to address and it’s taken me a good few years to really get here now and be able to say I’m Charlie, I’m 29 years old, I’m a gay man, and I’m very comfortable with that.”
Watch part of King’s coming out interview, as well as a clip from last year’s season of the show in which he denies being gay, AFTER THE JUMP…
And then there’s this:
Andy Towle
www.towleroad.com/2014/10/towie-star-charlie-king-comes-out-as-gay-on-uk-talk-show-video.html
