WATCH: Rachel Maddow a Fan of Secret Lesbian Love Story
The MSNBC host had a book to recommend to her viewers this week.
Lucas Grindley
www.advocate.com/politics/media/2014/11/15/watch-rachel-maddow-fan-secret-lesbian-love-story
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MEI Success Story: East Lansing, Michigan
MEI Success Story: East Lansing, Michigan
It’s vitally important that local communities play a leading role in the fight for LBGT equality, especially in states like Michigan.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/success-story-east-lansing-michigan?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
“Babes Of Bushwick” Calendar Features Hipster Anti-Hunks
“Babes Of Bushwick” Calendar Features Hipster Anti-Hunks
“The days of gratuitous boobie calenders are behind us. The time has come for chest hair and unbridled masculinity,” read the event page for the debut of photographer Michelle Ma’s Babes of Bushwick calendar.
And in Bushwick, the hipsterific and gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood, what constitutes a calendar pinup is a little different than in most parts of the world. Bulging muscles? Not so much. A guy with a soft spot for kittens? Definitely.
Here are a few images from the calendar, which features all local baristas, artists, bartenders, etc.
h/t Papermag
Dan Tracer
WATCH: Johnny Depp's Bizarre, Rambling, Possibly Drunk Speech at the Hollywood Film Awards
WATCH: Johnny Depp's Bizarre, Rambling, Possibly Drunk Speech at the Hollywood Film Awards
Johnny Depp, in what could be either be described as a drunken mishap or spot-on Jack Sparrow imitation, took to the stage last night at the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards and managed to steal the show with a rambling, incoherent speech while presenting Mike Myers with the Hollywood Documentary Award.
“That’s the weirdest microphone I’ve ever seen in my life”
Watch the incident, AFTER THE JUMP…(NSFW language)
Kyler Geoffroy
This Is What The 'Steel Magnolias' Premieres Looked Like In 1989
This Is What The 'Steel Magnolias' Premieres Looked Like In 1989
“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years,” Ouiser Boudreaux (Shirley MacLaine) hollers in “Steel Magnolias,” a movie that has put us in a weepy mood for more than two decades. We’ve loved every tear. Directed by Herbert Ross (“Funny Lady,” “Footloose”) and based on a play written by Robert Harling, “Steel Magnolias” opened 25 years ago this week. A force of female friendship, the cast traveled the world to promote the film in 1989. Take a look at the premieres:
Read what happened when this dad accidentally discovered that he had a gay son
Read what happened when this dad accidentally discovered that he had a gay son
The man, who inadvertently discovered that his 13-year-old son may be gay after borrowing his iPad, turned to Reddit for advice on whether to broach the subject with the boy
davidh
www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-what-happened-when-dad-accidentally-discovered-he-had-gay-son151114
TDOR Series: You are Not Alone
TDOR Series: You are Not Alone
Jayden Thai describes the struggle of his gender and cultural identities and how it led him to a life-changing journey to be visible as a trans guy.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/tdor-series-you-are-not-alone?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Madonna Songs Help Kindergarten Students Learn The Alphabet
Madonna Songs Help Kindergarten Students Learn The Alphabet
Cynics and misanthropes get ready because this video has the ability to melt even the most frozen of hearts.
Kindergarten teachers Arturo Avina and Katey Bolanos, along with their classroom of child prodigies from the Olympic Primary Center in Los Angeles, have taken the alphabet to a whole new level by setting it to an all-Madonna soundtrack.
“In a nutshell, my colleague and I had our kindergarten students reinvent the alphabet by filming 26 mini-music videos set to 26 different Madonna songs,” Avina tells Queerty. “Who knew Madonna songs could teach the alphabet, right?”
Mr. Avina and his voguing kindergarteners pulled out all the stops for this epic, 12-minute video. Costumes. Masks. Lights. Elaborate sets. Dance moves. You name it. And the results are truly Madonnalicious.
So sit back, relax, and check out their video below.
Related stories:
Happy Birthday, Madonna! 56 Reasons Why We Love The Queen Of Pop In GIFs
Legendary Children Strike A Pose In “Vogue” Kindergarten Recital
Graham Gremore is a columnist and contributor for Queerty and Life of the Law. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Appeals Gay Marriage Ruling to Eleventh Circuit Court
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Appeals Gay Marriage Ruling to Eleventh Circuit Court
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an appeal with the Eleventh Circuit asking the court to take up Judge Robert Hinkle’s August ruling overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Last week, Hinkle announced he would not lift the stay on his ruling before it is set to expire on January 5. The Eleventh Circuit also has jurisdiction over Alabama and Georgia – neither of which have marriage equailty yet.
Here’s an excerpt from Bondi’s appeal:
Because no fundamental right is at issue, and because there is no other basis fro applying heightened scrutiny, only rational basis applies. Florida’s laws satisfy this deferential standard. Florida’s laws therefore do not violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Nor do they violate the right to travel, the Establishment Clause, or a right to intimate association.
Read the full appeal below via Equality Case Files.
Kyler Geoffroy
PHOTOS: George Takei Is Marvel-ous at L.A. LGBT Center Vanguard Awards
PHOTOS: George Takei Is Marvel-ous at L.A. LGBT Center Vanguard Awards
The To Be Takei star was honored alongside Marvel Entertainment and L.A. County supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky at the LGBT group’s annual fundraiser.
Daniel Reynolds