Inclusive Sense8 Renewed for Second Season
Netflix orders another season of the hit sci-fi series.
Neal Broverman
www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/08/09/inclusive-sense8-renewed-second-season
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Trans woman murdered in Detroit
Trans woman murdered in Detroit
Activists and local media are reporting the murder of Amber Monroe, a Detroit transgender woman.
According to Fox 2 Detroit, the 20-year-old Wayne State University student was last seen at 6 Mile and Woodward, a well-known area to the local trans community.
‘A lot of transgendered women go out there and don’t have support systems or employment,’ transgender rights activist Julisa Abad said to Fox 2. ‘So they are forced to do whatever they can do to survive,’ Abad continued, who knew Monroe.
Police say Monroe was employed as a sex worker when her body was discovered yesterday, 8 August, morning.
‘She’s been shot 2 or 3 times,’ Abad said. ‘But this time she didn’t make it. I’ve witnessed people pushed out of cars, shot, robbed – not a good environment at all.’
Equality Michigan, an activist organization, posted the following statement on its Facebook page:
‘We have no idea yet whether this attack was fueled by transphobia, but we do know that Amber’s murder is the 12th murder of a transgender woman in the United States this year, and the 10th murder of a transgender woman of color. Transgender women, and especially transgender women of color, are disproportionately affected by violence.’
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James Withers
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#WeCanDoThis: Australian Parliament to Introduce Marriage Equality Legislation on Tuesday
Mr. Gay World 2010 Charl van den Berg Dead at 33
Mr. Gay World 2010 Charl van den Berg Dead at 33
Charl van den Berg, who in 2010 won the Mr. Gay World competition in Oslo, Norway, has died at the age of 33 from a short battle with lymphatic cancer.
Announcing van den Berg’s death, Mr. Gay World competition organizers wrote “We have lost a member of our family, a hero and a friend. Charl van den Berg will always be an icon to many around the world.”
More from the statement:
Throughout his reign, Charl continued to uphold the ethos and message of Mr. Gay World wherever he travelled, making friends around the world. He attended Prides in Europe, representing the organisation and was sent to the Philippines to lay the foundations of the next competition in Manila, meeting with press and organisers. He was prominently featured in the media, and did many interviews for television, living up to his role as ambassador for LGBT rights and a role model for LGBT youth.
He was loved not only in the Philippines, taking part in the Red Ribbon HIV-awareness campaign in that country, but all around the world and especially in his home country of South Africa, where his win was the first positive LGBT news other than legal challenges to discriminatory laws to be featured on the front pages and lamp posts around that country.
Charl always conducted himself in a friendly, approachable and exemplary fashion, keeping his feet firmly on the ground and doing the job he was chosen for without airs and graces. His infectious laughter and warm character made him an absolute pleasure to work with. He stayed on to assist and support the organisation long after his reign, attending subsequent finals in Johannesburg and Antwerp and being involved in the local Mr. Gay South Africa competition up to 2014.
Our thoughts go out to van den Berg’s friends and family.
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Kyler Geoffroy
Uganda Pride Revelers Celebrate Tentatively
Uganda Pride Revelers Celebrate Tentatively
Far from the capital of Kampala, a small group of Ugandans enjoy a day without prejudice.
Neal Broverman
www.advocate.com/uganda/2015/08/09/uganda-pride-revelers-celebrate-tentatively
Scott Walker Says He ‘Wouldn’t Change’ Military’s Transgender Service Ban as President: VIDEO
Scott Walker Says He ‘Wouldn’t Change’ Military’s Transgender Service Ban as President: VIDEO
Jeb Bush might be “fine” with transgender people serving openly in the military (as long as it doesn’t affect morale), but Scott Walker is trying to stake out a more hardline social conservative stance this election.
Asked by Newsmax host J.D. Hayworth what his position on transgender (and gays and lesbians) serving in armed forces, Walker responded that he “wouldn’t change” the military’s policy and would instead focus on giving the military the “resources” needed to win wars.
[via Right Wing Watch]
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Kyler Geoffroy
Scott Walker Says He ‘Wouldn’t Change’ Military’s Transgender Service Ban as President: VIDEO
Hot Australian Athletes And Entertainers You Should Be Following On Instagram
Hot Australian Athletes And Entertainers You Should Be Following On Instagram
It may be winter in Australia, but we’ll bet it’s still pretty hot Down Under when these folks are nearby. We scoured Instagram to find some of the most celebrated and photogenic Aussie notables and uncovered a cross-section of actors, athletes and reality stars.
Scroll down to see a few of our favorites.
Nathan Jolliffe is a reality TV star who won Amazing Race and appeared on Celebrity Apprentice
The @jeanswest Snap Shot Series Competition is back and I’m stoked to be on the judging panel again! This year the Tee Range will be … Australian made too! So POST and TAG your favourite Summer Instagram pics with #JWSNAPSHOT15 to instantly enter (your profile must be public for us to see it). Awesome prizes up for grabs too! Visit www.snapshotseries.com.au for full details or to enter via uploading your pics. ENTER + SHARE + WIN. Snap to it! #jeanswest #summerfashion #jwjeans #selfie
A photo posted by nathanjolliffe (@nathanjolliffe) on
Benjamin Day is one of the famed Acai Brothers, which means he loves it raw.
HAPPY FRIDAY PEEPS!!! #timetoshakeitoff #lovemesometaytay #loosenup @brittprizzle A video posted by ?E????I? ??Y (@ben_acaibrothers) on
Nick Bracks is a TV personality and mental health advocate.
Post workout shower…feeling good! #health #fitness #mentalhealth
A photo posted by Nick Bracks (@nickbracks) on
Patty Mills currently plays for the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
This is for my big bala Adam Goodes ???? A photo posted by Patty Mills (@balapat) on
Luke Casey is a footballer and the very definition of sex on two legs.
Cheeky and not so sneaky flex at the gym this morning ???
A photo posted by @luke_casey on
David Pocock is a professional rugby player who plays for the ACT Brumbies and Wallabies.
James Magnussen is a champion swimmer who won the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
The best thing about training outside on a cold and rainy day… the hot shower and @bodyscience protein shake afterwards! Thawing out after a big day. #nitrovol #betterthanamilkshake
A photo posted by James Magnussen (@james_maggie) on
Mick Fanning is a professional surfer who won the 2007, 2009 and 2013 ASP World Tour.
Stoked to take 2nd place in a tough heat out snapper today. Congrats @beau81 who won and commiserations to @dingomorrison on his 3rd place hahah ? @juan_medina_jcm A photo posted by Mick Fanning (@mfanno) on
Israel Folau is a pro footballer with the NSW Waratahs.
We out here in Mendoza (Argentina) enjoying the day off with the crew..
A photo posted by Israel Folau (@izzyfolau) on
Hugh Jackman is, well, you already know, but here he is with Ricky Martin!
Great to see you @Ricky_Martin!
A photo posted by Hugh Jackman (@thehughjackman) on
Jeremy Kinser
Gay Fox News Contributor Blasts Fight Against Anti-gay Christian Bakers: ‘That’s Not What Real Freedom Looks Like’
Gay Fox News Contributor Blasts Fight Against Anti-gay Christian Bakers: ‘That’s Not What Real Freedom Looks Like’
Openly gay Fox News contributor and Townhall.com editor Guy Benson had some things to say about the modern-day gay rights movement while at Erick Erickson’s RedState conservative gathering on Saturday.
Benson, who came out as gay in a footnote in his new book End of Discussion: How the Left’s Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters, and Makes America Less Free (and Fun), condemned the fight against Christian-run businesses who refuse to serve same-sex couples for religious reasons.
“One of the reasons we think the gay rights movement has been successful in really shifting public opinion massively on the question of same-sex marriage is they’ve made lots of appeals to sort of Americans’ libertarian sense of fairness. Live and let live. Our marriage doesn’t affect you. Lets be fair. And people were like “Yeah, that’s reasonable.” What made us concerned is how it seems like as soon as they have the upper hand in political opinion, public opinion all of the sudden the rules change. It was no longer live and let live. It was, bake us a cake or else. Celebrate us – it’s mandatory – or we’re going to destroy you. And that’s not what real freedom looks like.”
Benson’s End of Discussion co-author Mary Katharine Ham was also on stage during the talk and revealed the decision to write the book came about after watching the Brendan Eich controversy back in 2014.
At the time that Brendan Eich was found out for this thought crime [supporting Proposition 8], it was enough to make him lose his job. He was hounded out of his job not because he treated anyone badly in the workplace or discriminating against anyone…And we said hey, if you can’t hold a mainstream opinion, political opinion in American society with which the Left and its activists disagree and also hold your job, how free is your speech?
Our own Ari Ezra Waldman had a different take on the Eich controversy, which you can read here: “The Fall of Brendan Eich Happened Without Us.”
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Kyler Geoffroy
Transgender Inmate Will Likely Get Parole Instead Of Court-Ordered Surgery
Transgender Inmate Will Likely Get Parole Instead Of Court-Ordered Surgery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing parole for a transgender inmate who is trying to force California to become the first state to pay for sex reassignment surgery.
A federal judge in April ordered the state to provide the surgery, which had been scheduled for July. It was delayed after the state appealed.
The governor’s office said Friday that Brown was taking no action on the Board of Parole Hearings’ recommendation to release Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, which means her parole will proceed.
The decision makes it less likely that the 51-year-old will be able to have surgery funded by the prison before she is released. Parole board spokesman Luis Patino said it usually takes about a week for an inmate to be released after the governor allows a parole to proceed.
Michelle-Lael Norsworthy
Brown decided Norsworthy is no longer dangerous, 30 years after she fatally shot Franklin Gordon Liefer Jr., 26, following an argument in a Fullerton bar in November 1985.
Norsworthy, then 21, was convicted of second-degree murder after she shot Liefer three times. He died six weeks later.
She is being held at Mule Creek State Prison, a men’s prison in Ione, near Sacramento. Prison records refer to her by her birth name of Jeffrey Bryan Norsworthy, though she has lived as a woman since the 1990s.
She was diagnosed with gender identity disorder in 1999 and began taking female hormones. She began asking the corrections department for the surgery in 2012 after learning a judge for the first time had ordered Massachusetts to provide an inmate with the procedure. However, that decision was overturned on appeal in December, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene.
The 9th Circuit agreed to hear California’s appeal of U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar’s ruling and a hearing is scheduled for Thursday. The appellate court noted that the case raises serious legal questions about whether denying the surgery violates Norsworthy’s constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment.-
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it has met all of its legal requirements by providing Norsworthy with counseling and hormone therapy.
The state filed paperwork in federal court Friday saying it has agreed to provide sex reassignment surgery for another inmate, Shiloh Quine, 56, to settle a separate lawsuit.
“CDCR evaluates every case individually, and in the Quine case, every medical doctor and mental health clinician who has reviewed this case, including two independent mental health experts, determined that this surgery is medically necessary for Quine,” corrections department spokesman Jeffrey Callison said in an emailed statement.
Quine, formerly known as Rodney James Quine, is serving a life sentence for murder, kidnapping and robbery.
Norsworthy testified at her parole hearing in May that she accepts responsibility for her crime. She said at the time, she was “pretty much drinking every day all day” but is now sober and attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in prison.
She said she also takes steps to control her anger and make better judgments.
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Was Your First Gay Date Heartwarming Or Horrific? Guys Share Their Answers.
Was Your First Gay Date Heartwarming Or Horrific? Guys Share Their Answers.
By now, most of us are so jaded that when we hear the word “date,” the first things that come to mind are an empty apartment, Netflix and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
Just us? Oh.
Well think back to that first date experience. The butterflies, the adrenaline, the fumbling in the back seat of a car followed by worrying if you went too fast.
Just us? Oh.
We asked Whisper to round up what guys are saying about their first (or first after a long dry spell) man-on-man dates.
Here’s what they found:
Dan Tracer
