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Reno Adds Transgender-Inclusive Health Benefits for City Employees
As work begins on the 2015 Municipal Equality Index, which will be released later this year, cities across the country are continuing to pave the path to full equality.
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Adidas Shows Some Love With A Pride Redesign Of Iconic Sneakers
If you’ve ever attended one of the world’s major Pride celebrations (if you need some 2015 tips we’ve got you covered), you know the rainbow carnage of glitter, faux-feather boas, flags and fans that can be left over after the last float has rolled by. While it may present a bit of a cleanup issue, it’s a beautiful thing knowing thousands of strangers just came together to express pride in who they are.
So it is perhaps fitting that adidas has released a new line of their classic sneakers that look like they’ve been jumping around in a big gay pride puddle.
‘The Pride Pack’ features the adidas Stan Smith, the adidas Superstar (the classic shell-fronted sneaker) and the adidas Adilette (flip flop/sandal).
“In 1969, violent riots erupted on the streets of New York City after police raided the Stone Wall Inn, unjustly targeting the gay community. The #Superstar was also released that year and is now redesigned to remember all those who fought for equality,” the brand posted on Instagram.
A portion of the Pride Pack’s sales will be donated to adidas’ “hometown neighbor, Portland’s New Avenues for Youth, a local advocacy group that helps empower homeless and LGBT youth to build life skills for a successful future.”
The sneakers will hit select stores beginning June 6.
Dan Tracer
Out NYC Hotel Owners Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass Face Anti-Gay Discrimination Lawsuit: VIDEO
Out NYC Hotel owners Ian Reisner (below right) and Mati Weiderpass – who faced a backlash in April after hosting an intimate “fireside chat” with anti-gay Senator Ted Cruz – are facing employee lawsuits based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reports The Advocate.
Four former and current employees claim KTCHN and XL Nightclub – both located within Out NYC – in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards and New York City and state law, failed to pay for overtime work and withheld part of their tips.
James Stress and Donald Shorter say they were the only two “men working at KTCHN who outwardly presented as feminine at work and who did not adhere to masculine stereotypes.”
They allege that the discrimination began when a KTCHN manager implemented a new policy on attire and grooming. The policy reads:
“Attire/Grooming — Please come to work properly dressed and be prepared to start your shift when you clock in. If you do not have proper attire i.e. black uniform shirt or black apron, they can be purchased in the office, BUT do not allow this to become a trend. Also, please keep excessive makeup and nail polish to a minimum gentlemen. The only acceptable time for gentlemen to wear makeup or nail polish will be for Sunday Brunch during Haus of Mimosa.”
The suit alleges that the policy caused Shorter and Stress to suffer “severe mental anguish and emotional distress, including, but not limited to, depression, humiliation, embarrassment, stress and anxiety, loss of self-esteem and self-confidence, and emotional pain and suffering.”
It also claims that “KTCHN’s management unlawfully pooled and distributed the accumulated credit card tips from each shift to KTCHN wait staff solely at the discretion of the on-duty KTCHN manager.” Additionally, it alleges that staff weren’t paid overtime, or time and a half, when their work exceeded 40 hours a week.
Reisner has admitted to making a donation to the Cruz campaign despite previously denying such claims.
KTCHN and XL have not responded to The Advocate’s request for comments.
In case you’re not up to speed on Reisner and Weiderpass’s meeting with Ted Cruz, check out a report, AFTER THE JUMP… (warning: auto-play)
Ian Reisner, one of the two gay hoteliers who hosted Cruz, said no checks were cut to the Senator. Not true t.co/M5biQNv1eM
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 29, 2015
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WATCH: Dustin Lance Black Hooks Up With Tyler Glenn (In Neon Trees' New Video)
The clip co-stars out writer and filmmaker Dustin Lance Black.
Gina Vivinetto
Stopping HIV With The Truvada Revolution
A drug called Truvada is the first FDA-approved means of preventing HIV infection. If an HIV-negative person takes the pill every day, he or she is nearly 99 percent protected from contracting the virus. Controversy continues to surround the broad uptake of Truvada, but the landscape of safer sex and HIV prevention changes fundamentally from this point forward—particularly within the gay male community, the population hit hardest by HIV in America. In this episode of VICE Reports, VICE explores the future of the Truvada and its revolutionary impact on ending HIV/AIDS.
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Rudy Giuliani: I Can’t Win The GOP Nomination Because I’m Pro-Gay, Pro-Choice
Say what you will of Rudy Giuliani (and if you live in New York, you probably have a lot to say), the former GOP presidential hopeful is one of the few in his party to vocally support gay marriage and women’s reproductive rights.
And that’s why he doesn’t think he could ever pass the right-wing looney test required of candidates during presidential primary season.
During an interview on FOX News about violence in Baltimore (during which Giuliani essentially blames the crime rate on not enough racial profiling a la his beloved NYC “stop and frisk” policies — we won’t even go there), host Neil Cavuto asks why Giuliani doesn’t throw his hat into the 2016 race.
Here’s Giuliani’s response:
Because I believe I can’t get nominated because of my views on gay marriage, I’m in favor gay rights, I’m in favor of gay marriage. I see it as an issue of equality. I’m pro-choice. I’m anti-abortion personally but I’m pro choice. I’m pro-immigrant and I haven’t backed down from it.
Watch the clip below. The quoted section begins at the 8:05 mark:
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Pat Buchanan Says St. Patrick Forgot To Drive Gay 'Snakes' Out Of Ireland
Pat Buchanan is clearly in a huff regarding Ireland’s successful marriage equality referendum as the former presidential candidate said during a WorldNetDaily interview that, “St. Patrick did not drive all the snakes out of Ireland,” reports Right Wing Watch.
Buchanan blames the “death of faith” for bringing secularism, materialism and hedonism to Ireland and that society will ultimately perish because of it.
Said Buchanan:
“When the faith dies, the culture it produced begins to die, then the civilization goes, and, then, the population. As for the Catholic schools, I am sure that many of the priests, nuns and lay teachers are doing their best, but in the 21st century, the devil has all the best tunes. And, clearly, St. Patrick did not drive all the snakes out of Ireland.”
Buchanan’s fear mongering could stand to “settle down,” as John Oliver said of the Catholic Church’s response to the marriage referendum.
Anthony Costello
WATCH: Jon Stewart Welcome Caitlyn Jenner to Womanhood: Your Looks All We Care About Now
The Daily Show host advises Caitlyn Jenner she has ‘two years before you become invisible to society. Better make the most of it.’
Dawn Ennis
These 4 Qualities Will Get You Through Even The Darkest Of Times
Iyanla Vanzant offers smart ways to stay strong.
By Iyanla Vanzant
The hardest thing about hard times is this: You know you’re not in control anymore. (But ask yourself something: Were you ever?) You have to make big changes before you’re ready or suddenly question what you thought you knew. But it’s possible to turn even the most upsetting situations into opportunities for growth if you can muster enough willingness, trust, faith, patience and surrender.
Here’s why these qualities are so essential if we are to transcend our troubles:
Willingness
This is the all-important ingredient for making it through tough times. You must be willing to do what you believe you cannot, and acknowledge what you’ve avoided. Yes, this can be painful, but when you are unwilling to see things — and people — as they are, you can’t deal with the problem, and I can guarantee your situation will be prolonged.
Trust and Faith
Very often people confuse these two principles, but they’re very different. Trust is the belief that you can get through anything, and faith is the energy that grows from that trust, helping you carry on until things get better. You can’t have the latter without the former.
Patience
This is the capacity to accept and tolerate difficulty without anger or sorrow — and it’s your lifeline when you find yourself in the midst of a hard time. In the same way that we are unable to rush the sunrise or the unfolding of the seasons, we can’t force ourselves through a challenging experience in less time than we need to learn, heal or grow. Patience makes our difficulties pass as gently as possible.
Surrender
It’s not about giving up or bowing down. It’s about holding on to the knowledge that something bigger and more powerful than you is at work beneath the surface of your experience, and that it will take you exactly where you need to be. Now, in hard times, surrender is probably the greatest challenge you will encounter because it’s so hard to accept uncertainty. But that, my beloved, is the point. You don’t know what’s to come, but you must know that whatever happens, you will be okay.
Iyanla Vanzant is the host of OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life and the author of Peace from Broken Pieces.
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