Sally Kern's 11 Most Horrible Moments
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How Laverne Cox and I Helped 'Free CeCe' McDonald (Video)
How Laverne Cox and I Helped 'Free CeCe' McDonald (Video)
Filmmaker Jac Gares discusses why she and the Orange Is the New Black star made a documentary about the incarceration and release of a transgender woman.
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Joanna Lumley Outs Her Ab Fab Character: ‘Patsy is Transgender’
Joanna Lumley Outs Her Ab Fab Character: ‘Patsy is Transgender’
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is headed to theaters this summer and its stars, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley gave an interview to V magazine on a variety of topics, one of them being the show’s relationship with LGBT people.
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And Lumley dropped a bomb about her character Patsy Stone:
Actually, the best thing about the show was just how wildly offensive it was, with its frank depictions of abuse, alcoholism, and fashion tokenism (punctuated by Edina’s enduring tagline, “Sweetie darling”). Despite this, or perhaps because of it, when re-watching the series, it’s striking that the universe they created is almost entirely populated by women and LGBT people. This idea gives the creators pause.
“We tried very hard,” says Saunders, “but [gay people] refused to be offended—and I admire them for that. Thank God you’re hanging on in there.”
Lumley takes a more serious tone. “You go back and pick through it, the amount of gay references and ease with which it’s been put into the story, without it being dragged along like a great log of plot. It’s really normal that one of [Edina’s] ex-husbands now lives with his young boyfriend. It’s completely normal that [Edina] wants Saffy [Edina’s long-suffering daughter] to be a lesbian or that Serge [Edina’s long lost son] is gay and living in New York. It’s completely normal that Patsy is transgender.”
It’s unclear how this revelation will play out in the film, which hits theaters on July 22.
The Absolutely Fabulous movie trailer arrived last month with a bundle of cameos and Pats and Eddy fleeing London after killing a supermodel.
The trailer features just a few of the other big names in the film: Jon Hamm, Rebel Wilson, Kate Moss, but there’s also Gwendoline Christie, Cara Delivingne, Chris Colfer, Kim Kardashian West, Joan Collins, Dawn French, Jerry Hall, Emma Bunton, and Eddie’s old favorite, Lulu.
Watch the trailer:
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NBA Commissioner: All-Star Game in NC Still at Risk, Discussions Ongoing – WATCH
NBA Commissioner: All-Star Game in NC Still at Risk, Discussions Ongoing – WATCH
At a press availability before Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed optimism that the NBA would reach some compromise with government leaders in North Carolina ensuring protections for the LGBT community so the All-Star Game could happen in Charlotte next winter but said the league must see changes before summer’s end, according to USA Today.
Silver said the discussions are “ongoing:”
“I was in North Carolina about two and a half weeks ago and i spoke to a lot of business leaders in Charlotte who are working behind the scenes frankly to crafts some sort of compromise with the governmental leaders both in the city and the state. I would say there is absolutely strong interest in trying to work something out.”
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Silver said the economic damage HB2 has caused is a motivator in discussions.
“Both sides of the issue recognize, however heartfelt their views are, that the current state of being is causing enormous economic damage to the state. I think they realize that we very much would like to play the All Star Game in NC. As I sad before, we of course have a team in Charlotte so we as the league want to make sure there is an environment in which the lgbt community feels protected down in NC.”
Silver said elements of HB2, like the bathroom issue, have obviously grown into a national debate:
“At the same time I also think that the bathroom issue frankly has become a little bit of a distraction. From the very beginning that was not the core issue here it was protection for the lgbt community in terms of economic rights personal rights, and the bathroom bill became part of it. It’s my feeling at this point given that that issue has attracted so much attention from the DOE, the DOJ , from lawsuits now pending in the federal courts, that that issue is now much much bigger than Charlotte and NC and the NBA. And I think especially when it comes to schoolchildren those are issues that need to be worked through by experts. And will be worked through by experts and the courts.”
But he sees optimism for a compromise on other issues.
“I think there are other fundamental issues that we can work through with the community to ensure those basic protections are given to the LGBT community. If we can make progress there we will see you all in Charlotte next February.”
Silver has said that the All-Star Game will be moved unless HB 2 is changed from its current form.
Watch his press conference last night:
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The Bait And Switch A Minnesota School Is Using To Pretend To Protect Transgender Students
The Bait And Switch A Minnesota School Is Using To Pretend To Protect Transgender Students
The parents who forced a trans student to leave the district want to make sure they can similarly bully trans kids in the future.
The post The Bait And Switch A Minnesota School Is Using To Pretend To Protect Transgender Students appeared first on ThinkProgress.
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The International Mr. Leather Final Showdown
The International Mr. Leather Final Showdown
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What the Media’s Not Telling You About Amber Heard
What the Media’s Not Telling You About Amber Heard
As online commenters and some members of the press malign the bisexual actress, an important part of the story is being left out.
www.advocate.com/bisexuality/2016/6/03/what-medias-not-telling-you-about-amber-heard
The World's Cleanest, Queerest Catwalks Are at Rainbow Fashion Week
The World's Cleanest, Queerest Catwalks Are at Rainbow Fashion Week
The founder of the world’s first queer fashion week tells us why sustainability is her favorite look this year.
www.advocate.com/business/2016/6/03/worlds-cleanest-queerest-catwalks-are-rainbow-fashion-week
'There's Nothing to It:' Madonna Wins 'Vogue' Copyright Case (Video)
'There's Nothing to It:' Madonna Wins 'Vogue' Copyright Case (Video)
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