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HRC Expresses Disappointment After Grand Jury Fails to Bring Michael Brown Shooting Case to Trial
As advocates for equality, it’s our job to show solidarity with a growing national movement to break this cycle of police violence.
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Father Can’t Cope With Deceased Trans Daughter, Presents Her As A Man At Funeral
Friends of Jennifer Gable were astonished when they attended her open casket funeral to discover her dressed as a man, complete with short haircut and suit.
Her identity as a trans woman was completely erased and replaced with her former self, the version of her that her father was more comfortable with, reports Miami Herald.
Programs featured her birth name “Geoffrey Gable,” and gave a briefing of her life that completely left out her transition. It read:
Geoffrey Charles Gable, 32, Boise, passed away suddenly on October 9, 2014 while at his job at Wells Fargo Bank.
He was born in Twin Falls on January 27, 1982 to Anthony Clark Gable and Lori Ann Walton.
Geoff and his brother, Steven, were raised from toddlers by their maternal grandparents, George and Joan Walton.
He attended Morningside Elementary School, O’Leary Junior High and graduated from Twin Falls High School in the year 2000.
He was married to Ann Arthurs in 2005 in Hawaii. They were later divorced.
Geoff grew up as a member of the Twin Falls First Christian Church, where he was baptized in 1996.
Meghan Stabler, a board member of Human Rights Campaign and member of HRC’s National Business Council, had contact with Jennifer a few years back. She had this to say of the ordeal:
“No mention of the woman she knew she was and had lived as for several years. Just erosion of her identity and an old photograph of how the father perceived her to be.
She had done what she needed to do legally to be seen as her authentic self. Her father erased her identity either though ignorance or arrogance.”
She added that this injustice shows the importance of keeping an updated will.
Here’s what attendees saw on the program:
Our thoughts go out to Jennifer and those who truly knew her.
Dan Tracer
Grand Jury: No Indictment of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
A grand jury has decided not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown back on August 9.
Earlier today, CNN reported on what would happen to Wilson should the jury not move forward with indictment charges:
If the grand jury clears him of wrongdoing and Wilson wants to remain on the job, he could put up a fight. The police union would back him, said Paul Callan, a CNN legal analyst and former New York prosecutor.
“In the end, he has certain due process rights under Missouri law, and they can’t just summarily fire him because he’s unpopular,” Callan said. “They will have to prove that he violated some aspect of his employment contract as a police officer, or civil service regulations. Otherwise, he will have a very good lawsuit.”
Still, most people believe Wilson will never again wear a badge.
“If I’m the mayor of Ferguson, believe me, you would want that cop out because you know that he will be controversial,” Callan said. “He will be distrusted by the citizenry and maybe subjected to abuse when he’s out on the street. It’s just going to be nothing but trouble. They’re going to find a way to get him out. They may try to buy him out.”
Watch live feed of MSNBC’s coverage of the news, AFTER THE JUMP…
Kyler Geoffroy
Critics Corner #3 : LGBT PSA
This is to educate you folks on the LGBT community and the scrutiny they face on a day to day basis. Like, comment, subscribe, and let me know what you think about the LGBT community.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_xqkYSqQFY&feature=youtube_gdata
Hollywood Chick-fil-A Hosts LGBT Fundraiser
A Hollywood franchise of the fast-food chain donated 20 percent of its Saturday proceeds to Campus Pride.
Sunnivie Brydum
www.advocate.com/business/2014/11/24/hollywood-chick-fil-hosts-lgbt-fundraiser
'Ass Hunter,' Game Where Users Kill Gays, Removed By Google App Store
Google has removed a game from Google Play that involved the killing of gay people for sport and survival.
Called “Ass Hunter,” users reportedly downloaded the game over 10,000 times and gave it over 200 five-star ratings prior to its removal. According to The Independent:
In the game, players control a hunter with a shotgun who must kill naked men before they approach him. If they are able to reach him then the game shows a cartoon depiction of the men having sex with the hunter… That description remains cached on Google, though the page has now been taken down. Cached versions of the original site continue to be held by Google.
The description of the game listed by its makers is even worse. According to Towleroad it read:
Play and do not be gay! Legendary game where you are hunter and your mission is to kill gays as much as you can or escape between them to the next level. Gays may be hidden in bushes and unexpectedly catch you. Remember when they catch you they will do with you whatever they want.
The game is reportedly several years old but was downloaded at an exponential rate after recently being made available in the Google app store.
A petition for to see the game removed from the app store was launched at the end of last week.
A spokesperson for Google confirmed to The Huffington Post that the app is no longer available on Google Play. He did not comment on how the app ended up on the site in the first place but noted, “we remove apps from Google Play that violate our policies.”
(h/t Towleroad)
What To Watch This Week on TV: Chenoweth Comes Home
Check out our weekly guide to make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.
— If you’re biding your time until Magic Mike XXL, you could find worse ways to spend an hour or so than watching La Bare, Friday at 9 p.m. on Showtime. The documentary, directed by Mike star Joe Manganiello, follows a group of male dancers at a legendary Texas stripclub. (Learn more about La Bare from our interview with some of the stars.)
Grumpy Cat and Charlie Brown celebrate the season, plus Kristin Chenoweth brings Broadway to Oklahoma and more TV this week, AFTER THE JUMP …
— The mirrorball trophy is bestowed on this season’s favorite celebrity dancer. Will it be Sadie, Janel, Bethany or Alfonso who is crowned the winner of season 19 of Dancing With the Stars? Find out over the course of ABC’s two-night finale, Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern and Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern.
— It’s not Thanksgiving without the annual viewing of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Get your jellybeans and popcorn ready to watch the Peanuts gang Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
— Pint-sized diva Kristin Chenoweth serenades the crowd with favorites from Broadway, film and television during Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home, at 9 p.m. Eastern, Friday on PBS.
— Internet sensation Grumpy Cat is this generation’s Grinch. Well, that’s Lifetime’s hope when the network debuts its holiday TV-movie, Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever at 8 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) voices the cantankerous cat.
What are you watching on TV this week?
Bobby Hankinson
www.towleroad.com/2014/11/what-to-watch-this-week-on-tv-chenoweth-comes-home.html
Angel Gonzalez Performance at LGBT Benefit
Angel Gonzalez Tejano Music awards nominee helping the LGBT Community performance for there health fundraiser.
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