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Transgender College Student Attacked in Possible Hate Crime
The 20-year-old suspect claims the attack on a transgender SUNY Geneseo student was the result of ‘drunken stupidness,’ but some are pushing the local district attorney to pursue hate crime charges.
Parker Marie Molloy
www.advocate.com/crime/2014/09/30/transgender-college-student-attacked-possible-hate-crime
Gay Men Try To Explain Tampons, Have 'Literally No Idea' What's Happening
There’s nothing like watching a few good-natured gay men discuss some unfamiliar territory — in this case, feminine hygiene products.
BuzzFeed asked a few of its gay male employees to explain tampons, sanitary napkins and diva cups, items that are “a little out of their wheelhouse.” To help the men demonstrate, BuzzFeed also provided a plastic model of a woman’s vagina.
“Literally, no idea,” says one man, holding up a tampon.
Another holds up the plastic model and a sanitary napkin, saying, “I’m assuming the Georgie O’Keeffe painting right there is where you target it.”
These guys are good sports, but just because you don’t have a vagina and maybe don’t interact with vaginas doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know how they work. Someone get these guys a copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves!
Bisexual Men Fight For Visibility
Bisexual men have significantly higher rates of suicide than all other groups except bisexual women, and they are also much more likely than gay men or straight men to experience sexual assault and domestic violence.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/bisexual-men-fight-for-visibility?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Neil Patrick Harris Shares More Photos, Stories From Dream Italian Wedding
Neil Patrick Harris shared some photos from his intimate Italian wedding on The Late Show last night, telling the kind of fabulous insider details you’d only expect from a famous gay man talking about his secluded gay wedding.
The 41-year-old actor married his 10-year partner David Burtka at a private ceremony in Italy earlier this month.
Last night, he told David Letterman that the setting (a castle) was perfect, Elton John’s first dance introduction was surreal, Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This” brought a tear to his eye, and most importantly, the “fireworks dude” set the fireworks off at the right time.
Check it out below, and if you missed the photos that include their adorable children, check those out over at People:
Queerty Editor
Lady Gaga Kills With Live Performance of 'Bang Bang' – VIDEO
During her performance at Lincoln Center highlighting her jazz collaboration with Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga turned out a chilling rendition of Cher’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down).” Gaga made sure to sport her Moonstruck-era Cher hair for the occasion.
Watch the performance that’s sure to thrill, AFTER THE JUMP…
Sean Mandell
www.towleroad.com/2014/09/lady-gaga-kills-with-live-performance-of-bang-bang-video.html
Uruguay: comunidad LGBT marchó a favor de sus derechos
Con la consigna "Ni un voto a la discrimnación", la comunidad LGBT se manifestó en la capital de Uruguay para reivindicar sus derechos sociales. teleSUR multimedia.telesurtv.net/web/telesu…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdAi6Ak1O0g&feature=youtube_gdata
WATCH: Antigay Baker Cries to Values Voters Summit Over Lawsuit
Melissa Klein denied a lesbian couple a wedding cake in February 2013 and is now crying about the discrimination lawsuit lodged by the state of Oregon.
Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez
www.advocate.com/oregon/2014/09/30/watch-antigay-baker-cries-values-voters-summit-over-lawsuit
California Governor Signs Historic Bill for LGBT Business Owners into Law
Assembly Bill 1678 is the first law in the nation that would require the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to extend existing provisions to certified LGBT-owned business enterprises.
HRC.org
University of California to Adopt New Guidelines for Trans Students
In more good news out of California for LGBT people, the University of California school system will adopt new considerations for its students.
Out of concern for transgender students and employees’ comfort, UC will add preferred names to student records and change exisisting single-stall restrooms to be gender-neutral.
Via San Jose Mercury News, said UC president Janet Napolitano (pictured) of this decision:
UC should be the gold standard where these issues are concerned…We want to look at not only what we are doing now, but also in the medium and long term for our students, our staff, our faculty and the communities where our campuses are situated.
The changes come from a new LGBT advisory council Napolitano established in June. The council’s next move is to develop proposals for improving employee training on LGBT issues, and to develop a conference to “showcase faculty research into issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Jake Folsom
www.towleroad.com/2014/09/university-of-california-to-adopt-new-guidelines-for-trans-students.html
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