LGBTQ news and entertainment
The fab annual burlesque revue, Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America, will showcase true American beauty with more than 200 of the New York theater scene’s sexiest chorus boys and girls on Sunday, June 23, at Roseland Ballroom.
As many of you may know, Broadway Bares benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Head over to Gay.net for more postcards “from the edge.”
All images by Andrew Eccles.
Dan Savage talks about the importance for sex education in our schools. Dan correctly notes the correlation of higher unplanned pregnancies in the states with the least amount of sex education in public schools.
The point of the question focuses on sex ed for LGBT teens as that aspect is never covered or addressed.
I agree with Dan whole-heartedly.
Gov. Chris Christie has set a special election date of October 16, 2013 to fill the US Senate seat of the recently deceased Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
A primary for each major party will be held August 13, 2013.
“I deem it advisable to have a special election. In fact, I deem it necessary,” he said.
The primary process is needed to give voters a choice, Christie said.
“I will not permit the insiders and a few party elites to determine who the nominee of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party will be,” he said. “A primary election is necessary. The people must choose.”
Christie said that under New Jersey law, he could have named someone to fill the remainder of Launtenberg’s term through 2014, but he chose not to do so. “I firmly believe that the decisions that need to be made in Washington are too great to be determined by an appointee for a period of 18 months,” he said.
Democrats supported the election be held on the same day as the New Jersey general elections already scheduled a few weeks later November 5th.
The governor said the state will absorb the costs of the special election, estimated by the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services to be about $12 million per election.
Read more at Reuters.
Marriage equality has passed in the UK’s House of Lords by a wide margin in a 390-148 vote.
From the Guardian:
“The size of the majority means the bill must now be certain to become law.
“However, it is still likely that attempts will be made to amend it in the Lords, in particular to strengthen the protection available to churches who do not want to conduct gay weddings.
“Lady Stowell, a government whip, told peers in her wind-up speech that the government would not necessarily object to amendments of this kind.”
Moving along, moving right along…
Click here for a guide mapping out the next steps for the legislation.
Read more at the Guardian.
Beck was a member of the elite SEAL Team 6, earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, and served in the unit that killed Osama bin Laden, though retired shortly before that raid.
Soon, the responses from SEALs stationed all around the world suddenly started pouring in: “Brother, I am with you … being a SEAL is hard, this looks harder. Peace” * “I can’t say I understand the decision but I respect the courage. Peace and happiness be upon you…Jim” * ” … I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you that Kris has all the support and respect from me that Chris had … and quite possibly more. While I’m definitely surprised, I’m also in amazement at the strength you possess and the courage necessary to combat the strangers and ‘friends’ that I’m guessing have reared their ugly heads prior to and since your announcement. …”
(from Advocate.com)
Very disturbing.
New documentary – “Blackfish” from CNN Films.
From the YouTube description: Shocking, never before seen footage and riveting interviews with trainers and experts manifest the orca’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity over the last four decades, and the growing disillusionment of workers who were misled and endangered by the highly profitable sea-park industry.
This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.
Official Site: https://www.facebook.com/BlackfishFilm
In theaters: July 19th, 2013
Andy Towle shared this YouTube vid of people’s reactions to the now famous “Red Wedding” on Game of Thrones this past Sunday night.
Game of Thrones aside, it is an interesting pop culture curiosity to wonder – who records their reactions to television episodes?
And who has the time to edit a compilation of said recordings?
What does it say that this YouTube video has received over 1.3 million viewings in about a day?
Things that make you go “hmm…”
It’s one thing to be in your house during a storm, but a whole other thing altogether when you’re outside and “in it.”
Watch these major leaguers jump – yes, so would I – at the thunder and lightning that was going on last night at Yankee Stadium.
(source)
New single out from the Pet Shop Boys titled “Vocal.”
From Equality California come the results of a recent poll showing more and more support in the Golden State for marriage equality.
Prop 8 is expected to be struck down by the US Supreme Court later this month, but even if it is not, equality supports have the wind at their back if they need to head back to the voters to overturn the noxious law.
According to the recent findings, 55% of Californians favor marriage equality versus an ever dwindling 37%.
Click the pic about for more numbers or head over to EQCA.org