Playing Gay: Casting Controversy around LGBTQ+ Roles
Jess Woodley-Stewart reflects on James Corden’s gay character in The Prom and asks an important question: is it ever okay for a cis-het person to play the role of someone in the LGBTQ+ community?
Jess Glynne apologises to trans community after using slur on Mo Gilligan’s podcast
Jess Glynne has apologised for using a transphobic slur during a recent podcast appearance following criticism from members of the LGBTQ+ community.‘Alone Together’ Film Review: Charli XCX Documentary Is For, and About, the Singer’s Fans
These are heady times for music documentaries. Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” won the audience and jury prizes at the Sundance Film Festival; docs about the Beastie Boys, Taylor Swift, the Bee Gees, the Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears and many others have gotten attention lately; high-profile narrative directors Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright and…
Melbourne’s Mardi Gras Street Art Mural Vandalised
Within a fortnight of a street art mural appearing in Melbourne to coincide with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2021, the local LGBTQI community … The post Melbourne’s Mardi Gras Street Art Mural Vandalised appeared first on Star Observer.
Find Churches That Perform Same-Sex Marriages With This Site
The Vatican released a statement this week affirming their support of same-sex relationships, but vowing they will not bless their unions in the Catholic church. The bulletin claims the church will still give its blessing to individuals of the LGBTQ+ community who follow the church’s teaching, but that they stand firm…Read more…Geoffrey was worried how a Church-run aged care home would take him. He’s not alone
Advocates say the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care was a missed opportunity to address social isolation and discrimination for people in the 65-plus LGBTQIA community.
Elton John Calls Vatican’s Gay Marriage Verdict Hypocrisy
The LGBTQ community and its supporters woke up to sad… The post Elton John Calls Vatican’s Gay Marriage Verdict Hypocrisy appeared first on Man’s World India.
The Right’s Fight Against LGBTQ Rights Is More Than a Culture War
For the first time, the Equality Act, the federal legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, will get a hearing in the Senate, when the Judiciary Committee takes up the bill on Wednesday. The Equality Act has already passed the House, though—as with much progressive legislation—the Senate is less…
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
Corrected 6:40 p.m. | The House will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this week, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and gun rights prevented an update of the law for years. Authorization for the law, which provides funding for federal prosecution of domestic violence as well as state and local grant programs, lapsed…