[ LGBT ] miscellany

@homoriot

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More than this heinous act, I was touched to read of the community outpouring the very next day. Donations, aiding with supplies, buying things to help their transition into a new facility. 

@pauloctavious

One of our favorite YouTube studs jumped all over the Season 7 premier of Game of Thrones, and we can watch this on loop alllllllll day :^D

“The Pride” is an Olivier Award-winning play written by Alexi Kaye Campbell, originally produced in London in 2008.

The story alternates between two time periods in London: the sexually repressed era of 1958 and the modern, hopeful time of 2008. Neal Bledsoe and Augustus Prew star as Philip and Oliver, two men grappling with identity and sexuality in these different time periods, all while dreaming of an easy life.

In 1958, they are unable to speak openly about being gay due to ultraconservative social norms. In 2008, they are a contemporary gay couple going through a downturn in their relationship right before the annual Pride parade.

The show is now playing at The Wallis through July 9 in a production directed by Michael Arden and starring Neal Bledsoe, Jessica Collins, Augustus Prew and Matthew Wilkas.

MORE...

This was an incredibly moving story that goes to show, you never know where you’ll find your strength and courage to be YOU. Or, who in turn you could be strengthening and encouraging to be THEM. 

B R A V E R Y 

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Andrew Rannells, Andrew Rannells, ANDREW RANNELLS!

GIRLS has already left an empty recess in my life and I know I’m not alone here. HBO should seize the opportunity to give Elijah his own show. Boys. Ok, this isn’t likely, but there seems to be some internet buzz, so...

Give it a peep and keep those fingers and toesies crossed!

1. LGBT activists and allies alike are furious after OutVets, an organization for gay military veterans, was denied the ability to walk in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. OutVets participated in the parade for several years (after a Supreme Court decision said it was a violation of the First Amendment to force the parade group to allow OutVets in), only to have their participation revoked in 2017. The grand marshal resigned in response and Boston’s mayor spoke out against the decision.

2. Nigerian-born Mikael Owunna found it’s hard to find common ground between his identity as queer and his African identity. He decided to create his own queer, African home through photos documenting the shared experience of other LGBT-identifying African immigrants.

[SEE THE YOUTUBE VID THEY POSTED BELOW! Crying...]

“So fuck em!”

Check out Justin Timberlake's fantastic speech after winning ‘Song of the Year’ at last night's iHeartRadio Music Awards.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justin-timberlake-speech-iheartradio-music-awards_us_58bcb749e4b05cf0f40153a0

LOVE IS LOVE

A comic book anthology to benefit the survivors, victims and families of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting. The names of the victims are memorialized, DC Comics and countless others granted license to use popular action heroes like Batman and Wonder Woman, the stories are all inspired by the tragic events; It’s a wonderful little book brimming with hope and compassion, where artists, both gay and straight, responded to terror with one unifying message: NO. 

ESSENTIAL VIEWING