Underwear's The Party + THE STROLL Explores Trans Sex Work In NYC + Ohio Vs. LGBTQ Kids + Cyndi Lauper's Pride Message + MORE! — 12-PACK
ABOVE: Still so sad to think about how young E. Lynn Harris died. P.S. The Relevant Queer is a valuable follow. BELOW: Keep reading for a sexy bedhead, Cyndi's Pride message, a new doc on trans sex workers and more ... (Image via Charlie by MZ) CHARLIE BY MZ: Charlie by MZ's advertising aesthetic is sexier than a lot of porn, more beautiful than a lot of art. (FYI — not a paid spot, I just like them.) NBC NEWS: The Stroll is a new HBO doc that shines a light on the trans women who were sex workers in NYC's Meatpacking District back in the day: Now a trans activist, actress and producer, [Kristen] Lovell said she was inspired to document her own story and those of her stroll sisters while participating in Film at Lincoln Center’s Artists Academy in 2019.
As she watched a talk by the undisputed king of New York stories, Martin Scorsese, it suddenly clicked, Lovell said. “It was like, ‘Oh, my God, I have the perfect New York story,’” she said. “That was the motivator.” HUFF POST: Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are moving closer to a cage fight.
We are a deeply unserious world. I think this writer called it. PINK NEWS: No, a pedophile did not coin the term “cisgender.” BUCKEYE FLAME: During Pride Month, Ohio's GOP House has passed a raft of anti-LGBTQ bills that include mandating outing children to their parents and, of course, denying all gender-affirming care to kids.
GR8ERDAYS: Cyndi Lauper, 70 today, wishes us a happy Pride — while acknowledging the sudden set of challenges to all our progress.
