Urvashi Vaid, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Activist, Is Dead at 63

Savannah Chrisley took to Instagram on Thursday vowing to stand by her family in the wake of her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley being found guilty in connection with bank fraud and tax evasion earlier this month.Savannah, 24, asked her followers to 'be kind' as 'it’s been a few weeks' amid the family turmoil, as she shared a quote from writerZanna Keithley.'This life is so cruel and we’re all doing the best we can,' the Atlanta native said. 'I will continue to stand by my family and fight for justice.

Pop superstar Rina Sawayama has dropped her brand new country-inspired music video for her track This Hell.

One, two, three strikes, she’s out!Former baseball player Maybelle “Mae” Blair — a.k.a. “All the way Mae” came out publicly for the first time this week following the premiere of the Amazon series A League of Their Own at the Tribeca Festival.Blair played in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League that the original A League of Their Own film and new series are based on.Related: ‘A League of Their Own’ is getting a TV series, and this iconic Peach is returningDuring a Q&A about the series, Blair expressed her happiness that players no longer have to hide their sexual orientations in the league.For the majority of her life, sports legend 95-year old @AAGPBL player, Maybelle Blair felt like she had to hide her authentic self.

Actor Chris Evans has spoken out in response to criticism about the same-sex kiss that’s featured in the latest Disney and Pixar animated film Lightyear. Evans voices the main character, Buzz Lightyear in the film and has been nonplussed by those who have expressed anger towards a scene which shows Buzz’s fellow astronaut Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) kissing her partner of the same sex.  In an interview with Variety, the actor said that “there’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold onto what as before. But those people die off like dinosaurs.

Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark likes the D — but that was apparently news to Maisie Williams when she was filming the final season of the series!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCharlie Carver doesn’t leave much to the imagination in his new ad campaign for queer-owned fragrance and candle company Boy Smells.The video and print campaign, a queer parody of the Garden of Eden called “Nurture Your Nature,” stars “The Batman” actor as “Gay Adam” and “Hacks” standout Meg Stalter as “Bisexual Eve.” Carver wears nothing but a pair of gold booty shorts. His toned body glistens as he and Stalter feed each other pieces of fruit.

became chairman of the board of the National Organization for Marriage, a group with the primary mission of opposing marriage equality, although it has taken up some other conservative causes too. NOM’s website still lists him as chairman and the well-known anti-LGBTQ+ activist Brian Brown as president.The website hasn’t been updated in some time, but NOM remains active on social media, even though the U.S. extended equal marriage rights to same-sex couples through a Supreme Court ruling seven years ago.

The cast of Circle Theatre’s ‘Young Frankenstein.’ (Courtesy photos)

Peter Pan, but your moms say no. Ugh, so frustrating!Yup, even queer parents can be unaccepting of their children who just want be true to themselves.

Billy Eichner has dropped the second trailer for his highly anticipated LGBTQ+ film Bros.

Ryan Heath 06/16/2022 06:10 PM EDT Link CopiedSecretary of State Antony Blinken says he brings up LGBTQI rights with his Saudi counterpart “invariably, in every conversation,” but defends President Joe Biden’s planned July visit to the kingdom — where homosexual acts carry the death penalty.“There are a lot of different things” that constitute America’s interests in the country, Blinken said.Speaking at the State Department’s first-ever briefing for LGBTQI reporters, Blinken told POLITICO that “we have real engagement” with Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud when he raises his LGBTQI-themed complaints. But he said human rights are only one part of America’s foreign policy and “everything has to be reflected in what we do.”It’s hardly the concerted effort to treat the Saudis “like the pariah they are” that Biden promised as a candidate, but Blinken insists that was never the administration’s plan.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of movies featuring tear-inducing moments between fathers and their kids. So before the big day, watch any of these 16 movies and you will be guaranteed to appreciate your old man and give him the love that he deserves on his big day.Spoilers below. Click is secretly the saddest father-son film ever made thanks to one heartbreaking scene where Michael (Adam Sandler) uses his magical, reality-warping remote control to visit the final time he saw his father Ted (Henry Winkler) before he died.

San Francisco health officials have now identified three confirmed and three probable cases of monkeypox, the SF Department of Public Health announced Wednesday, June 15. Alameda County reported its first case on June 9.While the San Francisco health department is not providing details about the cases, citing patient confidentiality, Dr.

Funny Girl.A week after Beanie Feldstein announced on Instagram that she had tested positive for COVID and would be missing more performances, the highly-anticipated musical revival failed to win a single Tony Award. The plot thickened on June 15, when the show’s Twitter account enthusiastically announced her return — but only through September 25. Co-star Jane Lynch, who plays Feldstein’s mother, will depart the production on the same day.Beanie returns tomorrow! 14 weeks left to see Beanie Feldstein & Jane Lynch now through September 25th.

There are 140 million poor and working-class people in the United States – with 22% of LGBTQ people living in poverty. As an organization that fights for LGBTQ people and families, economic justice is a vital aspect of our movement. It is because of that that we are answering the call from the National LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network for the LGBTQ community to show up for the Poor People’s Campaign’s Moral March on June 18th.  As we take to Washington, joining side by side with those affected by the inequalities present in this nation, we’re reminded that despite the progress made in our

Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin kissing days before an LGBTQ pride parade.Street artist Andrea Villa hung a large poster of Putin and Zelensky kissing each other by the side of a city street in Turin on Wednesday, three days before the Turin Pride Parade on June 18. The artist previously hung an image that depicted Putin as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in protest of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began February 24.The new poster shows Putin and Zelensky, both dressed in suits and backed by their respective national flags, locking lips while embracing one another, with Putin's arms shown perched on Zelensky's shoulders.

In a new profile for GQ, Jerrod Carmichael addressed the nature of “cancel culture,” Dave Chappelle, and the fallout with his family after coming out in his intimate comedy special, Rothaniel, which premiered on HBO earlier this year.During his frank conversation with the magazine, the typically private comedian reflected on the encouraging response from his niece and why he has faith in the younger generation, which led to him opening up about his thoughts on the way certain big-name comedians use the idea of cancel culture as a “boogeyman” scare tactic: “I love this generation. I actually f*ck with them, and f*ck all those comedians that are going so hard against them.”Though he didn’t initially mention Chappelle by name, it was pretty clear who Carmichael was referencing.

Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Pride flags on its campus.Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester announced on Thursday that the Nativity School of Worcester is "prohibited" from branding itself as Catholic moving forward.This comes at a time when the majority of American Catholics support gay marriage, a percentage that has continuously increased since 2006, according to Gallup, and Catholics across the nation are speaking out about the relationship between the BLM movement and the church, according to Catholic News."As Diocesan Bishop, it is my sacred duty and inherent responsibility to determine when a school claiming to be 'Catholic' is acting in such a way that is contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church and disregards my legitimate authority as the guardian and overseer of Catholic education in the Diocese of Worcester," Bishop McManus said in the statement on the Diocese of Worcester website."Despite my insistence that the school administration remove these flags because of the confusion and the properly theological scandal that they do and can promote, they refuse to do so.

The Daily Beast, Wilson’s tweet may have resulted from a recent U.K. public health service guide that encouraged more inclusive language for trans parents, specifically in regards to midwifery.Wilson is not the only celebrity to have recently apologized for insensitivity around language.Earlier this week singer and songwriter Lizzo apologized for an offensive lyric in her new song “GRRRLs” after fans pointed out she used an ableist slur.

press release says. As of this week, Chicago health authorities have identified seven confirmed cases of monkeypox.While cases have been reported among gay and bisexual men, the disease is not limited to that population, nor are queer men more prone to monkeypox than other people. “It’s dangerous to pin a virus and how it is transmitted on an identity because it can affect knowledge, treatment, and research associated with how the virus is spreading,” Dr.

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who came out earlier this year in his much-praised HBO special Rothaniel, had some words for fellow stand-up Dave Chappelle about the latter’s stances on gender, trans rights and cancel culture.

Related: “Comically evil” Marjorie Taylor Greene & Lauren Boebert voted against bone marrow transplantsPeople in the replies had fun turning her tweet’s format back at her.Dear Lauren Boebert, you will never be smart enough to be clever— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) June 15, 2022Dear Lauren, you will never be honorable enough to be a decent human being.— Mrs.

The third installment of the House select committee’s hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is underway, and viewers are being presented with evidence of former President Donald Trump pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the 2020 election.As anyone could have predicted, Trump is less than thrilled with the national spotlight focused on his attempted coup.Hours before the hearing kicked off, Trump took to his Truth Social account to vent his frustration, railing against the news networks for failing to give him equal screen time to present his evidence of “massive Voter Fraud & Dem Security Breach!”Related: Ginni Thomas may need a “great f***ing criminal lawyer” after latest revelation“The Fake News Networks are perpetuating lies, falsehoods, and Russia, Russia, Russia type disinformation (same sick people, here we go again!) by allowing the low rated but nevertheless one sided and slanderous Unselect Committee hearings to go endlessly and aimlessly on (and on and on!),” he wrote.

Music icon Beyoncé has revealed the release date for her highly anticipated seventh studio album.

Representation matters. Although the world of reality dating shows focuses overwhelmingly on heterosexual couples, there are some series that have challenged that norm.

“Teen Vogue” Firsts interview, “Game of Thrones” actress Maisie Williams revealed that she thought her character Arya Stark was queer.Williams expressed this opinion while describing the first time her character surprised her.“The first time that I was surprised by Arya I guess was probably in the final series where she whips off her clothes and sleeps with Gendry,” she said. “I thought that Arya was queer, you know? So… yeah.

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ChargesHakim, a physical education teacher at the Saltonstall School in Salem from 2015 until he was separated from employment in 2018, was arrested for 32 counts of Aggravated Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14 on ten victims, all students at the Saltonstall School at that time and all girls.Timeline2015: Hakim is employed by the Salem Public Schools.2018: Instances of improper conduct are brought to the attention of the Salem Public School district, which reports them, as required by law, to the state Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Salem Police Department, and the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Hakim is immediately removed from the school and suspended pending the outcome of the investigation; he never returns to Salem Public School and his employment ends as he is separated from service at the end of the school year.

Philadelphia today.Hanks earned a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a gay attorney who was battling workplace discrimination after being diagnosed with AIDS.In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine published today (June 16), Hanks said it was “rightly so” that this was the case now, as Hollywood looks for more diversity in its casting.“Could a straight man do what I did in Philadelphia now? No, and rightly so,” Hanks told the publication.“The whole point of Philadelphia was don’t be afraid. One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man.” Hanks added: “We’re beyond that now.”“I don’t think people would accept the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy,” he went on.“It’s not a crime, it’s not boohoo, that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity.

Students at Yeshiva University in New York have tried for years to get their school to recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club, pushing back on the administration’s argument that its status as a Modern Orthodox Jewish school exempted it from the city’s human rights law. Last year, a group of students and alumni filed a lawsuit, and on Tuesday a state judge ruled in their favor, declaring that Yeshiva is not a religious institution and so must follow the law and recognize the club.

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Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the Bay Area’s annual celebration that proudly claims the title of the “world’s largest queer film fest.” Organized by the San Francisco-based queer media arts foundation Frameline, the event returns this June 16-26, showcasing more than 125 films from over 30 countries in some of the city’s best venues—including the historic Castro Theatre, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this summer.As always, the festival lineup is an embarrassment of riches, a jaw-dropping collection of world premieres, centerpiece screenings, shorts programs, and so much more. There’s even some television this year, with a presentation of the new Queer As Folk reboot, and and opening night gala showing of the upcoming A League Of Their Own series featuring a Q&A with some surprise guests.Under the theme “The Coast Is Queer,” the 46th edition of the festival welcomes film lovers from all over to the Bay Area, but will also offer up national streaming encores for many of its titles so that you can catch the best and the queerest of international cinema no matter where you are.With that in mind, Queerty has assembled a preview of Frameline46, highlighting some of the most exciting films to screen at this year’s fest that you won’t want to miss.

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Billy Eichner might just have himself a bromance.

Billy Eichner‘s gay rom-com Bros via a sexy, uncensored “Red Band” teaser, we’ve now got a full theatrical trailer that promises “it looks way bigger in theaters.”This new preview welcomes us into the world of Bros, a world that looks a lot like our own—except for the fact that all of the principal characters are played by LGBTQ actors.While we’ve known the film, touted as the “first romantic comedy from a major studio about two gay men,” would concern itself with the bumpy courtship of podcaster Bobby (Eichner) and the hunky Aaron (Luke Macfarlane), this new look provides a clearer idea of the specifics, including their nightclub meet-cute where they bond over gay gays being “so stupid.” But is that enough for these two to find love, or will their insecurities and use of GIFs from The Office get in the way?It also appears that the opening of a new LGBTQ+ museum will play a big role, a task that unites a board of quibbling queers like Glee‘s Dot-Marie Jones, Community‘s Jim Rash, and internet sensation, activist, and diva of our hearts, Ts Madison. To paraphrase the icon: Bros really stepped its p*ssy up with this one.The whole thing promises to be a gay fantasia like we’ve never seen on the big screen, boasting shirtless dudes, witty pop culture references (“It’s like they injected steroids into Dumbledore!”), and a gag-worthy cast that also includes SNL‘s Bowen Yang, comedian Guy Branum, the stunning Miss Lawrence, Scandal’s Guillermo Díaz, Dispatches From Elsewhere‘s Eve Lindley, Chicago Fire‘s Monica Raymund, and theater legend Harvey Fierstein.

Wake up everybody, new Herschel Walker kids just dropped!The Georgia GOP senatorial candidate has had a wild week, but the end doesn’t seem to be in sight.

Love Island villa. After seeing it, she issued a stark warning to others and told them: “I swear on my little brother’s life that I saw it.

This essay, by Lucas Cohen-d’Arbeloff, age 17, from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, is one of the Top 11 winners of The Learning Network’s Ninth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 16,664 entries. We are publishing the work of all the winners and runners-up over the next week, and you can find them here as they post. How ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Diminishes Same-Sex Parents and Their Children As a rosy-cheeked nine-year-old, I beamed as I walked down a grassy aisle blanketed with flower petals.

Axios.Sen. Jeremy Moss, who is the first openly gay person in the Michigan State Senate, told the outlet, "This is clearly an intentional target against our community.

Media Matters.Last month, threats of violence forced a school district in Wisconsin to take drastic security measures.The Kiel Area School Board canceled the remaining in-person school year for children in its district because of multiple bomb threats. In addition, the school announced that it dropped a Title IX investigation after weeks of threats, local TV station WFRV reports.

distinct tonal difference between how and how he speaks now, after imitating the King's idiosyncratic baritone every day for so long. Butler responded to these claims in a Yahoo! Australia interview on June 8, acknowledging that, yeah, sometimes he gets stuck doing the Elvis voice by accident. “Certain situations trigger it, I think,” he said with a smile, like being surrounded by Elvis's name at all times.

The Feeling singer Dan Gillespie Sells says his feelings – no pun intended – about the Pride flag are ‘complex’, but actually, they aren’t. The Everybody’s Talking About Jamie co-creator dreams of a time when the LGBTQ+ community no longer needs to use the flag as a symbol of their right to equality because, in this reality, they would have achieved it. It’s that simple. However, with the flag becoming such an ingrained part of the fight, would it be that easy to let go? This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pride Month, an event held annually for members of the queer community and their allies to celebrate their identities, accomplishments, and reflect on the struggle for equality. Perhaps at the heart of it all is the Pride flag, also known as the rainbow flag, which has become a well-known symbol of gay pride. It began with the traditional colours of the rainbow but, in 2022, now has various versions to truly represent the diverse family the LGBTQ+ groups have become. According to Queer In The World, there are currently more than 50 flags you might spot, though the number isn’t fixed as there may be multiple designs and variations for any particular flag. For example, there’s now the More Color More Pride flag, which was created in 2017 to add black and brown colour strips to the top of the flag.

Urvashi Vaid, a lawyer and activist who was a leading figure in the fight for L.G.B.T.Q. equality for more than four decades, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 63.

Legendary attorney, LGBTQ activist, and author Urvashi Vaid, known for her extensive career as an advocate for LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, anti-war efforts, immigration justice, and many other social causes, died today at age 63 in her home in New York City. Vaid was the Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force from 1989 […]

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Pioneering Indian American LGBTQ leader, attorney, and author Urvashi Vaid died May 14. She was 63.Ms. Vaid was a cancer survivor.

Longtime activist Urvashi Vaid, a leader of many LGBTQ+ and other social justice organizations, has died at age 63.

(WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14, 2022) Legendary attorney, LGBTQ activist, and author Urvashi Vaid, known for her extensive career as an advocate for LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, anti-war efforts, immigration justice and many other social causes, died today at age 63 in her home in New York City. She was the Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force from 1989 to 1992 and served prior to that as Media Director. “We are devastated at the loss of one of the most influential progressive activists of our time,” said Kierra Johnson, current Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force.