A cute ad, very appropriate since the Euro football (soccer) tournament is currently going on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j80tCzDZgU
Did you know that Deadpool is actually pansexual? You’d never guess from the movie. So what if there actually was queer representation in comic book movies:
So, I’ll be back with a post about Orlando soon. Right now it’s too raw, and there’s still too much we don’t know. And every time I think about it I break down. I spent two days a crying, sobbing mess, and right now I’m still a little numb. But I’ll get to that another day. For now, here’s a distraction (of which I’ve needed many) of some of the fun, upsetting and crazy things on the Internet.
First up, the teaser for the live action Beauty and the Beast:
The teaser for the new Rocky Horror. Which, the guy playing RiffRaff, nails that line perfectly, which made me feel a lot better about the whole thing (and Laverne Cox looks awesome):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outmDIi29Bo
This Saturday is the Ball on the Bridge, bringing Ball Culture (predominantly African American drag competitions) out into the open. Looks awesome, but sadly I can’t go, had I known about it sooner, I would have cleared my schedule.
The Pens won the Stanley Cup! Which was the most needed distraction Sunday night. Hockey Night Canada did an amazing job with their recap, and the music is so, so fitting, you’ll be hearing it a lot I think:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwQ04ICfEH0
Okay, that’s it for now, but I’ll be back with more, and an in depth look at Orlando soon.
Quick update, I’ll most likely be back later this weekend, but for now, stay cool and enjoy what I’ve found today. We’re heading into the Stanley Cup Finals, and it’s been such a great ride. And the Penguins have been playing Mario Kart during intermission on the ice! Ride, Mario Kart, it’s a pun!
The trailer for Finding Dory:
Last month marked the final issue of the latest run of DC’s Midnighter, it’s a causality in their new something-or-other event that is throwing most of their titles back to square one (I don’t follow comics that much, so I can’t explain it, sorry). But Midnighter, aside from being beautifully drawn and well written, was the gay icon we needed:
This is a book I needed when I was younger, and for people to have it now, in the next generation, is my greatest accomplishment of all.”
It is a shame, although it was not cancelled because it’s led by a gay character, just economics and the reality that it’s really, really hard to launch new mainstream comic books that aren’t about the regulars everyone already knows about. But what I find really sad, is that it is the only comic from Marvel or DC fronted by a gay character. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movies and TV shows) has been going on since 2008. In that time (unless I”m missing someone) we’ve had one gay character who was in three episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. before he was written out. Not to mention we’ve yet to have a movie starring a woman (Captain Marvel releases in 2019, but what ever happened to the Black Widow movie? We did have two great seasons of Agent Carter, but that has been cancelled.) and we’re just now getting to having one led by an actor of color (Black Panther, 2018).
Deadpool is supposed to be pansexual, and while Ryan Reynolds has said many times he’d like him to have a male love interest, the only times in the movie (which I loved by the way) they could have brought up his sexuality, they turned to tired homophobic jokes about how he didn’t want to be pegged by his girlfriend. There’s now a ‘strong chance’ we’ll see an LGBT character in the MCU, but seriously, this is the best we can do?
I wrote all of that, then I was reminded of the Netflix shows, where there is a prominent lesbian couple in Jessica Jones and Daredevil (season 2), and rumor is the one character will be the first to be in all five Netflix shows. So we’ve got one!
We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go (I’ll be writing about the Padres next time as well), but it’s important to keep the pressure on for these things. Gay kids are everywhere and into a myriad of interests (sports, comic books, etc), we need to make sure that each one sees themselves and a better future in their interests, to give them hope.
Okay, one last bit on my soapbox, an amazing picture of a gay couple in Melbourne, a beautiful look at our community as we fight the tide of the world, together:
Oh hey, big surprise, the people shouting about religious freedom, really only care about themselves. And by that, I mean that conservative Christians want to be able to discriminate against the queer community. A mosque in Virginia was blocked from opening, but there’s no outrage about it from the right.
And speaking of, this is really accurate, and check out the scene with them eating lunch, it’s pretty important:
A great “Hamilton” cover which will now be on my running mix:
And finally, a heartbreaking story from the UK, Australia and Hong Kong. Seriously, have your tissues ready, this is what the queer community faces every day and why we keep fighting.
10 examples of straight privilege. Although number five is true in practicality, not legally true. A business could decide to fire all their straight employees, but it’s never happened.
Two of my favorite singers, Eli Lieb and Steve Grand teamed up to give you all the feels. Also, they shot this video the day after Eli Lieb broke up with his boyfriend. Ouch:
Okay, how about something strangely relaxing to wash away all that heavy at the beginning of the post. Watch 6,000 matches burn.
This turned out to be an April Fool’s joke, which is really sad. American Eagle shouldn’t be making fun of men’s body image issues, but that’s what they did.
Today is Mr. Roger’s birthday! Easily one of the greatest person to have ever lived. Case in point, 16 amazing quotes from him, and it doesn’t even start to scratch the surface:
Ellen Page’s new series, “Gaycation.” It’s a great look at queer rights and culture around the world. A great show, and the segment at the end is both heart-wrenching and academically interesting:
