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:
At Nancy Reagan’s funeral, Hillary Clinton mentioned that the Reagan’s helped start a national conversation about AIDS. Which is totally wrong. President Reagan’s utter silence on the subject for five years led to over half a million deaths. And, rightfully so, Hillary was raked over the coals for the comment. Read Dan Savage’s piece here and learn the history of the republican ignorance on the subject. She did go on to apologize, and that was quick, and I think heartfelt. And for once, it’s nice to hear a politician just say that she was wrong and apologize. But I think this will have some lasting impact (at least until the next news cycle).
But just as important as it is to call politicians out on their shit like this, we do have to realize that when they come around, we have to accept that, and then continue to press on them for more issues. I may be an idealist, but I’m also pragmatic, sometimes to a fault.
Alright, let’s see what we have today, first up, Deadpool is a Hufflepuff! Because we’re the best!
The SD governor vetoes a horrible anti-trans bill after meeting actual trans* person. That’s the big lesson from gay liberation, that knowing a gay person changes people’s hearts and minds because we’re not a scary abstract anymore. Good on the governor.
The first official trailer for Finding Dory (that’s not a teaser):
I’d never celebrate the fact that a person died, but it’s really nice that Justice Scalia is no longer in a position to harm people any more. And as a refresher, here’s seven of his most homophobic moments.
