GAY COUPLE LOOKING TO PRODUCE STREISAND BIOPIC

First, Liberace. Next…A Barbra Streisand Biopic? ” Hello, Gorgeous!”THEBACKLOT.COM

Yes, there is a Barbra Streisand movie in the early stages of development that would detail an important period in Babs’ life just as she was becoming a megastar.
The project, based on William J. Mann’s 2012 unauthorized biography, Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand, is in the hands of writer/producer team David A. Lee and Daniel Vaillancourt, who recently optioned the motion picture rights to the book. Lee and Vaillancourt, spouses who are also co-vice chairs of the Gay & Lesbian Committee of the Writers Guild of America West, filled me in on the details of the project, the closeted man who was vital to her success and casting thoughts on who could step into Barbra’s shoes. (THE CLOSETED MAN IN QUESTION IS ACTOR, SINGER AND WRITER BARRY DENNEN WHO PENNED HIS OWN STREISAND STORY)

My Life With Barbra:A Love Story AMAZON

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 THEIR MOVIE HOWEVER WILL BE BASED ON:  SAID Vaillancourt: "But it could also be a great feature. Maybe we could interest Lea Michele in that. Brought to you by a gaggle of gay men. David and I are gay, Bill’s gay. What if we could interest an openly gay director who really is a Streisand fan, someone like Adam Shankman, to take it on? Adam Shankman directing Lea Michele or Lana Del Rey. And the movie produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. There’s a dream for you."

REVERSING GAY MILITARY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGES

Democrats want to restore records of service members discharged for being LGBT

Under new legislation proposed by Democrats Rep. Charlie Rangel (NY) and Rep. Mark Pocan (WI), U.S. military service members who were discharged because of their sexual orientation can now have their records restored to reflect their honorable service.The “Restore Honor to Service Members Act” is designed to help the Department of Defense rectify its record of discrimination against LGBT service personnel and clear the records of an estimated 114,000 men and women who were forced out of the service since World War II and the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in 2011. “It puts you back in place for anything you’d be able to have as someone who’d been honorably discharged, which goes from the GI Bill to receiving veterans’ benefits to ceremonial burial rites,” including a flag for the veteran’s casket, an honor guard and 21-gun salute.
“In some states,” Pocan continued, “you’re blocked from voting or unemployment benefits because a dishonorable discharge can be considered a felony.” RAW STORY

IN TODAY'S FASHION NEWS: DOLCE & GABBANA SENTENCED TO JAIL TIME

Dolce & Gabbana Get Jail For Tax Evasion Some would argue that cheating the tax man is nearly a way of life in some locales, and Italy has had its share. Yet despite their repeated protestations of innocence, Judge Antonella Brambilla of Italy found Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana guilty of tax evasion. There were already fines and restitution a tidy 343.3 million euros.
They will surely appeal, and in that sense the case isn’t over. Even more clearly, it won’t be the last legal battle for this kind of case. This one started with the sale of the Dolce & Gabbana label to a Luxembourg-based holding company, Gado. The holding company may have been primarily a tax shelter, and ended up drawing not only the two founders but a number of their colleagues into the fray. FORBES

Gay designers Dolce and Gabbana to be jailed for tax evasion - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-designers-dolce-and-gabbana-be-jailed-tax-evasion190613#sthash.TnxqbnBG.dpuf

At the hearing on Wednesday, the judge ruled the designers moved their brand to Luxembourg in 2004.
He said they had done this to avoid declaring taxes on royalties of around 1 billion euros ($1.3bn).
The luxury designers were not at the trial and have not yet given a public comment on the sentence.
Dolce and Gabbana are likely to appeal the verdict.
- See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-designers-dolce-and-gabbana-be-jailed-tax-evasion190613#sthash.7H1oKUZn.dpuf

Gay designers Dolce and Gabbana to be jailed for tax evasion

Court rules Italian fashion designers failed to pay millions of euros and says they will spend 20 months in prison

- See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-designers-dolce-and-gabbana-be-jailed-tax-evasion190613#sthash.7H1oKUZn.dpuf

Gay designers Dolce and Gabbana to be jailed for tax evasion

Court rules Italian fashion designers failed to pay millions of euros and says they will spend 20 months in prison

- See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-designers-dolce-and-gabbana-be-jailed-tax-evasion190613#sthash.7H1oKUZn.dpuf

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) ! COMES OUT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY

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(WHILE THE VATICAN AND FORMER GOV. SARAH PALIN GNASH THEIR TEETH)  "This thinking is consistent with what I hear from more and more Alaskans especially our younger generations.  Like the majority of Alaskans, I supported a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, but my thinking has evolved as America has witnessed a clear cultural shift.  Fifteen years after that vote, I find that when one looks closer at the issue, you quickly realize that same sex unions or civil marriages are consistent with the independent mindset of our state – and they deserve a hands-off approach from our federal policies... As a Catholic, I see marriage as a valued sacrament that exists exclusively between a man and a woman.  Other faiths and belief systems feel differently about this issue – and they have every right to.  Churches must be allowed to define marriage and conduct ceremonies according to their rules, but the government should not tell people who they have a right to marry through a civil ceremony...Countless Alaskans and Americans want to give themselves to one another and create a home together.  I support marriage equality and support the government getting out of the way to let that happen." FROM HER OFFICIAL WEB SITE

TODAY'S QUOTE: SEN. JAY ROCKEFELLER

“The fact that discrimination is tolerated anywhere in our country needs to be addressed once and for all,” Rockefeller said. “The integrity of our nation, and our ability to be a credible global leader on human rights, means that all people must be treated equally under the law.” SEN. JAY ROCKEFELLER (D) W.VA. IN BECOMING THE 52ND U.S. SENATOR TO CO-SPONSOR ENDA (EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT)

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WHY PASTORS MAKE BAD LAWMAKERS

FROM: http://www.madeinbrazilblog.com/

Proposal For A “Gay Cure” Is Approved By
The Human Rights Commission In Brazil

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In the day after the strongest public demonstration the country has seen in the last two decades, the Human Rights and Minorities Commission, led by homophobic and racist pastor Marco Feliciano, has approved a bill in favor of a “cure” for homosexuality, allowing for psychologists in Brazil to conduct treatments with the intent of “curing” homosexuality, and therefore classifying homosexuality as a disorder.

For the bill to pass and be voted on a broader level, it will still need to be approved by two other commissions: Social Security and Constitution and Justice. The National Psychology Council has rejected the bill and campaigned against it.

Although I am fairly certain that such bill would never be approved on a broader level, it scares me to think that I live in a country in which the president of the Human Rights and Minorities Commission is a radical evangelical pastor with a religious agenda that goes against the very people the commission should be protecting. Just one more thing to add fuel to the fire that has consumed Brazilians over the past week.

Proposta sobre “cura gay” é aprovada em comissão presidida por Feliciano (Folha de São Paulo) MORE COMMENTARY AND PHOTOS ON THE UNREST IN BRAZIL HERE

TODAY'S QUOTE: THOMAS JEFFERSON

THE NEXT TIME SOME RIGHT WING ZEALOT STARTS "QUOTING" OR EXTOLLING THE SAYINGS OF OUR SAINTED FOUNDING FATHERS THROW THIS AT THEM: . “Because religious belief, or non-belief, is such an important part of every person’s life, freedom of religion affects every individual. Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all our civil rights. Moreover, state support of an established religion tends to make the clergy unresponsive to their own people, and leads to corruption within religion itself. Erecting the “wall of separation between church and state,” therefore, is absolutely essential in a free society.” -- Thomas Jefferson, to the Virginia Baptists (1808) ME 16:320. This is his second kown use of the term “wall of separation,” here quoting his own use in the Danbury Baptist letter. This wording of the original was several times upheld by the Supreme Court as an accurate description of the Establishment Clause: Reynolds (98 US at 164, 1879); Everson (330 US at 59, 1947); McCollum (333 US at 232, 1948)

Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/06/16/freedom/#ixzz2Wc2sXAZB

THE SHIRTS OFF THEIR BACKS FOR THE ALI FORNEY CENTER

Shred of Hope

Shred of Hope is an auction of one-of-a-kind Nasty Pig Shredder™ t-shirts designed by artists, musicians, activists and other allies of LGBTQ youth.
The auction takes place entirely online, and begins on June 20th. Bid on shirts after June 20th by clicking on the designers below. http://shredofhope.com/
Shred of Hope is a fundraiser for the Ali Forney Center, the largest shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth in the United States.
100% of all funds raised by Shred of Hope will go directly to the Ali Forney Center.
Shred of Hope is presented by Nasty Pig, a menswear label based in New York City. HERE'S A LIST OF THE DESIGNERS:

Michael Stipe, Jake Shears, Dan Savage & Terry Miller, Ally Sheedy, Andy Cohen, Alan Cumming, Bob Mould, Scott Lope, Scott Hoffman, Adam Lambert, Dustin Lance Black, Keith Boykin, John Cameron Mitchell, Rebecca Lansbury, Phil Jimenez, Njena Reddd Foxxx, Mr Mickey Boardman, Mike Ruiz,Kalup Linzy, Joe Jervis

Jeff Whitty, JD Samson, Isis King, Fred Schneider, Eve Salvail, DJ Paulo, Chris Bilal, Casey Spooner AND Carl Siciliano

VIDEO FROM FAITH AND EQUALITY: " THE EVE OF EQUALITY"

OLYMPIAN GREG LOUGANIS TO WED

Greg Louganis Engaged: Former Olympic Diving Champ To Marry Johnny Chaillot Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.

People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot.

Greg Louganis Engaged to Johnny Chaillot

Louganis is widely considered the greatest diver in history. He is the only male to sweep both the 3m and 10m diving events in consecutive Olympic Games ('84 and '88). During his career he earned a total of five Olympic medals, five World Championship titles and 47 national titles. Chaillot, 52, currently works for the powerhouse Los Angeles-based law firm Loeb & Loeb, in the Trust and Estates Litigation Department.