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A new book on Tom of Finland takes a novel approach to the legendary artist's work. Rather than highlight Tom's later work, Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook is instead a cross-section of his less polished and unfinished freehand drawings and sketches. Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook is the first book to center Tom's sketches and freehand drawings. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the periodical's history that was first debuted in September 1967, in the wake of violent, anti-LGBTQ+ police raids in Los Angeles, Cooper Do-nuts, New Faces and Black Cat Tavern, and at San Francisco's Compton's Cafeteria (1966). After the Black Cat raid and the protests of police brutality that followed, the early gay activist group, PRIDE, launched a newsletter that became 'The Los Angeles Advocate.' for Personal Rights in Defense and Education.).

Outfest, the largest LGBTQ+ film organization in the world, is facing financial difficulties and allegations of union-busting. The organization recently laid off most of its employees, including those involved in a unionizing effort. The board of directors has been accused of mismanagement and the mistreatment of workers. Outfest is heavily in debt and its future is uncertain. Former executive director Damien Navarro is considering legal action against the board. [Extracted from the article]

@oleblaine BLAINE in HOTEL SAINT VINCENT wearing ROLAND FITZ 1980s Corduroy Pants, GOORIN BROS Hat, STANDARD CLOTH Shirt, and CAVENDERS Boots FATSY CLINE DRAG PERFORMER Favorite Pride memory? @bouffantboufant BOUFFANT BOUFFANT AKA BRETT LABAUVE in the LOUNGE wearing ROLAND FITZ 1950s CATALINA Checkered Jacket, OUTFITTERS Astrology Pants, LIMA HAHN Shoes @limahahn with NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST T-shirt. FEATURES New Orleans, much like the LGBTQ+ community, is no stranger to adversity. My church, St. Anna's Episcopal, is very involved in the LGBTQ+ community here in New Orleans and always marches in the Pride parade. [Extracted from the article]

Jake Shears, former lead singer of the Scissor Sisters, is now a successful solo artist and musical theater performer. He grew up in Arizona and later moved to Seattle before making his way to New York City. With the Scissor Sisters, he achieved fame and success with hits like "Take Your Mama" and "Let's Have a Kiki." Shears has collaborated with artists like Cher, Kylie Minogue, and Elton John. He has also written a memoir and released a solo album. Currently, he is starring in a production of Cabaret and working on a musical with Elton John. Shears has also started his own podcast called "Queer the Music." [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the legacy of Finnish artist Tom of Finland and the artists who currently live and create in his former home, known as the TOM House. The Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) preserves Tom's artwork and supports erotic artists. ToFF hosts an artist-in-residence program at the TOM House, where artists have the opportunity to learn from the foundation's archives and each other. The article features works from the newest class of artists and explores how Tom's legacy continues to impact LGBTQ+ culture. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES When he was an undergrad at Harvard, author and historian Eric Cervini's ! "Kameny was working in Hawaii and was sent to Washington, D.C., in 1957 and ordered to report to the Pentagon, because the Defense Department had reason to believe he was gay", Cervini says. "Webb was the one who was imposing policies that discriminated against gay and lesbian government workers like Kameny", Cervini says. [Extracted from the article]

Over the last 24 years in the industry, Miller has worked to create award-winning LGBTQ-inclusive campaigns for brands like Head & Shoulders and Pantene. For example, this year alone, Perea helped to secure a record number of investments in the city's budget, including funding for the city's first LGBTQ+ liaison, $100,000 for the city's local LGBTQ+ resource center, and $100,000 in grant funding for local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. An advocate for the accurate and authentic portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community in media and advertising, Miller is currently the senior director for global LGBTQ+ equality at Procter & Gamble. In summer 2022, Valenzuela embarked on a new chapter when he became the executive director of the ONE Archives Foundation, the oldest continually operating queer organization in the country, which works to tell the stories of the LGBTQ+ community. In 2017 she joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania as a trans justice organizer, where she works to build community liberation, address the causes of intersectional oppression, and build political power to protect and preserve LGBTQ+ rights. [Extracted from the article]

Kara Swisher, an influential journalist in the tech industry, has released a new book called "Burn Book" that explores the history of technology and critiques the toxic masculinity that often drives the industry. Swisher, who has been covering the internet since its inception, offers insights into the tech world and its key players, including figures like Mark Zuckerberg and Bob Iger. As a gay woman, Swisher brings a unique perspective to her work, challenging the dominance of straight white men in Silicon Valley. She also discusses her relationship with Elon Musk and her decision to distance herself from him due to his controversial statements and actions. Overall, Swisher's book provides a comprehensive and critical look at the tech industry and its impact on society. [Extracted from the article]

Angelica Ross, founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, discusses the challenges she faced in starting an LGBTQ+ nonprofit focused on empowering, educating, and employing LGBTQ+ individuals through technology. Ross recounts feeling undermined by her supervisors at a previous job and the lack of support she received when proposing development plans for job seekers in the tech industry. Despite these obstacles, TransTech has celebrated its 10-year anniversary and has formed partnerships with organizations like Google and the Linux Foundation to provide valuable certifications and access to its members. Ross is also launching a political career and remains active in the entertainment industry. [Extracted from the article]

Why Republicans haven't fielded more LGBTQ+ candidates reflects the party's inability to relate to the community, its refusal to support and sponsor equality legislation, and a failure to recruit queer candidates, according to many former party strategists and consultants. To understand why there has not been more of an effort to field LGBTQ+ candidates and why the party still hasn't made headway with queer voters, it's important to note that the GOP made anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and policies an unofficial (and later official) cornerstone of its platform for four decades. "I don't know that engaging more LGBTQ candidates in the Republican Party is fixable in the current atmosphere of the Republican Party", argues Tim Miller, a gay former Republican National Committee spokesperson and a writer for The Bulwark, a neoconservative news and opinion website. [Extracted from the article]

Cole Escola's play, Oh, Mary!, which depicts the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, has become a surprise hit and is now heading to Broadway. The play explores President Abraham Lincoln's struggles with the Civil War and his wife's alcoholism, as well as his own desires for his assistant, Simon. Escola, who wrote and stars in the play, has gained critical acclaim and honors for their performance. The play has been praised for its queer and outrageous take on a presidential assassination. Escola, who identifies as nonbinary, hopes to continue making work that resonates with queer audiences. [Extracted from the article]

Ese conversations are guided by its four diverse and discerning hosts: transgender activist and actress Juliana Joel, lesbian comedian Lianna Carrera, gay celebrity makeup artist and entrepreneur Victor Ramos, and gay multi-hyphenate media personality Enrique Sapene. Executive producer & senior director TIM SNOW @snowmgz creative director RAINE BASCOS photographer COYOTE PARK coyotepark.format.com @coyotepark 1st assistant MASON ROSE masonrose.photography @masonrose light tech EVADNE GONZALEZ @evadnegonzalez digitech MERLIN VIETHEN video AUSTIN NUNES austinunes.com @austinunes producer STEVIE WILLIAMS x2production.com @beingstevie of X2 Production set designer ORRIN WHALEN orrinwhalen.com @orrinwhalen art assistant BRANDON LOYD @ohmylord stylist EDWIN ORTEGA edwinortega.com @edwin.j.ortega styling assistant BROOKE MUNFORD @brookesquad hair/groomer ABRAHAM ESPARZA abrahamjesparza.com @thisisbabe manicurist RILEY MIRANDA @rileymiranda.nails When Jerrod Carmichael arrived at the Emmys this year, he sported an absurdly large, open-chested fur coat. @robgarrettsmith BRYAN RUBY Bryan Ruby, 26, is a jack-of-all trades making an impact as an out gay man in baseball and country music - two environments without much LGBTQ+ representation. The Book of Queer featured the largest all-queer cast in Hollywood's history, Cervini boasts, "and we had the opportunity to tell dozens of enthralling stories from our queer past - with comedy, music, dance, historian commentary, and lots of fun. [Extracted from the article]

During Pride Month this year, Deville worked with the WWE to launch the WWE Together Pride collection; the net proceeds will be donated to GLAAD. The first out gay female wrestler in WWE history, Deville has since used her platform to push the WWE to be more inclusive and has spoken out in support of mental health access for the LGBTQ+ community. FEATURES Zoey Luna Transgender Latina actress and activist Zoey Luna is not yet 21, but in the last decade, she has established herself as a rising star. Since joining the WWE, Deville has competed on WWE Raw as part of the Wicked Absolution Trio alongside Paige and Mandy Rose, and later joined Rose on WWE Smackdown on team Fire and Desire. [Extracted from the article]

Zwonitzer's entire family is involved in the community, including LGBTQ+ advocacy events and activities that show that other LGBTQ+ families are mainstream and commonplace. Utah passed a nondiscrimination bill protecting LGBTQ+ individuals in 2015, overturned the state's own version of "don't say gay" in 2017, included LGBTQ+ victims in hate-crimes legislation in 2019, and banned conversion therapy for minors in 2020. In this role, Howell has worked as an advocate and an organizer at the state level, helping to pass Medicaid expansion, create a state earned income tax credit, and protect LGBTQ+ rights and access to reproductive health care. E global LGBTQ movement is incredibly inspiring", says Neela Ghoshal, senior director of law, policy, and research at OutRight Action International, a nongovernmental organization that works to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world. Roughout his career, Purpura has written and advocated for LGBTQ+ legislation in Delaware, including the state's 2011 civil union legislation, Delaware's 2013 marriage equality bill, and a bill to codify comprehensive gender identity nondiscrimination protections across the state. [Extracted from the article]

Hatmaker loves Lego as a medium for its versatility, which is "designed so all Lego elements, old or new, are compatible", they explain. They hope their queer Lego creations help push children's toys to become LGBTQ-inclusive - and galvanize young people to let their freak Lego fly. A toy designer who has worked with top-tier brands like Disney, Hasbro, and Mattel, Hatmaker recently unveiled Lego artwork at Miami's Art Basel dedicated to the long-running franchise. [Extracted from the article]

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But the film, directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Colman Domingo, beautifully restores Rustin's place in the history books as a Black leader who was also proudly and openly gay. But this film is proof that we have made progress, and I'm grateful that Bayard's legacy and the legacy of the March have been memorialized with George's beautiful film. Bayard was erased from the history of the Civil Rights Movement because in order for Black people to be seen as full humans in the country, we had to contort ourselves into the mold of white patriarchal respectability, and Bayard simply didn't fit. [Extracted from the article]

The Biden administration needs to address this sooner rather than later; otherwise Republicans will label Democrats the party of lawlessness, as they successfully did in New York State in 2020. Politics ELECTIONS ARE ALWAYS anxiety-inducing, especially for LGBTQ+ voters, but the last two presidential contests were pure horror. Republicans will continue their efforts to demonize the vice president because, as a woman of color, she's an easy target for the racism and misogyny that courses through the GOP. [Extracted from the article]

BOOKS Ari Shapiro is ready to talk - this time, about himself. In 2019, Shapiro began a cabaret show with Cumming called Och and Oy!. [Extracted from the article]

MARGOT HEUMAN Margot Heuman was one of the few Holocaust survivors to tell a story of same-sex love in the Nazi concentration camps. Judi Doyle, cofounder of Long Beach, Calif.'s Pride celebration, died February 8 in Yucaipa, Calif., at 78. RICK STOKES Rick Stokes, a gay man who challenged fellow gay candidate Harvey Milk in a 1977 race for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, died May 3 at age 87. [Extracted from the article]

It's an open-air party bus that lurches through Music City while queens lip-synch to the likes of Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson, all the while sashaying down the aisles and swinging from the ceiling poles fitted expressly to steady them. The bus tends to be a melting pot of acceptance, Cloud confirms. Due to weather, the bus windows were closed for my trip, and I wasn't able to get the full experience of the Big Drag Bus in the open air. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Korean-American chef Kristen Kish who returned to the web series "Last Chance Kitchen" and won the Top Chef prize and mentions series "36 Hours" cohosted by Kish. Topics discussed include cookbook "Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques" by the chef, starring of Kish on television show "Fast Foodies" and recipe of Lemon & Herb Steamed Chilean Sea Bass.

The article announces the renaming of an academic building at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in honor of the late John Boswell, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus (LGBTQ+) history and rights scholar and advocate, on August 30, 2021.

And speaking of Hollywood, Out is so proud to feature reality TV royalty - reigning RuPaul's Drag Race winner Symone and celebrity stylist and Legendary judge Law Roach, who are bringing Black queer excellence to an international stage. Now, the West Side Story star is poised to conquer Hollywood as an out woman of color. But in this issue, we also profile the Storytellers, Groundbreakers, Disruptors, Artists, Educators, and Innovators who in their local communities or on the world stage made us proud this year. [Extracted from the article]