Thought leaders from around the globe will converge on Miami for the 4th Global LGBTQI Human Rights Conference, May 26 – 29, as part of World OutGames Miami 2017, the world’s largest 10-day Sports, Culture and Human Rights event. This well-orchestrated conference will offer a world view of human rights with representation from Brazil, Cuba, Canada, Miccosukee Reservation, St. Lucia, Thailand, Tonga, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela and others.
“With political uncertainty in the United States and abroad, it is even more important to maintain open dialogue and shared points of view to strive for unity and inclusiveness for all,” said Lynare Robbins, World OutGames Miami Diversity and Human Rights Director. “This conference offers an in-depth global perspective on subjects, including LGBT rights, and should be attended by anyone who wants to have a voice and desires equality and acceptance.”
The three-day conference, which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center, will be a powerful gathering of internationally respected human rights activists, researchers, legal scholars and trade organizations, and will include more than 25 speakers. As many as 35 topics will be focused on three specific tracks: Promoting Inclusivity in Sports (LGB, Intersex, Trans*, Women), Health & Wellness (HIV, Disability, Sexuality, Body Politics, Human Trafficking) and Social Justice (Labor/Trade Unions, Religion, LGBTQI Criminalization, Workplace Issues).
Special guest speakers include Tamara Adrián (Venezuela), Juana Mora Cedeño (Cuba), Rev. Houston Cypress (Miccosukee Reservation), Lou Englefield (UK), Amini Fonua (Tonga), Moninne Griffith (Ireland), Surat-Shaan Knan (UK), Richard Lusimbo (Uganda), Deondre Moore (USA), Chris Mosier (USA), Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), Kenita Placide (St. Lucia), Alessandra Ramos (Brazil), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (USA), Omar Sharif Jr. (Egypt/Canada), Nadine Smith (USA), Mark Tewksbury (Canada) and Cyd Zeiglar (USA).
Presenters include Sylvia Acevedo (USA), Mitra Ahmadinejad (USA), Joseph Akoro (France), Olive Anene (USA), Dr. Ashley Austin (USA), Dr. Irma Barron (USA), Diego Bazan (Paraguay), Deborah Billings (USA), Blessing Bramah (Nigeria), Austin Bryan (USA), Eloundou Jules Charles (Cameroon), David Cruz (USA), Evan Davidoff (USA), Cathy Eccles (Australia), Victor Elkins (Canada), Dr. Fred Fejes (USA), Luigi Ferrer (USA), Dr. Joel Filmore (USA), Cpl. Brandan Harkness (Canada), Haven Herrin (USA), Cecily Hourly (USA), Carlos Idibouo (Canada), Saif Ishuoof (USA), Marthe Djilo Kamga (Belgium), Ryan Kaminski (USA), Justin Klecha (USA), Greg Larocque (Canada), Melhen Mansour (Syria/UK), Renato Mascara (Australia), Gon Matsunaka (Japan), Gina McKay (Canada), Yaz Mendez (USA), Ross Murray (USA), Solange Musanganya (Ivory Coast), Sayato Nakata (Japan), Jean Daniel Ndikumana (Belgium), Alex Orue (Mexico), Bryn Pantilione (USA), Athena Passera (USA), Bill Pegler (Canada), Francisco Robledo (Mexico), Michael Rosky (USA), Dr. Nancy Sidun (USA), Brian Siegal (USA), Dr. Louise Silverstein (USA), Fumino Sugiyama (Japan), Markus Thiel (USA), Jean Turner (Canada), Ricardo Vasquez (Colombia), the Victory Institute (USA), Jim Wilets (USA), Robert Wintemute (UK), Edward Xuereb (Australia), Candy Yun (Korea) and Yahia Zaldi (Algeria).
As the celebration of Vallarta Pride (May 17-28), Puerto Vallarta’s annual LGBTQ festival approaches, the city further expands its commitment to its LGBTQ visitors and community with multiple initiatives across the city including the opening of a Gender Equality Office and sensitivity training for local businesses.
Sponsored by the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board, “Certified Member LGBT,” is a 12-course training program developed by the Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) and Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR) for local hoteliers and tour operators and is part of the country’s overall initiative to “strengthen LGBT offerings in the destination with quality, inclusive and respectful products and service.” The class will be given on May 25th.
Puerto Vallarta Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña started the destination’s current initiatives last week by inaugurating a new government office specializing in LGBTQ issues. The Office of Gender Equality, located in the Gayborhood of the Zona Romantica, will be a safe place for lesbian, gay, transsexual, bisexual, transgender, and intersexual communities residing in or visiting the city. The mayor expressed that the Office of Gender Equality is another key initiative in the city’s commitment to ensure Puerto Vallarta continues to be a friendly and welcoming destination, for which “we have already taken very important steps, such as the establishment of same-sex marriages that became legal in March of last year.”
Peter Silberman has unveiled the fourth in a series of
intimate sessions, captured across a single day at architect Philip
Johnson’s Glass House museum.
“Impermanence at the Glass House” is a
performance film in six parts by Derrick Belcham, featuring dancers
Rebecca Margolick and Stephanie Crousillat. The film follows the arc of Impermanence, with "Maya" following on from “Karuna”, "New York" and "Gone Beyond."
From director Derrick Belcham: “It is rare to find a project in
which each element is a person, practice and aesthetic that I love
completely. The sound of Peter’s performance reflecting off the
surfaces and enclosures, Rebecca and Stephanie’s spatial relationship
with the architecture of the Glass House, the visual reflection of the
House itself, the exchange of words and chords with the bodies of the
dancers augmented by Natasha Takemoto and Joy Wolcott’s perfectly-toned
garments created a beautiful world to explore with the camera. These
dynamic partnerships allowed for theater-level exploration as the events
were captured in a single take and single shot.”
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With World OutGames Miami 2017 coming up in just a few short weeks and the Gay Games Paris 2018 a
little over a year away. Many athletes are starting to think about how
they can best prepare and train to achieve their personal best on and
off the field.
If you’re investing the money and time for the
trip to Miami and onto Paris, or any other big sporting event; be sure
to invest in your own training, fitness and well being as an athlete.
When you arrive in Miami and in Paris and get ready to compete, don’t
you want to be there feeling like you’re investment was worth it? Better
yet, feel like all your hard work paid off! There’s no greater feeling
than that.
Sports’
training doesn’t just take place on the field (or court, pool, track,
etc.). What you do off the field can have just as much of an impact.
Improving your overall fitness level, eating habits and attitude by
adopting a program that is more specific to your sport will not only
help you prevent injuries but you will develop conditioning, strength,
stamina and balance and mental readiness you will need to arrive ready
to succeed in Miami or Paris. You might even look good and ready for the
beach too! Most importantly, you will be as ready as ever to take on
the competition and accomplish your goals.
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On the occasion of the episode becoming a Webby Award honoree, Talkhouse podcast producer Elia Einhorn and Talkhouse Film's Editor-in-Chief Nick Dawson revisit the very special conversation from 2016 between hip-hop star, actor and longtime Pee-wee Herman fan Kid Cudi and Pee-wee himself, Paul Reubens. In addition to the full original talk between the two - which touches on how they first met, Reubens' journey to bring Pee-wee Herman back to the big screen, Cudi's strong dislike of skunks (and recent encounter with a mountain lion), and a discussion by both of future creative projects - you get to listen to the full backstory of how this unlikely episode came together For more filmmakers talking film and TV, visit Talkhouse Film and subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop on future Talkhouse Podcasts.
With Easter Sunday
around the corner and roughly 80 percent of all Americans expected to
observe the holiday in some way, the personal-finance website WalletHub
took a close look at 2017's Best Places to Celebrate Easter to go along with its Easter Facts & Stats infographic.
To find out which cities promise the most egg-citing time on April 16,
WalletHub’s number crunchers compared the 100 largest cities across 11
key metrics, ranging from Easter egg-hunt events per capita to Easter
weather forecast.
The gay dating app SCRUFF presented DANCE FOR PRIDE: BREAKING THE STEROTYPES, last Saturday and won the hearts of thousands in Delhi when they did. LGBTQ volunteers came together to Hauz Khas Village to dance to the indigenous beats of Dhol that made the atmosphere euphoric.
As one of the participants expressed on camera: “There are not many events in India, other than Pride, when we can come down on streets and talk about our sexuality.”
Mark your calendar for One Colorado's Denver Pride party! The annual Pink Party will be held on Saturday, June 17th from 6-10 pm! RSVP to the Facebook event to stay posted.
Treat yourself to7-inches for Planned Parenthood, a curated series of 7-inch
vinyl records and digital downloads to benefit Planned Parenthood. The
project comprises contributions from acclaimed creative minds who stand
with Planned Parenthood and its patients (see below for a full list of
participants). 7-inches for Planned Parenthood will be
released in batches digitally in the coming weeks, and will be made
available for pre-order in its entirety as a vinyl box set. Each single
will include a unique piece of artwork accompanying two sides of unique
music, comedy or spoken word, many of which are given to Planned
Parenthood, which provides reproductive health care to 2.5 million
women, men, and young people each year.
Girlpool have released the video for "It Gets More Blue," the latest from Powerplant, the long-awaited follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed debut. Pitchfork TV premiered the Amalia Irons-directed video today, which was conceptualized by the band's Harmony Tividad. Powerplant is available for pre-order now and due out via ANTI- Records on May 12th.
Last month, The FADER, who recently featured Girlpool on their cover, said the album's lead single, "123," "hits like a bag of bricks" and is "proof of the specific magic that happens when their voices come together."
The U.S. Senate confirmed Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Friday. This vote came on the heels of a rule change by Senate Republicans yesterday after they failed to secure the 60 votes needed to move forward with Gorsuch's confirmation. Gorsuch, a controversial selection rated as more conservative than the late Justice Antonin Scalia, will now replace Scalia on the bench. At 49 years old, now-Justice Gorsuch has the potential to influence our nation’s highest court for decades.
National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Kate Kendell, Esq. issued the following statement in response:
“To change the rules to ram through a Supreme Court nominee too extreme to garner 60 votes undermines the Senate's historical role as a deliberative body. And with today’s appointment, Senate Republicans have jeopardized the core constitutional rights of millions of Americans.
As veterans of the marriage equality fight, we understand how profoundly Supreme Court rulings can affect our daily lives. Judge Gorsuch’s record on some of our most fundamental constitutional freedoms—such as the right to privacy, equality under the law, and access to reproductive health care—is dangerous, troubling, and miles behind where we are today. We must not allow these critical freedoms to be lost or undone. In the wake of this disappointment, we join with millions of other Americans in renewing our commitment to a vision of this country and of our Constitution that looks forward, not back, and that promises freedom and equality for all."
