JC Penney’s new ad for Father’s Day
The text reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver—all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.”
Zach Wahls Delivers 275,000 Petitions to Boy Scouts Demanding End to Anti-Gay Discrimination
Zach Wahls, outspoken advocate for gay families and Eagle Scout, delivered 275,000 petitions today to the National Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America demanding the organization reinstate lesbian den mother Jennifer Tyrrell and put an end to its discrimination against LGBT people.
Hot List 2012: Hudson Taylor
The one-time college wrestler is on a mission to redefine sports.
“This is a really exciting time for all of us in sports,” says the wrestler-turned-activist Hudson Taylor, whose organization, Athlete Ally, encourages high school and college athletes and coaches to pledge to fight homophobia. “We saw more athletes come out, allies speak out, and teams take a stand than at any other time in history.”
Todd Glass’ PSA For Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
This no-frills technology didn’t make stalking in the early ’80s easier, just simpler. I simply found Zach’s family listed in the phonebook (a large paper book with last names and phone numbers arranged alphabetically) and used a map (also paper) to find his address, which I rode my bike past several times hoping to steal a glance. Welcome to small-town gay adolescent dating.
It Gets Better - Yale
It shouldn’t matter who’s gay and who’s not. But it does in a world where gays are under attack, and where young people need to know they are not alone. And the enemies of LGBT rights need to know just how prevalent gay people are in American culture. The closet isn’t going away any time soon. But one step toward dismantling it among public figures it to make it a difficult and embarrassing place to be. From the looks of the latest celebrity self-outings, that’s perhaps starting to take hold.
