Glo TV Casting for new shows!

Am Hip-Hop” – CASTING NOW!


Casting:

LGBT Hip-Hop performers, artists and musicians. Also other LGBT individuals with professional experience/background in the Hip-Hop industry; ages 18 & up; People of Color STRONGLY encouraged;

Description:

The GLO Television Network is casting for a new docu-series examining the unique relationship of the LGBT community and the Hip-Hop industry & generation. Our primary focus is openly gay Hip-Hop performers, artists and musicians. In addition we are looking for LGBT individuals and our allies who are connected professionally to the world of hip-hop. This includes MCs, stylists, designers, producers, photographers, graffiti artists, shop owners, club promoters and more. This series goes beyond the normal discussion of homophobia in Hip-Hop and takes a new look at Hip-Hop thru a queer lens.
To Submit: Interested artists/performers should email: sean@glotvnetwork.com. Submissions must include a brief bio; description of your work; 2-3 publicity photos; as well as samples of your work (links/URL’s preferred). Non-performers must submit: brief description of your connection to hip-hop; recent photo; brief anecdote telling us why you love hip-hop.
All participants must be available for a 1-2 day shoot in either New York or Los Angeles, between April 15 and May 15, 2011.
Submissions must be received by April 15, 2011.

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GLO Television Network Casting for "Modern Sex"




“Modern SEX” – CASTING NOW!

Casting:

Personable, energetic and articulate LGBT men, women & transgender individuals; ages 18 & up; People of Color STRONGLY encouraged.

Description:

The GLO Television Network is casting for a new docu-series about sex, love and relationships in the modern era. We are looking for energetic, personable LGBT men and women of color, ages 18 and up. Participants must be frank, honest and willing to talk about their experiences & opinions on camera. In addition, we are seeking individuals who may also have a connection to the subject matter beyond “standard” dating and relationships, as well as sex industry professionals. The program will also examine the changing sexual norms and taboos in the LGBT community. “Modern SEX” is part of GLO TV’s commitment to produce socially relevant TV.
To Submit: Interested individuals should email: sean@glotvnetwork.com. Must include a recent photo, as well as a brief description of why you’d like to be part of the show (or an anecdote about your relationship to modern sex & dating). All participants must be available for a 1-2 day shoot in either New York or Los Angeles, during the month of April 2011.
Submissions must be received by March 31, 2011

Black men in Drag!

Why is Black Men in Drag such a Hot Topic and a money making machine?

Are we the Kind of Boys we want?

New York City based poet and performance artist Yolo Akili returns with his latest video for "Are We The Kind of Boys We Want?" taken from his studio album Purple Galaxy.

“Are We The Kind of Boys We Want?” is a montage of provocative interviews and commentary from numerous black gay men on gender and desire intermixed with a cadre of well known Atlanta activists performing the title poem. The poem reflects the sexism of gay men, the gendered stereotypes or sexual roles and the challenges of romantic relationships.

The Vitamin T Show

Our Pre-Grammy Special


Episode 3

Billy Porter for LGBT Gay Youth

Porter, who is openly gay and Christian with strong ties to the Black church speaks from experience regarding the detrimental effects of religious bigotry on LGBT people. "One of the problems that I see with religion as it relates to gay youth and gay in general is that...the bible is used as a tool and a weapon to promote bigotry and to promote hatred. It's a problem because our world is built on the foundation of religious beliefs, and when we sanction bigotry and hatred through religion, we say to the world that it's okay...and it just isn't", says Porter. "There's a history of violence that comes as an outgrowth of the bible. When people who fear something that they don't understand can base their fear on religion it gives them license to lash out. I have been so affected by anti-gay religious discrimination because I longed for a very long time to just be accepted", he adds.
Porter appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005 on an episode titled 'When I Knew I Was Gay', he explained he had to come out to his mother three times. "I come from a very religious background," he explains. "My mother is a Pentecostal preacher, and she just didn't want to hear it." After two failed attempts, Porter decided to bring home a man he was in love with. "It's not about you," he told his mom the third time. "It's about me. I have to live this."
Billy Porter can currently be seen in the hit Off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Angels In America. Watch his interview with The Advocate below:

Bad Hair makes Bad Call!-What an IDIOT

No, I'm just not in favor of gay marriage. I live in New York. New York is a place with lots of gays, and I think it is great. But I'm not in favor of gay marriage." - Three times married Donald Trump, whose potential 2012 presidential run is being backed by GOProud. Before you dismiss his opinion as inconsequential, consider that Donald Trump is arguably the most famous New Yorker in the world and somebody whose support on this could have been quite useful

San Francisco takes a stand

This video was so powerful and moving to me...take a look:

Janet Sits down with Meredith V...Luvs IT!

PART ONE:

Tha Life: "Atlanta

check out a click of the new reality show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPriEXNlkYo&feature=player_embedded
Thoughts?

Lebianism in now illegal in Malawi...OMG!

Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika has signed a bill into law that criminalises sex between two women. Malawi's penal code already prohibited sex between two men and the law was applied in the case of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza who were sentenced to 14 years in prison with hard labour for celebrating their love in what authorities called a traditional same-sex ceremony. Malawi also rejected pressure to comply with human rights obligations by the donor community.


Press Release from International Commission of Jurists:
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses grave disappointment at Malawi’s recent enactment of a law criminalizing sexual relations between women. Such a law is an affront to human dignity and seriously undermines Malawi’s human rights commitments under international law.
The ICJ urges that the Parliament undertake an immediate review with an eye to repealing all laws that currently criminalize sexual activity on the basis of the sex of the partners.
In December 2010, the Parliament passed a bill amending the Penal Code of Malawi. In late January 2011, President Bingu Wa Mutharika assented to the bill, thus completing its enactment into law. The new Section 137A, captioned “Indecent practices between females,” provides that any female person who, whether in public or private, commits “any act of gross indecency with another female” shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a prison term of five years

Michigan HIV Disclosure Forms Legally Inaccurate

HIV advocates and legal experts say that Michigan’s local health departments and the state Department of Community Health are using documents that exaggerate the risks of HIV transmission and misstate the laws regarding disclosure. These “client acknowledgement forms” used by health departments are erroneously stating that it is illegal for an HIV-positive person to engage in unprotected sex and that it is a felony to share needles without disclosing an HIV-positive status. Furthermore, some counties are using signed disclosure forms to prosecute HIV-positive people for failing to disclose their status before sex, but it is never indicated that the forms can be used in criminal proceedings. Advocates are calling for the forms to be recalled.

GLAAD Award for Kristin Chenoweth...CONGRATS!!!!

 We were thrilled to learn that Kristin Chenoweth is the 2011 recipient of the Vanguard Award, presented annually at the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards to honor a member of the entertainment community who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people. You probably remember back in May when the Newsweek/Ramin Setoodeh soap opera first began that it was K.Cheno who publicly stood up for gay actors -namely her Promises, Promises co-star Sean Hayes- when Setoodeh claimed that they can’t play straight.

Black Gay Trailblazer-Honoring Black History Month

Bayard Rustin

(March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American civil rights activist, important largely behind the scenes in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and earlier. He is credited as the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He counseled Martin Luther King, Jr. on the techniques of nonviolent resistance. He became an advocate on behalf of gay and lesbian causes in the latter part of his career. Homosexuality was criminalized at the time, which made him a target of suspicion and compromised some of his effectiveness. Many African-American leaders were concerned that Rustin's sexual orientation and past Communist membership would undermine support for the civil rights movement. U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., who was a member of the SCLC's board, forced Rustin's resignation from the SCLC in 1960 by threatening to discuss Rustin's morals charge in Congress.[7] Although Rustin was open about his sexual orientation and his conviction was a matter of public record, the events had not been discussed widely outside the civil rights leadership. When Rustin and Randolph organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, Senator Strom Thurmond railed against Rustin as a "Communist, draft-dodger, and homosexual." He produced an FBI photograph of Rustin talking to King while King was bathing, to imply that there was a same-sex relationship between the two. Both men denied the allegation of an affair. Despite King's support, NAACP chairman Roy Wilkins did not want Rustin to receive any public credit for his role in planning the march.

Raising Kids in the South

"Hetero or homo it doesn't matter, either way it's a great support system", says Gray to CNN.

Much of the segment focuses on the volatile relationship between gays and the church, and of course in an effort to be "fair and balanced" CNN interviews conservative Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin of Potter's House Christian Fellowship in Jacksonville.
"I believe that the couples in the church should have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ that will bring a conviction that Jesus taught and the scriptures teach that marriage is between a man and a woman," says McLaughlin. I'm sure he meant to say between a man and his three wives if we're to follow scripture to the letter, but who's checking facts.
According to the NY Times: About a third of lesbians are parents, and a fifth of gay men are. Advocacy groups argue that their children are some of society’s most vulnerable, with fewer legal protections and less health insurance than children of heterosexual parents.
Married same-sex parents face legal hurdles. Florida does not recognize same-sex marriage, and its domestic partnership recognition, while growing, is an uneven patchwork, and still leaves many spouses uninsured.

I am who I am-Webisode

Lesbian filmmaker Ochi has launched a series of interviews with everyday LGBT people of color as a part of her GriotFilms production company on YouTube.

I Am Who I Am: Darryl offers insight into the life of this 48 years young openly gay man who has been in a loving relationship with his partner Rodney for over twenty years and are now raising a child.
Most children who end up without parents come from straight homes. They come from abusive homes...they come rom neglect. People wanna say that gays and lesbians shouldn't be raising children...well we didn't put these children out here, especially gay men. We didn't put these children out here that need love and attention and guidance," says Darryl.
"I don't look at us as a gay couple raising a child. I look at us as two black men trying to help another black child be successful in life."

Atlanta's LGBT community

Over 80 people from Atlanta's LGBT community gathered last night at Tabernacle Baptist Church, an LGBT affirming house of worship led by Rev. Dennis Meredith to discuss the impact of stigma as it relates to HIV, homophobia, and religion in the Black LGBT community.

The panel consisted of Dr. Edith Biggers (Fulton County Health Department), Pastor Paris Ealey (The Vision Church of Atlanta), Pastor Will Horn(The Power Center) and community activist and artist Anye Elite.
Panelists reiterated the need for prevention but drove home the need to eradicate internalized homophobia and stigma that often leads to destructive behaviors.

I thought this was sooo funny

Commercial about transgender transformation...lol

Hawaii for Civil Unions!!!!!

Last week a Senate committee advanced SB232, a civil unions bill "substantively similar" to the measure passed last year. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure on Friday, reports the Honolulu Star Advertiser.

Senators voted 19-6 yesterday to approve Senate Bill 232, a proposal essentially the same as House Bill 444, Senate Draft 1, which passed both chambers last year. The proposal would grant all couples of the same or opposite sex the ability to enter into a civil union with all the rights, privileges, protections and responsibilities of traditional marriage. The House could either approve SB 232 and send it to the governor or pass its own version. Both bodies need to agree on the language before sending a final bill to Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who supports civil unions. House Majority Leader Blake Oshiro, with 21 co-sponsors, has introduced a bill similar to a measure that was not heard in the Senate. The bill was crafted by select lawmakers, members of the governor's policy team and civil unions advocates and addresses some concerns about implementation of a civil unions law. The proposal spells out processes such as how the state Department of Health would oversee licensing of civil unions, and ensures that the rights extend to applicable health, insurance and tax codes. The Democratic-dominated House and Senate have promised to move quickly on the legislation. Adds KITV: "Supporters hope one amendment would move the effective date to July 1, 2011, and take effect without government rulemaking, which would mean civil unions could begin this summer." HB 444, the previous Hawaii civil unions bill, passed the legislature in April 2010. Hawaii's twice-divorced and lame duck Republican Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed HB444 last July to "protect" traditional marriage. Democratic Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, the pro-equality former longtime congressman, has "promised to sign whatever civil unions legislation is approved."

Kissing Session????

KISS'ing Sessions are a great way to connect with other black gay men outside of the bars, clubs, and hook-up sites. Sign up for a session and have a real conversation with other young men so you can talk about the issues you face dating and forming relationships. If you're "over" the men in Atlanta? Newly single? This is the group for you. If you just got into a new relationship and you're having issues talking to your partner? This is the group for you. If you're somewhere in between? This is the group for you. Call in and RSVP today. Participants will receive free dinner and a $10 giftcard. For more information email: project.evolution.atl@gmail.com or call 404.981.8976.

HELP BRING NOAH'S ARC BACK!!!!!

Are you gay? Did Noah's Arc help you come out?
Did Noah's Arc help you come to terms with your gay son or daughter?
Were you homophobic before watching the show? Did it change your ideas and attitudes about gay people?
The brass at MTV and LOGO are considering putting Noah and the gang back on the air, but they won't do it without a show of support. Fortunately, some good samaritans have put together this Facebook page where you can share your experiences, memories and thoughts about the show. The more authentic, the more heartfelt, the better the chances that the powers that be will wake up and hear our cries! So post on the wall and share your feelings with the world.
This is our moment, and it would mean a lot to me personally if you took the time to contribute.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_197503003597005¬if_t=group_r2j

But Gays are the sinners???

Authorities say a former Bloomingdale pastor has been charged with embezzling at least $200,000 from his church. The Savannah Morning News reports that 46-year-old Kenneth Terrell pleaded not guilty to charges contained in the federal wire-fraud indictment. Terrell, the former pastor of New Harvest International Ministries, on Wednesday was ordered held without bond. Authorities accuse Terrell of stealing the money over four years, then converting it to his own use

The Life Atlanta

From executive producer Princess Banton-Lofters of The Real Housewives of Atlanta comes 'Tha Life Atlanta', a new reality show featuring five openly gay black men living in Atlanta.

The cast made their first public appearance last weekend at Club Europe in Atlanta and BE Entertained Magazine was on hand and got the scoop.
"While this definitely steps outside of the typical “heels & handbags” gay stereotype, it’ll leave lots of people talking about how they get down in Atlanta. BE ready for the drama, fierce altercations, and a bunch a FABULOUSNESS!," writes Jason Dinsmore of BE Entertained.  "They all come from different walks of life including doctors, dancers, and professional clubbers, but the one thing that they all have in common (BEsides BEing gay males) is that they are all extra FAB!,"he adds. Well let's just hope that Tha Life Atlanta veers from the train wreck of LOGO's The A-List because once this show hits the air the entire country will be watching and black gay men will be judged accordingly.

Interesting Video..female to male coming out

DISHING DEREK'S CARTERING

Are you planning a dinner, party, or event and the menu is the LAST THING you want to think about? If your in the Atlanta area Dishing Derek is only a phone call away! Go to www.dishingderekscatering.com for delicious food that won't break the bank!

*This was just a random night at home...lol

The Vitamin T Show

Check out our 2nd Episode of the Vitamin T Show with an interview with Tae'Morian Black!!!!