Each week, we share the top five articles that caught our attention. Here are your must-reads, published here and abroad, for the week of June 18th 2018. #PrideSpotlight 🏳️🌈
Where love is illegal
In this article, journalist Coburn Dukehart interviews photographer Robin Hammond, who has spent his career documenting human rights issues. His recent project, Where Love is Illegal, looks at the abuse and intolerance faced by LGBTQ+ people in countries where being gay is illegal. These intimate and authentic portraits address victims of discrimination with great sensitivity.
→ Read it on National Geographic
Why does LGBTQ+ pride get a whole month?
The month of June is dedicated to LGBTQ+ pride. Beyond the parades, outrageous parties and rainbow decorations, why is this event so important for the community and our society at large? Here’s your primer to LGBTQ+ pride.
→ Read it on Vox
It’s time to be a Miranda
Of the four main characters on Sex and the City, Miranda was never anyone’s favourite. Cynthia Nixon, the actress who portrayed her, writes about her experience with this character and how Miranda shaped her. Since the series ended, Nixon officially came out and is today running for the governor’s seat of New York State. Could Miranda actually be the heroine we’ve been waiting for?
→ Read it on Refinery29
Why most men still don’t wear dresses
In our (still) dominantly male society, traditionally female clothing is perceived quite differently than male clothing: a woman wearing a jacket is still more acceptable than a man in a crop top. Journalist Marlen Komar asks the question: do we weed out and ostracize anyone—femme gay men, butch lesbians, trans people and straight men—who likes skirts?
→ Read it on Racked
Althea Garrison: The first trans lawmaker
Barely a year ago, Canada adopted Law C-16, making discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression illegal. Many activists worked extremely hard to get us there. Meet Althea Garrison, a pioneer in the trans rights movement in the U.S.
→ Read it on Lenny Letter
RuPaul’s queens to the brand rescue
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What do RuPaul’s Drag Race and branding have in common? The success of any one participant will greatly depend on how much they invest in personal branding. Art Director Luc Brissette was inspired by Mama Ru and company to write this article about personal branding.
→ Read it on our blog
In your earbuds: Heritage Minutes – Jim Egan
If you were in high school in the 1990s or 2000s, you surely remember Heritage Minutes, a collection of bilingual shorts featuring a famous person, event or story from Canadian history. In honour of Pride Month, there’s a new Heritage Minute featuring activist Jim Egan. At the end of the 1940s, Egan challenged a culture of homophobia, when it was dangerous to speak out.
→ Listen to it on Historica Canada
This week’s favourite thing
Richard Madaleno, a member of the Senate since 2007, has two goals: become the next governor of Maryland and annoy Donald Trump and the Republicans. His recent TV spot should accomplish at least one of those goals!
Photo: New York Times
