I’m also really proud of the work I did with DotGay this year.
From producing a second season of our Revry series in collaboration with Two Penguins, to raising over $168,000 for GLAAD and CenterLink: LGBT Centers, the safer internet we set out to create for queer people has grown into the most beautiful community — and the gayest brand on earth.
Thanks to Roxane Gay, George Takei, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and every single one of you who registered your .gay domain names this year.
The bar is low for the social media industry; Top platforms are unsafe for LGBTQ community, new report says.
According to GLAAD’s first Social Media Index report released Monday, the platforms have a ‘circuit breaker’ to slow down the harassment, bullying, and misinformation and discrimination, but they don’t want to do it because they are monetizing off of it, making the “entire sector effectively unsafe” for LGBTQ users and other marginalized communities.
Logan Lynn, an LGBTQ singer and musician, who has been harassed and bullied online, most notably for his provocative short film that accompanied his double album in 2019, believes GLAAD’s report is like an all-hands-on-deck call to arms that puts the platforms on notice.
“To have us all link arms and say ‘enough’ is long past due,” said Lynn, “I’m super moved that it’s going to happen.”
I do not know what’s about to happen this week — in Portland, my home, and around the country — but I do know that I love you, and I have enough gay hope to go around.
So stand up, get mad, stay fancy, and let’s give these losers the closing ceremony they deserve.
I’m the guest this week on Flawless Foundation’s Zoom series, talking about self-care and fashion in the time of quarantine and a bunch of other stuff! 🤘
After 18 months of strategic planning and organizational development work, PTM Foundation officially launched today!
The organization is focused on building community resilience, empathy, and awareness through music, stories, art, education and connectivity. We aim to convene and organize partnerships and projects informed by community need, then mobilize Portugal. The Man’s listeners and supporters around that shared vision.
I am honored to serve as PTM Foundation Director and to have had the opportunity to partner with Portugal. The Man and the community to build this organization from the ground up over the past couple of years — and I’m super proud of everyone involved.
Please take a moment to check out what we’re up to below and dive in with us at www.PTMFoundation.org
Big thanks to my friends at Nike for sending me a pair of this year’s #BeTrue #Pride Edition kicks! I’m wearing them today with my GAY IS GOOD socks from DotGay and am feeling very homosexual and proud. 🤘🏳️🌈
