Cynthia Silva

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Activist confronts women he says posted ‘disgusting’ transphobic stickers in N.Y.C.

A transgender activist said he encountered two women allegedly posting transphobic stickers in New York City and decided to confront them. “You know being transphobic kills people? You want to kill innocent people with your hatred?” Simon Chartrand can be heard telling the women in a video he recorded and shared with NBC New York. The neon-pink stickers read, in part, “Transwomen are men.”https://nbcnewyork.com/video-layout/amp_video/?noid=1:2:2866308&videoID=1853390915852&origin=nbcnewyork.com&fullWidth=y&turl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Ffeature%2Fnbc-out%2Factivist-confronts-women-he-says-posted-disgusting-transphobic-stickers-n-n1256754&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com&lp=5&fullWidth=y&random=p7qpff&callletters=wnbc&embedded=true Chartrand, who was with his partner when he confronted the women, said that once he “made sure it was them putting the stickers up, I had to act, I had to record it, I had to call […]

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‘Saturday Night Live’ under fire for skit criticized as ‘transphobic’

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and cast member Michael Che have been accused of transphobia following a controversial joke this past weekend. During the “Weekend Update” segment, Che addressed President Joe Biden’s recent executive order reversing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. “It’s good news, except Biden is calling the policy, ‘don’t ask, don’t tuck,’ which is not good news,” Che said. The remark referred to the now-defunct “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military from 1993 to 2010. The skit drew swift criticism from transgender advocates and […]

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Longtime LGBTQ Activist Carmen Vazquez DEies at 72

Carmen Vázquez, a longtime LGBTQ and social justice activist, died Wednesday due to Covid-19-related complications, according to the National LGBTQ Task Force. She was 72. “The loss of Carmen tears open a hole in the heart of the LGBTQ+, social justice, immigration, reproductive justice, and sexual freedom movements,” Rea Carey, the task force’s executive director, said in astatement. “I’m deeply sad that one of our movement’s most brilliant activists is no longer with us. Rest in power, Carmen. We will continue your work for liberation.” Born in Puerto Rico in 1949 to a World War II veteran and a seamstress, Vázquez migrated […]

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SF GAY MEN’S CHORUS American Sign Language to Keep Holiday Spirit Alive

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus has gone virtual this holiday season and has added an inclusive twist to the Christmas classic “Silent Night.” During its annual holiday concert, which will be held on Christmas Eve, the 300-member chorus will perform “Silent Night” while using American Sign Language, so the deaf and hearing-impaired community can enjoy the performance. The chorus released a preview video of what’s to come during its 30th annual holiday celebration.https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycYIksZ5_nU The chorus’ annual holiday concert began in 1990 in an effort to bring cheer to those who had been impacted by the AIDS epidemic. As for the “Silent […]