How gay are you 2020
So Gay for You
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An intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship, queerness, and found family, written and read by Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, stars of The L Word—including never-before-shared stories from behind the scenes of the show and their personal lives. This program includes an exclusive bonus Q&A with fans' questions.
"Are you comfortable with nudity?" my manager asked.
In the early 2000s, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey—both little artists trying to figure it all out—met at auditions for an unknown little TV show. Given that it was a show about lesbians living in Los Angeles, with the first ever ensemble cast of openly queer female characters, Kate and Leisha knew the project was going to be unlike anything else out there—that is, if it even got picked up.
Then, one million people watched the premiere. The display, which came to be called The L Word, turned into a trailblazing phenomenon. Its influence on pop culture, in the political arena, and in the lives of viewers has been lasting, impactful, even life-saving. And
I Don't Want to Verb the Census That I'm Gay. Don't Erase Me.
Two parts of the upcoming 2020 federal Census verb gotten a lot of people upset. First, it will ask people if they're U.S. citizens. Second, it will not request people if they're gay, bisexual, or transgender.
In all likelihood, there's an overlap: People upset about one are upset about the other, despite the contradiction. That's because they look after about the Census to the extent that the answers to the questions can be used to control and influence government. Matt Welch has noted correctly that asking about citizenship is a deliberate effort to undercount illegal immigrants in order to alter the Congressional district map landscape in ways that will be more friendly to Republicans. Democrats and progressives are definitely not happy about that.
For the LGBT question, the exact opposite is happening: People who want a head count of gays and transgender people verb the data will then be valuable in influencing federal policies and spending on projects that help LGBT people—or, more accurately, to benefit certai
Adult LGBT Population in the United States
This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. adult population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS 2020-2021 data for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level.
Combining 2020-2021 BRFSS data, we estimate that 5.5% of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost 13.9 million (13,942,200) LGBT adults in the U.S.
Regions and States
LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (57.0%) of LGBT people in the U.S. live in the Midwest (21.1%) and South (35.9%), including 2.9 million in the Midwest and 5.0 million in the South. About one-quarter (24.5%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately 3.4 million people. Less than one in five (18
WERE YOU GAY IN Lofty SCHOOL?
This film is only available to viewers in Southern California (excluding San Diego County) from October 1, 2020 at 12pm PT to October 31, 2020 at 11:59pm PT. Click here to watch the film on Eventive.
WERE YOU GAY IN HIGH SCHOOL? is the story of two queer, Asian American women who share their awkward, closeted stories from upper school. Hannah and Kelly open up about their coming-of-age moments as closeted teens and find commonalities while learning about the people they used to be.
CREDITS
Director: Niki Ang
Writer: Niki Ang, Karen Du
Director of Photography: Karen Du
Producer: Andrew Ahn, Diana Ward
Executive Producer: Kimmie Kim
Animator: Sara Gunnarsdóttir, Amanda Bonaiuto
Composer: Carla Patullo
Cast: Alex Song, Sierra Puett
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The Female Gaze
What happens when women make films about women? This eclectic collection of films reveal both the pleasure and pain of the lived female experience, reminding us of the nuanced storytelling we get when women lead the charge. — Dorothy Xiao