Trump To Pull Federal Funding From Planned Parenthood And Any Health Service That Talks About Abortion
Multiple news organizations are reporting that the Trump administration will soon announce a new rule that will remove federal funding from Planned Parenthood and other health clinics that provide abortions—or even give patients referrals to abortion providers. The policy would be a return to a Reagan-era policy that, as the New York Times puts it, “is often described as a domestic gag rule because it barred caregivers at facilities that received family planning funds from providing any information to patients about an abortion or where to receive one.” Read more at the New York Times.
Multiple Deaths In Santa Fe High School Shooting
Early this morning, an armed person entered Santa Fe High School in Texas and opened fire, killing multiple people. It’s the third school shooting in the past seven days and the 22nd this year. Details are still developing. Read more at CNN.
MTV Halts Production On Catfish Following Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Nev Schulman
MTV has stopped production on the reality show show Catfish following sexual harssment accusations against Nev Schulman. Ayissha Morgan, a lesbian who appeared on Catfish in 2015, posted two YouTube videos in which she describes Schulman sexually harassing her, saying he kept pushing her to reevaluate her sexuality and sleep with him. She also says a female assistant got her drunk or potentially drugged her and then sexually assaulted her. This is just the latest in a series of abuse accusations against Schulman, which also include punching a queer woman in the face repeatedly in 2014. Schulman also has a history of prejudiced tweets, including saying that black girls “tend to catfish a lot” and joking about Ray Rice’s domestic violence against his wife Janay Palmer. Read more at the Daily Beast.
Teairra Mari Accuses 50 Cent Of Posting Revenge Porn
Love & Hip Hop’s Teairra Mari has announced her intention to sue her ex-boyfriend Akbar Abdul-Ahad and rapper 50 Cent for publicly posting revenge porn of her without her consent as retaliation for Mari’s decision to break up with Abdul-Ahad. “I stand here in the pursuit of justice, not just for myself but for any other woman who has been exploited by a man, who has felt the pain of having her most intimate moments unjustly and illegally exposed to the public,” she said. Read more at People.
John Travolta Says A Bunch Of Nonsense About #MeToo
Asked about the #MeToo movement against sexual assault in an interview at Cannes Film Festival, John Travolta said, “I don’t know much about it. I try to keep people equal. I’m a citizen of the globe. Division is a dangerous thing.” Hmm. Read more at Jezebel.
Star Wars Writer Says Lando Is Pansexual—But It’s Not In The Movie
Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer Jonathan Kasdan gave an interview in which he said that Lando is pansexual—but there’s no mention of Lando's sexuality in the movie. “I would have loved to have gotten a more explicitly LGBT character into this movie. I think it’s time, certainly, for that, “ Kasdan said. At Pajiba, Jodi Smith points out this is part of a trend in which a creator has tried to get praise by saying a character is queer in interviews, but not actually including any mention of the character's sexuality in the work itself (cough cough JK Rowling cough cough). Read more at Pajiba.
Charmed’s “Feminist” Reboot Trailer Is Here
When it was announced that Charmed was getting a “feminist” reboot, some of the cast members and fans objected, insisting the original series was feminist on its own. Well, the first trailer is here—the new series was created by Jane the Virgin showrunner Jenni Snyder Urman and this time, the sisters are Latina. As a huge Jane the Virgin fan who casually watched the original Charmed series, I’m planning on giving this one a try. Read more at Buzzfeed.
Published May 18, 2018
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