🕯️ Remembering Marisol Payero

Elections Remembrances Nov I m bleary-eyed after a late-night covering Atlanta s municipal elections you can see results here while also keeping an eye on the first nationwide rebuke of the current administration LGBTQ allies were elected governor of Virginia and mayor of NYC while Californians took decisive action to counter Republicans gerrymandering of districts Let s keep this ability going until next year s midterms Also making headlines The U S Supreme Court is expected to meet on Friday to decide whether it will accept a challenge to marriage equality Jim Obergefell the plaintiff whose name now defines the right to same-sex marriage narrated The Advocate he was concerned about the court s willingness to ignore established law The Texas Supreme Court ruled that judges in the state can refuse to marry same-sex couples if it violates their sincerely held religious beliefs As I hit send on this newsletter it was still unclear whether the Trump administration would use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits despite a court order to do so If you need food assistance in metro Atlanta check this link A Jamaican LGBTQ rights group is raising funds to help casualties of Hurricane Melissa LGBTQ Nation has more on the day prior s passing of former Vice President Dick Cheney whose legacy includes supporting same-sex marriage and the torture of prisoners of war during the Iraqi invasion Jonathan Bailey made history this week as the first out actor named People magazine s Sexiest Man Alive There s a quiet storm Collin P S We ll have a record from last night s State of the Survey regarding the results of the Atlanta LGBTQ Locality Center Feasibility Scrutiny later in the current era at thegavoice com Nearly children in Georgia need safe loving homes At CHRIS we provide the training guidance and advocacy to help you foster with confidence Now is the time to make a difference Visit our website to learn more SPONSOR MESSAGE Courtesy Kennesaw Pride Alliance Kennesaw Pride Alliance mourns the death of its leader The Kennesaw Pride Alliance KPA is mourning the death of its president Marisol Payero on Oct The -year-old was a senior at Kennesaw State University studying History Learning She helped lead the opening of the Kennesaw Pride Center after the university shuttered the LGBTQ pool center due to DEI cutbacks Payero who was transgender died by suicide KPA says that Payero s family cited school stress as the cause of her death Please remember you are more than one facet of yourself the organization revealed in a declaration Mari was more than just a trans woman and more than just an activist Her work had a widespread and amazing impact but her impact on her family and her close friends will be something that cannot ever be taken away and cannot be forgotten Payero s family has raised over for her funeral amenity which is scheduled for Nov at p m at Iglesia Adventista Metropolitana de Atlanta Oakbrook Parkway in Norcross The family will receive visitors from to p m at Fischer Funeral Care Chamblee Dunwoody Road Read more in Katie Burkholder s story here Italian Ruins to DIVE for SPONSORED BY FERNBANK MUSEUM Journey beneath the waves with Sunken Treasures Ancient Seas at Fernbank Museum You won t want to miss this immersive journey beneath the Mediterranean Sea to uncover ancient shipwrecks artifacts and lost worlds Featuring real relics exposed off the coast of Italy HD video explorations and more this exhibition reveals how underwater archaeologists bring the past to light This exhibit is open daily or you can swing by for after-hours during select special events On view now until Jan Courtesy Washington Blade White House moves to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide The Trump-Vance administration is pushing to end all gender-affirming care for transgender youth according to a new proposal from the Department of Soundness and Human Services Texts obtained by NPR show the proposed healthcare initiative changes would prohibit federal Medicaid reimbursement for physiological care provided to trans patients under and would also prohibit reimbursement through the Children s Fitness Insurance Scheme for patients under Another proposal ascertained by NPR shows the administration is considering blocking all Medicaid and Medicare funding for any services at hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care Read more in the Washington Blade s description MORE NEWS Two lawsuits were filed Monday against the Trump administration after the Development Department published a attendee debt forgiveness rule that could exclude organizations that work with LGBTQ individuals immigrants and transgender children Photo by Edwin Villalba Pride-themed bus rolling through Atlanta MARTA rolled out a new LGBTQ Pride design as part of its Artbound Bus Wrap venture The bus wrap created by graphic designers Edwin Villalba and Sabdiel Rodriguez Ortiz features the lesbian transgender and bear Pride flags worked into a design inspired by the Puerto Rican mural Las Tres Razas The Three Races which celebrates the Ta no Spanish and African heritages that make up Puerto Rico The design which complements this year s Rooted in Resistance logo also designed by Villalba for Atlanta Pride will run until October Find out more about the design here Courtesy photos Trans women find sisterhood in pageantry The world of trans pageantry is much more than glitz and glamour to the women who participate For transgender pageant queens the competition also represents advocacy tuition and sisterhood crucial given the political turmoil likely in store for the trans locality with the upcoming administration Miss International Queen the world s largest transgender pageant has been bringing trans women together for more than years Last month three women from Georgia competed pageant newbies Bella Bautista and Jasmine Basanes and long-time pageant girl Kimora Elizabeth Find out more in Katie Burkholder s story Marie Antoinette is a product of unadulterated extravagance and indulgence In this hilarious take on history s the bulk provocative icon this young queen s survival will hardly be a piece of a cake Come see Marie Antoinette this February at Actor s Express SPONSOR MESSAGE Best Bets Bang Bang Wussy and City Winery at Ponce City Region are hosting the Ariana Grande Drag Brunch on Jan at noon featuring performances by Brigitte Bidet Christina Leon Cici Nicole Drew Friday and Eros toile Get tickets here Mass matrimony Charis Books More is hosting a Matrimony for the People Mass Wedding event on Jan at a m The ceremony will be officiated by Charis Circle Executive Director E R Anderson Developing bread The Southern Unity Movement hosts the th annual Bayard Rustin Audre Lorde Group Breakfast on Jan at a m at the Loudermilk Conference Center Courtland St NE The event honors the legacies of Bayard Rustin a gay man who was a civil rights architect and one of Martin Luther King Jr s closest advisers and lesbian feminist and poet Audre Lorde Following the breakfast attendees are invited to participate in the The King Day March Rally Vroom vroom Celebrate a brand new season of RuPaul s Drag Race at My Sister s Room on Jan at p m with special guests Crystal Envy and Hormona Lisa Information mysistersroom com Midtown movie Midtown Art Cinema is hosting a screening of Boss Up The Musical at p m on Jan followed by a reception The filmmaking debut Tony Talks is based on his glam character Cassandra who suddenly finds herself fired from her prestigious job Tickets and information outonfilm org Social follow of the week Be sure to follow LGBTQ advocacy organization Georgia Equality for all your legislative updates The post Remembering Marisol Payero appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta