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Daily Archives: March 24, 2016
Politicians, Business Leaders, Celebrities Speak Out Against NC’s Anti-LGBT Law
Politicians, Business Leaders, Celebrities Speak Out Against NC’s Anti-LGBT Law
#LGBT Black Lives Matter #protest in the Castro December 2014
#LGBT Black Lives Matter #protest in the Castro December 2014
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HRC Mourns Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum
HRC Mourns Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum
Violence has once again tragically claimed the life of a transgender woman of color. Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum, 32, was fatally shot yesterday afternoon outside her Los Angeles apartment complex in what, according to police, appeared to be a dispute with her former boyfriend. Quartney was walking her dogs when the assailant approached and shot her in the head.
She was pronounced dead at the scene and a suspect has been arrested.
Media reports of Quartney’s death, as well as posts on her Facebook page, reflect the community’s love for her.
“I’m heartbroken,” her apartment manager, Anita Nelson, told The Los Angeles Times. “Our residents are traumatized, our staff is traumatized. Everybody loved her. She was very popular.”
Quartney is at least the sixth transgender person who has died from fatal violence in 2016. Several other cases are still under investigation. In addition to the fatal stabbing of Maya Young and the fatal shooting of Monica Loera, advocates learned recently of the deaths of transgender Latina Jasmine Sierra and transgender black man Demarkis Stansberry. Most recently, Kendarie Johnson, a gender fluid teenager, was fatally shot.
Two other transgender people of color, Veronica Banks Cano of San Antonio and Nino Acox Jackson of Dallas, also died in recent weeks under suspicious circumstances. And in January, 24-year-old Kayden Clarke, a transgender man from Arizona, was shot and killed by police in his home, after they responded to a call that Kayden was threatening suicide.
In 2015, advocates tracked at least 21 deaths of transgender people due to fatal violence, the most ever recorded.
HRC extends its heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum.
For more information on addressing anti-transgender violence, visit hrc.org/trans-violence.
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Time Warner, Sony, Lionsgate, Fox, Weinstein joins chorus calling for veto of Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
Time Warner, Sony, Lionsgate, Fox, Weinstein joins chorus calling for veto of Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
GLAAD
Time Warner has become the latest media company to speak out against Georgia’s HB 757, urging Governor Nathan Deal to veto the bill. Time Warner is the parent company of HBO, Warner Bros, CNN and Turner, and has a significant presence in Georgia. Turner Broadcasting has been part of the anti-discrimination business coalition Georgia Prospers. Also joining in were Sony, Lionsgate, 21st Century Fox, and the Weinstein Company.
Time Warner released the following statement:
At Time Warner, diversity in all its forms is core to our value system and to the success of our business. We strongly oppose the discriminatory language and intent of Georgia’s pending religious liberty bill, which clearly violates the values and principles of inclusion and the ability of all people to live and work free from discrimination.
All of our divisions – HBO, Warner Bros. and Turner – have business interests in Georgia, but none more than Turner, an active participant in the Georgia Prospers campaign, a coalition of business leaders committed to a Georgia that welcomes all people. Georgia bill HB 757 is in contradiction to this campaign, to the values we hold dear, and to the type of workplace we guarantee to our employees. We urge Governor Deal to exercise his veto.
21st Century Fox statement:
On behalf of 21st Century Fox’s many creative partners and colleagues who choose to film their projects in the beautiful state of Georgia, we join the growing coalition of businesses in asking Governor Deal to veto this bill.
Lionsgate statement:
Lionsgate has deep roots in the State of Georgia in our film, television and location-based entertainment businesses. As a Company committed to diversity, inclusiveness and tolerance, we urge the Governor of Georgia to veto the deplorable and regressive legislation (House Bill 757) that has been sent to him. We take pride in our relationship with the people of Georgia and want to ensure that we can continue to offer our employees and talent there a working environment consistent with our policies and values.
The Weinstein Company threatened to pull upcoming projects from Georgia if the legislation passed:
We have plans in place to begin filming Lee Daniels’ new film in Georgia later this year, but will move the production if this unlawful bill is enacted. We hope Governor Deal will veto bill HB 757 and not allow sanctioned bigotry to become law in Georgia.
Governor Deal has until May 3 to decide whether to sign or veto the bill. If he takes no action, the bill will become law. If it becomes law, HB 757 would allow any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite their “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians. An organization could take taxpayer money to perform public services and then deny those services – as well as employment – to a taxpayer if that person doesn’t share the organization’s religious beliefs. In addition, it would undo protections already gained for the LGBT community in Georgia cities, like Atlanta.
The bill is on the Governor’s desk right now, but you can help GLAAD, Time Warner, Disney, Viacom, AMC, the NFL, and millions of fair-minded citizens stop it. Sign GLAAD’s petition today to stand up for ALL Georgians – and against this extreme “License To Discriminate” legislation.
Editor’s note: updated to reflect growing number of entertainment companies speaking out
March 24, 2016
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Five Things to Know About North Carolina’s Newest, Radical Anti-LGBT Law
Five Things to Know About North Carolina’s Newest, Radical Anti-LGBT Law
A little over 12 hours ago, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law an outrageous and unprecedented anti-LGBT bill.
While the state’s legislative session is over, the state legislature reconvened yesterday for a costly special session where they passed legislation that revoked Charlotte’s non-discrimination ordinance, sanctioned discrimination statewide, put transgender people at increased risk of discrimination and undermined the democratic process in cities and towns across the state.
Here are five things you need to know about North Carolina’s extraordinarily harsh anti-LGBT law:
1) The law eliminates existing municipal non-discrimination protections for LGBT people and prevents such provisions from being passed by cities in the future. This means that only statewide non-discrimination laws are allowed, and the law passed doesn’t include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.
2) The law forces transgender students in public schools to use restrooms and other facilities inconsistent with their gender identity. Additionally,access to facilities in all government agencies must be based on biological sex as well. That includes public universities.
3) North Carolina is the first state in the country to enact such a law attacking transgender students, even after several similar proposals were rejected across the country this year.
4) he Because the law directly contravenes Title IX, North Carolina’s federal funding – at least 4.5 billion dollars- is put at risk.
5) The law also prevents cities from regulating in areas like living wage laws, benefits and hour regulations for workers in the city, city contracting, and even child labor regulations.
Time Warner joins chorus calling for veto of Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
Time Warner joins chorus calling for veto of Georgia's 'license to discriminate' bill
GLAAD
Time Warner has become the latest media company to speak out against Georgia’s HB 757, urging Governor Nathan Deal to veto the bill. Time Warner is the parent company of HBO, Warner Bros, CNN and Turner, and has a significant presence in Georgia. Turner Broadcasting has been part of the anti-discrimination business coalition Georgia Prospers.
Time Warner released the following statement:
At Time Warner, diversity in all its forms is core to our value system and to the success of our business. We strongly oppose the discriminatory language and intent of Georgia’s pending religious liberty bill, which clearly violates the values and principles of inclusion and the ability of all people to live and work free from discrimination.
All of our divisions – HBO, Warner Bros. and Turner – have business interests in Georgia, but none more than Turner, an active participant in the Georgia Prospers campaign, a coalition of business leaders committed to a Georgia that welcomes all people. Georgia bill HB 757 is in contradiction to this campaign, to the values we hold dear, and to the type of workplace we guarantee to our employees. We urge Governor Deal to exercise his veto.
Governor Deal has until May 3 to decide whether to sign or veto the bill. If he takes no action, the bill will become law. If it becomes law, HB 757 would allow any person or faith-based organization (including nonprofits, charities, schools, universities, and hospitals) to cite their “religious beliefs” as justification to discriminate against others, including LGBT Georgians. An organization could take taxpayer money to perform public services and then deny those services – as well as employment – to a taxpayer if that person doesn’t share the organization’s religious beliefs. In addition, it would undo protections already gained for the LGBT community in Georgia cities, like Atlanta.
The bill is on the Governor’s desk right now, but you can help GLAAD, Time Warner, Disney, Viacom, AMC, the NFL, and millions of fair-minded citizens stop it. Sign GLAAD’s petition today to stand up for ALL Georgians – and against this extreme “License To Discriminate” legislation.
March 24, 2016
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How North Carolina Became The Most Anti-LGBT State In Less Than A Day
How North Carolina Became The Most Anti-LGBT State In Less Than A Day
Could other states similarly try to skip the scrutiny to get right to the discrimination?
The post How North Carolina Became The Most Anti-LGBT State In Less Than A Day appeared first on ThinkProgress.
thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/24/3763023/north-carolina-anti-lgbt/
Entertainment Industry Leaders to Georgia Gov: Veto HB757 or We will Abandon Production in State
Entertainment Industry Leaders to Georgia Gov: Veto HB757 or We will Abandon Production in State
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, sent a letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on behalf of dozens of entertainment industry leaders who will abandon production in the state if he signs the anti-LGBT H.B. 757 into law. The letter follows a call to action from HRC President Chad Griffin, who delivered a speech in Los Angeles last Saturday urging Hollywood executives to stand up to Governor Deal and speak out against the dangerous and discriminatory legislation that could become law. H.B. 757 could weaken local non-discrimination protections and allow businesses to discriminate and deny service to LGBT people, in addition to explicitly allowing discrimination by taxpayer-funded religious organizations. Later today, additional studios and entertainment leaders are expected to announce they will abandon operations in Georgia if H.B. 757 is enacted.
A copy of the letter and signers can be found here and below.
“We applaud the dozens of leaders from the entertainment industry who are taking a stand today against discrimination, intolerance, and bigotry,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “The entertainment industry has a huge economic footprint in Georgia, and the choice for Governor Deal could not be any clearer: he must veto this outrageous legislation before it inflicts tremendous damage on the state. This outrageous and discriminatory legislation is an affront to the values we all share.”
This past Saturday night at the Los Angeles HRC Gala, HRC President Chad Griffin addressed nearly 1,000 supporters and leaders in the entertainment industry and called on Hollywood to stop productions in Georgia if Gov. Nathan Deal doesn’t veto the new Indiana-style “license to discriminate” bill passed by the state legislature last week. According to the State of Georgia, which offers major tax incentives for entertainment companies to film in the state, at least 248 film and television productions were shot in Georgia during the state’s 2015 fiscal year. This resulted in at least $1.7 billion in direct spending as well as more than 100 new businesses relocating to or expanding in Georgia to support these activities.
In addition to this letter from the entertainment industry, sports teams, major corporations, and countless businesses have spoken out against the Georgia bill, including: Apple, the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, the Atlanta Hawks, Dell, the Dow Chemical Company, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Hilton, Intel, Intercontinental Hotels, Live Nation Entertainment, Marriott, MailChimp, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Microsoft, the NFL, Paypal, Salesforce, Square, Turner, Twitter, Unilever, Virgin, Yelp, and many others.
HRC and Georgia Unites have also delivered more than 75,000 email petitions to Gov. Deal urging him to veto the measure which could undermine local non-discrimination ordinances that protect LGBT people, permit hospitals to refuse to provide medically necessary care, or even allow a taxpayer-funded service provider to discriminate by denying a job because of the applicant’s religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The full letter to Governor Deal and signatures follow:
“Dear Governor Deal,
As leaders in the entertainment industry, we have deep concerns about H.B. 757, which would sanction discrimination against LGBT people and others in Georgia.
As you know, Atlanta is often referred to as the Hollywood of the South. During the last fiscal year, at least 248 films and television productions were shot in Georgia, adding at least $1.7 billion in direct spending to the state’s economy. Additionally, the entertainment industry helped to bring more than 100 businesses to Georgia through relocation or expansion in the past fiscal year. Only two states — California and New York — have a larger entertainment industry footprint and both have statewide non-discrimination protections on the books. Unfortunately, Georgia not only lacks such protections, but could soon move from a bad situation to worse with H.B. 757.
We pride ourselves on running inclusive companies, and while we have enjoyed a positive partnership on productions in Georgia, we will plan to take our business elsewhere if any legislation sanctioning discrimination is signed into state law.
We urge you to veto H.B. 757 and send a strong message that Georgia will not tolerate discrimination against citizens, employees and visitors to the state.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this urgent issue.”
Ali Adler, Writer and Producer
Greg Berlanti, Writer and Producer
Matt Bomer, Actor & Simon Halls, Publicist
Dustin Lance Black, Screenwriter and Filmmaker
Bradley Bredeweg, Executive Producer and Showrunner
Kristin Chenoweth, Actress and Singer
Diablo Cody, Writer, Producer and Director
Bruce Cohen, Producer
Lee Daniels, Producer and Director
Dana Fox, Writer and Producer
John Goldwyn, Producer
James Gunn, Writer and Director
Anne Hathaway, Actress
Alan Hergott, Entertainment Attorney
Nina Jacobson, Producer
Dan Jinks, Producer
Kathy Kennedy, Producer
Zoe Kravitz, Actress
Bryan Lourd, Talent Agent
Seth MacFarlane, Producer and Filmmaker
Laurence Mark, Producer
Frank Marshall, Producer and Director
Neil Meron, Producer
Julianne Moore, Actress
Ryan Murphy, Producer
Peter Paige, Executive Producer and Showrunner
Rob Reiner, Actor, Director and Producer
Sarah Schechter, Producer
Adam Shankman, Director and Producer
Aaron Sorkin, Screenwriter and Producer
Marisa Tomei, Actress
Gus Van Sant, Producer and Director
Harvey Weinstein, Producer and Film Studio Executive
Craig Zadan, Producer and Director
Mesa: Políticas de Equidade e o Desafio da Gestão Participativa
Mesa: Políticas de Equidade e o Desafio da Gestão Participativa
Secretaria de Gestão Estratégica e Participativa posted a photo:
12º Congresso Internacional Rede Unida
Participantes:
Kátia Souto – DAGEP/SGEP/MS
Leonardo Bastos – Fonges/LGBT
Frederico Machado – UFRGS
Fabiano Banart – UFRGS
Foto: Karina Zambrana – SGEP/MS
