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Activists in Arkansas Meet for Town Halls
Activists in Arkansas Meet for Town Halls
Post submitted by James Rector – HRC Arkansas Field Organizer
Over the past two weeks, members and supporters of HRC Arkansas have met several times to learn about grassroots advocacy. We’ve met in Jonesboro and Fayetteville and a final town hall will take place in Little Rock on Tuesday, March 29. There will be two more opportunities to learn about activism in the Natural State in the coming months in Northeast, Northwest and Central Arkansas.
This series will focus on training volunteers to become stronger advocates and activists when it comes to influencing candidates and elected officials, shaping platform issues and actively driving policy change for LGBTQ constituents.
The town halls also are a chance to discuss the strategic goals of HRC Arkansas and provide an opportunity to create specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound goals for each region. The town halls are designed to expand opportunities for volunteers to work together to lead the work in their specific regions.
Participants in the town hall sessions will be invited to attend regional HRC Connect events between the training sessions.
For more information on the upcoming town halls, contact [email protected].
There is still time to RSVP for the town hall in Little Rock on Tuesday. Click here to RSVP now.
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Project One America Engages with Community Around Lent and Easter Sunday
Project One America Engages with Community Around Lent and Easter Sunday
For 46 days, HRC’s Project One America has invited people of faith to join us marking the Lenten season. Since Ash Wednesday on February 10, faith leaders in Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama have been leading daily meditations, drawing us closer to God and one another in preparation for the day of the resurrection, Easter Sunday.
“The essence of the Easter story is this: life defeats death, peace is more powerful than war, love is greater than hatred and good will outlast evil,” said Bishop Yvette Flunder, a member of HRC Foundation’s Religion Council and Presiding Bishop of the Fellowship, a multi-denominational group of primarily African American Christian leaders and laity representing churches and faith-based organizations from the U.S., Africa, and Mexico.
“Foolish people think that killing the messenger will kill the message,” Flunder said. “They don’t understand the power of resurrection! May divine life spring forth out of the ashes of all of our struggles and renew us for the challenges to come!””
The resurrection of Jesus is both a reminder and celebration of life, yet people continue to suffer, including LGBT people in the South. We are working to end that suffering with our Project One America, the HRC Foundation’s comprehensive campaign to dramatically expand LGBT equality in the South through permanent campaigns in Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas. We are working for freedom and justice for all, and to ensure that all LGBT people are full members of society at home, at work, at church and in every community.
We can’t do it alone. We need you. Won’t you join us?
Learn more about our work at www.hrc.org/ProjectOneAmerica and learn how to get involved here.
It is important to note that the season of Lent is an observance of many Christian denominations and may not resonate with all readers. Through 40 Days of Conversation, HRC’s Religion and Faith team worked to amplify and honor the voices of LGBT-affirming faith leaders in many religious traditions.
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The GLAAD Wrap: 'Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' opens; Matt Bomer, Amandla Stenberg cast in new films and more!
The GLAAD Wrap: 'Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' opens; Matt Bomer, Amandla Stenberg cast in new films and more!
Photocredit: Suzanne Tenner/FX
Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
1) My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, the long-awaited sequel to Nia Vardalos’s hit comedy from 2002, hits theaters today. Former NSYNC member Joey Fatone, reprising his role as Angelo, has revealed that his character comes out as gay in the film. Vardalos spoke of the decision to include a gay character, saying “we absolutely have to support our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We just must.” My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is now showing nationwide, check out the trailer below.
2) Out actor Matt Bomer has been cast in Monty Clift, the upcoming Montgomery Clift biopic from HBO. The project, which is still in development, tells the story of the iconic ‘50s actor including his affairs with men and women. Actress and advocate Amandla Stenberg, who came out as bisexual earlier this year, will star in the upcoming film The Hate U Give based on a young adult novel of the same name inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
3) Freeform has started development on a drama called New People. The series is based on Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family, the bestselling book about a transgender girl, her twin brother and the story of their family, based on a true story. ABC’s LGBT history miniseries When We Rise has announced that Guy Pierce will play advocate Cleve Jones who founded the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Mary Louise Parker and Rachel Griffiths will play Roma and Diane Guy who co-founded the San Francisco Women’s Building.
4) In other TV news, out comedian Cameron Esposito has released her first standup special Marriage Material through the subscription service Seeso. It has been reported that The Simpsons character Mr. Smithers will come out on the April 3 episode. In a two-week arc, Homer will try to find Mr. Smithers a boyfriend and out actor/advocate George Takei will guest star as himself. Christine Horn has been cast in the untitled Ed Weeks/Hannah McKay pilot as Gail, an ex-lawyer who now owns a bar in Austin with her girlfriend.
Cameron Esposito: Marriage Material – Gun Control
Cameron Esposito takes a (serious) stand on gun control. Catch her stand-up special, “Marriage Material”, only on Seeso 3/24.
Posted by Seeso on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
5) Out performer Sia has released a music video for her new single “Cheap Thrills” from her album This is Acting. 13-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler, a staple of Sia’s music videos, makes her return in “Cheap Thrills,” though this time she is also joined by the Sia herself. Check it out below.
6) The Pet Shop Boys released single “The Pop Kids (The full story)” from their upcoming album Super, which will be available April 1. Super will be the Pet Shop Boys 13th studio LP, and “The Pop Kids” joins already released tracks “Happiness” and “Inner Sanctum.” Super is available for pre-order now.
7) Oregon photographer Gia Goodrich is in the process of making a portrait series of LGBT couples and their stories. Entitled Love Wins, the photography project will include both a public exhibition and a book, highlighting the importance of these couples. The goal is to normalize LGBT experiences from all around the country. For more information, you can check out the Kickstarter for the project.
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Agricultural and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill reads over new research into the experiences of LGB&/T people living in rural areas with Rainbow Project Director John O'Doherty. DARD provided £5k towards the research.
Agricultural and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill reads over new research into the experiences of LGB&/T people living in rural areas with Rainbow Project Director John O'Doherty. DARD provided £5k towards the research.
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Agricultural and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill reads over new research into the experiences of LGB&/T people living in rural areas with Rainbow Project Director John O'Doherty. DARD provided £5k towards the research.
Agricultural and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill reads over new research into the experiences of LGB&/T people living in rural areas with Rainbow Project Director John O'Doherty. DARD provided £5k towards the research.
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IBM Blasts North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Public Accommodations Law
IBM Blasts North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Public Accommodations Law
“This measure will reduce, rather than expand, the scope of anti-discrimination protection in the state.”
The post IBM Blasts North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Public Accommodations Law appeared first on ThinkProgress.
thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/25/3763426/ibm-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-bill/
Ted Cruz Reveals The ‘Religious Liberty’ Plan His Hate Group Buddies Came Up With
Ted Cruz Reveals The ‘Religious Liberty’ Plan His Hate Group Buddies Came Up With
With Ted Cruz as president, it seems the only religion that will have any liberty is his particular conservative brand of evangelical Christianity.
The post Ted Cruz Reveals The ‘Religious Liberty’ Plan His Hate Group Buddies Came Up With appeared first on ThinkProgress.
thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/03/25/3763293/ted-cruz-religious-liberty/
