Why the hell is Fort Lauderdale’s mayor hosting an anti-LGBTQ prayer breakfast?

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Devin Nunes Will Step Aside from Trump-Russia Investigation

Rep. Devin Nunes plans to “temporarily step aside” from the House Intelligence Committee investigation into Trump’s links with Russia, Politico reports:

“The probe will be taken over by Reps. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Tom Rooney (R-Fla.)”

Wrote Nunes in a statement:

“Several left-wing activist groups have filed accusations against me with the Office of Congressional Ethics. The charges are entirely false and politically motivated, and are being leveled just as the American people are beginning to learn the truth about the improper unmasking of the identities of U.S. citizens and other abuses of power. Despite the baselessness of the charges, I believe it is in the best interests of the House Intelligence Committee and the Congress for me to have Representative Mike Conaway, with assistance from Representatives Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney, temporarily take charge of the Committee’s Russia investigation while the House Ethics Committee looks into this matter. I will continue to fultill all my other responsibilities as Committee Chairman, and I am requesting to speak to the Ethics Committee at the earliest possible opportunity to expedite the dismissal of these false claims.”

Developing…

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Devin Nunes Will Step Aside from Trump-Russia Investigation Amid House Ethics Probe

Safe Schools Improvement Act Reintroduced in Congress

Today, Representatives Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) reintroduced the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA), which would require schools to have anti-bullying policies that specifically include LGBTQ students.

SSIA would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require school districts in states that receive ESEA funds to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment, including on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion. SSIA would also require that states report data on bullying and harassment to the Department of Education.  

LGBTQ youth experience bullying at school more frequently than their non-LGBTQ peers. In January, HRC Foundation released the results of a groundbreaking post-election survey of more than 50,000 young people ages 13-18 revealing the deeply damaging fallout the November election has had on youth across the United States.

The online survey, believed to be the largest ever of its kind, found that 70 percent of respondents have witnessed bullying, hate messages or harassment in the weeks surrounding the election, with racial bias the most common motive cited. More than a quarter of LGBTQ youth said they had been personally bullied during the presidential campaign or in the weeks following Election Day — compared to 14 percent of non-LGBTQ youth — with transgender young people most frequently targeted. Additionally, Hispanic and Latinx respondents were 20 percent more likely than other youth to report having been personally bullied, with harassment targeting both immigrant and nonimmigrant communities.

Passage of SSIA would be an important step in combating these levels of bullying.

HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the nation’s premier professional development program dedicated to creating respectful and supportive elementary schools by embracing family diversity, creating LGBTQ- and gender-inclusive schools, preventing bias-based bullying and supporting transgender and non-binary students. For more information, visit www.welcomingschools.org.

www.hrc.org/blog/safe-schools-improvement-act-reintroduced-in-congress?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

TCM Film Fest: Four Days of Hollywood Homage

The festival celebrates comedy, remembers host Robert Osborne, and offers a feast for film fans.

www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/4/06/tcm-film-fest-four-days-hollywood-homage

Thousands March Through Amsterdam to Oppose Anti-LGBT Violence After Attack on Gay Couple Holding Hands: WATCH

More than 2,000 people, many hand-in-hand, took part in a march through Amsterdam to oppose violence against LGBT people in response to a gay couple who were brutally attacked for holding hands this week.

NL Times reports:

The demonstration was triggered by a gay couple being beaten up in Arnhem over the weekend. They were walking home from a party around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. When they reached the Mandela Bridge a group of young people attacked them. Both were injured, one lost a few teeth. According to the victims, they were attacked because they were holding hands. Five boys aged 14 and 16 years and a 20-year-old man were arrested. One of the suspects now claims that the couple started the fight. The couple denies this.

Gay couples in Amsterdam and Eindhoven were also attacked over the weekend.

Last year the police received 600 reports linked to sexual orientation, according to NU.nl. Most of these reports involved gay men being scolded or insulted and eggs being thrown against their windows. 180 reports involved physical violence or the threat of physical violence.

A number of Dutch celebrities took part in the march, including Henny Huisman, Frits Barend and leader of the Amsterdam LGBT police team Ellie Lust. Musician Douwe Bob was also there. “With this you can let the rest of the Netherlands know what we think about this. I find it very nice to be able to be here and to march along. We have one message we want to convey and that is love.” he said to AT5

Watch:

The attack has prompted a nationwide show of support against the attack by men holding hands in public, including even Dutch lawmakers.

RTL News reported on the attack:

When they reached the Nelson Mandela Bridge they were confronted by a group of six to eight young men. “I think they were Moroccans. They began to shout: disgusting, dirty, homo, such things. We shouted something back and walked on, but all of a sudden they came after us.” Jasper said to RTL.

Before they knew what was happening, the two men were pulled apart. “Suddenly I saw a guy pull bolt cutters out of his jacket and I heard Ronnie screaming: Jasper, Jasper, they knocked all my teeth out of my mouth’.” When Jasper reached his partner, Ronnie was covered n blood. “He was very upset. I immediately called 112. The ambulance took us to the hospital, where his lip was attached.”

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Thousands March Through Amsterdam to Oppose Anti-LGBT Violence After Attack on Gay Couple Holding Hands: WATCH

藥師実芳: 「全国初、同性カップルが里親認定」..その意義とは？
「今回のニュースをきっかけに、各自治体でも「同性カップルの里親登録歓迎」のメッセージが広がることを願っています」（レインボーフォスターケア・藤めぐみ代表理事）

もっと見る: 社会, Japan Lgbt, ＬＧＢＴ, 同性カップル, 里親, 性的少数者, 性的マイノリティ, 大阪, ゲイ, Japan News

www.huffingtonpost.jp/mika-yakushi/same-gender-couple_b_15844650.html

93 Photos of Jewish Boys Gone Wild

www.advocate.com/photography/2017/4/06/93-photos-jewish-boys-gone-wild