6 Ways to Be Your Best Self On A First Date

Let’s face it, dating can be super stressful, especially if you’re just getting back into the game. But even with all those first date jitters, it’s important that you bring out your best self. Here are 6 ways to help you be the best version of yourself when on a first date. Wear What Makes […]

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6 Ways to Be Your Best Self On A First Date

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 8, 2018

TODAY IS NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARY ELECTIONS: HRC has endorsed Mujtaba Mohammed for State Senate. Said Marty Rouse, HRC National Field Director: “Mujtaba Mohammed is the pro-equality champion that North Carolinians deserve in the state Senate. His platform of inclusion and his firm support of LGBTQ equality make him the clear choice over Joel Ford, who has voted time and again against his LGBTQ constituents — including opposing marriage equality.”

HRC ENDORSES ANNE GROVES LLOYD FOR WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 42: “A proven champion for working families, Ann Groves Lloyd will fight for every Wisconsinite’s right to live and work free from discrimination and harassment,” said HRC Wisconsin State Manager Wendy Strout. “The Human Rights Campaign proudly endorses her candidacy to represent Wisconsin Assembly District 42, and we look forward to working with her to move equality forward in the Badger State.” More from HRC.

TUESDAY TWEET — HRC PARENTS FOR TRANS EQUALITY COUNCIL MEMBER JODIE PATTERSON NAMED FAMILY CIRCLE’S “20 MOST INFLUENTIAL MOMS OF 2018”: Suzanne Rust (@suzannerust) writes, “Jodie didn’t set out to be a transgender activist, but when her child Penelope told her that he was a boy, it was a wake-up call. She wanted to create a world that was safe and just for people like her trans son, and she is helping create new blueprints.” More from Family Circle.

Congratulations to @jodie_GeorgiaNY, a member of @HRC‘s Parents for Transgender Equality Council, who was named one of @FamilyCircleMag‘s 20 most influential moms! ������t.co/w8d2qmuCFd

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 7, 2018

WRITER, PRODUCER, ACTOR, QUEEN LENA WAITHE ROCKS A RAINBOW CAPE AT THE MET GALA: Waithe was already our hero — and last night she made a big statement on the white carpet, giving a voice to LGBTQ people conflicted about the Gala’s Catholic theme. More from Bustle and Teen Vogue.

 

We are living for @lenawaithe’s incredible ��️‍�� cape at tonight’s #MetGala! ���� #MetGala2018 #MetBehavior #MetHeavenlyBodies #LenaWaithe ・ ・ ・ #Repost @lenawaithe #MetBehavior

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NEW YORK ASSEMBLY PASSES GENDER EXPRESSION NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT (GENDA): The bill, which now heads to the State Senate, would add explicit protections for transgender New Yorkers under the state’s non-discrimination protections and hate crimes law. More from WKTV.

• Last month, HRC held a Day of Action to mobilize New York voters to vote in the April 24 special election for pro-equality State Senate candidates. More from HRC.

HRC RELEASES REPORT HIGHLIGHTING HEIGHTENED NEED FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR LGBTQ WORKERS OF COLOR: “These results aren’t really surprising when you you consider the systems and barriers LGBTQ people of color face and especially people living in states that don’t have protections from employer discrimination,” said Ashland Johnson (@ashlandj11), HRC director of public education and research. More from Rewire.

“We live in a heteronormative binary society. We have to assimilate to how queerness looks in the workplace and to what professionalism looks like in the workplace and you have to do that from the white, straight perspective” t.co/LB5fFFuATC

— Rewire.News (@Rewire_News) May 6, 2018

EMBARRASSING — OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT BLOCKS STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN STATEWIDE READING COMPETITION OVER BOOK ABOUT TRANS CHILD: The Hermiston School District is refusing to allow its third-through-fifth grade students to participate in a statewide reading competition because the optional list of reading materials includes a book about a transgender child. More from Advocate and The Oregonian.

HRC’S WELCOMING SCHOOLS REFLECTS ON TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Said Jennifer Herdina, the Welcoming Schools lead of the Madison (Wisc.) Metropolitan Schools District: “These teachers — and their unrelenting devotion to making schools inclusive places for all to thrive — are making positive and lasting changes in the lives of our students and families and society as a whole.” More from HRC.

#ThankATeacher for using language that supports and embraces their #LGBTQ students both in and out of the classroom. #TeacherAppreciationWeek t.co/42y2HlfVpU

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 7, 2018

FAITH LEADERS NATIONWIDE KNOW WELCOMING LGBTQ FAITHFUL MAKES THE WHOLE CONGREGATION BETTER: When congregations are diverse, it builds community, tolerance and understanding — all key tenets of religious thought. More from Advocate.

• Bishops from the United Methodist Church are supporting a plan to allow LGBTQ clergy members, and to perform same-sex marriages. More from Sight Magazine.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

CUBAN LAWMAKER MARIELA CASTRO TO PUSH FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY: More from On Top Magazine and Telesur.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

Salon interviews Guo Ziyang, a LGBTQ advocate in China; NBC provides a 101 lesson  transgender identity with HRC’s Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN! A special birthday shout out to Stephen Peters (@stephenpeters2), HRC’s Senior National Press Secretary and Spokesperson!

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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Adam Rippon Aces Quickstep on ‘DWTS’, Says His Boyfriend is Moving to L.A. – WATCH

Adam Rippon and partner Jenna Johnson performed a Quickstep this week on Dancing with the Stars.

Rippon said the show has been challenging because he’s also on a grueling ‘Stars on Ice’ tour around the country. Johnson travels with him everywhere to rehearse, he sleeps 3-4 hours a night, and he arrives back in L.A. on the night of DWTS.

Still, they performed flawlessly, getting a 37 out of 40.

“You better work,” said Carrie-Ann Inaba.

“That was absolutely stunning,” said guest judge Rashad Jennings, a former NFL running back. “This outfit though. Did you pick this outfit?”

“I actually stole it from your trailer,” quipped Rippon. “We’re the same size. Nobody knew that.”

Said Len Goodman: “So much clarity of movement.”

“Absolutely fantastic dancing. Your timing is impeccable,” added Bruno Tonioli.

Rippon’s boyfriend Jussi-Pekka Kajaala is moving from Finland to L.A., said  Rippon: “I live here in L.A. already but he’s in the process of moving here. He lives in Helsinki right now. He’s coming as soon as the [‘DWTS’] show is over. He’s been to L.A. a bunch of times since the Olympics.”

Rippon also told reporters he’d like to see a same-sex themed DWTS: “I think that would be awesome. Yeah, so cool.”

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T.R. Knight Gives Life to a Gay Poet Taken by Nazis

The Genius: Picasso actor discusses why the life and death of poet Max Jacob matter today.

www.advocate.com/television/2018/5/08/tr-knight-gives-life-gay-poet-taken-nazis