Rejection Hurts: Indentifying One-Way Love
Being rejected in love hurts. New research shows that social and romantic rejection activates many of the same brain regions involved in physical pain. When you have one-way love–the one you love doesn’t love back, you may feel it physically and emotionally. Here are some ways to transcend the pain of one-way love: Be true […]
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WATCH LIVE: Keep discrimination out of Massachusetts
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 3, 2018
HISTORIC — NEW HAMPSHIRE APPROVES TRANS NON-DISCRIM BILL: Yesterday, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 1319, legislation that would update the state’s laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public spaces to explicitly include the state’s transgender residents. HB 1319 was approved by a bipartisan vote of 14-10 and now heads to the Governor’s desk for his signature. “No person should be fired, evicted, or denied service just because of who they are, and it is far beyond time that New Hampshire’s non-discrimination protections include transgender people,” said HRC National Field Director Marty Rouse. “Inclusive non-discrimination protections are now one step closer to becoming law, and we urge Governor Sununu to continue this momentum by signing HB 1319.” Yesterday’s victory marks the first statewide proactive win on LGBTQ non-discrimination in any state since 2016. More from HRC, WMUR and The Daily Beast.
The New Hampshire Senate passed #HB1319, which would update the state’s laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing & public spaces to explicitly include the state’s transgender residents, by a bipartisan vote of 14-10. #TransBillNH #nhpolitics t.co/URsbhTsoca pic.twitter.com/n74UfTWGFr
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 2, 2018
TODAY — COALITION TO UPHOLD MASSACHUSETTS’ PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS PEOPLE LAUNCHES: Freedom for All Massachusetts (FFAM), the bipartisan coalition seeking to uphold the state’s gender identity nondiscrimination law at the ballot box in November, will officially launch its campaign today in Boston, unveiling broad support for the law. HRC is proud to serve alongside coalition partners as a member of the campaign’s executive committee. HRC’s Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) will be in Boston with FFAM for the launch. For more information, please email [email protected].
OUTRAGE BUILDS OVER ANTI-LGBTQ ADOPTION BILL IN KANSAS: Leading national child welfare organizations are urging Kansas lawmakers to oppose the discriminatory bill, which would allow child welfare organizations — including adoption and foster care agencies — to use taxpayer dollars to turn away qualified Kansans seeking to care for a child in need. More from Fox Kansas City.
THANKFUL THURSDAY — BLACK LGBTQ PEOPLE SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES COMING OUT TO THEIR FAMILY: Get out your tissues, y’all. In a new video from them, three Black LGBTQ people sit down with their family members to talk honestly about coming out. “All we wanted was for our child to be healthy and happy — period. And I got upset knowing you had that struggle, because I thought of all that pain,” said them Editor Tyler Ford’s father, of his child’s coming out. “Your journey is my journey, and as long as I look to you and keep learning, it can help others. That’s why I’m so proud of you; you make me a bigger person.” More from The Scene.
SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN (D-WI) CALLS ON TRUMP TO WITHDRAW JUDICIAL NOMINATION OF ANTI-LGBTQ GORDON GIAMPIETRO: Giampietro has referred to birth control as “an assault on nature,” said marriage equality is “against God’s plan” and LGBTQ people are “troubled” and unfit to be parents. In online writings, Giampietro attacks a woman’s right to choose and criticized the Civil Rights Act of 1964, asserting that “calls for diversity” are “code for relaxed standards.” More from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
HRC PRESENTS AT CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA NATIONAL CONFERENCE: Alison Delpercio, deputy director of HRC Foundation’s Children, Youth & Families Program, and leader of the foundation’s All Children – All Families program, guided attendees on how to improve services for LGBTQ children, youth and families. More from HRC.
NEARLY SEVEN IN 10 MORMONS SUPPORT LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS: More from NewNowNext and Deseret News.
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DISPARITY IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: The LGBTQ Poverty Collaborative report shines a light on economic disparity including food insecurity, housing instability, low-wage earning potential, and unemployment and under-employment faced by LGBTQ people. More here.
FOLLOWING ANTI-TRANS MESSAGES, SPELMAN UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT REITERATES SUPPORT FOR TRANS STUDENTS: Prior to the incidents targeting the partner of a trans student, Spelman took significant steps to make its campus trans-inclusive, including participating in HRC’s HBCU Leadership Summit. More from 11 Alive.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
MUST READ — LEGAL CHALLENGES FOR JAPAN’S TRANS COMMUNITY: HRC Global Innovator Fumino Sugiyama (@fumino810) cannot legally marry his partner under the country’s current laws because he is a transgender man. Human Rights Watch is calling on the country to reform laws affecting the LGBTQ community in anticipation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More from NBC.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Qnotes reports that Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, a gay-owned company with a history of donating to LGBTQ causes, is searching for a new CEO due to growth; Windy City Times reviews HRC’s Sarah McBride’s (@SarahEMcBride) memoir; Gay Times reports on a recent speech Lance Bass gave explaining why he didn’t come out while with NSYNC; WPSD (Paducah, KY) takes a look back at the HIV epidemic through the eyes of a local family
www.hrc.org/blog/am-equality-tipsheet-may-3-2018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
I got comfortable being naked in just a month
101 Pics of Fly-Fishing for Bearracuda in the Great Northwest
www.advocate.com/photography/2018/5/03/101-pics-fly-fishing-bearracuda-great-northwest
Trump Does Damage Control on Twitter After Rudy Giuliani Exposes a Whopper of a Lie About Stormy Daniels
Donald Trump fired off tweets Thursday morning trying to explain his way out of a situation created by his newly-hired lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in an interview with Sean Hannity on Monday night (above).
In a discussion about the $130,000 hush money paid by Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to silence porn star Stormy Daniels over her affair with Trump, Giuliani stated that Trump paid the money back to Cohen in installments.
Giuliani’s statement contradicted statements by Trump aboard Air Force One on April 5, when he told reporters that he had no knowledge of the payment.
The NYT reports: “In an interview with The New York Times shortly after his Fox News appearance, Mr. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and longtime Trump confidant who recently joined the president’s legal team, said that he had documentation showing that Mr. Trump had personally made the payment. Mr. Giuliani indicated that the goal was to conclusively demonstrate that there was no campaign finance violation involved.”
The paper adds:
“That removes the campaign finance violation, and we have all the documentary proof for it,” he said. Mr. Giuliani added that when the initial payment was made, Mr. Cohen did it “on his own authority.”
“Some time after the campaign is over, they set up a reimbursement, $35,000 a month, out of his personal family account,” Mr. Giuliani said. He added that over all, Mr. Cohen was paid $460,000 or $470,000 from Mr. Trump through those payments, which also included money for “incidental expenses” that he had incurred on Mr. Trump’s behalf.
Trump addressed the developments first thing Thursday morning, on Twitter.
Tweeted Trump: “Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA. These agreements are……..very common among celebrities and people of wealth. In this case it is in full force and effect and will be used in Arbitration for damages against Ms. Clifford (Daniels). The agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair,………despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair. Prior to its violation by Ms. Clifford and her attorney, this was a private agreement. Money from the campaign, or campaign contributions, played no roll in this transaction.”
Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA. These agreements are…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2018
…very common among celebrities and people of wealth. In this case it is in full force and effect and will be used in Arbitration for damages against Ms. Clifford (Daniels). The agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair,……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2018
…despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair. Prior to its violation by Ms. Clifford and her attorney, this was a private agreement. Money from the campaign, or campaign contributions, played no roll in this transaction.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2018
But these tweets don’t sound like Trump, do they….
Trump’s new lawyer Flood is writing his tweets to clean up the mess of his other new lawyer, Giuliani .We’ll see how long that works.
“Ms. Clifford.” t.co/x1J10Py8jI
— Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) May 3, 2018
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti reacted to Giuliani’s statement:
“It’s an absolute disgrace,” said Avenatti to Don Lemon late Wednesday night. “And I am disgusted by it. And every American regardless of their political persusasion, you should be disgusted by what has happened in connection with the lies you have been told over the last three months about this payment. You should be disgusted by the fact that the President of the United States stood on Air Force One on video and audio and stated lies to you relating to this $130,000 payment.”
Avenatti also called in to MSNBC:
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Why the World Needs a Trans Dating App
Digital dating services for transgender people were scarce. That’s why Sean Kennedy created Transdr.
www.advocate.com/commentary/2018/5/03/why-world-needs-trans-dating-app
Process of Justifying Trans Military Ban May Have Been Rigged
The Trump administration was likely going to stick with the ban no matter what a panel of experts said.
www.advocate.com/military/2018/5/02/process-justifying-trans-military-ban-may-have-been-rigged
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