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Monthly Archives: April 2019
Noah Centineo, Sonic, Mayor Pete, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Stacey Abrams, Erik Prince, Al Sharpton, Paul Rudd: HOT LINKS
Noah Centineo, Sonic, Mayor Pete, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Stacey Abrams, Erik Prince, Al Sharpton, Paul Rudd: HOT LINKS
VENEZUELA. Coup underway. Live updates from CNN…live updates from The Guardian…
Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operación Libertad. The U.S. Government fully supports the Venezuelan people in their quest for freedom and democracy. Democracy cannot be defeated. #EstamosUnidosVE
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) April 30, 2019
POLLS. Biden up 24 points over Bernie in CNN poll: “…and roughly 30 points ahead of the next strongest candidate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (8%). Warren ranks about evenly with South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg (7%), former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke (6%) and Sen. Kamala Harris of California (5%), who round out the list of those earning 5% or more in the poll.”
CLIMATE CHANGE. Beto O’Rourke releases $5 trillion proposal. “The plan, which calls for net-zero emissions by 2050, would recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement and restore Obama-era power plant regulations and fuel standards, two points that every Democratic presidential candidate supports.”
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. Biden features gay couple in new ad (at 2:55).
MY DAYS OF MERCY. Kate Mara and Ellen Page hit it off in new drama.
STACEY ABRAMS. Georgia Democrat says she’s not running for Senate but leaves door open to presidential race. “I’ve been deeply honored by so many fellow Georgians asking me to serve. But my responsibility is not simply to run because the job is available. I need to run because I want to do the job.”
I am grateful for all the encouragement I received to run for U.S. Senate, and I’m committed to doing everything I can to help elect a Democrat to that seat next year. #gapol pic.twitter.com/5o14BqgqwO
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) April 30, 2019
NEW HIRE. Trump campaign hires Donald Jr’s girlfriend and former FOX News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as senior adviser. ‘Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. were recently spotted searching for a mansion in the Hamptons — complete with a gun room for Don’s cherished firearms.’
JERSEY SHORE. Vinny Guadagnino strips down for Chippendales.
PAYMENT PLAN. Trump wants to charge migrants fleeing violence a fee to seek asylum in the U.S.: ‘The memorandum does not describe how courts are to speed up hearing asylum applications to meet the tight time limit demanded, with courts facing a backlog of 800,000 pending immigration cases. The measure is likely to face legal opposition from refugee rights groups, with the US a signatory to the 1951 UN conventionguaranteeing refugees “free access to courts of law” in territory where they seek to claim asylum.’
ERIK PRINCE. House Intelligence Committee to make criminal referral of Blackwater billionaire and brother of Betsy DeVos. “The evidence is so weighty that the Justice Department needs to consider this.”
Adam Schiff: “There is very strong evidence that [Erik Prince] willingly misled the committee and made false statements to the committee and later today we’ll be making a criminal referral to the Justice Department.” pic.twitter.com/FbZptiUodM
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 30, 2019
TAXES. Mayor Pete releases 10 years.
IN HARLEM. Buttigieg meets with Al Sharpton: “I thought he was very much authentic,” civil rights leader and MSNBC host Sharpton told reporters. “He seemed firm in who he was and what he represented.”
AN AHA MOMENT. Mayor Pete’s transformation from data geek to leader with heart. “NBC News interviewed Buttigieg and more than 40 South Bend politicians, activists, law enforcement officials, real estate developers, voters, businessmen, clergy, community leaders and academics to better understand the evolution of the candidate who has shaken up the presidential race unlike any other.”
MAYOR PETE’S FOUNDATION: Gay donors.
CHASTEN. Mayor Pete’s secret weapon? ‘No other Democratic contender has seen their partner or spouse play such a visible part in the campaign … But strategists say that having Chasten Buttigieg play such a big role brings youth and authenticity to his husband’s campaign, providing an advantage in a Democratic party where some are hungering for a fresh alternative to former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the two septuagenarians currently leading in the Democratic primary polls.’
SETH ROGEN. “I smoke weed all day every day of my life.”
MULTILINGUAL. Chris Evans says he can speak fluent bro, but he’s not one.
SLOW DANCE OF THE DAY. Noah Centineo and Jimmy Fallon.
NEW TUNE OF THE DAY. Morrissey “Morning Starship”.
TRAILER OF THE DAY. Sonic the Hedgehog.
FAN QUESTIONS OF THE DAY. Game of Thrones.
INAPPROPRIATE KIDS DUO OF THE DAY. James Corden and Paul Rudd.
TWO FOR TUESDAY. Andreas and friend.
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HRC Observes Mental Health Awareness Month 2019
HRC Observes Mental Health Awareness Month 2019
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an important opportunity to encourage young people — especially LGBTQ youth — to speak openly and honestly about their mental health.
HRC Foundation and the University of Connecticut’s 2018 LGBTQ Youth Report reaffirmed that, sadly, mental health disparities between LGBTQ youth and non-LGBTQ youth continue to widen, an alarming trend that we must work together to address.
Today’s LGBTQ youth continue to face a variety of stressors—harassment, family and peer rejection, bullying from their peers, isolation and a lack of a sense of belonging—that have a major impact on their overall well-being.
Studies have shown that, compared to their non-LGBTQ peers, LGBTQ youth report much higher rates of depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug use, and lowered self-esteem. And for bisexual and gender-expansive youth, as well as young people living at the intersections of multiple marginalized identities, those numbers are even higher.
According to HRC and the University of Connecticut’s research:
- More than three-fourths of bisexual, queer, pansexual and fluid-identified youth said they “usually” felt feelings of worthlessness or hopelessness over the past week;
- Eighty-one percent of bisexual respondents said they “usually” felt down or depressed over the past week compared to 71% of lesbian and gay youth;
- Only 16% of gender-expansive youth always feel safe at school;
- Ninety-seven percent of gender-expansive youth said they have trouble sleeping at night;
- Four in five LGBTQ youth of color have personally experienced racism;
- Just 11% of youth of color surveyed believe their racial or ethnic group is regarded positively in the U.S.
Eighty-five percent of those surveyed by HRC rated their average stress level a ‘5’ or higher on a scale of 10 where ‘10’ was very stressed and ‘1’ was not stressed. This includes 14% of respondents who rated their average stress level as a ‘9’ or higher.
Access to culturally competent, LGBTQ-affirming mental health providers both within schools and in the broader health care system is essential to the well-being of LGBTQ teens. Every mental health and medical professional can play a role in changing the landscape for LGBTQ youth by reinforcing inclusive, supportive and loving environments in homes, schools and communities.
We must use Mental Health Awareness Month as a catalyst to start having open, honest discussions about mental health with young people, a key step to reducing stigma and empowering them to seek help and support when needed. And we must continue to chip away at the bias, discrimination and rejection that place LGBTQ youth at high risk of compromised mental health.
If you or someone you know are in need of help or assistance, contact The Trevor Project, which runs phone and text chat support lines specifically for LGBTQ youth.
www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-observes-mental-health-awareness-month-2019?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
They Call Me Mother! (of Dragons)
They Call Me Mother! (of Dragons)
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How Your Credit Scores Can Affect Your Love Life, and How To Improve Them
How Your Credit Scores Can Affect Your Love Life, and How To Improve Them
There is no denying that credit scores are important in this day and age. Your credit score and reports can affect a multitude of things, including the interest rate on a mortgage, the approval of loans, and even being considered for a job. However, did you know that your creditworthiness can also affect your romantic […]
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How Your Credit Scores Can Affect Your Love Life, and How To Improve Them
The Life of Gay Teen Nigel Shelby Celebrated With Rainbow Casket
The Life of Gay Teen Nigel Shelby Celebrated With Rainbow Casket
Shelby, a victim of suicide, was laid to rest over the weekend.
www.advocate.com/news/2019/4/30/life-gay-teen-nigel-shelby-celebrated-rainbow-casket
Creator of Minecraft banned from 10th anniversary celebration over homophobic comments
Creator of Minecraft banned from 10th anniversary celebration over homophobic comments
Minecraft boasts over 91 million monthly players. Its creator is a real piece of work.
Fake Sexual Assault Accuser Spills Details on Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman’s Scheme to Smear Pete Buttigieg
Fake Sexual Assault Accuser Spills Details on Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman’s Scheme to Smear Pete Buttigieg
Hunter Kelly, the young Michigan college student enlisted by right-wing troll operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman to smear presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg with sexual assault allegations spilled details of the scheme which fell apart after Kelly had second thoughts about taking part.
Wohl and Burkman booked Kelly a flight to Burkman’s home in Baltimore, where they gave him details of the plan, the Daily Beast reports. The plan included a press conference where Kelly would say Buttigieg sexually assaulted him in D.C. though Kelly had never set foot there. Wohl, who created the Twitter and Medium accounts in Kelly’s name and posted to them without his input or permission, also promised to buy him “any house I wanted” for going through with the plan.
Kelly called family to come pick him up and described packing his things before going downstairs and telling the men “I could not do this because that is not the type of person I am.”
Said Kelly: “Jack Burkman may have promised me a lavish lifestyle, but at a price that would cost me the two most important things to me: honesty and integrity. Had I gone forward with this despicable scheme they concocted, I would have lost both of those things and became another one of their useless pawns.”
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Iowa Lawmakers Push Discriminatory Legislation at Eleventh Hour
Iowa Lawmakers Push Discriminatory Legislation at Eleventh Hour
Today, HRC reacted to the Republican Senate leadership the Iowa legislature adding discriminatory, harmful language to the state’s Health and Human Services Department funding bill, which has now been sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature. At the last possible moment, far-right lawmakers pushed to add language to the HHS funding bill that, among other concerning provisions, allows legislators to refuse state funding for critically important, often life-saving transition-related care for transgender Iowans.
“As a native Iowan, it’s disturbing to see lawmakers in my home state trying to roll back the clock on progress and discriminating against transgender people at the eleventh legislative hour,” Said JoDee Winterhof, HRC senior vice president for policy and political affairs. “These lawmakers should be focusing on ways to improve the health and wellbeing of all Iowans, not targeting transgender people to win cheap political points. Now, Gov. Kim Reynolds should reject this patently discriminatory legislative language.”
The discriminatory provisions were amended into the HHS budget without warning on Friday and in such a way that the House didn’t get to vote on whether to amend the language back out of the bill. These procedural maneuvers by Senate Republicans were a deliberate and brazen attempt to quietly rollback the rights of transgender Iowans. Last month, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that Iowa’s Civil Rights Act protects transgender Iowans from discrimination based on gender identity, including in the provision of services via Medicaid. This legislation directly attempts to undermine that ruling.
In other states’ studies of the impact of providing transition-related care to transgender citizens under state programs, this type of care was shown to be cost-effective. 17 states and the District of Columbia offer these services as part of their Medicaid coverage and have not reported significant cost burdens.
The bill could reach the governor’ office for consideration as soon as this week. The governor has the power to issue line-item vetoes in a budget package and she will have 30 days to make her decision once the bill reaches her desk.
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2019
TODAY AT 1:30 PM ET — PRESS CALL AHEAD OF HISTORIC EQUALITY ACT MARKUP: The coalition to pass the Equality Act — including HRC, the National Center for Transgender Equality, the National Women’s Law Center and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights — will hold a national press call highlighting the critical need and unprecedented support for The Equality Act today. The press call will take place ahead of Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee vote on the historic LGBTQ civil rights legislation, a crucial step toward passage of the law.
- Morning must watch: Filmmaker and author Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) spoke in support of the Equality Act on Morning Joe today while discussing his new memoir, Mama’s Boy. Watch here.
In launching his new book, longtime @HRC supporter Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) highlights the urgent need to pass the #EqualityAct, which would add explicit federal LGBTQ non-discrimination protections to our nation’s civil rights laws. pic.twitter.com/5D315oqg00
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 30, 2019
HRC SENDS LETTER TO SENATE OPPOSING ROBERT DESTRO NOMINATION FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR: Writes HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy (@david_stacy): “Throughout his career, Mr. Destro has focused a great deal of his writings on rejecting advances for LGBTQ human rights, a position which puts him at odds with the Secretary of State’s stated positions ‘affirming the dignity and equality of all people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.’” Read the full letter here.
TUESDAY TWEET — ICYMI, HRC HOSTS GLOBAL SUMMIT OF LGBTQ ADVOCATES: More from HRC and Washington Blade.
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DISGUSTING — DAN PATRICK USES ANTI-LGBTQ LANGUGE TO ATTACK BETO O’ROURKE ON LAURA INGRAHAM’S SHOW: As if you needed more proof that Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick is a radical politician whose ideas and language would be better suited for the 1950s… His comments come ahead of a committee hearing on his own hand-crafted discriminatory legislation. The bills, Sb 2485, 2486 and 2487, will be heard in the Texas House State Affairs committee tomorrow and would gut enforcement of Texas cities’ employment non-discrimination ordinances. More from The Daily Beast.
- Morning Must Read on Texas’ municipal preemption bill: “In a state in which 66% of Texans agree that LGBTQ people should be protected from discrimination, it is troubling to think that lawmakers might unnecessarily trade away these nondiscrimination ordinances — popular with Texans from all walks of life — for other political goals,” writes Jessica Shortall (@jessicashortall) of Texas Competes and Texas Competes Action. More from Texas Trib.
TREVOR PROJECT PENS POWERFUL LETTER TO LGBTQ YOUTH AS SCOTUS SET TO DECIDE IF TITLE VII PROTECTS LGBTQ PEOPLE: “Above all, remember that the court isn’t judging you as a person, and nothing they decide can change the fact that you and your identity deserve absolute equality, dignity, and love,” writes Casey Pick, The Trevor Project’s senior fellow for advocacy and government affairs. “And if ever you find yourself in crisis and needing somebody to listen, we at The Trevor Project are always here, 24/7, via lifeline, text, or chat.” More from Advocate.
- Data from The Trevor Project shows crisis contacts to their offices increase and often double when the Trump-Pence administration attacks the LGBTQ community.
NPR INTERVIEWS SURVIVOR OF DANGEROUS “CONVERSION THERAPY” AS ADVOCATES WORK TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ABUSIVE PRACTICE: Read and listen at NPR.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY VALEDICTORIAN COMES OUT AS GAY IN POWERFUL GRADUATION SPEECH: “I am not broken. I am loved and important to the plan of our great creator. Each of us are,” said Matthew Easton. “Four years ago, it would have been impossible for me to imagine that I would come out to my entire college. It is a phenomenal feeling. And it is a victory for me in and of itself.” More from The Washington Post.
CAPTAIN MARVEL BRIE LARSON (@brielarson) CALLS ON HOLLYWOOD TO MOVE FASTER WITH LGBTQ REPRESENTATION IN SUPERHERO MOVIES: More from Vanity Fair.
TONY AWARDS NOMINATE LGBTQ AND ALLIED ACTORS, PRODUCTIONS: See who we’re most excited about on our Twitter. See the full list of nominations from The New York Times.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
ADVOCATES IN ISRAEL CALL ON EDUCATION MINISTRY TO PROTECT TRANSGENDER YOUTH: Advocates held a demonstration after news reports detailing a transgender girl who had not attended school in half a year due to bullying. More from The Jerusalem Post.
PRINCE HARRY’S CHARITY PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATION FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH: More from NBC.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Tampa Bay Times profiles openly gay Mayor-elect Jane Castor; The Chronicle (Elyria, Ohio) interviews the founders of the Colors+ Youth Center in Fairview Park; Local 10 Miami previews an upcoming documentary on transgender inmate populations; Columbia Journalism Review sits down with The Daily Beast’s Samantha Allen (@SLAwrites); NewNowNext reviews a recent episode of “Wife Swap” where a two-dad couple confronts homophobia
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