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Unlike Buttigieg or Sanders, Warren Won’t Appear on ‘Bigoted’ Fox News

Warren sets herself apart from other Democratic presidential hopefuls, including Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg.

www.advocate.com/politics/2019/5/14/unlike-buttigieg-or-sanders-warren-wont-appear-bigoted-fox-news

Garrard Conley fought the ex-gay movement and found the courage to forgive
The author of ‘Boy Erased,’ who will not stop until conversion therapy ends.

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Texas Republican: ‘It’s Our Obligation’ to Protect Chick-fil-A’s Right to Have a Store Anywhere They Want — WATCH

Texas Republican Jeff Leach spoke to FOX & Friends on Tuesday in support of a revived bill that would stop local governments from barring Chick-fil-A in airports and other locations because of its anti-LGBTQ views and actions.

Said Leach: “People love Chick-fil-A. You can’t argue with Chick-fil-A’s food and I don’t think you should be able to argue with the organizations that Chick-fil-A chooses to support either. … It’s our obligation as policymakers, as lawmakers, is to protect that right of Chick-fil-A to do that and to protect their right to exist and to have an establishment in any airport, in any city, in any community across the country.”

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Texas Republican: ‘It’s Our Obligation’ to Protect Chick-fil-A’s Right to Have a Store Anywhere They Want — WATCH

Texas Bill to Protect LGBTQ Youth from “Conversion Therapy” Gets First-Ever Hearing In House

Post submitted by Elisabeth Rutledge, HRC state legislative team consultant

This month, for the first time ever, the Texas House held a hearing on HB 517, a bill introduced by Rep. Celia Israel to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.”  While Israel has introduced this bill every session since her election, this was the first time it had a hearing – a major step forward in a state legislature that spent this last session focused on several anti-LGBTQ bills.

When Israel was elected in January 2014, she was only the second LGBTQ woman in the Texas legislature, joining Rep. Mary González, who was first elected in 2012. In the 2018 election, three more openly LGBTQ women were elected to the House: Jessica González, Julie Johnson and Erin Zwiener. Together, they founded the state’s first-ever LGBTQ Caucus, which counts more than 20 allies as members as well.

At the hearing on May 1 in the Public Health Committee, Israel testified about her own journey from self-doubt to being the openly LGBTQ leader that she is today. One hundred and fourteen people registered their support for this bill, and 49 registered their opposition.

The practice of “conversion therapy” is particularly cruel, as it tells vulnerable youth that the people closest to them — and society at large — believe they need to be “fixed.” Bills like HB 517 and hearings like this  can show LGBTQ youth that there are people fighting for them.

After the hearing, HB 517 was left pending in committee, and the deadline has passed for House bills to move forward this session.  However, if history is any guide, Israel will introduce this bill again in the next legislative session in 2021. Perhaps then the House will be ready to move the bill further on behalf of LGBTQ youth across Texas.

There is no credible evidence that conversion therapy can change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. To the contrary, research has clearly shown that these practices pose devastating health risks for LGBTQ young people such as depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse, homelessness and even suicidal behavior. The harmful practice is condemned by every major medical and mental health organization, including the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, and American Medical Association.

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have all enacted laws or regulations to protect minors from the harmful practice. Puerto Rico’s Governor recently issued an executive order protecting minors in the commonwealth from the harmful practice. A growing number of municipalities have also enacted similar protections, including at least fifty cities and counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Florida, New York, Arizona and Wisconsin.More information on the lies and dangers of efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity can be found here.

www.hrc.org/blog/texas-bill-to-protect-lgbtq-youth-from-conversion-therapy-gets-hearing?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Don’t Hold Back: Why Total Honesty Will Strengthen Your Relationships, Romantic or Otherwise

Honesty is an interesting trait. When asked what we look for in a partner or friend, the vast majority of people will place honesty pretty high on their list. Most of us crave honesty in intimate relationships, yet often we find ourselves withholding the truth from our loved ones in order to ‘spare their feelings.’ […]

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Don’t Hold Back: Why Total Honesty Will Strengthen Your Relationships, Romantic or Otherwise

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Tiffany Haddish Joins Jonathan Van Ness for Gay of Thrones: ‘Did That Queen Lose Her Damn Mind or What?’ — WATCH

Tiffany Haddish joined Jonathan Van Ness for this week’s Gay of Thrones to recap the “high-velocity melodrama” and read Christina Aguilera’s eyes, with a little extra lesson on personal sex hygiene.

And oh, the frustration: “Eight long years! Eight long years I’ve been waiting to watch this b**ch get killed! And how she get killed? Rocks!”

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Tiffany Haddish Joins Jonathan Van Ness for Gay of Thrones: ‘Did That Queen Lose Her Damn Mind or What?’ — WATCH