D.C. Police Hunting Man for Anti-Gay Attack with Machete: VIDEO

D.C. Police Hunting Man for Anti-Gay Attack with Machete: VIDEO

Washington D.C. police are searching for a machete-wielding assailant who chased two men into the lobby of a building late last week.

NBC Washington reports: “The victims told police they were walking south in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street NW at about 11 p.m. Friday when one of the two men said to the other, “f— you,” a police report says. The suspect, who was walking north, heard the comment and assumed it was directed toward him, the report says. The machete-wielding man chased the two men into the lobby of Tyler House, near New York Avenue, and made “stabbing motions” at them, the report and a statement from police says. … According to the police report, the crime is being investigated as an assault with a dangerous weapon with anti-gay motivation.”

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#HRCTwitterTakeover with Rep. Sharice Davids

#HRCTwitterTakeover with Rep. Sharice Davids

Rep. Sharice Davids partnered with HRC for a Twitter Takeover to talk about visibility and why representation matters.

1/ Hey Twitter! It’s Rep. @ShariceDavids taking over @HRC’s account this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth to talk about why visibility and representation matter. pic.twitter.com/twx8ThxDr3

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

2/ I ran for Congress to fight for the people of Kansas, and I ended up making history.

Today, I am one of *two* Native American women to ever serve in the House of Representatives and one of only a handful of openly LGBTQ members of Congress. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/IKxJoV8ys8

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

3/ This significance isn’t lost on me, especially as we honor #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.

I wouldn’t be here without the contributions of all the incredible Native people who shaped our nation as we know it today. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeovert.co/Q0CZOrHDfD

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

4/ Many of us know how hard it can be to be part of a marginalized group.

But more diverse candidates are running—and winning—than ever before.

Now more than ever, we realize the truth that representation matters.
@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover t.co/WbZr59deD6

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

5/ I am humbled to serve the people in my district, and I am honored every day to walk the halls of the Capitol as a woman, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and as a part of the LGBTQ community. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

6/ We have to be in the room because if we’re not, then whole communities get left out of conversations.

Sometimes it’s intentional. But a lot of times, it isn’t—and that is often more dangerous. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

7/ In 2019, we are still seeing laws and practices persist that disenfranchise Native voters, LGBTQ voters, voters of color and so many other marginalized communities, not just in Kansas, but all across the U.S. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover t.co/aTXiOGNfgD

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

8/ For far too long, Native American and LGBTQ voices have been underrepresented in Congress.

By having new perspectives at the table, we’re literally bringing ideas and experiences to the national conversation that haven’t been there before. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/IqRXTxxSUe

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

9/ It’s why being a part of the House’s historic passage of the #EqualityAct was so meaningful to me—not because I thought that the Senate or Mitch McConnell would do their jobs—but because it is the kind of thing that can literally save lives. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

10/ According to the @CDCgov’s 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, among Native American LGBTQ youth:
❌50% report feeling sad or hopeless
❌15% did not go to school because they felt unsafe
❌More than 1/3 were bullied on school property
@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

11/ I’m consistently inspired by the Native and LGBTQ youth in this country. They give me hope for our future.

But these numbers are unacceptable, and it’s up to each of us to address them and work to change this reality. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

12/ For LGBTQ youth and Native youth and people who have been left out of the conversation, it means a lot for leaders across this country to step up and say, “Your experience matters. It matters that you’re here.”
@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/2TZ03fA99y

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

13/ If I could go up to every single young person in this country and tell them “you matter,” I would.

But right now the only thing I can do is to keep pushing for policy that’s going to institutionalize that message for our kids. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

14/ I get to stand before you as:
��The first out LGBTQ member of Kansas’ delegation
��One of the first two Native American women to ever serve in Congress
��Part of the most diverse Congressional class ever

And that means something.
@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover pic.twitter.com/A7QjagfA8B

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

15/ We have so much more work to do, and that only happens if each and every one of us registers and gets out to vote.

The right to vote was fought for by so many. We must honor that fight and commit ourselves to it. —@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover t.co/JHpdNpaaIg

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

16/16 One different voice in the room can change policy.
One different voice in the room can change lives.

We owe it to the next generation and the generation after that to start making change now.
@ShariceDavids #HRCTwitterTakeover

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 14, 2019

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Tell Me Why is the first major studio game to feature a playable transgender lead character

Tell Me Why is the first major studio game to feature a playable transgender lead character

Xbox Game Studios

Tell Me Why, a new game revealed today at the Xbox X019 celebration in London, promises to set a new standard for transgender representation in gaming. This gripping narrative adventure from DONTNOD Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios will be the first game from a major studio to feature a playable transgender lead character. Check out the trailer below.

Tell Me Why tells the story of Tyler Ronan – a young transgender man – and his identical twin sister Alyson as they uncover mysteries surrounding their loving but troubled childhood in small-town Alaska. Both characters will be playable across the game’s three chapters, which will all be released in the summer of 2020.

Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Representation, has worked alongside DONTNOD and Xbox Game Studios from early in the game’s development to bring this authentic trans narrative to life. Through consultation in story, dialogue, character design, environmental design, and voice casting, GLAAD and the game’s creators have taken care to ensure that Tyler is a genuine, multi-dimensional character, avoiding the many harmful transgender stereotypes and tropes of the past. Tyler is voiced by out trans actor August Black.

In a statement released by Microsoft today, Nick Adams said, “Microsoft and DONTNOD have approached Tyler with a real commitment to authenticity. Tyler is a fully-realized, endearing character, whose story is not reduced to simplistic trans tropes. Creating a playable lead trans character – and taking such care to get it right – raises the bar for future LGBTQ inclusion in gaming.”

GLAAD will have more to share closer to the release of the game next summer, but are proud to celebrate this announcement. Xbox Game Studios, DONTNOD Entertainment, and GLAAD are excited for players to learn more about Tyler’s story, and we trust that players (both transgender and cisgender) will grow to love Tyler and Alyson as much as we do

November 14, 2019

www.glaad.org/blog/tell-me-why-first-major-studio-game-feature-playable-transgender-lead-character