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#AM_Equality: May 5, 2020
HRC GIVES BACK CAMPAIGN DONATES 15,000 FACE MASKS TO 50 ORGANIZATIONS: HRC Gives Back is a digital campaign designed to raise funds for the critical fight for LGBTQ rights while benefitting essential workers and a wide variety of community organizations. “We are living in unprecedented times and the overwhelming success of HRC Gives Back is an especially heartening development — showing that people continue to understand the critical importance of fighting for LGBTQ rights while giving back to those on the front lines,” said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid). “We’re grateful to our members and supporters for helping make this important initiative successful.” More from HRC.
We are so proud to launch our @HRC Gives Back campaign! ����
In our first week, we signed up thousands of new members while donating nearly 15,000 masks to 50 community organizations. t.co/fjiRE87dbN
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 4, 2020
TUESDAY TWEET — ON 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF PIVOTAL HOUSE VOTE, MARTHA MCSALLY HAUNTED BY DECISION TO STRIP LIFE-SAVING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FROM MILLIONS OF AMERICANS: “On the anniversary of her vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, we remember how Martha McSally dangerously voted to strip ten million Americans and 2.8 million Arizonans of life-saving health care coverage,” said HRC Arizona State Director Bridget Sharpe (@bridgetsharpeAZ). “McSally’s vote would have negatively impacted communities already facing discrimination and health care disparities, including the LGBTQ community. Millions of Arizonans with pre-existing conditions will not forget how McSally has failed them over and again in Washington. McSally can run but she cannot hide from her record on health care.” More from HRC.
Today marks the third anniversary of Sen. Martha McSally voting for the American Health Care Act, which would have gutted protections for millions of Arizonans living with pre-existing conditions.
We remember and we will vote her out in November. t.co/nbVIQsXqMa
— HRC in Arizona (@HRCaz) May 4, 2020
AN ARMY OF EQUALITY VOTERS — HOW LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MOBILIZED THE COMMUNITY: “We knew that shifting perceptions on LGBTQ issues like same-sex marriage and non-discrimination protections, as well as the massive turnout of LGBTQ people gave [HRC] a new opportunity, and that opportunity was to expand our organizing to people whose views were aligned with ours and to people whose voting habits could be influenced by our efforts,” says HRC National Press Secretary for Campaigns Lucas Acosta (@LucasRAcosta). More from QNotes.
TWO PUERTO RICAN MEN CHARGED UNDER FEDERAL HATE CRIMES LAW FOR MURDER OF TWO TRANSGENDER WOMEN: Read more here.
DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO POSTPONE 2020 GENERAL CONFERENCE & VOTE OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ORDINATION OF LGBTQ PASTORS: More from AP.
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LONDON FASHION WEEK IS GOING GENDER NEUTRAL AND VIRTUAL: “The current pandemic is leading us all to reflect more poignantly on the society we live in and how we want to live our lives and build businesses when we get through this,” said Caroline Rush (@rushcaroline), the chief executive of the British Fashion Council, in a statement. More from them.
PUERTO RICAN PRO VOLLEYBALL PLAYER DENNIS DEL VALLE COMES OUT AS GAY: “I wanted to use this platform not to tell the world my story or who I am. But to try to inspire other people, kids, especially athletes that don’t have anyone to look up to.” More from OutSports.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
KENYAN COURT REFUSES TO LIFT ITS BAN ON LGBTQ FILM RAFIKI: More from them.
ISRAEL POSTPONES LGBTQ PRIDE PARADES DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC: More from Haaretz.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
The New York Times shares the 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners list, which includes musical-theater writer Michael R. Jackson (@TheLivingMJ) and poet Jericho Brown (@jerichobrown), both of whom are gay Black men
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