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Alex Morash

Media and Public Relations Director, National LGBTQ Task Force
Providence
U.S.
As seen in: Salon, AlterNet, The Advocate Magazine, Media Matters for America, The Washington Blade, The National Memo, South Florida Gay News, Caribbean Today
I write stuff, fight Republicans, and sometimes annoy the DNC 🌹 Former @mmfa econ wonk. Did press @FlaDems. Snuck into @WashBlade & @TheAdvocateMag.
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Florida Dems to Host Digital Weekend of Action to Get Floridians to Vote By Mail

By Alex Morash
caribbeantoday.com — Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Democratic Party is hosting a busy weekend of events with volunteers across Florida. The party will be hosting online trainings and digital phone banks this weekend with a strong focus on assisting Floridians to fill out a vote by mail request. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, stated the importance of staying safe and working to win in November: “While we cannot be together, that doesn’t mean we are apart.
Jun 01, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Florida Dems To Host Digital Weekend Of Action To Get Floridians To Vote By Mail

By Alex Morash
caribbeantoday.com — Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Democratic Party is hosting a busy weekend of events with volunteers across Florida. The party will be hosting online trainings and digital phone banks this weekend with a strong focus on assisting Floridians to fill out a vote by mail request. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, stated the importance of staying safe and working to win in November: “While we cannot be together, that doesn’t mean we are apart.
May 30, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo Statement on the Passing of Wilton Manors Mayor Justin Flippen

By Alex Morash
caribbeantoday.com — Wilton Manors, Fla. — Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, released the following statement on Mayor Justin Flippen passing away yesterday evening: Flags at half mask in front of Wilton Manors City Hall today. Image is free for press to use.“All of us at the Florida Democratic Party mourn the loss of Mayor Justin Flippen. Our hearts go out to Mayor Flippen’s family and loved ones and to the city of Wilton Manors. “Florida lost a rising star last night.
Mar 02, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Democrats Host Dialogue on Gun Violence in Tampa

By Alex Morash
caribbeantoday.com — Tampa, Fl. ––  The Florida Democratic Party hosted its second Cease Fire community dialogue Saturday morning in Cyrus Greene Park in Tampa. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, along with State Senator Darryl Rouson, State Representative Dianne Hart, and State Representative Fentrice Driskell joined community activists, local leaders, and residents in a dialogue on gun violence prevention in communities of color.
Nov 21, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Column: Florida Democrats Look To LGBT Young People For Upper Hand In 2020

By Alex Morash
southfloridagaynews.com — Details Written by SFGN Staff | Alex Morash 04/05/2019 2:36 am Hits: 10 Share SFGN File Photo After the Florida Democrats lost the governor’s office and a Senate seat by some of the narrowest margins since the 2000 presidential election, the Florida Democratic Party looks to recruit an army of young people and register hundreds of thousands of new voters to put the state back into the blue column. The Florida Democratic Party is launching a final push to recruit college juniors to apply to...
Apr 05, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

What Media Need To Know About Trump Economic Policy Advisers Steve Moore And Larry Kudlow

By Craig Harrington, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Politico reported that Donald Trump is tapping conservative economic pundits Stephen Moore and Larry Kudlow to assist in remaking the presumptive Republican nominee’s tax plan, which has been lambasted as a budget-busting giveaway to high-income earners and corporations. Media should be aware that both Moore and Kudlow have long histories of playing fast and loose with the facts while making outlandish and incorrect claims about the economy.
Mar 22, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

STUDY: Prime-Time Cable And Broadcast Evening News Coverage Of The Economy In Second Half Of 2015

By Craig Harrington, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — With the presidential primary season in full swing, prime-time cable and broadcast evening news coverage of the economy focused on the candidates' policy priorities in the second half of 2015. News coverage of economic inequality fell considerably after hitting an all-time high in the first half of the year. Major Trends In Economic News CoverageBroadcast Evening News Coverage Of The Economy Falls In The Last Half Of 2015.
Feb 28, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Meghan McCain

By Parker Molloy, Dina Radtke, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Conservative commentators are offering Democrats the same old advice: Move to the center. Melissa Joskow / Media MattersJust a few weeks ago, I wrote about the tendency among conservatives, particularly of the “Never Trump” variety, to blame liberals and progressives for their own decisions.
Feb 22, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Two New Reports On LGBT Poverty Shatter Media Myth Of LGBT Affluence

By Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — xADVANCED SEARCH Keyword(s) Date Range››› Contrary to media misperceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) affluence, two new reports by the Williams Institute and Center for American Progress show the LGBT community continues to face higher rates of poverty, low wages, and economic insecurity than non-LGBT people.
Jan 11, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Hate’s New Strategy: Call Trans Kindergartners Sexual Predators

By Alex Morash
advocate.com — The Alliance Defending Freedom is leading the charge to get the federal government to erase transgender people. Its latest scheme to accomplish this involves picking on 5-year-olds -- claiming that transgender children are dangerous. Sounds absurd, except Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to hand the ADF a victory that may impact transgender people across the country. On August 17, 2017, ADF threatened legal action against the school district of Grass Lake, Mich.
Oct 29, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Dear Mayor: Get your name off the High Heel Race

By Alex Morash
washingtonblade.com — (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to co-opt the annual High Heel Race, claiming it as her own to present. Must every LGBTQ event be sponsored or presented by a politician, a big bank, or corporation, or do we deserve to have our events stand on their own? Every year thousands come to 17th Street to watch drag queens, drag kings, and every queer Halloween concoction imaginable race, strut, or prance to the finish line of Washington, D.C.’s High Heel Race.
Oct 25, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Dear Mayor: Get your name off the High Heel Race

By Alex Morash
washingtonblade.com — Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to co-opt the annual High Heel Race, claiming it as her own to present. Must every LGBTQ event be sponsored or presented by a politician, a big bank, or corporation, or do we deserve to have our events stand on their own? Every year thousands come to 17th Street to watch drag queens, drag kings, and every queer Halloween concoction imaginable race, strut, or prance to the finish line of Washington, D.C.’s High Heel Race.
Oct 25, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

The LGBTQ Movement Ignores Rising Income Inequality

By Alex Morash
advocate.com — Since the start of the Great Recession, social stability has deteriorated as income inequality climbed. This growing divide has affected every part of American society. The LGBTQ community has not been immune from this and we have an obligation to confront this threat. Talk of the ten year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers has filled the national conversation. The Wall Street investment bank's bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, has come to represent the start of the Great Recession.
Oct 02, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

The Hate Group Successfully Rolling Back LGBT Rights

By Alex Morash
advocate.com — One hate group that compares LGBTQ people to pedophiles is laying the groundwork to usher in a new age in this country where civil rights laws are rendered moot. And unless we stand in their way, they are going to win. NO GAYS ALLOWED was plastered onto a storefront in Tennessee after the United States Supreme Court ruled that the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop would have his case reheard by Colorado officials over his refusal to make cakes for same-sex weddings.
Aug 03, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Having D.C. bars pay workers won’t cause sky to fall

By Alex Morash
washingtonblade.com — Washington, D.C.’s gay bars would have you believe that passing Initiative 77, which would pay tipped workers the full minimum wage plus tips, is unnecessary and would destroy D.C.’s queer nightlife. In reality, Initiative 77 makes bars and restaurants play by the same rules as everyone else. Tipping can be a wonderful way to thank someone for a job well done — a great extra perk.
May 17, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

When Doctors' 'Morality' Leads to Dead LGBT People

By Alex Morash
advocate.com — Trump is trying to give anyone working in health care a free pass to discriminate against patients. Think they won't? Ever heard of Ben Carson?
Mar 22, 2018 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Right-wing media react in disgust after openly transgender candidates win historic elections

By Alex Morash, Brennan Suen
mediamatters.org — Right-wing media reacted in disgust to the historic November 7 win by Danica Roem -- one of a number of openly transgender candidates, including Andrea Jenkins in Minnesota, to take races that day. Anti-LGBTQ websites The Federalist and LifeSite News joined a handful of white nationalists in attacking Roem, a transgender woman who is set to be the first openly transgender candidate elected and seated in a state legislature in U.S. history, after her win in Virginia.
Nov 08, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Anti-LGBTQ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom attacks Michigan elementary school for trans-inclusive policy

By Brennan Suen, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — International anti-LGBTQ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is once again trying to stop a local school district’s attempts to create an inclusive environment for transgender students. ADF sent a letter that mentioned possible litigation against the Grass Lake Community Schools district in Michigan and urged it to reverse a policy that allows transgender students to use the restrooms that align with their gender identity.
Sep 19, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

In honor of Labor Day, Fox & Friends let an obscure acupuncturist lie about raising the minimum wage

By Alex Morash
salon.com — Fox News used an unqualified crank to push discredited right-wing media myths about the economic costs of raising the minimum wage in response to Fight for $15 rallies held across the country on Labor Day. On the September 5 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy hosted Kevin McNamee, an obscure chiropractor and acupuncturist, to discuss rallies held in Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Oakland where demonstrators called for raising the minimum wage.
Sep 09, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

In honor of Labor Day, Fox & Friends let an obscure acupuncturist lie about raising the minimum wage

By Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Fox News used an unqualified crank to push discredited right-wing media myths about the economic costs of raising the minimum wage in response to Fight for $15 rallies held across the country on Labor Day. On the September 5 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy hosted Kevin McNamee, an obscure chiropractor and acupuncturist, to discuss rallies held in Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Oakland where demonstrators called for raising the minimum wage.
Sep 05, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Some journalists can see through Trump's economic ruse. Time for everyone else to catch up.

By Craig Harrington, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Trump wants credit for economic progress, but the continued recovery has little to do with himPresident Donald Trump has been promoting record high valuations on the Dow Jones industrial average as proof of his supposed economic accomplishments and has attacked news outlets for not covering the stock market gains and steady job creation during the first six months of his presidency.
Aug 04, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Fox pushes absurd claim that Trump’s election boosted economy by $4 trillion

By Craig Harrington, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Fox Business host Stuart Varney celebrated the first six months of the Trump administration by ridiculously claiming that the election and inauguration of President Donald Trump are responsible for adding trillions of dollars to the economy and lifting wages for low-income workers around the country.
Jul 21, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

Republicans float vote on right-wing media’s disastrous plan to repeal the ACA with no replacement

By Julie Alderman, Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Senate Republicans are floating a possible vote on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement plan in place, a proposal that has been pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), President Donald Trump, and right-wing media. But this plan would leave tens of millions uninsured, cause a spike in premiums, and cause insurers to flee the market. ABC: McConnell “called for a vote to repeal Obamacare with a two-year delay” to find a replacement.
Jul 18, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

News Outlets Fail To Report On What The GOP Health Care Rollback Means For LGBTQ Americans

By Alex Morash
nationalmemo.com — Reprinted with permission from MediaMatters. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans will face greater hardship if Republicans in Congress succeed in reversing the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) patient protections and expansion of Medicaid — and this is especially true for people living with HIV — yet, print and television news have almost completely ignored their stories.
Jul 15, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

News outlets fail to report on what the GOP health care rollback means for LGBTQ Americans

By Alex Morash
mediamatters.org — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans will face greater hardship if Republicans in Congress succeed in reversing the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) patient protections and expansion of Medicaid -- and this is especially true for people living with HIV -- yet, print and television news have almost completely ignored their stories. LGBTQ Americans deal with higher rates of poverty, greater need for Medicaid, and higher rates of HIV infection than the general population.
Jul 14, 2017 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?
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