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Outraged Israelis Gather To Protest Anti-LGBTQ+ Stances Of Netanyahu’s New Government
Photo: Shay Bramson Hundreds of protesters gathered near the government offices in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening to protest against the anti-LGBTQ+ stances of the new government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports The Jerusalem Post. For a little over an hour, the demonstrators blocked the intersection next to Azrieli Center and then moved to block the Ayalon Highway, preventing traffic from passing in both directions.
BREAKING: Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood Dies. RIP
Vivienne Westwood. Photo: Mattia Passeri, via Wikimedia Commons Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81, reports BBC. In a statement on Twitter, her fashion house said she died “peacefully and surrounded” by her family in Clapham, South London. Westwood made her name with her punk and new wave styles in the 1970s and went on to dress some of the biggest names in fashion. READ MORE HERE: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64122181
Out Magazine: 20 Sexy Pics of Gus Kenworthy That Deserve Gold Medals
Since retiring from sports, Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy has been focusing on several other endeavors that include being an actor, model, TV personality, and social media influencer, reports Out magazine. The magazine has graciously posted some mouthwatering pictures of Kenworthy – check them out HERE. Follow Kenworthy on Instagram – @guskenworthy – for more!
Gay Bathhouse Midtowne Spa Los Angeles Has CLOSED. End Of An Era
Midtowne Spa Los Angeles has closed with little to no fanfare after servicing gay, bisexual, queer, and men who have sex with men for the past 50 years, reports WEHO TIMES. The gay bathhouse located at 615 Kohler Street in Los Angeles was founded in 1972. This is the end of the last Midtowne Spa standing in Southern California and across the nation. READ MORE HERE: BREAKING! Gay Bathhouse Midtowne Spa Los Angeles Closes after 50 Years
Trans Activist & Kentucky State Senator’s Son, Henry Berg-Brousseau, 24, Dies By Suicide. RIP
Henry Berg-Brousseau The son of Louisville Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg has died by suicide at age 24, reports Louisville Public Media. In an emailed statement, Berg said her son, Henry Berg-Brousseau, a transgender activist for LGBTQ rights, died by suicide last Friday morning. “Henry spent his life working to extend grace, compassion and understanding to everyone, but especially to the vulnerable and marginalized.
WATCH: HRC President Kelley Robinson Testifies to U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform On Surging Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremism and Violence
Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, just finished testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee about the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ extremism and violence in the United States in the wake of the recent Club Q shooting.
HISTORIC VICTORY: The Respect for Marriage Act is Law
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — celebrated today as President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law.
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Final Respect for Marriage Act, Bill Now Goes to President Biden for Signature
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — celebrated today the second, and final, bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the House of Representatives. The bill passed 258 to 169, and garnered the votes of all Democrats and 39 Republicans, demonstrating the widespread and bipartisan support for marriage equality.
A Landmark Step Toward Equality: Human Rights Campaign Celebrates Senate Passage of Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — today celebrated the bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Senate.
History Made: More LGBTQ+ People Elected to Congress Than Ever Before
Washington, DC – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — hailed the victory of at least 10 pro-equality, openly LGBTQ+ members of the House of Representatives Equality Caucus, a record.
ICYMI: Watch Jon Stewart Debunk Anti-Trans Myths about Gender Affirming Care
As a reckless, unprecedented misinformation campaign to justify harmful policies to prevent transgender children from being able to access age-appropriate, medically-necessary, gender-affirming care sweeps across the country, the newest episode of the Apple TV+ hit show “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” debunks these hateful lies with a focus on the people who are being harmed and the truth about what this care looks like.
Discriminatory DeSantis Administration Regulation Eliminating Medicaid Coverage for 9,000+ Transgender Floridians to Take Effect This Weekend
This weekend, on August 21, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)– shamelessly executing the DeSantis Administration’s discriminatory agenda – will rip away access to life-saving medical care for more than 9,000 transgender Floridians who rely on Medicaid.
Human Rights Campaign Condemns DeSantis Administration Move Banning Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Health Care
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, cowing to the shamelessly discriminatory DeSantis Administration, announced a rule change that will — contrary to all medical best practices — deny gender affirming care to Floridians of all ages who rely on Medicaid.
NEW REPORT: Anti-LGBTQ+ Grooming Narrative Surged More Than 400% on Social Media Following Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ Law, As Social Platforms Enabled Extremist Politicians and their Allies to Peddle Inflamatory, Discriminatory Rhetoric
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the passage of Florida’s discriminatory “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill, extremist politicians and their allies engineered an unprecedented and dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation campaign that saw discriminatory and inflamatory “grooming” content surge by over 400% across social media platforms, according to a new report released today by the Human Rights Campaign and the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Florida Board of Medicine for Considering Gov. DeSantis’ Politically-Motivated Proposal to Ban Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Tomorrow, the Florida Board of Medicine will meet to discuss thoroughly debunked rule changes proposed by the Florida Department of Health’s (FDOH) that would — contrary to all medical best practices — deny gender-affirming care to Florida's transgender youth. The FDOH, an agency under the control of Governor DeSantis, is pressuring Board members to reject their best medical judgment and impose political barriers to accessing life-saving care for transgender youth and adults.
ICYMI: NBC: Opponents Of Same-Sex Marriage Face An Uphill Climb. They Should Give Up.
In the lead-up to the Senate’s vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Interim President Joni Madison published an op-ed in NBC THINK about how the bipartisan vote for the legislation in the House of Representatives demonstrates widespread support for marriage equality – and the uphill climb anti-equality opponents will face if they want to roll back this right.
Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act Passes 267-157, with 47 Republican Votes
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — today celebrated the bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the House of Representatives. The bill passed 267 to 157 and garnered the votes of 47 Republicans, demonstrating the widespread and bipartisan support for marriage equality.
BREAKING: Kansas Legislature Sustains Governor’s Veto of Bill Banning Transgender Students from Playing School Sports
The legislation was passed in a last-ditch effort when Senate Bill 160, a bill regulating fisheries and wildlife, was gutted in conference committee and replaced with the the discriminatory language the Governor vetoed. “Both Republican and Democratic Governors have joined me in vetoing similar divisive bills for the same reasons: it’s harmful to students and their families and it’s bad for business," Kelly said in a release announcing her veto earlier this month. In 2021, Gov.
200+ Major U.S. Companies Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+ State Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign and Freedom for All Americans announced that more than 200 major companies have joined together to sign on to the Human Rights Campaign and Freedom for All Americans Business Statement on Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation. Together, these companies are united in opposing the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, much of which specifically harms transgender youth, in states across the country. The list of signatories has more than quadrupled in the past year.
ICYMI: New Data Shows Support for LGBTQ+ Rights Continues to Tick Upward, In Contrast to Onslaught of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in States Across Country
Key Points: Eight in Ten Support Nondiscrimination Laws to Protect LGBTQ+ People – Even in States with Discriminatory Bills in the Legislature Support for nondiscrimination protections is the highest it’s ever been, overall, and across state, religious affiliation, and party membership: Approximately eight in ten Americans (79%) favor laws that would protect LGBTQ+ people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations, and housing.
Marriott, Hilton, American Airlines and AirBnb Join 150+ Major U.S. Companies To Oppose Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Today, Marriott, Hilton, American Airlines and AirBnb, alongside more than three dozen companies with a major presence in Florida, are joining more than 150+ major companies vocally opposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Florida and across the country – highlighting a wave of legislation targeting transgender and LGBTQ+ youth. These companies represent tens of thousands of employees in Florida.
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Anti-Equality Extremist Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton for Putting the Well-Being of Transgender Youth At Risk
Texas once again took the national spotlight as a leader in anti-transgender attacks, as Governor Greg Abbott took the unprecedented move of directing Texas’s Department of Family and Protective Services to consider best-practice, age-appropriate, medically-necessary, gender-affirming care for transgender children as child abuse. This follows the release of a legal opinion by Attorney General Paxton - which is not legally binding - that opined the same.
Salesforce, Elanco Animal Health, Pepsi Co, and 150+ Major U.S. Companies Oppose Anti-Transgender Legislation
Indianapolis — Today, Salesforce, Elanco Animal Health, Pepsi Co, alongside 38 companies with significant operations in Indiana, joined more than 150+ major companies vocally opposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Indiana and across the country – highlighting a wave of legislation targeting transgender and LGBTQ+ youth. These companies represent nearly 25,000 employees in Indiana.
More than 500 Major U.S. Corporations Join Business Coalition for the Equality Act, Registering Unprecedented Support for Federal Non-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ People
Share on Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email HRC’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act is the largest business coalition to ever come together in support of legal LGBTQ+ equality Today, the Human Rights Campaign — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — announced its Business Coalition for the Equality Act has reached a new and unprecedented milestone, growing to include more than 500 major U.S. corporations now calling for the...
South Dakota Advances First Anti-Trans Bill of 2022 to Governor’s Desk as Noem’s Chief of Staff Likens Transgender Kids to Terrorists
Today the South Dakota House took up and passed an anti-transgender sports ban, South Dakota Senate Bill 46, becoming the first state legislature to send discriminatory anti-transgender legislation to a governor’s desk in 2022.
Human Rights Campaign Joins National Advocacy Organizations in Urging Biden-Harris Administration to Protect LGBTQI Afghans
Share on Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Human Rights Campaign (HRC) joined five other national advocacy organizations in an appeal urging the Biden administration to expedite and ease the refugee and asylum process for LGBTQI Afghans following the Taliban’s recent takeover of Afghanistan.
BREAKING: Human Rights Campaign Urges Texas Governor Greg Abbott To Veto Discriminatory Anti-Trans Sports Ban
Today, TX HB 25, discriminatory legislation aimed at banning transgender youth from participating in sports alongside their peers, has formally passed both chambers. The bill now heads to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk for signature or veto. If the legislation is signed, Texas would become the tenth state to enact anti-transgender sports ban legislation, joining Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota (by Executive Order), Tennessee, and West Virginia.
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