Donald Trump Jr. Communicated with Wikileaks During Campaign, Acted on its Requests, Says Bombshell Report

Wikileaks urged Donald Trump Jr. to tell his father to not concede if he lost on Election Day, according to a bombshell report from The Atlantic that alleges the president’s eldest child and the transparency organization secretly corresponded in private direct messages on Twitter during the U.S. presidential campaign. The messages were turned over to Congress…

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Donald Trump Jr. Communicated with Wikileaks During Campaign, Acted on its Requests, Says Bombshell Report

Conservatives Try to Sneak ‘Religious Freedom’ Into Australia’s Marriage Bill

The right is using marriage equality as a Trojan horse for anti-LGBT legislation.

www.advocate.com/world/2017/11/13/conservatives-try-sneak-religious-freedom-australias-marriage-bill

Brexit Has Led Nearly A Fifth Of European NHS Doctors To Make Solid Plans To Quit UK
Nearly a fifth of NHS doctors from the European Economic Area have already made solid plans to leave the country following the Brexit vote, according to new research.

A total of 12,000 doctors – nearly 7.7% of the medical workforce – is from the EEA and 18% of them have made plans to leave, the British Medical Association (BMA) found. A total of 45% are considering it.

Among the 1,720 doctors surveyed, those who were considering leaving said post-Brexit hostility towards EU nationals and potential changes to immigration rules were why they wanted to go.

It comes amid fears over how Brexit could hit the NHS’ ability to recruit staff, after a 67% rise in the number of EU nurses and midwives leaving in the past year.

In September, NHS Digital revealed nearly 10,000 doctors, nurses and support staff from the EU had quit in the previous year, an increase of 22%, as the NHS struggles to fill vacancies.

The EEA covers the EU and other states signed up to freedom of movement, which Britain is set to abandon after Brexit.

One of the BMA survey respondents, Dr Marco Nardini, said he faced “negative attitudes” since the Brexit referendum in June last year.

“One patient at the end of a consultation started talking about the referendum outcome, saying it was a good thing as it would restrict immigration – I don’t think he realised that he was talking to a foreigner,” he said.

“I agreed and smiled while saying goodbye and gave him by best wishes as usual, but it made me very sad.”

Germany, Spain and Australia are the most popular choices of country to move to, the survey found.

The BMA, which has called for EEA doctors to be guaranteed the right to remain and for flexible post-Brexit rules that allow others to continue to come here, warned the findings were a “real concern”.

Dr Andrew Dearden, BMA treasurer, said: “Many have dedicated years of service to the NHS and medical research in the UK, and without them our health service would not be able to cope.

“We need clarity on what the future holds for EU citizens and their families living in the UK, and an end to the uncertainty and insecurity that could see many voting with their feet.

“It’s also vital that any future immigration system is flexible enough to ensure the NHS can recruit and retain doctors and other NHS workers in sufficient numbers.

“Our NHS and patient care are all the richer for having a diverse workforce – it’s crucial we don’t lose valuable experience and expertise because of Brexit.”

The survey also found 77% of EEA doctors would be more likely to leave Britain if negotiations failed to secure European citizens’ rights.

Dr Nardini, who moved back to Italy in August after nearly two years in Manchester and Teesside, said Brexit had been a “key factor”.

He added: “One of my main concerns was around whether my qualifications would continue to be recognised abroad and in the UK.

“There’s so much uncertainty at the moment – moving back to Italy and completing my training here seemed like the safer option.”

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brexit-nhs-doctors-eea-leaving_uk_5a098adde4b05673aa5a99d9

Evangelicals say they are more likely to vote for Roy Moore after child molestation allegations
Yes, you read that correctly, folks. They say they are more likely to vote for him.

www.queerty.com/evangelicals-say-likely-vote-roy-moore-child-molestation-allegations-20171113?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Fifth Woman Accuses Roy Moore of Sexual Harassment: WATCH

Beverly Young Nelson, the fifth woman to come forward with sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore, spoke to reporters flanked by her lawyer Gloria Allred at a New York press conference.

Nelson said that she met Moore while working at a restaurant when she was 16 where Moore was a regular. One night when she needed a ride home because her boyfriend was late, Moore offered her one. He drove her to the back of the restaurant, where she asked him what he was doing.

Wrote Nelson in a statement offered to reporters:

Instead of answering my question, Mr. Moore reached over and began groping me, putting his hands on my breasts. I tried to open my car door to leave, but he reached over and locked it so I could not get out. I tried fighting him off, while yelling at him to stop, but instead of stopping he began squeezing my neck attempting to force my head onto his crotch. I continued to struggle. I was determined that I was not allow him to force me to have sex with him. I was terrified. He was also trying to pull my shirt off. I thought that he was going to rape me. I was twisting and struggling and begging him to stop. I had tears running down my face.

At some point he gave up. He then looked at me and said, “you are a child. I am the District attorney of Etiwah County. If you tell anyone about this, no one will believe you.” He finally allowed me to open the car door and I either fell out or he pushed me out. I was on the ground as he pulled out of the parking area behind the restaurant. The passenger door was still open as he burned rubber pulling away leaving me lying there on the cold concrete in the dark.

Nelson said she quit her job immediately thereafter and had held on to the secret, believing she would take it to her death but decided to come forward since others were speaking out.

She also said she voted fro Trump and her decision to come out against Moore was not politically motivated.

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Exclusive: St Paul’s Girls’ School Reveals Former Pupils Have Alleged ‘Sexual Abuse’

Britain’s leading girls’ school has revealed that some of its former pupils have alleged they suffered “sexual abuse” while in its care.

St Paul’s Girls’ School in West London has written to its alumni to alert them to the claims, which were prompted by the #metoo campaign to report current and historic cases of assault and harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Two former St Paul’s pupils, known as ‘Paulinas’, have passed on information about their personal experience over a period stretching from the 1970s to 1990s, while others have related allegations set out by friends.

The school says that ‘relevant authorities’ have been informed of the allegations and High Mistress Sarah Fletcher has urged the former pupils to identify to the police the individuals responsible for the abuse.

In her letter, seen by HuffPost UK, Fletcher adds that she has now asked St Paul’s own Local Authority Designated Officer to carry out “an independent safeguarding inspection” to ensure that current pupils are as safe as possible.

The £24,000-a-year fee-paying school, in Hammersmith, West London, regularly tops the national league tables for exam results.

Its alumni include high achieving women in business, science, the arts and politics.

‘Old Paulinas’ include Tory MP Vicky Ford, journalists Sophie Raworth and Susanna Reid, TV presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell and actresses Rachel Weisz, Emily Mortimer and Joely Richardson.  Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel also attended the school. There is no suggestion any of them have alleged abuse.

According to its website, the school’s “first full-time appointments of men to the academic staff” were made in 1967.

The revelations of abuse follow a project set up by the school’s drama department which invited former pupils to send in their own experiences of harassment.

Fletcher said that the St Pauls’ email, “in conjunction with #metoo and the stories about abuse currently in the press, prompted a small number of OPs [Old Paulinas] to get in touch with the school”.

“They have told us of past sexual abuse at St Paul’s. Two wrote from personal experience, others about what they had heard from friends. The allegations relate to a period spanning from the 1970s to 1990s.

“We immediately passed the information onto the relevant authorities, and we remain in close contact with them. I have written to everyone concerned thanking them for coming forward and expressing our absolute condemnation of all such behaviour.

“I have let staff and parents know, and will be talking to our students. The police can only do their job, however, if they have a name. I have, therefore, asked these OPs to consider whether they would feel able to identify the individual(s), so that they can be held to account. I realise this is a big and difficult step to take, and we shall do all we can to support anyone who decides to go to the police”.

Fletcher added:” We can never say “it could never happen here”. We can, however, try our hardest to make sure that we are robust in setting the highest standards in safeguarding that we can.”

St Paul’s Girls is the sister school to St Paul’s School, which is already under investigation after allegations of child abuse stretching back nearly 60 years.

St Paul’s, which lists George Osborne and John Simpson among its own alumni, is the subject of a “serious case review” by Richmond Safeguarding Children Board.

Earlier this year former rowing coach Patrick Marshall became the fifth member of staff to be convicted for abuse since 2013 when he was jailed for 18 years for sexually abusing pupils.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/st-pauls-girls-school-former-pupils-allege-sexual-abuse-after-metoo-campaign_uk_5a0a1bdbe4b0b17ffcdfc0e3

New FBI Data Shows Increased Reported Incidents of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes in 2016

Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released hate crime statistics for 2016. This information, released at the start of Transgender Awareness Week, highlights the ongoing epidemic of anti-transgender violence.

In 2016, 6,121 hate crime incidents were reported –an increase of five percent from 2015. Of the 6,121 incidents reported,1,076 were based on sexual orientation bias and 124 were based on gender identity bias. These numbers reflect a two percent and nine percent increase, respectively.

Of the 124 incidents based on gender identity, 19 targeted gender non-conforming people, a decrease of 54 percent from 2015. Yet, of those same 124 incidents,105 targeted transgender people, an increase of 44 percent from 2015.

However, these numbers likely represent only a fraction of such cases, given that reporting hate crimes to the FBI is not mandatory. Thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the country did not submit any data. And while the number of jurisdictions reporting hate crimes data increased to 15,251 in 2016 from 14,997 in 2015, this is still less than the 15,494 agencies that reported in 2014. The lack of mandatory reporting means that the FBI data, while helpful, paints a very incomplete picture of hate crimes against LGBTQ Americans.

Jurisdictions with populations of more than 250,000 were among the thousands of. law enforcement agencies across the country that did not submit hate crimes data, and the vast majority of those — 88 percent — simply indicated to the FBI that no hate crimes had occurred. More than 90 cities with more than 100,000 residents either affirmatively reported zero hate crimes or ignored the FBI request for their 2016 hate crime data.

Over the past year, HRC has been calling on the Trump administration to do more to respond to hate crimes. In March, HRC joined 155 other civil and human rights organizations in urging the Trump administration to more strongly respond to bias-motivated acts of violence and intimidation. The letter cited examples of hate incidents, including the murder of seven transgender women of color, the February shooting targeting two Indian Hindu Americans in Kansas, and the numerous bomb threats against Jewish organizations and houses of worship, among others.

In addition, in September, HRC joined more than 80 organizations on a letter to Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division outlining steps that the DOJ should take in the wake of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville and in response to other bias-motivated crimes across the country. The letter also highlights the coalition’s broader priorities to help inform the DOJ’s plan of action to prevent and respond to hate violence.

Since the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA) in 2009, HRC has worked with the FBI to update the agency’s crime reporting, from providing training materials to sharing details on hate crimes when they occur. HRC continues to press for improved reporting, passage of state laws that protect LGBTQ individuals from hate crimes, and expanded education and training initiatives.

The Anti-Defamation League has mapped the hate crime incidents that were reported in cities with populations of more than 100,000 and includes information on reported hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity biases. You can view this map here.

www.hrc.org/blog/new-fbi-data-shows-increased-reported-incidents-of-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-i?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Woman Says Roy Moore Sexually Assaulted Her When She Was 16

Beverly Young-Nelson offered extensive details on an alleged sexual assault by the Senate candidate during a Monday afternoon press conference.

www.advocate.com/crime/2017/11/13/woman-says-roy-moore-sexually-assaulted-her-when-she-was-16