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Daily Archives: March 21, 2018
Health Department Removes Info on Lesbian, Bi Women’s Health Concerns
Health Department Removes Info on Lesbian, Bi Women’s Health Concerns
Detailed in a new report, it’s the latest in a series of hostile actions from the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Department.
www.advocate.com/politics/2018/3/21/health-department-removes-info-lesbian-bi-womens-health-concerns
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N.Y. Catholic Archbishop Opposes Bill Making It Easier for Abuse Victims to Sue
N.Y. Catholic Archbishop Opposes Bill Making It Easier for Abuse Victims to Sue
Cardinal Timothy Dolan is lobbying against a bill offering a one-year window for survivors to sue in decades-old cases.
Beloved British soap under fire for airing this shocking male rape scene
Beloved British soap under fire for airing this shocking male rape scene
“Coronation Street” is one of the longest-running soap operas in the U.K. This week, the show tackled one of its most controversial topics to date: male rape.
Matt and Dan Talk About the Sex They Just Had: WEB SERIES
Matt and Dan Talk About the Sex They Just Had: WEB SERIES
Did you ever finish up with a romp in the sack wondering how if you performed okay?
Dan realizes he’ll never have to wonder again in the first episode of Matt & Dan, created by Matt Wilkas and Daniel Vincent Gordh.
Watch below, and check out the trailer for what’s ahead…here.
The post Matt and Dan Talk About the Sex They Just Had: WEB SERIES appeared first on Towleroad.
Student Non-Discrimination Act Reintroduced in Congress
Student Non-Discrimination Act Reintroduced in Congress
Today, pro-equality champions in the Senate and House of Representatives reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA)—legislation that would protect LGBTQ students from discrimination in schools throughout the country.
The legislation, which was introduced by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo., Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Bobby Scott, D-Va., would explicitly prohibit all K-12 public schools from discriminating against any student based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 bars discrimination based on sex in education programs, and numerous federal courts have rightly interpreted this to include discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and sex-stereotyping. However, many school districts and the Trump Administration continue to refuse to recognize the rights of LGBTQ students under Title IX.
In fact, the first major action that Secretary Betsy DeVos took after becoming Secretary of Education was to rescind guidance detailing schools’ obligations to protect transgender students under Title IX. Last month, the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education announced that it will no longer even investigate claims of discrimination by transgender students who lack access to appropriate facilities.
LGBTQ students and their families are understandably alarmed by these developments. They already face pervasive discrimination and harassment, depriving them of equal educational opportunities in schools around the country. When students don’t feel safe or welcome in school, they face high rates of absenteeism, dropout, academic underachievement and even adverse health consequences.
SNDA has received broad support from education, civil rights, and LGBTQ advocacy organizations. In 2015, SNDA was offered as an amendment to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. While a majority of Senators voted in favor of the amendment, including 7 Republicans, it unfortunately did not receive the 60 votes needed to proceed.
HRC is proud to work with the sponsors of the Student Non-Discrimination Act to guarantee that LGBTQ students have strong legal protections nationwide and to ensure they are safe and welcome in their schools.
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill that emboldens school districts to discriminate against transgender youth
Tennessee lawmakers advance bill that emboldens school districts to discriminate against transgender youth
HB 2620 aims to require the TN Attorney General to defend schools that choose to discriminate against transgender students and staff
NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today condemned the Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee for advancing HB 2620, a bill that aims to require the Tennessee Attorney General to defend school districts that dictate transgender students, faculty, and staff to only use the bathroom based on the gender they were assigned at birth. While this bill does not create a school-system-wide transgender bathroom ban, it is a clear attempt to embolden school boards to create these discriminatory policies knowing that state government resources will be used in their defense.
“At its core, HB 2620 is about encouraging discrimination and opening up transgender and gender non-conforming youth to bullying and violence,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. “Members of the House should reject this bill and send a clear message to their constituents that Tennessee lawmakers are not in the business of emboldening discrimination and writing people’s prejudices about the transgender community into law.”
A similar bill (HB 1488) was introduced earlier this year and quickly withdrawn by its sponsor before it ever made it into a subcommittee hearing. However, it was refiled after the Family Action Council of Tennessee, one of the state family policy councils of the national anti-LGBTQ group Focus on the Family, convinced another lawmaker to put their name on the bill.
Clergy and faith leaders across the state have already joined the Tennessee Equality Project to come out in opposition to this discriminatory bill, which now moves to the full House Civil Justice Committee for a vote.
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March 21, 2018
Happy Mardi Gras
John Oliver Talks to Seth, Ellen, and Goes to No. 1 With Gay Bunny Bestseller
John Oliver Talks to Seth, Ellen, and Goes to No. 1 With Gay Bunny Bestseller
Oliver’s children’s book starring Mike Pence’s rabbit is now ahead of James Comey’s memoir on the Amazon bestseller list.
www.advocate.com/comedy/2018/3/21/john-oliver-talks-seth-ellen-and-goes-no-1-gay-bunny-bestseller