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Congratulations to Bob and Marlene from Orange County, California!
Congratulations to Bob and Marlene from Orange County, California!
Being someone’s first love is great, but being someone’s last love is beyond perfect. Bob couldn’t agree more. He writes: “If it weren’t for Zoosk, Marlene and I would never had met, dated, fallen in love, and gotten married. Our first date was on January 2, 2018 and we were married six months later. Our relationship is based on
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Man who tricked over 150 straight dudes into having sex with him on spy cam is headed off to prison
Neighbors Watch as Gay Couple is Ambushed, Stabbed Outside Apartment in Homophobic Hate Crime
Neighbors Watch as Gay Couple is Ambushed, Stabbed Outside Apartment in Homophobic Hate Crime
A gay Las Vegas couple was beaten and stabbed with broken glass after being ambushed outside their apartment building as neighbors watched.
Charles Clements was punched in the head and his boyfriend Vincent is still hospitalized with two broken ribs and a punctured lung. Vincent told KVVU Las Vegas that one of the assailants was a man he works with at Walmart, with whom he has spoken about his relationship.
Said Clements to the station: “It was all about gay bashing. The guy came up to my boyfriend’s job, calling him an abomination, calling him fag…I was about to unlock the door, the next thing I hear, [Vincent]’s calling my name. I come back, I see my boyfriend fighting with the guy. There was a lot of glass on the floor so the guy came around. He picked up the glass. I was like, ‘Don’t do that.’ And he started stabbing my boyfriend in the back. The guy was kicking him in his ribs. Neighbors, everybody just looking. Nobody called the police.”
Clements’ uncle is helping the couple find a new place to live.
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Neighbors Watch as Gay Couple is Ambushed, Stabbed Outside Apartment in Homophobic Hate Crime
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 3, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 3, 2018
THE CRISIS AT THE BORDER IS AN LGBTQ ISSUE. HERE’S WHY: More than 120 LGBTQ asylum seekers are stuck in Tijuana, with the number sure to grow in coming weeks with the impending arrival of a larger group of people fleeing violence and danger, according to the San Diego LGBT Community Center and RAICES, an organization providing vital legal support to immigrants. Violence associated with gangs and drug trafficking has made Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala some of the world’s most violent countries — and advocates have said that being LGBTQ substantially increases vulnerability to violence, with transgender individuals facing the highest risk. More from HRC.
.@HRC joins with partners across the U.S. in demanding the humane treatment of all undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers. We will not rest while people are subjected to horrific treatment based on who they are or where they are from. t.co/s7VjkSEFMp
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 1, 2018
HRC SENDS EXPANDED FOIA TO ICE & CBP FOR RECORDS OF TREATMENT OF TRANS DETAINEES: HRC is seeking all records regarding transgender detainees in ICE custody since January 21, 2017, as well as policies and procedures that guide treatment of transgender people in ICE custody. This follows an FOIA request by HRC in July for all records related Roxana Hernández, a transgender woman who died while in the custody of ICE and CBP. An autopsy that recently became public indicates she was physically abused while in custody. “HRC joins advocates, including efforts led by the Transgender Law Center, in calling for the full release of all records related to this tragedy to ensure those responsible for these cruel and fatal acts are brought to justice,” said JoDee Winterhof, HRC Senior Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs. More from HRC.
Eyewitnesses & the forensic examiner say Hernández was denied medical treatment for several days & physically abused while in ICE custody. @HRC joins @TransLawCenter in calling for a release of all records related to Roxana Hernández’s tragic death. t.co/6OajeWcXSo
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 2, 2018
MUST READ MONDAY — GOOD RIDDANCE…SIX OUT OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MEMBERS WHO VOTED AGAINST LGBTQ PROTECTIONS ARE BOOTED BY VOTERS: As Metro Weekly’s John Riley (@JohnAndresRiley) writes, these soon-to-be-former members were instrumental in defeating an amendment to a 2017 defense appropriations bill that would have codified protections for LGBTQ people from discrimination by federal contractors. Read the full piece here.
HRC MOURNS TYDI, A BLACK TRANS WOMAN SHOT, KILLED IN BALTIMORE: Officers found Tydi unconscious on a street after neighbors reported the shooting, according to the Washington Blade. Tydi died at a local hospital. Police are investigating the circumstances of her death, and are urging anyone with information to come forward. More from HRC.
INSIDE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE’S EFFORTS TO FIGHT HIV & OFFER SUPPORT TO STUDENTS LIVING WITH HIV: “I want (HBCUs) to be seen as leaders who are combating this epidemic and not just innocent bystanders in watching it unfold,” Leslie Hall (@MrLeslieHall), associate director of HRC Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program, told Ryanne Persinger of The Philadelphia Tribune.
FIRST OPENLY GAY GOVERNOR HOPES HIS WIN INSPIRES LGBTQ YOUTH: “I really understand how others can find a lot of excitement in the fact that a state like Colorado can elect an openly gay governor, and hopefully that can inspire LGBT youth and others across the country to really reach for the stars in whatever fields they are striving for,” Colorado Governor-elect Jared Polis told Teen Vogue.
JUSSIE SMOLLETT DONATES ALBUM PROCEEDS TO HRC, OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS ORGS: More from The Grio.
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— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 30, 2018
WHICH ACTORS COULD BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR PROTRAYING LGBTQ CHARACTERS? More from GoldDerby.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
AWFUL — INDONESIAN CITY PASSES LAW TO FINE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN LGBTQ “ACTIVITIES”: More from The Mercury.
OPENLY GAY BRITISH MP LLOYD RUSSELL-MOYLE SHARES HIV STATUS IN MOVING SPEECH TO MARK WORLD AIDS DAY: More from Metro Weekly.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Washington Blade reports that Ryan Murphy will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame tomorrow; StoryCorps interviews a same-sex couple who met during the height of the HIV epidemic; HRC sits down with Ashley Rhodes-Courter and Erick Smith, members of HRC Foundation’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council from Florida; Tacoma Daily Index announces the American Bar Association’s winners for the 2019 Stonewall Award
Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!
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Introducing live captions & subtitles in Skype
Introducing live captions & subtitles in Skype
Today, Skype joins the world in celebrating the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the launch of call captioning with live captions & subtitles. This new feature works on the latest version of Skype for one-on-one calls with a friend, coworker, or to any phone number, as well as in group calls with a work team or friend group. The live captions & subtitles feature provides a more inclusive experience for everyone in the Skype community, especially for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Skype has been hard at work at making our features more inclusive, and live captions & subtitles are just one way we made Skype calls more accessible. Simple settings allow you to turn them on for a single call or keep them turned on for all your calls. Live captions & subtitles are optimized to be fast, continuous, and contextually updated as people speak. Currently, the captions and subtitles auto-scroll in your call, but coming soon, you’ll find additional viewing options, including the ability to scroll through them in their own side window, so you don’t miss a moment—be it in a video or in the live subtitles. To learn how to use this feature, read our support article.
Coming soon: translations that support over 20 languages
To show our commitment towards inclusivity, we’re also releasing translations that support over 20 languages and dialects in the coming weeks. Whether you’re learning a new language, having a tough time understanding your friend from across the world, or attending a meeting that is not in your native tongue, our new translations will help keep you up to speed. Once you turn translations on through a simple setting toggle, you can read subtitles in the language of your choosing in every call.
Learn more about how Skype and Microsoft are devoted to inclusivity.
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Skye Jaxin: Getting Started
Skye Jaxin: Getting Started
So Im very new to this webcam modeling, Ive only been live once so far…. my second time will be tonight & Im very excited because now I have more of an idea of what to expect…Im still learning about all this & how it works, so bare with me while I get the hang of things… I can’t wait to spend more time online chatting with you! See you tonight ;)XoXoSkye
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John Krasinski sent sweaty, naked photos to this famous male actor — and there’s proof
10 LGBT Icons With Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
10 LGBT Icons With Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
More than 2,600 celebrities are immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, including many LGBT icons.
Worried About ‘Fashionable’ Homosexuality, Pope Francis Says Gays Should Not Be Accepted into Catholic Ministry
Worried About ‘Fashionable’ Homosexuality, Pope Francis Says Gays Should Not Be Accepted into Catholic Ministry
Pope Francis said gay people should not join the Catholic priesthood in lengthy remarks from a new book, The Strength of a Vocation, which was released yesterday in Italy.
Asked about the high percentages of gay people in the priesthood, Francis responded: “It’s something that worries me. We have to discern with seriousness and listen to the voice of the experience that the Church has. When discernment is not used, problems increase. As I said before, it may be that at the moment they are accepted maybe they do not show their faces [as gay people], but later they appear.”
“The issue of homosexuality is a very serious matter that must be properly discerned from the beginning with the candidates [for priesthood],” he added. “We have to be demanding.”
He continued, “In our societies it even seems that homosexuality is fashionable and that mentality, in some way, also influences the life of the church.”
Francis related the story of a bishop who had come to him wondering about several gay priests in his diocese: “In short, he was saying, well, it’s not that serious. It’s just an expression of an affection…This is a mistake…It is not just an expression of affection. In the consecrated life and in the priestly life, there is no place for that kind of affection. For this reason, the Church recommends that people with this ingrained tendency not be accepted into the ministry or the consecrated life.”
Added Francis: “I say to the priests, gay religious men and women, we must urge you to live fully celibate and, above all, to be exquisitely responsible, trying not to scandalize your communities or the holy faithful people of God by living a double life. It is better that you leave the ministry or consecrated life rather than live a double life.”
In May, Francis reportedly met with a group of bishops and told them to be wary of gay applicants to the priesthood, and reject them if they suspected the applicant was homosexual, Reuters reported: ‘“Keep an eye on the admissions to seminaries, keep your eyes open,” the pope was quoted as saying by newspaper La Stampa’s Vatican Insider service. “If in doubt, better not let them enter.” The Vatican did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on the remarks, which Vatican Insider and Il Messaggero said were made at a closed-door gathering on Monday.’
Also in May, Juan Carlos Cruz, a sexual abuse survivor and advocate for survivors, told Spanish newspaper El Pais that Pope Francis had told him “Juan Carlos, that you are gay does not matter. God made you like this and loves you like this and I don’t care. The pope loves you like this. You have to be happy with who you are.”
In June, Francis condemned abortion and clarified the Catholic Church’s view of what is considered a “family” in remarks to the Forum delle Famiglie, an Italian lay movement representing Catholic families.
Reuters reported: “Only heterosexual families can form a family, Pope Francis said on Saturday, when he also condemned abortion and hailed the “sanctity” of women who forgive cheating husbands. ‘It is painful to say this today: People speak of varied families, of various kinds of family,’ but ‘the family [as] man and woman in the image of God is the only one,’ Francis said in unscripted remarks.”
The Pope added: “In the last century, the entire world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to ensure the purity of the race. Today we do the same, but with white gloves.”
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