Meet James and Matt, a cute gaycouple living in London. They’ve decided to live-stream their civil partnership and have cameras capture the journey leading up to it. Watch this video to find out why.
Don’t Let Congress Take Health Care Away from Brooke
Meet Brooke. Brooke is just one of the many LGBTQ folks who would be harmed by a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, now making its way through Congress. The ACA repeal bill would defund Planned Parenthood, which provides safe, affordable care without judgment or stigma to 2.5 million people each year. That includes more than 4.2 million tests and treatments for STIs and more than 650,000 HIV tests. Planned Parenthood is also one of the country’s largest providers of health care to transgender people. As Brooke notes, “An attack on one of us is an attack on all.” We in the LGBTQ community must stand together, and that means supporting the work of Planned Parenthood.
Text “SAVE ACA” to 30644 to tell your Senator how important it is that we preserve the Affordable Care Act.
Join HRC and Planned Parenthood For a Twitter Swap – Friday, June 23rd
@HRC President Chad Griffin and @PPact President Cecile Richards will swap organizational Twitter handles for an hour on Friday, June 23rd, 2017 to #Unite4TheFight
5 Reasons Why Repealing ACA is Terrible for the LGBTQ Community
Before the ACA was passed LGBTQ people had some of the lowest rates of coverage in the nation. Now, many LGBTQ people have health insurance for the first time – ever. If the ACA goes away coverage for millions of LGBTQ people will too— making health care an expensive luxury that too many in our community just can’t afford.
THE NYC WEDDING SURPRISE | Max Emerson, trivago and Queerty
(queerty.com) Some guys have all the luck. John and Michael got engaged as they marched in last year’s New York City Pride with their contingent of Flaggots, the flamboyant color guard marching band, drawing “awwws” and tears of joy from onlookers and participants alike. The video of the engagement went viral.
Their actual June wedding this year was even more inspiring. Social media star Max Emerson, who of course strips off his shirt in glee, the Trivago Guy and the Flaggots (again) surprise them with a full flag salute, dance routine and a dream honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta and Key West, compliments of trivago.
To mark World Refugee Day, HRC is sitting down with Martina, a member of the LGBTQ community in Pakistan woman who fled to the U.S. after she received death threats back at home for changing her gender marker on her official documents. To learn more about World Refugee Day, visit: www.hrc.org/blog/to-lgbtq-refugees-asylum-seekers-the-u.s.-should-welcome-you