#AM_Equality: April 30, 2020 TONIGHT — HRC TO HOLD FIRST-EVER “AT HOME WITH HRC NASHVILLE,” A VIRTUAL EVENT HOSTED BY CMT’S CODY ALAN (@CodyAlan): Tonight at 6:00 p.m. CDT, HRC Nashville will be hosting a live-streamed virtual event, which will include remarks from HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid), local leaders in the LGBTQ community and … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 30, 2020
Trump Claims His Comments About Using Disinfectant to Treat COVID-19 Were ‘Sarcastic’: WATCH President Donald Trump claimed Friday he was being “sarcastic” when he suggested a day before that disinfectants could be ingested or injected to treat COVID-19. “I was asking a sarcastic, & a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room about … Continue reading Trump Claims His Comments About Using Disinfectant to Treat COVID-19 Were ‘Sarcastic’: WATCH
Trump Signed Off on Georgia Governor’s Reopening Plan Before Coming Out Against It: VIDEO As nonessential businesses in Georgia reopen Friday despite federal coronavirus guidelines, the Associated Press is reporting that President Donald Trump signed off on GOP Governor Brian Kemp’s ill-advised plan before publicly coming out against it. President Trump: “I could’ve stopped him… … Continue reading Trump Signed Off on Georgia Governor’s Reopening Plan Before Coming Out Against It: VIDEO
Protesters Dump Body Bags Outside President’s Properties: ‘Trump Lies, People Die’ (WATCH) Protesters laid body bags in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, to call attention to the president’s disastrous and deadly response to the COVID-19 crisis. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow highlighted the protest, organized by the Center for Popular … Continue reading Protesters Dump Body Bags Outside President’s Properties: ‘Trump Lies, People Die’ (WATCH)
#AM_Equality: April 23, 2020 CELEBRATE BANNED BOOKS WITH HRC’S WELCOMING SCHOOLS: The American Library Association recently released the top 10 most-challenged books of 2019, which overwhelmingly include LGBTQ titles. If you want a small moment of activism today, read one of these amazing books (with your kiddos at home!) and check out HRC’s accompanying lesson … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 23, 2020
#AM_Equality: April 22, 2020 PAT ROBERTSON BLAMES MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND ABORTION FOR COVID-19: “Pat Robertson is once again using tragedy to advance anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that will continue to isolate and harm the LGBTQ community,” said HRC Foundation Religion & Faith Program Director Michael Vazquez (@mvsebastian). “At the core of the Christian faith is an ethic … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 22, 2020
#AM_Equality: April 21, 2020 NEW YORK CITY CANCELS IN-PERSON PRIDE EVENTS: Said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid): “In many places around the country, Pride parades and festivals offer LGBTQ people a chance to gather with their community and feel free to fully express themselves. For this reason, it is disappointing — but ultimately, appropriate — … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 21, 2020
#AM_Equality: April 20, 2020 VIRGINIA LGBTQ ADVOCATES LEAD THE WAY FOR NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY: “Year after year, advocates and their Democratic allies in Richmond put their shoulders behind bills that would ban discrimination in housing, public employment, insurance coverage, credit, access to public-sector contracts and other areas,” writes the Washington Post’s Editorial Board. … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 20, 2020
#AM_Equality: April 15, 2020 NEW PRRI SURVEY SHOWS AMERICANS BROADLY SUPPORT LGBTQ EQUALITY, FAVOR NON-DISCRIMINATION LAWS: More from The Advocate. New data from @PRRIpoll shows that 72% of Americans support non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. It’s time for Trump and his anti-equality allies to catch up with the American public & start representing all of … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 15, 2020
#AM_Equality: April 13, 2020 HRC AND GLSEN TO HOST VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY TO HONOR THE LGBTQ+ HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASS OF 2020 AMID COVID-19: The event will include many traditional elements of a graduation ceremony, including an official welcome from the HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) and GLSEN Executive Director Dr. Eliza Byard (@EByard), … Continue reading #AM_Equality: April 13, 2020
