{"id":132341,"date":"2020-04-10T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/billy-porter-nate-berkus-jeremiah-brent-and-melissa-king-share-a-message-of-support\/"},"modified":"2020-04-10T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:26:08","slug":"billy-porter-nate-berkus-jeremiah-brent-and-melissa-king-share-a-message-of-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/billy-porter-nate-berkus-jeremiah-brent-and-melissa-king-share-a-message-of-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Porter, Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent and Melissa King Share a Message of Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billy Porter, Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent and Melissa King Share a Message of Support<\/b>
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Today, HRC shares a message of love and support with the launch of HRCares, a Virtual Care Package<\/a> to our LGBTQ family featuring Pose<\/em>’s Billy Porter, TLC<\/em> stars Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, and chef and television personality Melissa King. Porter shares a special Spotify playlist<\/a> featuring community favorites like Elton John, Shea Diamond and P!nk; Berkus and Brent give a message of support<\/a> to those most impacted and at the frontline fighting COVID-19; chef Melissa King walks us through a food recipe<\/a> to provide comfort and warmth during this difficult time; and HRC President Alphonso David shares powerful words<\/a> in a poem by James Baldwin.<\/p>\n

“During these unprecedented and challenging times, our strength and resilience lies within our community and with each other,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “More than ever, it is important to send a message of support to uplift the LGBTQ community and our allies who are directly — and all too often disproportionately — impacted by COVID-19. Through HRCares, the Human Rights Campaign hopes to provide a moment of joy and comfort to our LGBTQ family in the form of a Virtual Care Package. We are grateful to Billy Porter, Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent and Melissa King for offering messages of love and support during this difficult time.”<\/p>\n

HRC recently hosted  a virtual interfaith memorial service, “Remaining Home in Faith: An Interfaith Memorial Service<\/a>,” in tribute to the lives lost, and anticipated loss of life, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual services are a continuation of HRC’s “Coming Home to Faith: A Search for Common Ground<\/a>” tour, with a goal of building bridges between the faith and LGBTQ communities. Watch the memorial service here<\/a><\/p>\n

Next month, HRC and GLSEN, the leading national organization focused on LGBTQ issues in K-12 education, announced it will hold a virtual graduation ceremony to honor the LGBTQ+ high school and college class of 2020 on Friday, May 8 at 4 p.m. ET. As the country is encouraged to practice social distancing, many institutions are canceling or postponing their graduation ceremonies; this effort will honor the nearly half a million LGBTQ+ students HRC estimates are graduating this spring, who may be impacted by these cancellations and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19<\/a>. Those interested can register for the event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As we continue to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, HRC offers a number of resources to provide support to our LGBTQ and allied community:<\/p>\n