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7 Florida Cities Score High On LGBTQ Inclusivity (!) + More News

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Some news stories I thought worth your time:

• The Florida Phoenix: The Human Rights Campaign’s annual report evaluating LGBTQ inclusivity found 7 cities in Florida — Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami, Orlando, St Petersburg, Tampa, and Wilton Manors — received 100% scores. That’s surprising in light of the ongoing attacks on queer rights in the Sunshine State by Gov. DeSantis and his crew.

• LGBTQ Nation: Meanwhile, a funeral home worker in Florida is out of a job after video of him attacking a Pride flag at a Starbucks was shared online, and he was arrested. Continue reading “7 Florida Cities Score High On LGBTQ Inclusivity (!) + More News”

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How Gay Dating Apps Are Responding To New Restrictions + More News

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Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult platforms and gay hookup apps — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban. This is how Grindr, Pornhub, and Sniffies are responding to new state restriction laws. Continue reading “How Gay Dating Apps Are Responding To New Restrictions + More News”

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HRC Ad: ‘Reject Politics Of Hate And Get Back To Work’

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights group, is launching an ad campaign highlighting House Republicans’ dysfunction leading up to the impending government shutdown. The 30-second spot, part of a six-figure ad buy on major national outlets, calls on voters to tell their representatives in Congress “to reject the politics of hate and get back to work” to prevent a shutdown. Continue reading “HRC Ad: ‘Reject Politics Of Hate And Get Back To Work’”

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HRC Announces First Black Woman President

Kelley Robinson (image via HRC)
A year after the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) fired its previous president, Alphonso David, for his role advising former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations, the LGBTQ advocacy group announces Kelley Robinson as its new president. Robinson, the executive director of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, will be the first Black woman to lead the HRC. Continue reading “HRC Announces First Black Woman President”

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Former HRC President Alphonso David Sues Over Racial Discrimination

Alphonso David, former president of the Human Rights Campaign, has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination

Alphonso David, former president of the Human Rights Campaign, has filed a lawsuit against the LGBTQ organization alleging racial discrimination led to his dismissal last year. David and the HRC parted ways last September after a report from the New York State Attorney General revealed David had advised the office of then-New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on its response to sexual harassment allegations. Continue reading “Former HRC President Alphonso David Sues Over Racial Discrimination”

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UPDATE: HRC President Fired After Inclusion In Cuomo Report

Alphonso David, former president of the Human Rights Campaign, has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination

UPDATE: After my initial report, Alphonso David was fired tonight as president of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in regard to his advising former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on sexual harassment allegations. Continue reading “UPDATE: HRC President Fired After Inclusion In Cuomo Report”

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News Round-Up: January 29, 2021

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Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Woofy Eles Quintero (above) snaps this relaxed selfie as we slide into the weekend. Follow him on Instagram here. • The Advocate: Sixty corporations, including Papa John’s and Chipotle, improved their LGBTQ policies in 2020 to a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s latest Corporate Equality Index. • Edge Media: An 8 year-old girl in Oklahoma was expelled from her Christian school for telling another girl she had a crush on her. • NowThis News: In his first major outing since his inauguration, President Joe Biden visited wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

• My Central Jersey: Frederick Gattuso, 43, was arrested and charged with one count of third-degree fraudulent voting. Gattuso, a Republican, was charged after an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined Gattuso allegedly voted twice in the 2020 election. • ABC News: More voter fraud – this time in Pennsylvania, and yes, he was a Republican. A criminal complaint alleges a South Park man submitted a mail-in ballot for November’s election in the name of his wife who had died seven years earlier. • Twitter: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) calling the Parkland shooting a ‘false flag’ event: “Anyone suggesting it was fake is either deranged or a sadist.”