#acceptancematters — Public Fediverse posts
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"As members of the Black and Latino LGBTQ and transgender and other communities come to the nation’s capital for World Pride in the coming days, many are under siege from multiple directions thanks to their multiple identities. They will hold individualized programs and celebrations that blend into World Pride.
"Their mutual jeopardy will be a unifying theme. The celebrations, music, food, parades, plays and parties will unfold against a backdrop of human rights and political strategizing and, in some cases, discussions about how to survive in a climate that contains many people who do not want them around.
“I always tell folks that DC was the perfect place to have World Pride,” Hutton said. ”We have so many different identity prides here in D.C., from Black Pride to Trans Pride to API Pride, Latinx Pride, Military Pride, Women’s Pride, Silver Pride, we have so many different groups of people that have their own pride celebration.”
#Black #Latino #PeopleOfColor
#WorldPride #Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary -
Source: @the19thnews
From the article: "In 2018, Charlie Sprinkman was working for an organic beverage company, a job that required them to travel to 42 states. But along the way, they struggled to find LGBTQ+ hangouts. The solution came to them while they were driving home from Brave Trails, a youth LGBTQ+ leadership summer camp where they were a counselor: They’d create Everywhere Is Queer, a digital map of queer-owned businesses.
"Launched in January 2022 with a website and social media presence, Everywhere Is Queer has grown to a directory of over 13,000 LGBTQ+-owned brick-and mortar and online businesses, services and community groups across the globe. Since February, a mobile app has been available on iOS and Android with over 80,000 downloads and many more resources, including a job board with LGBTQ+ and ally-owned businesses looking to hire. "
#EverywhereIsQueer
#QueerOwnedBusinesses #Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#Businesses #Services #CommunityGroupshttps://19thnews.org/2024/06/everywhere-is-queer-app-lgbtq-businesses/
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Headline: The Trump Administration Has Made 150 Million American Workers Newly Vulnerable to Workplace Discrimination
Source: Center for American Progress
From the article: "Essentially, all employees and job seekers, a total of approximately 153 million Americans, benefit from the protections the EEOC provides. The Equal Pay Act—a law requiring equal pay for equal work that the EEOC enforces—covers virtually all employers, while other laws enforced by the EEOC apply to all but the smallest employers. Whether they work in the private sector or for the government, practically all employees and those applying for jobs are protected by the EEOC against illegal employer actions" (Annotations removed for clarity)
#EEOC #EqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission #AcceptanceMatters
#Discrimination #Disabled #Ableism #ADA #Elderly #Ageism #Minorities #PeopleOfColor #Racism #Gender #Sexism #Pregnancy
#SexualOrientation #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQDiscrimination #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #TransgenderDiscrimination #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#HumanResources #Recruiters #TalentAcquisition
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed
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Source: @AssociatedPress
From the article: "SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego FC coach Mikey Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps expressed disappointment and anger after their club’s inaugural home match was marred in the second half by three occurrences of the homophobic chant frequently heard at the Mexican national team’s soccer matches."
#Homophobia #HateSpeech #Soccer #SanDiegoFC
#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinaryhttps://apnews.com/article/san-diego-fc-homophobic-chant-f58c7ea6e207bd4d8869927b3055654a
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Next time it may not be a pellet gun. The hateful rhetoric must stop now!
Source: Fox13 Seattle
From the article: "What they're saying: People inside the car were yelling anti-gay slurs at the patrons outside. The passengers of the car approached the bar on foot before returning to their vehicle to circle the block again," said a spokesperson with SPD.
"In addition to yelling, some patrons were hit with what were described as pellets or water beads from someone hanging out of the car just before 1 a.m. Witnesses say there were about a dozen people outside at the time."
#Seattle #HateCrime #NotInMyCity #StopTheHate #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #USCrimehttps://www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle-hate-crime-lgbtq-bar
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Source: NPR
From the article: "I decided to ask him as gently as I could to have mercy," Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, said of her plea to Trump, telling All Things Considered, "how dangerous it is to speak of people in these broad categories, and particularly immigrants, as all being criminals or transgender children somehow being dangerous."
#USPolitics #MariannEdgarBudde #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Imimigrants
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Source: The Guardian
From the article: "Budde, 65, who is the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, used her inaugural prayer service sermon at the Washington National Cathedral to appeal to Trump directly.
"She urged him to show mercy to scared individuals, including “gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families” some, who she said “fear for their lives”.
#USPolitics #MariannEdgarBudde #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Imimigrants
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/22/trump-bishop-mariann-edgar-budde
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Source: The Advocate
From the article: "Speechwriting for a high-profile figure comes with its challenges. It can be especially challenging when that figure is the First Lady of the United States. Unlike those of politicians, the first lady’s voice needs to be both personal and public. Kristin Lynch, who served as chief speechwriter for Jill Biden from August 2023 until May 2024, delved into Biden’s books and previous speeches and worked closely with her team to capture her authentic voice."
#USPolitics #Lesbian #Speechwriter
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Source: Georgia Voice
From the article: "Working in LGBTQ media makes you keenly aware of every piece of bad news for the LGBTQ community. Homophobia and transphobia have never died; in all the six years I’ve spent working in LGBTQ media, it has never escaped me that there is always more negative news to report than good news, with the ratio becoming more and more tilted toward negative as the years pass. This year, that knowledge is particularly difficult to cope with. Over 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in the U.S. this year, and 34 have been passed into law..."
#Adversity #Negativity #Homophobia #Transphobia
#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary