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Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James 646-723-7826 1,779 Christians Support Transgender Students In Tennessee Bill Sponsor Withdraws HB 2414 After Transgender Students & Allies Deliver 67,000 Signatures New York, NY—Today, Tennessee’s harmful anti-transgender bathroom bill was withdrawn after lawmakers received petitions with more than 67,000 signatures. These petitions included signatures from 1,779…
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GLAAD, the world’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today released In Focus: Reporting on the Bisexual Community for journalists reporting on the topic. The guide was created in partnership with BiNet USA, Bisexual Organizing Project, and Bisexual Resource Center and will be a useful resource for media outlets reporting on the…
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Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James 646-723-7826 Christians Demand Veto Of North Carolina’s HB 2 LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Support LGBTQ People In North Carolina New York, NY—In less than 12 hours, North Carolina’s General Assembly introduced and passed HB 2, a bill that not only outlaws local non-discrimination policies—it aggressively targets transgender people…
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When the St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off in New York City today, it will finally be an inclusive celebration of Irish heritage with all LGBT marchers fully welcomed for the first time. The Lavender & Green Alliance has been invited to march by parade organizers, reported the Washington Blade. The Alliance, which since 2000…
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Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud [email protected] 646-723-7826 1,575 Christians Support LGBTQ People In Missouri LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Demand Missouri Lawmakers Stop SJR 39 New York, NY—Christians from across the United States responded last week with overwhelming support for the Missouri Senate Democrats’ 39-hour filibuster against SJR 39, a harmful anti-LGBTQ religious exemption bill that…
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ADD YOUR NAME: Tell Tennessee Lawmakers to Block Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Five years ago, I was a member of a Southern Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, listening to the same sermons as my Old Hickory Representative Susan Lynn. One Sunday, as our preacher dug deeper into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, I was struck…
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Yesterday evening, South Dakota Governor Daugaard vetoed HB 1008. With his veto, Governor Daugaard stopped HB 1008 from becoming the worst anti-transgender bill on the books in any state. Governor Daugaard’s veto proves that when elected officials stop listening to scare tactics and instead sit down and talk with transgender people—hearts and minds will change.…
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UPDATE: Tell North Carolina Lawmakers To Protect LGBTQ People! Across the country, transgender people are under attack, and in my observation, logic and facts are not at a premium in the discussion. Many of the legislators I have met with in Indiana admit they know little about transgender people. Even still, in the 2016 legislative…
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Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James Rowe 646-723-7826 1,062 Christians Support Transgender Students In South Dakota LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Demand Governor Daugaard Veto HB 1008 New York, NY—Today, 1,062 Christians sent letters demanding that South Dakota Governor Daugaard veto the anti-transgender bill passed by the legislature, HB 1008. This bill singles out trans…
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Last week, the South Dakota state legislature passed one of the worst anti-trans bills in the country—a bill that singles out trans students by forcing them to use separate restrooms and locker rooms from their friends and peers. These legislators are sending a message that it is okay to ostracize, humiliate, and bully trans students.…
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