As a community, we love together, we celebrate together, and we grieve together. The senseless shooting last night that took 5 members of our family wasnβt the first and we pray that the hate and violence end, so that we can just live in peace.
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Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss faced by our Colorado community. Equality Federation extends our condolences to the survivors of this attack and the friends and family members of this shooting. Please follow @One_Colorado for more information.
@jaclynf@antiviolence tracks LGBTQ+ hate violence: https://t.co/frQHtBATtB for pre-2018 reports on all violence, https://t.co/OVk3VGCknC for post-2018 homicide lists. And heartbreaking as it is, today of all days, there are many #TDOR lists circulating from orgs that track year-round. π
Thank you for cosponsoring the #HealthyYouthAct, @jaylivingstone! Your advocacy has brought us closer than EVER to guaranteeing accurate, #LGBTQ-inclusive, consent-based #SexEd in MA. Will you help us cross the finish line in 2022 by asking your colleagues to support HYA? #MAPoli
You can still join the live webinar from @HGSE at https://t.co/18hrhHUnR3 - or read the new paper from @JohnGabrieli, @KateLarned, and @ProfMartyWest directly at https://t.co/DsGJpPH4EU
So exciting to attend today's webinar about results from the innovative partnership between @SNHU and @DuetDegree! As @ArneDuncan pointed out, this new data about #HybridCollege is HUGE. So proud of @JohnGabrieli and the folks expanding on this work at Trio! π
As a former historian, and even-further-former sad gay kid who never saw herself in history class, I was so grateful to have the chance to testify today! #LGBTQ history IS history. Our community's stories ARE a part of the past that MA schools should teach. #queerhistory
From our own @AbGabrieli: "Instead of having to fight bullies and depression, students [at schools with inclusive curricula] can dream as high as Sally Ride or live as proud as Marsha P. Johnson." Let's teach #LGBTQ students about their histories, so they can aspire to the stars!
4 in 5 #LGBTQ youth in MA don't hear ANYTHING about LGBTQ topics in #SexEd. MA needs the #HealthyYouthAct because youth deserve age appropriate, medically accurate, inclusive health classes.
Join me in taking a selfie for sex ed this week!: https://t.co/FMsYusF6Vq #mapoli
Hey all! For just a dollar donation to MassEquality, YOU can vote for MY logo to be the new MassEquality Twitter Header! ... and also obviously contribute to #LGBTQ equality in MA, but most importantly: plz donate to give me bragging rights. :D
This #FathersDay, #LGBTQ fathers need your support to protect their rights as foster parents. After #SCOTUS's ruling in #Fulton, MA should pass S.87/H.212 & S.32/H.239 and protect LGBTQ parents and youth in foster care. Learn more and take action: https://t.co/pNaeeT9mIQ #MApoli
#SCOTUS's ruling in #Fulton was narrowly tailored to Philly. Here in MA, our legislature has the chance to pass laws that WILL protect #LGBTQ foster parents & children. Help us pass H212/S87 & H239/S32 by signing up to volunteer or donate: https://t.co/YOVSVGb2IF #MApoli
Shortly, I'll be testifying for @MassEquality on why MA needs H212/S87 (Foster Parent Bill of Rights) & H239/S32 (Accountability for Vulnerable Children). Our written testimony explains why these bills are critical for both #LGBTQ foster parents and youth: https://t.co/9kalKxg6Qq
Today, we're testifying before the MA Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities about two critical pieces of legislation to protect #LGBTQ#foster youth and parents, H212/S87 and H239/S32. Watch along at https://t.co/AIwkcsp52D!
This #Pride, we're proud to release our ambitious, far-reaching priority legislative agenda. Join us in advocating for bills that range from protecting incarcerated #LGBTQ individuals to supporting LGBTQ youth to defending LGBTQ families: https://t.co/QQ0zErgbKv #MApoli