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LGBTQ* (USA) Politics You May Have Missed

LGBTQ* Same-Sex Couples Dropped from Immigration Reform Bill  This Week

If you haven’t heard, LGBTQ*individuals were dropped from equal protections under the newest immigration bill to move through congress. It is speculated that this was done to gain favor with more conservative members of Congress.

From the Washington Post:

“Today it became clear that our so-called ‘friends’ don’t have the courage or the spine to stand up for what’s right,” Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez, co-director of the social-justice organization GetEQUAL, said.

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The team at KNOWhomo will do their best to continue to update our family and friends on the progression of this bill. In the mean time, remember, if you are able to vote, it also means your voice is important to your state representatives. Send a message with sincere thoughts and feelings to your local representative and express your right to share your need for equal representation. 

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LGBTQ* Online Comics You May Have Missed

The Devil’s Panties by Jeenie Breeden

LGBTQ* Law and Protection History

The Gif above showcases the LGBT legal changes of same-sex/gender recognized marriages in the United States from 1970-2013.

For more, check out BuzzFeedLGBT’s article

LGBTQ* Internet Flash Mobs Going On At The Moment

Red Support - HRC & the Stand for Marriage

From the Human Rights Campaign:

Who’s wearing red tomorrow  (Tuesday)? Show your support for marriage equality — make your profile image red for tomorrow and check out www.hrc.org/StandForMarriage for more ways to get involved!

LGBTQ* Marriage/Civil Union Equality Info Graphics

Equality Statistics from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:

Here are the numbers:

• 53% to 17 %. If you’re a state or local worker with union representation you are more likely to have access to health care coverage for your same-sex partner. Fifty-three percent of state/local workers in a union had access to domestic partner benefits compared to just 17 percent for non-union employees.
• 46% to 28%. In private industry you’re more likely to have same-sex domestic partner benefits with a union (46%) than if you lack the collective bargaining power of a union (28%).
• 54% to 47%. You’re more likely to have same-sex partner survivor benefits in retirement as a state/local worker if you’re represented by a union (54%) than if you are not in a union (47%).

There are benefits beyond health insurance or retirement security that unions offer LGBT workers. Union workers can be fired only with just cause and often have access to grievance procedures and arbitration. Additionally, many union contracts do what federal law does not: prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. And unions are out front to ensure that transgender people have equal access to benefits

LGBTQ* Infographics + Breakfast = Marriage Equality?

Blake Ink United takes on marriage equality with their newest info graphic. 

LGBTQ* Phrases To Reevaluate 

It’s marriage. Not a “gay” marriage.

Co-Created By: BewareOfImages.com and BeingLiberal.org

Personal Note from Rebecca of KNOWhomo:

Please note that the moderators at KNOWhomo understand the difference of struggles between PoC and the queer community. We are not looping them into the same oppression, nor do we feel they should be used in comparison in argumentative dialogue. This graphic is being shared in order to showcase how we currently use language within the United States and how it can be oppressive (even when used to describe changing laws and equality).

LGBTQ* Support You May Have Missed

Seattle’s Crowd Outside of City Hall

(BuzzFeed Source)