Category: Digital
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ADVOCATE NEWS: LGBT voters are dismayed at the election results
(For The Advocate/ by Orie Givens) As Ohio LGBT voters watched the returns, a mixture of disbelief and sadness could be heard in hushed conversations. For many LGBT people, especially LGBT people of color, the worst possible outcome happened: America elected Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. “They’re voting for goldfish… Read more
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ADVOCATE NEWS: More than 400 hate incidents reported since Trump’s election (2016)
For Advocate.com/By Orie Givens There have been 437 reported acts of verbal and physical harassment recorded by the Southern Poverty Law Center since voters elected Donald Trump president of the United States. Appointments such as Steve Bannon to Trump’s administration and a failure to seriously address the hateful Trump campaign rhetoric, the social justice watchdog… Read more
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GLAAD Media Awards Red Carpet 2015
I co-reported from the red carpet of the New York red carpet of the GLAAD Media Awards 2015 for Daily Xtra, a Canadian LGBTQ+ news outlet. I worked the red carpet for the 2015 New York GLAAD media awards, interviewing celebrities Wilson Cruz, Russell Simmons, Chris Kluwe and others. I co-hosted and produced this content… Read more