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Jayapal statement on results of 2019 election
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal – Photo by Michael Brochstein / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images
SEATTLE (November 9, 2019) – US Rep. Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the results-to-date of the 2019 election: “Big monied interests thought they could dump millions into our elections and drown
out the voice of individuals, but the voters of Seattle proved them wrong. By returning a progressive supermajority to the City Council, we once again showed that our democracy belongs to all of us – not to corporations and
see JAYAPAL page 7
Michael Bloomberg: friend or foe?
Michael Bloomberg – Photo by Alain Jocard / AFP / Getty Images
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer What could the LGBT community expect from Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, if he finally decides to take the plunge and run for the Democratic presidential nomination in earnest?
While all the leading Democratic candidates have already released detailed plans designed to attract LGBT voters, Bloomberg hasn’t even decided if he’s in or out of the race. All he can be judged on is his record – and that is spotty.
see BLOOMBERG page 6
HRC responds to new FBI report showing spike in reported hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people
Photo by Gene J. Puskar / AP
WASHINGTON, DC (November 12, 2019) – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to troubling federal data showing unacceptably high levels of hate crimes – and an increase in those targeting LGBTQ people – as
reported by the FBI today. “Bias-motivated crimes are a real, frightening problem in the United States, and LGBTQ people continue to be targeted because of who they are,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “In 2018, we know
see HATE CRIMES page 7
Ugandan authorities amp up persecution of LGBTIQ people
Photo by Rebecca Vassie / AP
NEW YORK (November 11, 2019) – LGBTIQ activists in Uganda confirm that on Sunday, November 10, an LGBTIQfriendly bar in Kampala was raided and 125 people were arrested and charged with drug possession, indicating an intentional and growing persecution of LGBTIQ people in the country.
The bar in question is an LGBTIQfriendly bar and has been used by local activists for community events for over seven years. It was the only bar raided on the evening in question, indicating a clear targeting of LGBTIQ people. According to
see UGANDA page 13