Engaging part 3

This was a continuation of the past two weeks of engaging with respect to LGBT discrimination. This week I did something different and tried contacting people through direct messages on Twitter. I have not yet gotten a response but have been more optimistic since I have increased my number of followings and followers. I’ve tried big organizations but I’ve come to realize that it may be easier to get a response from people or smaller organizations with less followers. I did receive a thank you from someone I followed but they also asked me if I was interested in making money and directed me to a link. So I don’t know if that was a spam message or not. Maybe I should reply and see if I get a response.

Although I haven’t received any sort of response, I have learned so much about current LGBT events and political campaigns.

Today I also learned that the Obama administration has announced their support for protecting LGBT Americans from discrimination on a federal level.

The Washington Post reports: “Speaking to reporters, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the administration ‘has been reviewing for several weeks’ the [Equality Act, introduced July 2015]. ‘It is now clear that the administration strongly supports the Equality Act.’ Earnest added the White House would ‘work to ensure that the legislative process produces something that balances the bedrock principles of civil rights with the religious liberty that we hold dear in this country.’”

Obama was also named ally of the year by OUT magazine and has been placed on the cover.