Hi! Welcome to the
Hop for Visibility Awareness and Equality. You might know us as the Hop Against Homophobia, Bi and Transphobia.
Once again I'm proud to be taking part in this very, very special hop to help supports the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17th. If you've been part of the hop before then you know there are several people and publishers connected to this. I've been part of it since the very beginning. :)
And considering I live in Mississippi the timing is perfect. A week after Georgia governor Nathan Deal vetoed similar legislation, Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed into law a “religious freedom” bill that would allow businesses to refuse to serve gay couples or transgender people on the grounds that doing so may violate the owners’ religious backgrounds.
Following Indiana’s passage of its Religious Freedom Restoration Act last year (not to be confused with the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993) and North Carolina’s slightly different anti-discrimination law in March, Mississippi is joining a list of states that will be risking financial sanction from business for their attitudes toward gay and transgender individuals.
*sigh* Way to go Mississippi. Wait to try and time travel back to the 60s. I swear, sometimes it's embarrassing living in the South.
Any way, let's get to the contest, lol! Drop me a comment below and make sure to add your e-mail addy! What does the winner get? An e-book copy of
Trouble Comes in Threes.
| 1. | B. A. Brock (BI TR GAY LES) | 23. | Amelia Bishop (MULTI) | 45. | Remmy Duchene (MM) | |
| 2. | Jamie Fessenden | 24. | Moonbeams over Atlanta - Eloreen Moon (MM, REV, MULTI) | 46. | Sharita Lira writing as BLMorticia M/M | |
| 3. | Rory Ni Coileain | 25. | Helena Stone (M/M ) | 47. | Barbara Winkes (LES) | |
| 4. | Erica Pike (M/M) | 26. | AM Leibowitz (M/M, F/F, BI, TR, NB, REV) | 48. | Bronwyn Heeley (m/m) | |
| 5. | Andrew Jericho (GAY) | 27. | L.D. Blakeley (M/M, BI) | 49. | L. J. LaBarthe | |
| 6. | Tempeste O'Riley (M/M (Bi) (NB) | 28. | Lila Leigh Hunter [M/M, BI] | 50. | VJ Summers (m/m, m/m/f) | |
| 7. | The Macaronis [various] | 29. | Sharon Bidwell | 51. | Nikka Michaels (M/M) | |
| 8. | Elin Gregory [mm] | 30. | Nicole Dennis (M/M, ACE, M/M/F) | 52. | Caraway Carter (LGBT) | |
| 9. | Alexa MIlne | 31. | Lexi Ander | 53. | L M Somerton (M/M) | |
| 10. | Nic Starr (M/M) | 32. | Barbara G.Tarn (M/M, ACE) | 54. | Taylor Law (GAY) | |
| 11. | Evelise Archer (MM) | 33. | Kaje Harper M/M, TR, BI | 55. | Anastasia Vitsky (F/F, TR, BI) | |
| 12. | Sue Brown | 34. | JMS Books LLC | 56. | Draven St. James (M/M) | |
| 13. | Elizabeth Varlet (M/M, BI, NB) | 35. | JM Snyder | 57. | A.V. Sanders (GAY, ACE, NB) | |
| 14. | Raven J. Spencer | 36. | Dean Pace-Frech | 58. | Lynley Wayne | |
| 15. | Sharing Links and Wisdom (REV) | 37. | Kimber Vale | 59. | DP Denman (GAY) | |
| 16. | Lisa Horan (REV/Multi) | 38. | Jacintha Topaz (BI, F/F, M/M, TR) | 60. | M.A. Church M/M | |
| 17. | Archer Kay Leah (M/M, F/F, TR, NB, BI, ACE) | 39. | Prism Book Alliance® (MULTI) | 61. | Andrew J. Peters GAY | |
| 18. | Alexis Duran (M/M) | 40. | Eva Lefoy (M/M, F/F, F/M/F, BI, MULTI) | 62. | Dianne Hartsock MM | |
| 19. | Jules Dixon | 41. | Lou Sylvre (M/M) | 63. | M. LeAnne Phoenix M/M F/F | |
| 20. | R.M. Olivia | 42. | Anne Barwell | 64. | Cherie Noel (M/M) | |
| 21. | Heloise West (M/M) | 43. | Viki Lyn (M/M) | 65. | Chris McHart (M/M, Trans*) | |
| 22. | Angel Martinez (M/M GAY BI TR) | 44. | Sean Michael |
