#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 21, 2020
HRC PRESIDENT ALPHONSO DAVID RELEASES RECORD-BREAKING CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS: At an event hosted by the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality, David (@AlphonsoDavid) announced that a record 686 of America’s leading companies and law firms are continuing to advance vital and rigorous policies and practices to protect their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers — both at home and abroad, according to the HRC Foundation’s newly-released 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). “From supporting LGBTQ civil rights protections in the U.S. through HRC’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act, to featuring transgender and non-binary people in an ad in Argentina, to advocating for marriage equality in Taiwan — businesses understand their LGBTQ employees and customers deserve to be seen, valued and respected not only at work, but in every aspect of daily life,” said David. More from HRC.
Glad to sit down with @jchatterleyCNN in Davos during the @wef annual meeting to launch the @HRC Corporate Equality Index. #LGBTQ #WEF2020 pic.twitter.com/2Oe8zi8C9K
— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) January 21, 2020
TUESDAY TWEET — HRC HONORED LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WITH DAY OF SERVICE: “More than half a century ago, our nation was moved by a preacher who stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his dream of a day when his children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “Since the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke those words in 1963, we as a nation have made great progress in our journey toward full equality, but we know that we have much further to go.” More from KUSI and HRC.
As Americans across the country come together for a day of service to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must recommit ourselves to making his dream of justice and equality a reality for all. #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/jMjvTfTexY
— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) January 20, 2020
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LAVERNE COX (@Lavernecox) TO STAR IN UPCOMING COMEDY SERIES CLEAN SLATE: More from On Top Magazine.
PRIOR MEMBERS OF HRC PARENTS FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY NATIONAL COUNCIL TO PUBLISH CHILDREN’S BOOK: Calvin, was written by JR (@MrJRFord) and Vanessa Ford (@VanessaFordDC). More information here
FORTUNE FEIMSTER ON BECOMING THE LGBTQ REPRESENTATION SHE NEEDED IN THE WORLD: “There was no representation, no seeing yourself out there in the world,” Feimster (@fortunefunny) on the lack of LGBTQ representation in pop culture. “I think if I had had a platform like that to watch when I was young where you see people like you, I think I probably would have come out sooner.” Read more from Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) at The Daily Beast.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
SWEDISH PRINCESS MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST VISIT TO LGBTQ ORGANIZATION: More from PinkNews.
SOUTH KOREA TO DECIDE STATUS OF SERVICE FOR AN OPENLY TRANSGENDER SOLDIER: South Korea currently bans transgender people from joining its military but has no specific regulations on individuals who transition during their time in service. More from Hyung-jin Kim (@hyungjin1972) at the Associated Press.
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The Advocate spotlights Los Angeles LGBT Center (@LALGBTCenter) opening a new community center to serve LGBTQ people of color
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