#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 4, 2019 HRC ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF LEGAL ADVOCACY TO COMBAT ATTACKS ON LGBTQ EQUALITY IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD: Through strategic impact litigation, HRC will — working with movement partners — more effectively shape law and ensure the equal application of Constitutional rights and protections. “As the largest LGBTQ civil … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 4, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 18, 2019 HRC MOURNS JA’LEYAH JAMAR, A BLACK TRANS WOMAN KILLED IN KANSAS: “As we hold space to remember and uplift Ja’Leyah, we must also recognize the factors at play that contribute to the dramatically increased risk of violence that trans women of color — especially Black trans women — face everyday,” … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 18, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 17, 2019 NEW HRC REPORT SAYS STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE FAILING LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN DATA COLLECTION: “It is imperative that municipal and state governments close the gap on data collection across this country — and we are calling on them to pass legislation to ensure every single LGBTQ person is counted,” … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 17, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 9, 2019 THE EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN MUST CEASE: Bailey Reeves, a Black transgender teen, was killed over Labor Day weekend in Baltimore, and was remembered at a vigil on Friday evening. Tragically, Bee Love Slater, a Black transgender woman, was also killed in Florida last week. Read more … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 9, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 22, 2019 NEW REPORT FROM HRC & UCONN FINDS API LGBTQ YOUTH AT HEIGHTENED RISK OF DISCRIMINATION: “While there is power in being both a person of color and LGBTQ, we know that discrimination against people holding multiple marginalized identities can be magnified — and this is true for the many young … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 22, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 21, 2019 HRC MOURNS MUHLAYSIA BOOKER AND MICHELLE “TAMIKA” WASHINGTON, AMONG THREE BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN FATALLY SHOT IN THE PAST WEEK: Washington’s death in Philadelphia occurred just a day after Booker was fatally shot in Dallas, and less than a week after Claire Legato died in Cleveland after being shot. Their deaths … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 21, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2019 TODAY — HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HOLDS HISTORIC HEARING ON THE BIPARTISAN EQUALITY ACT: “No one should have to fear discrimination or harassment because of who they are or whom they love,” said HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin). “LGBTQ Americans still face real and persistent discrimination in their everyday lives, and … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 14, 2018 REP. DINA TITUS (D-NV) INTRODUCES GLOBE ACT TO PROTECT LGBTQ PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD: “While Donald Trump and Mike Pence remain recklessly silent on anti-LGBTQ atrocities around the globe, it’s crucial that the United States Congress fill the void and make clear LGBTQ rights are human rights,” said HRC Government … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 14, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 17, 2018 HRC’S SARAH MCBRIDE ON THE ROAD ACROSS WISCONSIN TO #TURNOUT VOTERS AHEAD OF THE MIDTERMS: So excited to be headed to one of my favorite states, Wisconsin, for a week-long swing through the state with @HRC_WI! Join us as we mobilize Equality Voters ahead of November! The road to a … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 17, 2018
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 28, 2018 SEE YOU IN COURT — LAWSUIT AGAINST STARKVILLE, MISS., FOR DENYING PERMIT FOR LGBTQ PRIDE PARADE: It asserts that action by the city’s Board of Aldermen violated citizens’ constitutional rights to free expression and equal protection. “Everyone deserves to feel protected and celebrated in their community, and we applaud Roberta … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 28, 2018
