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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 24, 2019
HRC JOINS LETTER CONDEMNING TRUMP-PENCE “COMMISSION ON UNALIENABLE RIGHTS”: “The Commission’s chair and members are overwhelmingly clergy or scholars known for extreme positions opposing LGBTQI and reproductive rights, and some have taken public stances in support of indefensible human rights violations,” the letter reads. “These are deeply troubling positions, and it is our firm belief that individuals who hold such views have no place on a commission tasked with the promotion and protection of universal rights.” More from NBC.
WHAT WE’RE READING WEDNESDAY — YESTERDAY, HRC MARKED FOUR YEARS SINCE FIRST INTRODUCTION OF THE EQUALITY ACT:
3/ The #EqualityAct would provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people across key areas of life, including in:
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��educationt.co/gV8e7Mi9EM— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 23, 2019
SAME-SEX COUPLE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE DEPT. FOR DENYING THEIR CHILD CITIZENSHIP: More from The New York Times.
TRIPADVISOR, NETFLIX, LYFT CLAP BACK AT SO-CALLED “STRAIGHT PRIDE” PARADE FOR CLAIMING COMPANIES ARE AFFILIATED WITH EVENT: TripAdvisor’s letter to the organizers is particularly… vogue. More from Metro Weekly and WBUR.
MADISON, WISC. LGBTQ PUBLICATION OUR LIVES MAGAZINE REPORTS INCREASED VANDALISM, ANTI-LGBTQ GRAFFITI ON DISTRIBUTION BOXES: More from Channel 3000.
REMEMBERING SALLY RIDE — LATE, GREAT LGBTQ ASTRONAUT AND AMERICAN HERO: Ride passed away seven years ago yesterday.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
CALLS FOR JUSTICE AFTER A RUSSIAN ACTIVIST FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS IS MURDERED: “This tragedy is yet another painful episode in the ongoing plague of anti-LGBTQ violence and atrocities that have been taking place in Russia and the region,” said HRC Global Director Jay Gilliam. According to the Russian LGBT Network, Russian LGBTQ activist Yelena Grigoryeva had received multiple death threats in the time leading up to her death. More from The Washington Post.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Benefits Pro talks about policy gains for LGBTQ employees; Outsports covers the beautiful wedding of gay college tennis player Lauren Ford (*cries in Dana Fairbanks*); 7 News remembers Ross Warren, a gay man murdered in Sydney in 1989; Hyperallergic reviews two documentaries about being LGBTQ in the South; Fox Rochester interviews a local doctor about caring for LGBTQ patients with cancer; Congrats to the VMA nominees!
Congrats to all of the #VMA nominees, including longtime @HRC supporters, LGBTQ advocates and allies:
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�� @lizzo pic.twitter.com/Cc6V9GK1nj— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 23, 2019
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