Outrage Over Black Lesbian, Kerrice Lewis, Shot and Burned Alive in Washington D.C. Photo Credit: Twitter.com *The violent death of a 23-year-old lesbian woman in Washington D.C. has ignited the hashtag #sayhername on social media. Kerrice Lewis was reportedly tied up in her trunk after being kidnapped – shot then burned alive in her car. … Continue reading Outrage Over Black Lesbian, Kerrice Lewis, Shot and Burned Alive in Washington D.C. →

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 8, 2018 LGBTQ STORIES AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS, HRC GOES BLACK TO HONOR #TIMESUP ADVOCACY: The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday featured a number of groundbreaking stories about LGBTQ people and celebrated the LGBTQ actors and allies who brought them to the screen. The award show was hosted by … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: January 8, 2018 →

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 21, 2017 TODAY IN SEATTLE @ 1:30 PM PT — ORAL ARGUMENTS TO BE HEARD IN KARNOSKI V. TRUMP CHALLENGE TO TRANSGENDER TROOPS BAN: The case, filed by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, challenges the constitutionality of the Trump-Pence administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. Brought in response to Trump’s formal … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 21, 2017 →

#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 15, 2016 WITH PENCE PICK, TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON ANTI-LGBTQ AGENDA: Today, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has doubled down on his anti-LGBTQ agenda by choosing as his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who has made virulent anti-LGBTQ activism a cornerstone of his political career. HRC President Chad Griffin … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 15, 2016 →

Philadelphia Trans Woman Attacked by Gang, Then Shot In ‘Execution-Style’ Murder: VIDEO Twenty-two year old trans woman Keisha Jenkins was attacked by a group of five to six men in Philadelphia yesterday morning before being fatally shot in the back. Police are treating the case as a homicide rather than a hate crime. However, a … Continue reading Philadelphia Trans Woman Attacked by Gang, Then Shot In ‘Execution-Style’ Murder: VIDEO →