#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 11, 2015 NO SURPRISES HERE, ANTI-LGBT ACTIVIST BOB VANDER PLAATS ENDORSES TED CRUZ: Yesterday, Bob Vander Plaats and leaders of Iowa’s worst anti-LGBT group, the Family Leader, endorsed Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential election. Cruz and Vander Plaats share a long and repugnant history of anti-LGBT rhetoric and activism, and … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 11, 2015
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 10, 2015 WHICH ANTI-LGBT CANDIDATE WILL THE FAMILY LEADER ENDORSE?: With less than 60 days until the Iowa Caucus, the Family Leader, one of Iowa’s most prominent anti-LGBT groups, is expected to announce its endorsement for president today. Family Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats’ anti-LGBT views are out of … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 10, 2015
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 8, 2015 SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO MAKE MOUNT HOREB TRANSGENDER INCLUSIVE: School board members in Mount Horeb, Wis., where last week more than 600 people gathered to support a 6-year-old transgender student and her family, voted unanimously Monday to make their town’s schools transgender-inclusive. The decision comes after the student’s school, … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 8, 2015
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 4, 2015 ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL RULING IN FAVOR OF TRANSGENDER STUDENT: Settling with the federal government, Illinois’s largest high school district has approved use of the female locker room for a transgender student. After a special meeting on Wednesday, the seven-member school board heard public comments and … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 4, 2015
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 2, 2015 JAZZ JENNINGS WRITES OP-ED ABOUT CANCELLATION OF I AM JAZZ READING IN WI CLASSROOM: Following the cancellation of a reading of her book I Am Jazz, transgender activist and HRC Youth Ambassador Jazz Jennings, who has been recognized as one of TIME’s Most Influential Teens in 2014 and 2015, … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: December 2, 2015
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: November 30, 2015 ATTENTION CYBER MONDAY SHOPPERS! THE HRC BUYER’S GUIDE IS HERE: Before you start ticking presents off your holiday shopping list, check out HRC’s Buyer’s Guide to find out which stores and companies are treating their LGBT employees fairly. HRC’s popular annual consumer guide, Buying for Workplace Equality, rates hundreds … Continue reading #AM_Equality Tip Sheet: November 30, 2015
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: November 18, 2015 HRC Releases First International CEI; LGBT Equality Caucus Announces Bipartisan Trans Equality Task Force; Indiana Republicans Propose LGBT Protections Bill With Religious Carve Outs; And more. HRC.org www.hrc.org/blog/entry/am-equality-tip-sheet-november-18-2015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: November 17, 2015 First-Ever Congressional Forum On Anti-Trans Violence As FBI Releases Hate-Crimes Report….Utah Judge On Same-Sex Foster Parent Case Recuses Himself….Jim Obergefell Endorses Hillary…. HRC.org www.hrc.org/blog/entry/am-equality-tip-sheet-november-17-2015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: November 9, 2015 Bruni takes on transphobia; Mormon Church breaks silence on controversial new policy; Rhode Island to remove Medicaid exclusions for transgender patients; Mississippi Couples challenge state’s adoption ban; And more. HRC.org www.hrc.org/blog/entry/am-equality-tip-sheet-november-9-2015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: November 5, 2015 HRC Calls For Emergency Meeting With NFL Commissioner Following Hero Vote; WashPost Explores The State Of Our Cities On LGBT Equality; South Dakota High Schools Update Trans Athlete Policy Slovenia To Hold Referendum On Marriage Equality; Japan Makes First Moves To Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships And More. HRC.org www.hrc.org/blog/entry/am-equality-tip-sheet-november-5-2015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
