{"id":100453,"date":"2019-10-08T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-8-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-10-08T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:25:29","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-october-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 8, 2019<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/https_assets2.hrc.org\/files\/images\/blog\/AMEquality-1600x900_640_360.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARING CASES **TODAY** ON PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ EMPLOYEES: <\/strong>Said <strong>HRC President Alphonso David<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlphonsoDavid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AlphonsoDavid<\/a>), \u201cNo one should be denied a job or fired simply because of who they are or whom they love. The growing legal consensus is that our nation\u2019s civil rights laws protect LGBTQ people against discrimination under <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> non-discrimination laws. The Supreme Court has an opportunity to clarify this area of law to ensure protections for LGBTQ people in many important areas of life.\u201d More from Jo Yurcaba (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoYurcaba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JoYurcaba<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/the-lgbtq-supreme-court-cases-that-could-be-more-consequential-than-gay-marriage-18796619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Bustle<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-scotus-should-uphold-lgbtq-employment-protections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules, the Senate must join the House in acting immediately to pass the Equality Act, <\/strong>which would provide clear, comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people across key areas of life. Learn more about the Equality Act <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/equalityact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY TWEET &#8212; \u201cI HOPE THE SUPREME COURT SAYS \u2018NO, HONEY!\u2019\u201d:<\/strong> Jonathan Van Ness (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jvn<\/a>) speaks out about the three LGBTQ employment rights cases the Supreme Court is hearing today. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1181298147018117121\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MondayMotivation?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MondayMotivation<\/a> via Jonathan Van Ness:<\/p>\n<p>Our rights are once again on the line at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SCOTUS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear 3 major LGBTQ civil rights cases that could decide how federal non-discrimination laws apply to LGBTQ people.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JVN<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiseUpOct8?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RiseUpOct8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AtDPRSSWw3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/AtDPRSSWw3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1181298147018117121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>30TH ANNUAL HRC TWIN CITIES DINNER TO TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY: <\/strong>U.S. Senator Tina Smith; Governor Tim Walz; U.S. Representatives Angie Craig, Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar; and City Councilmember Andrea Jenkins are among the pro-equality leaders who will be attending. To request media credentials, please email your full name, outlet affiliation, role and cell phone number to <a href=\"mailto:viet.tran@hrc.org\">viet.tran@hrc.org<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/events\/annual-hrc-twin-cities-dinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>DANIELA CALDERON, A TRANSGENDER WOMAN OF COLOR WHO WAS SHOT IN DALLAS LAST MONTH, TELLS HER STORY FOR THE FIRST TIME:<\/strong> Read more from Lauren McGaughy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lmcgaughy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lmcgaughy<\/a>) at the <em>Dallas Morning News<\/em> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/2019\/10\/04\/afraid-dying-transgender-woman-attacked-dallas-tells-story-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a> and en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/espanol\/al-dia\/dallas-fort-worth\/2019\/10\/04\/dallas-mujer-transgenero-que-fue-baleada-cuenta-su-historia-de-sobrevivencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>, and hear her story in her own words <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IVZsU6XhPj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> [warning &#8212; graphic descriptions &#038; images of violence at links].<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">10\/10 Watch Daniela Calderon tell her story, in her own words, here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QFpt0pSfV5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t.co\/QFpt0pSfV5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And read her story in Spanish, Daniela&#8217;s first language, here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VYugG6njdH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t.co\/VYugG6njdH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txlege?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#txlege<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LGBT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LGBTQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trans?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#trans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transgender?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transgender<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren McGaughy (@lmcgaughy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lmcgaughy\/status\/1181273326771167232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>JOIN HRC FOUNDATION &#038; MILLIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE HISTORIC POWER OF OUR PRIDE TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY: <\/strong>Find a watch party in your area <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/hrc-presidential-town-hall-watch-parties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIBLE &#8212; BLACK TRANS WOMAN HARASSED IN BATHROOM AT SAN FRAN IN-N-OUT RESTAURANT: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/10\/07\/in-n-out-transgender-woman-bathroom-harassment-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PinkNews<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HARASSING FLIERS DEMAND THAT OLYMPIA, WASH., BUSINESSES REMOVE LGBTQ PRIDE FLAGS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/crime\/flyers-left-at-olympia-businesses-request-removal-of-gay-pride-flags-police-investigating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Seattle Times<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GET CULTURED<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Entertainment, arts and sports news!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>OPENLY GAY AND GENDERFLUID ACTOR RUBY ROSE OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYING GAY SUPERHERO BATWOMAN IN NEW <em>CW<\/em> SHOW:<\/strong> \u201c[This role is] something that we all wish did exist when we were growing up [watching] television. It would have helped [us] as well as other people feel less alone and less misunderstood or all confused or isolated and different and not unlike many other things that come with being young and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>,\u201d Rose said. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/arts-entertainment\/2019\/10\/06\/ruby-rose-knows-batwoman-is-step-forward-lgbtq-superheroes-shes-more-interested-how-she-saves-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACTIVIST AND ATHLETE AMAZIN LETHI IS ADVOCATING FOR LGBTQ INCLUSION FOR ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES:<\/strong> \u201cOne of my big focuses is having these conversations around equality for the Asian community, using sports as a platform, because I think it\u2019s a language that everyone understands,\u201d said LeThi (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazinlethi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@amazinlethi<\/a>), who identifies as rainbow, a more inclusive term commonly used in the Vietnamese LGBTQ community. Read more from David Artavia (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMArtavia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DMArtavia<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/exclusives\/2019\/10\/01\/activist-amazin-lethi-fighting-asian-inclusion-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC CONGRATULATES HRC GLOBAL INNOVATOR LINDA BAUMANN OF NAMIBIA:<\/strong> Baumann (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindaRMBaumann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LindaRMBaumann<\/a>) will receive the African Feather of the Year award at the 2019 Feathers Festival later this month. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1181230199142322180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HRC<\/a> Global Innovator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindaRMBaumann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LindaRMBaumann<\/a> on this well-deserved recognition of her critical work in support of LGBTQ people in Namibia! \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6FRcZSOb2T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t.co\/6FRcZSOb2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1181230199142322180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>AUSTRALIA\u2019S 2021 CENSUS WILL NOT INCLUDE QUESTIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outinperth.com\/sexuality-and-gender-identity-info-to-be-taken-out-of-next-census\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Out in Perth<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS HAVE JOINED FORCES ACROSS A HISTORICAL\u00a0 DIVIDE IN CYPRUS TO FIGHT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/454770a8a6e745878e14a95bfa8cd8d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>the Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/screenshot-magazine.com\/politics\/bi-visibility-robyn-ochs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ScreenShot<\/em><\/a> interviews <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bi<\/a>+ speaker, educator &#038; activist Robyn Ochs (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robynochs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@robynochs<\/a>); <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlphonsoDavid\/status\/1181306683135528960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC President Alphonso David<\/a> congratulates new CEO of Lambda Legal (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambdaLegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LambdaLegal<\/a>), Kevin Jennings (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KJennings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KJennings<\/a>); <a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250195135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Wild and Precious Life<\/em><\/a>, the memoir of LGBTQ icon and advocate Edie Windsor, comes out today<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the Supreme Court considers three cases today related to LGBTQ employment protections, we take a moment to remember LGBTQ icon and advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EdieWindsor?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#EdieWindsor<\/a>, who passed away in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Her memoir, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AWildandPreciousLife?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AWildandPreciousLife<\/a>, comes out today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SCOTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GSLNBYs3Rz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t.co\/GSLNBYs3Rz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VkcAmTpCLq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VkcAmTpCLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1181524641933860864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\"><em>AMEquality@hrc.org<\/em><\/a><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.wufoo.com\/forms\/subscribe-to-am-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Click here<\/em><\/a><strong><em> to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>@HRC<\/em><\/a><strong><em> for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-october-8-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-october-8-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 8, 2019 U.S. SUPREME COURT HEARING CASES **TODAY** ON PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ EMPLOYEES: Said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid), \u201cNo one should be denied a job or fired simply because of who they are or whom they love. 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