{"id":102291,"date":"2019-10-18T12:25:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-18-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T12:25:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:25:55","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-october-18-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-18-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 18, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 18, 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>HRC JOINS ACTIVISTS TESTIFYING IN FAVOR OF D.C.\u2019S COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 2019: <\/strong>The testimony, offered during a D.C. City Council hearing, was in support of the act, which would eliminate criminal prohibitions and penalties for consensual <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work and establish a task force to recommend further improvements to public safety, health and human rights. The legislation, which maintains the prohibitions on coercion and trafficking, is sponsored by Councilmember David Grosso. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-joins-activists-to-testify-in-favor-of-dcs-community-safety-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HRC&#8217;s Carmarion D. Anderson &#038; Laya Monarez testified today in favor of D.C. legislation that would eliminate criminal prohibitions &#038; penalties for consensual <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work &#038; create a task force to recommend improvements to public safety, health &#038; human rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pYm4aKykOm\">t.co\/pYm4aKykOm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bdnbsqAAM1\">pic.twitter.com\/bdnbsqAAM1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1184934359318646808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>REMEMBERING THE LEGACY OF CIVIL RIGHTS ICON AND CHAMPION FOR EQUALITY REP. ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD): <\/strong>Elijah Cummings was a tireless champion of racial justice and LGBTQ equality in Congress and beyond. It is a profound loss for the city of Baltimore and the entire nation. We honor his enduring legacy to fiercely fight for the most marginalized among us. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/news\/2019\/10\/17\/elijah-cummings-was-lgbtq-rights-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Out Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOMORROW &#8212; PRODUCER AND ACTOR EUGENE LEE YANG TO RECEIVE VISIBILITY AWARD AT 2019 SAN FRANCISCO GALA: <\/strong>\u201cAs an all-star talent and artist, Yang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EugeneLeeYang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EugeneLeeYang<\/a>) bravely uses his Try Guys channel platform to lift up the LGBTQ community, celebrate Asian American visibility and open hearts and minds across the United States,\u201d said <strong>HRC Foundation Senior Vice President Jay Brown<\/strong>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-announces-producer-actor-eugene-lee-yang-to-receive-visibility-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HRC will also honor<\/strong> Levi Strauss &#038; Co. with the Corporate Award and John Lake, Vice President, Multicultural Strategy and LGBTQ Segment leader for Wells Fargo, with the Charles M. Holmes Community Service Award. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/sfbaytimes.com\/hrcs-35th-annual-sf-gala-dinner-auction-take-place-october-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>San Francisco Bay Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FLASHBACK FRIDAY &#8212; CELEBRATING POET WALT WHITMAN FOR LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH: <\/strong>To commemorate his 200th birthday, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/prn-19-041\/celebrating-200-years-of-walt-whitman-with-series-of-exhibits-events-and-digital-crowdsourcing-to-showcase-collections\/2019-04-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Library of Congress<\/a>, which has the most extensive array of Whitman and Whitman-related collections in the world, held a series of exhibits and public programs to showcase the trove. The Library\u2019s exhibits also touched on Whitman\u2019s relationship with Peter Doyle, an Irish immigrant and streetcar driver, who is believed by many to have been the love of Whitman\u2019s life. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/celebrating-the-legacy-of-poet-walt-whitman-this-lgbtq-history-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICYMI &#8212; HRC WAS ON CAPITOL HILL TO TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS ON HBCU CAMPUSES: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-foundation-launches-the-first-ever-hbcuoutloud-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In partnership with the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HBCUCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HBCUCaucus<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGBTEqCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LGBTEqCaucus<\/a> this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBCUOutLoud?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBCUOutLoud<\/a> Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> hosted a discussion on the ways Congress can partner with HBCUs to support LGBTQ diversity and inclusion efforts on campuses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zWzh6yKHEZ\">t.co\/zWzh6yKHEZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulXcgqHn3N\">pic.twitter.com\/ulXcgqHn3N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1184604936056627202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TOO OFTEN, TRANSGENDER TRAVELERS FACE NEGATIVE TREATMENT BY TSA: <\/strong>Allison Hope (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bubballie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bubballie<\/a>) writes for <em>CNN<\/em> about the experiences of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> travelers, who report being targeted for pat-downs, bag searches and questions regarding their legal ID due to their gender identity. &#8220;For many transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people, going through airport security is a grueling and often humiliating and traumatizing ordeal,&#8221; says Shannon Minter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shannonminter5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@shannonminter5<\/a>), legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/tsa-body-scanners-transgender-travelers\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS ARE AFFIRMING LGBTQ PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES: <\/strong>They are some of the highest-scoring health care facilities on HRC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.org\/hei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Healthcare Equality Index<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolinahealthnews.org\/2019\/10\/17\/north-carolina-ranks-high-nationally-for-lgbtq-friendly-hospitals\/?fbclid=IwAR3CbncF9O1L10wzCTmCuA0M138LQZoshdsXKg1PZh-LORAVq88fZxAcVcI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>North Carolina Health News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AUSTRALIAN ANGLICAN CHURCH MEMBERS RALLY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY AFTER BEING TOLD BY ARCHBISHOP THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE CHURCH: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/oct\/17\/anglican-churches-reject-sydney-archbishops-stance-on-same-sex-marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAME-SEX COUPLE UNABLE TO SECURE IRISH CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILD BORN ABROAD THROUGH IVF: <\/strong>Sin\u00e9ad Deevy and Kashka Sankowska, had their child in Spain, are facing barriers to registering their child\u2019s citizenship in Spain, as well as their own countries of citizenship. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/social-affairs\/getting-ivf-abroad-our-daughter-is-stateless-she-doesn-t-exist-1.4049263?mode=amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Irish Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/playlist\/live-work-pose-20-times-indya-moore-gave-us-life-with-their-red-carpet-lewks\/\"><em>Hello Beautiful<\/em><\/a> lists 20 iconic looks from non-binary actor and <em>Pose <\/em>star Indya Moore (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndyaMoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IndyaMoore<\/a>); HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/10\/15\/blades-50-year-history-reflects-struggles-advances-of-lgbt-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2019\/10\/18\/20920151\/bayard-rustin-football-lgbt-sports-history-martin-luther-king-mlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>OutSports<\/em><\/a> shares Bayard Rustin\u2019s sports legacy for LGBTQ History Month<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\"><strong><em>AMEquality@hrc.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.wufoo.com\/forms\/subscribe-to-am-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Click here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>@HRC<\/em><\/strong><\/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-18-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-october-18-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 18, 2019 HRC JOINS ACTIVISTS TESTIFYING IN FAVOR OF D.C.\u2019S COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 2019: The testimony, offered during a D.C. 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