{"id":104053,"date":"2019-10-28T12:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-28-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-10-28T12:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:25:26","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-october-28-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-28-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 28, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 28, 2019<\/b>
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HISTORIC CALIFORNIA POLL WORKER TRAINING WILL HELP ENSURE BALLOT ACCESS FOR TRANS AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING VOTERS: <\/strong>“Across the country, transgender and gender non-conforming people deal with unique ballot access issues, especially in states with voter ID laws, that are often overlooked,\u201d said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid<\/a>). \u201cTrainings like California’s are critically important to ensure that the LGBTQ community has fair and equal access to cast ballots. Other states and municipalities must follow suit. Thank you to Secretary Padilla and Equality California for their leadership.\u201d More from HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Transgender & gender non-conforming people deal with unique ballot access issues. Trainings like California’s are critically important to ensure that LGBTQ people have fair & equal access to cast ballots. Other states & municipalities must follow suit. t.co\/M0w5dvd70e<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) October 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MUST WATCH MONDAY — PRODUCER AND ACTOR EUGENE LEE YANG (<\/strong>@EUGENELEEYANG<\/a>) HONORED WITH HRC VISIBILITY AWARD: <\/strong>More from HRC<\/a> and Wisconsin Gazette<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

NEW REPORT FINDS INCREASE IN HBCU ENROLLMENTS LINKED TO HOSTILE POLITICAL CLIMATE,\u00a0 RISE IN HATE CRIMES TARGETING BLACK AMERICANS: <\/strong>The Rutgers University\u2019s study noted that one-third of HBCUs have seen record enrollment numbers in the past three years — and suggests the surge is due to bias-motivated violence against Black students at predominantly white institutions. More from Education Dive<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH — HRC RESPONDS TO SHOOTING AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE: <\/strong>More from Dallas News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Columbine.
\nVirginia Tech.
\nAurora.
\nSandy Hook.
\nCharleston.
\nSan Bernardino.
\nPulse.
\nLas Vegas.
\nParkland.
\nEl Paso.
\nDayton.
\nAnd now, Texas A&M University-Commerce.<\/p>\n

Enough is enough.<\/p>\n

We need commonsense gun safety reform now. t.co\/Nx48evY2SJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OVER THE WEEKEND, HRC MARKED INTERSEX AWARENESS DAY WITH RESOURCES ON HOW TO SUPPORT THE INTERSEX COMMUNITY: <\/strong>InterACT shares 26 ways allies can support the intersex community. More from InterACT<\/a>.<\/p>\n