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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 3, 2019<\/b>
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U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ASSERTS TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN IS \u201cUNDOING DECADES OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS\u201d:<\/strong> The report cites multiple examples of Trump-Pence\u2019s unrelenting attacks on the LGBTQ community. Said Commission Chair Catherine E. Lhamon (@CatherineLhamon<\/a>), \u201cthe Trump administration has been as vocal as it is possible to be about its dismissal of LGBTQ rights as worth protecting. It will take us a very long time to dig out from under the damage this administration has caused to civil rights in this country.\u201d Read the full report here<\/a>, and more from NBC Out<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TUESDAY TWEET — YESTERDAY, THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL UNVEILED A PLAQUE IN HONOR OF MATTHEW SHEPARD:<\/strong> Read more here<\/a>, and from The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a> & WUSA9<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sunday would have been Matthew Shepard\u2019s 43rd birthday.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Washington National Cathedral dedicated a plaque in his memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt being there gives notice…that there is one place they can go to to be safe, welcomed and accepted.\u201d t.co\/2dz5m7W8ue<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) December 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HRC EXPANDS PRESENCE IN CALIFORNIA TO WORK CLOSELY WITH FRIENDS AND PARTNERS TO ELECT PRO-EQUALITY CANDIDATES AND ADVANCE EQUALITY:<\/strong> Read more here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I was so proud to be in LA with @HRC<\/a> supporters and partners to celebrate our expanded presence and deepened work in this critically important center of entertainment, culture and technology. pic.twitter.com\/nOglnRiDGj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) December 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CHECK OUT QU\u00c9PASA\u2019S <\/em>PIECE ON HRC\u2019S LGBTQ INCLUSION WORK IN CHILE: Beck Bailey, director del Programa de Igualdad en el Centro de Trabajo de HRC<\/strong>, estableci\u00f3 un acuerdo con Fundaci\u00f3n Iguales para levantar el ranking Equidad CL, programa que certifica a las empresas 100% diversas e inclusivas. \u201cFue inspirador ver que en este primer a\u00f1o, hay participantes que est\u00e1n comprometidos en evaluar sus pr\u00e1cticas y pol\u00edticas respecto a la inclusi\u00f3n LGBT,\u201d dijo Bailey (@TheBeckBailey<\/a>). Este 9 de diciembre se lanzar\u00e1 una nueva versi\u00f3n de Equidad CL, donde podr\u00e1n participar, hasta el 31 de enero de 2020, todas las empresas que operen en Chile y as\u00ed rankear los mejores lugares de trabajo para la comunidad LGBTQ. M\u00e1s de Qu\u00e9Pasa<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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El ejecutivo trans<\/a> que lidera primera encuesta sobre buenos lugares de trabajo para la comunidad LGBTQ en Chile t.co\/6xFn11pYhD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ARoIl0eMSU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Qu\u00e9 Pasa (@QuePasaCL) November 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

UTAH TEACHER BERATES CHILD WHO SHARED WITH CLASS THAT THIS THANKSGIVING, HE IS THANKFUL HE\u2019LL BE ADOPTED BY HIS TWO FOSTER DADS:<\/strong> The substitute teacher was removed from the school after three of the child\u2019s fifth-grade classmates asked her to stop, and walked out to get the principal. \u201cThis situation really hurt him. This person really hurt us,\u201d said one of the dads, Louis van Amstel (@LouisVanAmstel<\/a>), who was on multiple seasons of \u201cDancing With the Stars.\u201d More from USA Today<\/em><\/a> and The Salt Lake Tribune<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BOSTON ACTIVISTS URGE THE CITY TO NAME A NEW GREEN SPACE AFTER RITA HESTER: <\/strong>Hester, a transgender woman<\/a>, was killed in Boston more than 20 years ago. Hester\u2019s death spurred activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith (@gwenners<\/a>) to start the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Read more from WGBH<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., WELCOMES A COUNTY JUDGE WHO WAS DENIED COMMUNION AT HER CHURCH BECAUSE SHE\u2019S MARRIED TO A WOMAN: <\/strong>More from WOOD TV<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GET CULTURED<\/u><\/strong> – Entertainment, arts and sports news!<\/u><\/p>\n

ACTRESS ANNETTE BENING ABOUT HER TRANSGENDER SON STEPHEN IRA:<\/strong> \u201cHe’s an articulate, thoughtful person, and I’m very, very proud of him,\u201d Benning said. Read the full interview at AARP<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HRC ATTENDS PREMIERE OF THE L WORD: GENERATION Q: <\/strong>More here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Great to be in LA for the premiere of @SHO_TheLWord<\/a>. This groundbreaking show returns on Dec. 8 with the powerful stories of a new, diverse group of LGBTQ characters. Be sure to tune in. pic.twitter.com\/F3BxaBL70L<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) December 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

TRANS PEOPLE AND ALLIES IN INDIA PROTEST A BILL, NOW PASSED BY PARLIAMENT: <\/strong>Intended to help protect the trans<\/a> community, it fails to meet demands for \u201ccomprehensive anti-atrocities and anti-discrimination legislation.\u201d Said Grace Banu (@thirunangai<\/a>), founder of the Trans Rights Now collective, \u201cit is not just problematic but regressive.\u201d More from The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n