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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 26, 2020<\/b>
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HRC PROUDLY ENDORSES SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI <\/strong>(@SpeakerPelosi<\/a>):<\/strong> “Speaker Pelosi has always been there for the LGBTQ community in our lowest lows and highest highs,” said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid<\/a>). “At each and every moment when our community has needed her, Speaker Pelosi has been there for us asking how to help. Without her commitment to progress and dedication to equality, our movement would be years if not decades behind where we proudly stand today. HRC is proud and privileged to endorse Speaker Pelosi for re-election.” More from HRC<\/a> and The Advocate<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

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In Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as Speaker of the House, the LGBTQ community has seen more legislative progress than under any previous speaker, including the historic passage of the Equality Act.@HRC<\/a> is proud to endorse her for reelection. @TeamPelosi<\/a> t.co\/Gli1fXU1fu<\/a><\/p>\n

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HRC TO HONOR “POSE” STAR RYAN JAMAAL SWAIN AT THE 2020 HRC SAN ANTONIO DINNER:<\/strong> Swain (@RyanJamaal<\/a>) will be honored with the HRC Visibility Award this Saturday, Feb. 29. He is best known for his role as Damon Richards-Evangelista, an ambitious, aspiring gay<\/a> dancer on the critically acclaimed and Golden Globe nominated FX<\/em> television series “Pose”. As a young activist, Swain lends his name as a Stonewall Ambassador to It Gets Better both in the U.S. and abroad. More from HRC<\/a>. <\/p>\n

NEW BILL THAT WOULD OFFER “X” AS A GENDER MARKER OPTION ON U.S. PASSPORTS TO BE INTRODUCED IN U.S. HOUSE BY REP. RO KHANNA (D-Calif.):<\/strong> Said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy<\/strong> (@david_stacy<\/a>) of the change: “We believe that visibility helps, visibility creates change… We want to create a legal system that supports those choices.” Read more from The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

WHAT WE’RE READING THIS ASH WEDNESDAY — HRC MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTIAN SEASON OF LENT: <\/strong>Lent is a time of reflection and contemplation, a time when many Christians think about ways that they can become closer to God and to each other. To mark the season this year, HRC Religion & Faith Program Director Michael Vazquez<\/strong> (@mvsebastian<\/a>) sat down with Jesuit Priest and Editor-at-Large of America Media, Father James Martin (@JamesMartinSJ<\/a>). Read excerpts from their conversation here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF NURSING PUBLISHES CASE STUDY ON THE NEEDS OF TRANSGENDER ELDERS:<\/strong> More from CBS 19<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n