{"id":129960,"date":"2020-03-26T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-march-26-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-03-26T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:26:00","slug":"am_equality-march-26-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-march-26-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality: March 26, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality: March 26, 2020<\/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>IDAHO IS FOCUSING ON ANTI-TRANSGENDER LEGISLATION INSTEAD OF THE REAL CRISIS, COVID-19:<\/strong> &ldquo;What makes these bills particularly hurtful for <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> people in Idaho is the timing of the legislation,&rdquo; writes Nico Lang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nico_Lang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Nico_Lang<\/a>). &ldquo;They were pushed through the state Senate during the same week that municipalities across the country took measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. And yet in Idaho, little has been done to stop its citizens from contracting coronavirus.&rdquo; Read the full piece from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/5dmawn\/everyone-else-is-dealing-with-covid-19-idahos-pushing-an-anti-trans-bill\"><em>VICE<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Said <strong>HRC State Legislative Director and Senior Counsel Cathryn Oakley <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CthrynOkly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CthrynOkly<\/a>), &ldquo;[This bill] is legislation that is based purely in misinformation about <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> youth, and it is targeting <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> youth for discriminatory treatment. For any <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> person in Idaho, they are now on notice that their government is willing to make laws that are based on fear and not facts.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC PRESIDENT ON TRUMP &ldquo;SHADOW DIPLOMAT&rdquo; AND CABINET BIBLE STUDY LEADER BLAMING LGBTQ PEOPLE FOR COVID-19 PANDEMIC:<\/strong> Late <a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUWnL-2FV2XNCUTnJlzWeIvl2IXWLKonM6HfaAPYrHlzVvhOoIN16S5y3yp24Q9EJdO1nD48WbzJum0sow79qMcwW3vsoteHh1UJ0mzloMVxTKbVF0y_ckLSepbTBBgOQPLe2ZUnmT-2Fx2N8QiVnfMyZ-2FTjGNcYrEaHAvekhSiDGm5xPLIpAWgKF-2BXxsU9TU3x-2FZH2USpf9NMIyDaM9IvNb1lrl8biaJBV95osmhXqnFLOji46bCM9A-2B9i5PxTA3aQmbzqIyU5UxkxEMPpihB6TPKTcRLFR1T1txN2Ymds1e0Ut76lSQuF4XsX8mVa26TXqWTjfhSOilH9eAZimzRjhMM9dfFcCmek-2FmLnxKRIGJegZHTrOpiFMOxfeEw8z6q-2Be2QlLX5gcsmUPJx2XRp0ocjjY36tSXlkXPaXD-2B40LoN3cKMMaA7Qh0eIWZF2L91SA3jnUmm9G6EhbRmHIzhQ10QQACNJTY-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last night<\/a>, reports surfaced of Ralph Drollinger blaming LGBTQ people for &ldquo;God&rsquo;s consequential wrath&rdquo; and the COVID-19 pandemic. Said HRC President Alphonso David<strong> <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlphonsoDavid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AlphonsoDavid<\/a>), &ldquo;LGBTQ people around the country and around the world are struggling to cope with this global pandemic. They are worried about their health, their livelihoods and their families. Our country is in crisis, and rather than placing the blame to marginalized communities that are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, our leaders and their advisors must focus in, buckle up and flatten the curve.&rdquo; More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/shadow-diplomat-cabinet-bible-study-leader-blames-lgbtq-people-for-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/trump-s-bible-teacher-says-gays-among-those-blame-covid-n1168981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NBC Out<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THANKFUL THURSDAY &#8212; WOMEN ON THE RISE: SPOTLIGHT ON LGBTQ LEADERS &amp; ALLIES: <\/strong>From trailblazing figures of our past, to champions on the front lines of today&rsquo;s movement, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> have been at the heart of the fight for equality. For Women&rsquo;s History Month, HRC is shining a light on openly LGBTQ <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> leaders and allies who are leading on LGBTQ-inclusive bills in the battleground states of Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as in our nation&rsquo;s capital. Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/women-on-the-rise-spotlight-on-lgbtq-leaders-allies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensHistoryMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensHistoryMonth<\/a>, HRC is highlighting trailblazing <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> across battleground states who are running for office, have been elected and are advancing equality for LGBTQ people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FDfTsnAhir\">t.co\/FDfTsnAhir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1242904404933709824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<u>IN THE STATES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>YOUR LOCAL QUEER BUSINESS NEEDS YOUR SOCIAL-DISTANCED SUPPORT!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read more about how to support LGBTQ businesses and non-profits in <strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong> from Austa Somvichian-Clausen (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austaclausen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@austaclausen<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/events\/washington-dc\/how-to-support-queer-businesses-in-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Thrillist<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Read more about how to support LGBTQ businesses in <strong>Chicago<\/strong> from Jessi Roti (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessiTaylorRO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JessiTaylorRO<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/events\/chicago\/how-to-support-queer-businesses-in-chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Thrillist<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>GET CULTURED<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Entertainment, arts and sports news!<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;SCHITT&rsquo;S CREEK&rdquo; STARS DAN LEVY <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danjlevy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@danjlevy<\/a>)<strong> AND NOAH REID<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olreid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@olreid<\/a>) <strong>GRACE THE DIGITAL COVER OF <em>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY<\/em>: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/schitts-creek-dan-levy-noah-reid-digital-cover\/?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_ew&amp;utm_term=761D0B1A-6E92-11EA-AD61-F7D9923C408C&amp;utm_content=video&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>EW<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Make a wish, David and Patrick.  In our new digital cover story, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SchittsCreek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SchittsCreek<\/a> stars <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danjlevy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danjlevy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olreid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@olreid<\/a> take us inside the journey that saw two business partners become soulmates: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AnFr6IQRMY\">t.co\/AnFr6IQRMY<\/a> Story by: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shananaomi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shananaomi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sV0C3CvvY8\">pic.twitter.com\/sV0C3CvvY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Entertainment Weekly (@EW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EW\/status\/1242843967579918336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>DOMINIQUE PROVOST-CHALKLEY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominiqueP_C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DominiqueP_C<\/a>),<strong> STAR OF &ldquo;WYNONNA EARP,&rdquo; COMES OUT AS QUEER:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autostraddle.com\/dominique-provost-chalkley-is-queer-wynonna-earp-actress-comes-out-on-her-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Autostraddle<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ANDORRA TO CONSIDER LEGALIZING MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN THE COMING MONTHS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/andorra-to-legalize-marriage-equality\/03\/2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NewNowNext<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starobserver.com.au\/artsentertainment\/screen\/new-abc-series-explores-a-transgender-girls-first-year-of-high-school\/193848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Star Observer<\/em><\/a> reports on a new series from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about a <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> high schooler&nbsp;<\/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\/\"><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-march-26-2020?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-march-26-2020?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality: March 26, 2020 IDAHO IS FOCUSING ON ANTI-TRANSGENDER LEGISLATION INSTEAD OF THE REAL CRISIS, COVID-19: &ldquo;What makes these bills particularly hurtful for <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> people in Idaho is the timing of the legislation,&rdquo; writes Nico Lang (@Nico_Lang). &ldquo;They were pushed through the state Senate during the same week that municipalities across the country took measures &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-march-26-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality: March 26, 2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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