{"id":133133,"date":"2020-04-16T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-april-16-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-04-16T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:25:46","slug":"am_equality-april-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-april-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality: April 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality: April 16, 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>TODAY @ 11 A.M. ET &#8212; VIRGINIA VALUES COALITION, LGBTQ ADVOCATES CELEBRATE SIGNING OF VIRGINIA VALUES ACT:<\/strong> The Virginia Values Coalition, Equality Virginia, Human Rights Campaign and Freedom for All Americans, alongside LGBTQ Virginians and allies, will hold a press <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> to highlight the real impact of the newly signed Virginia Values Act and discuss the years-long efforts to pass a non-discrimination bill in Virginia. The newly signed legislation will grant non-discrimination protections to Virginians on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and modernize Virginia civil rights law to protect people of color, veterans, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> and others. Virginia became the first state in the South to have non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people, and the first state since 1993 to add a prohibition on discrimination in public accommodations (protecting all Virginians) where none existed before.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All interested media can RSVP by emailing <a href=\"mailto:press@hrc.org\">press@hrc.org<\/a> for the meeting number.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC TO TRUMP: DELAYING STIMULUS CHECKS TO INCLUDE NAME IS &ldquo;REVOLTING AND INHUMANE&rdquo;: <\/strong>&ldquo;This economic hurricane has disproportionately impacted marginalized groups, including LGBTQ people, who more often find themselves in industries that have completely shut down or dramatically scaled back staff and pay,&rdquo; said<strong> <\/strong>HRC President Alphonso David<strong> <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=edc90daa13af512e883bded49&amp;id=dedc814792&amp;e=6c43e1ae77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AlphonsoDavid<\/a>). &ldquo;Yet, Trump is delaying this much needed, vital resource for his own personal vanity. This act is absolutely revolting and inhumane and proves yet again he is unfit to lead.&rdquo; More from Rhuaridh Marr (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rhuaridh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rhuaridh<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metroweekly.com\/2020\/04\/hrc-trump-delaying-stimulus-checks-is-revolting-and-inhumane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Metro Weekly<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC MOURNS JOHANNA METZGER, TRANS WOMAN KILLED IN BALTIMORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmar2news.com\/news\/crime-checker\/baltimore-city-crime\/virtual-vigil-for-transgender-woman-killed-in-baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to reports<\/a>, Metzger was fatally stabbed while visiting a Baltimore recovery center from Pennsylvania. Metzger, who is white, is believed to be the sixth transgender or gender non-conforming person violently killed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this year<\/a> in the U.S., and the eighth death in Baltimore since HRC began tracking this data in 2013. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-johanna-metzger-trans-woman-killed-in-baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On April 14, Baltimore Safe Haven, a local LGBTQ community center, organized a virtual vigil to honor Metzger&rsquo;s life due to COVID-19. <\/strong>More from Muri Assun&ccedil;&atilde;o (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuriAssuncao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MuriAssuncao<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/coronavirus\/ny-coronavirus-vigil-transgender-woman-baltimore-zoom-20200415-tcdulwwnorbgzhfteuagregyui-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>New York Daily News<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY FEATURE &#8212; HRC TO HOLD VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR LGBTQ HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SENIORS: <\/strong>The event will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 8 and will include many traditional elements of a graduation ceremony, including an official welcome from HRC President Alphonso David<strong> <\/strong>and GLSEN Executive Director Dr. Eliza Byard (<a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=edc90daa13af512e883bded49&amp;id=03288b7ec3&amp;e=6c43e1ae77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EByard<\/a>), a commencement address, valedictorians for exceptional, dynamic LGBTQ+ students and music. Those interested can register for the event <a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=edc90daa13af512e883bded49&amp;id=5dccadb9e2&amp;e=6c43e1ae77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/lifestyles\/hrc-hold-virtual-graduation-ceremony-for-lgbtq-seniors\/NHRhllDtdFHQMPuh3cq9ZM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Atlanta Journal Constitution<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICYMI &#8212; HRC, UNIDOS, BLACK LEADERS ORGANIZING COMMUNITIES URGENTLY CALL ON CONGRESS AND STATES TO FUND ELECTION EXPANSION EFFORTS: &ldquo;<\/strong>No one in America should be denied the right to vote because of health and safety concerns or confusion about the voting process,&rdquo; said HRC President Alphonso David. &ldquo;The changes we <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> for today will make major improvements to our electoral system and ensure that voters have the opportunity to have their voices heard in a safe, secure manner.&rdquo; Listen to the press <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hrc-org.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/6MEpduqtrTs3H4GS4wSDUad_W9S7Lq-shCYe_6EPxEqwVyMENwWiNOcSN-C2NXNTUGwfpfh9kcNkYn1X?continueMode=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ ELDERS ARE THE EPICENTER OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC, EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND HIGHER HEALTH RISKS: <\/strong>From social isolation to thin support networks, LGBTQ older people also grapple with serious health disparities that are particularly consequential in the time of COVID-19. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextavenue.org\/lgbtq-elders-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Next Avenue<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SAGE&rsquo;s new initiative,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageusa.org\/sageconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAGE Connect<\/a>, provides an opportunity to receive or make a phone <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> to an LGBTQ elder once a week. HRC is also partnering with SAGE on the <a href=\"http:\/\/thelei.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Long-Term Care Equality Index<\/em><\/a> (LEI), the first-ever nationwide assessment of how long-term care facilities are treating their LGBTQ residents.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>FRESH AIR <\/em><\/strong><strong>PODCAST REMEMBERS LGBTQ PIONEER PHYLLIS LYON:<\/strong> Listen more from Terry Gross (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nprfreshair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@nprfreshair<\/a>) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/04\/14\/834176768\/fresh-air-remembers-lgbtq-pioneer-phyllis-lyon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>IN THE STATES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC JOINS OVER 100 NATIONAL AND LOCAL GROUPS ON LETTER TO CONGRESS SUPPORTING D.C. COVID-19 FUNDING FIX: <\/strong>&ldquo;Momentum is building to retroactively fix the treatment of D.C. in the state stabilization fund in the third coronavirus response bill and to also ensure that D.C. is treated as a state for future coronavirus state stabilization funding,&rdquo;&nbsp; said Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/norton-thanks-102-national-and-local-groups-for-letter-to-congress-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GET CULTURED<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Entertainment, arts and sports news!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOB THE DRAG QUEEN TALKS NEW HBO SHOW <em>WE&rsquo;RE HERE <\/em>AND LIFE IN QUARANTINE: <\/strong><em>We&#8217;re Here<\/em> showcases people who stretch across the LGBTQ spectrum, exploring just how different the LGBTQ experience can be depending on where a person lives. Read more from Jeffrey Masters (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffmasters1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jeffmasters1<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/television\/2020\/4\/14\/bob-drag-queen-talks-new-hbo-show-and-life-quarantine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ ORGANIZATION KPH ISSUES STATEMENT AGAINST BILLS UNDER REVIEW BY THE POLISH PARLIAMENT: <\/strong>The bills would restrict access to abortion and reliable <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> education for young people. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/kph.org.pl\/kphs-position-on-the-attack-on-reproductive-rights-and-the-right-to-reliable-sex-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPH<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAME-SEX COUPLE IN AMSTERDAM ASSAULTED AND CALLED ANTI-LGBTQ SLURS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/crime\/2020\/4\/14\/gay-couple-spat-called-cancer-homos-viral-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Out<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><br \/>\n&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/culture\/134483\/premiere-keiynan-lonsdale-is-the-queer-superhero-we-need-on-new-single-gay-street-fighter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gay Times<\/em><\/a> spotlights <em>Love Simon<\/em>&rsquo;s Keiynan Lonsdale&rsquo;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeiynanLonsdale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KeiynanLonsdale<\/a>) new queer ode in upcoming debut album<\/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-april-16-2020?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-april-16-2020?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality: April 16, 2020 TODAY @ 11 A.M. 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