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#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: May 6, 2016<\/b>
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BREAKING: HRC AND EQUALITY NC CALL ON UNIVERSITY OF NC OFFICIALS TO DO THE RIGHT THING – REJECT HB2, COMPLY WITH FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAW: <\/strong>HRC and Equality NC sent a letter today to the chancellors and presidents of the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Community College systems urging them to protect the wellbeing of their students, and billions in federal funding, by complying with this week’s U.S. Department of Justice order to reverse implementation of the discriminatory HB2. “Tens of thousands of students, faculty, and college employees across North Carolina have been harmed by HB2,” said HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow. “The Department of Justice has now affirmed HB2 violates the civil rights of those in the UNC community, and we therefore urge all public universities and colleges to reverse its implementation. This is not only the right thing to do, it is the law.” The DOJ told state officials, including UNC President Margaret Spellings, that they have until Monday to comply with federal law. Read the full letter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TRANSGENDER WOMAN SHARES HORRIFIC SUBWAY RIDE, HILLARY SHARES SUPPORT, SOLIDARITY: <\/strong>Pearl Love, a transgender woman<\/a> living in New York City, was physically and verbally assaulted on the subway on April 28. The horrifying incident, which Pearl bravely captured on video<\/a> and shared on Facebook<\/a> earlier this week, was a chilling window into the consequences of ignorance, hate and transphobic rhetoric. Between notes from from friends and allies, one heartfelt message<\/a> stuck out.<\/p>\n

NOTORIOUS ANTI-LGBT GROUP TARGETS TRANSGENDER TEEN: <\/strong>The Alliance Defending Freedom, one of the most dangerous organizations working to prevent equality for LGBT people across the globe, has now set its sights on a transgender high school student in Illinois. The hate group that uses its broad reach to promote discriminatory legislation and foster anti-LGBT initiatives across the country and internationally, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over its settlement with the student’s school district which allows her access to locker facilities<\/a> consistent with her gender identity. Here’s our ever-expanding list of 10 shocking facts<\/a> about the group. More from The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

NC HOUSE SPEAKER TAKING HIS TIME: <\/strong>Despite ramming the bill through the Legislature in less than a day, House Speaker Tim Moore cavalierly said yesterday that state officials will let the Monday deadline to reverse implementation of HB2 “come and go.” The News & Observer<\/em><\/a> calls<\/a> Moore’s defiant position “nonsense,” and “a waste” wrought by the state’s bumbling GOP leadership, adding:, “Surely the speaker learned his high school civics better than this.” And The Charlotte Observer<\/em><\/a> calls<\/a> the choice on HB2 “obvious,” saying North Carolina “can obey federal law” or the state “can fight — and lose in so many ways.”<\/p>\n