{"id":41082,"date":"2016-07-12T16:10:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-07-12T16:10:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:10:39","slug":"am_equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hrc-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/http_hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/files\/images\/blog\/hrc-general-blog1600_640_360.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>SHAME: ON ANNIVERSARY OF ORLANDO TRAGEDY, HOUSE REPUBLICANS HELD HEARING ON ANTI-LGBTQ BILL:<\/strong> Today, on the one-month anniversary of the horrific attack in &nbsp;Orlando, House Republican leaders held a committee hearing on a deeply discriminatory anti-LGBTQ bill. The so-called &ldquo;First Amendment Defense Act&rdquo; (FADA) &#8212; endorsed by Donald Trump &#8212; would sanction unprecedented taxpayer-funded discrimination against LGBTQ people. &ldquo;Members of Congress should hang their heads in shame for attempting to advance this reckless and irresponsible bill that embraces taxpayer-funded discrimination against LGBTQ people,&rdquo; said HRC Senior Vice President of Policy and Political Affairs JoDee Winterhof.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The White House didn&rsquo;t mince words<\/strong> when slamming the hearing. Spokesperson Jeff Tiller told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2016\/07\/11\/white-house-slams-congressional-religious-freedom-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Blade<\/em><\/a> that the hearing is &ldquo;disturbing&rdquo; and he reaffirmed President Obama&rsquo;s commitment to &ldquo;promoting and defending the equal rights of all Americans, including the rights of LGBT Americans.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#BENCHHB2: AS NBA NEARS DECISION ON ALL-STAR GAME, LEADERS URGE THEM TO STAND STRONG: <\/strong>Tech industry leaders in a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/business\/national-business\/article88961787.html\" target=\"_blank\">are urging the league to move its 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte<\/a> unless North Carolina legislators repeal the discriminatory HB2 law &ldquo;in very short order,&rdquo; the Associated Press is reporting. The letter, signed by leaders including those from SV Angel, Google, Reddit, Paypal, Lyft, and Pinterest, asserts that, &#8220;If the NBA holds events in North Carolina while HB2 remains law, players, employees, and fans will be at risk of discrimination &#8212; and that&#8217;s wrong.&#8221; Silver is huddling this week in Las Vegas with team owners, and is holding a press conference tonight at 8 p.m. EDT. Speculation is he may announce a decision on the game&rsquo;s location, which the NBA had said would come sometime this summer. Silver has warned repeatedly that the NBA would move the high-profile game if lawmakers fail to roll back HB2&rsquo;s vile anti-LGBTQ provisions. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/business\/national-business\/article88961787.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RNC CONSIDERS ANTI-LGBTQ PROVISIONS FOR PARTY PLATFORM:<\/strong> Yesterday, the Republican Party&rsquo;s policy subcommittee proposed a slew of anti-LGBTQ provisions for the GOP platform, including: supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZekeJMiller\/status\/752507870734843904\" target=\"_blank\">anti-transgender discrimination<\/a>, calling for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bencjacobs\/status\/752528179936448514\" target=\"_blank\">Constitutional amendment<\/a> undermining marriage equality, and embracing the discredited practice of &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/headlines\/20160711-before-convention-gop-platform-takes-shape-with-pro-bible-anti-transgender-language.ece\" target=\"_blank\">conversion therapy<\/a>.&#8221; The proposals to undermine marriage equality and attack transgender people <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/five-ways-donald-trump-would-roll-back-lgbtq-equality-as-president\" target=\"_blank\">align with anti-LGBTQ stances<\/a> taken by the party&rsquo;s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump. HRC urged the RNC and Trump campaign to strike the anti-LGBTQ provisions, and called on sponsors and convention affiliates to make clear their opposition to the proposals. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/on-eve-of-orlando-anniversary-rnc-considers-adding-anti-lgbtq-provisions-to\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HRC&rsquo;s Senior Vice President JoDee Winterhof on the platform:<\/strong>&ldquo;The Republican Party&rsquo;s message is clear: Their proposed platform says LGBTQ people are second-class citizens, and that we are not equal or worthy of basic fairness or dignity<strong>. <\/strong>This is a shameful and repugnant message for the Republican Party to send, particularly as the nation prepares to mark the one month anniversary of the tragedy in Orlando.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><strong>&ldquo;With friends like these&rdquo;: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2016\/07\/11\/with_friends_like_these_more_reasons_why_lgbt_people_should_fear_a_donald_trump_presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Salon<\/em><\/a> breaks down the Trumpster&rsquo;s VP picks and allies, and says a Trump presidency could be worse for LGBTQ people than Reagan&rsquo;s.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Despite Republicans&rsquo; overwhelming support<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/entry\/poll-59-of-voters-less-likely-to-support-candidates-who-oppose-non-discrimi\" target=\"_blank\">64 percent<\/a>) for the Equality Act, which would provide federal non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people nationwide, it&rsquo;s not mentioned in the party platform. Shocker!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MISS. GOV. BRYANT STILL TRYING TO FORCE IMPLEMENTATION OF H.B. 1523: <\/strong>Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chrisgeidner\/mississippi-governor-asks-appeals-court-to-allow-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\">asked<\/a> the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay a federal judge&rsquo;s ruling blocking the implementation of the state&rsquo;s discriminatory H.B. 1523. For this latest discriminatory move, Bryant enlisted notorious anti-LGBTQ legal group, the Alliance Defending Freedom, along with the &nbsp;general counsel for the office of the governor and a smaller Missouri-based law firm. This follows Bryant&rsquo;s unsuccessful bid to have U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves reconsider his block on the implementation of the law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WILL AUSTRALIAN MPs FINALLY GET A VOTE?<\/strong>: Australia&rsquo;s recent federal election has raised concerns about the country&rsquo;s path to marriage equality. With a strong majority of Members of Parliament favoring marriage rights for same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a>, advocates are hoping Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull&rsquo;s will finally allow members to simply vote &lsquo;yes&rsquo; or &lsquo;no&rsquo; on the issue. Turnbull has been promising a nationwide vote on marriage, which LGBTQ advocates have argued is expensive, contentious and non-binding. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/australian-election-results-raise-questions-about-next-steps-for-marriage-e\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Australian officials announced on Monday<\/strong> that AIDS is &ldquo;not a public health issue in the country anymore,&rdquo; with so few people dying from AIDS that it&rsquo;s become insignificant to report. This success comes from medical advances and public awareness campaigns. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/148345\/australia-announces-end-of-aids-epidemic-but-hiv-rates-have-been-on-the-rise#.gAlXmERG2\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mic<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ANTI-LGBTQ VIOLENCE ESCALATING IN BRAZIL: <\/strong>Leading up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, HRC Global&rsquo;s Saurav Jung Thapa takes a look at the troubling escalation of brutal anti-LGBTQ violence in the South American country. Read the full op-ed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2016\/7\/12\/we-need-talk-about-anti-lgbt-violence-brazil\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICYMI, STIRRING READ: <\/strong>Imagine being told that you cannot take your child home with you from the hospital on the day they were born because of your sexual orientation. That is what one <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a> was forced to endure because of a lone judge&rsquo;s hateful interpretation of the law. Read the full heartbreaking story at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/opinion.ijr.com\/2016\/07\/257550-prejudice-legal-system-still-haunts-lgbt-families\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Independent Journal Review<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/us-pastor-supportive-lgbt-rights-ordered-leave-russia-40474017\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Pres<\/em>s<\/a> reports that a LGBTQ-supportive pastor has been detained in Russia and ordered to leave the country; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2016\/07\/11\/from-gay-rights-opponent-to-unsung-hero-of-equal-marriage-theresa-mays-surprising-evolution-on-lgbt-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a> chronicles potential British Prime Minister Theresa May&rsquo;s evolution on LGBTQ equality; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/half-of-lgbt-survivors-of-sexual-violence-wait-over-10-years-to-report-the-crime-report-34873439.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Independent.ie<\/em><\/a> breaks down a new Irish report that says half of LGBTQ survivors of sexual assault wait more than ten years to report the crime; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bustle.com\/articles\/171908-glad-day-bookshop-oldest-lgbt-bookstore-in-the-world-needs-your-help\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bustle<\/em><\/a> asks for your support in helping the oldest LGBTQ bookstore in the world to stay in business; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2016\/07\/decades-long-ban-gay-bisexual-french-men-donating-blood-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>LGBTQ Nation<\/em><\/a> shares that France is ending it&rsquo;s ban on <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> donating blood &#8212; if they abstain from same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> intercourse for a year; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2016\/07\/11\/lgbt-puerto-ricans-mourn-pulse-nightclub-massacre-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Blade<\/em><\/a> talks to LGBTQ Puetro Ricans who continue to honor the victimes of the Orlando tragedy; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/new-team-will-investigate-hate-crimes-against-lgbt-community\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Local 4 Detroit<\/em><\/a> examines a new Detroit Police Department team dedicated to investigating LGBTQ hate crimes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\" target=\"_blank\">AMEquality@hrc.org<\/a><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.wufoo.com\/forms\/subscribe-to-am-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Click here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to subscribe to A.M. Equality and follow <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>@HRC<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016 SHAME: ON ANNIVERSARY OF ORLANDO TRAGEDY, HOUSE REPUBLICANS HELD HEARING ON ANTI-LGBTQ BILL: Today, on the one-month anniversary of the horrific attack in &nbsp;Orlando, House Republican leaders held a committee hearing on a deeply discriminatory anti-LGBTQ bill. The so-called &ldquo;First Amendment Defense Act&rdquo; (FADA) &#8212; endorsed by Donald Trump &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016<\/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-41082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tip-sheet-july-12-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: July 12, 2016 SHAME: ON ANNIVERSARY OF ORLANDO TRAGEDY, HOUSE REPUBLICANS HELD HEARING ON ANTI-LGBTQ BILL: Today, on the one-month anniversary of the horrific attack in &nbsp;Orlando, House Republican leaders held a committee hearing on a deeply discriminatory anti-LGBTQ bill. 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