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#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: September 7, 2016<\/b>
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TONIGHT’S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FORUM COMES AT CRUCIAL MOMENT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS IN THE MILITARY: <\/strong>Ahead of tonight’s “Commander-in-Chief Forum” on NBC <\/em>featuring Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, HRC warns about the disastrous effect Trump<\/a> would have on the historic gains made by the LGBTQ community — including the repeal of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. “I’ve seen firsthand how the progress we’ve made toward LGBTQ equality in the Armed Forces has improved military and family readiness,” said HRC’s Stephen Peters <\/strong>(@StephenPeters2<\/a>), a Marine veteran and founder and president emeritus of the American Military Partner Association. <\/strong>“LGBTQ service members can go to work and serve their country without having to worry about hiding who they are. We cannot allow Donald Trump and Mike Pence to take that away from our brave men<\/a> and women<\/a> in uniform.” The forum will focus on national security, military affairs and veteran issues — Hillary Clinton would continue building on President Obama’s equality legacy, ensuring that all service members are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. More here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MISSOURI MURDERS INVESTIGATED AS POSSIBLE HATE CRIME: <\/strong>Law enforcement officials have arrested Steven Endsley in connection with the Missouri murders of Theresa Jackson and her daughter, Danielle Smith. After learning that Endsley and Smith had an “ongoing disagreement<\/a>” over Smith’s sexual orientation, officials began investigating whether the murder was a hate crime. Jackson and Smith’s deaths come in a year of disturbing and heart-wrenching attacks on LGBTQ people and their communities. Earlier this year, a Georgia man<\/a> and his boyfriend were attacked<\/a> with scalding water while they were sleeping, leaving them with severe burns. At least 17<\/a> transgender people have been murdered in the U.S. since 2016 began—most recently 28-year-old Rae’Lynn Thomas<\/a> of Columbus, Ohio, who was killed by her mother’s boyfriend. And in June, 49 LGBTQ and allied people — almost all Latinx — were killed in Orlando at Pulse Nightclub. It was  the country’s deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter. More from HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n