{"id":46424,"date":"2016-10-19T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tip-sheet-october-19-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-10-19T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:11:00","slug":"am_equality-tip-sheet-october-19-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tip-sheet-october-19-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: October 19, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: October 19, 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\/AM_Equality--1600x900_640_360.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN FINAL #NCGOV DEBATE, ROY COOPER SHOWS WHY HE WILL BE NORTH CAROLINA&rsquo;S NEXT GOVERNOR: <\/strong>Yesterday in North Carolina, Pat McCrory and Roy Cooper squared off for their final debate before the Nov. 8 election. &ldquo;Pat McCrory continued to blame others and avoid taking responsibility for a dangerously discriminatory law that he alone signed,&rdquo; said <strong>Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>). &ldquo;Voters across North Carolina saw a stark choice tonight between Pat McCrory&rsquo;s failed policies and Roy Cooper&rsquo;s positive vision for the future. By fighting to ensure that everyone in North Carolina can <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> their lives free from fear of discrimination, Roy Cooper showed again why he deserves the votes of all North Carolinians this Election Day.&rdquo; &nbsp;With early in-person voting set to begin Thursday in North Carolina, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/press\/hrc-and-equality-nc-respond-to-final-ncgov-gubernatorial-debate\" target=\"_blank\">read more here<\/a> on how HRC and Equality North Carolina are working to elect pro-equality candidates up and down the ticket in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEFORE TONIGHT&rsquo;S FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, WATCH THIS: <\/strong>Yesterday, HRC released a <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3D%3A1%3B5%408-%3ELCE1%3B%2B91.LP%3F%40083%3A&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5790187&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=330028&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\">new ad<\/a> highlighting presidential candidate Donald Trump&rsquo;s alarming promise to appoint judges like late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Tonight&rsquo;s debate <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4528761\/third-presidential-debate-supreme-court-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\">will include a focus on the Supreme Court<\/a>. &ldquo;Donald Trump&#8217;s dangerous and hateful vision for our Supreme Court is to appoint justices in the model of Antonin Scalia &#8212; a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> who spent his entire judicial career disparaging LGBTQ Americans, calling us murderers and polygamists,&rdquo; <strong>said HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong>. &ldquo;The future of the Supreme Court is at stake in this election, and we cannot allow Donald Trump to nominate a new generation of anti-LGBTQ judges who would perpetuate Justice Scalia&rsquo;s legacy of discrimination. Hillary Clinton has long been a champion for the LGBTQ community and is the only candidate in this race who would ensure that the Supreme Court continues its historic progress securing equality for all Americans.&rdquo; Watch the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> ad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z-GWeCGTeVo\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and read Griffin&rsquo;s recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/opinion-justice-line-n659021\" target=\"_blank\">op-ed<\/a> for <em>NBC News <\/em>on the dangers of giving Trump the power to appoint judges.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&rsquo;s not just the high court:<\/strong> Jay Michaelson (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaymichaelson\" target=\"_blank\">@jaymichaelson)<\/a> in <em>The Daily Beast<\/em> lays out succinctly the disaster a Trump-Pence administration poses for LGBTQ people here and around the word. Read it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2016\/10\/19\/a-trump-pence-presidency-would-be-a-disaster-for-lgbt-people.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>And, there&rsquo;s this:<\/strong> Trump says that if elected and before he&rsquo;s sworn in, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/election\/2016\/10\/18\/trump-says-hell-meet-anti-lgbt-putin-inauguration\" target=\"_blank\">he&rsquo;ll meet with<\/a> anti-LGBTQ Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>IN NEW VIDEO, JUDY SHEPARD WARNS OF TERRIFYING CONSEQUENCES OF TRUMP&rsquo;S HATE-FILLED CAMPAIGN: <\/strong>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3D%3A1%3B5%402-%3ELCE1%3B%2B91.LP%3F%40083%3A&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5790187&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=330015&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> ad released yesterday, Judy Shepard (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wyojudyshepard?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">@WyoJudyShepard<\/a>), the mother of Matthew Shepard, warns of the consequences of Donald Trump&rsquo;s hate-filled campaign. &ldquo;When I see the hate Donald Trump has brought to his campaign for President,&rdquo; she says, &ldquo;it terrifies me.&rdquo; The <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a>, titled <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3D%3A1%3B5%402-%3ELCE1%3B%2B91.LP%3F%40083%3A&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5790187&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=330013&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\">&ldquo;Hate&rdquo;<\/a>, &nbsp;recounts Matthew&rsquo;s brutal murder in Wyoming 18 years ago, and features Trump&rsquo;s despicable language on the campaign trail &#8212; inciting violence, mocking people with disabilities, trafficking in racism and bigotry, and joking about gun violence. &ldquo;I know what can happen as a result of hate,&rdquo; Judy Shepard says, &ldquo;and Donald Trump should never be our president.&rdquo; Judy Shepard also recently penned a powerful <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3D%3A1%3B5%402-%3ELCE1%3B%2B91.LP%3F%40083%3A&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5790187&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=330012&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\">joint op-ed<\/a> with HRC President Chad Griffin on how the LGBTQ community will vote for those they&rsquo;ve lost to hate, and those still suffering. Watch the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3D%3A1%3B5%402-%3ELCE1%3B%2B91.LP%3F%40083%3A&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5790187&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=330011&amp;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/10\/18\/politics\/hillary-clinton-matthew-shepard-ad\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>. And the <em>Casper (Wyoming) Journal <\/em>writes about how <a href=\"http:\/\/casperjournal.com\/news\/local\/casper\/article_8b638c7f-7b68-5731-a496-ded79fb53044.html\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Shepard&rsquo;s legacy lives on<\/a> in his home state.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Judy Shepard (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WyoJudyShepard\">@WyoJudyShepard<\/a>) warns of terrifying consequences of Donald Trump&rsquo;s hate-filled campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aw9pKJMYqN\">t.co\/aw9pKJMYqN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aliECtQFSx\">pic.twitter.com\/aliECtQFSx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/788448070874857472\">October 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>#turnOUT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In Colorado: <\/strong>ICYMI, <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin <\/strong>rallied with get-out-the-vote volunteers in Colorado Springs, and met up in Denver with Senator Michael Bennet for a Facebook Live event about LGBTQ equality and what&rsquo;s at stake in this election. Watch it on Hillary for Colorado&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hillaryforco\/videos\/726419630843209\/\">Facebook page<\/a>. Colorado has more than 134,000 LGBTQ voters, and the margin of victory in the 2012 presidential election was 137,858 votes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Nevada: <\/strong>Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessetyler?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@JesseTyler<\/a><\/strong>) and husband Justin Mikita (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinMikita\">@JustinMikita<\/a><\/strong>) visited HRC members, volunteers and supporters in Las Vegas, firing them up to #turnOUT the vote for pro-equality candidates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>And in North Carolina, transgender leaders<\/strong>, including <strong>HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemcbride\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>), worked in Raleigh to #turnOUT the pro-equality vote over the weekend. Read more<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/transgender-leaders-turnout-the-pro-equality-vote-in-raleigh\"> here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHAT WE&rsquo;RE READING WEDNESDAY: <\/strong>Terrance Moore, Deputy Executive Director for the National Alliance of State &amp; Territorial AIDS Directors, breaks down the issue of implicit bias, and how it creates unique challenges for <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> Black <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> seeking healthcare. Moore shares his personal story struggling to find accepting health care after being diagnosed with HIV, writing, &ldquo;We are in the midst of a crisis in health care right now &mdash; but there is a path forward.&rdquo; Read the full piece at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2016\/10\/18\/how-implicit-bias-affects-health-black-gay-men\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIAMI BANS DANGEROUS &ldquo;CONVERSION THERAPY&rdquo; FOR MINORS: <\/strong>The Miami Board of Commissioners recently approved a measure banning the dangerous and debunked practice of &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy\" target=\"_blank\">conversion therapy<\/a>&rdquo; for minors. Though such practices have been rejected for decades by mainstream medical and mental health organizations, some practitioners continue to offer it. Minors are especially vulnerable &#8212; studies have shown that so-called &ldquo;conversion therapy&rdquo; can lead to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness, and suicide. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article108099722.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Miami Herald<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MID-WEEK BREAK &#8211; LOCAL POLICE OFFICER GETS IN FORMATION: <\/strong>Check out this police officer <em>slay all day<\/em> while dancing to Beyonce&rsquo;s &ldquo;Formation&rdquo; at a high school pep rally in Virginia. Lieutenant Deuntay Diggs is the first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> cadet to attend the Virginia Military Institute, and the first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> deputy to serve in Virginia&rsquo;s Strafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/keelyflaherty\/this-cop-dancing-to-beyonce-is-what-we-all-deserve-this-week?utm_term=.opNWW3aazn#.lqpEEkMMdG\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BuzzFeed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My sister teaches at a high school in Virginia and she just sent me this <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> of their county lieutenant dancing to formation @ a pep rally <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jaXnFgYrC\">pic.twitter.com\/2jaXnFgYrC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; spooky harry &#65533;&#65533; (@hereforthe1D_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hereforthe1D_\/status\/787022317071245312\">October 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/LGBT-movement-wary-of-Trump-embraces-Clinton-9979285.php\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The San Francisco Chronicle<\/em><\/a> lays out why the LGBTQ community embraces Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump&hellip;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><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\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Click <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>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. 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