{"id":51396,"date":"2017-03-21T12:10:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-21-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-03-21T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:10:29","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-march-21-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-21-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet; March 21, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet; March 21, 2017<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.hrc.org\/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>NAMED PLAINTIFF IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST NEIL GORSUCH IN <em>TIME <\/em>OPED: <\/strong>A powerful oped from Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that made marriage equality the law of the land, shows how a thorough confirmation hearing of Robert Bork in 1987 &#8212; revealing his extremist views on civil rights issues such as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>\u2019s health and the scope of the First Amendment &#8212; allowed for Justice Anthony Kennedy to be confirmed. This hearing not only affected Obergefell\u2019s case, but the three previous Supreme Court cases that recognized the fundamental dignity of LGBTQ people as well. He writes, \u201cGorsuch\u2019s Senate confirmation hearings this week will be a crucial test for the LGBTQ community. The outcome will determine the future of our equality, as well as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>\u2019s health, the rights of religious minorities, worker\u2019s rights and the rights of immigrants and refugees escaping prejudice and seeking a better life.\u201d Read the full piece from <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4706878\/neil-gorsuch-confirmation-jim-obergefell\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>TIME<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5 reasons why Gorsuch is a threat to LGBTQ equality: <\/strong>In a new <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a>, HRC highlights five reasons why Neil Gorsuch is bad for the LGBTQ community, including his troubling records on LGBTQ rights and the fact that he is backed by extremist anti-LGBTQ groups. Watch from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/843819705823563776\/video\/1\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gorsuch is a threat to LGBTQ equality. WATCH: 5 reasons <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\">@HRC<\/a>&#8216;s taken the unprecedented step of opposing a SCOTUS nom prior to their hearing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rXWA7maxhi\">pic.twitter.com\/rXWA7maxhi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/843819705823563776\">March 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>KENTUCKY GOV. MATT BEVIN SIGNS ANTI-LGBTQ SB 17 INTO LAW: <\/strong>Yesterday, HRC called out Governor Matt Bevin for signing SB 17 into law, a measure that allows student groups at colleges, universities, and high schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students. \u201cGovernor Bevin\u2019s shameful decision to sign this discriminatory bill into law jeopardizes non-discrimination policies at public high schools, colleges, and universities,\u201d said <strong>HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow<\/strong>. \u201cNo student should fear being excluded from a school club or participating in a school activity because they are LGBTQ. While of course private groups should have the freedom to express religious viewpoints, they should not be able to unfairly discriminate with taxpayer funds.\u201d SB 17 undermines inclusive \u201call comers\u201d policies at public colleges, universities, and now high schools, by allowing student organizations to discriminate against students under the guise of religion. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/kentucky-governor-signs-sb-17-into-law\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.attn.com\/stories\/15785\/kentucky-made-it-legal-discriminate-against-lgbt-students\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ATTN:<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><br \/><strong>TUESDAY TWEET &#8212; Nearly 1,000 pro-equality advocates, <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> star Sara Ramirez take part in \u201cAll in for Equality Advocacy Day\u201d: <\/strong>Yesterday in Austin, nearly 1,000 Texans took part in \u201cAll In For Equality Advocacy Day,\u201d to demand state lawmakers focus their efforts on legislation that would acknowledge the rights and human dignity of LGBTQ Texans instead of proposals &#8212; most notably Senate Bill 6 &#8212; that would amount to state-sanctioned discrimination. At a rally in the afternoon, Sara Ramirez (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraRamirez?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@SaraRamirez<\/a>) from <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy <\/em>joined participants and advocates on the Capitol steps to speak out against discrimination and for the dignity of LGBTQ Texans. The advocacy day and rally was hosted by HRC, Equality Texas, the Texas Freedom Network, the ACLU of Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-joins-1000-equality-advocates-partner-organizations-for-all-in-for-equa\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/keyetv.com\/news\/local\/greys-anatomy-star-joins-rally-for-lgbtq-equality-at-texas-capitol\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CBS Austin<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasobserver.org\/trans-activist-texas-bathroom-bill-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Texas Observer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\">@HRC<\/a>&#8216;s Marty Rouse: We have seen damage of NC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HB2?src=hash\">#HB2<\/a>. Texas must not make the same mistake with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB6?src=hash\">#SB6<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXLege?src=hash\">#TXLege<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YallMeansAll?src=hash\">#YallMeansAll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopSB6?src=hash\">#StopSB6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FirNNvg9E0\">pic.twitter.com\/FirNNvg9E0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/843892180121018370\">March 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>TRUMP ADMIN REMOVES SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTION FROM NATIONAL SENIOR SURVEY: <\/strong>Yesterday, HRC lambasted the Trump Administration\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ALC) for removing a question about sexual orientation from the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP), an annual national survey of recipients of select services under the Older Americans Act (OAA). Removing this critical question was the only change made to the survey. \u201cIf we do not collect data on LGBTQ seniors, policymakers and advocates can not know the extent of the problems they face,\u201d said <strong>HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy<\/strong>. \u201cHRC implores the Trump Administration to add this crucial question back to the NSOAAP and expand their questions to include data collection on gender identity.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-calls-on-trump-admin-to-reinstate-sexual-orientation-question\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/8443749ce29947f3b57f5e86e6c038e9\/Federal-surveys-trim-LGBT-questions,-alarming-advocates\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/trump-administration-removes-lgbtq-questions-elderly-survey-n735741\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GA GOVERNOR ON ANTI-LGBTQ STATE BILL &#8212; \u201cI CERTAINLY DON\u2019T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN\u201d: <\/strong>In an interview on Monday, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal noted that he opposed changes to HB 159 that could allow private adoption agencies to discriminate against 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>, saying \u201cI certainly don\u2019t want that to happen, and I would hope they would reconsider the addition to this language that could put the whole bill in jeopardy.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/politics.blog.ajc.com\/2017\/03\/20\/georgia-governor-opposes-changes-to-adoption-bill-critics-see-as-discriminatory\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR NOTED ON <em>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/em>: <\/strong>On Sunday, <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>\u2019 Lester Holt (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LesterHoltNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@LesterHoltNBC<\/a>) looked at the epidemic of violence against transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color At least seven <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color &#8212; six Black transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> and one Native American transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> &#8212; have been murdered in 2017. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/string-of-murders-has-transgender-communities-on-alert-nationwide-901684803860\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC Nightly News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/lgbt-community-worries-hate-crime-prosecutions-46248877\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a> asks LGBTQ people their worries about the future of hate crimes prosecutions under Attorney General Jeff Sessions\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-honors-senator-tammy-baldwin-for-womens-history-month\" target=\"_top\">HRC<\/a> honors Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for Women\u2019s History Month\u2026<\/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\/\" target=\"_blank\"><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\"><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-tipsheet-march-21-2017?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-21-2017?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet; March 21, 2017 NAMED PLAINTIFF IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST NEIL GORSUCH IN TIME OPED: A powerful oped from Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that made marriage equality the law of the land, shows how a thorough confirmation hearing of Robert Bork in 1987 &#8212; revealing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-21-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet; March 21, 2017<\/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-51396","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 Tipsheet; 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