{"id":52463,"date":"2017-04-24T12:10:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-24-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-04-24T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:10:30","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-24-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-24-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 24, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 24, 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><em>NYT <\/em>INTERVIEW WITH GAY CHECHENS EXPOSES TORTURE, STARVATION, ELECTROSHOCK TACTICS BY POLICE: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/21\/world\/europe\/chechnya-russia-attacks-gays.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170421&#038;nlid=63548128&#038;tntemail0=y&#038;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> has published a shocking report of first-hand accounts to the atrocities experienced by <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> in Chechnya, including starvation and electroshocks. The account comes in the wake of reports by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novayagazeta.ru\/articles\/2017\/04\/01\/71983-ubiystvo-chesti\" target=\"_blank\">Russian newspaper<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtnet.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">LGBTQ advocates<\/a> in the country that Chechen police have been detaining, torturing and killing <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>. In advance of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson\u2019s recent trip to Russia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-calls-on-u.s.-government-to-help-stop-anti-lgbtq-atrocities-in-russia\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>) sent a letter to him, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and members of the White House National Security Council encouraging them, \u201cto make clear to your Russian counterparts that such lawless detentions, arrests, torture and murders are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.\u201d HRC is working closely with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtnet.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian LGBT Network<\/a>, which asserts that as many as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/pleas-help-gay-men-chechnya-rise-russian-group-says-n745646\" target=\"_blank\">20 men may have been killed<\/a> in the attacks in the Russian republic. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/the-world-cannot-ignore-gay-men-being-murdered-put-in-detention\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/susiearmitage\/this-is-why-lgbt-people-are-being-abducted-and-tortured-in?utm_term=.epEkkbRRpN#.drXllP99BN\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BuzzFeed<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/21\/world\/europe\/chechnya-russia-attacks-gays.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170421&#038;nlid=63548128&#038;tntemail0=y&#038;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/24\/opinion\/chechnyas-crackdown-on-gays.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em> Editorial Board <\/strong>called out these atrocities in an oped this morning. They <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> out the administration of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and their claims that LGBTQ people \u201cdo not exist\u201d in Russia. They write, \u201cThis abominable crime by a Russian republic and its reprehensible cover-up warrant a strong response from Moscow and the international community.\u201d Read the full piece from <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/24\/opinion\/chechnyas-crackdown-on-gays.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">NYT<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reports of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> being held in detention camps in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chechnya?src=hash\">#Chechnya<\/a> is a crime against humanity. World leaders must act. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EZ8f0VcDHH\">t.co\/EZ8f0VcDHH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/856206041075273728\">April 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC TO HONOR TRANS TRAILBLAZERS JAZZ JENNINGS AND RUBY CORADO: <\/strong>Jazz Jennings, star of TLC\u2019s <em>I Am Jazz<\/em>, and Ruby Corado, founder of the renowned LGBTQ center Casa Ruby, will be honored with Upstander Awards at HRC\u2019s annual<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timetothrive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em> Time to THRIVE Conference<\/em><\/a> for their tireless efforts to advance the visibility, public understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ people and identities. \u201cJazz Jennings and Ruby Corado have set powerful examples for LGBTQ young people across this country,\u201d said Vincent Pompei, chair of Time to THRIVE and director of the HRC Foundation\u2019s Youth Well-Being Project. \u201cJazz\u2019s visibility has helped shatter stereotypes, open hearts, and demonstrate the power of authenticity to youth and adults alike. Ruby\u2019s tireless commitment to empowering LGBTQ youth has literally saved lives and allowed more young people to pursue their dreams.\u201d HRC\u2019s <em>Time to THRIVE <\/em>is the nation\u2019s premier gathering for K-12 educators, professional counselors and other youth-serving professionals on LGBTQ youth safety, inclusion and well-being. It will be held April 28-30 in Washington, D.C. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/press\/hrc-to-honor-transgender-trailblazers-jazz-jennings-and-ruby-corado-at-time\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MONDAY MUST WATCH: <\/strong>Google\u2019s latest advertisement celebrates families with same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> parents. It features two dads using Google Home to plan their days, decide who will take their two children to school, and to help them decipher the newly-learned French words their daughter uses. Google is a long-time supporter of equality, earning a perfect score on HRC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/campaigns\/corporate-equality-index\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Equality Index<\/a>. It has also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/exclusive-google-speaks-out-against-discriminatory-anti-lgbt-legislation-sw\" target=\"_blank\">spoken out strongly <\/a>against anti-LGBTQ state bills.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC MOURNS LOSS OF CHAY REED &#8212; TRANS WOMAN MURDERED IN MIAMI: <\/strong>HRC mourns the tragic death of Chay Reed, a 28-year-old transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> from Miami, who died Friday after being shot in the stomach. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article146187339.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Miami Herald<\/em><\/a> spoke to her friends, who described her as \u201c sweet, full of life and hilarious\u201d <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> who loved dancing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/crime\/miami-dade-detectives-investigate-transgender-womans-murder\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WPLG<\/em><\/a> reports that police are investigating whether she was the direct target of the crime. Chay Reed is at least the ninth transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> &#8212; all <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color &#8212; murdered this year in the U.S. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/174967\/transgender-woman-chay-reed-shot-and-killed-in-miami#.szwUSf8zl\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mic<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY #SCIENCEMATTERS TO LGBTQ PEOPLE: <\/strong>This weekend, millions of people across the country participated in the March for Science. While science helps build support for and advance understanding of LGBTQ people, junk science remains a huge concern. Last week, the HRC Foundation launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/mchughexposed\" target=\"_blank\"><em>McHugh Exposed<\/em><\/a>, a website that pulls back the curtain on the anti-LGBTQ myths and junk science being peddled by Dr. Paul McHugh, the go-to \u2018expert\u2019 for anti-equality extremists. The resource details how McHugh\u2019s hateful and damaging essays have been used to target and attack LGBTQ people, and features a new <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> with renowned LGBTQ health expert, Dr. Tonia Poteat. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/why-lgbtq-people-should-care-about-science\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEXAS FOSTER CARE BACKLOG CAN BE HELPED BY WELCOMING AND REACHING OUT TO POTENTIAL LGBTQ FAMILIES: <\/strong>In a powerful oped in the <em>Austin American-Statesman<\/em>, a local professor broke down the need to allow LGBTQ <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> to adopt, and how this benefits LGBTQ and other marginalized children looking for loving homes. This op-ed comes as the Texas legislature considers HB 3859, a bill that would allow sweeping discrimination by foster care and adoption agencies against potential parents based on the agencies\u2019 religious beliefs. Read the full oped from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/opinion\/two-views-gay-lesbian-couples-are-solution-foster-care-backlog\/aMNn7FXAbCf6zMeGtXJ7fL\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Austin American-Statesman<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARIS POLICE OFFICER KILLED WAS LGBTQ EQUALITY ADVOCATE: <\/strong>Xavier Jugel\u00e9 was one of the brave people who lost their lives last week when a gunman opened fire at police officers on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es. According to the police force\u2019s LGBTQ employee organization, Jugel\u00e9 also advocated for equality, protesting during the 2014 Winter Olympic games in anti-LGBTQ Russia. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/world\/paris-killed-shooting-gay-rights-advocate-article-1.3085188\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New York Daily News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOP U.N. EXPERT ON LGBTQ ISSUES MEETS WITH AMERICAN LGBTQ ADVOCATES: <\/strong>Last week, Vitit Muntarbhorn, the United Nations\u2019 newly-appointed Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, met with 30 leading LGBTQ advocates. He discussed the challenges and opportunities he faces monitoring the rights of LGBTQ people around the world. HRC co-hosted the meeting \u00a0with partners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outrightinternational.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Outright Action International<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Society Foundations<\/a>. This was Muntarbhorn\u2019s first visit to the U.S. since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/un-appoints-first-ever-independent-expert-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender\" target=\"_blank\">taking office in September<\/a>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/top-un-expert-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-meets\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American alternative-rock band <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portugaltheman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Portugal. The Man<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/portugaltheman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@PortugalTheMan<\/a>) has joined <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/campaigns\/equality-rocks\" target=\"_blank\">HRC\u2019s Equality Rocks campaign<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/l-a-dodgers-fifth-annual-lgbt-night-matt-bomer\/04\/2017\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NewNowNext<\/em><\/a> previews the L.A. Dodgers \u201cLGBT Night\u201d, celebrating LGBTQ athletes and featuring <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> actor Matt Bomer (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbomer\" target=\"_blank\">@MattBomer<\/a>)<\/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-april-24-2017?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-24-2017?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 24, 2017 NYT INTERVIEW WITH GAY CHECHENS EXPOSES TORTURE, STARVATION, ELECTROSHOCK TACTICS BY POLICE: \u00a0The New York Times has published a shocking report of first-hand accounts to the atrocities experienced by <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> in Chechnya, including starvation and electroshocks. 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