{"id":64191,"date":"2018-02-12T10:10:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-12-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-02-12T10:10:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:10:37","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-february-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 12, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 12, 2018<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/https_assets2.hrc.org\/files\/images\/blog\/AM_Equality--1600x900_640_360.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>JEFF SESSIONS\u2019 SHAMEFUL YEAR AS U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: <\/strong>Since he became the nation\u2019s top law enforcement official a year ago, Sessions has unleashed attacks on and rolled back the rights of the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jeff Sessions was sworn in as the U.S. Attorney General one year ago today. Since then, he has done nothing but unleash shameful attacks and roll back rights of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> community. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2R0cVmJVS\">pic.twitter.com\/f2R0cVmJVS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/962092932051456000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MONDAY MUST WATCH:<\/strong> Congrats to Team USA\u2019s Adam Rippon (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adaripp\" target=\"_blank\">@AdaRipp<\/a>) Canada\u2019s Eric Radford (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rad85\" target=\"_blank\">@rad85<\/a>), and the Netherland\u2019s Ireen W\u00fcst (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ireenw?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@ireenw<\/a>), the first openly LGBTQ athletes to medal at the Winter Olympics! Now watch <strong>HRC\u2019s Mark Lee <\/strong>interview Rippon on becoming an LGBTQ icon, bending gender norms in skating, and what this moment means for queer history. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/sports\/2018\/2\/11\/ireen-wust-first-out-medalist-years-olympics\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a> and \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A_tnHFSW2ng\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FOX NEWS <\/em>PULLS EXEC\u2019S RACIST, ANTI-LGBTQ OLYMPICS COLUMN UNDER PRESSURE FROM HRC, OTHERS: <\/strong>Read more on this sorry episode from Jeremy Barr (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeremymbarr\" target=\"_blank\">@jeremybarr<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/gay-rights-organizations-criticize-fox-news-executives-olympics-column-1083300\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cA Brief History of Openly Gay Olympians,\u201d<\/strong> by Zoe Sayler (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/zoe_sayler\" target=\"_blank\">@zoe_sayler<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/brief-history-openly-gay-olympians-180968125\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Smithsonian Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC ENDORSES REP. NICKIE J. ANTONIO FOR OHIO STATE SENATE: <\/strong>Said <strong>HRC Ohio State Manager Shawn Copeland<\/strong>: \u201c[Rep. Antonio\u2019s] leadership continues to be instrumental in the fight to move equality forward in the Buckeye State and we look forward to having another pro-equality voice in the Ohio State Senate.\u201d Antonio is the primary sponsor of the Ohio Fairness Act, which would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in areas of employment, housing and public accommodations in Ohio. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-endorses-rep-nickie-antonio-for-ohio-state-senate\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMING ON FRIDAY &#8212; HRC\u2019S FIFTH ANNUAL <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timetothrive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>TIME TO THRIVE<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> CONFERENCE ON YOUTH SAFETY AND INCLUSION <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/thrive\/images\/T2T-STDFlyer-2018-REV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FEB 16-18<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> HRC will honor extraordinary advocates including LGBTQ ally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-to-honor-betty-degeneres-for-her-lgbtq-advocacy-at-time-to-thrive\" target=\"_blank\">Betty DeGeneres<\/a>, transgender trailblazer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-to-honor-transgender-trailblazer-and-advocate-gavin-grimm-at-time-to-th\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Grimm<\/a> and groundbreaking health care provider <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-to-honor-texas-pediatrician-for-lifesaving-care-of-trans-youth\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ximena Lopez<\/a>. Said Vincent Pompei, Director of HRC&#8217;s Youth Well-Being Project and Time to THRIVE Conference chair: \u201cNow more than ever, young people need to know the professionals in their lives are advocating for them. Time to THRIVE gives these professionals the tools, resources and inspiration to help every child thrive.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-to-host-fifth-annual-time-to-thrive-conference-on-youth-safety-incl\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now more than ever we must create an inclusive environment where <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> youth everywhere can thrive. Register now for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a>&#8216;s fifth annual <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TimeToTHRIVE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TimeToTHRIVE<\/a> Conference \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7llDUm1jB\">t.co\/R7llDUm1jB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qz0RkXk9KU\">pic.twitter.com\/Qz0RkXk9KU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/961604415085010944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cIF YOU CAME TO SEE THE BRIDE, YOU\u2019RE OUT OF LUCK!\u201d: <\/strong>StoryCorps shares the beautiful love story of veterans John Banvard and Gerard \u201cJerry\u201d Nadeau, who have been together for nearly 25 years and married at the veterans home where they <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/02\/09\/583998949\/two-vets-celebrate-love-if-you-came-to-see-the-bride-you-re-out-of-luck?utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=morningedition&#038;utm_term=nprnews&#038;utm_content=20180209\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;When we met, we were sort of in the closet, and I&#8217;d never had a real relationship,&#8221; Jerry tells his husband John. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0E82K2nRUa\">t.co\/0E82K2nRUa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morning Edition (@MorningEdition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorningEdition\/status\/961939838885945344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC MOURNS CELINE WALKER, TRANS WOMAN OF COLOR KILLED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: <\/strong>Transgender advocate Monica Roberts <a href=\"https:\/\/transgriot.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/number-4-rest-in-power-and-peace-celine.html\" target=\"_blank\">writes<\/a> on her TransGriot blog that the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office responded when Walker\u2019s body was found at a local hotel on Feb. 4. Police are investigating. Walker, 36, is the fourth known transgender homicide victim reported this year. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-loss-of-celine-walker-a-transgender-woman-murdered-in-florida\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION FOR SCHOOL THAT PUNISHED STUDENT FOR ASKING OUT SAME-SEX PARTNER: <\/strong>Lambda Legal sent a letter to the Calhoun (Va.) County School Superintendent and Alexandria High School principal seeking written assurance that the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a> will be allowed to attend prom. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/connect.al.com\/staff\/Utnaphistim\/posts.html\" target=\"_blank\">William Thornton<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billineastala\" target=\"_blank\">@billineastala<\/a>) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/anniston-gadsden\/index.ssf\/2018\/02\/lgbt_civil_rights_group_threat.html\" target=\"_blank\">AL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIFYING &#8212; MICHIGAN CHURCH TARGETS LGBTQ YOUTH WITH WORKSHOP AKIN TO SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2018\/02\/08\/michigan-church-under-fire-for-handling-transgender-teen.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIGHTENING REPORT FROM UGANDA: <\/strong>\u00a0There was a violent break-in at Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum in Kampala last week. HRC stands with HRAPF (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrapf_uganda\">@hrapf_uganda<\/a>) and Ugandan activists calling for the perpetrators to be arrested and held accountable. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2018\/02\/09\/uganda-human-rights-group-targeted-violent-break\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; <em>Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/pride\/8098785\/british-lgbt-awards-2018-nominees-full-list\"><em>Billboard<\/em><\/a> reports on the nominees for the 2018 British LGBT Awards; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/meet-the-openly-lgbtq-athletes-competing-at-the-winter-olympics\">HRC<\/a> profiles the openly LGBTQ atheletes competing at the Winter Olympics; Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) speaks to Lynda Bengtsson-Davis and HRC\u2019s Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) on his podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@RepHuffman\/state-of-our-union-w-lynda-bengtsson-davis-sarah-mcbride-75a660a1292a\"><em>Off The Cuff<\/em><\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcolympics.com\/news\/gus-kenworthy-embracing-lgbt-flag-bearer-role-pyeongchang\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a> interviews openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/guskenworthy\">@guskenworthy<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We&#8217;re here. We&#8217;re queer. Get used to it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adaripp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Adaripp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpeningCeremony?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpeningCeremony<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OCeiqiY6BN\">pic.twitter.com\/OCeiqiY6BN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guskenworthy\/status\/961989267911098368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-12-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-12-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 12, 2018 JEFF SESSIONS\u2019 SHAMEFUL YEAR AS U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: Since he became the nation\u2019s top law enforcement official a year ago, Sessions has unleashed attacks on and rolled back the rights of the LGBTQ community. 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