{"id":64736,"date":"2018-02-20T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-20-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:25:28","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-february-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 20, 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>TRUMP NOMINATES (YET ANOTHER!) ANTI-LGBTQ EXTREMIST JUDGE:<\/strong> Gordon Giampietro, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, has made anti-LGBTQ remarks during multiple radio interviews. Said <strong>HRC\u2019s Wisconsin State Manager Wendy Strout<\/strong>: \u201cSadly, Gordon Giampietro manages to stand out among a number of unfit, anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees put forward by the Trump-Pence Administration. Giampietro\u2019s extreme anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is deeply disturbing and should not be rewarded with a lifetime judicial appointment representing Wisconsin on the federal court. If confirmed, Wisconsinites could not count on Giampietro to uphold their civil rights.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.pr-optout.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3D%3A358A0-%3ELCE1%3B%2B91.LP%3F%40083%3A&#038;RE=MC&#038;RI=5790187&#038;Preview=False&#038;DistributionActionID=352434&#038;Action=Follow+Link\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BuzzFeed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE ADVANCES LEGISLATION PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>Said <strong>HRC Legislative Counsel Xavier Persad<\/strong>. \u201cThis \u200babusive and \u200binhumane practice has no basis in science and is \u200buniformly rejected by every major mental health \u200borganization in the country. We <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> on the House of Representatives to swiftly pass this bill and send it to Governor Inslee\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/bill-to-protect-lgbtq-youth-from-conversion-therapy-advances-in-washington\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME TO THRIVE TUESDAY: <\/strong>This weekend, HRC hosted its fifth annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timetothrive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Time to THRIVE Conference<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/thrive\/images\/T2T-STDFlyer-2018-REV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">February 16-18<\/a> at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando. During the conference, HRC honored 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>. Other <a href=\"http:\/\/timetothrive.org\/agenda\" target=\"_blank\">speakers<\/a> included Rep.Val Demings (D-Fla.); transgender athlete Chris Mosier; transgender author and reality show star Jazz Jennings; singer Johnny Manuel; Dreamer and sexual assault survivor Yuridia Ramirez; Christine Leinonen, whose son was killed in the Pulse nightclub attack; Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf; Judy and Dennis Shepard of the Matthew Shepard Foundation; and Adrian Stevens and Sean Snyder, a two-spirit <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a>. Check out the coverage on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-foundations-fifth-annual-time-to-thrive-conference-commences-in-orlando\" target=\"_blank\">HRC\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;We as two-spirit people don\u2019t have representation, our role models are not always given the same platform&#8230;.If you know any young, Native two-spirit kids, tell them we said, &#8216;Be true. Be proud. And keep dancing.'&#8221; &#8211; Adrian Stevens (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdMattStevens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdMattStevens<\/a>) &#038; Sean Snyder <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TimeToTHRIVE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TimeToTHRIVE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LhEn6cIws4\">pic.twitter.com\/LhEn6cIws4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/964932355793268736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>AN OLYMPIC (QUALIFYING) ROUND&#8230;UP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gus Kenworthy on LGBTQ visibility at the Olympics: <\/strong>\u201cIt presents an amazing opportunity and I think that it kind of gives us a chance to shed people&#8217;s misconceptions and just kind of like break down barriers, \u201cKenworthy (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/guskenworthy\" target=\"_blank\">@guskenworthy<\/a>) told <em>CBS<\/em>\u2019 Don Dahler (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dondahlercbs\" target=\"_blank\">@DonDahlerCBS<\/a>). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gus-kenworthy-winter-olympics-free-skier-lgbt-gay-rights-potential-white-house-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CBS<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And check out this <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> on Kenworthy from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/964999687257448449\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guskenworthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@guskenworthy<\/a> is out and proud at the 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterOlympics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterOlympics<\/a>, but that wasn&#8217;t the case in Sochi. He tells his story. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BestOfUS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BestOfUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjzGc2xdcg\">pic.twitter.com\/KjzGc2xdcg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/964999687257448449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HRC Senior Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs JoDee Winterhof<\/strong> on Mike Pence\u2019s comments on Adam Rippon: \u201cMike Pence has spent his entire career figuring out ways to discriminate against our community. And if Mike Pence and his folks are asking the LGBTQ community and our allies to trust that he didn\u2019t want to figure out another way to discriminate against us, our response to that is: \u2018Hell no.\u2019\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/02\/16\/after-rippon-searching-clarity-mike-pences-stance-gay-conversion-therapy\/343105002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Indy Star<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glenn D. Magpantay, executive director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, writes about LGBTQ Asian athletes<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2018\/2\/16\/olympics-prove-asians-arent-just-mathletes\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NEW STUDY FINDS LGBQ GIRLS MORE LIKELY TO BE PUNISHED IN SCHOOL THAN STRAIGHT PEERS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/broadly.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/pambxm\/queer-girls-discipline-schools\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Broadly<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSGENDER ACTRESS DANIELA VEGA (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/danivega\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@DaniVega<\/strong><\/a><strong>) WILL BE AN OFFICIAL PRESENTER AT THE OSCARS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/oscars-viola-davis-margot-robbie-mahershala-ali-first-group-presenters-1085480\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LA ACTRIZ TRANSG\u00c9NERO, DANIELA VEGA (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/danivega\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@DaniVega<\/strong><\/a><strong>), SER\u00c1 PRESENTADORA OFICIAL EN LOS PREMIOS OSCAR: <\/strong>M\u00e1s de <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnnchile.com\/noticia\/2018\/02\/16\/daniela-vega-sera-una-de-las-12-presentadoras-oficiales-de-los-premios-oscar\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN Chile<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE BREWERS ADDS LGBTQ PRIDE NIGHT TO UPCOMING SEASON: <\/strong>More from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/columnists\/jim-stingl\/2018\/02\/16\/stingl-brewers-hit-home-run-adding-lgbt-pride-night-season\/339028002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEET A GAY CHECHEN WHO ESCAPED STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE: <\/strong>The atrocities against LGBTQ Chechens such as Alihan demand justice. The Trump and Pence\u2019s ongoing silence is deafening. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/janelytvynenko\/he-escaped-a-brutal-crackdown-against-gay-men-chechnya?utm_term=.gaLRa5r6K#.wtJQJzgn5\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BuzzFeed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Also in Russia<\/strong>, a government PSA encouraging voting \u201cthreatens\u201d viewers with a future where people have LGBTQ roommates. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/government-psa-threatens-russians-with-gay-roommates-if-they-dont-vote\/02\/2018\/?utm=share_twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NewNowNext<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ JOURNALIST AND ADVOCATE DETAINED BY RUSSIAN POLICE GRANTED PERMISSION TO FLEE TO GERMANY: <\/strong>Khudoberdi Nurmatov previously faced deportation back to his native Uzbekistan. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/lgbt-journalist-escapes-russian-courts-arrives-in-germany\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/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:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2018-02-16-00-trans-victory-opens-the-door\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mail &#038; Guardian<\/em><\/a> details a seven-year-long Botswana transgender equality case; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.losangelesblade.com\/2018\/02\/15\/televisions-still-lgbt-frontier-array-new-offerings\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a> speaks to LGBTQ journalists about media representation; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-42940411\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BBC<\/em> <\/a>interviews Georgie Stone, an Australian <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\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">teen<\/a> fighting for equality; Lauren Duca (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenduca\" target=\"_blank\">@laurenduca<\/a>), for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/6-feminists-take-on-call-out-culture\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a> column\u00a0 \u201cThigh-High Politics,\u201d sits down with six feminists, including <strong>HRC\u2019s Sarah McBride <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemcbride\" target=\"_blank\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/meet-black-athletes-paving-the-way-for-lgbtq-equality\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> honors Black LGBTQ athletes paving the way for equality<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-20-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-20-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 20, 2018 TRUMP NOMINATES (YET ANOTHER!) 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