{"id":65916,"date":"2018-03-16T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-16-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-03-16T10:25:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T14:25:30","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-march-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 16, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 16, 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>BREAKING &#8211; HRC WORKING TO RID CONGRESS OF ILLINOIS\u2019 ANTI-LGBTQ DAN LIPINSKI: <\/strong>Yesterday,<strong> HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>) was in Chicago where he joined staff, volunteers and coalition partners to mobilize HRC members in Illinois\u2019 3rd Congressional District to turn out this Tuesday for Marie Newman &#8212; the pro-equality insurgent who is challenging the most anti-equality Democrat in Congress, Dan Lipinski. In the <em>Advocate<\/em>, Trudy Ring reports that HRC and other advocacy groups \u201care going all in for Illinois congressional candidate Marie Newman, who\u2019s opposing U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski in the Democratic primary next Tuesday.\u201d Lipinski, Ring writes, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/marriage-equality\/2015\/06\/19\/democrat-cosponsoring-anti-marriage-equality-discrimination-pr\" target=\"_blank\">only Democrat<\/a> to cosponsor the First Amendment Defense Act, which allows a widespread license to discriminate against LGBTQ people and others. He also opposed marriage equality and the rights of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> to obtain safe and legal abortions. Marie Newman, Ring writes, is pro-LGBTQ and pro-choice. HRC is also investing an additional $50K targeting Spanish-speaking voters in the district to get out the vote for Newman. Read more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/2018\/3\/15\/hrc-trying-toss-antigay-democrat-ballot\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incredible turn out at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEIULocal1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SEIULocal1<\/a> phone bank for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marie4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Marie4Congress<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NARAL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NARAL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEIU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SEIU<\/a> &#038; our coalition partners are ready to send <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLipinski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepLipinski<\/a> packing and send a true champion for equality to Washington! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IL03?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IL03<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OHH9owFO3D\">pic.twitter.com\/OHH9owFO3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/974451719475286016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE TV, RADIO ADS HIT LIPINSKI OVER IMMIGRATION: <\/strong>A major immigrant rights organization released new Spanish-language TV and radio ads hitting Lipinski over his immigration record, including his vote against the Dream Act in 2010. The ads, spearheaded by ICIRR Action, target Latinx voters leading up to Tuesday\u2019s primary election, and feature Elizabeth, a DACA recipient and 3rd District resident who blasts Lipinski for being out-of-step with his constituents on immigration issues. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/new-spanish-language-tv-radio-ads-hit-congressman-lipinski-over-immigration\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PRESS BLOCKED FROM MEETING BETWEEN MIKE PENCE AND OPENLY GAY IRISH PRIME MINISTER LEO VARADKAR: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2018\/03\/15\/media-banned-from-mike-pences-meeting-with-gay-irish-pm-leo-varadkar\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a> and from Dwight Adams (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hdwightadams\" target=\"_blank\">@hdwightadams<\/a>) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2018\/03\/15\/mike-pence-faces-backlash-banning-media-meeting-gay-irish-prime-minister\/428821002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Indy Star<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>And in Savannah, LGBTQ leaders express concern about <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com\/mike_pence_is_heading_to_savannah_for_st_patrick_s_day_local_lgbt_leaders_troubled_but_inviting\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pence\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day visit<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>\u201cAs a member of Congress he voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the repeal of Don\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell, cosponsored a deal to define marriage between a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> and a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> and sought to cut off HIV funding,\u201d said Dusty Church, president of Savannah Pride.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>INSPIRING LEADER KATE KENDALL STEPS DOWN AS EXEC DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS: <\/strong>\u201cKate Kendall is one of the most fearless and tireless advocates the LGBTQ equality movement has ever known,\u201d said <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong>. \u201cKate\u2019s profound work is woven into the fabric of our movement and millions of Americans have felt the impact of her unwavering leadership. I am proud to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> Kate a friend, colleague and a true champion for equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Under <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateKendell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KateKendell<\/a>\u2019s leadership, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCLRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCLRights<\/a>) has reached new heights, working to secure national marriage equality and defend the rights of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> people before the U.S. Supreme Court. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1I27LWSSUf\">t.co\/1I27LWSSUf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/974318338426974213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>FEEL GOOD FRIDAY &#8212; HRC\u2019S SARAH MCBRIDE\u2019S MEMOIR WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY \u2026 AND PREPARE YOU FOR THE FIGHT AHEAD:<\/strong> As <strong>HRC\u2019s National Press Secretary, McBride <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemcbride\" target=\"_blank\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>) regularly leads campaigns to fuel the LGBTQ equality movement across the country. In her new memoir, \u201c<em>Tomorrow Will Be Different<\/em>,\u201d she reflects on the ever-growing strength of the <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> equality movement, while weaving in her personal journey through loss and adversity to become one of the nation\u2019s leading transgender activists.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Some of 0ur favorite headlines from her book tour: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/post-nation\/wp\/2018\/03\/16\/transgender-activist-sarah-mcbride-talks-about-the-fight-for-equality-in-the-trump-era\/?utm_term=.b472e6986d8d\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/post-nation\/wp\/2018\/03\/16\/transgender-activist-sarah-mcbride-talks-about-the-fight-for-equality-in-the-trump-era\/?utm_term=.b472e6986d8d\">,<\/a> \u201cTransgender activist Sarah McBride talks about the fight for equality in the Trump era\u201d; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/conversations\/2018\/3\/8\/17096462\/sarah-mcbride-trans-youth-activist-military-ban\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vox<\/em><\/a>, \u201cEmbracing a child when they come out as transgender can be a matter of life and death\u201d; <a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/188327\/sarah-mcbride-if-your-loved-one-came-out-as-trans-what-kind-of-world-would-you-want-them-to-enter#.hLwzRlaG0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mic<\/em><\/a>, \u201cSarah McBride: If your loved one came out as <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>, what kind of world would you want them to enter?\u201d; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.signature-reads.com\/2018\/03\/hate-vs-hope-transgender-rights-still-gaining-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Signature Reads<\/em><\/a>, \u201cHope Shines On: Transgender Rights Gain Ground in Trump\u2019s America\u201d; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2018\/03\/meet-young-smart-openly-trans-leader-making-future-brighter-sarah-mcbride-memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mother Jones<\/em><\/a>, \u201cPolitics Doesn\u2019t Have to Be Dire. Meet the Young, Smart, and Openly Trans Leader Making the Future Brighter.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read it now &#8211; <\/strong>check out where to get the book, and where McBride will be appearing next, at <a href=\"http:\/\/sarahmcbride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">sarahmcbride.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ROBERTA KAPLAN HELPING TO SUE WHITE SUPREMACISTS INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE DURING NEONAZI CHARLOTTESVILLE MARCH: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/03\/16\/594199522\/lawyers-sue-white-supremacists-over-charlottesville-violence\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>LOVE SIMON<\/em> HITS THEATRES TODAY! <\/strong>The film tells the story of a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">teenage<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">boy<\/a>\u2019s struggle to come out. A star of the film, Josh Duhamel (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshduhamel\" target=\"_blank\">@joshduhamel<\/a>), spoke at HRC\u2019s Los Angeles Gala last weekend. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XgjDPEHW2Y4\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE EVE OF ST. PATRICK\u2019S DAY, PRIDE MARCHES ON AND THE FIGHT FOR INCLUSION CONTINUES: <\/strong>For more than five years, the Pride Center of Staten Island has been denied permission to march in the Staten Island St. Patrick\u2019s Parade &#8212; illustrating again that there is equality work yet to be done. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/fighting-irish-battle-lgbtq-inclusion-st-patrick-s-day-parades-n856181\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>THE GAINESVILLE (FLA) SUN <\/em>EDITORIAL BOARD SUPPORTS PROTECTING YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/opinion\/20180314\/editorial-ban-conversion-therapy-in-gainesville\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Gainesville Sun<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWO LGBTQ TEEN SUICIDES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR ANTI-BULLYING PROTECTIONS AND ACCEPTANCE: <\/strong>The recent deaths <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/03\/14\/transgender-teen-leaves-heartbreaking-suicide-note\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hope Verbeeck<\/a> of Florida and <a href=\"http:\/\/sdgln.com\/news\/2018\/03\/14\/bi-teen-dies-suicide-after-classmates-bully-him\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Leach<\/a> of Mississippi underscore the urgent need to protect and support LGBTQ youth. LGBTQ youth are disproportionately affected by suicide: a 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchhstp\/newsroom\/docs\/2016\/lgb-media-data-summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">study by the Center for Disease Control<\/a> found that 43 percent of LGB high school students had seriously considered suicide in the previous 12 months. While not included in the the CDC study, figures for <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\">teens<\/a> appear to be similar, if not higher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TO MARK BISEXUAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, HRC STAFF WEIGH IN ON BUILDING BI+ COMMUNITY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/bisexual-health-awareness-month-building-community\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about Bisexual Health Awareness Month from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curvemag.com\/Lifestyle\/Its-Bisexual-Health-Awareness-Month-2240\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Curve<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IRISH LAWMAKERS PROPOSE BILL TO PROTECT YOUTH FROM SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-lgbt-ireland-lawmaking\/irish-lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-ban-harmful-and-deceptive-conversion-therapies-idUSKCN1GR1PK\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BRASIL LLORA LA P\u00c9RDIDA DE ACTIVISTA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS Y LGBTQ: <\/strong>Marielle Franco, concejala de R\u00edo de Janeiro y madre de familia, falleci\u00f3 en un tiroteo este mi\u00e9rcoles en un presunto asesinato. M\u00e1s de <a href=\"http:\/\/agenciapresentes.org\/2018\/03\/15\/brasil-asesinaron-marielle-franco-concejala-feminista-afro-lesbiana\/\" target=\"_blank\">PRESENTES<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.ebony.com\/wellness-empowerment\/national-women-girls-hiv-aids-awareness-day\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ebony<\/em> <\/a>reflects on National Women and Girls HIV and AIDS Awareness Day; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etonline.com\/keiynan-lonsdale-opens-up-about-how-love-simon-helped-him-come-out-publicly-exclusive-98310\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> interviews openly LGBTQ actor Keiynan Lonsdale (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/keiynanlonsdale\" target=\"_blank\">@KeiynanLonsdale<\/a>); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/news\/article\/website_leads_transgender_floridians_through_process_of_changing_names_and\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ABA Journal<\/em><\/a> explores a new legal tool helping <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> Floridians change their name and gender marker; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/teddy-quinlivan-sexual-assault-fashion-industry-model\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vogue<\/em> <\/a>interviews <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> model Teddy Quinlivan about sexual assault in the fashion industry; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasobserver.org\/transmilitary-is-the-lgbt-advocacy-film-middle-america-needs-to-see\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Texas Observer<\/em><\/a> reviews the film <em>TransMilitary<\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2018\/03\/14\/smithsonian-acquires-academy-drag-groups-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a> reports that the Smithsonian has acquired the archives of a prominent D.C. drag collective<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-16-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-16-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 16, 2018 BREAKING &#8211; HRC WORKING TO RID CONGRESS OF ILLINOIS\u2019 ANTI-LGBTQ DAN LIPINSKI: Yesterday, HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) was in Chicago where he joined staff, volunteers and coalition partners to mobilize HRC members in Illinois\u2019 3rd Congressional District to turn out this Tuesday for Marie Newman &#8212; the pro-equality insurgent &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-16-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 16, 2018<\/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-65916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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