{"id":66085,"date":"2018-03-20T10:25:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-20-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:25:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:25:28","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-march-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 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>TODAY\u2019S THE DAY &#8212; TO FINALLY DUMP DAN LIPINSKI IN ILLINOIS: <\/strong>HRC is on the ground in Chicago with staff, volunteers and coalition partners to mobilize HRC members in Illinois\u2019 3rd Congressional District to turn out today for Marie Newman &#8212; the pro-equality insurgent who is challenging Lipinski, the most anti-equality Democrat in Congress. Lipinski 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 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. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/dc\/one-of-the-houses-least-reliable-democrats-may-lose-his-primary-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Talking Points Memo<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/03\/19\/politics\/dan-lipinski-illinois-democratic-primary\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN<\/em> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2018\/03\/20\/the-three-most-important-races-in-tuesdays-illinois-primaries\/?utm_term=.4bb484d43127\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>And we\u2019re not stopping there: <\/strong>HRC is endorsing a slate of pro-equality champions across the country, including Texas state Sen. Sylvia Garcia. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/mischiefs-of-faction\/2018\/3\/19\/17136930\/barriers-opportunities-latinos\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vox<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLipinski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepLipinski<\/a> is against:<\/p>\n<p>Marriage equality<br \/>\nWorkplace non-discrimination protections<br \/>\nReproductive health<br \/>\nThe DREAM Act<br \/>\nThe Affordable Care Act<\/p>\n<p>The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IL03?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IL03<\/a> deserve a pro-equality champion. Vote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marie4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Marie4Congress<\/a> and help us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DumpDan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DumpDan<\/a> for good. \ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pdKhVf11VH\">pic.twitter.com\/pdKhVf11VH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/975914826152194049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TODAY &#8212; LGBTQ GROUPS, CHILD WELFARE ORGS TO HOST PRESS CALL ON BILLS TARGETING LGBTQ COMMUNITY: <\/strong>At 11 a.m. ET, HRC, Freedom Oklahoma, Lambda Legal, Voice for Adoption and others will hold a national press <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> to discuss the troubling trend of child welfare bills that target LGBTQ people, several of which are moving in state legislatures across the country. Experts on the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> will address legislation pending in Oklahoma, similar bills proposed in states including Georgia, and laws passed in Texas and Alabama. For <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> in information, contact <a href=\"mailto:nick.morrow@hrc.org\">nick.morrow@hrc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY TAKEDOWN &#8212; JOHN OLIVER TROLLS PENCE WITH \u201cBETTER BUNDO BOOK\u201d: <\/strong>In a hilarious segment highlighting Mike Pence\u2019s longstanding anti-LGBTQ animus, Oliver rewrites of <em>A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo<\/em>, a book about Pence\u2019s pet rabbit, with a storyline that has Bundo falling for a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">boy<\/a> rabbit. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/john-oliver-trolls-vice-president-mike-pence-with-gay-childrens-book-of-his-pet-bunny\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not to mention\u2026 <\/strong>Oliver\u2019s bunny book is already outselling Pence\u2019s. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/john-olivers-gay-bunny-book-outsells-the-pences\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MORNING MUST READ FROM REPS. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL) AND JARED POLIS (D-CO)<\/strong>: They write about the need for a federal Equality Act to guarantee consistent, nationwide protections for LGBTQ workers, noting that the current \u201cconfusing patchwork of laws &#8230; might allow a transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> in one zip code to enjoy basic workplace protections that are denied a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> a few miles down the road.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/civil-rights\/378795-congress-has-a-role-to-play-to-ensure-civil-rights\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR TONI ATKINS NAMED PRESIDENT PRO TEM: <\/strong>She is the first <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> and first LGBTQ person to be named to that role. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2018\/03\/18\/california-to-get-first-female-and-first-lgbt-senate-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA SEVERS TIES WITH TWO ANTI-LGBTQ CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES: <\/strong>After learning that Bethany Christian Services and Catholic Social Services refused to place children with qualified LGBTQ prospective parents, the city\u2019s Department of Human Services announced it will halt foster-care intake with the organizations. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/philadelphia-ends-foster-care-program-with-two-agencies-that-refuse-to-accept-lgbt-parents\/03\/2018\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NewNowNext<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TODAY IS NATIONAL NATIVE HIV AND AIDS AWARENESS DAY:<\/strong> According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hiv\/group\/racialethnic\/aian\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, the Native community had the fifth highest rate of HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2015 &#8212; higher than both Asian and white communities. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-observes-national-native-hiv-aids-awareness-day\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDY GIVES HARROWING NUMBERS ON LGB YOUTH SUICIDE:<\/strong> The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that the study found that being LGB was statistically tied to higher rates of suicide among first-year college students. It did not examine gender identity. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/sexual-orientation-top-risk-suicidal-thoughts-college-freshmen-study-finds-n857276\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF KANSAS\u2019S OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS CHURCH\u2019S JOURNEY TOWARD LGBTQ EQUALITY: <\/strong>Read this oped in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/opinion\/readers-opinion\/guest-commentary\/article205579084.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Kansas City Star<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACTOR CORY MICHAEL SMITH (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mister_CMS\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@mister_CMS<\/strong><\/a><strong>) COMES OUT AS QUEER <\/strong>in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/the-stirring-aids-drama-being-told-in-black-and-white\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE WORLD MOURNING LOSS OF BRAZILIAN LGBTQ AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST<\/strong>: Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old mother and councilwoman from Rio de Janeiro, was shot to death last Wednesday in a suspected assassination. M\u00e1s de <a href=\"http:\/\/agenciapresentes.org\/2018\/03\/15\/brasil-asesinaron-marielle-franco-concejala-feminista-afro-lesbiana\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PRESENTES<\/em><\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/the_americas\/a-black-female-politician-was-gunned-down-in-rio-now-shes-a-global-symbol\/2018\/03\/19\/98483cba-291f-11e8-a227-fd2b009466bc_story.html?utm_term=.30e35a0c4031\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fearless <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> councilwoman and human rights activist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarielleFranco?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarielleFranco<\/a> was assassinated in Rio de Janeiro last week. We join activists around the world in expressing our grief and outrage at this tragic loss of life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qjzTsKmUTW\">t.co\/qjzTsKmUTW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/975861724849979392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>FILIPINO LGBTQ ADVOCATES URGE SENATE TO PASS LGBTQ PROTECTIONS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunstar.com.ph\/iloilo\/local-news\/2018\/03\/19\/iloilo-lgbt-community-backs-anti-discrimination-bill-594409\" target=\"_blank\"><em>SunStar Iloilo<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW ZEALAND LGBTQ ADVOCATES ASK FOR COMPENSATION FOR MEN CONVICTED UNDER OVERTURNED ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/mar\/19\/new-zealand-gay-rights-activists-demand-compensation-over-convictions\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PERUVIAN COLLEGE COUNCIL ALLOWS TRANS STUDENTS TO USE CORRECT NAMES: <\/strong>Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa is allowing transgender students to use the name that corresponds with their gender identity in their internal documentation. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/elcomercio.pe\/somos\/javiera-alumna-trans-siente-reconocida-pucp-noticia-505013?foto=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ElComercio<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA PERMITE A LOS ESTUDIANTES TRANSG\u00c9NERO USAR SUS NOMBRES CORRECTOS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/elcomercio.pe\/somos\/javiera-alumna-trans-siente-reconocida-pucp-noticia-505013?foto=1\" target=\"_blank\">La Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa<\/a> est\u00e1 permitiendo a estudiantes transg\u00e9nero usar el nombre que corresponde con su identidad de g\u00e9nero en los documentos internos. M\u00e1s de <a href=\"https:\/\/elcomercio.pe\/somos\/javiera-alumna-trans-siente-reconocida-pucp-noticia-505013?foto=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ElComercio<\/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:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/nate-berkus-jeremiah-brent-deliver-emotional-speech-lgbt-visibility-television-1095342\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> shares a heartwarming speech by the stars of <em>TLC<\/em>\u2019s \u2018Nate &#038; Jeremiah\u2019; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/217-boxes-dr-henry-anonymous-john-fryer-homosexuality\/03\/2018\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NewNowNext<\/em> <\/a>reviews a play about the declassification of homosexuality as a mental illness; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/billie-lee-transgender_us_5aabef01e4b0337adf83735b\" target=\"_blank\"><em>HuffPost<\/em> <\/a>interviews transgender advocate Billie Lee (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmebillielee\" target=\"_blank\">@ItsMeBillieLee<\/a>) on visibility on reality television; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/politicians-set-bad-example-for-young-people-when-they-bully-one-another\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a> shares an oped about how, when politicians bully Americans, it worsens bullying in schools<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-20-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-20-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 20, 2018 TODAY\u2019S THE DAY &#8212; TO FINALLY DUMP DAN LIPINSKI IN ILLINOIS: HRC is on the ground in Chicago with staff, volunteers and coalition partners to mobilize HRC members in Illinois\u2019 3rd Congressional District to turn out today for Marie Newman &#8212; the pro-equality insurgent who is challenging Lipinski, the most &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-20-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 20, 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-66085","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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