{"id":66363,"date":"2018-03-26T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-26-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:25:27","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-march-26-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-26-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 26, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 26, 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>#ProtectTransTroops &#8211; HRC CONDEMNS TRUMP-PENCE TRANS TROOPS BAN POLICY: <\/strong>HRC condemned the newly-released official Trump-Pence Administration policy attempting to implement Donald Trump\u2019s discriminatory ban on transgender troops. \u201cThere is simply no way to spin it, the Trump-Pence Administration is going all in on its discriminatory, unconstitutional and despicable ban on transgender troops,\u201d said <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong>. \u201cDonald Trump and Mike Pence are pushing their extreme anti-transgender prejudices onto the military over the overwhelming objections of bipartisan officials, national security leaders and the American public.\u201d Pence and a shadowy group of anti-LGBTQ extremists secretly pursued the ban, informed by junk science, despite objections from the Pentagon. \u00a0More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-condemns-plan-to-implement-trumps-transgender-troop-ban\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2018\/03\/mike-pence-trans\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Towleroad<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out the ban,<\/strong> telling <em>Face The Nation<\/em>\u2019s Margaret Brennan (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margbrennan\" target=\"_blank\">@margbrennan<\/a><\/strong>), \u201c<i>f you are willing to lay down your life beside mine, I would welcome you into our military.\u201d More from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/380209-armed-services-committee-republican-breaks-with-trump-on-transgender-troops\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MUST READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mike_pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mike_Pence<\/a> and anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> hate groups orchestrated Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransBan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TransBan<\/a>, never mind the evidence that transgender troops have no negative impact on military readiness. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTransTroops?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTransTroops<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5RcoI4gvhc\">t.co\/5RcoI4gvhc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/978089154083880961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>SHAMEFUL ANNIVERSARY &#8212; TODAY IN 2015, MIKE PENCE SIGNED A LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE INTO LAW AS INDIANA\u2019S GOVERNOR: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/2015\/03\/26\/gov-mike-pence-just-gave-indiana-license-discriminate\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUST WATCH MONDAY: <\/strong>Pulse Nightclub shooting survivors and family members led hundreds of HRC members and supporters in Saturday\u2019s March For Our Lives in Washington. Before stepping off, the survivors and family members addressed HRC\u2019s annual Spring Equality Convention to talk about the Pulse Nightclub shooting and the importance of mobilizing the LGBTQ community against gun violence. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/pulse-shooting-survivors-family-members-lead-hrc-at-march-for-our-lives\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/2018\/03\/194634\/queer-eye-karamo-parkland-high-graduate\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The marchers were also led by Karamo Brown, a host of Queer Eye and \u00a0graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School<\/strong>. He knew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/parkland-school-shooting-hero-football-coach-aaron-feis-died-shielding-n848311\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Feis<\/a>, the football coach killed in the Parkland attack. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_zo44FU32dE\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/2018\/03\/194634\/queer-eye-karamo-parkland-high-graduate\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Refinery29<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/karamo-brown-march-for-our-lives_us_5ab70d65e4b054d118e37b1c\" target=\"_blank\"><em>HuffPost<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TOMORROW &#8212; HRC RELEASES LGBTQ INCLUSION SCORES OF HUNDREDS OF HOSPITALS:<\/strong> The 2018 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) launch coincides with the deadline for public comments on the proposed Trump-Pence so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-responds-to-the-trump-pence-admin-launch-of-unnecessary-conscience-divi\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cConscience\u201d regulation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/a> The measure is designed to harm LGBTQ people and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> by prioritizing physicians\u2019 beliefs over life-saving patient care. If finalized, it would empower health care providers to deny LGBTQ people and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> necessary care, and deter healthcare organizations and providers from taking necessary action to guarantee that all patients have access to the care they not only deserve, but are legally entitled to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>#PutPatientsFirst:<\/strong> HRC is urging people to send a message to Trump-Pence that this proposal is wrong by going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/tell-the-department-of-health-and-human-services-discrimination-is-not-okay\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/2018\/3\/22\/when-doctors-morality-leads-dead-lgbt-people\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DR. RACHEL LEVINE NAMED PENNSYLVANIA SECRETARY OF HEALTH: <\/strong>Levine, who already serves as the state\u2019s Physician General, is now first openly <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> cabinet member in Pennsylvania. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpbj.com\/article\/20180321\/CPBJ01\/180329984\/state-senate-confirms-four-wolf-cabinet-members\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Central Penn Business Journal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dr. Levine is a true pioneer in advancing LGBTQ-competent care, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> is honored to also <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> her a friend in this work. Congrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhysGenLevine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhysGenLevine<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I5Qp6gXefN\">t.co\/I5Qp6gXefN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/976964239490510848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TODAY &#8212; SARA RAMIREZ TAKES OVER HRC\u2019S TWITTER FOR BISEXUAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tune in tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. EST to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraRamirez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaraRamirez<\/a> will be doing an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HRCTwitterTakeover?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HRCTwitterTakeover<\/a> to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bisexual?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bisexual<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/queer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pansexual?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pansexual<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fluid?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fluid<\/a> identities in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BiHealthMonth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BiHealthMonth<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eirZSxbQ8I\">pic.twitter.com\/eirZSxbQ8I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/978013656498630656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>ABC <\/em>CORRESPONDENT KARL SCHMID COMES OUT AS HIV POSITIVE: <\/strong>His (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/karljschmid\" target=\"_blank\">@KarlJSchmid<\/a>) message to others living with HIV, \u201cLet me tell you this, you are somebody who matters\u2026 don&#8217;t let anybody tell you otherwise.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/abc-correspondent-reveals-hes-hiv-positive-1097119\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> and Schmid\u2019s inspiring post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karl.schmid.923\/posts\/10156308192003336\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC MOURNS THE LOSS OF NANCY MCFADDEN: <\/strong>McFadden, a top advisor to California Governor Jerry Brown and beloved public servant, had been battling cancer. \u201cNancy McFadden was a beloved champion of equality and a driving force for progressive change. For Nancy, public service in the pursuit of equality was not a job but a lifelong calling,\u201d said <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong>. More from HRC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT ARE THE COURTS SAYING ABOUT LGBTQ WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION? <\/strong>Glad you asked &#8212; across the country, they are reaffirming what we have long known: Title VII bars discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Check out this deep dive by Lisa Keen, who details the opinions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasvoice.com\/title-vii-sex-matters-lgbt-employees-10250750.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Dallas Voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIFYING &#8212; ONE DEAD AFTER DRIVER PLOWS THROUGH CROWD OUTSIDE HOUSTON LGBTQ NIGHTCLUB: <\/strong>The suspect was arrested at the scene. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/wqad.com\/2018\/03\/22\/man-killed-after-angry-driver-plows-into-crowd-of-people-outside-lgbt-nightclub-in-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WQAD<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KENYAN AND BOTSWANAN LGBTQ ADVOCATES SEEKING ALLYSHIP FROM JUDGES: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldpoliticsreview.com\/trend-lines\/24418\/in-kenya-and-botswana-activists-hope-to-turn-judges-into-lgbt-allies\" target=\"_blank\"><em>World Politics Review<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW ORGANIZATION IN INDIA HELPING LGBTQ COMMUNTIY FIND LOVE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gqindia.com\/content\/indian-gay-marriage-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>GQ<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.losangelesblade.com\/2018\/03\/22\/demi-lovato-q-tip-honor-lgbt-culture-new-music-video\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Los Angeles Blade<\/em><\/a> reviews a new music <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> from Demi Lovato and Q-Tip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2018\/3\/22\/17144814\/gender-confirmation-surgery-quality-of-life-transgender-people-dysphoria\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Verge<\/em><\/a> reports on new research confirming that access to transition-related health care improves <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> lives; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2018\/03\/23\/the-ruins-of-bangladeshs-lgbt-community\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>East Asia Forum<\/em><\/a> details the fight for LGBTQ equality in Bangladesh; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarionledger.com\/story\/news\/2018\/03\/25\/lgbt-pride-parade-held-starkville-city-initially-denied-permit\/457074002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Jackson Clarion Ledger<\/em><\/a> shares moments from Starkville, Miss.\u2019s first-ever LGBTQ Pride event<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> is proud to be on the ground for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starkvillepride?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StarkvillePride<\/a> today in Mississippi \u2013 the city\u2019s first Pride! \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XszIi3lQ0A\">pic.twitter.com\/XszIi3lQ0A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/977647491427459072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-26-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-26-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 26, 2018 #ProtectTransTroops &#8211; HRC CONDEMNS TRUMP-PENCE TRANS TROOPS BAN POLICY: HRC condemned the newly-released official Trump-Pence Administration policy attempting to implement Donald Trump\u2019s discriminatory ban on transgender troops. \u201cThere is simply no way to spin it, the Trump-Pence Administration is going all in on its discriminatory, unconstitutional and despicable ban on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-26-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 26, 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-66363","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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