{"id":66686,"date":"2018-04-02T10:25:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T14:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-04-02T10:25:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T14:25:29","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 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>ICYMI &#8212; TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY:<\/strong> On Saturday, HRC joined the world in marking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/international-transgender-day-of-visibility\" target=\"_blank\">International Transgender Day of Visibility<\/a>, a time to celebrate transgender people and acknowledge the courage it takes to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> openly and authentically. Advocates also use the day to raise awareness around <a href=\"http:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/A_Time_To_Act_2017_REV3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">discrimination and violence<\/a> that <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> people still face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year, we join together for International Transgender Day of Visibility to celebrate the diversity, resilience, and progress 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> community and rededicate ourselves to the unfinished work of equality,\u201d said <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>). \u201cIncreasingly, transgender kids growing up throughout America and around the world are seeing themselves reflected on stage and screen, in workplaces and politics. Unfortunately, for all of the advancements of the last several years, many transgender people, particularly transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color, continue to face violence, discrimination, and an onslaught of political attacks from state legislatures to the highest levels of our government.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-celebrates-international-transgender-day-of-visibility-2018\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Morning Must Read: <\/strong>Stella Keating, a 13-year-old transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girl<\/a> living in Washington state, explains what Transgender Day of Visibility means to her in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/why-transgender-visibility-matters-to-me\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cPeople wonder why I would raise a transgender child in Texas, but I couldn&#8217;t do it anywhere else,\u201d <\/strong>from Equality Texas\u2019 Rachel Gonzales &#8212;\u00a0 a member of HRC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/parents-for-transgender-equality-national-council\" target=\"_blank\">Parents for Transgender Equality Council<\/a> &#8212; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2018\/03\/29\/people-wonder-raise-transgender-child-texas-couldnt-anywhere-else\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Dallas Morning News<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Fayetteville, Arkansas, residents gathered to support the local transgender community. <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2018\/apr\/01\/fayetteville-residents-gather-for-trans\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Arkansas Online<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC SUPPORTS DREAMERS: <\/strong>Yesterday, Trump reiterated his plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects Dreamers &#8212; including approximately 75,000 LGBTQ Dreamers &#8212; from deportation. Raul A. Reyes, in a piece for <em>CNN<\/em>, writes, \u201cWith his tweets, the President has displayed his ignorance of immigration laws, including those governing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. His social media outburst was as at best uninformed, and at worst blatantly misleading. In short, it was unpresidential.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/02\/opinions\/trumps-ignorance-about-daca-is-stunning-reyes\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUST WATCH MONDAY &#8212; <\/strong><strong>ANCHORAGE DAD URGES NO VOTE ON DISCRIMINATORY PROP 1: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-PNRzvSZQMo\" target=\"_blank\">David Lockard has joined his transgender teenage son, Col,\u00a0 <\/a>in speaking out eloquently about the real people that Proposition 1 would harm. HRC President Chad Griffin and HRC National Field Director Marty Rouse recently visited Anchorage, Alaska, to support local coalition efforts to defeat the ballot measure, which would rip away non-discrimination protections and enshrine discrimination into law by forcing transgender people to use facilities that are inconsistent with their gender identity. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.org\/blog\/anchorage-residents-must-vote-no-on-dangerous-prop-1\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC ENDORSES MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR (DFL-MN) FOR RE-ELECTION: <\/strong>\u201cThroughout her career, Amy Klobuchar has been a leading advocate for equality in the U.S. Senate,\u201d said <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong>. \u201cSenator Klobuchar is fighting tirelessly on behalf of the LGBTQ community, Minnesota, and the American people. HRC is proud to endorse her for re-election, and we look forward to continuing to work with her to achieve full federal equality.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-endorses-mn-senator-amy-klobuchar-for-re-election\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW POLLING FINDS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT TRUMP: <\/strong>The poll from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnorc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research<\/a> and MTV additionally found that young people are more likely to believe Trump is racist and dishonest. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandhaventribune.com\/Nation\/2018\/04\/01\/Poll-Young-people-run-from-Trump\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLAP BACK OF THE WEEK &#8212; TENNESSEE APPEALS COURT TELLS LAWMAKERS TO BUTT OUT OF SAME-SEX DIVORCE CASE:<\/strong> Chief Judge D. Michael Swiney dismissed an attempt by 52 state representatives and 19 state senators to intervene in a Knox County divorce case involving two <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2018\/03\/29\/court-tells-tennessee-lawmakers-mind-their-own-business-states-first-same-sex-divorce\/464601002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Knoxville News Sentinel<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SO LONG AND THANK YOU &#8212; ALABAMA\u2019S FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ LEGISLATOR RETIRES: <\/strong>Representative Patricia Todd will not seek re-election after serving 12 years in the state House. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/apr.org\/post\/alabamas-first-gay-legislator-says-goodbye#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Alabama Public Radio<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIFIC &#8212; PARENTS ARRESTED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SON ON SUSPICION OF BEING LGBTQ: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2018\/03\/31\/alabama-man-directs-girlfriend-to-rape-his-11-year-old-autistic-son-believed-was-gay.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FOX<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SINGER &#038; DANCER ALYSON STONER COMES OUT AS LGBTQ IN POWERFUL <em>TEEN VOGUE <\/em>OPED:<\/strong> She (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlysonStoner\" target=\"_blank\">@AlysonStoner<\/a>) writes, \u201cI, Alyson, am attracted to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, and people who identify in other ways. I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me. It is the love we can build and the goodness we can contribute to the world by supporting each other\u2019s best journeys.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/alyson-stoner-when-its-right\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today\u2019s a special day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What It Was Like To Fall In Love With a Woman &#8211; written by me. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPipgqbSVi\">t.co\/cPipgqbSVi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alyson Stoner (@AlysonStoner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlysonStoner\/status\/979764909784182784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>WILL &#038; GRACE <\/em>SHOWRUNNER MAX MUTCHNICK DONATES <em>MARLON BUNDO<\/em> TO EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PENCE\u2019S HOME STATE: <\/strong>John Oliver\u2019s best-selling book, <em>A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo<\/em>, tells the story of Mike Pence\u2019s pet rabbit falling in love with another <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">boy<\/a> rabbit and fighting for equality. More than 1,100 copies are on their way to Indiana. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/will-grace-boss-donates-marlon-bundo-elementary-school-indiana-1098673\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>COSTA RICA RUNOFF ELECTION SIGNALS HOPE FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY: <\/strong>Carlos Alvarado Quesada, who won the election, campaigned on LGBTQ equality and marriage equality. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/apr\/02\/costa-rica-quesada-wins-presidency-in-vote-fought-on-gay-rights\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEAM BEHIND GROUNDBREAKING LGBTQ SOUTH AFRICAN FILM GOES TO COURT TO FIGHT UNFAIR FILM RATING: <\/strong><em>The Wound<\/em>, a coming-of-age story featuring two <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> falling in love, was assigned a rating often given to pornagraphic films. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/gay-love-story-classified-porn-takes-fight-south-african-court\/#gs.ZNmgruU\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/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.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2018\/mar\/30\/blackmail-prejudice-persecution-gay-rights-nigeria\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Guardian<\/em> <\/a>reports on the fight for LGBTQ equality in Nigeria; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/video\/14539693\/apple-and-facebook-in-new-ubs-etf-tracking-lgbt-employment-equality-.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Street<\/em><\/a> details a new exchange traded fund tracking companies offering LGBTQ equality; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2018\/04\/first-openly-gay-man-just\/\"><em>Towleroad<\/em> <\/a>shares that Rick Welts has become the first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2018 ICYMI &#8212; TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY: On Saturday, HRC joined the world in marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, a time to celebrate transgender people and acknowledge the courage it takes to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> openly and authentically. Advocates also use the day to raise awareness around discrimination and violence that <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> &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 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-66686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2018 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-2-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2018 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 2, 2018 ICYMI &#8212; TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY: On Saturday, HRC joined the world in marking International Transgender Day of Visibility, a time to celebrate transgender people and acknowledge the courage it takes to live openly and authentically. 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