{"id":67861,"date":"2018-04-30T10:25:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T14:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-30-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-04-30T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T14:25:38","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-30-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 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>MAJOR NATIONAL CORPORATE LEADERS INCLUDING APPLE, GOOGLE AND GM OPPOSE KANSAS\u2019 ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATION: <\/strong>\u00a0TechNet &#8212; the national, bipartisan network of over 80 technology companies &#8212; is urging Kansas lawmakers to oppose HB 2481,\u00a0 warning that the discriminatory legislation could have dire consequences on the state\u2019s economic development and business competitiveness. HB 2481, which is pending in the Kansas legislature, would create a license to discriminate for taxpayer-funded child placement agencies to refuse to place children with LGBTQ foster or adoptive parents, single parents, and other qualified families. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/politics-government\/article209983344.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Wichita Eagle<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some of the nation\u2019s leading tech companies are calling on Kansas lawmakers to oppose <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HB2481?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HB2481<\/a>,\u00a0a dangerous taxpayer funded <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LicenseToDiscriminate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LicenseToDiscriminate<\/a> against qualified <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> seeking to care for a child in need. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KSLeg?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KSLeg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGOdsZQRH6\">t.co\/iGOdsZQRH6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/990402789388861440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>IN TODAY\u2019S <em>NEW YORK TIMES<\/em> &#8212; \u201cA GROWING PROBLEM FOR THE MILITARY TRANSGENDER BAN &#8212; FACTS\u201d:<\/strong> The hard-hitting editorial lays bare the lies behind the discriminatory Trump-Pence ban on qualified transgender troops in the military, asserting that it simply \u201cpanders to right-wing zealots like Vice President Mike Pence and to regressive generals\u201d behind the effort to overturn President Obama\u2019s 2016 decision to protect gender identity in the Pentagon\u2019s equal opportunity policy. <em>The Times<\/em> notes that federal courts, the heads of the four branches of the military and former surgeons general have asserted there are no facts &#8212; military, medical or otherwise &#8212; to justify the ban. \u201cIn the meantime,\u201d the <em>Times<\/em> board writes, \u201ca growing body of research and expert opinion supports the only fair and just solution: Repudiating Mr. Trump\u2019s cruel decision and giving transgender people the same right to serve their country in a military uniform as any other citizens.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/29\/opinion\/military-transgender-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Six former surgeons general say \u201cno medially valid reason\u201d for ban: <\/strong>\u201cWe underscore that transgender troops are as medically fit as their non-transgender peers and that there is no medically valid reason &#8212; including a diagnosis of gender dysphoria &#8212; to exclude them from military service or to limit their access to medically necessary care,\u201d they write. More from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmcenter.org\/six-former-surgeons-general-%E2%80%8Brebut-pentagon-assertions-about-medical-fitness-of-transgender-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Palm Center<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Throughout history, the military has been a crucial vehicle for driving inclusion in society of African-Americans, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gays<\/a> and now transgender people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oopw1MuP0P\">t.co\/Oopw1MuP0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytopinion\/status\/990788653118054400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MUST WATCH MONDAY<\/strong> <strong>&#8212; HRC RELEASES HARD-HITTING VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING MIKE PENCE\u2019S DANGEROUS RECORD ON HIV AND AIDS: <\/strong>\u201cMike Pence has spent his career putting people in danger by denying them access to HIV prevention and treatment,\u201d said <strong>Ashland Johnson, HRC\u2019s Director of Public Education and Research <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashlandj11\" target=\"_blank\">@ashlandj11<\/a>). \u201cPence has been reckless with the health and lives of those he is sworn to serve, choosing to promote a dangerous ideology over making the right decisions for the American people.\u201d The <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> is the latest in HRC&#8217;s groundbreaking \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/realmikepence\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Real Mike Pence<\/em><\/a>\u201d campaign exposing the vice president\u2019s long history of anti-LGBTQ animus. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-releases-new-video-highlighting-mike-pences-dangerous-record-on-HIV\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivplusmag.com\/treatment\/2018\/4\/27\/watch-mike-pences-dangerous-record-hiv\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Plus Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC ENDORSES GINA ORTIZ JONES FOR TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL SEAT: <\/strong>\u201cGina Ortiz Jones would be a consistent voice for equality in Congress and a trailblazing figure in Texas politics,\u201d said <strong>Marty Rouse, HRC national field director<\/strong>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-endorses-gina-ortiz-jones-for-congress\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN <em>USA TODAY<\/em>, HRC\u2019S ALLISON TURNER SHARES WHAT JANELLE MON\u00c1E\u2019S COMING OUT MEANS TO HER: Turner<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amturner1993\" target=\"_blank\">@amturner1993<\/a>) writes, \u201cMy hope is that this powerful moment of visibility starts an important conversation about these identities, and that we can take a cue from Mon\u00e1e and say to pansexual, queer and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> people &#8212; and especially young people &#8212; \u201cWe see you.\u2019\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2018\/04\/27\/pansexual-janelle-monae-bisexual-visibility\/557929002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Merriam-Webster dictionary\u2019s top search on its website was \u2018pansexual\u2019 for the two days following Mon\u00e1e\u2019s coming out<\/strong>. Reading is FUNDAMENTAL! More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/after-janelle-monae-comes-out-pansexual-tops-merriam-websters-search\/#gs.8lbZepA\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/ Not only is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanelleMonae?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JanelleMonae<\/a> proudly living her truth, she is bringing visibility to others whose sexual orientations are often erased or ignored. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C2vGwA0a6X\">t.co\/C2vGwA0a6X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/989979013178327040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>ON THIS DATE IN 1997, ELLEN DEGENERES CAME OUT PUBLICLY: <\/strong>For 21 years,\u00a0 Ellen DeGeneres has inspired our community, encouraging people to embrace their authentic selves.\u00a0 Our visibility has been possible in large part because of her courage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACTRESS SAMIRA WILEY\u2019S MESSAGE TO LGBTQ YOUTH &#8212; \u201cWE NEED YOU\u201d: <\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThere are just so many people, kids, LGBT kids that genuinely think that their existence is wrong. Nothing pulls on my heartstrings more,\u201d Wiley told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/26\/arts\/samira-wiley-of-the-handmaids-tale-to-discuss-lgbt-rights.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MASSACHUSETTS UNVEILS LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE SCHOOL CURRICULUM: <\/strong>It will allow LGBTQ students to see themselves reflected in their history, English and health lessons. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/news\/local_coverage\/2018\/04\/state_comes_out_with_new_lgbtq_curriculum\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Boston Herald<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEXAS SCHOOL BOARD RENEWS CONTRACT OF TEACHER PLACED ON LEAVE FOR ADVOCATING FOR LGBTQ-FRIENDLY POLICIES: <\/strong>Mansfield, Texas, teacher Stacy Bailey was placed on paid administrative leave after parents complained because she is LGBTQ.\u00a0 More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/community\/mansfield-news-mirror\/article209769669.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Star-Telegram<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIAMI BEACH HONORS GOOD SAMARITAN WHO STEPPED IN TO HELP SAME-SEX COUPLE BEING ATTACKED AT PRIDE PARADE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tlrd\/status\/989489019569524738\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Towleroad<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The City of Miami Beach honored Helmut Muller Estrada, a good samaritan who stepped in when four <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> attacked a same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a> at a Pride parade. \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7y3YZdvMMO\">t.co\/7y3YZdvMMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/990636837789229056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>ELLEN PAGE TO JOIN CAST OF <em>NETFLIX<\/em>\u2019S \u201cARMISTEAD MAUPIN\u2019S TALES OF THE CITY\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/ontopmag.com\/article\/41597\/Ellen_Page_Joins_Cast_Of_LGBT_Drama_Armistead_Maupins_Tales_Of_The_City\" target=\"_blank\"><em>On Top Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPELMAN STUDENT WITH TRANS PARTNER RECEIVES TRANSPHOBIC MESSAGES: <\/strong>Spelman has taken significant steps to make its campus <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>-inclusive, including participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/campaigns\/hbcu-leadership-and-career-summit\" target=\"_blank\">HRC\u2019s HBCU Leadership Summit<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/spelman-student-says-she-and-her-trans-partner-were-tar-1825594163\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Root<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KENYA BANS LGBTQ LOVE STORY SET TO PREMIERE AT CANNES: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/news\/kenya-lgbt-rafiki-cannes-wanuri-kahiu-2-1202789998\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Variety<\/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.salon.com\/2018\/04\/26\/trans-rights-activist-sarah-mcbride-i-am-powerful-by-just-living\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Salon<\/em> <\/a>interviews <strong>HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemcbride\" target=\"_blank\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/the-painful-endless-wait-for-lgbt-asylum-seekers\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>\u2019s Samantha Allen (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/slawrites\" target=\"_blank\">@SLAwrites<\/a>) speaks to LGBTQ asylum seekers; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2018\/4\/27\/connection-between-strong-economies-and-lgbt-rights-no-joke\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em> <\/a>shares research about LGBTQ equality\u2019s positive correlation with economic performance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-30-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-30-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 2018 MAJOR NATIONAL CORPORATE LEADERS INCLUDING APPLE, GOOGLE AND GM OPPOSE KANSAS\u2019 ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATION: \u00a0TechNet &#8212; the national, bipartisan network of over 80 technology companies &#8212; is urging Kansas lawmakers to oppose HB 2481,\u00a0 warning that the discriminatory legislation could have dire consequences on the state\u2019s economic development and business competitiveness. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-30-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 30, 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-67861","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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