{"id":69143,"date":"2018-06-01T10:25:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T14:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-june-1-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-06-01T10:25:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T14:25:41","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-june-1-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-june-1-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 1, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 1, 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-Pride-1600_640_360.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC KICKS OFF PRIDE MONTH BY LAUNCHING SUMMER OF ACTION 2018: <\/strong>HRC\u2019s nationwide Summer of Action is anchored by more than 500 local events in all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Today, HRC President Chad Griffin will kick off a month-long series of campaign events in half a dozen battleground states with events in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information on press opportunities with Griffin, contact <a href=\"mailto:ianthe.metzger@hrc.org\">ianthe.metzger@hrc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>\u201cDonald Trump and Mike Pence have awakened a sleeping giant. Never before have Americans been more eager to participate, advocate and fight back against this administration\u2019s hateful policies and rhetoric,\u201d said <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong>. \u201cHRC\u2019s grassroots army of more than 3 million members and supporters are already organizing and mobilizing to support pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot who will help us pull the emergency brake on the Trump-Pence agenda in November.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Pride Month! Celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride2018?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride2018<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> by:<\/p>\n<p> Learning about our history.<br \/>\nRegistering to vote.<br \/>\nSharing on social.<br \/>\nRising up, speaking up &#038; showing up this November.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LPkwWiVKdf\">t.co\/LPkwWiVKdf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gSbZzeCxsA\">pic.twitter.com\/gSbZzeCxsA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1002543735190835200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>As we embark on this historic campaign, let\u2019s check out the state of play for LGBTQ equality in the states:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>States are making big moves to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangerous practice of \u201cconversion therapy.\u201d <\/strong>This year, Hawaii, Maryland and Washington have enacted such protections and New Hampshire has passed legislation awaiting the governor\u2019s signature. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia now have these protections. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/state-legislatures-pass-10-pro-equality-bills-this-year\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>At least six additional pro-equality bills have passed state legislatures, <\/strong>including measures that protect LGBTQ inmates and add gender identity to state non-discrimination laws, and bills related to how gender markers and gender identity are recorded on birth and death certificates. More from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/state-legislatures-pass-10-pro-equality-bills-this-year\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>However, anti-LGBTQ bills were signed into law in Oklahoma and Kansas<\/strong>, giving child welfare organizations &#8212; including adoption and foster care agencies &#8212; a license to discriminate against qualified people seeking to care for a child in need, including LGBTQ <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> or other parents to whom the agency has a religious objection. More from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/state-legislatures-pass-10-pro-equality-bills-this-year\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And federally:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Any day now, the Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule in <em>Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission<\/em>,<\/strong> a case involving a baker who in 2012 refused to provide a wedding cake for 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>. That means the Supreme Court could decide whether doors can be closed to some or whether they must be #OpenToAll. More from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/whats-at-stake-at-the-supreme-court-a-license-to-discriminate\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Challenges to the Trump-Pence transgender military ban continue. <\/strong>In April, a federal court in Seattle found that the implementation plan of the ban violates the Constitution, and that the lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN &#8212; in which HRC is an organizational plaintiff &#8212; can proceed to trial. The latest from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/lambda-legal-challenge-to-military-trans-ban-to-proceed-to-trial1\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HRC continues to expose \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-exposes-real-mike-pence-from-anti-lgbtq-fanaticism-to-assault-on-am\" target=\"_blank\">The Real Mike Pence<\/a>,\u201d<\/strong> who has flown under the radar, amassing enormous power and quietly spearheading a charge to radically undermine the rights of LGBTQ people and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, attack voting rights, undercut sound science, and enable the greatest assault on American institutions in modern history. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-exposes-real-mike-pence-from-anti-lgbtq-fanaticism-to-assault-on-am\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education Sec. Betsy DeVos has spent her time in office relentlessly attacking the rights of transgender students, youth of color, survivors of sexual assault and students with disabilities.<\/strong> HRC and artist Robin Bell recently projected a message to DeVos onto the U.S. Department of Education building, highlighting the harrowing results of a <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.im\/YouthReport\" target=\"_blank\">groundbreaking HRC survey<\/a> of 12,000 LGBTQ. And <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1002376696924758016\" target=\"_blank\">here\u2019s DeVos telling Congress she won\u2019t protect trans kids<\/a> &#8212; despite court rulings. Check it out at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/video-hrc-projects-message-to-betsy-devos-on-u.s.-department-of-education-b\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Despite these attacks, LGBTQ <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">teens<\/a> are overwhelmingly proud of who they are:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a>\u2019s new comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQYouthReport?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQYouthReport<\/a> found that supportive families and inclusive schools are key to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> youth succeeding and thriving. \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6KAekNEDDm\">t.co\/6KAekNEDDm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xtqBgWulh\">pic.twitter.com\/0xtqBgWulh<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\"><p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1001991658173534209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>And from coast to coast, <\/strong>HRC\u2019s staff, members and volunteers are fanning out to support voter registration efforts, phone banking, candidate events, grassroots advocacy trainings, and step up visibility and outreach at LGBTQ Pride parades, festivals and other events. The Summer of Action will also intensify HRC\u2019s already-unprecedented grassroots effort to engage equality-minded voters in key states and congressional districts ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rise up, speak up and show up this Pride month: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/pride\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to find a Pride event in your area and join HRC and thousands of others to celebrate LGBTQ progress and equality while also checking to make sure you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">registered to vote<\/a>. Text UNITE to 30644 to join HRC\u2019s Mobile Action Network. And participate with our vast legion of supporters to help mobilize your community to change hearts and minds across the country by becoming an <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.org\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\">HRC volunteer<\/a>. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/rise-up-speak-up-show-up-this-national-lgbtq-pride-month\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIX CITIES THROWING THEIR FIRST-EVER PRIDE CELEBRATIONS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/travel\/nation\/new-pride-parades-events\/travel\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Thrillist<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSGENDER BUSINESS LEADER MICHAELA MENDELSOHN (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MICHAELASPEAKS\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@MICHAELASPEAKS<\/strong><\/a><strong>) NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF LA PRIDE PARADE<\/strong>: More from <a href=\"https:\/\/qvoicenews.com\/2018\/05\/23\/la-pride-2018-transgender-businesswoman-michaela-mendelsohn-named-parade-grand-marshal\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>QVoiceNews<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIRGINIA DELEGATE DANICA ROEM (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pwcdanica?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@PWCDANICA<\/strong><\/a><strong>) TO KEYNOTE SAN DIEGO PRIDE RALLY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/sdgln.com\/social\/2018\/05\/31\/first-transgender-state-legislator-keynote-sd-pride-spirit-stonewall-rally\" target=\"_blank\"><em>San Diego Gay &#038; Lesbian News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC\u2019S SARAH MCBRIDE (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SARAHEMCBRIDE\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@SARAHEMCBRIDE<\/strong><\/a><strong>) NAMED GRAND MARSHAL FOR HUDSON\u2019S LGBTQ PRIDE PARADE:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudsonvalley360.com\/article\/outhudson-sponsor-2018-lgbtq-parade-and-weekend\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hudson Valley 360<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PITTSBURGH POLICE CARS FEATURE RAINBOW DECALS IN HONOR OF PRIDE MONTH<\/strong>: More from <a href=\"http:\/\/wesa.fm\/post\/pittsburgh-police-unveil-rainbow-clad-patrol-car-ahead-pride-month\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WESA<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PghPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PghPolice<\/a> revealed this years <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrideMonth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrideMonth<\/a> decal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lGQvXnAO9M\">pic.twitter.com\/lGQvXnAO9M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Pittsburgh (@CityPGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityPGH\/status\/1001474416608514048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>22 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS TO HOLD LGBTQ PRIDE NIGHTS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"http:\/\/instinctmagazine.com\/post\/22-major-league-baseball-teams-hold-lgbt-pride-nights\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Instinct Magazine<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPHORA LAUNCHES IN-STORE BEAUTY CLASSES FOR TRANS PEOPLE<\/strong>: More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.them.us\/story\/sephora-launches-beauty-classes-for-trans-community\" target=\"_blank\"><em>THEM<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSGENDER STUDENT-ATHLETES AT THE FOREFRONT IN THE FIGHT FOR INCLUSION:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/espnw\/feature\/23592317\/how-two-transgender-athletes-fighting-compete-sports-love\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ESPN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRUMP TO PARDON ANTI-LGBTQ DINESH D\u2019SOUZA: <\/strong>D\u2019Souza has a long history of attacking LGBTQ equality, from opposing marriage equality to claiming the tragic Pulse shooting was the result of \u201ccoddling Islamic radicals,\u201d to attacking the Anne Frank Center for supporting transgender troops. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/trump-will-pardon-anti-lgbt-pundit-dinesh-dsouza\/05\/2018\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>NewNowNext<\/i>\u00a0<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2018\/05\/31\/trumps-latest-pardon-dinesh-dsouza-has-anti-gay-racist-history\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABHORRENT &#8212; GHANA TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/ghana-to-strengthen-anti-lgbt-laws\/#gs.ea_gjVA\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ECUADOR COURT RECOGNIZES SAME-SEX COUPLE AS FAMILY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurtv.net\/english\/news\/Ecuador-LGBT-Community-Rejoices-Court-Recognizing-Gay-Couple-as-Family--20180530-0023.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Telesur<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INSIDE THE FIGHT FOR TRANS EQUALITY IN CHILE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-44237691\" target=\"_blank\"><em>BBC News<\/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.newnownext.com\/pose-fx-ryan-murphy\/05\/2018\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>NewNowNext<\/i>\u00a0<\/a>serves up a viewing guide before the premiere of \u201cPose\u201d; <a href=\"http:\/\/wmuk.org\/post\/wsw-director-national-transgender-rights-group-says-law-our-side\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WMUK<\/em><\/a> interviews Mara Keisling (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaraKeisling\" target=\"_blank\">@MaraKeisling<\/a>), executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality; <i><a href=\"http:\/\/latinousa.org\/2018\/05\/29\/alaskalgbtqanthemenespanol\/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>speaks to LGBTQ musician Alaska; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/zosia-mamet-evan-jonigkeit-model-j-crews-new-political-tees-1116176\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hollywood Reporte<\/em><\/a><em>r <\/em>reports on a new partnership between HRC, J. Crew and Madewell for Pride Month.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ANNOUNCING: To help advance our work in the effort to achieve full equality for all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> people, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> is joining forces with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jcrew?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jcrew<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madewell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@madewell<\/a> on apparel and accessories for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride<\/a>. \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4p8tRs46kZ\">t.co\/4p8tRs46kZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0sJPHbKQnl\">pic.twitter.com\/0sJPHbKQnl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1002314629404676098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\"><strong><em>AMEquality@hrc.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.wufoo.com\/forms\/subscribe-to-am-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Click here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>@HRC<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-june-1-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-june-1-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 1, 2018 HRC KICKS OFF PRIDE MONTH BY LAUNCHING SUMMER OF ACTION 2018: HRC\u2019s nationwide Summer of Action is anchored by more than 500 local events in all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. 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