{"id":70365,"date":"2018-07-03T10:25:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-july-3-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T14:25:31","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-july-3-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-july-3-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 3, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 3, 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 EDITORIAL BOARDS IN MAINE CALL ON GOV. LEPAGE TO SIGN BILL PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cSame-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> attraction is not something that needs to be cured. The government also should have no role in telling people that their gender expression is right or wrong,\u201d writes the <em>Portland Press Herald <\/em>Editorial Board. \u201cEthical psychotherapists have long ago stopped attempting this treatment because it doesn\u2019t help their patients &#8212; it harms them.\u201d More from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2018\/07\/02\/our-view-conversion-therapy-ban-should-become-maine-law\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Portland Press Herald<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2018\/07\/02\/opinion\/editorials\/conversion-therapy-is-harmful-and-ineffective-lepage-should-sign-bill-banning-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bangor Daily News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY TWEET &#8212; TREASURE TROVE OF LGBTQ HISTORY DISCOVERED IN LONDON ATTIC: <\/strong>Two bags containing historic LGBTQ and activist pins, comics and a manuscript helped Gavin McGregor uncover the life and activism of Paud Hegarty. McGregor has since created a <a href=\"https:\/\/paudspins.wordpress.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> dedicated to the discovery &#8212; and to collect more information on Hegarty\u2019s life. Read the full, fascinating Twitter thread <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gawanmac\/status\/1013161024244125696\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a thread about what my friend found in her attic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBThistory?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBThistory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BxUH6r9Eck\">pic.twitter.com\/BxUH6r9Eck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 gawanmac (@gawanmac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gawanmac\/status\/1013161024244125696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>THE <em>DAILY BEAST<\/em> REPORTS ON THE EPIDEMIC OF ANTI-TRANS VIOLENCE: <\/strong>Samantha Allen (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAwrites\" target=\"_blank\">@SLAwrites<\/a>) reports on the violence documented so far this year, including a recent wave in Jacksonville, Florida, where three transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color have been shot dead, and a fourth injured<strong>. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/article\/news\/local\/data\/crime\/mother-of-3rd-transgender-woman-who-was-murdered-in-jax-my-daughter-loved-to-dance-travel\/77-567612999\" target=\"_blank\">Cathalina Christina James<\/a>, 24, and Keisha Wells, 58, were fatally shot on June 24, in Jacksonville and Cleveland respectively; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-antasha-english-second-trans-woman-of-color-killed-in-jacksonvil\" target=\"_blank\">Antash\u2019a English<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-loss-of-celine-walker-a-transgender-woman-murdered-in-florida\" target=\"_blank\"> Celine Walker<\/a> were killed earlier this year in Jacksonville. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/2018-is-shaping-up-to-be-another-terrible-year-for-trans-murders\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jacksonville police on Monday arrested Cory Deshaun Fisher-Thompson in connection with the shooting and wounding a 23-year-old transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a><\/strong> on June 8. \u00a0Fisher-Thompson is being held on $1.1 million bail and is also charged with charged with possession of a weapon or ammunition by a felon and marijuana possession. More at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/news\/20180702\/jacksonville-police-make-arrest-in-june-8-transgender-woman-shooting\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Florida Times Union<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>POWERFUL PHOTO SERIES FROM <em>THE NEW YORK TIMES <\/em>\u00a0ON LGBTQ PRIDE IN ALABAMA: <\/strong>Rebecca Lieberman and Annie Flanagan traveled throughout Alabama to document the varied experiences of the local LGBTQ community. While bigger cities like Birmingham have lively LGBTQ communities, LGBTQ people in smaller Alabama towns are finding community and acceptance in unexpected places. Read the full piece from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/06\/29\/us\/alabama-lgbt-gay-communities-organizations.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NYT<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To wrap up Pride month, my latest from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nytimes<\/a>: a visual essay on LGBTQ communities in Alabama that are fighting for greater visibility and acceptance. Beautiful photographs by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flanagan_annie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@flanagan_annie<\/a>, made with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlouttit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mlouttit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/morrigan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@morrigan<\/a><br \/>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sjwilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sjwilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulpDYnsVa9\">t.co\/ulpDYnsVa9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DC4VpsbDOB\">pic.twitter.com\/DC4VpsbDOB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rebecca Lieberman (@the_log_lady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_log_lady\/status\/1013858009234264064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>NEW DOCUMENTARY ON LGBTQ ATHLETES: <\/strong><em>Alone in the Game<\/em> highlights the need for LGBTQ acceptance and visibility in professional sports. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/sports\/2018\/7\/01\/gay-nfl-player-what-it-was-come-out\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read about the importance of sports<\/strong> for LGBTQ student-athletes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/groundbreaking-hrc-uconn-survey-finds-lgbtq-student-athletes-overwhelmi\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UKRANIAN LGBTQ ACTIVIST ATTACKED IN KRYVYI RIG ON SATURDAY: <\/strong>Borys Zolotchenko, the head of the organizing committee for the local LGBTQ Pride parade, was allegedly attacked by a group of 10 <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enca.com\/world\/gay-activist-attacked-in-ukraine-ahead-of-pride-march\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ENCA<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INDONESIA\u2019S <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/congress-sends-letter-to-indonesia-to-stop-government-sponsored-anti-lgbtq\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ANTI-LGBTQ RHETORIC<\/strong><\/a><strong> CONTRIBUTING TO HIV EPIDEMIC: <\/strong>Rates of HIV in the country have risen by five percent in the last decade. In some major cities, the HIV rate among <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who have <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> is one in three. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/research-warns-indonesia-gay-bashing-fueling-hiv-epidemic-56306500\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.K. LABOUR PARTY CALLS ON THERESA MAY TO BAN DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/labour-theresa-may-gay-conversion-therapy-lgbt-action-plan-theresa-may-a8425581.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Independent<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1NGELA PONCE BECOMES THE FIRST OPENLY TRANS WOMAN TO BE CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE SPAIN: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2018\/07\/02\/trans-woman-history-winning-miss-universe-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to \u00c1ngela Ponce, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transgender?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#transgender<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> crowned Miss Universe Spain. Ponce will head to the Philippines later this year to represent Spain at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissUniverse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MissUniverse<\/a> competition, bringing <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> visibility to the world stage. \u00a1Felicidades! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HJXh9YoGTc\">t.co\/HJXh9YoGTc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1013822108047233024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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.fastcompany.com\/40590804\/finally-employers-are-expanding-trans-inclusive-benefits\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fast Company<\/em><\/a> interviews <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> workers about efforts to make companies more inclusive; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-06-29\/all-black-cast-stars-in-play-about-gay-hate\/9921586\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ABC<\/em> <\/a>reviews an Australian play with LGBTQ themes; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goerie.com\/news\/20180702\/lgbtq-political-pioneer-tyler-titus-makes-mark-in-erie\" target=\"_blank\"><em>GoErie.com<\/em><\/a> profiles 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> local school board member Tyler Titus; <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/npr_story_post\/2-transgender-veterans-find-courage-and-sisterhood-off-the-battlefield\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WHYY<\/em><\/a> shares a heartwarming story of two <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> veterans finding community; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/religion\/2018\/07\/01\/same-sex-gay-marriage-continues-divide-episcopalians-ahead-general-convention-gathering-texas\/732215002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tennessean<\/em><\/a> explores advocacy to make the Episcopal Church more accepting of marriage equality<\/p>\n<p><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\"><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-july-3-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-july-3-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 3, 2018 MAJOR EDITORIAL BOARDS IN MAINE CALL ON GOV. LEPAGE TO SIGN BILL PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: \u201cSame-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> attraction is not something that needs to be cured. The government also should have no role in telling people that their gender expression is right or wrong,\u201d writes the Portland Press &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-july-3-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 3, 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"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: July 3, 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-july-3-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 3, 2018 - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 3, 2018 MAJOR EDITORIAL BOARDS IN MAINE CALL ON GOV. 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