{"id":71962,"date":"2018-08-15T12:25:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-august-15-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T12:25:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:25:32","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-august-15-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-august-15-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 15, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 15, 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>HRC CELEBRATES VICTORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY: <\/strong>\u201cHRC is proud to work on behalf of pro-equality candidates in these crucial races up and down the ballot, and will continue to mobilize our hundreds of thousands of members and supporters in Wisconsin to turn out for equality in the general election,\u201d said <strong>HRC Wisconsin State Director Wendy Strout<\/strong>. \u201cThe choice for fair-minded Wisconsinites couldn\u2019t be clearer this November. We can either support pro-equality champions like Senator Tammy Baldwin, who have spent their careers fighting to ensure that every Wisconsinite can <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> a life free from discrimination and harassment, or side with anti-equality candidates like Leah Vukmir who, time and time again, has worked to undermine equality for the LGBTQ community.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-celebrates-victories-of-pro-equality-champions-in-wi-primary\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anti-LGBTQ Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt was ousted last night,<\/strong> again proving that using LGBTQ for cheap political gain costs at the ballot box.<\/li>\n<li><strong>And in Vermont, Christine Hallquist made history as the first transgender person to win a major party primary for governor. <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/14\/us\/politics\/christine-hallquist-vermont.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/08\/14\/638708321\/vermont-democrats-make-history-by-nominating-transgender-woman-for-governor\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CONGRATS to these pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> candidates in WI on officially clinching their nominations!<br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tammybaldwin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TammyBaldwin<\/a><br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkPocan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarkPocan<\/a><br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd Rep. Ron Kind (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KindforCongress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KindForCongress<\/a>)<br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd Rep. Gwen Moore (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gwen4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Gwen4Congress<\/a>)<br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshKaulWI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoshKaulWI<\/a> for AG <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZEEBfdAnPm\">t.co\/ZEEBfdAnPm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1029569171376549888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>DEPT OF LABOR ISSUES DIRECTIVE ENCOURAGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQ PEOPLE: <\/strong>Said <strong>David Stacy (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/david_stacy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@david_stacy<\/strong><\/a><strong>), HRC Government Affairs Director<\/strong>: \u201cThis is another attempt by the Trump-Pence Administration to implement a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people by providing unsound guidance in implementing Obama-era regulations. The erroneous application of the Supreme Court&#8217;s narrow ruling in Masterpiece and recent Trump executive orders is meant to aggressively marginalize hardworking Americans because of their sexual orientation and\/or gender identity. The American people will not tolerate discrimination, and LGBTQ people will not be erased.&#8221; Read more from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com\/2018\/08\/new-trump-administration-directive-allows-federal-contractors-to-discriminate-against-lgbt-people-for-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New Civil Rights Movement<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2018\/08\/14\/trump-white-house-freedom-to-discriminate-directive\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT WE\u2019RE READING WEDNESDAY: Beck Bailey, HRC deputy director of workplace equality, <\/strong>tells <em>CNN\u2019s<\/em> Julia Carpenter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliaccarpenter\" target=\"_blank\">@juliaccarpenter<\/a>): \u201cNon-binary people have always existed, but the idea of openly discussing and making space for welcoming non-binary people is something that&#8217;s really happening only the last <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a> of years.\u201d Check out HRC\u2019s employer toolkit on <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> and non-binary inclusion in the workplace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/campaigns\/trans-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2018\/08\/13\/pf\/lgbtq-nonbinary-identity\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I talked to non-binary, genderqueer and gender non-conforming workers about the changes they&#8217;d like to see in the workplace: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7Df0eJuDZ\">t.co\/i7Df0eJuDZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julia Carpenter (@juliaccarpenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliaccarpenter\/status\/1029036320570703874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>ACCURATE REPORTING OF TRANS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IS CRUCIAL:<\/strong> <em>NPR\u2019s<\/em> Mary Louise Kelly (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPRKelly\" target=\"_blank\">@NPRKelly<\/a>) speaks with <em>ProPublica<\/em> reporter Lucas Waldron (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lhwaldron\" target=\"_blank\">@lhwaldron<\/a>) about his report on the epidemic of violence against transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> in Jacksonville, Florida, and the failure of police to properly investigate the crimes. Three transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=edc90daa13af512e883bded49&#038;id=9067fc98df&#038;e=2025dd2e46\" target=\"_blank\">Cathalina Christina James<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=edc90daa13af512e883bded49&#038;id=e6c6465404&#038;e=2025dd2e46\" target=\"_blank\">Antash\u2019a English<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.us14.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=edc90daa13af512e883bded49&#038;id=40609ff745&#038;e=2025dd2e46\" target=\"_blank\">Celine Walker<\/a> &#8212; have been shot dead in the city, and a fourth injured, in the first six months of 2018. They have been routinely misgendered and misnamed by local law enforcement. Jacksonville officials must do more to address this deadly violence, find justice for the murdered <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> and strengthen local law enforcement\u2019s relationship with the LGBTQ community. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/08\/14\/638629397\/how-deadnaming-factors-into-police-investigations-involving-transgender-women\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REP. JIM RENACCI (R-OH) SPEAKS TO <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/fighting-hate\/extremist-files\/group\/family-research-council\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUP<\/strong><\/a><strong>, THE <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/10-facts-about-the-family-research-council\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL<\/strong><\/a>: Yesterday, the anti-LGBTQ Senate-hopeful spoke to the hate group run by Tony Perkins. Renacci opposes marriage equality, supports a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people, and doesn\u2019t support the Equality Act.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIFYING &#8212; OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELS CLASSES AFTER EXTREMISTS THREATEN TRANS STUDENT WITH VIOLENCE: <\/strong>Screenshots from a parent Facebook group for the Achille school district revealed gruesome, violent and disgusting threats against a <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> student. The child\u2019s parents have filed a restraining order. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2018\/08\/14\/after-facebook-posts-threaten-12-year-old-transgender-girl-oklahoma-school-district-cancels-classes\/?utm_term=.0d20ddde0024\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MICHELLE BACHELET (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mbachelet\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@mbachelet<\/strong><\/a><strong>) NAMED NEXT U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF: <\/strong>Bachelet was the first <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> president of Chile, a strong supporter of marriage equality and, during her presidency, signed a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/chile-gay-marriage-bill-michelle-bachelet-lgbt-rights-weddings-legalised-reforms-a7918441.html\" target=\"_blank\">allow LGBTQ couples to adopt<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/08\/world\/americas\/michelle-bachelet-united-nations-human-rights.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GOES ON ANTI-LGBTQ RANT AGAINST SAME-SEX PARENTS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2018\/08\/13\/gay-surrogacy-horror-italy-deputy-prime-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER CALLS LGBTQ PRIDE EVENT \u201cPARADE OF SODOMITES\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/europe\/minister-in-poland-calls-lgbt-march-a-parade-of-sodomites\/2018\/08\/13\/cba59506-9f19-11e8-a3dd-2a1991f075d5_story.html?utm_term=.d18e99db8571\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RUSSIAN TEEN CHARGED UNDER ANTI-LGBTQ SO-CALLED \u201cPROPAGANDA\u201d LAW VOWS TO CONTINUE PROTESTING: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/not-scared-russian-teen-charged-under-gay-propaganda-law-says-n900566\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/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.fleetowner.com\/driver-management\/lgbt-truckers-share-tales-road\" target=\"_blank\"><i>FleetOwner<\/i><\/a>\u00a0interviews LGBTQ truckers about their work experiences; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/forum\/2010101866697\/activist-sarah-mcbride-on-how-tomorrow-will-be-different-for-transgender-community\" target=\"_blank\"><i>KQED<\/i><\/a>\u00a0sits down with <strong>HRC\u2019s Sarah McBride <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemcbride\" target=\"_blank\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>) to talk about her memoir and the state of LGBTQ equality; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/bluegrass-justin-hiltner-new-music_us_5b632890e4b0b15abaa0c427?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000054\" target=\"_blank\"><em>HuffPost<\/em><\/a> interviews Justin Hiltner (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hiltnerj\" target=\"_blank\">@hiltnerj<\/a>) about LGBTQ bluegrass music<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Paid for by Human Rights Campaign PAC (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>www.hrc.org<\/em><\/a><em>) and not authorized by any candidate or committee.<\/em><\/p>\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-august-15-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-august-15-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 15, 2018 HRC CELEBRATES VICTORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY: \u201cHRC is proud to work on behalf of pro-equality candidates in these crucial races up and down the ballot, and will continue to mobilize our hundreds of thousands of members and supporters in Wisconsin to turn out for equality in the general election,\u201d said &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-august-15-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 15, 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-71962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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