{"id":72187,"date":"2018-08-21T10:25:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-august-21-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-08-21T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:25:34","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-august-21-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-august-21-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 21, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 21, 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>TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN \u201cHAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE\u201d WHAT FAMILIES GO THROUGH TO PROTECT TRANS YOUTH, MOM SAYS: <\/strong>With the Department of Education ignoring civil rights complaints filed by transgender youth and their families, students are facing hostile environments, bullying and alienation, reports <em>Politico<\/em>\u2019s Caitlin Emma (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caitlinzemma\" target=\"_blank\">@caitlinzemma<\/a>). Emma spoke with families of <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> youth about these struggles and the failure of Trump appointees Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ensure that all students can learn in a safe and inclusive environment. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/08\/18\/transgender-students-betsy-devos-trump-education-department-743162\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IS SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADMIN. EFFORT TO TARGET MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS VETS: <\/strong>After more than a year of attacking transgender troops, the Trump-Pence Administration is now going after transgender veterans by proposing a rule change regarding medically necessary health care for transgender veterans. The administration is using the same discredited excuses that they have invoked to justify their ban on open military service by qualified transgender Americans. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/tell-the-trump-pence-administration-trans-veterans-deserve-care\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY TWEET &#8212; MUST READ INTERVIEW WITH BLACK TRANS ARTIST SHEA DIAMOND:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MustRead?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MustRead<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BuzzFeed<\/a> spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamsheadiamond?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamsheadiamond<\/a> about how she uses her music to amplify the stories of the transgender community. &#8220;You don\u2019t see representation on TV, music, radio, of people 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> experience \u2014 and that\u2019s not the reality.&#8221; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lPapTzCMDs\">t.co\/lPapTzCMDs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1030982681922875392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>ADULT WHO THREATENED VIOLENCE ON TRANS TEEN SUSPENDED FROM JOB: <\/strong>Kevin Bickerstaff encouraged students at Achille, Oklahoma, Public Schools to assault transgender students until they did not return to school. Frontier Airlines confirmed that it has suspended Bickerstaff pending an investigation. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newson6.com\/story\/38917205\/frontier-airlines-suspends-pilot-after-threats-made-against-oklahoma-transgender-teen\" target=\"_blank\"><em>News On 6<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporters 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> child who was threatened have raised more than $20,000 for her family. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qnews.com.au\/wave-of-support-for-transgender-12-year-old-threatened-with-violence-at-school\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Q News Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>INSURANCE BOARD THAT OVERSEES BENEFITS FOR WISCONSIN STATE WORKERS TO CONSIDER COVERING TRANSITION-RELATED CARE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/health-med-fit\/board-to-look-at-covering-transgender-surgery-for-state-workers\/article_6ff1a21b-d912-5177-ae9e-97a78658cecd.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wisconsin State Journal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALABAMA SAME-SEX COUPLE INSPIRED BY FATHER WHO PROTESTED ROY MOORE ON BEHALF OF LESBIAN DAUGHTER START LGBTQ SCHOLARSHIP: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2018\/08\/protest_at_roy_moore_rally_lea.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>AL.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLE TURNED AWAY FROM RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: <\/strong>Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance were told by Friendship Village Sunset Hills retirement community that they could not <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> together because the community only allows different-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> married <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a> to cohabitate. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/17\/health\/lgbt-discrimination-retirement.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOSIE TOTAH COMES OUT AS TRANSGENDER IN POWERFUL PIECE IN <em>TIME<\/em>: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m scared that being transgender is going to limit me in that way. And I\u2019m scared that I\u2019ll be judged, rejected, made uncomfortable, that people will look at me differently,\u201d Totah (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josietotah\">@josietotah<\/a>) writes. \u201cBut when my friends and family <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> me Josie, it feels like I\u2019m being seen. It\u2019s something everyone wants, to feel understood.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/actor-josie-totah-comes-out-as-transgender\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/5371387\/josie-totah-transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Time<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I love you, Josie. I\u2019m so glad you\u2019re able to speak your truth and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> as your authentic self. You\u2019re also so damn talented &#8211; I can\u2019t wait to write for you again! \u2764\ufe0f\ufffd\ufffd\u2764\ufe0f\ufffd\ufffd\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OjIoI9Wpb3\">t.co\/OjIoI9Wpb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mindykaling\/status\/1031610928746221568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MTV HONORS LGBTQ, ALLIIED ARTISTS AT VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS: <\/strong>Among the honorees were Ariana Grande (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArianaGrande\">@ArianaGrande<\/a>), Hayley Kiyoko (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HayleyKiyoko\">@HayleyKiyoko<\/a>), Imagine Dragons (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Imaginedragons\">@Imaginedragons<\/a>) and Jennifer Lopez (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLo\">@Jlo<\/a>). See the full list of winners from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/08\/20\/entertainment\/mtv-vma-winners-list\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NAMED PLAINTIFF (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jimobergefell\"><strong>@JimObergefell<\/strong><\/a><strong>) IN <em>OBERGEFELL<\/em> MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE TO BE INDUCTED INTO OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS HALL OF FAME: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prizmnews.com\/2018\/08\/jim-obergefell-to-be-inducted-into-ohio-civil-rights-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PRIZM<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC_OH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC_OH<\/a> congratulates our friend and LGBTQ trailblazer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimObergefell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimObergefell<\/a>. He will be inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame for breaking barriers when his historic Supreme Court case brought nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarriageEquality?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarriageEquality<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9KnmKQACQ\">t.co\/h9KnmKQACQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HRC in Ohio (@HRC_OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC_OH\/status\/1031710547832659970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ ADVOCATE DAVID McREYNOLDS PASSES AWAY: <\/strong>McReynolds, 88, is believed to have been one of 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\">men<\/a> to run for Congress and the presidency. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/obituaries\/david-mcreynolds-gay-socialist-pacifist-who-twice-ran-for-president-dies-at-88\/2018\/08\/19\/88d47a6a-a3b7-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html?utm_term=.2824fa95b14d\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POWERFUL PHOTO SERIES HIGHLIGHTS TRANS AND NON-BINARY ELDERS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/20\/lens\/older-transgender-people.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MALAYSIAN LGBTQ CLUB RAIDED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 30-YEAR HISTORY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/police-raid-malaysias-oldest-gay-club-for-the-first-time-in-its-30-year-history\/#gs.VEQ24YU\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The country\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail recently stated that LGBTQ people should not be out in public. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2018\/08\/20\/malaysias-deputy-prime-minister-to-gay-people-hide-yourselves\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Member of Parliament Hannah Yeoh has called for an end to the epidemic of violence against transgender Malaysians. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freemalaysiatoday.com\/category\/nation\/2018\/08\/20\/stop-the-assaults-on-transgender-community-say-hannah-yeoh-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Free Malaysia Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC GLOBAL INNOVATOR DETAINED FOR HOSTING PHOTO SHOOT: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/woman-thrown-kazakhstan-jail-over-13109810\"><em>Mirror<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> is deeply alarmed to learn that 2018 Global Innovator Zhanar Sekerbayeva was detained, tried, and found guilty for a photoshoot to break Kazahkstani stigma around menstruation. HRC <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">calls<\/a> on authorities to uphold her rights to free expression.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwyhFaffjP\">t.co\/fwyhFaffjP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1031654607766872064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>AWFUL &#8212; HONDURAN CONGRESS VOTES TO BAN ADOPTIONS BY SAME-SEX COUPLES: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurtv.net\/english\/news\/Honduras-Congress-Approves-Ban-on-LGBTI-Adoptions-20180818-0008.html?mc_cid=9fee7f365c&#038;mc_eid=6fcd8be647\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Telesur<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ EVENT MOVED FROM HONG KONG, ORGANIZERS CITE CHINESE GOVERNMENT: <\/strong>The Mr. Gay World pageant is moving its 2019 event to Cape Town. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkongfp.com\/2018\/08\/20\/mr-gay-world-cancels-hong-kong-event-citing-concerns-lgbtq-crackdown-mainland\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hong Kong Free Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ MUSEUM IN BRAZIL REOPENS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/one-year-after-homophobes-forced-it-to-close-brazils-queer-museum-reopens\/#gs.W8lTQ4M\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star 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=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-08-20\/women-in-same-sex-marriages-are-seen-needing-more-for-retirement\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a> reports on the unique retirement needs of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> in same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriages; <a href=\"https:\/\/wnyt.com\/news\/project-uncovering-souths-hidden-lgbtq-history\/5037768\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a> dives into a new project documenting LGBTQ history in the South; <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.philly.com\/philly\/entertainment\/arts\/anne-ishii-asian-arts-initiative-philadelphia-20180820.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em><\/a> looks at LGBTQ inclusion in manga; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2018\/8\/20\/crazy-rich-asians-was-lot-our-gay-love-story\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a> shares one 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>\u2019s powerful connection to the hit film \u201cCrazy Rich Asians\u201d; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.them.us\/story\/flame-con-2018\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Them<\/em><\/a> attends Flame Con, an LGBTQ comic convention; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitman-walker.org\/blogs-and-stories\/40-stories-ellen-kahn\" target=\"_blank\">Whitman-Walker<\/a> interviews HRC Foundation\u2019s Ellen Kahn (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ellenbkahn\" target=\"_blank\">@ellenbkahn<\/a>) about her time as \u00a0the organization\u2019s Director of the Lesbian Services Program<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s a 40 Stories Sunday! Today, please meet Ellen Kahn, a former director of our Lesbian Services Program. HIV entered Ellen&#8217;s world when a high school friend was diagnosed with AIDS. She would go on to volunteer as Buddy in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Philly?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Philly<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ZdNyaUaMs\">t.co\/2ZdNyaUaMs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhitmanWalker40?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhitmanWalker40<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FllB88XYMk\">pic.twitter.com\/FllB88XYMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whitman-Walker (@whitmanwalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whitmanwalker\/status\/1031178978063568897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Paid for by Human Rights Campaign PAC (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/\"><em>www.hrc.org<\/em><\/a><em>) and not authorized by any candidate or committee.<\/em><\/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-august-21-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-august-21-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 21, 2018 TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN \u201cHAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE\u201d WHAT FAMILIES GO THROUGH TO PROTECT TRANS YOUTH, MOM SAYS: With the Department of Education ignoring civil rights complaints filed by transgender youth and their families, students are facing hostile environments, bullying and alienation, reports Politico\u2019s Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma). 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