{"id":73318,"date":"2018-09-19T12:26:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-september-19-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-09-19T12:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T16:26:08","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-september-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-september-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 19, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 19, 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 PLACES NEWSPAPER ADS IN ALASKA &#038; MAINE TO STOP KAVANAUGH: <\/strong>As Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court nomination hangs in the balance, HRC, Alaskans Together, Equality Maine and National Women\u2019s Law Center (NWLC)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2018\/09\/15\/republicans-plowing-ahead-with-kavanaugh-as-newspaper-ads-in-maine-and-alaska-urge-senators-to-vote-no-306495\" target=\"_blank\"> launched full-page newspaper ads<\/a> in Alaska and Maine highlighting the grave threat he poses to LGBTQ equality, reproductive rights and the Affordable Care Act. The ads, appearing in <em>Maine Sunday Telegram<\/em>, <em>Anchorage Daily News<\/em> and <em>Bangor Daily News, <\/em>encourage fair-minded Mainers and Alaskans to contact Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), to make their voices heard about the dangers of a Justice Kavanaugh. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-releases-new-newspaper-ads-in-alaska-maine-to-stop-kavanaugh-mother-of\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@HRC<\/a> placed full-page newspaper ads with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwlc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@NWLC<\/a> in Alaska and Maine calling out the grave threat Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination to the Supreme Court poses to LGBTQ equality, reproductive rights and affordable health care. We must <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopKavanaugh?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#StopKavanaugh<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v4DMlIT0xM\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/v4DMlIT0xM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QYFZwJjJgG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QYFZwJjJgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1042067102860025856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">September 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laura, the mother of a transgender child,<\/strong> also wrote a powerful oped in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2018\/09\/17\/maine-voices-cape-elizabeth-mother-fears-for-transgender-sons-rights-well-being-if-kavanaugh-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Press Herald<\/em><\/a> about how her son and other children like him could lose crucial protections against discrimination if Kavanaugh is confirmed. More from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2018\/09\/17\/maine-voices-cape-elizabeth-mother-fears-for-transgender-sons-rights-well-being-if-kavanaugh-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Press Herald<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW DIGITAL AD FEATURING JOHN LEGEND: <\/strong>HRC and 12 other civil rights organizations have joined an effort from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on a new digital ad featuring the EGOT winner to urge viewers to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> their senators to tell them to vote \u2018no\u2019 on Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2MK7bZG\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TRUMP-PENCE ADMINISTRATION\u2019S UNCONSCIONABLE DECISION TO AGAIN LOWER REFUGEE ADMISSIONS CAP PUTS COUNTLESS LIVES AT RISK: <\/strong>The decision to lower the cap from 45,000 to just 30,000 further undermines U.S. human rights leadership in the world. These actions come as the Trump-Pence administration abandons U.S. leadership on human rights around the globe, including the atrocities being endured by LGBTQ people in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/campaigns\/eyesonchechnya\" target=\"_blank\">Chechnya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-calls-on-state-department-to-withhold-funding-for-egypt-over-human-righ\" target=\"_blank\">Egypt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/two-women-set-to-be-caned-in-malaysia-advocates-label-it-torture-and-call-f\" target=\"_blank\">Malaysia<\/a>. HRC <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">calls<\/a> on Congress to take action to ensure that refugees are welcome here. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/17\/us\/politics\/trump-refugees-historic-cuts.html?smtyp=cur&#038;smid=tw-nytimes\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT WE\u2019RE WATCHING WEDNESDAY &#8212; GEORGIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE STACEY ABRAMS SPEAKS TO HER ALLYSHIP AND HER FAITH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MUST WATCH: Georgia gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staceyabrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@staceyabrams<\/a> spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@HRC<\/a> members and supporters ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HRCNationalDinner?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#HRCNationalDinner<\/a> to implore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EqualityVoters?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#EqualityVoters<\/a> nationwide to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TurnOUT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#TurnOUT<\/a> the vote to elect pro-equality majorities up and down the ballot this November. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sp44WhZcl0\">pic.twitter.com\/sp44WhZcl0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1041733526788292608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">September 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC MOURNS JANELLE ORTIZ, TRANS WOMAN KILLED BY BORDER PATROL AGENT ALLEGEDLY ENGAGED IN TARGETED \u201cKILLING SPREE\u201d: <\/strong>HRC is shocked and horrified to learn about the death of Janelle Ortiz, a Latinx transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> who lived in Laredo, Texas. Ortiz, 28, was one of four <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> killed in the past two weeks in what local officials describe as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2018\/09\/15\/texas-border-patrol-agent-accused-serial-killing-spree-laredo\/\" target=\"_blank\">serial killing spree<\/a>\u201d allegedly carried out by an intel supervisor for the U.S. Border Patrol. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-janelle-ortiz-trans-woman-killed-by-border-agent\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RELEASES STATEMENT SUPPORTING AND AFFIRMING TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE YOUTH: <\/strong>\u201cThis statement further reinforces the medical and moral imperative to support transgender and gender-diverse youth,\u201d said <strong>Ellen Kahn, Director of the HRC Foundation&#8217;s Children, Youth and Families Program<\/strong>. \u201cPediatricians have a critical role to play in both providing care to patients and in advocating for protections that support the mental and physical health of the public, and this statement by the AAP continues their long record of supporting the health of all youth.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/pediatricians-group-recommends-affirmative-care-transgender-youth-n910451\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HUNTSVILLE (ALA.) STUDENT SUES SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ITS PERCEIVED INADEQUATE RESPONSE TO BULLYING: <\/strong>Zelda Menefee\u2019s federal civil rights lawsuit also names former Superintendent Casey Wardynski and eight other teachers and school employees. Said <strong>Sara Ann MacIsaac, HRC Alabama Field Organizer<\/strong>: \u201cUnfortunately, LGBTQ &#8212; and especially transgender &#8212; students face disproportionate levels of bullying, harassment, and discrimination in schools. Yet, many school administrators remain woefully unprepared and unsupported to deal with the type of bias-based discrimination that occurs on a systemic level.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuscaloosanews.com\/news\/20180915\/transgender-ex-student-sues-alabama-school\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tuscaloosa News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING INADEQUATE RESPOSE TO ANTI-LGBTQ BULLYING: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/education\/2018\/09\/17\/gay-student-says-kenosha-schoo1l-officials-were-indifferent-bullying\/1334343002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC MOURNS JANET WEINBERG, LGBTQ AND DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/14\/obituaries\/janet-weinberg-dead.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fobituaries&#038;action=click&#038;contentCollection=obituaries&#038;region=rank&#038;module=package&#038;version=highlights&#038;contentPlacement=1&#038;pgtype=sectionfront\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ADVOCATE<\/em><\/strong><strong> TO PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY HONORING ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/video\/2018\/9\/18\/watch-50-years-lgbtq-history-seen-through-advocate\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. SWIMMER ABRAHM DEVINE COMES OUT AS GAY IN AN INTERVIEW WITH <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/abrahm-devine-stepping-out-as-elite-imer-and-gay-swimmer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SHAMEFUL &#8212; ROMANIA TO HOLD REFERENDUM IN OCTOBER TO ENSHRINE DISCRIMINATION IN COUNTRY\u2019S CONSTITUTION:<\/strong> Anti-equality activists are asking to amend the constitution to define a union as between \u201ca <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> and a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a>,\u201d rather than the existing language of \u201cspouses.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/romania-gay-marriage-ban-referendum-vote-lgbt-rights-a8541461.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Independent<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BRAZILIAN SOCCER CLUB CALLS OUT FANS FOR ANTI-LGBTQ CHANT: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/story\/brazilian-club-criticizes-its-own-fans-for-anti-gay-chant-091718\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-migration-of-same-sex-couples-to-the-suburbs-is-shaping-the-fight-for-lgbt-equality-100208\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Conversation<\/em><\/a> explores the needs of LGBTQ people living in suburbs; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/17\/t-magazine\/gay-queer-figure-art.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> interviews LGBTQ artists about caputuring <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>\u2019s bodies in art; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2018\/09\/17\/645279722\/indias-anti-gay-law-is-history-next-challenge-treat-lgbtq-patients-with-respect\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a> looks at the struggles faced by LGBTQ people seeking medical care in India<\/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>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\"><strong>AMEquality@hrc.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.wufoo.com\/forms\/subscribe-to-am-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@HRC<\/strong><\/a><strong> for all the latest news. Thanks for reading! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-september-19-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-september-19-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 19, 2018 HRC PLACES NEWSPAPER ADS IN ALASKA &#038; MAINE TO STOP KAVANAUGH: As Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s U.S. Supreme Court nomination hangs in the balance, HRC, Alaskans Together, Equality Maine and National Women\u2019s Law Center (NWLC) launched full-page newspaper ads in Alaska and Maine highlighting the grave threat he poses to LGBTQ equality, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-september-19-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 19, 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-73318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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