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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 10, 2018<\/b>
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HRC EQUALITY PAC LAUNCHES SEVEN-FIGURE AD BLITZ: <\/strong>The ads focus on voter engagement and turning out the vote in key states and congressional districts across the country. The digital, direct mail, text and phone voter contact program\u00a0 focuses on educating voters about early voting options, mobilizing them to turn out on November 6th, and holding Trump-enabling candidates accountable for their extreme positions on issues including health care, immigration, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights and more. The initial digital and direct mail buy is more than $2 million across three U.S. Senate and five U.S. House races crucial to securing a pro-equality majority in Congress. More from HRC<\/a><\/u> and National Journal<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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TODAY — HEARING IN KARNOSKI V. TRUMP <\/em>TO PROTECT TRANS TROOPS:<\/strong> This morning, Lambda Legal, OutServe SLDN and the State of Washington will appear before the Ninth Circuit to urge the court to uphold a district court ruling barring implementation of the Trump-Pence administration\u2019s discriminatory trans<\/a> military ban. They will also ask the Ninth Circuit to reject efforts by the Trump-Pence admin to conceal military docs regarding the ban, and refuse to provide even a log of documents withheld by the White House. HRC, alongside Gender Justice and the Military Partners Association are proud organizational plaintiffs opposing the ban. #ProtectTransTroops<\/p>\n

HORRIFYING — TRANS GIRL BARRED FROM ENTERING ANY LOCKER ROOM DURING LOCKDOWN DRILL: <\/strong>A Stafford County, Virginia, middle school denied a transgender student access to both the boys<\/a>\u2019 and girls<\/a>\u2019 locker rooms, forcing her to sit in a hallway where she would have been in danger had the emergency been real. The school superintendent issued an apology, saying \u201cThere\u2019s no question the school system did not handle the way it should be, there\u2019s no question that the student was separated, there\u2019s no question that the school division needs to reassess its procedures, policies.\u201d More from USA Today<\/a><\/u><\/em> and WJLA<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

WHAT WE\u2019RE WATCHING WEDNESDAY — MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE FOR TAMMY BALDWIN!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.@HRC<\/a> is mobilizing the 600,000+ #EqualityVoters<\/a> in Wisconsin to elect pro-#LGBTQ<\/a> leaders like Sen. @TammyBaldwin<\/a>. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd
\nMake a plan at t.co\/VWlfw8Pvp8<\/a>. #TurnOUT<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bfqmhRHLNu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 HRC in Wisconsin (@HRC_WI) October 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

INSIDE THE FIGHT TO PROTECT TRANS RIGHTS IN MASSACHUSETTS:<\/strong> On Nov. 6, Massachusetts voters will decide the fate of a non-discrimination law that protects<\/a><\/u> transgender people in public spaces. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the non-discrimination bill into law in July 2016, and it went into effect in October 2016. Opponents of equality used anti-transgender tactics and messages to get Question 3, which would repeal these non-discrimination protections, on the ballot this election. More from reporter Stephanie Ebbert (@StephanieEbbert)<\/a><\/u> in\u00a0The Boston Globe<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

GAY MEN\u2019S CHORUS OF MEXICO CITY NEARLY BARRED FROM ENTERING U.S. FOR CARRYING SHEET MUSIC IN THEIR LUGGAGE: <\/strong>The Los Angeles Times\u2019<\/em> Catherine Womack (@cewomackwrites<\/a><\/u>) reports that while heading to events in Los Angeles hosted by actor William Shatner and U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, the group was halted temporarily at the Houston airport. More from Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

TODAY IS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: <\/strong>Many LGBTQ young people experience family rejection, bullying and harassment, or feel unsafe for simply being who they are, all of which can be added risk factors for anxiety and mood disorders. HRC and the University of Connecticut\u2019s\u00a02018 LGBTQ Youth Report<\/a><\/u> reaffirmed that, sadly, mental health disparities between LGBTQ youth and non-LGBTQ youth continue to widen, an alarming trend that we must work together to address. More from HRC<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n