{"id":74609,"date":"2018-10-25T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-25-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T10:25:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:25:39","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-october-25-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-october-25-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 25, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 25, 2018<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/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 SOLICITOR GENERAL DOUBLES DOWN ON BIGOTRY AT SCOTUS IN ATTEMPT TO ERASE TRANS PEOPLE: <\/strong>Noel Francisco argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that civil rights protections banning <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> discrimination in the workplace do not cover transgender employees. Said <strong>HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow<\/strong>: \u201cTime and time again, federal circuit courts have ruled that discriminating against an individual based on their gender identity is form of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> discrimination &#8212; which is prohibited under a wide range of federal laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-trump-solicitor-general-doubles-down-on-bigotry-at-scotus\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/doj-businesses-can-discriminate-against-transgender-workers-1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bloomberg Law<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#TurnOUT &#8212; JUST 12 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HRC President Chad Griffin (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>) on Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp\u2019s unconscionable comments supporting voter suppression: <\/strong>\u201cThese remarks from any candidate for office would be appalling, but for them to come from a Secretary of State who oversees voting is especially disturbing. [Kemp] has no place serving as Secretary of State, Governor, or in any public office.\u201d More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2018\/10\/23\/leaked-audio-georgia-candidate-tells-you-everything-you-need-know-about-republicans\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Common Dreams<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Trump-Pence administration is using <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> people as political pawns just days before the midterms: <\/strong>More from Liam Stack (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liamstack\" target=\"_blank\">@liamstack<\/a><\/strong>) at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/23\/us\/politics\/transgender-laws-trump-midterm-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equality Act will be a priority if Democrats win back the U.S. House. <\/strong>More from Tim Fitzsimons (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tfitzsimons\" target=\"_blank\">@tfitzsimons<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/democrats-double-down-equality-act-ahead-midterm-elections-n923846\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EXPOSED &#8212; Anti-LGBTQ candidates in Arizona: <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-exposes-arizonas-anti-equality-candidates\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICYMI &#8212; Pence campaigned in Pennsylvania yesterday for anti-equality U.S. House candidates John Chrin (PA-8) and Scott Perry (PA-10). <\/strong>See their dismal records exposed from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/chrin-and-perry-align-themselves-with-dangerous-and-politically-toxic-trump\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trans equality is on the ballot in Massachusetts: <\/strong>Trans trailblazer Laverne Cox (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lavernecox\" target=\"_blank\">@LaverneCox<\/a>) and Griffin yesterday joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedommassachusetts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yes on 3<\/a> and local parents and educators working to preserve critical non-discrimination protections for <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> Bay Staters. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pscp.tv\/w\/1yoKMVPLVZWGQ\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/national-news\/2018\/10\/24\/bpr-full-show-10-24-18\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Boston Public Radio<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@HRC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lavernecox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@LaverneCox<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Freedom_Mass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Freedom_Mass<\/a> joined <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> students, parents &#038; advocates in Boston to urge residents to vote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YesOn3?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#YesOn3<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCLMbGRHZ4\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xCLMbGRHZ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1055177783004065797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">October 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC RELEASES FAQ ON SUPPORTING TRANS AND NON-BINARY K-12 STUDENTS: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomingschools.org\/resources\/school-tips\/transgender-youth-what\/trans-how\/faq-on-supporting-transgender-and-non-binary-students-in-k-12-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">The guide <\/a>is for educators looking to support students in the wake of an explosive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/21\/us\/politics\/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html?rref=collection%2Fbyline%2Ferica-l.-green&#038;action=click&#038;contentCollection=undefined&#038;region=stream&#038;module=stream_unit&#038;version=latest&#038;contentPlacement=1&#038;pgtype=collection\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> from the <em>New York Times <\/em>that the Trump-Pence administration is planning to adopt an anti-transgender legal definition of \u201c<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>\u201d under Title IX that could gut enforcement of existing civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. The bottom line: the Trump-Pence proposal does nothing to change the responsibility of educators to proactively support transgender and non-binary students. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-releases-faq-on-supporting-transgender-and-non-binary-students-in-k-12\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What does this discriminatory plan mean for the intersex community? <\/strong>Alicia Roth Weigel writes for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/23\/opinion\/trump-transgender-memo-intersex.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&#038;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MOTHER OF TRANS DAUGHTER CALLS TO VOTE YES ON 3 IN MASSACHUSETTS TO RETAIN TRANS NONDISCRIM PROTECTIONS: <\/strong>Parent-advocate Vanessa Ford writes, \u201cTransgender protections ensure Ellie can go to her favorite comic book store, see a movie, or play at the park without being told she isn\u2019t welcome&#8230; We want her light to continue to shine, and in Massachusetts that means voting YES on Question 3.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/supporting-transgender-daughter-historic-vote-november-opinion\/story?id=58670324\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ABC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The #Yeson3 campaign has out-raised opponents 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> equality. <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2018\/10\/pro-transgender_ballot_campaig.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mass Live<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THANKFUL THURSDAY &#8212; APPLE CEO TIM COOK CAME OUT AS GAY AFTER SEEING OTHERS BULLIED ONLINE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/business\/2018\/10\/24\/tim-cook-on-being-gay-orig.cnn-business\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES FOR PROJECT ONE AMERICA: <\/strong>Meghan Kissell will serve as as the new director of Project One America and Denise Donnell as the state director for the Human Rights Campaign\u2019s office in Arkansas. Through Project One America, HRC has worked to pass several non-discrimination ordinances in Mississippi and Alabama, to improve health care conditions for LGBTQ Southerners and to elect pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/human-rights-campaign-announces-hires-of-meghan-kissell-and-denise-donnell\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TODAY &#8212; PARENTS OF MATTHEW SHEPARD DONATE HISTORIC COLLECTION TO SMITHSONIAN: <\/strong>The National Museum of American History will receive papers and personal objects of Matthew Shepard, a young, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> college student who died of severe injuries following a vicious attack in October 1998. Tomorrow, Shepard\u2019s body will be interred at the Washington National Cathedral. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/11\/us\/matthew-shepard-ashes-cathedral.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\/press\/releases\/smithsonian-receives-matthew-shepard-collection\" target=\"_blank\">The National Museum of American History<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST B&#038;B THAT REFUSED SERVICE TO SAME-SEX COUPLE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-gazette.com\/news\/local\/2018-10-23\/attorney-general-sues-paxton-bb-over-damages-gay-couple.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The News-Gazette<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPOSED &#8212; U.S. HOUSE CANDIDATE DIANE HARKEY (CA-49)\u2019S ANTI-LGBTQ VOTING RECORD: <\/strong>HRC is proud to endorse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/human-rights-campaign-endorses-pro-equality-mike-levin-for-u.s.-c\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Levin<\/a> to represent California\u2019s 49th district. More from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.losangelesblade.com\/2018\/10\/23\/gop-candidate-diane-harkey-has-anti-lgbt-voting-record\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Los Angeles Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANTI-LGBTQ KIM DAVIS DEFENDS DECISION TO DISCRIMINATE: <\/strong>She\u2019s running for re-election as county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/anti-gay-marriage-clerk-in-kentucky-faces-voters-in-forum\/498369671\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM<\/em><\/strong><strong> APOLOGIZES FOR RACIST, TRANSPHOBIC EDITORIAL CARTOON: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/frontburner\/2018\/10\/star-telegram-apologizes-for-bad-cartoon-amid-pressure-from-alumni\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dallas Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIFYING &#8212; MALAYSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS NATURAL DISASTER IS \u201cPUNISHMENT\u201d FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/world\/indonesia-disaster-punishment-gay-activities-former-malaysian-dpm\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Asian One<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/24\/books\/trans-lit-transgender-novels.html?action=click&#038;module=Editors%20Picks&#038;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> interviews transgender authors; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/coded-language-lgbtq-workplace_us_5bc60816e4b0a8f17ee66530\" target=\"_blank\"><em>HuffPost<\/em><\/a> shares experiences of anti-LGBTQ workplace discrimination; <a href=\"https:\/\/ithacavoice.com\/2018\/10\/16-year-old-ithaca-activist-founds-ngo-to-ban-gay-conversion-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ithaca Voice<\/em><\/a> interviews a 16 year old working to end the dangerous practice of \u201cconversion therapy\u201d; <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/life-style\/2018\/10\/reclaiming-video-games-queer-past-before-it-disappears\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a> delves into the history of LGBTQ representation in <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> games; <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy-impact-gay-teenager\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> reports on Ellen Pompeo\u2019s recent appearance on <em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em>, where she shared a story of a <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:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">teen<\/a> who came out to his parents<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-october-25-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-october-25-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 25, 2018 TRUMP SOLICITOR GENERAL DOUBLES DOWN ON BIGOTRY AT SCOTUS IN ATTEMPT TO ERASE TRANS PEOPLE: Noel Francisco argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that civil rights protections banning <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> discrimination in the workplace do not cover transgender employees. 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