{"id":74895,"date":"2018-11-02T10:25:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-november-02-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-11-02T10:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T14:25:47","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-november-02-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-november-02-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 02, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 02, 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>56 MAJOR COMPANIES RESPOND TO ALARMING EFFORT TO ERASE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM LEGAL PROTECTIONS: <\/strong>Their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessfortransequality.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">business statement in support of transgender equality<\/a> comes in response to a rising tide of legislative and administrative attempts to further marginalize transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people &#8212; including a recent<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/21\/us\/politics\/transgender-trump-administration-sex-definition.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FHealth%20and%20Human%20Services%20Department&#038;action=click&#038;contentCollection=timestopics&#038;region=stream&#038;module=stream_unit&#038;version=latest&#038;contentPlacement=5&#038;pgtype=collection\" target=\"_blank\"> report<\/a> by the <em>New York Times<\/em> on administrative efforts to erase transgender non-discrimination protections through reinterpretation of existing law. Read the full letter from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/56-major-companies-respond-to-effort-to-erase-transgender-people-from-legal\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/finance\/414285-more-than-50-companies-release-statement-supporting-transgender-equality\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/11\/01\/companies-sign-letter-against-trumps-proposed-gender-definition-change.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNBC<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/apple-google-among-dozens-slamming-discrimination-against-transgender-people\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CNET<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/dozens-of-companies-speak-out-for-transgender-rights-28dc94c0-4bf5-4963-90d8-b17860cc21f7.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2018\/11\/01\/apple-facebook-google-among-businesses-telling-trump-not-weaken-transgender-rights\/?utm_term=.bad4cab4cf25\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yesterday, Twitter unveiled a new emoji for the hashtag \u2018#WontBeErased\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">56 of America\u2019s largest leading companies are sending a loud and clear message to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mike_pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@mike_pence<\/a>: \u201cWhat harms transgender people harms our companies.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WontBeErased?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#WontBeErased<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5VipKjdKQm\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/5VipKjdKQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1058042271956942848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>#TurnOUT &#8212; JUST FOUR DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ICYMI &#8212; <\/strong>Yesterday, <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin <\/strong>(<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a><\/strong>) joined Texas LGBTQ and pro-equality leaders in Houston to #TurnOut the vote for HRC-endorsed candidate Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Packed phone bank in Houston tonight as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@HRC<\/a> volunteers are working to elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lizzie4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Lizzie4Congress<\/a>. Lizzie is a fresh voice for the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TX07?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#TX07<\/a> who will help us move equality forward in Congress and fight for the rights of ALL her constituents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ag2x24lvyr\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ag2x24lvyr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1058144908429705217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TODAY: Griffin <\/strong>will join Texas LGBTQ and pro-equality leaders in Houston for a #TurnOut the vote event on the final day of Texas Early Voting. Interested media should RSVP to <strong><a href=\"mailto:nick.morrow@hrc.org\">nick.morrow@hrc.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AND LATER TODAY: Griffin <\/strong>will join HRC-endorsed candidate MJ Hegar (D) and other Texas LGBTQ and pro-equality leaders in Austin for a #TurnOut the vote Canvass Kickoff. Interested media should RSVP to <strong><a href=\"mailto:nick.morrow@hrc.org\">nick.morrow@hrc.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SATURDAY: Griffin <\/strong>will join HRC-endorsed candidate Colin Allred (D) and other Texas LGBTQ and pro-equality leaders for a #TurnOut the vote Canvass Kickoff for Allred\u2019s Campaign in Richardson. Interested media should RSVP to <strong><a href=\"mailto:nick.morrow@hrc.org\">nick.morrow@hrc.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get a snapshot of HRC\u2019s efforts to #TurnOUT the vote for Senator Tammy Baldwin and other champions for equality in Wisconsin <\/strong>from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/isthmus.com\/news\/news\/human-rights-campaign-has-local-organizers-on-the-ground-to-target-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Isthmus<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How anti-LGBTQ extremists are mobilizing behind Mike Pence, a \u201csecret weapon\u201d for anti-equality candidates. <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2018\/11\/01\/mike-pence-gop-midterm-elections\/1824155002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-LGBTQ Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe is attacking his openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> opponent in mailers. <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2018\/10\/31\/pennsylvania-rep-daryl-metcalfe-anti-gay-mailing-oppoent\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CBS Pittsburgh<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICYMI <\/strong>&#8212; HRC set up free shuttles to help attendees at Las Vegas Pride vote early!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What\u2019s at stake this election?<br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd LGBTQ equality<br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd Immigrants\u2019 rights<br \/>\n\u2695\ufe0f Affordable health care<br \/>\n\ufffd\ufffd Women\u2019s rights<\/p>\n<p>Make a voting plan and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TurnOUT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#TurnOUT<\/a> for equality \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ldY9VsPmjA\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/ldY9VsPmjA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KdcBEZdalx\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/KdcBEZdalx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HRC in Nevada (@HRC_NV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC_NV\/status\/1058078724116152321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>FIRED UP FRIDAY MUST READ FROM HRC PRESIDENT CHAD GRIFFIN &#8212; \u201cTRUMP EMBOLDENS THE DARKEST SIDE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cThrough his actions &#8212; and inactions &#8212; Trump has emboldened the peddlers of racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, prejudice and bigotry. When any other president would seek to extinguish the flames of hate, Trump has fanned them, often for his own political gain,\u201d <strong>Griffin<\/strong> writes. \u201cWhen you cast your ballot, consider which candidate will actively work to curb the tide of hate, and which will embolden it &#8212; either through their rhetoric or their silence. The time has come for we as a nation to declare that enough is enough.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/white-house\/414142-trump-emboldens-the-darkest-side-of-american-society\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICYMI &#8212; HRC SENDS FOIA REQUEST FOR ALL RECORDS OF TRUMP-PENCE ADMINISTRATION\u2019S ATTEMPT TO REDEFINE \u201cSEX\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cWhat we\u2019re attempting to do here is get better information about how the [Trump] administration came to its conclusion that it was permissible under federal law to define \u2018<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>\u2019 in a way that it\u2019s never been defined before,\u201d <strong>HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow<\/strong> told <em>The Daily Beast<\/em>\u2019s Samantha Allen (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/slawrites\" target=\"_blank\">@SLAwrites<\/a>). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/inside-the-fight-to-uncover-the-truth-about-trumps-anti-lgbt-crusade\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POWERFUL OPED FROM A SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR ON WHY MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD VOTE \u2018YES ON 3\u2019 TO PROTECT TRANS PEOPLE FROM DISCRIMINATION: <\/strong>\u201cTrans people are my neighbors, colleagues and friends, and I refuse to be invoked as a reason to deny people I love the freedom and dignity we all deserve,\u201d writes Jaclyn Friedman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaclynf\" target=\"_blank\">@jaclynf<\/a>) in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/cognoscenti\/2018\/11\/01\/yes-on-3-transgender-bathroom-jaclyn-friedman\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WBUR<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>THE COLORADOAN <\/em><\/strong><strong>HAS TRACKED MORE THAN 600 ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE MATTHEW SHEPARD: <\/strong>The full database, compiled by a team of eight journalists, is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradoan.com\/story\/news\/2018\/10\/31\/matthew-shepard-project-how-coloradoan-tracked-600-lgbtq-homicides-since-shepard\/1837714002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Coloradoan<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH: <\/strong>Native Americans &#8212; including out <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/political-newcomer-davids-longshot-campaign-turn-republican-leaning\/story?id=58853204\" target=\"_blank\">congressional candidate Sharice Davids<\/a> &#8212; are among the hundreds of pro-equality candidates running this year on the federal, state and local levels to better represent ALL Americans. If elected to represent Kansas\u2019 3rd Congressional District, Davids would be the first Native American <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> representative to serve in Congress. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-honors-native-american-heritage-month-as-native-candidates-look-to-make\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RELEASES \u2018GENDER REVOLUTION\u2019 DOCUMENTARY FREE ONLINE: <\/strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XFc2E-0XQJU&#038;t=705s\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OSCE TAKES ACTION TO INVESTIGATE ANTI-LGBTQ ATROCITIES IN CHECHNYA: <\/strong>Sixteen countries at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), including the U.S., invoked the \u201cMoscow Mechanism\u201d, which authorizes a fact-finding mission to investigate anti-LGBTQ atrocities that have occurred in Chechnya over the last 18 months &#8212; and the Russian government\u2019s failure to respond. \u00a0Said <strong>HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/david_stacy\" target=\"_blank\">@david_stacy<\/a>). \u201cWith this investigation, we will finally get an objective multinational report on the atrocities against LGBTQ people in that region and the key perpetrators behind them. This is a big step toward justice for those targeted by violence, and for preventing anti-LGBTQ violence in the future.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-statement-on-osce-action-to-investigate-anti-lgbtq-atrocities-in-chechn\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/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:\/\/illinoisnewsroom.org\/2018\/10\/31\/illinois-sex-ed-law-requires-honor-and-respect-for-monogamous-heterosexual-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Illinois Newsroom<\/em><\/a> interviews a local high schooler working to make the state\u2019s <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> ed cirrculumn LGBTQ inclusive; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontopmag.com\/article\/45357\/Nicole_Maines_Says_Trump_Underestimated_Transgender_Community\" target=\"_blank\"><em>On Top Magazine<\/em><\/a> covers actress Nicole Maines (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoleAMaines\" target=\"_blank\">@NicoleAMaines<\/a>) speech at HRC\u2019s Chicago dinner; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/lgbt-diversity-bollywood-1156702\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> asks what the recent decision by India\u2019s Supreme Court to decriminalize same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> relations \u00a0means for the country\u2019s film industry; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasvoice.com\/lgbt-liaison-roman-named-community-outreach-officer-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dallas Voice<\/em><\/a> reports that Dallas Police LGBTQ liaison Amber Roman was honored at a recent event by the Friends of the Dallas Police Department<\/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\"><strong>@HRC<\/strong><\/a><strong> for all the latest news. 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