{"id":75815,"date":"2018-12-05T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-december-5-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-12-05T10:26:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T15:26:03","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-december-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-december-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 5, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 5, 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>FEDERAL JUDGE DENIES TRUMP-PENCE REQUEST TO REVERSE RULING BLOCKING THEIR BAN ON TRANS MILITARY SERVICE: <\/strong>\u201cWithout supporting evidence, defendants\u2019 bare assertion that the Court\u2019s injunction poses a threat to military readiness is insufficient to overcome the public interest in ensuring that the government does not engage in unconstitutional and discriminatory conduct,\u201d wrote Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intomore.com\/impact\/judge-refuses-to-limit-scope-of-trumps-ban-on-trans-military-service\" target=\"_blank\"><em>IntoMore<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/military\/2018\/12\/03\/judge-wont-lift-her-block-trans-military-ban\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The <em>Military Times\u2019<\/em> Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaraCopp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@TaraCopp<\/strong><\/a><strong>) reports on developments that could send the Trump-Pence ban on qualified transgender troops to the U.S. Supreme Court. <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/03\/supreme-court-could-decide-if-transgender-troops-are-allowed-to-serve-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Military Times.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AN ONGOING CRISIS AT THE BORDER, STORIES OF LGBTQ ASYLUM SEEKERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These are just a few of the stories of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#LGBTQ<\/a> immigrants that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RAICESTEXAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@RAICESTEXAS<\/a> is working to protect.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis facing our LGBTQ siblings and other asylum seekers at the border demands our urgent action.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s7VjkSWhaZ\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/s7VjkSWhaZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j6tq78X8gF\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/j6tq78X8gF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1070079046275489793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">December 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>WHAT WE\u2019RE READING WEDNESDAY &#8212; TODAY IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BISEXUAL PRIDE FLAG:<\/strong> Twenty years ago, designer Michael Page unveiled the first <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> pride flag of pink, purple, and blue, giving <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> people &#8212; who make up half of the LGBTQ community &#8212; added visibility at Prides. The flag has since become a symbol of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bi<\/a> pride and visibility everywhere. Check out these thank-yous to Page and the others behind the creation of the flag at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/flag-bisexual-20-anniversary\/#gs.Dq_Qyx8\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KANSAS MAKES HISTORY &#8212; FIRST OPENLY LGBTQ REPS IN CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURE; GOV. PROMISES ACTION ON NON-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS:<\/strong> Next month, Kansas will swear in Democrat Sharice Davids, the nation\u2019s first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Native American in Congress and the state\u2019s first openly LGBTQ person representing Kansas in Congress, and Democratic state Reps. Susan Ruiz and Brandon Woodard, its first two openly LGBTQ state lawmakers. Gov.-elect Laura Kelly has also pledged to issue an executive order to end anti-LGBTQ discrimination in state hiring and employment decisions. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/kansas-sees-lgbtq-milestones-yet-big-change-may-come-slowly-n943551\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC News<\/em><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/kansas-sees-lgbt-milestones-yet-big-changes-may-come-slowly\/2018\/12\/03\/ba61969e-f731-11e8-8642-c9718a256cbd_story.html?utm_term=.b0f74283fd28\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEARTBREAKING &#8212; \u00a0SAME-SEX COUPLE SUBJECTED TO VIOLENT ATTACK IN LAS VEGAS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This news of a 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> being attacked in Las Vegas is heartbreaking. Below are some steps you can take if you have been a victim of a hate crime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sd3spBTJMp\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/Sd3spBTJMp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IqoutR65yg\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/IqoutR65yg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1070022534224117760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">December 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY ADOPTS LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE POLICIES:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/living\/index.ssf\/2018\/12\/massachusetts_medical_society_adopts_policies_on_immigrant_health_care.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>MassLive<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FORMER ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM STAFFER KERRI KUPEC BECOMES TOP DOJ SPOKESPERSON: <\/strong>Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kerri-kupec-replaces-sessions-ally-as-top-doj-spokeswoman\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAWSUIT CLAIMS NY STATE MUST INVESTIGATE TRANSGENDER WOMAN\u2019S CLAIM OF ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION BY POLICE:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2018\/12\/03\/nyclu-lawsuit-claims-state-obligated-to-investigate-transgender-arrestees-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>New York Law Journal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOVE WINS &#8212; AND HISTORY IS MADE AS GAY MEXICAN COUPLE WEDS IN NYC:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2018\/12\/03\/gay-mexican-couple-marries-in-nyc-makes-history\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAD &#8212; HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REJECTS MOTION TO STUDY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:<\/strong> Introduced by the legislature\u2019s only openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> member, Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, the council rejected a motion that would have initiated steps toward the legalization of same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage in the territory. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intomore.com\/impact\/hong-kong-government-rejects-motion-studying-same-sex-marriage\" target=\"_blank\"><em>IntoMore.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CALLS FOR CANADIAN PROVINCE TO BAN SO-CALLED \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatchewan\/saskatchewan-lgbt-conversion-therapy-1.4931034\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CBC<\/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.advocate.com\/youth\/2018\/12\/03\/out-youtuber-try-guy-eugene-lee-yang-trevor-project-hero\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a> showcases YouTuber \u2018Try Guy\u2019 Eugene Lee Yang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EugeneLeeYang\" target=\"_blank\">@EugeneLeeYang<\/a>) raising awareness for the Trevor Project; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2018\/12\/03\/indystar-season-sharing-indiana-youth-group-lgbtq-youth\/2116339002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>IndyStar<\/em><\/a> reports LGBTQ Hoosiers finding acceptance and support in new Indiana youth center; <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/pmn\/entertainment-pmn\/will-grace-to-explore-topic-of-blood-donation-ban-for-gay-men\/wcm\/f7b60f47-fda8-4f45-bbdb-388706c6d25e\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ottawa Citizen<\/em><\/a> notes upcoming <em>Will &#038; Grace <\/em>episode to explore the blood donation ban affecting <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>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/hiv-stops-me\/2018\/7\/09\/empowering-queer-youth-through-sex-education\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a> features a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> on empowering queer youth through <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> education; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/Ryan-Murphy-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-Star-501893681.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC Los Angeles<\/em><\/a> reports TV Producer Ryan Murphy\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrRPMurphy\" target=\"_blank\">@MrRPMurphy<\/a>) commitment to LGBTQ visibility receives him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrRPMurphy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@MrRPMurphy<\/a> for receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. His tireless commitment in bringing LGBTQ visibility to countless homes is helping to change hearts and minds nationwide. \u2764\ufe0f\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nSAzIocKfb\" target=\"_blank\">t.co\/nSAzIocKfb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDu2Wvwizs\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/RDu2Wvwizs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1070166672991027200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">December 5, 2018<\/a><br \/><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\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>@HRC<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> for all the latest news. Thanks for reading<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-december-5-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-december-5-2018?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 5, 2018 FEDERAL JUDGE DENIES TRUMP-PENCE REQUEST TO REVERSE RULING BLOCKING THEIR BAN ON TRANS MILITARY SERVICE: \u201cWithout supporting evidence, defendants\u2019 bare assertion that the Court\u2019s injunction poses a threat to military readiness is insufficient to overcome the public interest in ensuring that the government does not engage in unconstitutional and discriminatory &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-december-5-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: December 5, 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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