{"id":77963,"date":"2019-02-04T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-4-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-02-04T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:25:27","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-february-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-4-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 4, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 4, 2019<\/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>MORNING MUST READ &#8212; \u201cWE\u2019RE COUNTING ON NANCY PELOSI TO ADVANCE THE EQUALITY ACT\u201d: HRC President Chad Griffin <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>) and <strong>National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaraKeisling\" target=\"_blank\">@MaraKeisling<\/a>) write today in <em>The Advocate<\/em>, \u201cOur community has waited far too long for [the Equality Act]. Without [it], countless LGBTQ people and families remain vulnerable to discrimination in the workplace, in the ER, in a leasing office, and at the restaurant around the corner. And without them, the Trump-Pence administration\u2019s dangerous plan to erase LGBTQ people from federal protections could succeed.\u201d \u00a0Today, half of all LGBTQ Americans <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in the 30 states without explicit, uniform legal protections from discrimination. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2019\/2\/04\/were-counting-nancy-pelosi-advance-equality-act\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC FOUNDATION TO HONOR OLYMPIAN ADAM RIPPON AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR BRIAN COLEMAN WITH UPSTANDER AWARDS: <\/strong>At Time to THRIVE, Coleman and Rippon will join other special guests, including LGBTQ advocate and mother of Ellen DeDeneres Betty DeGeneres; President and Founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation Dolores Huerta; parent-advocate, founder of FreeMomHugs and subject of an upcoming Jamie Lee Curtis project Sara Cunningham; transgender trailblazer Jazz Jennings and her mother Jeanette Jennings; Los Angeles Rams cheerleader Quinton Peron; and others. HRC previously announced that it will honor advocates E.J. Johnson and Judy and Dennis Shepard with an Upstander Award during the Time to THRIVE conference. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-foundation-to-honor-olympian-adam-rippon-and-school-counselor-brian-col\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ufffd\ufffd\u26f8\ufe0f\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<p>HRC is excited to announce that Adam Rippon (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adaripp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Adaripp<\/a>) will receive an Upstander Award at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TimeToTHRIVE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TimeToTHRIVE<\/a> Conference in Anaheim, CA Feb. 15 &#8211; 17.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlQ5JXYESW\">t.co\/RlQ5JXYESW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PS: There\u2019s still time to register! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oUZJAH5Vol\">t.co\/oUZJAH5Vol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GVZn5l7AEa\">pic.twitter.com\/GVZn5l7AEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1091339134214508544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>VICTORY! &#8212;<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0NEW JERSEY BECOMES FOURTH STATE TO ALLOW GENDER-NEUTRAL OPTION ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE: <\/strong>\u201cHaving a gender-neutral option will now give thousands of people in the state of New Jersey the power to self-identify,\u201d said Amanda Babine (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ababine\" target=\"_blank\">@ababine<\/a>), director of policy and programs at the New York Transgender Advocacy Group. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/n-j-become-fourth-state-gender-neutral-birth-certificate-option-n964601?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HRC mourns New Jersey\u2019s Barbra \u201cBabs\u201d Siperstein, the first openly transgender member of the Democratic National Committee,<\/strong> who died just days after the law &#8212; named after her &#8212; went into effect. Appointed to the committee in 2009, she also served on its executive committee from 2011 to until October 2017. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/pioneering-democrat-babs-siperstein-died\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Insider NJ<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MUST WATCH MONDAY &#8212; ELLEN PAGE ADVOCATES AGAINST HATE CRIMES, HIGHLIGHTS RISE MOTIVATED BY TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN: <\/strong>\u201cThis is what happens,\u201d Page said during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. \u201cIf you are in a position of power and you hate people, and you want to cause suffering to them &#8212; you go through the trouble, you spend your career trying to cause suffering &#8212; what do you think is gonna happen?\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2019\/02\/ellen-page-jussie-smollett-colbert-late-show\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New report notes two-thirds of Americans say hate crimes have intensified in the last two years: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/hatemagnified.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hate Magnified<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ICYMI &#8212; ACTOR AMANDLA STENBERG TALKS BLACK, QUEER REPRESENTATION AT HRC GREATER NEW YORK GALA: <\/strong>\u201cHad I had more representations of black <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\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> growing up, I probably would have come to conclusions around my sexuality earlier, because I would have had more conceptions of what is possible, and okay,\u201d Stenberg said. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/02\/04\/amandla-stenberg-black-queer-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS HBCU PROGRAM DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/campaigns\/hbcu-leadership-and-career-summit\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackHistoryMonth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackHistoryMonth<\/a> we celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBCU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBCU<\/a> Program, which empowers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> young people to lead effectively at the intersections of race, religion, gender identity, class and sexual orientation on their campuses and in their communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1U8phifJzD\">t.co\/1U8phifJzD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1091388209379115009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>NC DMV REVISES PROCESS FOR CHANGING GENDER ON DRIVER\u2019S LICENSE OR ID CARD: <\/strong>No longer will applicants have to procure a court order or letter from a physician. The revisions also eliminate a requirement that a person undergo surgery before correcting their license. Partners at Equality North Carolina worked on the change for years. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com\/news\/local\/article225289120.html?fbclid=IwAR1HooBUmE55PgXsdh1X7uaXD5XJe-s_bVF0lR83tNM_ShRQ9nFrvRxtm4o\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Herald Sun<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AWFUL &#8212; USA POWERLIFTING TO BAN TRANSGENDER ATHLETES: <\/strong>The organization\u2019s position stands in stark contrast to other major sports organizations, including the International Olympic Committee, USA Hockey, the NCAA and Crossfit. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/competenetwork.com\/usa-powerlifting-announces-blanket-ban-policy-on-transgender-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Compete Network<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GAY IRAQI MAN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FLEEING IRAQ, STARTING IRAQ\u2019S FIRST LGBTQ ORGANIZATION : <\/strong>\u201cIraq has a lot of great achievements and positive points, but for LGBTI people, our identities are the equivalent of a death sentence,\u201d said Amir Ashour, founder of IraQueer (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IraQueer\" target=\"_blank\">@IraQueer<\/a>). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/gay-man-fled-iraq-lgbti-death-sentence\/#gs.rqTWUjQ5\" target=\"_blank\">Gay Star News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hornet.com\/stories\/gay-iraqi-iraqueer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hornet<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISGUSTING &#8212; BERLIN MONUMENT HONORING LGBTQ VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST VANDALIZED: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artnews.com\/2019\/01\/30\/report-elmgreen-dragsets-berlin-monument-gay-victims-nazi-persecution-vandalized\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ArtNews<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISNEYLAND PARIS TO HOST FRANCHISE\u2019S FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL LGBTQ PRIDE EVENT: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/first-time-disney-holding-official-lgbtq-pride-parade-one-theme-parks-20190130\/amp\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Queerty<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEXICO BORDER CITY PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO LGBTQ MIGRANTS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/01\/29\/mexico-border-city-provides-assistance-to-lgbti-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><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>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-4-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-4-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 4, 2019 MORNING MUST READ &#8212; \u201cWE\u2019RE COUNTING ON NANCY PELOSI TO ADVANCE THE EQUALITY ACT\u201d: HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) and National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling (@MaraKeisling) write today in The Advocate, \u201cOur community has waited far too long for [the Equality Act]. 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