{"id":78150,"date":"2019-02-08T10:25:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-8-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-02-08T10:25:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T15:25:36","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-february-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 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>AT NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST, TRUMP PRAISES ACTIONS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION &#038; RADICAL LAWMAKERS WHO ARE LICENSING ANTI-LGBTQ DISCRIMINATION IN CHILD WELFARE SERVICES: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/02\/07\/trump-lauded-abolition-civil-rights-his-gaffe-did-not-go-unnoticed\/?utm_term=.088621858e16\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/ Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> praised the actions of his administration &#038; radical lawmakers in places like Kansas &#038; Oklahoma who are licensing anti-LGBTQ discrimination in child welfare services.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the dangerous consequences of measures like these:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1093582059501690880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO BLOCK TRUMP\u2019S BAN ON TRANSGENDER TROOPS: <\/strong>The move comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/supreme-court-declines-trans-military-ban-cases-but-permits-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\">the Supreme Court last month declined<\/a> to hear any cases challenging the Trump-Pence Administration\u2019s ban on transgender troops, and allowing the administration to move forward with implementing this discriminatory policy. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/428996-gillibrand-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-allow-transgender-military-service\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>From <em>The Washington Post <\/em>editorial board: <\/strong>\u201cThe transgender military ban is damaging America.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/the-transgender-military-ban-is-damaging-america-and-those-who-want-to-serve-it\/2019\/02\/06\/45982c9e-23df-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?utm_term=.175a88743e7d\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bipartisan lawmakers in the House and Senate agree: qualified transgender Americans should be allowed to serve their country, regardless of their gender identity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dk3Ld0d3Uf\">t.co\/dk3Ld0d3Uf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1093638305126797314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>FEEL GOOD FRIDAY &#8212; WHEN LAVERNE COX NEEDS HOPE, SHE REFLECTS ON THE HISTORY OF BLACK BRILLIANCE: <\/strong>\u201cMy ancestors went through slavery, Jim and Jane Crow, and yet managed to come out with some of the best music, art and culture that the world has ever known,\u201d writes Black transgender trailblazer Cox. \u201cWhen I look at the history and the brilliance of African Americans, it gives me a tremendous amount of optimism with perspective. It is horrible what far too many of us have endured. But the history of black excellence in America gives us a template for how to fight &#8212; and how to not be demoralized by the fight.\u201d More from <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/5520555\/laverne-cox-black-excellence\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>TIME<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read transgender writer and advocate Monica Roberts\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TransGriot\" target=\"_blank\">@TransGriot<\/a>) history of how Black transgender people have shaped the civil rights and LGBTQ movements<\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsmartmagazine.com\/2019\/02\/black-trans-people-are-making-black-history\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>OutSmart Magazine<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So honored to be a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TIME<\/a>&#8216;s Optimism issue with guest editor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ava?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ava<\/a>. Thanks for including me. I wrote about a few of my idols and the history of black excellence in America as a template for us today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h4uxmkiDlo\">t.co\/h4uxmkiDlo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lavernecox\/status\/1093538847970000896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Colorado House committee has passed a bill<\/strong> making it easier for transgender Coloradans to change their name and gender on state documents. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/02\/06\/colorado-transgender-bill-moves-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Denver Post<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-transgender bill defeated in South Dakota! <\/strong>The bill targeted transgender children seeking medically-necessary transition-related care. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/02\/07\/south-dakota-legislators-defeat-bill-giving-parent-right-deny-transgender-treatment\/2800935002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Argus Leader<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Also in South Dakota: <\/strong>The state\u2019s top education officials and human rights advocates this week testified against an anti-<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> bill that targets children. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/2019\/02\/06\/south-dakota-legislature-educators-balk-proposed-gender-identity-restrictions-class\/2787556002\/?fbclid=IwAR05O7Icfac4GMRu9u2-aqqNC5Bq2zvUHjrw7h6GKH1l2oo80lBPeA06hRs\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Argus Leader<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-equality lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced multiple bills <\/strong>to give child welfare services a license to discriminate against prospective parents, including LGBTQ parents. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/02\/06\/tennessee-lgbt-gay-adoption-bill-religious-freedom\/2789828002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Tennessean<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HRC is strongly opposed to a Utah bill <\/strong>that would limit a person\u2019s ability to change the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> listed on their birth certificate. More on this bill from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acluutah.org\/newsroom\/item\/1512-aclu-of-utah-statement-on-h-b-153-utah-vital-statistics-act-amendments-rep-nelson\" target=\"_blank\">ACLU Utah<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UCONN AND HRC FIND LGBTQ YOUTH DISPROPORTIONATELY BULLIED FOR THEIR WEIGHT: <\/strong>The findings, from the 2017 LGBTQ National Teen Survey, found weight to be a top reason cited for bullying among LGBTQ youth, after sexual orientation and gender identity. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2019\/02\/lbgtq-teens-face-high-rate-weight-based-bullying\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>UCONN Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>And a new study from the Family Equality Council<\/strong> shows the gap in the number of LGBTQ parents vs. non-LGBTQ parents is narrowing, with millennial LGBTQ parents at the forefront of the change. More from Susan Miller (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susmiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@susmiller<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2019\/02\/06\/lgbtq-millennials-family-building-parenthood\/2762221002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>POLICE RELEASE NEW INFORMATION IN 1970s COLD CASE MURDERS OF FIVE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN: <\/strong>A new police sketch of the suspected killer, known as \u201cThe Doodler,\u201d is being circulated and a reward offered in hopes of closing the case. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2019\/02\/06\/san-francisco-doodler-serial-killer-cold-case-has-new-info-reward\/2795825002\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/community\/118273\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-chechnyas-gay-purge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Times<\/em><\/a> gives an explainer on the government-sponsored violence against LGBTQ people in Chechnya; <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/books\/2019\/02\/06\/dustin-lance-black-mamas-boy-book-preview\/?utm_content=link&#038;utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_ew&#038;utm_term=AAA344A8-2A28-11E9-B39A-D80E994234C2&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> shares an excerpt from Dustin Lance Black\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLanceBlack\" target=\"_blank\">@DLanceBlack<\/a>) upcoming memoir \u201cMama\u2019s Boy\u201d; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollysprayregen\/2019\/02\/07\/being-gay-gave-me-grit-career-coach-jody-michael-talks-blazing-trails-in-business-and-beyond\/#a0b0c2126b97\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Forbes<\/em><\/a> interviews openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> executive coach Jody Michael; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/07\/t-magazine\/gay-children-book-authors.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times Style Magazine<\/em><\/a> looks at the history of LGBTQ \u00a0representation in children\u2019s books<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\">AMEquality@hrc.org<\/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-8-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-8-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 2019 AT NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST, TRUMP PRAISES ACTIONS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION &#038; RADICAL LAWMAKERS WHO ARE LICENSING ANTI-LGBTQ DISCRIMINATION IN CHILD WELFARE SERVICES: More from The Washington Post. 1\/ Today, @realDonaldTrump praised the actions of his administration &#038; radical lawmakers in places like Kansas &#038; Oklahoma who are licensing anti-LGBTQ discrimination &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-8-2019\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 8, 2019<\/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-78150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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