{"id":78735,"date":"2019-02-15T10:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-15-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-02-15T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:25:31","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-february-15-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-15-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 15, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 15, 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>HRC FOUNDATION &#038; UCONN SURVEY REVEALS BLACK LGBTQ YOUTH AT HEIGHTENED RISK FOR DISCRIMINATION AT HOME AND IN SCHOOL<\/strong>: The groundbreaking survey results will be detailed tonight by<strong> HRC President Chad Griffin<\/strong> at the opening of HRC\u2019s 6th annual <a href=\"http:\/\/timetothrive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Time To THRIVE <\/em>conference<\/a> in Anaheim, California, where hundreds of youth-serving professionals are gathering to discuss best practices for working with and caring for LGBTQ youth and their families. The <a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.im\/BlackAAYouth\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Black &#038; African American LGBTQ Youth Report<\/em><\/a> report analyzes responses from nearly 1,700 young people who participated in HRC\u2019s online <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.im\/YouthReport\" target=\"_blank\">2017 LGBTQ Teen Survey<\/a>. Said <strong>Leslie Hall, Director of HRC\u2019s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program<\/strong>: \u201cHRC is committed to ensuring this data is in the hands of teachers, school counselors, coaches, doctors and other youth-serving professionals across the country, including through the HRC Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/topic\/hbcu\" target=\"_blank\">HBCU Program<\/a>.\u201d Read the report at <a href=\"http:\/\/hrc.im\/BlackAAYouth\" target=\"_blank\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Honorees at HRC Foundation\u2019s<em> Time to THRIVE <\/em>conference include <\/strong>actress Josie Totah; Olympic ice skating medalist Adam Rippon; advocate E.J. Johnson; advocates and allies Judy and Dennis Shepard; and American School Counselor Association 2019 Counselor of the Year Brian Coleman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THERE IS NO NATIONAL EMERGENCY AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> failed to convince Mexico, the American people, and Congress to pay for his wall. But now, after suffering yet another defeat, he\u2019s ready to abuse his power to pay for it. There is no national emergency at the border, but there is one in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1096191203303772161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>ICYMI &#8212; SENATE CONFIRMS WILLIAM BARR AS ATTORNEY GENERAL: <\/strong>\u201cWilliam Barr has made clear that as Attorney General he would not defend and uphold civil rights laws for all Americans \u2014 including LGBTQ people,\u201d said <strong>HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/david_stacy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@david_stacy<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong>. More from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/02\/14\/lgbt-groups-wary-as-william-barr-confirmed-as-u-s-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The Senate confirms William Barr as attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Barr&#8217;s disturbing opposition to non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people demonstrates he will not defend and uphold civil rights laws for ALL Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BPxtoDTNKM\">t.co\/BPxtoDTNKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1096108489397669888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY FEELING &#8212; TRANS SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETS CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST TRANS TROOP BAN:<\/strong> In a<a href=\"https:\/\/nowthisnews.com\/videos\/politics\/transgender-service-members-speak-out-against-trumps-military-ban\" target=\"_blank\"> new video<\/a> for NowThis, <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> service member Logan Ireland and <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> veteran Tavion Dignard, as well as Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-1) and Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14), speak out against the <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> troop ban. \u201cI\u2019m just like any other service member that\u2019s willing to give their life for their country,\u201d says Ireland. Watch it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nowthisnews.com\/videos\/politics\/transgender-service-members-speak-out-against-trumps-military-ban\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trans <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">teen<\/a> Dex Rumsey writes about his experience lobbying local lawmakers<\/strong> on the importance of having gender markers on ID documents match one\u2019s gender identity and expression. Read his op-ed from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2019\/02\/10\/commentary-transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>The Salt Lake Tribune<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lawmakers in Minnesota moved forward with a bill<\/strong> to ban the practice of so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d on LGBTQ youth. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/news\/minnesota-lawmakers-discuss-restrictions-conversion-therapy\/5245429\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>KSTP<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NEW STUDY SHOWS BIAS MAY AFFECT HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: <\/strong>University of Michigan researchers found that increasing hours of education related to caring for transgender patients may not correlate to more competent care. Read more from<a href=\"https:\/\/labblog.uofmhealth.org\/rounds\/bias-may-affect-providers-knowledge-of-transgender-health\" target=\"_blank\"> M Health Lab<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/transgender-healthcare-transphobic-doctors-study\/02\/2019\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>NewNowNext<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>And, in a study from the University of Connecticut,<\/strong> researchers found that young LGBTQ people may experience more bullying and harassment over their weight than their straight and cisgender peers. Read more from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/news\/article\/UConn-researchers-LGBT-youth-vulnerable-to-13611373.php\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>New Haven Register<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ACTOR &#038; SINGER BEN PLATT COMES OUT AS GAY IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO WITH CHARLIE CARVER:<\/strong> Read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2019\/02\/ben-platt-gay\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Towleroad<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIf I was going to write about people I loved, I wasn\u2019t going to pretend they weren\u2019t <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> just because I hadn\u2019t talked about that before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSPLATT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenSPLATT<\/a> for sharing your truth, inspiring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> youth everywhere to be proud of their identities too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmMEryyhzN\">t.co\/cmMEryyhzN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1095842682218471424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON CAPS &#038; GOALIE BRADEN HOLTBY RAISE $18,300 FOR HRC FOUNDATION AT CAPITALS PRIDE NIGHT:<\/strong> Holtby (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Holts170\" target=\"_blank\">@Holts170<\/a>) and his wife, Brandi (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbholtby\" target=\"_blank\">@bbholtby<\/a>), have long been allies to the LGBTQ community. Holtby spoke at HRC\u2019s 2018 National Dinner, where he introduced Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon. Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monumentalfoundation.org\/2019\/02\/12\/caps-pride-night-2019\" target=\"_blank\">MSE Foundation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/capitals\/encouraged-his-wife-braden-holtby-continues-actively-championing-lgbtq-community\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NBC Sports Washington<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PASSES HISTORIC RESOLUTION UNDERSCORING NEED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF INTERSEX PEOPLE:<\/strong> Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/a-milestone-as-european-parliament-calls-for-protection-of-intersex-rights\/#gs.gNFto9dx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIBLE &#8212; REPORTS THAT PEOPLE WITH HIV &#038; AIDS IN VENEZUELA ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS LIFESAVING MEDICATION:<\/strong> More from Michael K. Lavers (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mklavers81\" target=\"_blank\">@mklavers81<\/a>) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/02\/13\/venezuelans-with-hiv-aids-dying-due-to-lack-of-antiretroviral-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE U.N. IS URGING RUSSIA TO PROTECT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN CHECHNYA: <\/strong>Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/un-urges-russia-to-protect-lgbti-in-chechnya-from-cruel-and-violent-abuse\/#gs.65Moom4n\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/planet-futbol\/episodes\/911a135b-d11a-41c9-bf94-3602c4e00719\" target=\"_blank\">Planet F\u00fatbol<\/a> interviews openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> U.S. soccer player Collin Martin, who opens up about coming out and speaking at HRC\u2019s Minneapolis dinner; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/local\/education\/article226183305.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Wichita Eagle<\/em><\/a> reports a local library will keep children\u2019s books with LGBTQ characters in the children\u2019s section;<\/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-15-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-february-15-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 15, 2019 HRC FOUNDATION &#038; UCONN SURVEY REVEALS BLACK LGBTQ YOUTH AT HEIGHTENED RISK FOR DISCRIMINATION AT HOME AND IN SCHOOL: The groundbreaking survey results will be detailed tonight by HRC President Chad Griffin at the opening of HRC\u2019s 6th annual Time To THRIVE conference in Anaheim, California, where hundreds of youth-serving &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-february-15-2019\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 15, 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":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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