{"id":80408,"date":"2019-03-05T02:34:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T07:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-4-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-03-05T02:34:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T07:34:58","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-march-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-4-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 4, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 4, 2019<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/https_assets2.hrc.org\/files\/images\/blog\/AMEquality-1600x900_640_360.png\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>GEORGIA STATE SENATE INTRODUCES ANTI-LGBTQ RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT AGAIN:<\/strong> The legislation could excuse Georgians from any state or local law, policy other government action that they claim \u201cburdens\u201d their exercise of religion, opening LGBTQ Georgians to discrimination in many aspects of their lives. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/deja-vu-georgia-rfra-introduced-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Georgia Equality notes that the legislation would \u201callow businesses to refuse services to LGBT customers<\/strong>, among others, and would grant taxpayer-funded agencies a broad license to discriminate against LGBT youth, families and other Georgians.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2019\/02\/28\/us\/ap-us-religious-freedom-law-georgia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MOMENTUM &#8212; LGBTQ PROTECTIONS FOR YOUTH EXPAND ACROSS STATES: <\/strong>State lawmakers move to expand LGBTQ protections and ban dangerous so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d for youth. Read more from Susan Milligan (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilliganSusan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MilliganSusan<\/a>) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/articles\/2019-02-28\/states-aim-to-ban-conversion-therapy-protect-lgbtq-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>US News and World Report<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;The passage of bills prohibiting conversion therapy of minors really has been a true success story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, many states have passed legislation to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> youth from the dangerous and debunked practice of so-called \u201cconversion therapy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cP3G2PklF6\">t.co\/cP3G2PklF6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1101618115505467392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC &#038; NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HOST <em>JAZZ AND FRIENDS<\/em> READING IN ARLINGTON, VA.: <\/strong>The annual national day of school and community readings supports transgender and gender-expansive youth and helps foster safe and welcoming schools and communities for young people who still rarely hear affirming stories of LGBTQ people. \u201cFor young people, being kind and being respectful is quite simple,\u201d said <strong>Sarah McBride (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahEMcBride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@SarahEMcBride<\/strong><\/a><strong>), HRC National Press Secretary<\/strong>, who read the book <em>I Am Jazz<\/em> to students. \u201cLGBTQ young people are their classmates, their friends. They may be LGBTQ themselves. And so, this just makes sense. No one\u2019s ever too young to learn to be nice.\u201d Read more from Debbie Truong (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/debbietruong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@debbietruong<\/a>) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/education\/in-a-virginia-school-a-celebration-of-transgender-students-in-a-kindergarten-class\/2019\/03\/03\/10fc9f90-3b7e-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html?utm_term=.3c8df77cd77f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The only way to empower the dreams of all kids is to build welcoming schools where every student is able to learn free from bullying.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEAToday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NEAToday<\/a> Jazz and Friends Day of Readings is so important \u2014 so young people can see that so many allies have their backs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/26IWA4BfFc\">pic.twitter.com\/26IWA4BfFc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahEMcBride\/status\/1101191209857544200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MUST READ MONDAY: <\/strong>In an excerpt from her upcoming book, <em>Real Queer America: LGBT Stories From Red States<\/em>, Samantha Allen (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SLAwrites<\/a>) describes her experiences in Texas as a transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a>. \u201cIntellectually, I can tell myself these bathroom bills are the product of cynical backroom scheming: When same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage became legal nationwide in 2015, anti-LGBT hate groups needed a new scapegoat to stay relevant and keep raising money,\u201d she writes. \u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence that there were over double the number of anti-transgender bills filed in state legislatures in 2016 as there were in 2015: When you\u2019re fighting a lucrative culture war, it\u2019s a savvier choice to simply change the target than to surrender.\u201d Read the exclusive excerpt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/samanthaallen\/samantha-allen-america-lgbt-red-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BuzzFeed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you\u2019d like to read an exclusive excerpt of my book REAL QUEER AMERICA, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BuzzFeed<\/a>. This is the start of the Texas chapter, in which I discuss Buc-ee\u2019s beef jerky, Topo Chico, Texas-shaped waffles, and some things that aren\u2019t food:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GeQOeym4Yw\">t.co\/GeQOeym4Yw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samantha Allen (@SLAwrites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAwrites\/status\/1101172872326705154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>PARENTS FROM TRANS EQUALITY COUNCIL SHARE MESSAGE OF ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION: \u201c<\/strong>If you have a transgender child, accept the child, even if you are having a hard time understanding, embracing or respecting what it means,\u201d said <strong>Keisha and Sean Michaels, members of <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/parents-for-transgender-equality-national-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HRC Foundation\u2019s Parents for Transgender Equality Council<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cMany of us in Brown, Black and sometimes poor communities have a long tradition of not accepting transgender people. It might be hard, but doing so may be the difference between life and death for your child.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-with-parents-for-trans-equality-councils-keisha-sean-michaels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STATEHOUSE ROUND-UP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Washington State Senate recently passed legislation that would require public schools to adopt policies protecting transgender students.<\/strong> The bill now moves to the state House for consideration. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/state-senate-approves-school-transgender-anti-bullying-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>KomoNews<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Carolina\u2019s Legislative Black Caucus advocates for legislation that would provide additional charges for crimes targeting a victim based on their identity or circumstance.<\/strong> More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestoncitypaper.com\/TheBattery\/archives\/2019\/02\/28\/sc-legislative-black-caucus-introduces-hate-crime-bill-in-south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Charleston City Paper<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC RESPONDS TO TRUMP-PENCE SPEECHES AT CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE:<\/strong> CPAC is notorious for its extreme rhetoric and discriminatory remarks delivered from its stages, often directed against the civil rights of LGBTQ people. HRC <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a>-tweeted the speeches <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is a real problem of discrimination against students. Only 26% LGBTQ students always feel safe in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Trump and Pence continue to embolden anti-LGBTQ bullies with their policies and their rhetoric. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CPAC2019?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CPAC2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1101915599515668481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC YOUTH AMBASSADOR SETH OWEN (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seth_a_owen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@SETH_A_OWEN<\/strong><\/a><strong>) STARTS UNBROKEN HORIZONS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unbrokenhorizons.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foundation<\/a> will award three scholarships to LGBTQ youth this summer. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/florida\/articles\/2019-03-04\/gay-teen-shunned-by-parents-starts-college-fund-for-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>US News &#038; World Report<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COUNTRY SINGER AND ACTRESS JENNIFER NETTLES RECEIVES ALLY FOR EQUALITY AWARD AT HRC\u2019S 2019 NASHVILLE DINNER ON SATURDAY:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1803511\/luke-bryans-headlining-the-home-of-the-patriots-lindsay-ells-health-update-kip-moore-on-vinyl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CMT<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> Nashville dinner, we were proud to present <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniferNettles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JenniferNettles<\/a> with the Ally for Equality Award. She raised a powerful <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a> to action for the country music community to support the rights of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> community. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyWtBQ280e\">pic.twitter.com\/oyWtBQ280e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1102224150196862977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TAIWANESE LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE BILL IN EFFORT TO ADVANCE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: <\/strong>Last November, voters rejected same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage in a nationwide referendum. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/03\/01\/taiwan-seeks-to-become-first-asia-country-with-same-sex-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Blade<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/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.advocate.com\/women\/2017\/10\/03\/20-game-changing-queer-women-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a> celebrates Women\u2019s History Month by honoring LGBTQ <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> who paved the way; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsdetroit.com\/nonprofit\/ruth-ellis-center-plans-new-housing-lgbt-youth-detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Crain\u2019s Detroit Business<\/em><\/a> reports that local nonprofit, the Ruth Ellis Center, is planning to expand their housing facilities for LGBTQ young people; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2019\/02\/28\/nih-funds-ut-research-on-quality-of-life-of-lgbt-caregivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>UTK News<\/em><\/a> reports that the National Institute of Health will fund research into the quality of life of LGBTQ caregivers;<\/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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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-march-4-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-march-4-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 4, 2019 GEORGIA STATE SENATE INTRODUCES ANTI-LGBTQ RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT AGAIN: The legislation could excuse Georgians from any state or local law, policy other government action that they claim \u201cburdens\u201d their exercise of religion, opening LGBTQ Georgians to discrimination in many aspects of their lives. More from HRC. 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