{"id":80998,"date":"2019-03-14T10:25:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-14-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-03-14T10:25:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T14:25:47","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-march-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-march-14-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 14, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: March 14, 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>A MOMENTOUS STEP TOWARD FULL LGBTQ EQUALITY &#8212; HISTORIC, BIPARTISAN EQUALITY ACT REINTRODUCED IN CONGRESS:<\/strong> The Equality Act, introduced by Representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in the House and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in the Senate, would provide clear, comprehensive non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people under our nation\u2019s civil rights laws. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/career-politics\/a26800046\/the-equality-act-senator-tammy-baldwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Elle<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/13\/legislation-banning-lgbtq-discrimination-could-split-republican-party\/?utm_term=.9c23861d29dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/congressional-democrats-gop-moderates-look-to-enshrine-lgbtq-legal-protections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CBS<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/03\/13\/equality-act-returns-with-house-democrats-in-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/bipartisan-equality-act-to-be-reintroduced-in-congress-unprecedented-suppor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cThe Equality Act is just the beginning\u201d: <\/strong>In an oped for the <em>Advocate<\/em>, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SpeakerPelosi<\/a><\/strong>) and Rep. David Cicilline (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidcicilline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@davidcicilline<\/a><\/strong>) make a powerful case for the historic measure. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/news\/2019\/3\/12\/nancy-pelosi-and-david-cicilline-equality-act-just-beginning?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Millions of LGBTQ people to gain civil rights protections under the Equality Act<\/strong>. More from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/press\/equality-act-press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Williams Institute<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, Congress introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EqualityAct?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EqualityAct<\/a>, which would finally establish comprehensive federal protections for LGBTQ people under our nation\u2019s civil rights laws.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the pro-equality majority for making this day possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gV8e7Mi9EM\">t.co\/gV8e7Mi9EM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DwzOg7U3V6\">pic.twitter.com\/DwzOg7U3V6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HRC: TEXT Equality Act to 472472 (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1105911725013041153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TODAY &#8212; #HRCONTHEHILL: \u00a0<\/strong>HRC\u2019s annual Equality Convention kicks off with Lobby Day today. Hundreds of HRC members and volunteers will be fanning out on Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress and encourage support for issues critical to the LGBTQ community including the Equality Act and speaking out against the Trump-Pence ban on transgender troops. Follow the day\u2019s action on HRC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Headliners at tomorrow\u2019s Equality Convention session include Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS), Susie Lee (D-NV) and Chris Pappas (D-NH).<\/strong> Klobuchar\u2019s remarks will begin at 9:25 a.m., followed by a roundtable featuring Davids, Lee and Pappas. <strong>Media interested in covering the event must contact <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:elliott.kozuch@hrc.org\"><strong>elliott.kozuch@hrc.org<\/strong><\/a><strong> for more detail.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HRC APPLAUDS HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR REJECTING ANTI-TRANSGENDER AMENDMENTS TO VIOLENCE \u00a0AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA): <\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s shocking that in 2019, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee would use a bill designed to address violence against <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> as a vehicle to launch a coordinated attack on the LGBTQ community,\u201d said <strong>David Stacy, HRC Government Affairs Director <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/david_stacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@david_stacy<\/a>). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-house-judiciary-committee-right-to-advance-vawa-without-anti-transgende\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY MUST READ IN <em>NYTIMES <\/em>&#8212; HOW \u201cREAL AMERICA\u201d BECAME QUEER AMERICA: <\/strong>\u201cAmerica\u2019s queer center of gravity is moving toward the middle,\u201d writes Samantha Allen (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SLAwrites<\/a>), reflecting on how attitudes toward LGBTQ people are changing rapidly in the heartland. \u201cBefore we know it, this country will have become LGBT-friendly not from the outside in but from the inside out.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/13\/opinion\/lgbt-trump-red-states.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP &#8212; MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE PASSES BILL PROTECTING YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cNow, it is critical for the Massachusetts Senate to quickly pass these bipartisan protections so they can make their way to the Governor,\u201d said <strong>HRC National Field Director Marty Rouse<\/strong>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2019\/03\/13\/house-vote-conversion-therapy-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>WBUR<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/massachusetts-house-passes-bill-protecting-youth-from-conversion-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>North Carolina faces lawsuit from state employees who argue that their health plan violates the rights of transgender people<\/strong> by denying them access to gender affirming treatment. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/north-carolina-sued-again-over-transgender-rights-n981916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NBC <\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article227408274.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The News &#038; Observer<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TRUMP-PENCE ADMINISTRATION\u2019S TRANSGENDER TROOP BAN IS \u201cDISTURBING AND DISAPPOINTING\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cThis is really a national security risk. This is putting folks, not just folks, not just transgender folks, but other soldiers in danger by inflicting undue stress onto them,\u201d said <strong>HRC Press Secretary Charlotte Clymer<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cmclymer<\/a>) in the interview. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/pentagon-issues-transgender-policy-limiting-service-members-birth\/story?id=61643836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ABC News<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cmclymer<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">calls<\/a> Pentagon&#8217;s new transgender policy &#8220;disturbing and disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is enormously stressful&#8230; This is really a national security risk. This is putting folks, not just transgender folks, but other soldiers in danger&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCqpiiJfXo\">t.co\/oCqpiiJfXo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tCmq5sbESc\">pic.twitter.com\/tCmq5sbESc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCNewsLive\/status\/1105930472436043777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ NETWORK LAUNCHES ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM:<\/strong> It will provide educational, life skills and financial training to high school students. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/education\/lgbt-bullying-cyberbullying-david-kilmnick-1.28427225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NewsDay<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INDIA DECRIMINALIZED SAME-SEX RELATIONS, YET LGBTQ PEOPLE STILL FACE STIGMA AND VIOLENCE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2019\/mar\/13\/gay-people-india-stigma-lingers-despite-legal-victory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORRIBLE &#8212; ANTI-LGBTQ ARSONISTS VANDALIZED HIV TESTING CENTER IN ATHENS: <\/strong>\u00a0More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/homophobic-arsonists-torch-hiv-testing-center-in-athens\/#gs.0rag6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP VOICES CONCERN OVER ANTI-LGBTQ CRACKDOWN IN MALAYSIA: <\/strong>\u00a0More from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/03\/13\/human-rights-concern-anti-lgbt-crackdown-malaysia\/?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_medium=Buffer&#038;utm_campaign=PN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em> PinkNews<\/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.dailydot.com\/irl\/stephanie-mott-equality-center\/?fbclid=IwAR2ML-GrQ4iXSeZIeHXu6wF5yu2ndfFBsbUs91xaoH1MmlzLv_PU37JT43E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Daily Dot<\/em><\/a> features Nico Lang\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nico_Lang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Nico_Lang<\/a>) profile honoring the late <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> activist Stephanie Mott; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/tan-france-emmy-awards-thom-browne_l_5c87d8d5e4b0450ddae4a4bb?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>HuffPost<\/em><\/a> highlights <em>Queer Eye\u2019s <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QueerEye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@QueerEye<\/a>) Tan France (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tanfrance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tanfrance<\/a>) on how fashion has empowered him; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/sports\/2019\/03\/13\/jazz-fans-start-gofundme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Salt Lake<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/sports\/2019\/03\/13\/jazz-fans-start-gofundme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tribune<\/em><\/a> spotlights Utah Jazz (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utahjazz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UtahJazz<\/a><strong>) <\/strong>fans raising money for HRC Foundation.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utahjazz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UtahJazz<\/a> fans aim to raise $25,000 \u2014 the amount Russell Westbrook was fined by the NBA \u2014 to be donated to Human Rights Campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The organizer of the fundraiser says he hopes it will \u201cshow our true colors.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9TtC71aCej\">t.co\/9TtC71aCej<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sltrib\/status\/1105887960392708101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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\"><strong><em>@HRC<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> for all the latest news. 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