{"id":83007,"date":"2019-04-01T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-1-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:25:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:25:37","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 1, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 1, 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>TODAY &#8212; CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES JOINED BY REP. MARY GAY SCANLON TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF HISTORIC EQUALITY ACT HEARING:<\/strong> The Coalition to Pass the Equality Act\u2019s press conference, held ahead of the first-ever Congressional committee hearing on the Equality Act, will take place <strong>today at 1 p.m. at the House Triangle on Capitol Hill<\/strong>. It will highlight the critical need, efforts and unprecedented support for the Equality Act, and preview witness testimony and stories. For more information or to RSVP, please contact <a href=\"mailto:will.mccullough@hrc.org\">will.mccullough@hrc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY 2019: <\/strong>Held annually on March 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/international-transgender-day-of-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Transgender Day of Visibility<\/a> is a time to celebrate transgender and non-binary people around the globe and acknowledge the courage it takes to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> openly and authentically. Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-celebrates-international-transgender-day-of-visibility-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>As the world yesterday marked Transgender Day of Visibility, police said they are investigating the shooting death of Ashanti Carmon, a transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> from Maryland.<\/strong> Her fiance told <em>NBC4<\/em> he couldn\u2019t imagine why anyone would want to hurt her. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/Police-Investigating-Slaying-of-Transgender-Woman-in-Maryland-507911061.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NBC4<\/em><\/a>.<br \/><strong>In November, HRC <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/new-report-details-epidemic-of-violence-against-transgender-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>released a report<\/strong><\/a><strong> detailing the ongoing epidemic of violence targeting the transgender community,<\/strong> particularly Black transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HRC\u2019s Charlotte Clymer (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@cmclymer<\/strong><\/a><strong>) speaks with <em>El Pais<\/em> about the Trump-Pence discriminatory ban on transgender troops.<\/strong> Read the interview at <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/sociedad\/2019\/03\/27\/actualidad\/1553707767_283660.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>El Pais. <\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Among nine <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> activists you should know &#8212; HRC\u2019s Sarah McBride <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahEMcBride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>)<strong>.<\/strong> Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitedaily.com\/p\/9-trans-rights-activists-you-should-know-about-on-the-transgender-day-of-visibility-16994303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Elite Daily<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> proudly celebrates International Transgender Day of Visibility 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDOV?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDOV<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FhTzSPgm1q\">t.co\/FhTzSPgm1q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RMd5mEIdkv\">pic.twitter.com\/RMd5mEIdkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1112346305236353024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF APPEALS TO BRUNEI TO HALT LAW THAT WOULD PUNISH LGBTQ PEOPLE WITH TORTURE AND DEATH: <\/strong>\u00a0\u201cI appeal to the Government to stop the entry into force of this draconian new penal code, which would mark a serious setback for human rights protections for the people of Brunei if implemented,\u201d Michelle Bachelet said in a statement earlier today. <strong>HRC President Chad Griffin <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>) said that \u201cit is imperative that our leaders &#8212; including Donald Trump and Mike Pence &#8212; make it clear that this law must not move forward. The world needs our leadership.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-brunei-islamiclaws\/uns-bachelet-urges-brunei-not-to-apply-death-penalty-for-gay-sex-adultery-idUSKCN1RD1UP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MONDAY MUST-READ: PLANNED PARENTHOOD\u2019S LEANA WEN (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrLeanaWen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@DrLeanaWen<\/strong><\/a><strong>) TAKES OVER HRC TWITTER TO TALK LGBTQ HEALTH SERVICES, THE EQUALITY ACT AND TRUMP-PENCE ATTACKS ON TITLE X. <\/strong>More<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1111357437741842432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> for inviting me to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">chat<\/a> with your followers! Planned Parenthood is proud to partner with you in the fight for LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n<p>My full thread \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u0H9mUQ3hK\">t.co\/u0H9mUQ3hK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrLeanaWen\/status\/1111366385215651842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>ICYMI: HRC 2019 LA DINNER FEATURED SENATORS KAMALA HARRIS AND CORY BOOKER, HONORED ACTRESS YEARDLEY SMITH: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-na-pol-cory-booker-kamala-harris-20190330-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/scene\/news\/kamala-harris-cory-booker-yeardley-smith-hrc-dinner-lgbtq-1203176849\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/people\/2019\/3\/30\/yeardley-smith-hrc-gala-you-dont-get-cherry-pick-human-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/kamala-harris-speaks-at-hrc-gala-all-us-are-equal-us-are-equal-1198376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a night! We\u2019re so grateful to Senators <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoryBooker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> for their leadership on LGBTQ equality and we were honored to welcome them last night to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a>\u2019s LA Gala. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IY14j15pNq\">t.co\/IY14j15pNq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1112514436579786753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ WORKERS LEAVE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVER \u201cTREATMENT OF ITS LGBTQ EMPLOYEES\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/dominicholden\/lgbt-justice-department-discrimination-barr-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BuzzFeed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST MEETING OF U.S. HATE GROUP IN VERONA, ITALY: <\/strong>The presence of the virulently anti-LGBTQ World Congress of Families turned the city into a \u201cbattlefield,\u201d reported Giada Zampano (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GZampano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GZampano<\/a>) of <em>Politico.<\/em> Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2019\/03\/20000-protestors-showed-hate-groups-international-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>LGBTQ Nation<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/verona-italy-world-congress-of-families-lgbt-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW STUDY SHOWS LESS THAN HALF OF URBAN MILLENNIALS IN INDIA FIND LGBTQ RELATIONSHIPS ACCEPTABLE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/less-than-half-of-indias-urban-millennials-find-homosexuality-acceptable\/#gs.30aef1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.N. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) AND WORLD BANK PROPOSE NEW INDICATORS IN EFFORT TO DEVELOP \u201cINCLUSION INDEX\u201d FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/news\/undp-world-bank-propose-indicators-to-measure-lgbti-inclusion-in-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>SDG Knowledge Hub<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropy.com\/article\/Why-Philanthropy-Must-Do-More\/245994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Chronicle of Philanthropy<\/em><\/a> reports that foundations must to do more to support transgender people<\/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-april-1-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-1-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 1, 2019 TODAY &#8212; CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES JOINED BY REP. 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