{"id":83688,"date":"2019-04-08T10:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-8-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-04-08T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:25:26","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 8, 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>CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG AT HRC\u2019S 22ND ANNUAL HOUSTON GALA CALLS FOR ALL TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE THEIR TRUTH: <\/strong>\u201cOver the last three months of traveling the country at his side, meeting people from all walks of life, we have discovered that people are united in protecting our values of freedom, Democracy and security. Especially freedom to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> an authentic life regardless of who you love or how you identify,\u201d Buttigieg (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chas10Buttigieg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Chas10Buttigieg<\/a>), husband of presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, said during an appearance at the Saturday event. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2019\/04\/chasten-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Towleroad<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/washington-secrets\/buttigiegs-husband-america-ready-for-authentic-gay-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.losangelesblade.com\/2019\/04\/06\/human-rights-campaigns-amazing-night-of-family-unity-photos-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Los Angeles Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pete Buttigieg to Mike Pence &#8212; \u201cIf you have a problem with who I am, your quarrel is with my Creator.\u201d <\/strong><em>USA Today<\/em>\u2019s Maureen Groppe (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mgroppe?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mgroppe<\/a>) reports on Buttigieg\u2019s remarks at a Victory Fund event yesterday. Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2019\/04\/07\/pete-buttigieg-god-being-gay-and-mike-pence\/3330897002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>VICTORY &#8212; COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENDS BILL PROTECTING LGBTQ YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d TO GOV\u2019S DESK:<\/strong> \u201cGovernor Jared Polis has been a trailblazing champion for LGBTQ rights and representation in Colorado and we look forward to him signing these protections into law,\u201d said <strong>HRC Field Director Marty Rouse<\/strong>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/colorado-general-assembly-sends-bill-protecting-lgbtq-youth-from-conversion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/04\/05\/colorado-16th-state-ban-gay-cure-therapy\/?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_medium=Buffer&#038;utm_campaign=PN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUST WATCH MONDAY &#8212; HRC PRESS SECRETARY AND ARMY VET CHARLOTTE CLYMER DISMANTLES DISCRIMINATORY TRUMP-PENCE TRANS TROOP BAN:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/charlotte-clymer-on-transgender-ban-in-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CBS Sunday Morning<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Love to my friend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cmclymer<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oU4bzG1bHq\">t.co\/oU4bzG1bHq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neeratanden\/status\/1114904287509909504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TEXAS ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS WOULD DAMAGE STATE ECONOMY: <\/strong>\u201cTexans want LGBTQ people to have the same opportunities to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> and work, the same access to services and to contribute to their communities as everyone else, and to be free from fear of discrimination,\u201d said Jessica Shortall, executive director of a business alliance opposed to the anti-LGBTQ measures. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/business\/columnists\/tomlinson\/article\/Bigot-bills-would-damage-Texas-economy-13737920.php?utm_campaign=CMS+Sharing+Tools+%28Premium%29&#038;utm_source=t.co&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;fbclid=IwAR0KaKUTvWZhTx2e5U5O5R8eVQU-XEcKCT8pL8Vd0WVXG5UAGceyTHtN78s#photo-17166129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Houston Chronicle<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anti-LGBTQ adoption bills continue to move in Texas state legislature<\/strong>. Read more from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/anti-lgbtq-adoption-bills-snowballing-state-legislatures-rights-group-says-n991156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC<\/a><\/em>\u2019s Julie Moreau (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JEMoreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JEMoreau<\/a><\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MARA KEISLING TALKS TRUMP, THE EQUALITY ACT AND FIGHTING FOR TRANS RIGHTS:<\/strong> <em>Metro Weekly<\/em>\u2019s John Riley (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnAndresRiley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JohnAndresRiley<\/a>) interviews Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metroweekly.com\/2019\/04\/the-advocate-mara-keisling-on-trump-the-equality-act-and-fighting-for-tran-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Metro Weekly<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From standing up to Trump-Pence&#8217;s attacks on the transgender community, to fighting fiercely for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EqualityAct?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EqualityAct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaraKeisling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaraKeisling<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TransEquality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TransEquality<\/a> are an unstoppable force for LGBTQ equality. Thank you Mara for your incredible leadership! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8m5EaWuEO1\">t.co\/8m5EaWuEO1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1113896284333707265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>THIS IS HEARTBREAKING. WE CAN DO BETTER. ASHANTI CARMON DESERVED BETTER: <\/strong>Read Samantha Schmidt\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/schmidtsam7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@schmidtsam7<\/a>) report about the life and tragic death of Carmon, a Black transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> killed last week in Maryland, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/social-issues\/as-a-homeless-transgender-woman-she-turned-to-sex-work-to-survive-then-she-was-killed\/2019\/04\/06\/be157636-57e7-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?utm_term=.b63dcefb35ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOUNDATIONS URGE MORE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWhen we say health and justice for all, we put the most vulnerable, including transgender people, at the center of that effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalEndow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CalEndow<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGBTfunders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LGBTfunders<\/a> urge more philanthropic support go towards the issues facing transgender people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPWiY3hi4g\">t.co\/TPWiY3hi4g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1114180896771518464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REUTERS REPORTS THAT LAWYERS URGE VATICAN \u201cTO DENOUNCE CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY\u201d: <\/strong>Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/lawyers-ask-vatican-denounce-criminalization-homosexuality-n991431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ARREST OF LGBTQ PEOPLE IN AZERBAIJAN: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/04\/04\/us-deeply-concerned-over-arrests-of-lgbti-people-in-azerbaijan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PARAGUAY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FACE SETBACK IN FIGHT FOR EQUALITY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-paraguay-lgbt\/paraguays-lgbt-community-feels-outcast-amid-conservative-shift-we-are-forgotten-idUSKCN1RH14S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/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.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/05\/reader-center\/queer-love-jamal-jordan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Jamal Jordan (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lostblackboy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lostblackboy<\/a>) writes about his upcoming book celebrating LGBTQ people of color; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macon.com\/news\/local\/article228539784.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Telegraph<\/em><\/a> features the powerful story of a Houston County transgender cop; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/television\/2019\/4\/04\/sean-hayes-bringing-gay-spy-series-netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Out<\/em><\/a> previews new Netflix animated LGBTQ superhero series that may star actor Sean Hayes (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanHayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SeanHayes<\/a>); <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/437362-queer-eye-stars-push-for-equality-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a> highlights the Queer Eye\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QueerEye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@QueerEye<\/a>) Fab Five visit to DC and their support for the Equality Act<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cSo, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EqualityAct?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EqualityAct<\/a> is what he\u2019s talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yaassssss, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JVN<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/acossEqsr7\">pic.twitter.com\/acossEqsr7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1113969502834778112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 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\" 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-8-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-8-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 8, 2019 CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG AT HRC\u2019S 22ND ANNUAL HOUSTON GALA CALLS FOR ALL TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE THEIR TRUTH: \u201cOver the last three months of traveling the country at his side, meeting people from all walks of life, we have discovered that people are united in protecting our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-8-2019\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 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-83688","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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