{"id":83773,"date":"2019-04-09T10:26:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-9-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:26:15","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-9-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 9, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 9, 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; HRC LEGAL DIRECTOR SARAH WARBELOW (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahWarbelow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@SarahWarbelow<\/strong><\/a><strong>) TO TESTIFY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON THE EQUALITY ACT: <\/strong>The hearing on the legislation will take place this morning in the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services. Backed by nearly 70 percent of Americans, hundreds of members of Congress, more than 180 major businesses and more than 350 statewide and national organizations, the Equality Act has growing, unprecedented support. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-legal-director-sarah-warbelow-to-testify-on-equality-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world\u2019s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses, wrote a letter to Congress in support of the Equality Act. <\/strong>Read it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/letters-congress\/hr-5-and-s-788-equality-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TAYLOR SWIFT DONATES $113,000 TO FIGHT \u201cSLATE OF HATE\u201d ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS IN HER HOME STATE OF TENNESSEE:<\/strong> In a handwritten note to the Tennessee Equality Project, the singer said she was inspired by the group\u2019s work, and in particular a recent petition it organized from Tennessee faith leaders. Chris Sanders, the organization\u2019s executive director, said Swift has been a \u201clong-time ally to the LGBTQ community. She sees our struggle in Tennessee and continues to add her voice with so many good people, including religious leaders who are speaking out for love in the face of fear.\u201d Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/2019\/04\/08\/taylor-swift-nashville-donation-tennessee-equality-project-lgbtq\/3406771002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/politics\/news\/taylor-swift-donation-slate-of-hate-tennessee-equality-project-1203183793\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Nashville Public Radio<\/em> rounds up the \u2018slate of hate\u2019 anti-LGBTQ bills<\/strong>. More from Sergio Mart\u00ednez-Beltr\u00e1n (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SergioMarBel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SergioMarBel<\/a><\/em>) <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillepublicradio.org\/post\/tri-star-state-lawmakers-consider-potential-impact-anti-lgbtq-bills-tennessee#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Tennessee House yesterday passed a bill <\/strong>that advocates are calling an anti-transgender public accommodations bill in disguise. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2019\/04\/08\/tennessee-bathroom-bill-indecent-exposure-transgender-community\/3406211002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tennessean<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Want to know who\u2019s behind behind Tennessee\u2019s \u201ccopy cat\u201d anti-LGBTQ legislation? <\/strong>Check out reporter Mike Reicher\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mreicher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mreicher<\/a>) story to find out how measures targeting LGBTQ people are being seeded around the country. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/2019\/04\/04\/tennessee-copycat-bills-target-same-sex-adoption\/3357287002\/?fbclid=IwAR0Bv25-dyp1WFZxlkV2ojWDJ-dzA--_6VrR5ChrUau_kDaIOlN5aDlPI7Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tennessean<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">INCREDIBLE: Taylor Swift just made a sizable donation to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tnequality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tnequality<\/a> and wrote a heartfelt note thanking the organization for its work in trying to defeat the anti-LGBTQ &#8220;slate of hate&#8221; in Tennessee. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tnleg?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tnleg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cChF3Esd4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/cChF3Esd4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Morrow (@NRMorrow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRMorrow\/status\/1115401751098793984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MASSACHUSETTS GOV. CHARLIE BAKER SIGNS LAW PROTECTING YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS \u201cCONVERSION THERAPY\u201d:<\/strong> Massachusetts is the 16th state in the U.S. to protect youth from this egregious practice. Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/massachusetts-gov-baker-signs-bipartisan-legislation-protecting-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/metro\/2019\/04\/08\/baker-signs-bill-banning-called-gay-conversion-therapy-for-minors\/JULbGj7URc3BHnAlK1OMrO\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Boston Globe<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF ED QUASHES EXTREMIST PLOT TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO LGBTQ PEOPLE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE FROM CURRICULUM: <\/strong>But the practice of redlining, as well as references to Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement, were not included in the final curriculum revisions. More from <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2019\/04\/michigan-conservatives-vie-to-cut-democracy-from-classroom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>New York Intelligencer<\/em><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrotimes.com\/news-hits\/archives\/2019\/04\/08\/michigan-conservatives-lose-battle-to-erase-history-from-school-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Detroit Metro Times.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY TWEET &#8212; IN NEW HRC VIDEO, REP PRAMILA JAYAPAL (D-WA) ENCOURAGES CONGRESS TO PASS THE EQUALITY ACT: <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;m an immigrant, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> of color and I\u2019ve faced racism, sexism, discrimination my whole life, and there are so many people that face this on multiple levels, and LGBTQ communities in particular are the tip of the spear right now.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJayapal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJayapal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EqualityAct?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EqualityAct<\/a> now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mexRTE3glp\">pic.twitter.com\/mexRTE3glp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1115336005802971138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>CONVICTION IN ANTI-LGBTQ HARASSMENT COMMITTED IN PORTLAND, OREGON: <\/strong>Scott Wayne Smith pled guilty last week for shouting death threats at two <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmercury.com\/blogtown\/2019\/04\/04\/26268061\/portland-man-convicted-of-anti-gay-hate-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Portland Mercury<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>OPENLY LESBIAN SOCCER STAR JOANNA LOHMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT: <\/strong>Congratulations and thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of LGBTQ people around the world. Check out HRC\u2019s interview with Lohman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoannaLohman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JoannaLohman<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/957093319145738240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MustWatch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MustWatch<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoannaLohman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoannaLohman<\/a> sat down with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashlandj11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashlandj11<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> to share her story about being an out <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> in professional soccer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AjsxqaC7f3\">pic.twitter.com\/AjsxqaC7f3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/957093319145738240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BISEXUAL MAN IN BRUNEI SPEAKS OUT AGAINST COUNTRY\u2019S DRACONIAN LAW AGAINST LGBTQ PEOPLE: <\/strong>And he predicts it will harm the economy. \u201cRight now, it has been a serious challenge to expand the local job market and attract outside investors into the country,\u201d he told the <em>Washington Blade\u2019s <\/em>Michael Lavers (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mklavers81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mklavers81<\/a>). \u201cWith these laws in place, it\u2019s not too far of a stretch to imagine such laws as discouraging to would-be investors.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/04\/08\/bisexual-bruneian-man-speaks-out-against-countrys-new-penal-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A growing number of companies and celebrities are taking a stand against Brunei\u2019s law. <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2019\/04\/05\/asia\/brunei-hotel-airline-boycott-scli-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>The British Military is pressuring the Queen to rescind honorary titles given to the Sultan of Brunei<\/strong>. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/royal-navy-raf-called-strip-brunei-sultan-honours-from-queen-2019-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Business Insider<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Also in the U.K., <\/strong>the Health and Safety Executive agency has suspended a project in Brunei as a result of this law. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/04\/08\/health-safety-executive-brunei-gay-death-penalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TASMANIA ON VERGE OF PASSING HISTORIC PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/apr\/08\/how-tasmania-is-going-from-worst-to-best-on-transgender-human-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MEETS WITH LGBTQ ADVOCATES FOR FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS TO DISCUSS EQUALITY IN ISRAEL: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Israel-News\/Benjamin-Netanyahu\/Netanyahu-meets-with-LGBT-activists-wont-promise-push-in-coalition-talks-586013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20190408085618-6ydxc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a> reports that \u201cThe Inheritance,\u201d a play about the HIV epidemic, swept Britain&#8217;s Olivier Awards; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/2019\/04\/07\/phoenix-woman-transgender-betsy-ross-created-iconic-flag\/3343427002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Arizona Republic<\/em><\/a> interviews Monica Helms (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MF_Helms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MF_Helms<\/a>), creator of the iconic transgender pride flag; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/queer-skateboarding-photographer-documents-gay-skater-culture-n991316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a> covers a recent project documenting LGBTQ skateboarding culture; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/07\/world\/europe\/poland-gay-rights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> details the Poland Populist Party\u2019s attacks on LGBTQ 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-9-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-9-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 9, 2019 TODAY &#8212; HRC LEGAL DIRECTOR SARAH WARBELOW (@SarahWarbelow) TO TESTIFY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON THE EQUALITY ACT: The hearing on the legislation will take place this morning in the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services. 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