{"id":83973,"date":"2019-04-11T10:25:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T14:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-11-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-04-11T10:25:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T14:25:36","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-11-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-11-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 11, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 11, 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>HRC AND PARTNERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST TRUMP-PENCE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS: <\/strong>Yesterday, just two days before Donald Trump and Mike Pence&#8217;s transgender troop ban goes into effect, HRC joined movement partners at the \u201cFight The Ban Against Open and Equal Military Service Rally\u201d on Capitol Hill. <strong>HRC Press Secretary Charlotte Clymer<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(@cmcylmer<\/a>) spoke alongside currently-serving <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> service members, advocates and members of congress. Watch Clymer\u2019s speech <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1116119619029340160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The U.S. Navy has released guidance that sailors may \u201c<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> socially\u201d as their gender identity when not on duty<\/strong>. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2019\/04\/09\/sailors-may-dress-according-preferred-gender-while-duty-navy-rules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Military.com<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Necko L. Fanning (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neckofanning?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@neckofanning<\/strong><\/a><strong>) writes about the struggles he faced as an openly <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\">man<\/a> in the Army<\/strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/10\/magazine\/lgbt-military-army.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samantha Allen (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SLAwrites<\/a>) interviews transgender service members and their families about the chaos caused by this ban. <\/strong>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trumps-transgender-ban-brings-chaos-and-a-lot-of-fear-to-troops-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I carried caskets in Arlington Cemetery. I folded American flags for loved ones..I never knew their religion or education or birthplace&#8230;No one asked if those we buried were secretly <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>. It didn&#8217;t matter then, and it certainly doesn\u2019t matter now.&#8221;-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cmclymer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransMilitaryBan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TransMilitaryBan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oni4YId12Y\">pic.twitter.com\/Oni4YId12Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1116019589303894017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>IN <em>WASHPOST<\/em> &#8212; HRC PRESIDENT CHAD GRIFFIN CALLS OUT TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN FOR SILENCE ON BRUNEI\u2019S DRACONIAN LAW TARGETING LGBTQ PEOPLE: <\/strong>\u201cThis week, Brunei has begun implementing a draconian new law that, among other brutal punishments, imposes the death penalty for LGBTQ <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> and adultery,\u201d writes Griffin (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/chadhgriffin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ChadHGriffin<\/a>) for <em>The Washington Post<\/em>. \u201cAround the world, governments, international institutions, human rights organizations, celebrities and many others have spoken with one voice to condemn the new penal code that violates international human rights standards and imposes one of the most heinous of punishments &#8212; death by stoning. Yet in the face of this crisis, the White House has remained unconscionably silent.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/04\/10\/trump-administrations-silence-lgbtq-rights-is-unconscionable\/?utm_term=.4745e932c781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>WaPo<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meanwhile, the administration is attacking immigrants who may be escaping countries with anti-LGBTQ laws. <\/strong>A bill introduced yesterday would curb these shameful attacks on immigrants, especially Muslim immigrants. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ilhan-omar-introduce-bill-end-donald-trumps-hateful-muslim-ban-no-one-should-1391628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Newsweek<\/em><\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hellogiggles.com\/news\/no-ban-act-muslim-ban-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>HelloGiggles<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WE\u2019VE ASKED BEFORE, AND WE\u2019LL ASK AGAIN &#8212; BETSY DEVOS, HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT?: \u00a0<\/strong>Thank you Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) for pressing Education Secretary DeVos on the Trump-Pence administration&#8217;s unconscionable rollback of Title IX guidance protecting transgender students. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/438257-dem-asks-devos-if-she-knew-of-potential-harm-to-transgender-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Hill<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/devos-knew-harm-rolling-back-protections-transgender-students-1392048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Newsweek<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/news\/devos-we-rolled-back-transgender-student-guidelines-despite-effects-of-harassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Talking Points Memo<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBonamici?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBonamici<\/a> to Sec. DeVos: When you rolled back guidance protecting rights of transgender students, did you know that the stress of harassment and discrimination can lead to lower attendance\/grades as well as depression for transgender students?<\/p>\n<p>Sec. DeVos: I do know that&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KhzISXJayf\">pic.twitter.com\/KhzISXJayf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Committee on Education &#038; Labor (@EdLaborCmte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdLaborCmte\/status\/1115990746513932288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>THANKFUL THURSDAY &#8212; LESBIAN WOMEN CAPTURING MAYORAL OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY: <\/strong>To paraphrase the one-and-only Beyonc\u00e9: Who run a record number of large U.S. cities? Lesbian <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>. Lori Lightfoot\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LightfootForChi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LightfootForChi<\/a>) win in Chicago was just the most recent in this exciting trend. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/topics\/politics\/gov-lgbt-mayors-elected-2019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Governing Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW A MISSOURI COURT RULING GRANTING A TRANS STUDENT ACCESS TO GENDER-SEGREGATED FACILITIES GIVES HOPE TO TRANS STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stlpublicradio.org\/post\/transgender-youth-don-t-see-space-themselves-court-ruling-may-change#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>St. Louis Public Radio<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WE\u2019RE NOT CRYING; YOU\u2019RE CRYING! GABRIELLE UNION AND DWYANE WADE SUPPORT THEIR SON AT MIAMI PRIDE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/nba-star-dwayne-wade-shares-support-son-s-miami-pride-n992131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our hearts are beaming with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DwyaneWade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DwyaneWade<\/a> shared photos of his son, Zion, at Miami Beach Pride with his stepmom, Gabrielle Union (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsgabrielleu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itsgabrielleu<\/a>). \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpG1NELPrC\">t.co\/SpG1NELPrC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1115407727751122944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN HISTORIC DECISION, RUSSIA COURT RULES TRANS WOMAN FIRED ILLEGALLY: <\/strong>Anna Grigoryeva\u2019s lawyer described it as \u201cthe first time in Russia, a transgender person has managed to defend her labor rights in court.\u201d More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-transgender-woman-fired-illegally-petersburg\/29872376.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>RadioFreeEurope\/RadioLiberty<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TASMANIA LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILL TO CREATE EASIER PATH FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE TO UPDATE THEIR IDENTITY DOCUMENTS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-04-10\/birth-certificate-gender-laws-pass-in-tasmania\/10989170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ABC AU<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LUXEMBOURG PM SPEAKS TO MEXICAN SENATE, CALLS ON COUNTRY TO ADVANCE LGBTQ EQUALITY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-mexico-lgbt-luxembourg\/luxembourgs-gay-premier-praises-mexico-lgbt-progress-sees-more-work-ahead-idUSKCN1RM052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/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=\"https:\/\/www.mcknightsseniorliving.com\/home\/news\/new-orleans-tops-lgbt-friendly-cities-for-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>McKnight\u2019s Senior Living<\/em><\/a> reports on the most LGBTQ-friendly cities for elders; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/documentary-the-most-dangerous-year-looks-at-the-recent-attack-on-transgender-rights-from-a-mothers-point-of-view-17022577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Bustle<\/em><\/a> reviews \u2018The Most Dangerous Year,\u2019 a documentary of a mother\u2019s journey to protect her <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> child; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2019\/4\/9\/18303925\/trans-athlete-women-sports-lgbtq-questions-debate-fair-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>OutSports<\/em><\/a> kicks off a new series on transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> in sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\">AMEquality@hrc.org<\/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-11-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-11-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 11, 2019 HRC AND PARTNERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST TRUMP-PENCE UNCONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS: Yesterday, just two days before Donald Trump and Mike Pence&#8217;s transgender troop ban goes into effect, HRC joined movement partners at the \u201cFight The Ban Against Open and Equal Military Service Rally\u201d on Capitol Hill. 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