{"id":84063,"date":"2019-04-12T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-12-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-04-12T10:25:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T14:25:24","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-april-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-12-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 12, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 12, 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 DENOUNCES UNCONSCIONABLE TRANS TROOP BAN ON DAY OF IMPLEMENTATION, RAISES TRANS FLAG AT HQ: <\/strong>\u201cAt this difficult moment for transgender service members and those wishing to serve their country, every transgender patriot should know that a grateful nation supports you,\u201d said <strong>HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemcbride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>). \u201cThe Trump-Pence transgender troop ban is dangerous for both transgender people and our national security, which is why a bipartisan chorus of members of Congress, leading military experts and overwhelming majorities of Americans oppose this despicable policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tune in to <em>MSNBC <\/em>at 1:25 p.m. ET to see HRC\u2019s Charlotte Clymer discuss the discriminatory ban. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tomorrow, the President\u2019s ban on transgender people serving their country goes into effect. This isn\u2019t about budgets. It\u2019s hatred. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/trWZuEFovM\">t.co\/trWZuEFovM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEllenShow\/status\/1116506798993711105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>WHY WE FIGHT FRIDAY &#8212; MUST WATCH &#8212; TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS JOIN<em> THE VIEW<\/em> TO DISCUSS TRUMP-PENCE TRANS TROOP BAN: <\/strong>\u00a0Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Capt. Jennifer Peace spoke to <em>The View <\/em>about risks this ban poses, including systematic discrimination and the possibility that service members and their dependents will receive substandard medical care. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/transgender-army-members-talk-military-policy-view-youre\/story?id=62299951&#038;sfns=mo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ABC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The American Medical Association blasted the ban, saying: <\/strong>\u201cThe only thing deficient is any medical science behind this decision.\u201d More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/ama-blasts-reasoning-for-militarys-transgender-policy\/2019\/04\/11\/bf1cd418-5c81-11e9-98d4-844088d135f2_story.html?utm_term=.946a57c5db64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Associated Press<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Transgender Army members talk new military policy on &#8216;The View&#8217;: &#8216;If you\u2019re transgender you\u2019re simply not welcome&#8217;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wKCHxXS7es\">t.co\/wKCHxXS7es<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hd18G4H8LG\">pic.twitter.com\/Hd18G4H8LG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCWorldNews\/status\/1116179191165333504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>VICTORY! AZ STATE LEGISLATURE REPEALS BAN ON LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: <\/strong>\u201cAll young people need and deserve curriculum that validates their identities and prepares them for health and success,\u201d said <strong>HRC Arizona State Director Justin Unga<\/strong>. \u201cThis victory should serve as a reminder of what we can accomplish when we put Arizona students\u2019 success ahead of politics.\u201d Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/victory-arizona-legislature-repeals-ban-on-lgbtq-inclusive-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STATE ROUNDUP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Texas Senate Passes Bills That Would Gut LGBTQ-Inclusive Protections for Millions of Texans.<\/strong> \u201cThese harmful bills would gut the enforcement of the only protections that many LGBTQ Texans have,\u201d said<strong> Rebecca Marques, HRC Texas state director. <\/strong>Read more at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/texas-senate-passes-harmful-bills-that-would-gut-lgbtq-protections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Texas Rep. Julie Johnson introduces bill to increase access to lifesaving HIV &#038; AIDS medication<\/strong>. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/texas-julie-johnson-introduces-bill-increase-access-to-hiv-aids-medication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TREND ALERT! More and more states stepping up to protect LGBTQ youth from so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d including the latest &#8212; Massachusetts. <\/strong>\u00a0More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaycitynews.nyc\/stories\/2019\/8\/conversion-health-2019-04-11-gcn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gay City News<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-equality lawmakers in Iowa are advancing a bill to change the way judges are selected as payback after pro-LGBTQ and pro-choice rulings.<\/strong> More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2019\/04\/iowas-supreme-court-protected-gay-marriage-and-abortion-rights-and-republican-lawmakers-are-out-for-payback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mother Jones<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ILLINOIS\u2019 MEDICAID PROGRAM TO COVER MEDICALLY-NECESSARY HEALTH CARE FOR TRANS PEOPLE: <\/strong>\u201cHealthcare is a right, not a privilege, and I&#8217;m committed to ensuring our LGBTQ community and all Illinoisans have access to that right,\u201d Governor J.B. Pritzker said in the statement. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/illinois-medicaid-to-cover-gender-reassignment-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CBS<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TODAY ON <em>THE ELLEN SHOW<\/em> &#8212; PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL PETE BUTTIGIEG TALKS ANTI-LGBTQ MIKE PENCE: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m not critical of his faith, I\u2019m critical of bad policies. I don\u2019t have a problem with religion &#8212; I\u2019m religious, too,\u201d said Buttigieg, who is openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>. \u201cI have a problem with religion being used as a justification to harm people &#8212; especially in the LGBTQ community.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I really enjoyed meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteButtigieg<\/a>. Don\u2019t miss him on my show tomorrow. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6IQmB0zpj\">pic.twitter.com\/A6IQmB0zpj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEllenShow\/status\/1116531086186536960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HISTORIC FIRSTS AS OKLAHOMA CITY &#038; EAU CLAIRE, WIS., SWEAR IN FIRST OPENLY GAY COUNCILMAN &#038; FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER COUNCIL MEMBER, RESPECTIVELY: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/kfor.com\/2019\/04\/09\/oklahoma-citys-first-openly-gay-councilman-sworn-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Oklahoma\u2019s News 4<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadertelegram.com\/news\/front-page\/eau-claire-s-first-transgender-council-member-takes-office-next\/article_129dae86-7199-5330-a366-12895d4b4d94.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Eau Claire Leader Telegram<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN MURPHY INVITES 500 LGBTQ TEENS TO SPECIAL VIEWING OF PLAY \u201cTHE PROM\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/10\/style\/the-prom-broadway-killing-eve-premiere-party.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HRC JOINS LETTER CALLING ON SECRETARY POMPEO TO CONDEMN BRUNEI\u2019S DRACONIAN LAW TARGETING LGBTQ PEOPLE: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eqca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/April-2019-Sign-on-Letter-Sec-Pompeo-re-Brunei.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complete letter can be found here<\/a><u>;<\/u> read more in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/news\/2019\/4\/11\/100-lgbtq-groups-leaders-urge-white-house-condemn-bruneis-new-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brunei has begun implementing a heinous new law targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQ<\/a> people &#038; others with \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mike_pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mike_Pence<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecPompeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecPompeo<\/a> MUST condemn these atrocities and take every possible action to stop them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EyesonBrunei?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EyesonBrunei<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZ8RMdkXST\">t.co\/LZ8RMdkXST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1116698734765563909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>CAYMAN ISLANDS\u2019 COURT OF APPEALS HALTS IMPLEMENTATION OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY: <\/strong>The government is appealing a March decision that found the country\u2019s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaystarnews.com\/article\/court-puts-equal-marriage-on-hold-in-cayman-islands\/#gs.4maoqh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gay Star News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HISTORIC MOMENT IN ARMENIA AS TRANSGENDER ADVOCATE ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT: <\/strong>Lilit Martirosyan spoke to lawmakers about the violence and discrimination she has faced and called for members to pass laws to promote equality. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/eurasianet.org\/armenia-roiled-by-transgender-womans-speech-in-parliament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Eurasianet<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Since her historic speech, Martirosyan has received death threats, <\/strong>leading the United Nations, the European Union and local groups to express grave concern. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/un-eu-express-concerns-about-threats-against-armenia-s-lgbt-community\/29873151.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Radio Free Europe \/ Radio Liberty<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RUGBY AUSTRALIA TERMINATES PLAYER\u2019S CONTRACT FOLLOWING MULTIPLE ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/folau-s-anti-gay-post-condemned-as-unacceptable\/508405832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Associated Press<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/04\/10\/t-magazine\/ted-malawer-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times\u2019 T Magazine<\/em><\/a> publishes a play by Ted Malawer about love in a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> detention center.<\/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-12-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-april-12-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 12, 2019 HRC DENOUNCES UNCONSCIONABLE TRANS TROOP BAN ON DAY OF IMPLEMENTATION, RAISES TRANS FLAG AT HQ: \u201cAt this difficult moment for transgender service members and those wishing to serve their country, every transgender patriot should know that a grateful nation supports you,\u201d said HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride). \u201cThe &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-april-12-2019\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 12, 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-84063","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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