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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 8, 2019<\/b>
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MORE THAN 150 LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY URGE CONGRESS TO PASS THE EQUALITY ACT: <\/strong>In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, CenterLink, an organization that works to support strong, sustainable LGBTQ community centers, wrote: \u201cFor decades, community centers have been working with and for the LGBTQ community to fight discrimination. With passage of the Equality Act, community centers will finally have federal protections in place to assist them as they advocate for their constituents and work toward lived equality.\u201d Read the full letter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DESPITE PUSH FOR ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATION, PRO-EQUALITY BILLS GET HISTORIC HEARINGS IN TEXAS HOUSE:<\/strong> \u201cHaving a hearing is sometimes a victory,\u201d said state Rep. Celia Israel, D-Austin (@CeliaIsrael<\/a>), whose conversion therapy ban was debated for the first time this year, reports Emma Platoff (@emmaplatoff<\/a>) of The Texas Tribune.<\/em> One of the pro-equality bills would extend statewide non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people. Notably, this legislative session, anti-LGBTQ legislators are attempting to gut Texas cities\u2019 employment non-discrimination ordinances, which extend the only fully-inclusive protections for LGBTQ Texans. Read more at The Texas Tribune<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

WHAT WE\u2019RE WATCHING WEDNESDAY — HRC CELEBRATES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: <\/strong>Through the HRC Foundation\u2019s Welcoming Schools program<\/a>, elementary school educators can access training and resources to help them embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ-inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support trans<\/a> and non-binary students. Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.@HRC<\/a>\u2019s Welcoming Schools program is here to help teachers around the country prevent bullying and create LGBTQ and gender inclusive classrooms. #TeacherAppreciationWeek<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/HC8zNRrkAc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NEW REPORT FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY DETAILS FAILURE OF U.S. POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO PROTECT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: <\/strong>Failing to Protect and Serve<\/em><\/a> \u201creveals a widespread failure of the nation\u2019s police departments to adopt or modernize policies protecting the rights of transgender people.\u201d Read the full report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n