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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 24, 2019<\/b>
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SIX YEARS AFTER SHELBY <\/em>DECISION, HRC JOINS CIVIL RIGHTS PARTNERS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS:<\/strong> \u201cIn the six years since the Shelby decision, we have seen state after state pass discriminatory voter suppression laws that target marginalized Americans, particularly people of color,\u201d said HRC President Chad Griffin <\/strong>(@ChadHGriffin<\/a>). \u201cExpanding access to the ballot box and protecting our democracy are central to the fight for full equality. More from HRC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWELCOME, MAEVE\u201d — THE NYTIMES<\/em> ON MAEVE DUVALLY\u2019S EXPERIENCE TRANSITIONING AT GOLDMAN SACHS:<\/strong> When DuVally became only the second person at the company to formally transition, she \u201cimagined that her transition would be a binary thing — that a switch would be flipped,\u201d writes NY Times\u2019<\/em> reporter Emily Flitter (@FlitterOnFraud<\/a>. Instead, news leaked out slowly. \u201cEveryone seemed to be focusing more on clothes, nails, hair and the other aspects of the traditional female<\/a> corporate uniform than they might have on a less consequential day,\u201d Flitter writes. \u201cIt didn\u2019t read as shallow; it was just the easiest way to connect with Ms. DuVally, to convey warmth and support.\u201d Said DVally: \u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been hugging a lot of people. Before I decided to come out, I don\u2019t think I had ever hugged anyone at work.\u201d Read the full piece here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MUST-WATCH MONDAY — REMEMBERING STONEWALL, 50 YEARS LATER: HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride<\/strong> (@SarahEMcBride <\/a>) recently visited the Newseum\u2019s exhibit, \u201cRise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights movement\u201d. She said: \u201cAs we mark 50 years since Stonewall, we\u2019re reminded of the incredible power that a single action, a single brick, can have in changing the course of history.\u201d Watch the video<\/a> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“As we mark 50 years since Stonewall, we\u2019re reminded of the incredible power that a single action, a single brick can have in changing the course of history.”@SarahEMcBride<\/a> visits @Newseum<\/a>\u2019s #RiseUpTheExhibit<\/a> during #Pride<\/a>. #Stonewall50<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nfE43Kum4a<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CRACKER BARREL CEO SANDRA COCHRAN \u201cLEADS CHARGE FOR CHAIN\u2019S RACIAL, LGBTQ INCLUSIVITY,\u201d REPORTS KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL<\/em>: \u00a0<\/strong>The chain\u2019s recent refusal to allow an anti-LGBTQ pastor to hold a meeting in one of its restaurants has focused a spotlight on the company\u2019s turnaround on equality issues under Cochran. \u00a0\u201cThe restaurant chain’s scores on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index have more than doubled, increasing from a score of 35 when Cochran joined the company to a score of 80 this year,\u201d reports Brittany Crocker (@BrittCrocker<\/a>). \u201cIn 2008, the company’s score was 15.\u201d Read more at the Knoxville News Sentinel.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n