{"id":91807,"date":"2019-06-25T10:25:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T14:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-june-25-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T14:25:50","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-june-25-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-june-25-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 25, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 25, 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; MARKING SIX YEARS SINCE <em>SHELBY COUNTY V. HOLDER<\/em> DECISION: <\/strong>On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to civil rights in <em>Shelby County v. Holder<\/em> by striking down a key provision in the Voting Right Act (VRA). More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/six-years-after-shelby-decision-hrc-joins-partners-to-push-for-voting-right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Six years after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCOTUS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCOTUS<\/a> gutted the Voting Rights Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a> joins with our partners across movements in urging Congress to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RestoreTheVote?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RestoreTheVote<\/a>. Expanding access to the ballot box &#038; protecting our democracy are central to the fight for full equality. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l8struR303\">t.co\/l8struR303<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadHGriffin\/status\/1143285041256181763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HRC JOINS ACTIVISTS IN LETTER TO SEC OF STATE MIKE POMPEO ASSERTING\u00a0 STATE DEPARTMENT \u201cHAS ABANDONED FULL SUPPORT OF LGBTI PEOPLE\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cWe cannot but conclude that you and the president have embarked on a clear-cut effort to undermine LGBTI progress at home and disavow LGBTI populations abroad,\u201d the letter says. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/06\/24\/activists-state-department-has-abandoned-full-support-of-lgbti-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY TWEET &#8212; JOIN HRC IN STOPPING HHS PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ENDANGER LGBTQ HEALTH CARE: \u00a0<\/strong>A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal seeks to strip away explicit health care protections on the basis of gender identity, effectively targeting transgender and gender non-conforming people\u2019s access to critical care. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/join-hrc-in-stopping-a-hhs-proposal-that-would-rip-away-lgbtq-health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HHSGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HHSgov<\/a> seeks to rip away health care protections on the basis of gender identity. This is not only discriminatory, but against the public health &#038; mission of HHS.<\/p>\n<p>Share your comment &#038; tell them discrimination in health care is wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectOurHealth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectOurHealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yOORArVnCt\">t.co\/yOORArVnCt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZQUM7RCVF\">pic.twitter.com\/XZQUM7RCVF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1143187024209272839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>NEW REPORT SPOTLIGHTS CHALLENGES FACING LGBTQ COLORADANS: <\/strong>The Colorado Health Foundation (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COHealthFDN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@COHealthFDN<\/a>) finds that LGTBQ Coloradans face challenges when it comes to financial stability, mental health and substance use issues. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicnewsservice.org\/2019-06-24\/lgbtqia-issues\/report-spotlights-challenges-facing-lgbt-coloradans\/a66883-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Public News Service<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PRIDE MONTH ROUNDUP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN <em>USA TODAY<\/em> &#8212; \u201cWHY WE OWE PRIDE TO BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cBlack transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> deserve credit for the state of LGBTQ progress today,\u201d writes Rasha Ali (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashaFierce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RashaFierce<\/a>) and David Oliver (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doliver8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@doliver8<\/a>) in an oped. Read more in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/voices\/2019\/06\/24\/pride-month-black-transgender-women-stonewall-marsha-p-johnson\/1478200001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>#SLIDEFORPRIDE &#8212; AKA HAVING FUN WHILE DOING GOOD: <\/strong>Tinder is partnering with HRC and asking participants to email their senators urging support for the Equality Act. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/how-to-use-tinders-right-to-love-feature-to-support-the-equality-act-18139520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Bustle<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/2019\/06\/24\/tinder-shows-its-pride-with-30-foot-rainbow-slide-in-flatiron-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Pix11<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey NYC. Head to Flatiron Plaza today and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/slideforpride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#slideforpride<\/a>! Each person who slides we will donate $10 to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRC<\/a>. Come slide! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TvSEqjQK3F\">pic.twitter.com\/TvSEqjQK3F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tinder (@Tinder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tinder\/status\/1143167603960999937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OPENS NEW EXHIBIT, \u201cILLEGAL TO BE YOU: GAY HISTORY BEYOND STONEWALL\u201d: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/ny-illegal-gay-history-beyond-stonewall-smithsonian-20190623-strr52pctjcbfmqlx2kt4e6e6i-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>New York Daily News<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STRUGGLE AMONG PROGRESS &#8212; A GLOBAL REVIEW OF THE STATE OF LGBTQ EQUALITY IN THE PAST YEAR: <\/strong>From Taiwan legalizing same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage and India\u2019s Supreme Court decriminalizing same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> relations, to the ongoing systemic violence against LGBTQ people in Chechnya, J. Lester Feder (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jlfeder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jlfeder<\/a>) provides the update at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/23\/world\/global-lgbtq-rights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTHEY CAME DURING THE NIGHT\u201d &#8212; GAY MAN DESCRIBES HORRIFIC TORTURE IN CHECHNYA: <\/strong>\u201cI don\u2019t feel safe here at all,\u201d said Ahmed. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/abduction-beatings-electrocution-gay-man-describes-torture-chechnya-n1021011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NBC<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>UKRAINE LGBTQ PRIDE HAS HISTORIC TURNOUT, ENCOUNTERS PROTESTERS DURING PARADE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/06\/23\/thousands-march-ukraines-pride-tight-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Pink News<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/protesters-try-to-block-ukrainian-lgbt-parade\/30015412.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Radio Free Europe<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Georgia\u2019s first Pride march called off amid political turmoil. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openlynews.com\/i\/?id=aa5b6a86-b8d0-439e-83be-3b7b9fe74ead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Openly<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica celebrates Pride for first time since its courts legalized marriage equality. It\u2019s the first country in Central American to recognize that right. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-gay-pride-costa-rica\/thousands-in-costa-rica-celebrate-in-first-pride-march-since-gay-marriage-ruling-idUSKCN1TO10G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/trans-teen-storytelling-activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mashable<\/em><\/a> spotlights how Afro-Latinx artist and organizer Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceadvocates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@graceadvocates<\/a>) showcases activism through storytelling; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/realestate\/article\/Top-Places-for-LGBTQ-Folks-to-Live-and-It-s-Not-14032471.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>My San Antonio<\/em><\/a> shares list of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/connor-jessup-comes-out-gay_n_5d112c28e4b0aa375f515d4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>HuffPost<\/em><\/a> shares \u2018American Crime\u2019 star Connor Jessup\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/connorjessup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@connorjessup<\/a>) powerful coming out story<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;If you\u2019re <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:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bi<\/a>, <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>, two-spirit or questioning, if you\u2019re confused, if you\u2019re in pain or you feel you\u2019re alone, if you aren\u2019t or you don\u2019t: You make the world more surprising and bearable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/connorjessup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@connorjessup<\/a> for sharing your truth and inspiring other LGBTQ people.\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOA7atEBH6\">t.co\/oOA7atEBH6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1143322946234126338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Have news? Send us your news and tips at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:AMEquality@hrc.org\"><em>AMEquality@hrc.org<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.wufoo.com\/forms\/subscribe-to-am-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Click here<\/em><\/a><em> to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>@HRC<\/em><\/a><em> for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-june-25-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-june-25-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: June 25, 2019 TODAY &#8212; MARKING SIX YEARS SINCE SHELBY COUNTY V. HOLDER DECISION: On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to civil rights in Shelby County v. 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