{"id":97974,"date":"2019-09-23T12:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T16:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-september-23-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-09-23T12:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T16:25:27","slug":"am_equality-tipsheet-september-23-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/am_equality-tipsheet-september-23-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 23, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 23, 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>REP. JENNIFER WEXTON, AYANNA PRESSLEY LEAD EFFORTS TO STOP HUD\u2019S DISCRIMINATORY PROPOSED RULE TO STRIP TRANSGENDER PROTECTIONS:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1175138796972707840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPressley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RepPressley<\/a> and I wrote to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryCarson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SecretaryCarson<\/a>, along with 59 of our colleagues, to demand LGBTQ protections be reinstated in HUD&#8217;s grant making process.<\/p>\n<p>HUD should not allow housing providers to discriminate\u2014and I can\u2019t believe we have to say that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iXdzzhm8fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iXdzzhm8fk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jennifer Wexton (@RepWexton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWexton\/status\/1174753673207078916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>TODAY IS CELEBRATE BISEXUAL VISIBILITY DAY:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Too often <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> people are excluded from LGBTQ spaces and are invisible to each other\u2014all things that can make the journey of living authentically incredibly daunting.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BiVisibilityDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BiVisibilityDay<\/a>, know that your experiences are valid and you are seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f4nAvLDPZN\">t.co\/f4nAvLDPZN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvGfTRXANN\">pic.twitter.com\/jvGfTRXANN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1176119021831426054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>MUST READ MONDAY &#8212; WE\u2019RE STILL FIGHTING A NEW \u201cDON\u2019T ASK, DON\u2019T TELL\u201d:<\/strong> Eight years since DADT was repealed, Modern Military Association of America\u2019s Stephen Peters (@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenpeters2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stephenpeters2<\/a>) writes in <em>The Advocate <\/em>about the latest battle for equality in the military &#8212; ending the discriminatory Trump-Pence administration ban on transgender servicemembers. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/commentary\/2019\/9\/20\/were-fighting-new-dont-ask-dont-tell-all-over-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSGENDER WOMAN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN HATE CRIME FRIDAY, DALLAS POLICE SAY: <\/strong>According to a report in the <em>Dallas Morning News<\/em>, police said a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> pulled alongside the victim and yelled &#8220;a number of slurs about her gender identity,&#8221; then fired multiple shots, striking her in the chest and arm. Read more at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/crime\/2019\/09\/22\/transgender-woman-shot-multiple-times-in-hate-crime-dallas-police-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em> Dallas Morning News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANTI-LGBTQ ROBERT DESTRO CONFIRMED AS STATE DEPT ASS. SEC OF STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR: <\/strong>\u201cThroughout his career, Mr. Destro has focused a great deal of his writings on rejecting advances for LGBTQ human rights,\u201d reads a letter from <strong>HRC Government Affairs David Stacy<\/strong> to the U.S. Senate in opposition to Destro\u2019s nomination. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/09\/20\/robert-destro-confirmed-to-state-department-human-rights-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Washington Blade<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>AT EMMY\u2019S, LAVERNE COX AND ACLU\u2019S CHASE STRANGIO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT UPCOMING SCOTUS ARGUMENTS ON LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ EMPLOYEES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Category is\u2026 history in the making! Billy Porter <\/strong>(<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theebillyporter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheBillyPorter<\/a><\/strong>) became the first ever <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> Black <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> to be nominated for, and also win, an Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as Pray Tell in <em>Pose<\/em>. More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/tv\/awards\/billy-porter-wins-2019-lead-drama-actor-emmy-1203302233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>While on stage<\/strong> accepting an Emmy for her work in <em>The Act<\/em>, Patricia Arquette (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyArquette?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PattyArquette<\/a>) paid tribute to her late <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> sister: &#8220;I&#8217;m in mourning every day of my life, Alexis, and I will be the rest of my life for you &#8220;until we just change the world so that <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> people aren&#8217;t persecuted.&#8221; Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Culture\/emmy-winner-patricia-arquette-pays-tribute-late-sister\/story?id=65786912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ABC<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other LGBTQ and allied winners included <\/strong>Ben Whishaw and RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race. See the full list at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/22\/arts\/television\/emmy-awards-winners-list.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chasestrangio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chasestrangio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lavernecox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Lavernecox<\/a> for shedding light on issues facing the LGBTQ community even as you celebrate on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Emmys2019?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Emmys2019<\/a> red carpet. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kueh8cJrYf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t.co\/kueh8cJrYf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HRC\/status\/1175921270518702081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>HOW MAJOR CORPORATIONS ARE STANDING UP TO END GUN VIOLENCE: <\/strong>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/newsletters\/axios-am-ccab5080-e1a0-42d6-94b5-68c0631d8bd3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUEER EYE\u2019S JONATHAN VAN NESS (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jvn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>@JVN<\/strong><\/a><strong>) BRAVELY OPENS UP ABOUT SURVIVING SEXUAL ABUSE AND LIVING WITH HIV: <\/strong>Thank you to Van Ness for sharing his story and working to end the stigma facing people living with HIV. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/21\/style\/jonathan-van-ness-hiv-memoir.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHAWNEE MISSION, KS. SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTES TO ADD LGBTQ PROTECTIONS TO ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY:<\/strong> More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/9466b8c7b3ec478fb1c81847e182408e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>AP<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>THE ADVOCATE<\/em><\/strong><strong> SPOTLIGHTS LGBTQ RIGHTS RECORD OF DEM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES:<\/strong> Read the piece in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/election\/2019\/9\/19\/lgbtq-presidential-forum-where-10-candidates-stand#media-gallery-media-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Advocate<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>I MADE YOU PICKLES, IN SOLIDARITY &#8212; A SYMBOL FOR TRANS EQUALITY:<\/strong> In her regular column for the <em>New York Times<\/em>, <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> activist and writer Jennifer Finney Boylan (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennyBoylan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JennyBoylan<\/a>) writes about how the pickle is a symbol for transgender equality, and says she receives a lot of them from her readers. While thankful for the gifts, she writes: \u201cBut if given a choice between a pickle, and say, justice, I\u2019d have to go with the latter,\u201d pointing to the ongoing epidemic of violence against transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> &#8212; most <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color &#8212; and how <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> individuals are still at risk of being fired in 26 states. Read her full oped in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/18\/opinion\/transgender-rights-pickle-boylan.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>REPORTED ANTI-LGBTQ MOTIVATED HATE CRIMES ON THE RISE IN THE UK:\u00a0 <\/strong>A <em>BBC 5 Live<\/em> investigation found the number of hate crime reports across the UK more than doubled in the last five years, to over 13,000. More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/stories-49743545\/homophobic-hate-crime-beaten-up-for-being-gay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BBC<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>READING RAINBOW<\/u><\/strong><u> &#8211; Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!<\/u><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/mbmqzx\/the-female-pastors-making-space-for-queer-christians-to-express-their-faith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Vice<\/em><\/a> highlights <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">female<\/a> pastors who are working to create a welcoming and supportive space for LGBTQ Christians to express their faith<\/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-september-23-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/am-equality-tipsheet-september-23-2019?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 23, 2019 REP. JENNIFER WEXTON, AYANNA PRESSLEY LEAD EFFORTS TO STOP HUD\u2019S DISCRIMINATORY PROPOSED RULE TO STRIP TRANSGENDER PROTECTIONS: More from HRC.\u00a0 Today, @RepPressley and I wrote to @SecretaryCarson, along with 59 of our colleagues, to demand LGBTQ protections be reinstated in HUD&#8217;s grant making process. 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