You Might Like
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 20, 2019
HRC ON TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN OFFICIAL’S CLAIM THEY’LL SEEK TO END CRIMINALIZATION OF SAME-SEX SEXUAL RELATIONS: Said Jeremy Kadden, HRC Senior International Policy Advocate: “Donald Trump and Mike Pence have continued to ignore the campaign of violence and murder targeting LGBTQ people in Chechnya that has stretched on for two years. They have turned away LGBTQ people fleeing violence and persecution and sent them back to countries that criminalize them, and have consistently worked to undermine the fundamental equality of LGBTQ people and our families here at home from day one. If this commitment is real, we have a lot of questions about their intentions and commitments, and are eager to see what proof and action will follow.” More from The Daily Beast.
1/ The Trump-Pence administration has consistently worked to undermine the fundamental equality of LGBTQ people and our families from day one. t.co/fKD7FTOqgM
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 19, 2019
STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP — COLORADO HOUSE PASSES TWO PRO-EQUALITY BILLS: The two bills protect LGBTQ youth from dangerous “conversion therapy” and allow trans Coloradans to update their gender marker on their birth certificate without restrictive and unnecessary surgical requirements. Both bills now head to the Colorado Senate for consideration. More from HRC.
Young people should never be subjected to dangerous “conversion therapy.” It’s also critically important trans people have the ability to ensure their legal documents match their identity.@HRC urges the Colorado Senate to pass #HB1129 & #HB1039. #COLeg t.co/hf8bNhustF
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 20, 2019
-
Anti-equality lawmakers in Tennessee recently introduced a bill attacking marriage equality: “As a native Tennessean, it’s disappointing to see lawmakers pushing more mean, pointless legislation that would do nothing except single out LGBTQ people in an effort to make us feel less than equal,” said HRC Press Secretary Nick Morrow (@NRMorrow). More from WVLT.
-
Twelve West Virginia mayors are calling on the state legislature to pass non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. More from The Herald-Dispatch.
-
ICYMI — The South Dakota House of Representatives last week passed a discriminatory anti-trans bill, which effectively bars public school teachers from instructing students in grades K-7 about gender identity or gender expression. More from Care2.
WHAT WE’RE READING WEDNESDAY — TRANS ADVOCATE MONICA ROBERTS WANTS TO ENSURE TRANS COMMUNITY IS GIVEN DIGNITY IN DEATH: She (@transgriot) talks with Samantha Allen (@SLAwrites) about the epidemic of violence against transgender people, and her work to prevent misgendering in police reports and news stories. More from The Daily Beast.
-
Yesterday, Roberts’ blog was taken down without explanation. It was restored later in the day. More from TransGriot.
TransGriot is back up! Thank you to everyone who worked to make that happen, offered support, and let me vent. t.co/VBPA0oF095
— Monica Roberts (@TransGriot) February 20, 2019
SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED BY GAVIN GRIMM MAY FINALLY END BAN ON TRANS STUDENTS USING RESTROOMS ALIGNED WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY: The Gloucester County (Va.) School Board met yesterday to discuss the possibility. More from The Associated Press.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIR TOM PEREZ PRAISES LGBTQ ELECTEDS & CAUCUS MEMBERS AT ANNUAL WINTER MEETING: More from The Georgia Voice.
-
Newly-elected Democratic governors are already working hard for LGBTQ equality: Governors in Kansas, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin have signed executive orders protecting LGBTQ state employees. More from Rewire.
ICYMI — HRC RELEASED ITS BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH REPORT AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL TIME TO THRIVE CONFERENCE: More from Los Angeles Blade.
TAX PREPARER REFUSES TO SERVE MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLE: “I didn’t go in there to talk about my marriage. I went in to file my taxes, that was it…it’s all I wanted,” said Bailey Brazzel, whose regular tax preparer refused to serve her and her wife, Samantha. More from WTHR.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
ALTRINCHAM FC SE PONE LA CAMISETA ARCOIRIS PARA APOYAR AL COLECTIVO LGBTQ: Más de Milenio.
Well after a day off yesterday, I’ve spent today trawling through the huge amount of tweets, emails and messages that we’ve received. What a fantastic day we had on Saturday to bring awareness to the Football v Homophobia campaign @FvHtweets there are so many people to thank pic.twitter.com/szQbuHPu9X
— Altrincham FC Inc (@AltrinchamFCInc) February 18, 2019
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Pink News interviews transgender actress Talisa Garcia (@talisagarcia1); Salon covers how Free Mom Hugs founder Sarah Cunningham became a “stand-in mom” at same-sex weddings (@MamaBearOk)
Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!
www.hrc.org/blog/am-equality-tipsheet-february-20-2019?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
You Might Like