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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 23, 2018
LGBTQ AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS MARCH TO WHITE HOUSE TO OPPOSE TRUMP-PENCE PLAN TO ERASE NON-DISCRIM PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE: The march was organized in response to an explosive New York Times report that the Trump-Pence Administration intends to redefine “sex” to intentionally exclude LGBTQ people and their families from non-discrimination protections. According to the report, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning to release regulations narrowly defining “sex” in an anti-transgender way that guts enforcement of existing civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. More from HRC, Washington Blade, WUSA, Bustle, Politico and NPR.
- WATCH: HRC and coalition partners hold press conference in response to the announcement that the Trump-Pence administration intends to redefine “sex” to intentionally exclude LGBTQ people and their families from non-discrimination protections. More from HRC.
- Trump never cared about the LGBTQ community: When asked about this disgusting erasure, Trump said: “We’re looking at it. We have a lot of different concepts right now. They have a lot of different things happening with respect to transgender right now. You know that as well as I do and we’re looking at it very seriously.”
6/6 We can’t let this direct attack on our fundamental equality go quietly into practice. Tell this administration to reverse course and stop its senseless attacks on our community — add your name and join us. We #WontBeErased. t.co/jLvhYuR14c pic.twitter.com/dHscodQwsB
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 22, 2018
#TurnOUT — JUST 14 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY:
- Today: HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) will be in New Jersey to join HRC-endorsed congressional candidates Mikie Sherrill in Fairfield and Tom Malinowski in Martinsville at events to turn out LGBTQ and pro-equality voters for the crucially important midterms. All interested media should RSVP to [email protected]. More from Insider NJ.
- Must watch: U.S. House candidate Sean Casten (IL-6) (@SeanCasten) will be the voice we need in Congress to pull the emergency brake on the Trump-Pence administration.
.@SeanCasten will be the voice we need in Congress to pull the emergency brake on the Trump-Pence administration.
Join @HRC and help #FlipThe6th. #TurnOUT t.co/Qday8jm0FA pic.twitter.com/pjYGTWJcTK
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 22, 2018
TUESDAY TWEET: In a powerful must-read, Jenny Boylan (@JennyBoylan) writes of the Trump-Pence Administration plot to redefine “sex” to intentionally exclude LGBTQ people and their families from non-discrimination protections, “Redefining us won’t make us go away. It won’t restore your world to its precious, boring binary — which, I hate to tell you, never existed in the first place. All it will do is make people suffer.” More from The New York Times.
Must-read from @JennyBoylan: “Redefining us won’t make us go away. It won’t restore your world to its precious, boring binary — which, I hate to tell you, never existed in the first place. All it will do is make people suffer.” #WontBeErased t.co/Uq0jsqTSNS
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) October 22, 2018
NEW ORLEAN LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO PROMOTE LGBTQ TOURISM: More from The Associated Press.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
FOLLOWING VICIOUS ANTI-LGBTQ ATTACKS, THOUSANDS RALLY IN FRANCE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY: More from The Connexion.
NEW ZEALAND HAS A 50-YEAR WAITING LIST FOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED TRANSITION-RELATED SURGERIES: More from Gay Star News.
HORRIFYING — TWO INDONESIAN MEN ARRESTED FOR RUNNING PRO-EQUALITY FACEBOOK PAGE: More from Malay Mail and New Straits Times.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Hromadske International interviews a Ukrainian transgender woman; [Louisville, Kentucky] Courier Journal talks about LGBTQ safe spaces within local churches; WealthManagement.com reports on UBS’s LGBT Employment Equality exchange-traded fund; On Top Magazine interviews openly bisexual actor Keiynan Lonsdale (@KeiynanLonsdale)
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