Trump Sells ‘USA’ Baseball Caps for $40 After Hawking Them in Hurricane Harvey Photo Ops

In two successive Hurricane Harvey photo ops at Camp David this week, Donald Trump wore baseball caps emblazoned with ‘USA’ on the front and ‘Trump’ on the back that he’s selling for $40 on his campaign website.

As the NYT stated so succinctly: “Mr. Trump, we are reminded every day in ways we would not have imagined the day before, speaks and acts in the interests of himself and no one else.”

Image #1: Picture of President Trump in a red hat, distributed by the White House
Image #2: Your chance to buy the red hat from his campaign pic.twitter.com/hehsMRYcyw

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 28, 2017

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) pointed out the product placement on Monday, but journalist Gabriel Snyder had already noted it.

Trump has used his Harvey meetings as product placement for hats he sells for $40 two days in a row now… pic.twitter.com/EQcPkS8Yit

— Gabriel Snyder (@gabrielsnyder) August 27, 2017

(h/t jmg)

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HRC Mourns Cassidy Karakorn, Beloved Colleague and Advocate

Today, the Human Rights Campaign released the following statement mourning the loss of Cassidy Karakorn:

“The HRC Family is mourning the loss of our beloved colleague and friend, Cassidy Karakorn. Over her 17-year career at the Human Rights Campaign, Cassidy tirelessly championed civil rights for the LGBTQ community. As Director of Consumer Marketing, Cassidy’s eye for fashion and art made a transformative impact on HRC and helped us reach more people than ever before. Her work was often deeply and profoundly moving; this past June, she worked with renowned artist Meghan Geckler to bring to life an eight story public art installation remembering the 49 lives taken in the Pulse Nightclub shooting and other victims of hate violence.

“Cassidy was a vibrant and energetic force for change in the world. Her talents were boundless. Her creative genius and passion were unmatched. She was fun, caring, and her positivity was contagious. We loved her and loved working with her.

“Our hearts go out to Cassidy’s family and many friends who are grieving her loss. In every future effort, we will seek to make Cassidy proud, and will carry her memory with us always.”

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Other projects Karakorn spearheaded during her tenure at HRC include Equality Rocks, Sweetlife Festival,  iO Tillett Wright’s Self Evident Truths project and HRC’s Instagram presence. She organized countless collaborations with designers and artists such as Heatherette, Kelly Towles, Marc Jacobs, Alex and Chloe, Kenneth Cole and Everlane.

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-mourns-cassidy-karakorn-beloved-HRC-colleague-and-advocate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

NYT Editorial Board Rips Trump: [He] Speaks and Acts in the Interest of Himself and No One Else’

“Mr. Trump, we are reminded every day in ways we would not have imagined the day before, speaks and acts in the interests of himself and no one else,” writes the New York Times editorial board in a searing editorial which takes the pardon of Joe Arpaio as its centerpiece.

Writes the NYT:

To most people with any awareness of Arizona politics, Mr. Arpaio is an abomination to the rule of law, the principle of equal justice and plain decency…

…Yet to President Trump, Mr. Arpaio is a role model: a man for whom the “rule of law” means that he can do what he wants when he wants, who humiliates those weaker than him and mocks those who try to constrain him, who evades scrutiny and accountability — in short, a perfect little tyrant.

The president can pardon virtually anyone he wants, which makes it more telling that he chose to wield the power for the first time in favor of Mr. Arpaio, an officer of the law who defied a court order. It shows not only contempt for the judiciary’s sole means of enforcing the law, but suggests that Mr. Trump may be just as eager to pardon friends, family and allies caught up in the Russia investigation.

The editorial board goes through a laundry list of Trump offenses, concluding:

But this is Donald Trump’s rule of law — a display of personal dominance disconnected from concerns about law and order, equality or the Constitution. That distorted understanding of justice is cleaving the nation between the majority who support the principles of American democracy and those who support only him.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 29, 2017

#ProtectTransTroops — HRC IS PLAINTIFF IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP’S TRANS MILITARY BAN: HRC, represented by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN, became a plaintiff along with Gender Justice League and transgender individuals affected by the action, in a federal lawsuit challenging the White House directive that interferes in Department of Defense personnel policy by pushing forward the Trump-Pence’s transgender military ban. “Our military is stronger when any qualified American willing to defend our country is able to serve, regardless of their gender identity,” said HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride). “It is an unconscionable and unconstitutional breach of trust for the president to single out brave transgender service members and able recruits for discrimination. The harm that this administration is causing to both these courageous Americans and our national security must be stopped. We are proud to be a plaintiff on behalf of our transgender members currently serving or wishing to enlist or commission, but who find their careers and their future under attack – and we thank all of the plaintiffs, Lambda Legal and Outserve-SLDN for their leadership in challenging this dangerous directive.” More from HRC, Metro Weekly, Washington Blade, HuffPost, The Hill, NPR and Politico.

• The named plaintiff is Ryan Karnoski, a transgender man and social worker from Seattle. More from KIRO.
• A powerful USA Today piece by Army veteran Rob Cuthbert calls on Defense Secretary Mattis to stand against this discrimination. Read the full piece from USA Today.
• The Palm Center has identified six forms of discrimination that the anti-transgender directive mandates. Read the full report here.

OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN TEXAS — HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO HELP: The LGBTQ community in Houston is stepping up, with both the Montrose Center, the city’s LGBTQ community center, and the Houston-based Transgender Foundation of America establishing funds for victims of the flooding, reports Lou Chibbaro Jr. of the Washington Blade. A comprehensive list of national and local organizations assisting people affected by the disaster, and guidance on how to donate, is provided by The New York Times.

TUESDAY TWEET — ICYMI, HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JOE ARPAIO: The Phoenix New Times, which has covered the racist Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years, tweeted out his long, grotesque record of violating the civil rights of Maricopa County’s Latinx population, and carrying out a hate-filled agenda through extreme racial profiling. By pardoning Arpaio, Trump is again aligning himself with his nationalist, racist, anti-LGBTQ supporters — in the wake of the violent extremism in Charlottesville. During his tenure, Arpaio has attacked nearly every marginalized community, including using anti-LGBTQ schemes to humiliate inmates at his ‘Tent City’ prison. Read more here.

We’ve been covering Joe Arpaio for more than 20 years. Here’s a couple of things you should know about him… 1/many

— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017

FEDERAL JUDGE UPHOLDS TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SCHOOL POLICIES: The decision came in a lawsuit filed by four students who unsuccessfully argued that the Boyertown (Pa.) Area School District’s policy, which allows transgender students to use facilities aligned with their gender identity, is an “invasion of privacy.” More from WFMZ.

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR SIGNS TWO PRO-EQUALITY BILLS: Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law measures banning so-called “gay panic” defenses in criminal proceedings and simplifying the process of changing the gender listed on one’s birth certificate. More from The Chicago Tribune.

GUIDANCE FOR JUDGES INTERACTING WITH LGBTQ PEOPLE: The new resource, produced by the National Center of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the National Juvenile Defender Center and the State Justice Institute, lays out best practices for judges interacting with LGBTQ people in the courtroom. More from the NCJFCJ.

WASHINGTON BLADE RELEASES SPECIAL EDITION ON SPORTS: It includes a piece by Ashland Johnson (@AshlandJ11), HRC Foundation’s Director of Public Education and Research. She breaks down the value of sports as a tool for equality and the need for further LGBTQ inclusion in sports. Read it in the Washington Blade.

THOUSANDS RALLY FOR AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY: The Melbourne rally broke records as one of the largest for LGBTQ equality in the country. More from The Advocate.

Same-sex marriage advocates gather in Melbourne’s CBD as part of a rally in support of a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming postal survey. #9News pic.twitter.com/ARuJIp4A1I

— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) August 26, 2017

CHILEAN PRESIDENT INTRODUCES MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL TO CONGRESS: “We do this with the certainty that it is not ethical nor fair to put artificial limits on love, nor to deny essential rights just because of the sex of those who make up a couple,” Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said of the bill. More from Reuters.

READING RAINBOW

BuzzFeed asks readers to share their best advice for people who identify outside of the gender binary; U.S. News & World Report gives tips for finding LGBTQ-friendly law schools.

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!

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17 LGBT Tropes Hollywood Needs to Retire

www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/8/29/17-lgbt-tropes-hollywood-needs-retire

Watch the Entire Cast of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Take on RuPaul’s ‘Call Me Mother’ — VIDEO

On last night’s So You Think You Can Dance, the All-Stars and the Top 8 dancers performed together to “Call Me Mother”, from RuPaul’s recent album American. The performance was choreographed by Mark Kanemura.

Watch:

RuPaul tweeted the lyrics to the track last night as the show aired:

LYRICS: “Call Me Mother” @marksluckie pic.twitter.com/ObsQJ66YPE

— RuPaul (@RuPaul) August 29, 2017

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A Trans Activist Got in Caitlyn Jenner’s Face. Good.

We all need to follow Ashlee Marie Preston’s example and call out recklessness and hypocrisy. 

www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/8/29/trans-activist-got-caitlyn-jenners-face-good

Ein Kind wird gemobbt, dass es keine “echte Familie” habe – dann greift seine Patentante durch
“Manche Leute sagen dir vielleicht, dass deine Mütter nicht für dich sorgen dürften. Sie haben Unrecht.”

Weiterlesen: Lifestyle, Lgbt, Ehe, Ehe Für Alle, Mobbing, noad_mid_article, Eltern, Germany News

www.huffingtonpost.de/2017/08/28/ein-kind-wird-gemobbt-weil-es-keine-echte-familie-hatte—seine-patentante-hat-die-beste-antwort-darauf_n_17853016.html