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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 24, 2018

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: May 24, 2018

“BETSY DEVOS, HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT?” — HRC PROJECTS MESSAGE ON U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION BUILDING IN WASH., D.C.: Last night, HRC and artist Robin Bell (@bellvisuals) projected a message to Education Secretary DeVos to raise awareness about how the Trump-Pence Administration’s policies are harming already vulnerable LGBTQ youth. The projection featured findings from HRC’s recent groundbreaking  survey of 12,000 LGBTQ teens. The survey, conducted in partnership with the University of Connecticut, found that LGBTQ teenagers are not only experiencing heartbreaking levels of stress, anxiety and rejection, but also overwhelmingly feel unsafe in their own schools. The projection included a survey finding that 95 percent of LGBTQ teens report trouble getting to sleep at night, and asked DeVos, “how do you sleep at night?” More from HRC and The Hill.

  • HRC’s projection took place one day after DeVos unconscionably told a U.S. House committee that she would not take action on civil rights violations against transgender students “until the Supreme Court opines or until [U.S. Congress] takes action.”  More from The Hill.
  • DeVos also showed complete ignorance for the law regarding undocumented students, stating that schools should decide whether to report undocumented students to immigration enforcement. More from The Washington Post.

MORNING MUST READ — CEO OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC. SAYS FED. GOVT NOT HEEDING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON LGBTQ HEALTH: “Psychological science demonstrates the harms of discriminatory public policies and the benefits of supportive ones,” Arthur C. Evans Jr. (@ArthurCEvans) writes. “The current climate in Washington is likely to increase stigma and stress in sexual and gender minority populations across the nation, with negative effects on physical and mental health.” More from The Hill.

THANKFUL THURSDAY — TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY: Gallup’s latest polling shows that 67 percent of Americans support marriage equality — the highest ever recorded. In 1996, only 27 percent of Americans supported marriage equality. Support for marriage equality has increased for Democrats (83 percent), remained the same for Independents (71 percent) and decreased slightly for Republicans (44 percent). More from Gallup.

  • Gallup also estimates that 4.5 percent of Americans identify as LGBTQ — an estimate lower than findings from other research groups. The same survey also found that 8.2 percent of millennials identify as LGBTQ. More from Gallup.

UNACCEPTABLE — OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS OF HIV AND AIDS MEDICATION & PREVENTION ARE SKYROCKETING: Health insurers are cancelling co-pay assistance programs, forcing people living with HIV and people on PrEP to pay thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. HRC joined dozens of HIV organizations in calling on insurance commissioners and attorneys general to investigate. More from Washington Blade.

HRC MOURNS GIGI PIERCE, TRANS WOMAN SHOT IN OREGON: Police investigators say they believe that Pierce, 28, was shot during an altercation with Sophia Adler, who has been charged with Pierce’s murder, according to KGW-TV. Advocates and allies took to social media to raise awareness of her murder, calling the news of the Idaho native’s death “shocking.” Oscar Guerra-Vera, executive director of the Q Center in Portland, said that he is planning a community response to Pierce’s death for Portland’s LGBTQ community. More from HRC, Gay Star News and The Portland Mercury.

  • In Detroit, Charles Marion Brown was sentenced to 32-55 years in prison for assault and armed robbery of a transgender woman. More from The Detroit News.

MEXICAN MAN MARRIED TO AMERICAN MAN WRONGLY ARRESTED BY ICE: Jose “Ivan” Noe Nuñez Martinez was arrested in January after he and his husband, Paul Frame, petitioned for Nuñez Martinez to gain legal status. More from The Associated Press.

TRANSGENDER INMATES IN MISSOURI WILL NOW HAVE ACCESS TO CRITICAL CARE: Missouri Judge Noelle C. Collins ruled that the state’s Department of Corrections must change its policy denying trans inmates gender-affirming care — even if they did not receive it prior to entering prison. More from Nidhi Prakash (@nidhiprakash) in BuzzFeed.

WHY AREN’T TRUMP-PENCE CABINET SECRETARIES ATTENDING THEIR AGENCY’S PRIDE RECEPTIONS? Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) asks the question in The Washington Blade.

HRC JOINS ONGOING EFFORTS TO HELP LGBTQ PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO: HRC is proud to join #ReconstruyeQ, a coalition of LGBTQ and allied organizations working to support ongoing rebuilding efforts for LGBTQ people in Puerto Rico who are still suffering from the effects of Hurricane María, which devastated the island last September. More from HRC.

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico more than eight months ago — and hurricane season starts again in June. @HRC is proud to join the @ReconstruyeQ project to rebuild homes for LGBTQ families still in dire need of support. ��️‍������ t.co/sBSIOuH7uH pic.twitter.com/ZqxCC9jSCq

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) May 23, 2018

ADVOCATES IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, REACH OUT TO POLICE CHIEF ABOUT RESPECTING ALL IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: In anticipation of next month’s LGBTQ Pride festival, members of the community — including HRC’s local steering committee — sent a letter to the chief highlighting the disproportionate policing of people of color, and especially transgender people of color, across the country. More from Prizm.

  • In Minneapolis, police will not attend the local Pride Parade in uniform. More on why from Minnesota Public Radio.

LGBTQ-AFFIRMING INDIANA CHURCH CUTS TIES WITH NON-PROFIT THAT ALLEGEDLY FIRED MAN FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION: More from The Evansville Courier & Press.

READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!

Washingtonian interviews two advocates in DC bringing HIV screenings to underserved neighborhoods; Advocate profiles LGBTQ advocates in America’s territories; The Washington Post speaks to those involved in the new Star Wars about efforts to have LGBTQ representation; HRC profiles LGBTQ foster youth advocates; ArtForum mourns artist Robert Indiana.

RIP Robert Indiana, an LGBTQ artist who made “LOVE” an iconic image. t.co/XvRSblv9GE

— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) May 23, 2018

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Older Gay Men Try to Interpret Young Gay Slang: WATCH

Older Gay Men Try to Interpret Young Gay Slang: WATCH
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In a highly entertaining new clip from Into, three older gay men are shown words and phrases used by younger gay men and are asked to react to them.

See how they react to “Bussy”, “Bop”, “Beat for the Gods”, “Extra”, “F#ck My Drag Right”, “Gayby”, “Gayce”, “Yasss”, “Kiki”, “Miss Vanjie”, “Werk”, “Slay”, and “Okurr”.

The post Older Gay Men Try to Interpret Young Gay Slang: WATCH appeared first on Towleroad.


Older Gay Men Try to Interpret Young Gay Slang: WATCH

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VIDEO: HRC Projects Message to Betsy DeVos on U.S. Department of Education Building

VIDEO: HRC Projects Message to Betsy DeVos on U.S. Department of Education Building

Tonight, HRC and artist Robin Bell projected a message to Betsy DeVos to raise awareness about how the Trump-Pence Administration’s policies are harming already vulnerable LGBTQ youth. This morning, HRC released the results of a groundbreaking survey of 12,000 LGBTQ teens performed by HRC and researchers at the University of Connecticut on to the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. The survey found that LGBTQ teenagers are not only experiencing heartbreaking levels of stress, anxiety and rejection, but also overwhelmingly feel unsafe in their own schools.

The projection, which included a survey finding that 95 percent of LGBTQ teens report trouble getting to sleep at night, asked U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, “how do you sleep at night?”

“Betsy DeVos has spent the last year and half relentlessly attacking the rights of transgender students, youth of color, survivors of sexual assault and students with disabilities,” said Ellen Kahn, HRC’s Director of Children, Youth and Families Programs. “While these survey results underscore the challenges facing LGBTQ youth, it also reflects their perseverance and strength in the face of bullies — whether in their classrooms or the federal government. Given the disastrous and dangerous actions of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the question must be asked of everyone in this administration, ‘how do you sleep at night?’”

The results of the largest-of-its-kind survey highlight the challenges facing LGBTQ youth, particularly transgender young people and people of color, who have experienced ongoing efforts by the Trump-Pence administration to undermine their rights — from rescinding lifesaving guidance promoting equitable treatment of transgender students and refusing to investigate complaints filed by transgender students who face discrimination in school facilities, to racist immigration policies and giving shameful passes to hate groups and white supremacists.

HRC and researchers at the University of Connecticut found that:

  • Seventy-seven percent of LGBTQ teenagers surveyed report feeling depressed or down over the past week;
  • Ninety-five percent of LGBTQ youth report trouble sleeping at night;
  • LGBTQ youth of color and transgender teenagers experience unique challenges and elevated stress — only 11 percent of youth of color surveyed believe their racial or ethnic group is regarded positively in the U.S., and over 50 percent of trans and gender expansive youth said they can never use school restrooms that align with their gender identity;
  • More than 70 percent report feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness in the past week;
  • Only 26 percent say they always feel safe in their school classrooms — and just five percent say all of their teachers and school staff are supportive of LGBTQ people;
  • Sixty-seven percent report that they’ve heard family members make negative comments about LGBTQ people

This survey comes five years after HRC’s groundbreaking 2012 study of LGBTQ youth — one of the first initiatives launched by the organization under HRC President Chad Griffin’s leadership. They comprise the most reliable data collected about the experiences of LGBTQ young people in America.

The U.S. lacks reliable data about LGBTQ people, especially about the experiences of LGBTQ youth. In light of this, and in the face of consistent attacks on LGBTQ youth, HRC is committed to ensuring this data is in the hands of teachers, counselors, coaches, doctors and other youth-serving professionals across the country. These findings will inform a variety of HRC Foundation programs for youth and youth-serving professionals, including the Welcoming Schools program, the All Children-All Families program and the Time to THRIVE conference.

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