#AM_Equality Tipsheet; July 2, 2018
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HRC MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS JOINED FAIR-MINDED AMERICANS RALLYING TO OPPOSE TRUMP-PENCE’S UNCONSCIONABLE CHOICE TO RIP APART IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: Despite Trump’s late and incomplete retreat from his cruel and dangerous policy, thousands of families have already paid the price and will continue to suffer because of his actions. As the National Immigration LawCenter notes: “This executive order would have the effect of jailing, for months or even years, immigrant families seeking safety in the U.S.” More from Palm Springs Desert Sun, Inquisitr and The Washington Blade.
Today’s #FamiliesBelongTogether rally is just the start. We must keep applying public pressure on the administration until we get a legitimate fix that reunites ALL families and ends separation and detention. pic.twitter.com/FdtOD3gUff
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) June 30, 2018
MO STATE AG JOSH HAWLEY TOOK $$$ FROM ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUP ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: Hawley, who is challenging Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), reportedly accepted thousands of dollars from the notoriously anti-LGBTQ Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) to speak at the group’s conference 2013. Emails show that Hawley and his wife have together earned $8,700 from ADF since that time. More from Riverfront Times.
EXCLUSIVE — HRC PRESIDENT CHAD GRIFFIN (@CHADHGRIFFIN) SITS DOWN WITH PRIZM TO TALK OHIO MIDTERMS AND THE POWER OF THE LGBTQ VOTE: “Our organization has been on the defensive like everyone else, fighting back and pushing back and resisting,” Griffin told Prizm’s Bob Vital (@Bob_Vitale). “Now we’re really turning that resistance into action and aggressively organizing and mobilizing in key states around the country.” In Ohio, HRC has identified more than 1.5 million “equality voters” who are either members of the LGBTQ community or who strongly support issues such as expanding the state’s nondiscrimination laws to cover sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. More from Prizm.
MUST WATCH MONDAY — TWO TRANS PEOPLE FIND LOVE, ACCEPTANCE AND A FAMILY TOGETHER: Liam and Racquelle are a trans couple who chose to pause their transition in order to have a child. See their heartwarming story (and meet their beautiful child, Aspen) from My Trans Life.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS SEND LETTER TO DEFENSE SECRETARY JAMES MATTIS ASKING WHY THE PENTAGON DIDN’T MARK PRIDE MONTH: The letter expressed concern that the Pentagon is “backing away from supporting and celebrating” brave LGBTQ service members. More from CNN.
- While the Trump-Pence administration continues to attack the LGBTQ community, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced a resolution to declare June LGBTQ Pride month. More here.
MASSACHUSETTS MUST VOTE ‘YES’ TO PRESERVE PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS COMMUNITY: If repealed, Massachusetts would become the first and only state in the U.S. to pass a statewide ballot initiative to revoke legal protections for transgender people. More from HRC.
NEW POLLING SHOWS LGBTQ VOTERS STRONGLY CONSIDERING CANDIDATE’S POSITION ON COMMON SENSE GUN REFORM IN MIDTERM: Nineteen percent of respondents identified gun law reform as their top issue. Of those surveyed 79 percent said the sale guns should be more strict, and 75 percent said that a political candidate’s position on gun reform is likely to impact their vote. More from Florida Politics.
DNC LAUNCHES TOOLKIT FOR LGBTQ VOTERS FOR THE MIDTERMS: More from Into.
POPE FRANCIS CONTINUES TO DANCE AROUND LGBTQ ISSUES: The last few weeks alone have clearly illustrated how, on LGBTQ issues, the Church often takes two steps forward and one step back in the blink of an eye. More from HRC.
ACTRESS TESSA THOMPSON COMES OUT AS BISEXUAL IN INTERVIEW: “I’m attracted to men and also to women. If I bring a woman home, [or] a man, we don’t even have to have the discussion,” she said in the cover story for Net-A-Porter.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYER COLLIN MARTIN COMES OUT AS GAY: He is believed to be the only currently openly LGBTQ player in all the major men’s North American sports leagues. More from NBC.
Tonight my team, @MNUFC , is having their Pride night. It’s an important night for me — I’ll be announcing that I am an openly gay player in Major League Soccer. #soccerforall pic.twitter.com/cOJQXfrBiv
— Collin Martin (@martcw12) June 29, 2018
DUSTIN LANCE BLACK AND TOM DALEY WELCOME NEW CHILD, ROBBIE RAY:
Welcome to the world little Robbie Ray. Thank you for bringing so much love and light with you. And thank you to those who helped make our dream of having a family into this wonderful reality. ❤️#AFamily #HappyBirthday ������ pic.twitter.com/8srVjvrG5I
— Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) June 30, 2018
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
HUNDREDS ATTEND FIRST-EVER LGBTQ PRIDE EVENT IN ESWATINI (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SWAZILAND): Same-sex relationships are outlawed in the country. HRC was a proud partner of the event through our Global Partnerships in Pride program. More from Times Live.
HRC’S GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS IN PRIDE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTING EVENTS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES THIS YEAR: More from HRC.
ISTANBUL HOLDS PRIDE, BUT ATTENDEES HARASSED AND DETAINED BY POLICE: More from The Times of Israel.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
HuffPost asks why Judy Garland has become such an icon to many in the LGBTQ community; Broadway World interviews actor Conrad Ricamora; Washington Blade spotlights The Wanda Alston House and Foundation for 10 years of serving DC’s LGBTQ homeless; The Root explores challenges to Black transgender men; Rolling Stone speaks to trans children growing up in the South
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