#AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 21, 2018

TRUMP-PENCE ADMIN “HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE” WHAT FAMILIES GO THROUGH TO PROTECT TRANS YOUTH, MOM SAYS: With the Department of Education ignoring civil rights complaints filed by transgender youth and their families, students are facing hostile environments, bullying and alienation, reports Politico’s Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma). Emma spoke with families of trans youth about these struggles and the failure of Trump appointees Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ensure that all students can learn in a safe and inclusive environment. More from Politico.

DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IS SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADMIN. EFFORT TO TARGET MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS VETS: After more than a year of attacking transgender troops, the Trump-Pence Administration is now going after transgender veterans by proposing a rule change regarding medically necessary health care for transgender veterans. The administration is using the same discredited excuses that they have invoked to justify their ban on open military service by qualified transgender Americans. More from HRC.

TUESDAY TWEET — MUST READ INTERVIEW WITH BLACK TRANS ARTIST SHEA DIAMOND:

#MustRead: @BuzzFeed spoke to @iamsheadiamond about how she uses her music to amplify the stories of the transgender community. “You don’t see representation on TV, music, radio, of people of the trans experience — and that’s not the reality.” ������️�� t.co/lPapTzCMDs

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 19, 2018

ADULT WHO THREATENED VIOLENCE ON TRANS TEEN SUSPENDED FROM JOB: Kevin Bickerstaff encouraged students at Achille, Oklahoma, Public Schools to assault transgender students until they did not return to school. Frontier Airlines confirmed that it has suspended Bickerstaff pending an investigation. More from News On 6.

• Supporters of the trans child who was threatened have raised more than $20,000 for her family. More from Q News Magazine.

INSURANCE BOARD THAT OVERSEES BENEFITS FOR WISCONSIN STATE WORKERS TO CONSIDER COVERING TRANSITION-RELATED CARE: More from Wisconsin State Journal.

ALABAMA SAME-SEX COUPLE INSPIRED BY FATHER WHO PROTESTED ROY MOORE ON BEHALF OF LESBIAN DAUGHTER START LGBTQ SCHOLARSHIP: More from AL.com.

MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLE TURNED AWAY FROM RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance were told by Friendship Village Sunset Hills retirement community that they could not live together because the community only allows different-sex married couples to cohabitate. More from The New York Times.

JOSIE TOTAH COMES OUT AS TRANSGENDER IN POWERFUL PIECE IN TIME: “I’m scared that being transgender is going to limit me in that way. And I’m scared that I’ll be judged, rejected, made uncomfortable, that people will look at me differently,” Totah (@josietotah) writes. “But when my friends and family call me Josie, it feels like I’m being seen. It’s something everyone wants, to feel understood.” More from HRC and Time.

I love you, Josie. I’m so glad you’re able to speak your truth and live as your authentic self. You’re also so damn talented – I can’t wait to write for you again! ❤️��❤️��❤️ t.co/OjIoI9Wpb3

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) August 20, 2018

MTV HONORS LGBTQ, ALLIIED ARTISTS AT VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS: Among the honorees were Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande), Hayley Kiyoko (@HayleyKiyoko), Imagine Dragons (@Imaginedragons) and Jennifer Lopez (@Jlo). See the full list of winners from CNN.

NAMED PLAINTIFF (@JimObergefell) IN OBERGEFELL MARRIAGE EQUALITY CASE TO BE INDUCTED INTO OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS HALL OF FAME: More from PRIZM.

.@HRC_OH congratulates our friend and LGBTQ trailblazer @JimObergefell. He will be inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame for breaking barriers when his historic Supreme Court case brought nationwide #MarriageEquality. t.co/h9KnmKQACQ

— HRC in Ohio (@HRC_OH) August 21, 2018

LGBTQ ADVOCATE DAVID McREYNOLDS PASSES AWAY: McReynolds, 88, is believed to have been one of the first openly gay men to run for Congress and the presidency. More from The Washington Post.

POWERFUL PHOTO SERIES HIGHLIGHTS TRANS AND NON-BINARY ELDERS: More from The New York Times.

MALAYSIAN LGBTQ CLUB RAIDED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 30-YEAR HISTORY: More from Gay Star News.

• The country’s Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail recently stated that LGBTQ people should not be out in public. More from Pink News.
• Member of Parliament Hannah Yeoh has called for an end to the epidemic of violence against transgender Malaysians. More from Free Malaysia Today.

HRC GLOBAL INNOVATOR DETAINED FOR HOSTING PHOTO SHOOT: More from Mirror.

.@HRC is deeply alarmed to learn that 2018 Global Innovator Zhanar Sekerbayeva was detained, tried, and found guilty for a photoshoot to break Kazahkstani stigma around menstruation. HRC calls on authorities to uphold her rights to free expression.t.co/fwyhFaffjP

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 20, 2018

AWFUL — HONDURAN CONGRESS VOTES TO BAN ADOPTIONS BY SAME-SEX COUPLES: More from Telesur.

INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ EVENT MOVED FROM HONG KONG, ORGANIZERS CITE CHINESE GOVERNMENT: The Mr. Gay World pageant is moving its 2019 event to Cape Town. More from Hong Kong Free Press.

LGBTQ MUSEUM IN BRAZIL REOPENS: More from Gay Star News.

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

Bloomberg reports on the unique retirement needs of women in same-sex marriages; The Associated Press dives into a new project documenting LGBTQ history in the South; The Philadelphia Inquirer looks at LGBTQ inclusion in manga; Advocate shares one same-sex couple’s powerful connection to the hit film “Crazy Rich Asians”; Them attends Flame Con, an LGBTQ comic convention; Whitman-Walker interviews HRC Foundation’s Ellen Kahn (@ellenbkahn) about her time as  the organization’s Director of the Lesbian Services Program

It’s a 40 Stories Sunday! Today, please meet Ellen Kahn, a former director of our Lesbian Services Program. HIV entered Ellen’s world when a high school friend was diagnosed with AIDS. She would go on to volunteer as Buddy in #Philly. t.co/2ZdNyaUaMs #WhitmanWalker40 pic.twitter.com/FllB88XYMk

— Whitman-Walker (@whitmanwalker) August 19, 2018

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Introducing Tinder U

Earn your swipe cred.

Get ready for the best semester of your life. Tinder U is a new feature that makes it easier to connect with other students around you – putting their profiles first as you swipe. Need a study buddy? Not a problem. Coffee date on the quad? We’ve got you covered. Freshman year and you don’t know a soul? This is your ticket to the coolest crowd on campus. Let’s face it—it doesn’t get any classier than this.

Show your colors. Swipe on your classmates. Keep your Tinder game on campus.

And if you want to date outside your campus, we’ve got you covered there, too. Tinder U allows you to swipe on students at nearby schools. That’s right, get ready to kiss those crosstown rivalries goodbye. 😉

Knowledge is power.

Here’s how it works:

1. Once you’re on campus, log in to Tinder and give us your .edu email address
2. Then check your email and tap the verification button
3. Now you’re in Tinder U! Swipe, match, and message as usual—you know the curriculum—it’s Tinder 101

Tinder U is rolling out on iOS devices at 4-year, accredited, not-for-profit schools in the U.S. that deliver courses in a traditional face-to-face learning format.

Swipe on!

blog.gotinder.com/introducing-tinder-u/

76 Party Hearty Photos of the Week-Long Provincetown Carnival

www.advocate.com/photography/2018/8/21/76-party-hearty-photos-week-long-provincetown-carnival

Enjoy Your Blood Money, Omarosa

People who sit by and watch bad things happen — only to sell those “insider secrets” later — are “scum,” writes Amanda Kerri.

www.advocate.com/commentary/2018/8/21/enjoy-your-blood-money-omarosa

Twitter Shreds Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ Anti-Cyberbullying Speech

Even as Melania Trump was preparing a speech on the deleterious effects of online bullying, Donald Trump was name-calling on Twitter. 

www.advocate.com/politics/2018/8/20/twitter-shreds-melania-trumps-be-best-anti-cyberbullying-speech