#AM_Equality Tipsheet: November 6, 2018

#TurnOUT — IT’S ELECTION DAY!

• Michelle Obama wants you to add five people to your #VotingSquad!

In these final days before Nov. 6, @MichelleObama and @HRC have a challenge for you.

Pick at least five people in your life — your friends, your family members, your colleagues and neighbors — then add them to your #VotingSquad. t.co/pCfWN6Dcfr pic.twitter.com/TjvCBiGjmE

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 5, 2018

• Follow HRC’s press team for the latest! HRC experts have  fanned out across the country and are available for comment. Follow this historic Election Day with HRC on Twitter @HRC — and email [email protected] to be connected with a members of our team in Arizona, California, DC, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

The @HRC comms team is deployed alongside our staff & volunteers across the country to #TurnOUT the vote for pro-equality candidates on #ElectionDay!

This is our chance to pull the emergency brake on Donald Trump & Mike Pence — so #VoteTuesday! ������️‍�� pic.twitter.com/VB4QGRtlew

— Stephen Peters II (@stephenpeters2) November 6, 2018

• YES: “LGBTQ Voters Could Decide Close Elections in Arizona, Florida, N.J.” in Advocate.
• ICYMI — HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) and Jason Collins, retired NBA player and first openly gay athlete in a major American league to play in a game, joined HRC-endorsed candidate Katie Hill (D) to turn out LGBTQ and pro-equality voters.
• Voters are turning out in unprecedented numbers! In Michigan, experts estimate that turn out will be the highest for a midterm election in nearly 50 years. More from WZZM and Grand Haven Tribune.
• #TurnOUT for pro-equality champion Stacey Abrams in Georgia! More from Autostraddle.
• We love it — candidates representing each letter of “LGBT” are running for governor: Lupe Valdez in Texas, Jared Polis in Colorado, Kate Brown in Oregon and Christine Hallquist in Vermont. More from Sandhills Express, ABC and The Daily Beast.
• And Gina Ortiz Jones could be Texas’ first openly LGBTQ congress member. More from Advocate.

“Gina is someone who has fought to live the American dream, and now she’s fighting so others can.” — @HRC President @ChadHGriffin tells @TheAdvocateMag.

Texans: #VoteTuesday to elect @GinaOrtizJones to Congress. #TX23 #MidtermsMatter t.co/nn58uiJFuT

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 5, 2018

• Mike Pence’s Voter Suppression Tour: Pence is campaigning for extremists actively working to suppress votes — gubernatorial candidates Brian Kemp in Georgia, Kris Kobach in Kansas, and Mike DeWine in Ohio, and U.S. senate candidates Josh Hawley in Missouri, Rick Scott in Florida, and Leah Vukmir in Wisconsin. More from HRC.
• Kelly Rowland on the trail for pro-equality champion Colin Allred in Texas!

Thank you @KELLYROWLAND for helping #TurnOUT to the vote in Texas with pro-equality champion @ColinAllredTX in #TX32.

Texans, remember that equality is on the ballot this #ElectionDay. Find your polling place at t.co/qylBC7pPYk. pic.twitter.com/chOQoHG3zX

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 5, 2018

• Vote Yes on 3 in Massachusetts: Robson Govine writes about how his life was changed by laws protecting transgender Bay Staters. Read at WBUR.
• Live in Arizona, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin? HRC has some great pro-equality candidates to recommend.
• Matt Bomer on the trail for Beto O’Rourke:

Actor and Texas native @MattBomer is urging #EqualityVoters across the Lone Star State to #TurnOUT for pro-equality champion @BetoORourke on #ElectionDay.

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— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 3, 2018

• Sara Benincasa, The Vixen, Adam Rippon, Jonathan Van Ness, Fortune Feimster, Indya Moore and Ira Madison III on why this election is so critical in Advocate.
• Anti-equality extremists are using LGBTQ people as political pawns in campaign literature. More from The Daily Beast.

TUESDAY TWEET — HRC’S EFFORT ON THE GROUND TO #TURNOUT: In the last two days of GOTV, HRC staff and volunteers have knocked on 56,935 doors and had over 12,951 conversations with voters who will decide key races across the country. Additionally, our team made tens of thousands of phone calls over the weekend,  resulting in 7,171 phone contacts. And the work continues.

Just this weekend, team @HRC…

��knocked on 56,000+ doors
��completed 7,000+ phone conversations
⏰filled nearly 2,000 shifts

We’re mobilizing #EqualityVoters nationwide to #TurnOUT for pro-equality candidates up & down the ballot on #ElectionDay. t.co/WF5HrWGotx

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 5, 2018

SETTLEMENT IN CASE OF ALLEGED ANTI-TRANSGENDER WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION: More from HR Drive.

CINCINNATI POLICE ARREST MAN FOR THREATENING TWO TRANS WOMEN WITH A GUN: Jerome Curry Jr., 40, allegedly pointed a firearm at the heads of the two women and called them anti-LGBTQ slurs. More from WLWT.

HONORING LGBTQ VETERANS AT DC’S CONGRESSIONAL CEMETARY: More from Washington Blade.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

ANTI-LGBTQ BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIME UP 15 PERCENT IN FRANCE: More from Daily Mail.

CO-DEAN OF ISRAELI PRE-MILITARY ACADEMY GOES ON ANTI-LGBTQ TIRADE: Rabbi Yigal Levenstein most recently called same-sex parents “deviant,” and claimed any child with same-sex parents would be “wretched.” More from J Post.

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

USA Today takes a look at political donations from top television creators and actors; HRC interviews HRC Global Fellow Thu Le; Washington Blade interviews trans business owner Michaela Mendelsohn

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EVERY SINGLE VOTE COUNTS.

This isn’t your average Tuesday, and these aren’t your average elections.

We’ve spent the last year rallying, speaking out, calling our representatives, and demanding action — but the time has finally come to make our voices heard.

Historically, young people are the least likely to vote. In fact, less than a third of them typically hit the polls for the midterm elections. It’s time to change those statistics. We want to help the younger generation understand the magnitude of this election and the power of their voice — because the world is listening. The majority of Tinder users are young, tuned in to social issues, and, together, they have the power to change the world.

That’s why we’re reaching out to the entire Tinder community — a community that can truly make an impact with their vote — to make sure they don’t ghost the midterm elections.

Get out and vote.

It’s the single-most important thing you can do today, and it’s easy as 1.2.3.

1. Find polling sites near you
   Visit RocktheVote.org for details

2. Cast your vote
Go to the polls. Exercise your right. Use your voice.

3. Share the message
Tweet your pic of you leaving the polls with your “I voted” sticker. Hashtag it #EverySingleVote @tinder and tag a friend, or 50 friends…whatever you can do to get the message across. If you’re one of the first 200 people to participate, we’ll give you a little bit of time back with a free 30-minute Boost*. Once you make it through the line at the polls, your free Boost will bring you to the front of the line on Tinder ?

This isn’t your average Tuesday — don’t ghost the midterm elections

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*To receive one free Boost, tweet a photo of yourself with your “I voted” sticker, hashtag #EverySingleVote and tag @Tinder. Must be 18+ and U.S. resident. First come, first served limited to first 200 Tinder users. User must follow @Tinder and provide Tinder account details via DM for Boost to be granted.

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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Attacks GOP House Fund for Supporting a Gay Candidate: WATCH

White supremacist Rep. Steve King attacked the National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday night for supporting a gay candidate. A clip of King’s remarks was posted to Twitter by a Democratic tracker.

FLASHBACK: Rep. Steve King Says Gay Marriage Ruling Allows for Unions Between Men And Lawnmowers

Said King: “They sent money over to support a candidate in a primary in California who had a same-sex partner that they put all over glossy mailers. I don’t know if they were holding hands or what was the deal. Man, that’s hard to write a check to those guys when they do that, so I’m hoping we get conservative leadership in the House.”

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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Attacks GOP House Fund for Supporting a Gay Candidate: WATCH

GO VOTE TODAY!

The crucial U.S. midterm elections are upon us. For all of our U.S. based Daddyhunt members, Daddy wants to remind you to get out and vote today! Your voice & your vote matters.

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