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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 24, 2018
DELAWARE BECOMES 15TH STATE TO ENACT PROTECTIONS FOR YOUTH FROM ABUSIVE “CONVERSION THERAPY”: “Today’s signing is a critical step forward in the fight to ensure that Delaware is a safe and affirming state for all LGBTQ youth, and we hope that the values and progress reflected in this law guide the ongoing conversation in Delaware about protecting LGBTQ students from discrimination,” said HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride). Washington, D.C., and more than 40 municipalities have also passed similar protections. More from HRC, Advocate, Into and The Hill.
States that protect youth from conversion therapy:
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maryland
Illinois
New Mexico
New York
Nevada
California
Oregon
Hawaii
WashingtonAnd now……Delaware! t.co/FQ1aY5pQgM
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 24, 2018
PENCE IS CAMPAIGNING FOR SENATE CANDIDATE REP. LOU BARLETTA — HERE’S WHAT THEIR ANTI-LGBTQ AGENDA MEANS FOR PENNSYLVANIA: Said HRC Pennsylvania State Director Allison VanKuiken: “As [Pence and Barletta] campaign to push their extreme, anti-equality agendas, HRC is on the ground mobilizing our hundreds of thousands of members and supporters in Pennsylvania to reject the politics of hate and re-elect pro-equality champion Bob Casey to the U.S. Senate.” More from HRC.
TUESDAY TWEET — ‘SUPERGIRL’ CASTS TRANS ACTRESS NICOLE MAINES (@NicoleAMaines) TO PLAY FIRST TRANS SUPERHERO ON TELEVISION: More from USA Today.
Congratulations @NicoleAMaines on making history as television’s first trans superhero! As a longtime member of the @HRC family, along with your dad Wayne, who is a member of HRC’s Parents for Trans Equality Council, we couldn’t be prouder of your accomplishments.����✨ t.co/PPCC52NoMV
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 23, 2018
MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATING ANTI-LGBTQ DISCRIMINATION, DESPITE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CLAIMS: Michigan AG — and candidate for Governor — Bill Schuette asserted that under the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act LGBTQ residents are not protected from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The opinion conflicts with a Michigan Civil Rights Commission vote in May affirming the act does protect residents. More from The Detroit News and Pride Source.
COMMUNITY HOLDS VIGIL, DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR SASHA GARDEN, BLACK TRANS WOMAN MURDERED IN ORLANDO: “So many different times, trans violence happens, and we don’t get justice, and we’re coming together to let the community know that we want justice for this case,” said Mulan Williams, a transgender activist and Garden’s close friend. More from Click Orlando.
NEW RESEARCH FROM UMASS AMHERST SHOWS INCLUSIVE FEDERAL LAWS ENABLE MORE LGBTQ PEOPLE TO SEEK JUSTICE WHEN TARGETED FOR DISCRIMINATION: More from MassLive.
HRC MOURNS ANGELA BOWEN, BLACK LESBIAN ACTIVIST, DANCER, EDUCATOR: Bowen, 82, changed countless lives through dance at the Bowen/Peters School of Dance, and as a professor of English and women’s, gender and sexuality studies. More from The New York Times.
We were saddened to learn of the death of Angela Bowen, M.A. ’94, Ph.D. ’97, the first recipient of a doctorate in Women’s Studies from Clark. She led a varied life: dancer, teacher, scholar, and a passionate voice on lesbian, black, and feminist issues. t.co/jLMbmv34r8
— Clark University (@ClarkUniversity) July 23, 2018
NEW STUDY HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR LGBTQ ELDERS: More from Washington Blade.
BISEXUAL WOMAN FILMS HARASSMENT BY ANTI-LGBTQ EXTREMIST: After a man knocked on her door to lecture her about her sexual orientation for a second time, Dannie Andreeva filmed him and posted his verbal attacks on social media. More from Pink News.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
CUBA’S NEW DRAFT CONSTITUTION IS A STEP TOWARD MARRIAGE EQUALITY: It defines marriage as “the consensual union of two people, regardless of gender,” but will be put to a referendum later this year. More from The Guardian.
ENGLAND’S DEPT OF EDUCATION WILL INCLUDE LGBTQ IDENTITY IN SEX EDUCATION CLASSES: More from Reuters.
OPENLY GAY BRITISH RACE WALKER TO BRAVELY SPEAK OUT FOR EQUALITY AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN QATAR: More from Independent and Gay Times Magazine.
Openly gay Team GB athlete Tom Bosworth ready to risk prison defending LGBTQ rights in Qatar.t.co/xbGGyGHzeI pic.twitter.com/bwvQg8zqwy
— GAY TIMES (@gaytimesmag) July 23, 2018
LI HUANWU, GRANDSON OF SINGAPORE’S FIRST PRIME MINISTER, COMES OUT AS GAY: More from Pink News.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Outsports reports that Jack Bristow, an openly gay English triathlete, won his age group at the European Triathlon Championships; CBR confirms that the character Shiro on the Netflix series “Voltron: Legendary Defender” is gay; Healthday shares data that LGB elders experience dementia at higher rates than non-LGB elders
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