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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: July 9, 2019
“A SPACE WHERE YOU COULD BE FREE” — NY TIMES REPORTS ON PUERTO RICO’S LGBTQ COMMUNITY REBUILDING AFTER HURRICANE MARIA: “The economic hardship that followed the storm forced at least three well-known [LGBTQ] establishments in the San Juan area to close their doors, leaving even fewer places for regulars to socialize and feel connected to a larger community,” writes Alejandra Rosa (@AlejandraRosaM) and Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei). Although new LGBTQ spaces are beginning to open, the community continues to face uncertainty. Luis Pares laments that he was forced to close his bar, saying: “It was a space where you could be free — there was no discrimination, no fights. The hurricane killed the space.” Read the piece from The New York Times.
TUESDAY TWEET — TRANSGENDER ACTRESS HUNTER SCHAFER TALKS ABOUT HER ROLE ON HBO’S “EUPHORIA” AND HER JOURNEY TO GET THERE: Read the full interview at The New York Times.
“I transitioned in early high school, and her transition might have been a little bit earlier than mine. But transitioning while you’re in public school is a pretty intense experience, so I knew I could bring that to her,” said Hunter Schafer t.co/JOoIRUZ1aa
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 8, 2019
SURVEY RESULTS SHOW THAT BLACK LGB PEOPLE OFTEN FEEL HARASSED OR THREATENED: The data comes from the Black Future Lab’s Black Census survey. Alicia Garza (@aliciagarza), co-creator of Black Lives Matter and founder of the Lab, said, “Too often, Black LGB+ people are perceived as distinct and separate from the larger Black community and defined more by their sexual orientation than their race. In fact, LGB+ respondents prioritise the same concerns as the rest of the Black community and face triple consciousness: violence and discrimination based not only on race but gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.” More from PinkNews.
TRANS STUDENTS IN TENNESSEE SPEAK OUT AGAINST “SLATE OF HATE” BILLS: More from Fox 13 Memphis.
FAIR MICHIGAN’S JULISA ABAD LAYS OUT WORK LEFT TO BE DONE FOR THE TRANS COMMUNITY: More from WDET.
U.S. SEC. OF STATE POMPEO ANNOUNCES NEW COMMISSION TO EXAMINE HUMAN RIGHTS IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: “This commission is a dangerous attempt to repudiate the longstanding international consensus around human rights,” said Jeremy Kadden (@jeremykadden), HRC Senior International Policy Advocate. “As the Trump-Pence White House continues to undermine human rights at home or abroad, we sincerely doubt that this effort is being organized to discuss real issues faced by those in desperate need of help.” More from CNN.
THE U.N. CONTINUES TO LEAD ON ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS: The High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement yesterday on the horrible conditions created by the Trump-Pence administration for migrants and refugees in detention in the U.S. Read the statement here.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
HRC GLOBAL’S PARTNERSHIPS IN INNOVATIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SHARE POLICIES & BEST PRACTICES TO MOVE LGBTQ EQUALITY FORWARD AROUND THE GLOBE: More from HRC.
✍️Designing advocacy campaigns
⚖️Challenging discriminatory laws & policies
��Engaging allies
��️��Changing institutions to be more inclusive
@HRC Global is proud to learn from international advocates through our Partnerships in Innovative Advocacy program. t.co/DYoKXJEXSE— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 7, 2019
HORRIBLE — THREE TRANSGENDER WOMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED IN HONDURAS IN THE LAST WEEK: More from the Washington Blade.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
BBC’s LGBT correspondent Ben Hunte (@BenInLDN) speaks with YouTuber Daniel Howell (@danielhowell), who recently came out as gay; **spoiler alert!** PinkNews reports on the introduction of an LGBTQ character to the Netflix show “Stranger Things”.
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