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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: April 8, 2019
CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG AT HRC’S 22ND ANNUAL HOUSTON GALA CALLS FOR ALL TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE THEIR TRUTH: “Over the last three months of traveling the country at his side, meeting people from all walks of life, we have discovered that people are united in protecting our values of freedom, Democracy and security. Especially freedom to live an authentic life regardless of who you love or how you identify,” Buttigieg (@Chas10Buttigieg), husband of presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, said during an appearance at the Saturday event. More from Towleroad, Washington Examiner and Los Angeles Blade.
- Pete Buttigieg to Mike Pence — “If you have a problem with who I am, your quarrel is with my Creator.” USA Today’s Maureen Groppe (@mgroppe) reports on Buttigieg’s remarks at a Victory Fund event yesterday. Read more at USA Today.
VICTORY — COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENDS BILL PROTECTING LGBTQ YOUTH FROM DANGEROUS “CONVERSION THERAPY” TO GOV’S DESK: “Governor Jared Polis has been a trailblazing champion for LGBTQ rights and representation in Colorado and we look forward to him signing these protections into law,” said HRC Field Director Marty Rouse. More from HRC and Pink News.
MUST WATCH MONDAY — HRC PRESS SECRETARY AND ARMY VET CHARLOTTE CLYMER DISMANTLES DISCRIMINATORY TRUMP-PENCE TRANS TROOP BAN: More from CBS Sunday Morning.
Love to my friend @cmclymer! t.co/oU4bzG1bHq
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) April 7, 2019
TEXAS ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS WOULD DAMAGE STATE ECONOMY: “Texans want LGBTQ people to have the same opportunities to live and work, the same access to services and to contribute to their communities as everyone else, and to be free from fear of discrimination,” said Jessica Shortall, executive director of a business alliance opposed to the anti-LGBTQ measures. More from Houston Chronicle.
- Anti-LGBTQ adoption bills continue to move in Texas state legislature. Read more from NBC’s Julie Moreau (@JEMoreau).
MARA KEISLING TALKS TRUMP, THE EQUALITY ACT AND FIGHTING FOR TRANS RIGHTS: Metro Weekly’s John Riley (@JohnAndresRiley) interviews Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). More from Metro Weekly.
From standing up to Trump-Pence’s attacks on the transgender community, to fighting fiercely for the #EqualityAct, @MaraKeisling & @TransEquality are an unstoppable force for LGBTQ equality. Thank you Mara for your incredible leadership! t.co/8m5EaWuEO1
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) April 4, 2019
THIS IS HEARTBREAKING. WE CAN DO BETTER. ASHANTI CARMON DESERVED BETTER: Read Samantha Schmidt’s (@schmidtsam7) report about the life and tragic death of Carmon, a Black transgender woman killed last week in Maryland, in The Washington Post.
FOUNDATIONS URGE MORE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY:
“When we say health and justice for all, we put the most vulnerable, including transgender people, at the center of that effort.”
Members of @CalEndow & @LGBTfunders urge more philanthropic support go towards the issues facing transgender people. t.co/TPWiY3hi4g
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 5, 2019
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
REUTERS REPORTS THAT LAWYERS URGE VATICAN “TO DENOUNCE CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY”: Read more from Reuters.
U.S. GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ARREST OF LGBTQ PEOPLE IN AZERBAIJAN: More from Washington Blade.
PARAGUAY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FACE SETBACK IN FIGHT FOR EQUALITY: More from Reuters.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
The New York Times’ Jamal Jordan (@lostblackboy) writes about his upcoming book celebrating LGBTQ people of color; Telegraph features the powerful story of a Houston County transgender cop; Out previews new Netflix animated LGBTQ superhero series that may star actor Sean Hayes (@SeanHayes); The Hill highlights the Queer Eye’s (@QueerEye) Fab Five visit to DC and their support for the Equality Act
“So, the #EqualityAct is what he’s talking about.”
Yaassssss, @JVN! pic.twitter.com/acossEqsr7
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 5, 2019
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