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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 12, 2019
REP. JOE KENNEDY, III (D-MA) INTRODUCES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING TRANSGENDER TROOPS: “The majority of Americans, a bipartisan coalition in Congress and military leadership from all branches have stood up for the basic principle that all qualified troops and recruits should be able to serve,” said HRC National Press Secretary Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride). “This resolution sends a powerful signal to brave transgender patriots that their service to this nation is respected and should be protected, and we thank Representative Kennedy for his leadership on this issue and on behalf of transgender people.” Read more from the Washington Blade, Advocate and The Hill.
The majority of Americans, a bipartisan coalition in Congress and military leadership from all branches have stood up for the basic principle that all qualified troops and recruits should be able to serve. t.co/wfMLix9E63
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 11, 2019
STATE ROUNDUP:
- Nashville Mayor David Briley signed an executive order yesterday to support LGBTQ-owned businesses. Read more from The Associated Press.
- Chronicle of Social Change gives a rundown of potential license to discriminate in child welfare services that, in allowing discrimination against LGBTQ people and others, make it harder for kids to find forever families. Read the full piece here.
TUESDAY TWEET — STATE BILLS ADVANCING LGBTQ EQUALITY OUTNUMBERED ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS IN 2018: NBC Out’s Julie Moreau (@JEMoreau) reports on HRC’s State Equality Index, which details statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families, and assesses how well states are protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination. Writes Moreau, “In order to do away with this ‘patchwork’ [of state laws] and ensure LGBTQ people across the U.S. have the same rights and protections, HRC and other advocacy groups are calling for the passage of the Equality Act, a proposed federal law that would provide explicit nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people.” Read the full piece here.
The @HRC annual State Equality Index found state bills advancing #LGBTQ rights and protections outpaced those seeking to thwart them. t.co/utQd8fpsnA via @JEMoreau
— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) February 10, 2019
HORRIFYING — ICE IS HOLDING MORE THAN 100 TRANS PEOPLE IN FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY: Read more from Gay Star News.
���� Recent reports confirm that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding more than 100 trans people in detention facilities across the country.t.co/XaeueQFJ03
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 11, 2019
“DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FOSTER PARENTS WILL HURT LGBTQ YOUTH,” WRITES CEO OF NY FOSTER CARE AGENCY: A Trump administration waiver opens the door to federally-funded discrimination justified by religious belief against any number of prospective parents. “By denying certain potential foster parents in South Carolina the equal protection of our laws, the federal government is not protecting young people, but directly discriminating against them, eviscerating their identities and undermining their right to an affirming home,” writes Judge Ronald Richter (@RichterJCCACEO). Read the full op-ed from The Hill.
WYOMING STATE SENATOR MAKES HATEFUL ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS TO STUDENTS; WYOMING DEMOCRATIC PARTY CALLS ON HIM TO RESIGN: Read more from KGAB.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
OPENLY GAY ASYLUM SEEKER TRIES TO BEGIN NEW LIFE IN CANADA: More from Montreal Gazette.
ANTI-LGBTQ BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO PLEDGES TO REMOVE LGBTQ CONTENT FROM SCHOOLS: References to feminism and violence against women will also be removed. Read more from PinkNews.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Refinery29’s Thatiana Diaz (@thatianadiaz_) chats with openly gay NFL cheerleader Napoleon Jinnies (@NapoleonJinnies)
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