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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 7, 2020
HISTORY — VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ADVANCES CRITICAL PROTECTIONS TO LGBTQ VIRGINIANS: The bill will grant non-discrimination protections to Virginians on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and several other characteristics. The legislation must now go through a few more procedural votes before heading to the governor’s desk. “Today, history was made in Virginia, and LGBTQ Virginians are one step closer to being protected from discrimination. No one should be discriminated against simply because of who they are or whom they love,” said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid). “This day would not have been possible without the years and years of tireless work from advocates across the commonwealth, or the voters in Virginia who filled the halls of the General Assembly with pro-equality champions who fulfilled their promises.” More from HRC, Washington Blade, The Hill, The Washington Post and The Associated Press.
- HRC joined its partners and pro-equality lawmakers in Richmond to celebrate this history-making legislation. Watch here.
History made in Virginia as the legislature advances the Virginia Values Act, extending long delayed non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people and other protected classes. #VALeg t.co/C3pWIudWE9
— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) February 6, 2020
FEEL GOOD FRIDAY — HRC ON THE GROUND IN RICHMOND FOR THIS HISTORIC EVENT:
.@HRC is proud to be on the ground in Richmond to celebrate the passage of the Virginia Values Act through both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly.
After years of legislative stalemates, this bill will finally grant non-discrimination protections to Virginians. pic.twitter.com/gQzjFqt49c
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) February 6, 2020
ADVOCATES PLAN RALLY TO OPPOSE TRANSPHOBIC BILLS IN SOUTH DAKOTA: More from KELO.
MORE THAN 200 ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS INTRODUCED IN STATE LEGISLATURES: Julie Moreau (@JEMoreau) breaks down this onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills, which overwhelmingly attack the most vulnerable LGBTQ Americans — including transgender youth. More from NBC.
ARCHITECT OF OBAMA’S HIV POLICY CALLS OUT TRUMP-PENCE FOR DANGEROUS RECORD ON HIV AND AIDS: Despite a disturbing record on HIV and AIDS, the Trump-Pence administration announced an initiative to end HIV transmission in the United States by 2030 one year ago. Take an inside look at how the administration and its policies are undermining that objective from Greg Millett in The Hill.
TODAY IS NATIONAL BLACK HIV & AIDS AWARENESS DAY: This evening, HRC will host a discussion focusing on HIV and AIDS in the Black community. If you are a member of the press interested in attending, please contact [email protected]. More from HRC.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
COCA-COLA TAKES OUT PRO-EQUALITY ADS IN NEWSPAPERS ACROSS SWITZERLAND: More from PinkNews.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Metro Weekly reviews artist and HRC staffer Laya Monarez’s (@layamonarez) incredible art exhibit, which opened last week at the DC LGBTQ Center; Pink News interviews a couple from Belfast that plans to make history as one of the first same-sex couples to wed in Northern Ireland; NewNowNext interviews trans actor Scott Turner Schofield (@turnerschofield) about his role on the show ‘Studio City’
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