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Partnerships in Innovative Advocacy: Engaging People of Faith as Allies for Equality

Partnerships in Innovative Advocacy: Engaging People of Faith as Allies for Equality

This month, HRC Global rolled out the second in our series of “Engaging Allies” resources and capacity-building workshops, titled “Engaging People of Faith as Allies for Equality.” Through this series, HRC is convening advocates for workshops, consultations and ideas sharing centered on working with people of faith as allies in their countries.

This resource and its associated workshops are geared toward LGBTQ advocates around the world who understand the importance of religion in shaping and driving societal attitudes towards LGBTQ people. It provides the tools and skills to engage with people of faith – both clergy and laity – across all religions and faith traditions.

The resource distills HRC’s 20-year history in the faith space into five key ways to engage people of faith: identifying LGBTQ people of faith and allies; connecting with them and connecting them to each other; providing tools and resources for them to be allies; providing people of faith with effective messaging to create change within their faith traditions and the public sphere; and creating opportunities for them to engage in advocacy as allies.

These resources and workshops are part of HRC Foundation’s Global Partnerships in Innovative Advocacy program, which seeks to help strengthen the global equality movement through more effective advocacy, campaigning, organizing and outreach. 

Read more about each of the regional convenings..

Seoul, South Korea

HRC Global held a consultation with select members of HRC’s global alumni network in Seoul, alongside the ILGA-Asia conference in August. The consultation sought feedback on the new resource and workshops.

HRC Global also participated in a day-long workshop on LGBTQ and faith issues with the Global Interfaith Network.

This week, @HRC‘s Jay Gilliam and Jean Freedburg (@FreedJean) join advocates from around the region, including HRC Global alumni, in Seoul for #ILGAAsia2019 to share strategies and learn from other activists in the fight for LGBTQ equality. #Together4Change pic.twitter.com/M8X4BBJuRy

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 22, 2019

Prague, Czech Republic

HRC Global hosted the first workshop with select members of HRC’s global alumni network in Prague, in conjunction with the ILGA-Europe conference. We focused on issues relating to religion, faith and LGBTQ rights in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Central Asia, with advocates from Ukraine, Belgium, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kyrgyzstan.

We also participated in a conference workshop panel with the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups and the Global Interfaith Network.

.@HRC was proud to lead a workshop about engaging people of faith as allies for LGBTQ equality at @ILGAEurope conference. #IEPrague2019 t.co/zJ5cu5oykZ pic.twitter.com/OldfF09flP

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 29, 2019

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Pro-Equality Candidates on Your Virginia Ballot

Pro-Equality Candidates on Your Virginia Ballot

We are gearing up to elect a pro-equality majority in Virginia on Tuesday, November 5, and HRC wants to make sure you have a voting plan. 

This Election Day in Virginia is a turning point: Voters are fed up with politicians who insist on playing politics with the lives of LGBTQ people. Across the state, Equality Voters are ready to turn out to vote and elect pro-equality leaders up and down the ballot.

We have you covered before you head out to the polls:

Find your polling location. 

Make a plan! Polls will open at 6:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM. As long as you are in line to vote by the time polls close, you will be permitted to vote — it’s the law. Find your polling place.

Bring an ID.

In Virginia, you need to show an ID whenever you vote in person. Find out which forms of ID will be accepted before you head to the polls. For more information on how this might impact trans voters, please refer to the #VotingWhileTrans guide.

Know the pro-equality candidates on your ballot.

​Virginia State Senate:

  • Del. Cheryl Turpin SD-07 – Norfolk City, Virginia Beach City
  • Missy Cotter Smasal SD-08 – Virginia Beach City
  • Sen. Jennifer McClellan SD-09 – Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, Richmond City
  • Ghazala Hashmi SD-10 – Chesterfield, Powhatan, Richmond City
  • Amanda Pohl SD-11 – Amelia, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights City
  • Del. Debra Rodman SD-12 – Hanover, Henrico
  • Del. John Bell SD-13 – Loudoun, Prince William
  • Amy Laufer SD-17 – Albemarle, Culpeper, Louisa, Orange, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg city
  • Sen. Adam Ebbin SD-30 – Arlington, Fairfax, Alexandria city

Virginia House of Delegates:

  • Del. Wendy Gooditis HD-10 – Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun
  • Del. Danica Roem HD-13 – Prince William, Manassas Park City
  • Joshua Cole HD-28 – Stafford, Fredericksburg City
  • Del. Elizabeth Guzman HD-31 – Fauquier, Prince William
  • Mavis Taintor HD-33 – Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun
  • Dan Helmer HD-40 – Fairfax, Prince William
  • Del. Eileen Filler-Corn HD-41 – Fairfax 
  • Del. Mark Sickles HD-43 – Fairfax
  • Del. Mark Levine HD-45 – Fairfax, Arlington County, Alexandria City
  • Del. Hala Ayala HD-51 – Prince William
  • Sheila Bynum-Coleman HD-66 – Chesterfield, Richmond City, Colonial Heights City
  • Del. Dawn Adams HD-68 – Chesterfield, Henrico, Richmond City
  • Clint Jenkins HD-76 – Suffolk City, Chesapeake City
  • Len Myers HD-81 – Virginia Beach City, Chesapeake City
  • Nancy Guy HD-83 – Virginia Beach City, Norfolk City
  • Martha Mugler HD-91 – York, Hampton City, Poquoson City
  • Shelly Simonds HD-94 – Newport News City
  • Phil Hernandez HD-100 – Accomack, Northampton, Norfolk City

Spread the word!

Call or text five friends and remind them that every vote counts. They can make a voting plan at hrc.org/Vote.

Volunteer with HRC to get out the vote and mobilize Equality Voters to support these pro-equality candidates: hrc.im/VA-Events. Together, we can elect a pro-equality majority and make real change in Virginia.

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Human Rights Campaign Applauds Historic California Poll Worker Training

Human Rights Campaign Applauds Historic California Poll Worker Training

HRC applauded the California Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s announcement of a new historic training for poll workers to ease voter access for transgender and gender non-confirming voters.

“Across the country, transgender and gender non-conforming people deal with unique ballot access issues, especially in states with voter ID laws, that are often overlooked,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “That’s why HRC announced a six-figure partnership with Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight to help fight against voter suppression and ensure that every LGBTQ person is able to vote. “Trainings like California’s are critically important to ensure that the LGBTQ community has fair and equal access to cast ballots. Other states and municipalities must follow suit. Thank you to Secretary Padilla and Equality California for their leadership.”

Earlier this year, HRC announced a six-figure investment in Fair Fight’s crucial work and plans to leverage the existing resources and staff power HRC brings to bear. Voter suppression is a scourge our country faces in states across the nation. Georgia’s 2018 elections shined a bright light on mismanagement, malfeasance, irregularities and more, and this partnership between the Human Rights Campaign and Fair Fight will work to expose both recent and decades-long actions and inactions by the state to thwart the right to vote.

Voter suppression also impacts LGBTQ people, who far too often face disproportionate barriers in accessing their right to vote. For example, a transgender woman may be turned away from voting because she is unable to get her name changed legally in the state where she lives. These types of challenges are often compounded for LGBTQ people of color who face additional barriers that the Human Rights Campaign and Fair Fight are dedicated to exposing and changing.

In the 2018 elections, HRC helped register more than 32,000 voters and recruited more than 4,200 volunteers, who worked over 8,500 shifts and clocked more than 30,000 volunteer hours. In the critical final four days of the campaign, HRC staff and volunteers in get-out-the-vote efforts alone knocked on more than 80,000 doors, and held 36,400 conversations with voters at their doors and by phone on behalf of our endorsed candidates.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 25, 2019

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 25, 2019

HRC & CNN’S EQUALITY TOWN HALL UNDERSCORES WHY WE MUST FIGHT TO ENSURE A PRO-EQUALITY PRESIDENT IS ELECTED IN 2020: “This room is filled with people who demonstrate the resilience of our community, the power of our pride & our capacity to make change,” said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid). More from HRC. 

ACTOR AMBER HEARD PENS OP-ED FOR TEEN VOGUE ON WHAT THE THREE LGBTQ EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SUPREME COURT CASES MEAN FOR BI+ PEOPLE: “Imagine if you were a bisexual person and when you are hired, you put a photo of your girlfriend on your desk,” writes Heard (@realamberheard). “That relationship ends, a new one begins, and a new photo appears. What if you are fired because the gender of your partner has changed?” Read the full op-ed from Teen Vogue. 

ICE OFFICIALS DELETED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF ROXSANA HERNÁNDEZ, A TRANS ASYLUM SEEKER WHO DIED IN ICE CUSTODY: More from Adolfo Flores (@aflores) at BuzzFeed. 

FEEL-GOOD FRIDAY — LGBTQ ELDERS ARE FINDING COMMUNITY IN AFFIRMING, INCLUSIVE HOUSING: “This place affords me the chance to be human,” said Suz Atlas, who lives in an LGBTQ-inclusive housing complex in Philadelphia with her partner, Mary Groce (@MaryGroce). “I don’t have to hide. I can be myself.” More from NBC Out.

  • HRC and SAGE recently announced a partnership on a first-ever nationwide assessment of care facilities serving older LGBTQ people, the Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI). Learn more here. 

VOTING IN SPECIAL ELECTION BEGINS FOR TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 28: HRC, Equality Texas and the Texas Freedom Network have endorsed out candidate Eliz Markowitz in the special election on Nov. 5. Learn how to get involved here, and read more from the Houston Chronicle. 

HRC MARKS DIWALI WITH ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS COMING OUT RESOURCE: “Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is a time to be with family. Our new Coming Out Guide supports LGBTQ South Asians to navigate their coming out process so all our families have full love and acceptance for all their family members,” said Glenn D. Magpantay, NQAPIA Executive Director. More from HRC. 

HRC ASSOCIATE LEGAL DIRECTOR ROBIN MARIL JOINED ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS ANTI-LGBTQ JUDICIAL NOMINEE STEVEN MENASHI: Watch the conversation here. 

U.N. INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY CALLS FOR ENDING CRIMINALIZATION OF LGBTQ PEOPLE: More here.

Today at #UNGA74 I redoubled my call for a world free of criminalization on the basis of #sogi by 2030. #IESOGI @free_equal pic.twitter.com/hDiyXWX2SU

— Victor Madrigal-Borloz (@victor_madrigal) October 24, 2019

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ACTOR ALEX DIAZ CONFIRMS HE IS BISEXUAL IN EMOTIONAL POST: “Never again will I be shackled by the fear of what might be said about who I am for fear of losing my career and instead, I will seek help, heal, and champion change, acceptance, and representation for the bisexual community and/or anyone who is met with prejudice in our society,” wrote Diaz (@alexandermcdizz). More from PinkNews. 

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

CORRESPONDENT JAMES LONGMAN PENS A POWERFUL PIECE ON HIS RECENT EXPERIENCE IN CHECHNYA FOR ABC NEWS: Writes Longman (@JamesAALongman): “Authorities are accused of arresting LGBTQ people, often having entrapped them in the first place, and subjecting them to… abuses. The authorities deny all this, and have famously said gay people don’t even exist — part of the reason I later thought it would be valid to bring up my own sexuality. I am gay.” Read the full piece from ABC News. 

NEW WILLIAMS INSTITUTE STUDY RANKS LEVEL OF LGBTQ ACCEPTANCE IN NATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD: More from The Advocate. 

GEORGIAN TRANSGENDER MAN APPEALS TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER LOCAL COURTS REFUSED TO ALLOW GENDER MARKER CHANGE: Nicolo’s appeals to change the gender marker on his official government documents to match his gender identity were denied without gender confirmation surgery. More from OC Media. 

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NBC Out expands its list of must-read books for LGBTQ History Month

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 24, 2019

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 24, 2019

HRC’S ROBIN MARIL WRITES FOR THE ADVOCATE ON THE DANGERS OF ANTI-LGBTQ JUDICIAL NOM STEVEN MENASHI: “Menashi has never shied away from embracing and promoting anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and has consistently used whatever platform he’s handed… to undermine our community’s fight for equality,” writes Maril, associate legal director at HRC. “Menashi is not neutral, nor fit to be an arbiter, and he has no place deciding the fates of people whose very personhood he will not protect.” Read the full op-ed at The Advocate.

A judge must have a demonstrated commitment to fairness & equality. Menashi falls dangerously short of this basic threshold & he has no place deciding the fates of people whose very personhood he will not protect. @HRC‘s Robin Maril in @TheAdvocateMag:
t.co/dauHa5crMV

— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) October 23, 2019

THANKFUL THURSDAY — HRC YOUTH AMBASSADOR SETH OWEN TALKS LEARNING TO LIVE AS HIS AUTHENTIC SELF AND CREATING THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND “UNBROKEN HORIZONS”: More from ABC 10.

UCLA’S WILLIAMS INSTITUTE RELEASES NEW REPORT ON LGBTQ PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE POVERTY: The report found that LGBTQ people across 35 states are 15% more likely to experience poverty than straight, cisgender people, with cisgender, bisexual women and transgender and gender non-conforming people experiencing the highest rates of poverty, at 29.4%. Read more here. 

MAN WHO ATTACKED TWO GAY MEN OUTSIDE A PORTLAND, ORE. BAKERY HAS BEEN CONVICTED UNDER OREGON’S BIAS CRIME LAW: Don Kirchhoff will face jail time and three years’ probation. More from KPTV.

LGBTQ AND HOMELESS YOUTH IN ATLANTA ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING, NEW GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY REPORT SHOWS: Read the full report here, and more from Youth Today and PinkNews. 

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER HAS OPENED THE STATE’S FIRST LGBTQ HEALTH CLINIC: More from The Daily Mississippian. 

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

NEW SHORT DOCUMENTARY LANDLINE FEATURES STORIES OF GAY & BISEXUAL FARMERS IN THE U.K.: More from The Atlantic. 

FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT’S NEW “COMMISSION ON UNALIENABLE RIGHTS”: More from HRC.

HRC WELCOMES 2019 GLOBAL FELLOW SIDITA ZAJA TO D.C.: Zaja (@siditazaja) is the executive director of United Pro LGBT, a nonprofit working to amplify the voices of LGBTQ people in Albania. More from HRC. 

.@HRC is proud to welcome Albanian LGBTQ advocate @siditazaja to Washington, D.C., to work alongside HRC staff as a 2019 HRC Global Fellow. ������️‍�� t.co/R6oZAq3t97

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 24, 2019

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Vice remembers Carol Stone, who was the first openly trans vicar in the U.K. 

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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Texas HD-28 Needs to Turn OUT for Eliz Markowitz on November 5

Texas HD-28 Needs to Turn OUT for Eliz Markowitz on November 5

HRC, Equality Texas and the Texas Freedom Network have endorsed out candidate Eliz Markowitz in the Texas special election happening Nov. 5 — but we need your help to ensure this pro-equality champion is elected. 

Nine seats in the Texas House is all that we need to secure a pro-equality majority — and there are 12 seats within reach. We can get a head start for 2020 by supporting Markowitz for HD-28 and picking up this seat now. 

HRC Texas is already hard at work with Markowitz’s campaign, partners and members on the ground to ensure she wins next month.

We don’t want to downplay this: it’s going to be a big lift to canvass thousands of voters in the next few weeks. 

We need your help getting through our turnout lists. Markowitz’s campaign is hosting weekly canvassing and virtual phone banks — and they need more volunteers to help. Will you join HRC, partners and Markowitz’s team for a volunteer shift?

Click here to sign-up for a shift today.

Winning a pro-equality majority for Texas in 2020 starts with winning HD-28 this November. 

We can do it. Help us make history.

If you have any questions or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact HRC Senior Field Manager, Sissi Yado, at 512-368-6752 or [email protected].

Paid for by Human Rights Campaign PAC (www.hrc.org). Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 23, 2019

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 23, 2019

HRC PRESIDENT ALPHONSO DAVID INTERVIEWED BY DERAY MCKESSON ON “POD SAVE THE PEOPLE”: On the podcast, David (@AlphonsoDavid) discusses his new role at HRC, racial justice and HRC’s HBCU Summit, voter suppression and more. Listen to the full interview here. 

ICYMI — THANKS TO ALL WHO JOINED HRC’S CHEFS FOR EQUALITY LAST EVENING: More from HRC.

We the People, All the People…..������❤️���������� t.co/dSiPwAfYQk

— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) October 23, 2019

JURY CONVICTS EDWARD DOMINIC THOMAS OF ASSAULTING BLACK TRANS WOMAN MUHLAYSIA BOOKER ONE MONTH BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED: Thomas was sentenced to 300 days in jail. More from CBS DFW. 

HUD SECRETARY BEN CARSON RAILS AGAINST “POLITICAL CORRECTNESS” AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING INSTEAD OF APOLOGIZING FOR EARLIER TRANSPHOBIC COMMENTS: More from Tracy Jan (@TracyJan) at The Washington Post. 

WHAT WE’RE READING WEDNESDAY — HRC PRESIDENT ALPHONSO DAVID JOINS BLACK LGBTQ LEADERS IN SPEAKING OUT AGAINST TRUMP TWEET COMPARING IMPEACHMENT TO LYNCHING: “To compare an inquiry into your alleged corrupt behavior to the murders of innocent Americans is simply revolting,” said David. More from the Washington Blade. 

Learn your history, @realDonaldTrump. From 1882 to 1968, at least 4,743 lynchings occurred in the US. Of those lynched, 3,446 were Black. To compare an inquiry into your alleged corrupt behavior to the murders of innocent Americans is simply revolting. t.co/DHgReWMnKe t.co/30qWGZUgRr

— Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) October 22, 2019

TODAY — MIKE PENCE TO VISIT WISCONSIN BUSINESS OWNED BY PROMINENT ANTI-LGBTQ DONOR RICHARD UIHLEIN: Learn more about Pence’s anti-LGBTQ record from HRC.

HORRIBLE — SEVIER COUNTY, TENN., OFFICIAL MAKES ANTI-LGBTQ COMMENTS AT A COMMISSION MEETING: “Sevier County Commissioner Warren Hurst is using his position of power to publicly spew bigotry against LGBTQ people – people who are very likely his own constituents,” said HRC Deputy Communications Director Nick Morrow (@NRMorrow). More from Out Magazine, Metro Weekly and NBC Out. 

YESTERDAY MARKED THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD JR. HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT: More from HRC.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER AND TRANS LATIN@ COALITION HELD A BRIEFING ON CHALLENGES FACED BY TRANS IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION CENTERS: More here. 

.@amnestyusa, @NIJC & @TransLatina_C held a moving congressional briefing about what trans immigrants are facing in detention centers. Thanks to @RepDebHaaland, @RashidaTlaib & @RepJayapal for speaking out. @HRC is a proud supporter of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act. pic.twitter.com/Ga9nmyy3Lp

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 22, 2019

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JACOB TOBIA (@JacobTobia) TO VOICE NON-BINARY CHARACTER DOUBLE TROUBLE ON NETFLIX’S “SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER”: More here.

It’s time for some trouble and this time, let’s make it Double!

Congratulations to longtime @HRC supporter @JacobTobia for becoming the voice of @DreamWorksSheRa‘s non-binary character Double Trouble! t.co/5jhkuNdKVM

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 22, 2019

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ABC 7 reports on how the Andersonville, Ill., community has shown up to support their transgender neighbors 

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 22, 2019

#AM_Equality Tipsheet: October 22, 2019

HISTORIC VICTORY FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN NORTHERN IRELAND: “Unlike much of the United Kingdom, same-sex couples in Northern Ireland had been denied the right to marriage equality for years,” said HRC President Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid). “The overwhelming support and tireless efforts of advocates and allies have made this day a reality. We congratulate them on this critical milestone for LGBTQ equality.” More from The Guardian, The Washington Post and HRC. 

Today marks a historic victory for the rights of the LGBTQ community as @UKParliament ensures marriage equality in Northern Ireland. ��️‍����️‍�� t.co/W8SSO4QwDt pic.twitter.com/RkCsEPFJpZ

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 21, 2019

TUESDAY TWEET — ��️ TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! EIGHTH ANNUAL CHEFS FOR EQUALITY BENEFITTING THE HRC FOUNDATION: The evening of food, cocktails and music to benefit the fight for full LGBTQ equality will be held for the second year at the Washington National Cathedral, and features a pre-reveal reception, 50 tasting stations, 20 dessert stations, 20 mixologists and a Champagne lounge. Learn more here. 

Tonight is the night! The Washington National Cathedral will be lit up in rainbow once again for DC’s premier culinary event, #ChefsForEquality — all to benefit the fight for LGBTQ equality.

We can’t wait to see you there. t.co/Oou8IDnavC pic.twitter.com/2m99RxGE4W

— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 22, 2019

MICHIGAN BILL WOULD ADD SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY TO STATE’S HATE CRIMES LAW: More from WEMU.

GEORGIA SCHOOL DISTRICT REVERSES POLICY ALLOWING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS TO USE BATHROOMS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY: Instead, trans students will have to use a single-stall restroom. More from Metro Weekly. 

THIS PAST WEEKEND MARKED LGBTQ CENTER AWARENESS DAY: Find out more about the 250+ LGBTQ community centers and 210 LGBTQ campus centers that provide vital resources for LGBTQ people here. 

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ACTOR JIM PARSONS & DIRECTOR GREG BERLANTI (@GBerlanti) TEAM UP FOR LGBTQ DOCUSERIES: More from NewNowNext. 

OLYMPIAN AND FIGURE SKATER ADAM RIPPON (@Adaripp) OPENS UP ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AT THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS: Watch here.

GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS

WORLD PRIDE 2023 TO TAKE PLACE IN AUSTRALIA: Previous hosts of the biennial celebration include Jerusalem, London, Toronto, Madrid and New York City. More from LGBTQ Nation. 

THE FIGHT FOR MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA, PRIDE GOES ON: The mayor may have forced the cancellation of this year’s Pride celebrations, but the fight for the rights of LGBTQ Jamaicans goes on. More from HRC. 

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KTLA reports on Sunday’s 25th annual AIDS walk in Los Angeles; Out Magazine speaks with U.S. Soccer stars and partners Ali Krieger (@alikrieger) and Ashlyn Harris (@Ashlyn_Harris) 

Have news? Send us your news and tips at [email protected]. Click here to subscribe to #AM_Equality and follow @HRC for all the latest news. Thanks for reading!

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BREAKING: Historic Victory for Marriage Equality in Northern Ireland

BREAKING: Historic Victory for Marriage Equality in Northern Ireland

HRC celebrates the culmination of years of advocacy and organizing as legislation enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament establishing marriage equality in Northern Ireland becomes law, with the first legal marriages to be allowed in the new year.

The Northern Ireland Executive Formation Act of 2019, passed by Parliament on July 24, ordered the region’s Secretary of State to effectuate access to marriage for same-sex couples if members of the now-dissolved Northern Ireland Assembly failed to form a working government by today. The legislation provides for a three-month transition before marriage for same-sex couples becomes available in January 2020, with February 14, 2020 — Valentine’s Day — the first day marriages may be registered.

“Today marks a historic victory for the rights of the LGBTQ community of Northern Ireland,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “Unlike much of the United Kingdom, same-sex couples in Northern Ireland had been denied the right to marriage equality for years. The overwhelming support and tireless efforts of advocates and allies have made this day a reality. We congratulate them on this critical milestone for LGBTQ equality.”

Political deadlock in Northern Ireland made it one of the last parts of the United Kingdom where same-sex couples could not marry. The UK Parliament broke that deadlock in July with an amendment, offered by Labour Party MP Conor McGinn, to a technical bill that legalized marriage equality in Northern Ireland. The terms of the amendment guaranteed marriage equality would go into effect if Northern Ireland’s legislature failed to reconstitute.

In 2014, the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act of 2013 won passage in Parliament after months of debate, extending marriage equality to England and Wales. Later that year, the Scottish Parliament passed a similar bill, but Northern Ireland’s legislature voted against a motion introduced by Sinn Féin that would have legalized marriage equality.

In 2019, several other countries, including Austria, Taiwan and Ecuador, enacted marriage equality. Nearly two decades ago, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize marriage equality, and today same-sex couples can legally marry in 28 countries.

HRC Foundation, through its Global program, supports the work of communities throughout the world in advocacy of marriage equality and recognition of the full rights of LGBTQ people. This month, HRC announced a major initiative to pursue strategic litigation in countries where they can make a difference. Bringing its decades of experience to the table, HRC will work with in-country partners (including local advocacy groups) and top-tier international law firms to thoughtfully identify change opportunities and support impact litigation efforts as part of broader efforts in the movement for LGBTQ equality.

This new endeavor will be complemented by HRC’s capacity-building efforts for local advocates through HRC Global’s Partnerships in Innovative Advocacy program. In addition to strategic litigation, HRC will work with organizations on topics ranging from designing advocacy campaigns, challenging discriminatory laws and policies, engaging allies and changing societal institutions to be more inclusive. HRC will engage its global alumni network of more than 125 highly respected civil rights leaders and advocates from 80-plus countries to support this work.

Learn more about HRC’s Global work around the world here.

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