Daily Equality: Trump’s Tweets Set to Cost $960 Million
GET TRUMP A CALCULATOR -- HIS TRANS MILITARY BAN WOULD COST 100 TIMES MORE THAN HEALTH CARE FOR TRANS TROOPS: Trumpâs tweeted pledge to discharge transgender troops would cost $960 million -- more than 100 times the cost of providing health care for transgender troops (an estimated $8.4 million), according to a report by the Palm Center. âIf President Trump is truly concerned about the financial costs of transgender service, his announced ban has it exactly backwards,â said Aaron Belkin, Palm Center director and co-author of the new report. âAmerican taxpayers should ask the president, who is proud of his business savvy, why heâs spending a dollar to buy a dime.â http://www.palmcenter.org/publication/discharging-transgender-troops-cost-960-million/
WOMENâS GROUPS, SPORTS GROUPS OPPOSE TEXAS SB3: Women business and community leaders rallied this week at the Texas Capitol to oppose SB3 -- anti-transgender legislation currently being considered during the stateâs special session. And yesterday, the Womenâs Sports Foundation, TransAthlete and HRC issued a letter to Texas legislators calling out the legislation, writing, âThe belief that transgender women and girls should be barred from participating in womenâs sports is rooted in discriminatory gender-based assumptions and stereotypes that have been widely rejected by the majority of sports research and policy experts.â
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THANKFUL THURSDAY -- THIS COMMUNITY SHOWED UP AFTER FAMILYâS HOME VANDALIZED WITH ANTI-GAY MESSAGE: When Brett Alford-Jones and his husband, Paul, saw a homophobic threat spray-painted on their home, they feared for their safety and that of their young daughter. However, they experienced an outpouring of support from their neighbors and friends, who have been working in shifts to watch the familyâs property day and night to ensure the vandals arenât able to follow up on their threats.
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FRESNO SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MAKES ANTI-LGBTQ REMARKS, BLOCKS DISCUSSION: School Board President Brooke Ashjian made anti-LGBTQ remarks regarding Californiaâs LGBTQ-inclusive comprehensive sex education laws. At a recent meeting, Ashjian refused to allow discussion of his discriminatory remarks. While the school district issued a statement of inclusion, many are saying the statement was not enough. http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article166401017.html
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WOMENâS GROUPS, SPORTS GROUPS OPPOSE TEXAS SB3: Women business and community leaders rallied this week at the Texas Capitol to oppose SB3 -- anti-transgender legislation currently being considered during the stateâs special session. And yesterday, the Womenâs Sports Foundation, TransAthlete and HRC issued a letter to Texas legislators calling out the legislation, writing, âThe belief that transgender women and girls should be barred from participating in womenâs sports is rooted in discriminatory gender-based assumptions and stereotypes that have been widely rejected by the majority of sports research and policy experts.â
https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://hrc.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dedc90daa13af512e883bded49%26id%3Db5ad6f3fa5%26e%3D9dc8bb910f&source=gmail&ust=1502485868606000&usg=AFQjCNH17cHTUmxdalBa9VnJQWBmSAjTIA
https://twitter.com/NRMorrow/status/895330438134194176
THANKFUL THURSDAY -- THIS COMMUNITY SHOWED UP AFTER FAMILYâS HOME VANDALIZED WITH ANTI-GAY MESSAGE: When Brett Alford-Jones and his husband, Paul, saw a homophobic threat spray-painted on their home, they feared for their safety and that of their young daughter. However, they experienced an outpouring of support from their neighbors and friends, who have been working in shifts to watch the familyâs property day and night to ensure the vandals arenât able to follow up on their threats.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/this-pickering-couples-home-was-hit-with-anti-gay-graffiti?utm_term=.ymj3DLvj0J#.bd2P3aGKk0
FRESNO SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MAKES ANTI-LGBTQ REMARKS, BLOCKS DISCUSSION: School Board President Brooke Ashjian made anti-LGBTQ remarks regarding Californiaâs LGBTQ-inclusive comprehensive sex education laws. At a recent meeting, Ashjian refused to allow discussion of his discriminatory remarks. While the school district issued a statement of inclusion, many are saying the statement was not enough. http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article166401017.html
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