Subject: FOR APPROVAL: A HYUUGE Week for LGBT People - LGBT Democrats News
From: "Meloy, Sean" <[email-masked]>
To: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>, "Helmstetter, TJ" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 15:26:40 -0700

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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 6:19 PM
To: Meloy, Sean
Subject: [Test] A HYUUGE Week for LGBT People - LGBT Democrats News

A Hyyyuuuge week for LGBT Americans

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Hello LGBT Democrats!
Over the last week, the Obama Administration gave the LGBT community one of the most important weeks of our history. The amazing actions coming out of the Justice Department and the Obama administration regarding the treatment of transgender people and the LGBT community overall has been historic. As Republicans stepped up their attack, this Democratic administration used the rule of law to protect our community. It then went a step further to ensure transgender students can focus on their studies and pee in the appropriate bathroom of their gender identity.

Would Donald Trump's Administration do that? Absolutely not. This is what is at stake in this election.

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If you haven't seen Loretta Lynch's powerful speech, click the quote above.

Today is also the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. Sadly, Republicans are using the misunderstanding of our community to advance bills that restrict our rights and encourage discrimination of us by others. We are lucky to have a President, Party, and two potential presidential nominees who are extremely supportive of us.

President Obama’s Statement <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/17/statement-president-international-day-against-homophobia-and-transphobia>
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Statement <http://www.democrats.org/Post/dnc-chair-statement-on-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and>

BREAKING NEWS:

The long blocked nomination of openly gay Secretary of the Army designee Eric Fanning has finally moved forward to confirmation! Eric is overly qualified, but one anti-LGBT Republican Senator held up his approval. Secretary Fanning will be the highest serving openly LGBT government official in history.

Republicans held up his nomination for over 200 days purely because he was LGBT. This kind of action showcases the need to take back the Senate this November.

IMPORTANT LGBT POLITICAL NEWS:

  *   Donald Trump's position on transgender rights is incoherent, not "nuanced"<http://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11689500/donald-trump-transgender-bathrooms>
  *   U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/us/politics/obama-administration-to-issue-decree-on-transgender-access-to-school-restrooms.html?ref=politics&_r=0>
  *   GOP actions in Congress puts LGBT Americans at risk for discrimination by federal contractors<https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/news/2016/05/03/136818/discriminatory-legislation-seeks-to-strip-workplace-protections-for-lgbt-workers/>
  *   House Bill 2 could cost North Carolina $5 billion a year, report says<http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article76997927.html#storylink=cpy>
  *   In Historic Vote Senate Finally Confirms Eric Fanning as Next Secretary of the Army<http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/breaking_in_historic_vote_senate_finally_confirms_eric_fanning_as_next_secretary_of_the_army?recruiter_id=2>

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