Clinton Releases Plan to Protect LGBT Rights

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question at town hall meeting at White Mountain Community College, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Berlin, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Hillary Clinton has released her plans to fight for the rights of the LGBT community. She has previously said that “gay rights are human rights,” and her plan outlines a mix of legislation and support. The full details of the plan are available on The Briefing, but an outline is below:

• Fight for full federal equality for all LGBT Americans
  • Work with Congress to pass the Equality Act
  • Continue President Obama’s LGBT equality executive actions
  • Supper efforts underway to clarify that under federal statutes “sex discrimination” includes discrimination on the basis of “gender identity” and “sexual orientation”
• Support LGBT youth, parents, and elders
  • End discriminatory treatment of LGBT families in adoptions
  • Improve school climate for all students
  • End LGBT conversion therapy for minors
  • Combat youth homelessness
  • Ensure LGBT elders can retire with dignity and respect
  • Correct national data to better serve LGBT individuals and families
• Honor the military service of LGBT people
  • Upgrade service records of LGBT veterans dismissed due to their sexual orientation
  • Support efforts to allow transgender personnel to serve openly
• Secure affordable treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS
  • Call on Republican governors to extend Medicaid coverage to provide life-saving health care to people living with HIV
  • Cap out-of pocket expenses for people with HIV/AIDS
  • Expand the utilization of HIV prevention medications, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Protect transgender rights
  • Protect transgender individuals from violence
  • Streamline identity documents
  • Invest in law enforcement training on interactions with LGBT individuals
• Promote human rights of LGBT people around the world
  • Increase support for the Global Equality Fund

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News Source: The Briefing

Clinton Fundraises in North Carolina

Clinton attends a private fundraiser in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania in July 2015.

On Tuesday evening, Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a private fundraiser in the Charlotte area. The event reportedly took place at the home of Erskine and Crandall Bowles. Erskine Bowles was the White House Chief of Staff during President Bill Clinton’s second term. Crandall Bowles is a textile company executive. As with all private fundraisers, the event was closed to the press.

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News Source: WNCT

Clinton Attends California Events

On Thursday, Hillary Rodham Clinton attended an early morning fundraiser in Atherton, California. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and former State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma hosted the breakfast event. Clinton was in San Francisco last night as well to begin her visit to California.

After leaving the San Francisco, Clinton traveled to southern California where she held a roundtable discussion with home health care workers at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Following the roundtable, Clinton attended a fundraiser at the home of Scooter and Yael Braun. Braun is a record label executive and manager for Justin Bieber. The events were private and closed to the press.

UPDATE (8/6): Added video from the roundtable event.

News Source: The Washington Post, NBC 4, ABC 7

Clinton Attends 3 Fundraisers in 3 States

Clinton Attends a Private Fundraiser in Park City, Utah

Today, Hillary Rodham Clinton attended three fundraisers in three states. She began her day in Park City, Utah where she attended an event at a private home. While no cameras were allowed in the event, supporters said that Clinton spoke about America’s role in the world and child care. It is estimated that 60 people attended the event.

Clinton then traveled to Oregon where she attended a fundraiser at the Portland home of Win McCormack and Carol Butler. A number political figures attended the event including Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, form Governor Ted Kulongoski, and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer. Clinton met with guests and made brief remarks.

The final stop of the day was in the San Francisco area where she attended an event at the home of former Facebook executive Chris Kelly. As with all private events, none were not open to the public or press, so no video is available.

Tomorrow, Clinton will remain in California where is expected to attend another private fundraiser in San Fransisco before traveling to Los Angeles for a public and private event. Keep up with all the latest campaign news on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: Fox 13, The Oregonian, Fox 40

Image Source: Fox 13

Hillary for America Writes Open Letter to The New York Times

Hillary for America communications director Jennifer Palmieri.

After releasing a false story about a criminal investigation into the use of a personal email server by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Clinton campaign has released an open letter criticizing the inaccurate reporting by The New York Times. The letter, penned by communications director Jennifer Palmieri, was directed to Dean Baquet, the executive editor. The story originally said that the Department of Justice had been urged to open a criminal investigation. The story was later corrected to indicate the investigation was not criminal in nature but was a “security referral.”

In the letter, Palmieri wrote about the lack of response time given to the campaign by the news organization and she questioned the sources used for the article. She concluded by saying, “In closing, I wish to emphasize our genuine wish to have a constructive relationship with The New York Times. But we also are extremely troubled by the events that went into this erroneous report, and will be looking forward to discussing our concerns related to this incident so we can have confidence that it is not repeated in the future.”

Read the full letter by CLICKING HERE.

News Source: Business Insider, Hillary for America

Clinton Returns to Nevada

Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to Nevada to attend two major campaign events. Her first event was in Las Vegas where she spoke to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Office (NALEO). Clinton outlined the four fights of her campaign, and focused specifically on expanding funding for preschool programs. She said, “All of our kids need the opportunity to get off the to the best possible start, but too many children are getting behind.”

Clinton also spoke about voter rights and called for universal voter registration saying, “We should be making it easier to vote, not putting up barriers that disempower and disenfranchise Americans. Who are those barriers aimed at: young people, poor people and people of color.” She also focused on immigration, saying that if Congress refused to act on immigration, she would further expand the executive orders President Barack Obama has enacted. She also vowed to limit the the number of deportations, and her goal is comprehensive immigration reform.

"We need to hear from the vets how to fix the problems we have" #HillaryinNV pic.twitter.com/XeXTyGgNGs

— Jordan Russell (@jcr1015) June 18, 2015

In Reno, Clinton hosted a roundtable with a number of veterans. She spoke about her plans to maintain the world’s most powerful military. However, her primary concern is the struggles of veterans returning from combat and the delay of Veterans Affairs providing care. Clinton said veteran care is not a partisan issue, “No matter what we disagree on, we must agree on taking care of our vets.”

Tomorrow and Saturday, Clinton will attend events in California. Follow along on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source:Las Vegas Sun, KOLO