a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, LGBTQ people of color are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to say they’ve been discriminated against because they are LGBTQ+ in applying for jobs and interacting with police.
LGBTQ+ women are even more marginalized than the men’s GBTQ+ community. There are specific types of violence that target queer women, even when they are closeted. Lesbians are at risk of physical violence, sexual harassment, and arbitrary arrest by police.
Broward House says, this year’s Dining Out For Life® will be different! The theme is Dine. Donate. Win Prizes! You are requested to dine at the participating restaurants and a percentage of your bill will be donated to Broward House. You can support this cause From April 1- April 13 by dining out and donating directly to Broward House.
The global divide on homosexuality persists. Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region, and economic development.
The recent spate of legislation targeting LGBTQ identities is threatening to negate some of the progress Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made in providing safe spaces for members of the community. Over the past decade in particular, HBCUs have made a concerted effort to address the community’s concerns, from establishing LGBTQ+ centers on campus to changing admissions policies to allow transgender students to enroll. But now some fear the new legislation could have a chilling effect on that progress.
The latest COVID Omicron subvariant continues to rapidly spread across the US and is the most genetically transmissible form of the virus to date. As the coronavirus cases are still rising nationally, Care Resource, which recently celebrated 40 years of its services and existence, wants to remind the American public, especially, the LGBTQ+ community of Florida about the importance of the COVID-19 Vaccine and booster.
If it becomes law, LGBTQ+ people would be prohibited from bringing claims of sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination in areas like employment, housing, public accommodations, health care, credit, and education. It would also require applications and records such as marriage licenses, death certificates, cemetery interment records, and child support registration to list sex based on biology rather than gender identity.
Tampa Bay-based LGBTQ support group Found Family Collective hosted a self-defense class aimed at the LGBTQ community recently. The event was held in collaboration with the self-defense training company Weapon Brand at Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg.
The Trevor Project is in crisis, according to many of the organization’s staffers, so they’ve decided to unionize. In November, CEO Amit Paley was removed by the Trevor Project’s board of directors in response to a letter signed by over 200 employees expressing dissatisfaction with the organization’s rapid scale-up.
AHF has been fighting against Gilead for the past year, dubbing the massive pharmaceutical company ‘Greediad’ after the company limited what medications are covered by the 340B pricing restrictions, and offers special discounts to providers who use Gilead contracted pharmacies. A
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