Big News! I've joined the @KamalaHarris campaign for President as the Deputy LGBTQ+ Engagement Director! With so much at stake this November, I am excited to help mobilize #LGBTQ+ voters. Let's win this! #OutforHarris
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Happy Pride Month, DC! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Every year, we raise this flag outside the Wilson building as a symbol and a charge—DC is for everyone and love always wins. 💖
Today, we are proud to announce the Queer Love campaign ahead of LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day, May 28. Join us in standing with survivors: https://t.co/blnkh1nJS7
Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness in DC, yet the Mayor's FY27 budget proposes cutting more than 20% from DHS domestic violence services. Providers warn programs will close and lives will be lost.
Read more: https://t.co/5e4xa7GPMb
Listen to @Rachel_F_White, our Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, deliver powerful remarks: “We demand that our leaders treat youth homelessness like the crisis—and prevention opportunity—that it is. Because every young person deserves more than survival. They deserve stability. They deserve dignity. They deserve a future.”
Last week, we delivered 1,000 postcards from DC residents to the Wilson Building to remind Council that TANF is still a lifeline.
Despite the program’s proven role in reducing hardship & supporting well-being, DC lawmakers approved TANF cuts.
Learn more: https://t.co/yu5R2kZjf1
Housing saves lives!
Join us on Tuesday, May 12th, at 10 am, in front of the Wilson Building for a rally, followed by council visits, to urge the council to fund housing and services for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.
Register here: https://t.co/dFFMeyDBCF
Domestic-related killings now account for 1 in 4 homicides in DC this year. This @51stNewsDC story, featuring our executive director and policy director, breaks down the dynamics driving the rise and the protections that advocates are calling for: https://t.co/yHnkWpYi43
🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT!🚨Honored to have the support of @PeteButtigieg in our mission to flip #AZ06!
Pete is a fellow veteran and servant leader who has dedicated his life to fighting for working families, and I'm proud to stand with him in this fight for Southern AZ.
We can’t afford to weaken critical supports for young people. DC’s proposed FY27 budget cuts youth homelessness funding by ~12% including $1.53M from Extended Transitional Housing and $755K from Transitional Housing. Restore the cuts. #WashingtonDC youth deserve stability, not setbacks. @councilofdc@CMZParker5@CMWendellFelder@CMCHenderson@CMRobertWhiteDC
I went into this evening's gathering with @kenyanmcduffie a soft supporter.
I left very excited to make him my next mayor. His passion for DC is palpable. His vision, experience, and focus are precisely what our nation's capital demands in this moment.
I hope you'll join me! https://t.co/5gV1aXIGFc
The DC Victim Hotline is available at 844-4-HELP-DC (844-443-5732) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Visitors to the hotline receive strength-based and trauma-informed services and referrals in over 200 languages.
You are not alone. We are here to help.
Mayor Bowser's proposed FY27 budget cuts $6.3M from DV services in DC at a time when DV homicides are spiking. Survivors depend on these services for housing, safety, and independence. DC Council can restore this funding. We're urging them to act. More: https://t.co/XIqPliyDpD
A pathway for driverless rideshare is coming to DC.
We didn't need to be the first city to roll out driverless rideshare, but we shouldn’t be the last.
Hear more from @charlesallen below, & read more in the 🧵 👇
@CMCharlesAllen@charlesallen Thank you @CMCharlesAllen for taking this major step in bringing autonomous ride-shares to DC!
As a Ward 6 neighbor and non-profit leader, I'm excited to learn more about your vision for equitably bringing this tech to the District!
BREAKING - Autonomous Vehicles (self driving taxis) in DC take a huge step forward as DC Councilmember Charles Allen expected to introduce legislation today to “operationalize” AV’s in the District. Unclear when this will come up for vote. @nbcwashington
Thank you @MayorBowser for signing the PrEP DC Amendment Act and @CMZParker5 for leading this effort. This is an important step to protect and expand access to HIV prevention in the District. #EndHIV#PrEPAccess
@AP Today’s Supreme Court decision risks triggering a national clinical crisis, pushing queer and trans youth into life-threatening conditions, from homelessness to suicide.
What was once a hard-won victory has been rolled back, putting our young people directly in harm’s way.
With 360+ #LGBTQ data elements erased from surveys, forms and other federal systems, we are stepping up.
Join us in reaching DC's young queer & trans folx to better understand their social and economic conditions by completing our survey!
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