Equality Connecticut

We are a statewide, queer-led, social justice organization working for power and joy in every corner of Connecticut.

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Connecticut's queer wave shows it's ALWAYS important to give our time and resources to local elections. #lgbtqi #queer #ElectionResults

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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

LGBTQ office hours on Dec. 12 with state reps Jeff Currey, (@rep_currey), Dominique Johnson (@dominiqueforct), Marcus Brown and Raghib Allie-Brennan (@raghibct)! Get face time with your LGBTQ reps by signing up through the link below
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Know the name #RitaHester. Honor her life by fighting for justice with love.
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Get together for some queer joy in Enfield!

[Enfield Pride @EnfieldPride]

Just a little over a month to go! What better way to enjoy the holidays than with your Enfield Pride friends and some fabulous drag queens! Join us at the Enfield Annex on Dec 16 at 7pm for an amazing night of entertainers. Don your gay apparel and make the yuletide gay with us!!

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Come out to enjoy and celebrate queer culture and creativity!

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

We're happy to see this effort to gather information and better understand the lives of queer Americans, given ongoing efforts to erase us in curricula, on library shelves, and through legislation.

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Week one of the school year is (almost) in the books for most. Please check out these orgs supporting LGBTQ youth - and add more in the comments!
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Wishing CT's LGBTQ students a year of joyous learning and friendship, free of harassment, censorship, and erasure. Check our your rights courtesy of our friends @gladlaw https://t.co/0LzcwpglaK

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Whether it's a hate "incident" or "crime", we should be very concerned about increased anti-gay speech in CT.
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Community member tell their own stories in this excellent piece by @amy_coval and @JoeTucci19. Gender-affirming care saves lives.

[CT Insider @insider_ct]

How CT’s gender-affirming care changed the lives of these trans individuals https://t.co/Fi9N66GN5j

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

As #Pride2023 wraps up, we share a report on the contemporary history of CT's #LGBTQ activism, with awesome vintage footage. Thanks to generations of fierce and fabulous activists, and thanks to @FOX61News.

[Doug Stewart @stewartdoug]

#lgbtq+ Activism, then and now in Connecticut https://t.co/qpmhrsVz0w

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

This year will be the first time the state of Connecticut officially celebrates #Juneteenth. On Sunday, join Dr. Peniel E. Joseph and our friends @ADL_Connecticut to learn more about Juneteenth's history.

[ADL_Connecticut @ADL_Connecticut]

Paying Tribute to the Journey Juneteenth with Dr. Peniel E. Joseph - 6/15 - 1:00 PM We will learn about the history of Juneteenth and how an old fight for freedom is connected to the modern struggle for rights and dignity. Register Here: https://t.co/Diq0C3ULiD

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Family! All over CT, towns are having their first-ever Pride celebrations - including @EnfieldPride this weekend. Check out the pride and joy - have fun and celebrate the strength of our community. #PrideMonth

[Enfield Pride @EnfieldPride]

Are you ready?!? 1st Annual Enfield Pride Celebration is coming!! #EnfieldPride #LGBTQ

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

In case you missed it - we in Connecticut can't be complacent while our community is under attack all over the country - even here in our blue bubble.
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

@Fox61 is doing a terrific series on Connecticut's queer community; check this segment out. #pride2023

[FOX61 @FOX61News]

Coming out to 'La Familia' is never easy, but the Latinx LGBTQ+ community is changing the conversation https://t.co/kGakVldZFh

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

TONIGHT! For Fairfield County youth celebrating Pride, check this out. Thanks to our friends @StamfordCTPride and @TheFishChurch for creating a safe and joyful space for LGBTQIA teens and their friends.
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Hey, New Haven area folks! Come see the 10th anniversary screening of A Self-Made Man, the story of our own @FerraioloTony. Benefiting 2 groups supporting trans youth, Q+ and TV-365. #Pride2023
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

Hey Waterbury peeps! What are you doing this Saturday?Join us to celebrate queer joy and power at Seven Angels Theatre. We'd love to see you. https://t.co/LjzWXtjdHv

[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

During Pride Month, we celebrate our community's solidarity - needed now more than ever as our family across the nation, and here in CT, faces dark times. EQCT ED Matt Blinstrubas writes in @CTMirror
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[Equality Connecticut @EqualityCT]

We appreciate board members who listened and the parents and allies who organized to protect #LGBTQ students. If we pay attention to what happening in our backyards, and take care of each other, we'll turn away these attacks again and again. #Pride2023 #ctpoli

[Connecticut Mirror @CTMirror]

The Newtown board of education's vote to keep 'Flamer' and 'Blankets' at the high school's library comes one day after two members resigned. https://t.co/K0Te9DL8tD