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Happy Pride Month!
Our 4th annual QTPOC issue will elevate the visibility and leadership of LGBTQ Communities of Color. If you identify as an LBGTQ person of color in Wisconsin, you can be included!
Submit your name and photo at https://t.co/Gm7VFnJS4V
First Congregational UCC-Madison Seeds of Hope Social Justice grants for basic needs, promote equality for marginalized communities, address disparities in health care, advance equity in education, and deliver environmental justice:
https://t.co/cgq7ZDt2p7 via @OurLivesMadison
In addition to an executive order barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation and selecting a surgeon and trans woman as an Assistant Secretary of health at HHS, the White House website is more inclusive and accessible:@wpr https://t.co/QsjxBH7veX
Dana Pellebon is co-executive director of Rape Crisis Center and is on the OutReach board in Madison, WI. She makes a difference in the lives of traditionally underserved people—values instilled in her at a young age.
https://t.co/WAAae75G4k
@OurLivesMadison #CreoleWomen
The Love List is celebrating 10 years!
Help us celebrate hundreds of Wisconsin's LGBTQ relationships by submitting yours for inclusion in our January issue.
Help fill the magazine with LGBTQ love: https://t.co/1LhC8FU9zg
@OurLivesMadison serves as the information hub for LGBTQ+ communities in Wisconsin. The magazine has been supporting the campaign as the primary media partner.
https://t.co/ZQJnNiUcKr
Nevada has voted to define marriage as “between couples, regardless of gender,” per @AP.
Nevada’s state constitution currently defines marriage as “one man, one woman.” Even though SCOTUS outlawed states’ same-sex marriage bans in 2015, 30 states still have such provisions.
Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres won their congressional races in New York. They will join Congress together as the first openly gay Black men in the U.S. House. https://t.co/cWI3FibP5V
LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday’s election - in red as well as blue states. In Tennessee, for example, a Republican gay man and a Democratic bisexual man will become the first openly LGBTQ members of the state House.
https://t.co/elYoNfgr1M
The Supreme Court today hears a case over Philadelphia's refusal to place children with a Catholic foster agency that discriminates against same-sex couples.
The 1st major case for Amy Coney Barrett, it could make it easier for religious groups to defy anti-discrimination laws.
Mondaire Jones is set to become the 1st openly gay Black man elected to Congress, and Ritchie Torres the 1st openly gay Afro-Latino.
At least 35 of the record 574 LGBTQ+ candidates have won their respective races so far.
BREAKING: 26-year-old @TaylorSmallVT just declared victory, making her Vermont’s first transgender state legislator. @VictoryFund has confirmed the win. Read more here: https://t.co/vqgo6ER9iT
Congratulations to our very own @SarahEMcBride on becoming the first openly transgender state senator nationwide and first trans member of Delaware's Legislature! We're so proud of you for this historic win. #ElectionNight#UnityWins
The @OutReachLGBT Center reminds us that this year’s election has high stakes for the LGBTQ+ community.
There’s still time to vote on Tuesday! Polls close at 8pm and if you’re still in line at 8, you can vote!