News for the LGBTQ+ Community Since 2010
News for the LGBTQ+ Community Since 2010
Heather CassellA scathing report of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs LGBTQ refugee application process uncovered decade-long systematic discrimination against applicants based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. The 88-page report,…
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Sarah ToceThe WNBA Tuesday released its 2021 regular season game schedule with the league tipping off its landmark 25th season on Friday, May 14 with a weekend of action featuring all…
Read moreSarah ToceAcross the country, state legislatures have introduced bills that would ban transgender youth from participating in K-12 school sports, and in some cases in college as well. This year alone, at…
Read moreSarah ToceA paper published in Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved provides detailed guidance for creating culturally responsive health care environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and…
Read moreSarah ToceSeattle Pride has chosen “Resilience!” as this year’s theme for Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month virtual festivities. The theme was selected from more than a dozen ideas submitted by the public,…
Read moreSarah ToceAs unemployment continues to disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ households, it’s important to know your options for affordable care As Washington state’s unemployed suffer the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, so,…
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Virginia LopezIt’s been two years since the sounds of softball were heard on the University of Washington campus, but with the playing of the Husky Classic last weekend the Washington Huskies…
Read moreSarah ToceThe LGBTQIA+ community experiences more barriers to healthcare than non-LGBTQIA+ individuals. With 15 percent of LGBTQIA+ Americans reporting postponing or avoiding medical treatment due to discrimination, there is work to…
Read moreSarah ToceRainier Beach and West Seattle COVID-19 Community Testing and Vaccination Clinics Now Permanently Open Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today joined government, health care, and community partners at the new Community…
Read moreSarah ToceNational LGBTQ Organizations Propose Stamps Honoring LGBTQ Trailblazers Bayard Rustin, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Jose Julia Sarria. The United States oldest LGBTQ organization; the International Imperial Court System…
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