June 13 marks LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, a day to recognize the wage gap that continues to affect LGBTQIA+ communities. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “On average, in 2021, LGBTQIA+ workers earned 90 cents per dollar compared to all full-time workers in the United States. Women in this community earned 87 cents per dollar compared to the Read more …
Transgender Awareness Week is an opportunity to uplift positive and insightful stories, celebrate changemakers and have conversations about what allies can do at this critical moment.
The October calendar highlights some important dates for LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Today, October 16, is International Pronouns Day, celebrated on the third Wednesday of October as a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of respecting individuals’ chosen pronouns and fostering an inclusive environment for all. And this past Friday was National Coming Read more …
In a post-Obergfell v. Hodges world, the idea that marriage equality has not been fully realized seems absurd, but for disabled LGBTQIA+ people that is still the case. According to LGBTMap.org [i] “current estimates suggest there are between 9-11 million LGBTQIA+ adults in the United States. If approximately one in four have a disability, we Read more …
June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities and honor the significant victories since the historic Stonewall Uprising in June 1969. Six days of protest after a police raid of a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York marked a major turning point in the visibility of the modern Read more …
