LGBTQIA
Monroe County has officially begun its Pride Week celebrations. Trillium Health initiated the series of events on Monday with a gathering at Martin Luther King Park. The park now proudly displays a large pride flag, all set for the upcoming Pride events during the weekend. The Pride Parade in Rochester is scheduled to commence at […]
Yesterday, the Next Generation Men of Transition, Blaque/Out Magazine, and W.A.V.E Woman Inc. partnered up with the City of Rochester to host a free community brunch to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance began in 1998 after the murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman from just outside of Boston. This day […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation, declaring November as Transgender Awareness Month. In addition to this announcement, Governor Hochul also stated that New York State landmarks will be lit pink, white, and light blue on Sunday, November 20 in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. Governor Hochul stated: “This November, I’m proud to celebrate […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed three bills honoring LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. The first bill establishes the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, providing services and money for organizations supporting transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary community. The second bill adds a non-binary gender X to gender designations in elected positions. The final bill signed by […]
FINA, which is the organization that governs the world body for swimming, has voted to effectively ban transgender women from participating in women’s swimming competitions. With 71.5% approval at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022 in Budapest, the vote has put a block on the ongoing fight for trans athletes. Under the FINA new policy, […]
Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a private Christian university in Seattle, and they are now receiving backlash as students protested after the campus administration voted last week to uphold rules that ban the hiring of LBGTQIA+ staff from working at the university. Last week, the SPU Board of Trustees voted to keep the university’s current […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the ‘Gender Recognition Act’ into law that would make it easier for New Yorkers looking to change their name or gender markers on legal documents. The ‘Gender Recognition Act’ eliminated some laws that posed safety risks for transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people who changed their information. Previously, […]
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