Local Transgender Advocate Honored for Her Efforts to Support the LGTBQ+ Community

These STUNNING U.S. Neighborhoods Have Vibrant LGBTQ+ History

Celebrate Pride by exploring LGBTQIA+ history and culture in these queer-friendly neighborhoods across the U.S., including iconic districts and hidden gems.

Local transgender advocate honored for her efforts to support the LGTBQ+ community

Throughout June, WTOP is celebrating Pride and recognizing and honoring the rich history and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community in the region. Earline Budd was honored at the World Pride Welcome Center on Wednesday night for her efforts to advocate on behalf of transgender and civil rights. Budd, a longtime D.C. resident, began her advocacy career around 1995, when Tyra Hunter, a transgender woman, was critically injured in a car crash. According…

5 ways to honor LGBTQ+ residents in your community

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. The month was developed to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, which is considered a historical tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.

Union Temple Kicks Off Pride Month by Honoring Bayard Rustin in  Hall of History

Union Temple Baptist Church unveiled a portrait of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in their Hall of History, acknowledging his impact on the fight for equity and justice for all people, and stressing the importance of accepting and loving LGBTQIA+ individuals. The post Union Temple Kicks Off Pride Month by Honoring Bayard Rustin in  Hall of History appeared first on The Washington Informer.

Diversity – Being a Lesbian, Out and Seen – International Nanny Association

By Kenda Horst, INA Nanny of The Year 2024 No matter who you are, being open and honest is a healthy way of living. And for being a nanny. And yes this is said from a place of privilege, a white cis gender female living and working in San Francisco.  June of 2024, when I opened up a nanny colleague’s social media post, a hateful meme hit me–about loving the sinner, not the sin. This is a person who, just weeks before, congratulated me on my rece…

Robin Kelly receives nearly seventy endorsements from the LGBTQIA+ community to kick off Pride month

CHICAGO – Nearly 70 leaders in the state’s LGBTQIA+ community today announced their endorsement of Robin Kelly for United States Senate. A champion of the LGBTQIA+ community, Kelly is committed to advancing legislation in Congress that ensures all Illinoisans receive the same rights no matter who they are or who they love.“I am proud to stand alongside this impressive and dedicated group of leaders in Illinois’s LGBTQIA+ community,” Kelly said. …