Comitta, LGBT Equality Alliance announce mental health programs

Comitta, LGBT Equality Alliance announce mental health programs

WEST CHESTER — The LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County will offer mental health programs, workshops, and support groups thanks to a state investment secured by state Sen. Carolyn Comitta. The Equality Alliance, a nonprofit organization, will use the $50,000 in funding to support programs that address the unique mental health challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, promoting resilience, self-acceptance, and a sense of belonging. The majori…

Trump State Department Axes $25M Pro-LGBTQ ‘Global Equality Fund’

A $25 million program that offered taxpayer funds to promote LGBTQ ideology abroad is gone from the State Department website.

Advocates Beat 91 Percent of Last Year's Anti-LGBTQ Bills. How?

While the trans community still faces unprecedented legislative attacks, with 49 bills passing into law in 2024, there are key strategies that activists are using to fight back. On March 6, Montana State Representatives Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell stood up to speak against two of the 527 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in U.S. state legislatures this year. One bill would ban drag performances and pride marches as “hypersexualized shows,” and the othe…

Lisa Jarvis: The very idea of LGBTQ health is under attack

Amid the turmoil at the country’s federal agencies, a disturbing pattern has emerged: research addressing differences in the health and well-being of LGBTQ Americans is being acutely targeted. The Trump administration’s aim appears twofold: to deny the existence of disparities…