Showing posts with label LGBTQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBTQ. Show all posts

We are typical American families

Friday, February 19, 2016

Strong Families , Feminist Women's Health Center , and the Atlanta artists behind Typical American Families collaborated with Georgi...

Today is Trans Day of Resilience. Here's why it matters:

Friday, November 20, 2015

Growing up, I couldn’t tell you the definition of “transgender.” I just knew I was a girl, even though I didn’t know what that meant. ...

What I want young trans girls to know

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

My name is Riley and I work for Young Women United, a Strong Families partner. As a trans woman of color, I’m incredibly proud to be a part...

Artists and Activists Re-Imagine "Trans Day of Remembrance"

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Eight transgender artists and organizations release original art highlighting trans resilience, power and leadership November 16, 201...

California Teens: Our Schools Need Sex Education

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

by Manie Grewal, Policy and Organizing Manager, Forward Together When I moved to California about a year ago and started working on sex ed...

Forward Together at 25: The Power of Collaboration and Community

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

As we commemorate Forward Together's 25th anniversary , we are celebrating the work of our various programs and partnerships. The post b...

Mamas Day 2014: Labels, Questions and Queer Mamahood

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

This post is part of our #MamasDay blog series, and is written by Emmett DuPont from COLAGE -for people who lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans...

Mamas Day 2014: Mamas and Children Thrive Because of Community

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

This is the first post in our Mamas Day 2014 blog series featuring submissions from many of our Strong Families partners. The post below was...

My Queer Chicana Eye on My Brother’s Keeper

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

This post by Carmen Iniguez was originally posted as part of the Movement Strategy Center's "Let's Talk" Gender Justice ...

What Black Women Can Teach You About Health Care

Friday, March 28, 2014

Open enrollment has become a household term thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , but healthcare has long been a challenge for Black wom...

Tobi Hill-Meyer on Trans Organizing in the LGBT Movement

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tobi Hill-Meyer, delivering the keynote at the Trans Justice Summit in OR.  November is Transgender Awareness Month. As the month wraps...

Coming out to sounds of liberation

Friday, October 19, 2012

By Bianca Campbell We celebrate Pride a little late here in the South. We trade shirtless summers for intimate autumns, boots and scarves....

Queertopia: the evolution toward a one-mind society

Thursday, October 11, 2012

By Akasha Orr I “came out” while living in Los Angeles at age 27. Older than most folks I know. There was no party and I didn’t time it w...

The Scary and Exhilarating Feeling of Door Knocking

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Re-posted from the Western States Center blog . Uniting Communities cohort members showing UC pride! As my door-knocking partner and I...

Talking the Marriage Talk

Monday, August 13, 2012

By Kelly, Special Projects Coordinator Whitney Houston movingly sings, “I believe the children are our future,” capturing our nation’s leg...

Thoughts on Marriage in NC, Post Amendment One

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

By Aubrey Daquiz What could put a damper on a beautiful summer weekend wedding? Perhaps the fact that it’s located in North Carolina i...