Tag: Advocacy

Pandemic reduces Heroes and Zeroes to a Reflection on 2020

December 21, 2020

Each Year I write a top 10 Heroes and Zeroes. This year it is very simple! Or should I say Pandemic worn down – renders it simple- The Heroes in each and every category are LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees and the Zeroes are Donald Trump,  his grifter family and each and every single Republican … More Pandemic reduces Heroes and Zeroes to a Reflection on 2020

African HRC Issues Advisory to LGBTQI Refugees, Activists and Advocates

January 20, 2020

As Executive Director for African Human Rights Coalition, and as a follow up to the articles that have appeared on this BLOG reporting on the complex and disturbing situation involving LGBTQI refugees in Kenya, and more specifically Kakuma Camp, African HRC has issued 2 advisories on its website. Here is a snippet plus links to … More African HRC Issues Advisory to LGBTQI Refugees, Activists and Advocates

History Made as Equality Bill Passes House – BUT NOW is the Time for HUGE LGBTQ Advocacy

May 17, 2019

Today the House of Representatives took the historic step of passing the Equality Act, the federal bill that would finally afford basic civil rights protections for the LGBTQI community. If it passes the Senate and is signed by the President, it would amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual … More History Made as Equality Bill Passes House – BUT NOW is the Time for HUGE LGBTQ Advocacy

Trans Icon Our Lady J to Host TLDEF Transgender Advocacy Awards

June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018 – Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is pleased to announce Our Lady J as the host of this year’s Transgender Advocacy Awards, set for Tuesday, June 12, (6:30 – 8:30 PM) at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York City. Our Lady J is a writer and producer on Ryan Murphy’s dance-musical … More Trans Icon Our Lady J to Host TLDEF Transgender Advocacy Awards