BATON ROUGE, LA – Monday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that existing civil rights law bars discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace. Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Stephen Handwerk released the following statement in response: “This is a historic moment in our long struggle for equality and justice for LGBTQ+ Americans. Today, the court clearly and […]
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PACE Applauds SCOTUS for LGBT Workplace Protections Ruling
June 15, 2020Shreveport, LA – June 15, 2020 Today’s U.S. Supreme Court 6-3 ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT people from workplace discrimination is not only wonderful news for LGBT people and their allies, but also a victory for all who rejoice each time America finally lives up to the ideals that our nation has […]
PACE Statement on the Aftermath of the Murder of George Floyd
June 5, 2020Shreveport, LA – June 4, 2020 PACE (People Acting for Change and Equality), northwest Louisiana’s primary advocacy organization for LGBTQ people, has been committed to bringing long-needed change to this region since our formation in 2005. While our primary focus has been organizing, educating, lobbying, and at times protesting for equal opportunity and treatment under […]
New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders Joins SAGE’s National Affiliate Network as SAGE New Orleans
May 22, 2020New Orleans Organization Joins SAGE Local Organization Serving LGBT Older People Joins National Network of Affiliates [New Orleans, LA] Beginning this month, New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders (NOAGE) joins SAGE’s national affiliate network as SAGE New Orleans. SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT elders, with […]
TGNC Mutual Aid Fund Offers Relief to Transgender Community
April 20, 2020Note: This article was originally published on the Tulane Hullabaloo. In light of financial crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus, the Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Crisis Funding Circle Louisiana has created a mutual aid fund to give relief to their community. The TGNC fund was established on March 17 as the effects of COVID-19 began […]
International Trans Day of Visibility Still Celebrated Despite Quarantine
March 31, 2020As holidays and celebrations worldwide are put on hold amidst the coronavirus pandemic, trans and nonbinary individuals cannot take off their identities in a crisis. March 31, 2020 marks the twelfth annual international Trans Day of Visibility, and organizers are taking pains to recognize the achievements and struggles of trans and nonbinary individuals while practicing […]
Trump’s New Campaign Advisor Worked for Focus on the Family Founder and Says HIV Enacts “God’s Moral Law”
January 17, 2020The Trump re-election campaign has hired Jenna Ellis, a frequent Fox News guest and anti-LGBTQ+ extremist as a senior legal advisor. According to Axios, Trump has said that he is “impressed” by Ellis’ TV appearances on Fox News, and that he wanted to “give her a bigger job.” Ellis has often spoken out against gay […]
Bipartisan Group Says Trump Is “Undoing Decades of Civil and Human Rights Progress”
November 29, 2019A new report issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights states that the Trump administration is “undoing decades of civil and human rights progress.” The independent, bipartisan advisory agency issued a 621-page report, “Are Civil Rights a Reality?“. In this report, the commission found that under Trump, agencies that are supposed to protect civil […]
FBI Report Shows Jews Were Most Targeted in Religion-Based Hate Crimes in 2018
November 13, 2019The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is urging both law enforcement and lawmakers to take action after a new FBI report showed Jews and Jewish institutions were the group most targeted in hate crimes over 2018 – continuing a trend that has been in place since 1991. The FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report found […]
Progressive Lifestyle: LGBTQ+ Couple Wins Free Luxury Wedding in New Orleans
October 23, 2019A Black LGBTQ+ couple from Virginia won the Fun, Fab & Free Wedding Contest for a free luxury New Orleans wedding from Waning Moon Weddings by LaToya. The contest was intended to give a couple from a marginalized community the wedding of their dreams. Waning Moon Weddings partnered with other New Orleans […]
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