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Lessening the Pandemic’s Burden on LGBTQ Workers and Families February 11, 2021, 9:00 am For more on how the government can support LGBTQ people during the pandemic, see "Government Strategies To Address the Coronavirus Must Include Targeted Assistance for LGBTQ Communities." Mitigating the coronavirus pandemic’s detrimental impacts on the lives of LGBTQ people will require a strategically coordinated policy effort at all levels of government. Read the column Up...

Emergency Reporting Releases Report to Simplify Process for Assistance to Firefighters Grants Applications Share Article Emergency Reporting, the leading provider of Fire & EMS records management software, has released a new report to assist customers with their applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A comprehensive Records Management System can help harness a department’s data in order to paint that picture clear...

Posted January 12th, 2021 for American Progress Washington, D.C. — For the past four years, LGBTQ Americans have withstood a barrage of attacks on multiple fronts, perpetrated by an administration that displayed a blatant disregard for their dignity, health, safety, and basic human rights. Even on its way out the door, the Trump administration attempted to undermine nondiscrimination protections for transgender students and signal to taxpayer-funded service providers that they c...

Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America A Road Map for the Biden Administration Getty/Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle LGBTQ rights supporters gather during a candlelight vigil in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 2020. Adam Peck Introduction and summary The Trump administration spent the majority of its four years in office launching a barrage of attacks infringing on the rights of LGBTQ people, promoting discriminatory policies, and creating barriers to ...