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Carmen Vázquez, the founding director of the Womens Building in San Francisco and a longtime activist for the LGBTQ community and social justice, died January 27 in New York City. She was 72.

Carmen Vázquez, a longtime LGBTQ activist who was born in Puerto Rico, died on Wednesday from the coronavirus. She was 72.

National LGBTQ Task Forces Rea Carey on Living Through History January 27 2021 11:58 AM EST The National LGBTQ Task Forces Creating Change conference — a multi-day event that brings together some of the worlds preeminent queer activists, artists, writers, and thinkers — is obviously a bit different this year. Not only is the 33rd Creating Change, running January 28-31, completely virtual this year because of COVID-19, it takes place a week after Donald Trumps catastrophic presidency ended,...

When Kierra Johnson heard about the recent U.S. Senate victories in Georgia, she was elated. “I must have grinned so hard, my cheeks were hurting,” says the native of Valdosta, Georgia. “I felt like I had a cramp in my cheeks.” For Johnson, the victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff felt like a “vindication” of something she’d been saying for years. “I have been on my soapbox for almost 25 years now about the divestment in the South and Midwest by progressives. It...

Event date: January 24-28, 2018

Thu, 01/21/2021 LAWRENCE — The KU Center for Service Learning will host the Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship on Jan. 27. The goal of this summit is to engage, connect and support University of Kansas faculty, staff and administrators with interest in: Addressing community-identified issues through service learning, community-engaged scholarship or civic engagement Examining the commitment of the public university in contributing to addressing societal issues through c...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. The Shaman Practice That Inspired My New Year’s Resolution This year I looked to a Peruvian ritual to ring in the new year.   This year, I spent my New Year’s Eve in isolation. A possible COVID-19 exposure had turned into a fever, leading to a test, and culminating in a positive test...

Undercover Santa project by Scranton Police suspended It was meant as a way to give back to the community, but others saw it as insensitive. Author: Elizabeth Worthington Updated: 5:10 PM EST December 18, 2020 SCRANTON, Pa. — The Scranton Police Departments Undercover Santa program will not go on this year. The city made the decision after hearing from leaders in the black community. It was designed to spread holiday cheer — police officers pulling people ove...

The National LGBTQ Task Force has announced the lineup for the 2021 Creating Change Conference. For the first time in 33 years, the annual conference — which offers space for LGBTQ activists, leaders, allies, and changemakers to connect, learn, and grow — moves online. A four-day-long event, running from Jan. 28 to Jan. 31, the conference will feature various institutes, workshops, keynotes, and caucus sessions. Among those scheduled to attend are Pose star and transgender activist Dominiq...

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