NEW BEDFORD “Honor Our LGBT Elders” Day set for May 16 recognizes members of the LGBTQ+ community who have paved the way for access and social acceptance. However, it’s also a day to shine a bright light on elders in the LGBTQ+ community who struggle to be accepted for their sexual identity.
“A lot of it has to do with the fact that the LGBTQ+ individuals are invisible, especially older adults,” said SouthCoast LGBTQ+ Network marketing director and board member, Kerry Zeida.
“Even trying to define the population and get good data on it is really really difficult. Older LGBTQ people are just afraid to self-identify,” he said. The SouthCoast LGBTQ+ Network focuses on three major areas: LGBTQ+ youth/homelessness, transgender community and LGBTQ+ elders.
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The group is now up to forty-five organizations with thousands of their members living in Rhode Island who are supporting a legislative package of common-sense gun safety bills that have been endorsed by the office of the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and General Treasurer, according to CGRPRIGET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
CCVPRI is advocating for the following at the State House: Limiting magazine capacity to 10 rounds
SB414 by Senator Goldin (and 20 co-sponsors)
HB5554 by Rep. Caldwell (and 40 co-sponsors) Regulating military-style assault weapons
HB5556 by Rep. Caldwell (and 40 co-sponsors)
NEW BEDFORD Pilgrim United Church of Christ, on April 5, will have a temporary pastor, Donnie Anderson, a well-respected LGBTQ+ activist with plans to serve the community with her progressive views.
“The United Church of Christ is one of the most affirming of folks in the LGBTQ+ community,” Anderson, 74, said. “I m excited to come to Pilgrim because they fully embrace that understanding and that message.”
Anderson was the Pastor at the First Baptist Church of East Greenwich from 1998-2005. She then served on the RI State Council of Churches as the Executive Minister until 2020. Anderson came out publicly as a trans woman and spent the past three years focused on her transition. She also switched her credential with the American Baptist Church to the United Church of Christ.
COVENTRY â The Coventry High School Alumni Association recently unveiled the names of five alumni to be added to the growing list of Oakers whose photographs adorn the Coventry High School Hall of Fame.
Established by the alumni association in 2012, the Hall of Fame serves to give well-deserved recognition to those whose contributions may otherwise go unacknowledged.Â
âA lot of people donât get any recognition from other sources, and I think itâs important for people to know about those who are doing good from the community,â Ernest DiMicco, president of the Coventry High School Alumni Association, said Wednesday.
Inducteesâ photos line a well-trafficked hallway at the high school. Perhaps more important than recognizing the varied accomplishments of past Coventry High Schoolers, DiMicco added, is showing current students that anything is possible.Â