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Here s What You Can Do Right Now to Support the Equality Act
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More than a third of LGBTQ+ Americans faced discrimination last year, with no explicit protections under the Civil Rights Act. The Equality Act a bill that would amend the Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity would offer LGBTQ+ Americans protection in employment, housing, public accommodations, and more. This couldn t be more important to pay attention to right now, especially since there s been a growing trend of anti-transgender legislation in the US.
Although Vice President Kamala Harris has advocated for the Equality Act and President Biden vowed to sign it, there are still steps that need to be taken before this legislation becomes reality. The Equality Act won the House in February, but the Senate still needs to vote on the bill. Here s how you can help support this landmark bill as it journeys to the Senate:
Collaborators and friends of the late visionary experimental pop musician, producer and cultural icon SOPHIE have launched an art auction, God Is Trans, to raise money for the Trans Justice Funding Project, a U.S. organisation that works for equality and justice alongside grassroots groups across America.
Items up for bidding include an Eckhaus Latta white silk dress and photos captured by Renata Raksha and Zoe Chait, alongside a number of original art works including a print by Nick Harwood, who directed the video to the hit single It s OK To Cry . As friends and collaborators of Sophie s in the US, we have organized [sic] this online auction and sale of editions to honor [sic] her radical generosity, artistic vision, and commitment to the trans community, a statement on the auction website reads.
My Sistah’s House Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People in Memphis
Founded in 1819, Memphis, Tennessee, is named after an Egyptian city on the Nile meaning “Established” and “Beautiful.” So, it seems only fitting that this Southern city along the Mississippi River happens to be where the non-profit organization My Sistah’s House is creating safe, permanent, and aesthetically pleasing housing for transgender people experiencing homelessness.
Terri Wilder recently sat down with Kayla Gore, co-founder and executive director of My Sistah’s House and an organizer with a long history of working for the rights of transgender people in the South. Gore spoke about the unique challenges that transgender people, particularly Black trans women, are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the organization’s services are life-preserving for the transgender community in Memphis.
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Below you will find a list of media and information you can check out to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community.
MUSEUM
The GLBT Historical Society Museum, located in the heart of San Francisco s Castro District, is the first stand-alone museum of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history and culture in the United States. It celebrates the San Francisco s vast queer past through dynamic and surprising exhibitions and programming.
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