News Briefs for 01.08.21
Beyond the Carolinas
News briefs from across the globe for 01.08.21.
Housing in Uncertain Times
Time Out Youth Continues to Serve Those in Need During COVID-19
Time Out Youth Center (TOY) has been serving the LGBTQ youth population of the Charlotte region for decades and their housing support programs have never been more important than in 2020, as a pandemic rages on across the region.
Frank Talk
An Interview with Actor Peter Macdissi
“Uncle Frank” (Amazon Studios), the second full-length feature from gay, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Alan Ball (“True Blood,” “Six Feet Under”), takes us back to the last half of the 20th century, and the less tolerant South.
Hormone Therapy Now at Your Fingertips
Two Tech Companies Partner to Bring Gender-Affirming Care to Mobile App
Plume, the first of its kind, is a transgender-focused health technology company, and Solace, a free transgender mobile application available on Android and iOS, have partnered to make gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) more accessible to the transgender community.
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 30 – Deborah Waxman
National Rabbinical Leader
Rabbi Deborah Waxman is the first woman and the first lesbian to lead a Jewish seminary and national congregational union. She serves as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and of Reconstructing Judaism, the leading organization of the Reconstructionist movement.
The Intersection of LGBTQ History and Disability
LGBTQ History Month Retrospectives from the LGBT History Project
Disabled people have long been hidden from history, and unsurprisingly, disabled LGBTQ historical figures too have been hidden. The LGBTQ community itself has been slow to address disability as an issue, yet some of the most beloved and most commonly invoked LGBTQ historical figures also had disabilities…
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 28 – Baron von Steuben
Revolutionary War General
b. September 17, 1730 d. November 28, 1794 “You say to your soldier, ‘Do this’ and he does it. But I am obliged to say to the American, ‘This is why you ought to do this’ and then he does it.” Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a German-born American general and a hero of the …
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 27 – Megan Smith
U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Megan Smith is an award-winning technology expert, entrepreneur and activist who served as the nation’s chief technology officer in the Obama administration. She is the first female and the first lesbian to hold the position.
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 19 – Lauren Morelli
Writer & Producer
Lauren Morelli is an American screenwriter, producer and director. Her work often depicts lesbian relationships and issues. She is best known for two Netflix series, “Orange Is the New Black” and “Tales of the City.”
Equality Forum’s LGBT History Month Icons: Oct. 16 – Kate McKinnon
SNL Comedian
Kate McKinnon is an American comedian, writer and Emmy Award-winning actress. She is best known for her work on the sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” (SNL).
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