The Transgender Community Needs More than Visibility
I was fired from my job as funeral director of a Detroit-area funeral home in 2013. I always received good reviews and had recently been promoted. The reason I was …
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My First Week at NCLR
March 20, 2020 By Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director I’ve been waiting 7 months to say this: I work at NCLR! Though I didn’t know what my first message to you …
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What’s Closed, What’s Still Available in LGBTQ Health and Social Services
The coronavirus crisis has brought much of society to a screeching halt, but many organizations will continue to provide the essential services that are necessary for LGBTQ communities in New …
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What’s Closed, What’s Still Available in LGBTQ Health & Social Services
While New York City’s bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters, and other entertainment establishments have been ordered shut down due to the coronavirus, some community and health centers that provide services to …
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Advocates Highlight Heightened Coronavirus Risks LGBTQ Americans Face
More than 100 health, social service, and advocacy groups serving the LGBTQ community have issued an open letter highlighting the additional risks queer Americans may face in the unfolding coronavirus, …
Read More Will SCOTUS Protect the Right to Protest?
Since this country’s founding, when we’ve had something to say, we have taken to the streets. We’ve come together to celebrate our identities, to protect our land and our communities …
Read More Trans People Belong
Across the country, politicians are attacking the fundamental rights of transgender and non-binary people — shutting people out of public spaces, basic services, educational institutions, and ultimately compromising the ability …
Read More A Hospital Refused to Provide Medically Necessary Surgery Because I Am Transgender
I was denied healthcare because I am transgender. The justification, according to the hospital, was that religious doctrine permits them to refuse transgender patients, just because of who we are. …
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In appreciation: Rich Weissman and JD Horn
February 20, 2020 By Christopher Vasquez, Rich Weissman and JD Horn first fell in love with NCLR in 2017, immediately impressed by the breadth and scope of the work and …
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Client Spotlight: Remembering Kyler Prescott
February 20, 2020 By Jennifer Bing, Anyone who met Kyler Prescott knew that he was special. A gifted artist, pianist, and poet, Kyler expressed his creativity through every aspect of …
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