Lawmakers redouble efforts to pass anti-harassment legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI), reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing bullying and harassment that affects one in five students at colleges and universities across the country. The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017 would require institutions of higher education to…

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Equitas Health awarded CDC grant to expand health services for transgender and gender non-conforming youth

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Equitas Health is among seven community-based organizations in the U.S. awarded funding by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to implement comprehensive HIV prevention programs focused on young transgender and gender non-confirming people of color. Equitas Health’s grant award totaled $1.9 million over five years to launch this program. These new HIV…

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President Trump’s first 100 days: A ‘harmful’ agenda ‘designed to destroy lives and roll back progress’

Today marks President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Since becoming President of the United States Jan. 20, President Trump has put forth a slew of Executive Orders and made both domestic and foreign affairs decisions that have been met with pushback. Many of these policy decisions have a direct impact on LGBTIQ people…

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