Category Current Events

We Aren’t Going Anywhere: Our Response to Cuts to 988’s LGBTQ+ Youth Service

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September 8, 2025 The Trump Administration has rolled back funding for LGBTQ+ specific services on the 988 hotline service, as part of their broader slew of executive orders attacking queer rights and “DEI” efforts. In accordance with these federal mandates,…

Juneteenth 2025

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Juneteenth is celebrated every June 19th, and marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—more than two years after it had been signed. This was an unjustly delayed but powerful moment…

AANHPI Heritage Month – May 2025

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AANHPI Heritage Month is observed each May and every year and provides an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the diverse contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, including (and for us specifically) the experiences of transgender,…

Earth Day: Reconnecting with Our Planet

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April 22, 2025 Each year, April 22 is marked as the global observation of Earth Day, a time to collectively raise awareness and promote action to protect the planet. For trans, BIPOC, and disabled communities, rekindling our relationships with the…

Black History Month 2025

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More than 50 years ago, thanks to Black scholars, educators, and the Black United Students at Kent State University, what was initially established as Negro History Week in the 1920s expanded into what we celebrate today as Black History Month.…

Statement on Palestine

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January 21, 2025 This blog post was first published on June 28, 2024 and has been updated to include new insights and resources. We are deeply disturbed by the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and the immense suffering of the Palestinian…

Transphobia Is Not Safety

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We join the rest of the world in grief and shock at the horrific mass shooting at Covenant Elementary. Incomprehensible tragedies like this one have become all too common in the United States, and we owe it to the victims,…