LID members attended the 8th Annual #TransLatinxMarch on Monday to raise awareness to the continued systemic discrimination many Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming/Intersex individuals, many of them people of color, face in NYC.
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Join LID on July 30 and 31 for another two-night back-to-back debate watching party!
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LID marched with their sister club, Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, at World Pride on Sunday. On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, it is more important than ever for clubs like LID and SDNYC to march and raise awareness to the need to not only be allies, advocates, and activists - but also to vote.
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Friday night, two trans women of color were attacked in Queens on the first night of World Pride weekend.
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Who won? Elizabeth Warren with her momentum and concrete plans to redistribute our nation’s wealth to those who need it most? Mayor Bill de Blasio, with an unexpected showing of strength?
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LGBTQ representation in politics starts and ends at the polls. LID is thrilled to congratulate our endorsed candidates!
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This year’s C&S Power 100 list of inluential LGBTQ leaders includes many LID Members and Brooklynites: City Council Member Carlos Menchaca, LID President Jared Arader, former President Matthew McMorrow, Ashe McGovern, David Mansur, Julian Kline, Dominic Holden and more!
CLICK HERE to read the full list and HERE for your DISCOUNTED tickets!
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LID Board Member Alejandra Caraballo is the first openly transgender community board member in Brooklyn.
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The 2019 Legislative Session ended yesterday - with mixed results for our community. Though the passage of key progressive reforms (listed below) dominate the headlines, critical issues for our community remain on the table.
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Statement from VOCAL-NY, Center for Constitutional Rights, Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC, Make the Road NY, GMHC, Jim Owles Democratic Club, The Legal Aid Society, Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, Housing Works, WOMANKIND, Association of Legal Aid Attorneys
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Joint statement from Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, Queeramisu and Stonewall Democrats of New York City urging the immediate passage of A654/S2253 (Paulin/Hoylman).
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Titled “Stop Violence in the Sex Trades Act”, the bill is the most comprehensive push for the decriminalization of sex work, with particular focus on black women and TGNC women who are often the victims of anti-sex work laws.
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LGBTQ in 2021, a joint initiative to ensure our community’s continued representation on the New York City Council after 2021, has generated an exciting amount of press coverage since its launch on May 22! Click the links below to read all about our ongoing work!
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In a written statement, Jared Arader, LID’s president, noted that Menchaca is the only out LGBTQ legislator ever elected to office in Brooklyn.
“Brooklyn has a vibrant LGBT community but currently only one openly LGBTQ legislator, and he will leave office in 2021 due to term limits,” he said. “Representation matters — and that’s why we need to work together to ensure we have a voice in the table.”
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BILO was honored with the Brooklyn Lambda Award for demonstrating outstanding leadership in the LGBTQ community.
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Lifesaving HIV medication are the focus of anti-competitive schemes by the nation’s leading HIV drug manufacturer
Read MoreWith a vote on the Equality Act in the U.S. House expected on Friday, a senior administration official indicated exclusively to the Washington Blade that President Trump opposes the bill.
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