Posts Tagged as "LGBTQ"

Local Queer Youth of Color at the Forefront of Transgender Rights Movement

Mar. 24, 2015 / By
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Thanks in part to GSAN activism, trans and queer youth across Southern California are demanding that political leaders speak out about the pervasive violence targeting trans women of color, and that investments be made specifically benefiting transgender leadership of color.

GSA Network Long Beach Leadership Summit

Nov. 18, 2014 / By
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Hello Community Partners!
Please help us unite our youth for this groundbreaking event in Long Beach on Saturday, November 22nd!
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Gay Men’s Health Summit: Come Out, Be Out, Be Healthy

Oct. 10, 2014 / By
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Come celebrate National Coming Out Day at an event full of Wellness for the Mind, Body, and Soul!..

LGBTQ Teens Explain What Teen Pride Means To Them

May. 29, 2014 / By
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Teen Pride is an event that happens every year the Friday before the larger Long Beach Pride event that draws more than 30,000 people a year...

How To Be A Good Trans Youth Ally: Tips From An LB Youth

Feb. 28, 2014 / By
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The first time I told a therapist that I was transgender at 15-years-old, I was immediately asked, “Aren’t you too young to know that?”..

Floridians Fight for LGBT Workplace Rights

Nov. 29, 2013 / By
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Florida Courier/New America Media, News Report, Penny Dickerson

Gay rights took a leap forward when the U.S...

NewsLongBeach: The Voices of UndocuQueers

Nov. 2, 2013 / By
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There’s a conversation underway in this country about immigration policies and its impact on those who live in the shadow of undocumented...

Undocuqueer Find Community in ‘Talking Circles’

Oct. 11, 2013 / By
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Young people are sitting in a circle at the beach, passing around Jarritos Mexican soda, joking about their secret crushes, and discussing where they would travel in the world if they could...

Local Community Group Wants LGBTers to Come As They Are for Photo Shoot

Sep. 14, 2013 / By
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Get Out LB founder and community member Sal Flores described his I Am photography project succinctly: “The purpose of is exactly what it sounds like: A celebration of who we are for who we are.”..

Our Community: The Gay & Lesbian Center

Sep. 5, 2013 / By
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“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event that was showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...