Posts tagged Lgbtq
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Events: See what changes are coming to Florida Avenue NE
About two months after bicycle advocate Dave Salovesh was struck and killed on Florida Avenue, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials will share interim plans to make the street safer for people bicycling and taking all modes. Come to the meeting on Thursday, June 20 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the fellowship hall at the New Samaritan Baptist Church. Keep reading…
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Happy Pride month! Check out this map of historic LGBTQ spaces in DC
Pride month has just begun. It’s a time of celebration, but also of protest, as the fight for rights for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities is still very much ongoing. The above map and its accompanying history tell the story of the bars, bookstores, group homes, clinics, and churches that have played essential roles in DC’s gay community for the past half century. Keep reading…
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Housing is a queer issue: DC dykes plan to march against displacement
The Dyke March, a grassroots march for queer liberation led by self-identifying dykes, first started in the District in 1993. It subsequently spread to major cities in North America and the UK, but fizzled out in DC. Now local organizers are bringing it back to the District on June 7 after a more than decade-long hiatus, and their inaugural theme is “Dykes Against Displacement.” Keep reading…
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“Is he into boys who like transit?” A K Street Transitway love story
The District is planning to move forward with the K Street Transitway, which would rebuild K Street to give buses their own, car-free lanes and drastically reducing trip times between Union Station and Georgetown. It's also the source of a really embarrassing crush I had in high school. Keep reading…
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Gender-neutral bathrooms benefit a lot of people. Our region needs more of them.
Bathroom access might be the most visible battle right now in the wide-ranging fight for transgender civil rights, but the issue is more complex than many people realize. Gender-neutral bathrooms are the most inclusive option and bring real health benefits to real people, but in most of our region, they aren’t yet required. Keep reading…
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LGBTQ youth disproportionately experience homelessness. Some are also entrepreneurs.
Homelessness impacts people from many backgrounds, so it may not seem like an LGBTQ issue. However, the District's 2017 Homeless Youth Census found that 31% of young people experiencing homelessness self-identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or queer/questioning, and 6% self-identified as transgender. Keep reading…
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Here’s a timeline of local LGBTQ places and history
This interactive maps out the places and spaces that have been important to DC's LGBTQ community for more than 50 years. Keep reading…
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Housing and transportation are LGBTQ issues, and politicians need to recognize that
Economic insecurity isn’t an exclusively queer issue, but tackling it is an opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of LGBTQ people. It’s also something that local governments are uniquely suited to address. Keep reading…