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One of 128 organizations to be funded

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by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Lambert House, headquartered on 15th Avenue and E. Denny Way since 1991, will receive $25,000 from the COVID-19 Response Fund.

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The fund, managed by the Seattle Foundation and supported by donations from Bill and Melinda Gates, Macklemore, the Seattle Seahawks, and more than 2,000 online donors, has accumulated $15.7 million.

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Prides come together to organize “Global Pride” amid COVID-19 cancellations

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MONTCLAIR, NJ (April 1, 2020) – Pride organizations around the world have come together to organize a “Global Pride” event on Saturday, June 27, 2020, in response to the hundreds of Pride celebrations that have been cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid global pandemic, Idaho Gov. Brad Little prioritizes and signs anti-Transgender legislation

Global Pride will use online platforms to deliver a Pride in which everyone can participate, wherever they are in the world.

It will include musical performances, speeches, and key messages from human

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BOISE, ID (March 30, 2020) – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the news that Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed two pieces of discriminatory anti-transgender

legislation, commonly referred to as HB 500 and HB 509, even as his state and the world reel from the effects of COVID-19.

HB 500 will bar transgender women and girls from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity. HB 509

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Singapore’s court upholds colonial-era law that jails LGBTQ people

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While the world comes together to fight COVID-19, today Singapore decided to further ostracize its LGBTQ citizens, many of whom are already at risk from the virus.

Singapore’s high court has dismissed the cases of three men challenging Section 377A of the country’s penal code, which criminal-

izes LGBTQ people. The law, a holdover from British colonialism, gives a sentence of up to two years in jail for “gross indecency.”

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Pride At Work joins other labor groups to highlight impact of COVID-19 on workers of color

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Pride At Work, the LGBTQ labor organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has joined with other labor groups to highlight the disproportionate impact of the COVID19 pandemic on working people of color.

In an April 2 statement, the Labor Coalition for Community Action demanded a national response to the pandemic that is “inclusive and robust.”

“This unprecedented pandemic has proven that the collective well-being depends on that of each and every individual regardless of age, immigration status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion,” the coalition said.

The group includes the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, and Pride at Work.

“COVID-19 has shown that this country cannot function without workers in some of the most marginalized and exploited sectors,” the organizations said in their joint statement.

“Janitorial staff, farm workers, hospital aides, supermarket employees, and other careers paid at minimum wage are now essential for the functioning of this society. They are essential for our survival and work under some of the worst conditions.

These industries are also dominated by people of color, women, retirees, and members of the LGBTQ community.”

Urgent action is needed, the groups say, because an estimated 67 million workers may lose their jobs as a result of stay-athome orders intended to control the spread of the virus.

Nearly one in four workers are employed in industries that are being stressed by COVID-19, especially workers in retail and food services. Those two industries alone account for 26 million jobs.

The problem is complicated by racism, sexism, and homophobia, the groups note.

Eight percent of Black and Hispanic workers earn incomes below the federal poverty level compared to just 4% of white workers.

While comparable disaggregated data are unavailable for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, other data show that they experience poverty at higher rates than white people.

“These impacts compound even further when the worker also identifies as LGBTQ.

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The poverty rates for LGBTQ women, immigrants, and people of color are all higher than the national average,” the coalition statement notes.

The statement criticizes Trump “and a number of elected and government officials” for using racist language in describing the COVID-19 virus and its social

Seattle has online map of food resources during the coronavirus crisis Seattle’s Human Services Department is maintaining an online map of food resources during the coronavirus crisis.

The interactive map shows the locations of food banks, senior meal sites, public school student to-go meal sites and some other resources. For each site, the map includes available information eligibility and hours, plus other details.

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impacts.

“LGBTQ working people will likely see a disproportionate impact as well,” the statement concludes. “LGBTQ people have higher rates of smoking as well as cancer, and other immune-compromised conditions, which are risk factors with this disease. Additionally, LGBTQ working people

are also more likely to be in low-wage and hourly jobs that are seeing massive layoffs and hour reductions. Due to discrimination by health care providers, LGBTQ people – especially those who are transgender and/ or nonbinary – may not seek out medical treatment they need during this pandemic.”

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of at-risk LGBTQ youth. Over 50% of the young people who come to Lambert House are youth of color, and many come to Lambert House activities from all over the region representing more than 130 zip codes.

It was founded more than 40 years ago as AGLYA (the Association of Gay and Lesbian Youth Advocates) and took the name Lambert House in 1993, naming itself after Gray Lambert, an activist who secured funding to move the group into its current home. Lambert died of AIDSrelated illness in 1991.

Other organizations getting money in the first round of grants includes Asian Counseling and Referral Services, Byrd Barr Place, Casa Latina, the Chief Seattle Club, the Eastside Refugee and Immigrant Coalition, the Seattle Indian Health Board, and the White Center CDA. In all, 128 groups were funded.

Other Capitol Hill and Central District grant winners include $100,000 to the Africatown Community Land Trust, $25,000 to the Central Area Senior Center, $50,000 to Jewish Family Service’s Refugee and Immigration Services, and $25,000 to the Central District arts organization Wa Na Wari.

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Its first round of grants was announced at the end of March.

“Over the last week, the COVID-19 Response Fund made $10.175 million in grants to community-based organizations responding to the immediate needs of vulnerable workers and families in the Puget Sound region,” the foundation said in its announcement.

“The grants were made to boost groups’ capabilities to provide disproportionately impacted communities with emergency assistance, such as rent support, food security, healthcare, and childcare.”

The fund prioritized organizations that support low-income residents without health insurance or access to sick days, lowincome workers in healthcare and the service industry, gig-economy workers, communities of color, and people experiencing homelessness, as well as people with disabilities, greater health risks, and those with limited English proficiency.

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Information from the Washington Census Alliance

SEATTLE, Wash. (March 31, 2020) – The Washington Census Alliance (WCA) today released the following statements, source contacts, and resources for reporters in advance of Census Day 2020. Census Day, April 1, is a day when everyone across the United States is encouraged to complete the census. (https://2020census.gov/) Residents base their census answers on where they live as of April 1.

As people stay home to stop the spread of novel coronavirus, it’s a great opportunity to do something positive for their communities by completing the census. Completing the census online (https://2020census.gov/) helps keep census workers safer amid the virus, as fewer home visits later this year will be needed to help people complete the census.

Coronavirus reminds us just how valuable completing the census is – a more accurate count ensures that communities are represented to get the future resources they need.

THE BASICS WHEN: Census Day: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 (NOTE: The 2020 Census continues through the spring. If you haven’t gone online yet to participate in the Census please do so as soon as possible. The U.S. Constitutions mandates that all residents in the U.S. – whether you are a citizen or a non-citizen - complete the Census. If you don’t complete the Census ONLINE you will receive a visit at home by a census worker to help you complete the census form )

WHAT: Census Day is an opportunity for all residents in the United States to complete their census at 2020census.gov. This is the first year that the Census Bureau aims to have most residents complete it ONLINE. WHO: Everyone living in Washington, regardless of citizenship status. There is no citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Children, students, military members, people experiencing homelessness – everyone is counted in the census. Census data is kept confidential and used only for statistics.

Sharing census data is against the law and can be penalized with fines and jail time.

WHERE: Residents are asked to complete their census at https://2020census.gov/. They can also request a paper version to complete by mail, or complete it over the phone. Those who don’t complete the Census in the spring will receive a visit at home by a cen-

sus worker to help complete the form. Completing the form now, online, will help keep workers safe in the time of coronavirus.

WHY: The Census is how the federal government counts people in communities, to determine how federal funding for things like hospitals, schools and transportation is distributed. It also determines how many representatives a state receives in Congress.

STATEMENTS “The COVID-19 public health crisis is teaching us just how much we depend on each other. We are all at risk when some of us are left behind. That’s why it’s so critical for all of us to get counted and check in on our family and friends and community to make sure they’re counted too. If we want our democracy to work, all of us have to be in it first.”

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What you need to do to get your government stimulus check

by Sarah Skidmore Sell The Associated Press The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks.

The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package signed into law last week by President Donald Trump aimed at combating the economic ravages of the coronavirus outbreak.

Most people don’t need to do anything to get the money. But some – including senior citizens and low-income people who might not traditionally file tax returns – do need to take action. People behind on filing their taxes might also want to get caught up.

The IRS and Treasury have provided more details on how to ensure you get paid.

Here are the basics: WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENTS? Anyone earning up to $75,000 in adjusted gross income and who has a Social Security number will receive a $1,200 payment. That means married couples filing joint returns will receive the full payment – $2,400 – if their adjusted gross income, which is what you report on your taxes, is under $150,000.

The payment steadily declines for those who make more. Those earning more than $99,000, or $198,000 for joint filers, are not eligible. The thresholds are slightly different

for those who file as a head of household.

Parents will also receive $500 for each qualifying child.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THE CHECK? For most people, nothing.

The money will be directly deposited in your bank account if the government has that information from your tax return. If you haven’t filed your 2019 taxes, the government will use information from your 2018 taxes to calculate your payment and determine where to send it. It can use your Social Security benefit statement as well.

I DON’T USUALLY HAVE TO FILE TAXES. DO I STILL GET A PAYMENT? Yes. People who are not required to file a tax return – such as low-income tax payers, some senior citizens, Social Security recipients, some veterans and people with disabilities – will need to file a very simplified tax return to receive the economic impact payment. It provides the government basic details including a person’s filing status, number of dependents and direct-deposit bank information.

I HAVEN’T FILED MY 2018 OR 2019 TAXES. WILL I STILL GET A PAYMENT? Yes, but the IRS urges anyone required to file a tax return who has not yet done so for those years to file as soon as possible

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in order to receive an economic impact payment. Taxpayers should include their direct-deposit banking information on the return if they want it deposited into their account.

I DIDN’T USE DIRECT DEPOSIT ON MY TAXES. WHAT CAN I DO? The government will default to sending you the check by mail if you did not use direct deposit.

However, IRS and Treasury say that they will develop an online portal in the coming weeks for individuals to provide their banking information so that they can receive the payments immediately instead of in the mail. It has not yet set a deadline for updating that information.

WHERE DO I DO THIS? The IRS and Treasury say the website irs.gov/coronavirus will soon provide information about the check, including how people can file a simple 2019 tax return.

I NEED MORE TIME TO FILE MY TAX RETURNS. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO GET THE PAYMENT? The IRS says people concerned about visiting a tax professional or local community organization in person to get help with a tax return should not worry. The economic impact payments will be available throughout the rest of 2020.

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“Being counted in the Census is an opportunity for Native Community to show a strength of numbers. We know our community is continually called ‘statistically insignificant’ and an invisible people. This is our chance to change that narrative while taking care of our future generations. Filling out the Census brings much needed federal funding for our kids and elders. Be a good Ancestor – complete the Census!”

Samantha K’_alaag’aa Jaat Biasca (Kaigani Haida, Tlingit, Inupiat) Na’ah Illahee Fund community engagement coordinator “History has proven that the systems that run our country consistently leave out Black people and other marginalized groups. Our current coronavirus moment further validates the need to be counted. $2.2 trillion dollars have been allocated towards recovery, including billions in funding for healthcare, food assistance, and childcare. In addition, completing the Census is crucial in strengthening voting rights. All of these important decisions that impact us are largely determined by Census data. This is our time. We are here. We count. Let’s make Black count.”

Michelle Merriweather Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle president and CEO “Given that 1 in 5 children under 5 years of age is Latino, we’re working hard to make sure families know to count everyone in their household. For too long our community has been underrepresented and underserved, but we have young organizers who are up to the task and determined to begin turning the tide on that narrative with a full, secure, and accurate count of our community. ¡Hágase contar!”

Oskar Zambrano Méndez Latino Community Fund director of civic engagement and advocacy RESOURCES Visuals, Video, Census Maps, Info WeCountWashington.org ABOUT THE WASHINGTON CENSUS ALLIANCE Washington Census Alliance is a statewide coalition of 55 organizations led by and working in communities of color. We advocate for the unique needs of our communities. Together, we’re launching an unprecedented relational organizing campaign to ensure that historically undercounted communities throughout Washington state are counted in the 2020 Census.

Online: wacensusalliance.org; Facebook: @CensusAllianceWA; Twitter: @ CensusAlliance Courtesy of the Washington Census Alliance

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QLaw the LGBTQ+ Bar Association of Washington seeking board members Looking for a way to serve the LGBTQ+ legal community?

We are seeking members to serve twoyear terms on our QLaw Association Board from May 2020 to April 2021. Board service generally involves a commitment of 3-5 hours each month. Board members are expected to: • Attend and actively participate in the monthly board meetings, which are held the first Wednesday evening of each month at a downtown Seattle location. Videoconferencing options are available for nonKing County based board members.

• Attend and actively participate in an

all-day Saturday board retreat. For nonKing County based board members, funding is available for travel.

Actively participate in at least one Committee (banquet, communications, membership, law student outreach/mentorship, social/services, board recruitment, issues advocacy, or judicial evaluations).

• Actively participate in either the Banquet Committee or Judicial Evaluations.

It is preferred that those interested in serving on the QLaw Association Board have some combination of the following: • An understanding and appreciation of

QLaw’s mission and goals.

Prior service on a QLaw Committee.

• Attendance at prior QLaw events (with consideration given to the constraints of non-King County based members).

• An understanding and appreciation of board service, time commitment, and dedication.

• A willingness to ask tough questions, work collaboratively with others, respect all ideas, take reasonable risks, and make decisions on behalf of the membership.

There is no financial commitment in serving on the Board. We welcome

interest from those with varying levels of experience in the legal community (including non-lawyers) and from various backgrounds to add to the diversity of our Board.

Please contact President-Elect Josh Treybig before April 24, if you are interested in learning more about joining the board or if you want to volunteer to serve on one of the committees listed above. info@qlaw.org Courtesy of QLaw

HRC & SAGE release new resource on caring for LGBTQ older adults during COVID-19 crisis WASHINGTON, DC (March 30, 2020) – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and Advocates and Services for LGBT Elders (SAGE) released a new resource [https://bit.ly/2R8cUxr] that explains the reasons why LGBTQ older adults are particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 health crisis, and helps to ensure they are getting the care they need during this crisis.

“This critical new resource is extremely important for LGBTQ older adults, caregivers and community members alike,” said Dan Stewart, associate director of the HRC Foundation’s Aging Equality Project. “During this time of crisis, we must be protecting all of our community members, including LGBTQ older adults. And we need everyone to step up and do their part to keep each other safe and healthy. The HRC was proud to partner with SAGE on creating this resource, and we’ll continue to work together to assist and uplift those who are most at risk in our communities.”

“With LGBT older people at high risk for COVID-19 infection due to not only their age but also health disparities and social isolation, it’s essential that we arm ourselves with the information we need to protect our community,” said SAGE CEO

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Michael Adams. “To that end, SAGE is pleased to partner with the HRC to provide this important resource.”

During this time of uncertainty amidst this global health crisis, supporting those in our communities who are the most at

risk has never been more important. That includes older adults – especially LGBTQ older adults. LGBTQ elders are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of COVID19 and are concerned about discrimination [https://bit.ly/2UXfnvK], in both in-home

and residential care settings (60%) and with their health care provider (40%). LGBTQ older adults also face greater risks from social isolation – a necessary public health effort during COVID-19 – that can have a direct impact [https://bit.ly/2R6v4iU] on their health and well-being.

The HRC is committed to taking care of our entire LGBTQ family, from our youngest to our oldest. In addition to this resource for older LGBTQ adults, last week the HRC launched a new initiative, titled “Welcoming Schools Wednesdays” [https://bit. ly/39CzEMf] for students who are now learning from home. The initiative offers a book and a related activity every Wednesday, adapted from the HRC Foundation Welcoming School’s teacher lesson plans, for parents to use with children at home.

The HRC will continue to provide resources and support and to connect LGBTQ people of all ages and from all walks of life during this time. For a full list of all of the HRC’s efforts and resources during this global health crisis, please visit [https://bit.ly/39xV9Ok]. For more from SAGE on COVID-19, please visit [www. sageusa.org/coronavirus/].

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HRC responds to Trump refusing to reopen Obamacare exchanges WASHINGTON, DC (April 2, 2020) – Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the Trump administration’s decision against reopening the Affordable Care Act’s Healthcare. gov marketplaces to new customers despite millions of Americans living without health insurance during a global pandemic.

“Our country is in crisis. Americans are finding themselves jobless, lying awake at night trying to find ways to make ends meet and put food on their tables. The last thing people should worry about in a pandemic is access to health care,” said HRC President Alphonso David. “Over 20 million Americans and almost one in five LGBTQ people lack health coverage. By not reopening the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange, Trump is making the LGBTQ community, and every marginalized community across this nation, more vulnerable to the virus. Yet again,

Trump has failed us when we needed presidential leadership most. Americans need the exchange reopened, President Trump must act now.”

Last month, the HRC released a research brief highlighting the fact that LGBTQ people are more vulnerable to the health risks of the virus. They are less likely to have health coverage, are more likely to smoke and have asthma, and have a variety of chronic illnesses: • 17% of LGBTQ people lack health coverage.

• One in five LGBTQ people have not seen a doctor when they needed to because they couldn’t afford it.

• 37% of LGBTQ adults smoke every day compared to 27% of non-LGBTQ people.

• 21% of LGBTQ people have asthma, compared to 14% of non-LGBTQ people.

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nomic sensitivity to the COVID-19 crisis.

• One in five LGBTQ people live in poverty and 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. • The top five industries that LGBTQ adults work in are industries heavily impacted by COVID-19, affecting more than five million LGBTQ workers or 40% of LGBTQ workers (compared to 22% of non-LGBTQ individuals working in those industries).

• A disproportionate number of LGBTQ people work in restaurants (15%) compared to their non-LGBTQ peers (6%), and the median wage in 2018 for food preparation and service occupations is $11.09 per hour.

• Only 29% of respondents to the HRC Foundation’s 2018 LGBTQ Paid Leave Survey said their employer offers paid leave specifically for medical reasons and that they were eligible to use it.

Further, given the severity of this pandemic, the HRC has taken steps to protect

the health and safety of our staff, members, volunteers, supporters, and all those who are fighting so hard to advance equality and build a better world for all of us. Specifically, the HRC will, among other things, cancel or postpone all of our public events, including our gala dinners. Find a full list of all of HRC’s efforts and resources at [www.hrc.org/resources/covid-19]. Read the full brief [at www.hrc.org/resources/ the-lives-and-livelihoods-of-many-in-thelgbtq-community-are-at-risk-amidst].

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. The HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work, and in every community.

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National LGBTQ Task Force joins hundreds of advocacy organizations for “Everyone Counts” on Census Day

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WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2020) – On April 1, 2020, the National LGBTQ Task Force, a Census Counts campaign partner organization, is celebrating Census Day by mobilizing LGBTQ people across the country to get counted in the 2020 Census. Starting today, the National LGBTQ Task Force will host a series of educational webinars, host office hours online where people can find answers to their questions, and work with volunteers to make thousands of phone calls to LGBTQ people to make sure they know how to fill out the census. All of these events, including registration information, can be found on the www.queerthecensus.org website.

“The census helps LGBTQ communities access billions in federal funding for social programs, helps us build political power and helps us enforce civil rights protections,” said Meghan Maury, policy director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. “While the census doesn’t ask questions about sexual orientation or gender identity, it’s still vital for us to be counted.

Filling out the census is a critical component in building our collective power to fight for our rights – including the right to be fully represented in the census count.”

“Like other marginalized communities, LGBTQ people have historically been undercounted on the census,” continued Maury. “The ‘Queer the Census’ campaign

is working to change that, so that our community can access the things it needs most: dollars, democracy, and justice.”

The National LGBTQ Task Force, along with partner organizations, including PFLAG, the NQAPIA, the National Black Justice Coalition, and the Movement Advancement Project, are organizing to ensure that communities the census has historically missed have the information and resources they need to get counted – so they don’t miss out on critical community resources and political power. For nearly 50 years, the National LGBTQ Task Force has organized digitally and directly on the ground, and the census has been a focus of its advocacy since 1990.

The National LGBTQ Task Force has also signed on to the Census Counts campaign.

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Background The National LGBTQ Task Force (aka the Task Force) is a progressive social justice organization with an LGBTQ lens. Its mission is to work toward a society that values and respects the diversity of human expression and identity and achieves equity for all. It strives toward that mission through the Queer the Census campaign by acting as a resource for people and organizations that represent the full diversity of the LGBTQ movement and leveraging its

expertise to build power and activate organizers to create change.

The LGBTQ community is overrepresented in most of the categories that the Census Bureau has typically had difficulty reaching. Non-white racial and ethnic groups are more likely to identify as LGBTQ, and LGBTQ immigrants are slightly more likely to be undocumented.

LGBTQ people, especially women, bisexual people, and transgender people, are more likely to live in poverty. Forty percent of young people experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ; because periods of homelessness often make permanent housing stability less likely, it is expected that similar rates are present in the adult homeless population. Young people are much more likely to identify as LGBTQ, and that number has been increasing with every successive generation. Although LGBTQ people are more concentrated in urban areas, same-sex couples live in every congressional district in the country.

LGBTQ people who live at the intersections of multiple marginalized identities (i.e., lesbian and Black, transgender and undocumented) experience exponentially higher rates of poverty, homelessness, and involvement in the criminal legal system.

LGBTQ people are more likely to need access to the programs funded using census data, are fighting to achieve or defend their

civil rights in dozens of states, and face unique challenges in accessing community supports.

Census Counts – which is housed at the Leadership Conference Education Fund – is a nationwide campaign working to ensure hard-to-count communities aren’t missed in the 2020 census, through education, training, organizing, and outreach.

There are three main prongs: The national Get Out the Count (GOTC) coalition The States Count Action Network Census Champions: a network of elected officials and library trustees working to ensure a fair and accurate count These organizations include people and networks who live and work in the communities most at risk of being missed in the 2020 census. As trusted national and local messengers, Census Counts organizations are able to communicate the facts and importance of the census, provide resources to facilitate participation, and address community members’ concerns.

This includes training and educating people and community leaders about the 2020 census, translating materials into languages the US Census Bureau will not, and monitoring bureau activities to ensure they are best serving hard-to-count populations.

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Lambda Legal: Idaho flouts the courts by enacting unconstitutional anti-Transgender law BOISE, ID (March 30, 2020) – Idaho Gov. Brad Little today signed into law legislation that bans transgender people from changing the gender marker on their birth certificates, despite a federal court ruling Lambda Legal won two years ago declaring such a policy unconstitutional.

Lambda Legal counsel Peter Renn, a member of the legal team that obtained that court ruling in 2018, issued the following statement: “At each step of the legislative process, from this bill’s introduction in the Idaho House, through the Idaho Senate, and on to the governor’s desk, policymakers were fully aware that they were explicitly flouting a binding federal court order. And the court could not have been clearer: this policy was unconstitutional two years ago, and it is still unconstitutional today. Idaho has deliberately set itself on a collision course with the federal courts. It is in open rebellion against the rule of law.”

Lambda Legal staff attorney Kara Ingelhart added, “While the rest of the world is trying to solve our public health crisis, Idaho has prioritized creating a new public health problem for transgender people. Like everyone else, transgender people need accurate identity documents to navigate everyday life, and this gratuitous attack puts them back in harm’s way for harassment and even violence. The people who have been targeted for this astonishing rollback of their basic civil rights can share their experiences with Lambda Legal’s help desk. Everyone has a right to essential identity documents that accurately reflect who they are.”

Background Lambda Legal filed the original lawsuit in 2017. The lawsuit argued that denying transgender Idahoans the ability to obtain accurate birth certificates discriminates

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against them and invades their privacy, liberty, and freedom from compelled speech under the US Constitution. For example, after one plaintiff, who is a transgender woman, displayed her birth certificate at a Social Security office, she was subjected to verbal harassment for being transgender. In March 2018, the US District Court for the District of Idaho ruled that the birth certificate policy unconstitutionally discriminated against transgender people, and it issued a permanent injunction against state officials.

According to the 2015 US Transgender Survey, almost one-third of transgender individuals who showed an identity document with a name or gender marker that

GLAD responds to DOJ attack on transgender student athletes BOSTON, Mass. (March 26, 2020) – The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in Soule v. Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, a case challenging the state’s longstanding policy ensuring equal inclusion of transgender girls in K-12 sports. The statement from Attorney General William Barr sides with anti-transgender activist groups, including the Alliance Defending Freedom which brought the case, in arguing that the protections of Title IX do not extend to transgender girls.

Jennifer Levi, Transgender Rights Project Director at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), issued the following statement in response: “For nearly 50 years, Title IX has served as a bedrock for establishing fair and equal educational opportunities for all students.

With its recent filing in Soule v. CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the Department of Justice erodes the significance of this landmark civil rights law by arguing that transgender girls do not enjoy its protections.

“Participation in sports is a critical component of healthy physical and social development, and for transgender students it can be lifesaving. Title IX is designed to ensure equal opportunities for girls – meaning all girls. The Department of Justice’s position

distorts the text and the history of federal law.

“The current administration has been attacking vulnerable transgender youth since President Trump first took office, and it’s no surprise that they are doing so again. What is surprising is the decision to prioritize this attack during a national public health emergency, when young people across the country are already struggling to cope with school shutdowns as well as cancellations of recreational activities, sports seasons, after-school jobs, graduation ceremonies, and more. During this moment of tremendous stress and anxiety, young people across the country, as well as school communities, are looking for support and guidance from our government, not polarizing and legally unfounded attacks on vulnerable kids and their families.”

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conflicted with their perceived gender were harassed, denied benefits or services, discriminated against, or assaulted. Transgender individuals also are disproportionately targeted for hate crimes. Forty-seven states currently provide a process for transgender people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates.

Transgender individuals seeking accurate birth certificates from Idaho can contact our Help Desk at www.lambdalegal. org/helpdesk.

Lambda Legal’s successful lawsuit is F.V. v. Barron. You can read the ruling and more about the case at www.lambdalegal. org/in-court/legal-docs/fv_id_20180305_

decision.

Read about birth certificate policies across the United States at www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/transchanging-birth-certificate-sex-designations.

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prevent the bill from becoming law. Yet legislators and the governor did not listen and signed taxpayers up to bear the cost of defending this discriminatory legislation in court.

HB 509 flouts a recent decision by a federal court and, again contrary to the advice of the Idaho attorney general, guarantees that Idaho taxpayers will be paying to defend yet another discriminatory law – this time one that impedes transgender people from obtaining a birth certificate updated with the correct gender marker.

The bills were also opposed by business groups and medical professionals.

Last week, the Human Rights Campaign and Freedom for All Americans re-released a letter signed by 40+ national businesses opposing anti-transgender legislation such as the bills signed into law by Gov. Little.

The HRC is grateful to the leadership of groups and activists on the ground that have been fighting against the spate of antiLGBTQ legislation in Idaho, especially the coalition Moving Towards Freedom. The coalition is made up of the ACLU of Idaho, Add the Words, Beloved Bodies, Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Legal Voice, Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, and the Pride Foundation.

continued from cover flies in the face of a recent court decision by forbidding transgender and nonbinary Idahoans from changing their gender marker on their birth certificates. Both laws are unconstitutional and will result in litigation at the cost of the Idaho taxpayer, which is particularly appalling during these uncertain times.

“We are living in an unprecedented global health crisis, with confirmed cases of COVID-19 increasing on a daily basis in Idaho, across the United States, and around the world, but Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho legislature have decided to prioritize the demonization of transgender people,” said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign. “This is unacceptable, and a gross misuse of taxpayer funds and trust. Idaho is leading the way in anti-transgender discrimination, and at a time when life is hard enough for everyone, Idaho’s elected leaders will be remembered for working to make their transgender residents’ lives even harder. Shame on Gov. Little and the legislators who championed these heinous pieces of legislation.”

Idaho is now a national innovator in discrimination, having passed and signed into law first-of-its-kind anti-transgender legislation. It also becomes the first state in the country this year to enact legislation that specifically singles out the transgender community for discriminatory treatment.

HB 500 forbids transgender girls from being able to play on sports teams with other girls, and it will subject all girls to the risk of invasive, expensive, and inappropriate testing. It is so clearly unconstitutional that Idaho’s current attorney general and five previous attorneys general of Idaho all urged the legislature and governor to

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LGBT people are more likely than non-LGBT people to face housing instability nation based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, lending, and homeless services.”

The current report synthesizes literature on housing and LGBT people, discusses current laws and policies that provide protection from discrimination, conducts original data analysis, and identifies gaps in knowledge that researchers and governmental data systems should address. Key findings include the following: Housing affordability • More than one in five (21.6%) LGBT adults in the United States are living in poverty, compared to 15.7% of cisgender straight adults, according to a 2019 report by the Williams Institute.

• That same report found that, among LGBT people, poverty is especially prevalent among racial minorities, bisexual people, women, transgender people, and younger people.

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LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2020) – A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law examines challenges facing LGBT people in accessing affordable and secure housing. The report finds that LGBT people have higher rates of poverty, lower rates of homeownership, and higher rates of homelessness compared to non-LGBT people. The report also finds that LGBT people face widespread discrimination in housing, mortgage lending, and homeless shelters and services.

“Stigma and discrimination create or exacerbate housing instability for LGBT people across their lives – from family rejection of LGBT youth, to discrimination in the rental market and mortgage industry, to harassment at senior living facilities,” said lead author Adam P. Romero, federal policy director and Arnold D. Kassoy Scholar of Law at the Williams Institute. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, having safe and stable housing could not be more important. Yet only a minority of states prohibit discrimi-

Homeownership • Although 70.1% of non-LGBT adults own their own homes, that number is just under half (49.8%) for LGBT adults, according to Williams Institute analyses. Other Williams Institute studies have found that homeownership is even lower among LGBT racial minorities and transgender people.

• Same-sex couples are less likely to own their homes than different-sex couples (63.8% and 75.1%, respectively).

• Married same-sex couples are less likely to own their homes than married different-

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its LGBTQ citizens, and it’s heartbreaking that they passed on that opportunity,” said Ross Murray of GLAAD. “The plaintiffs, like all LGBTQ Singaporeans, are patriotic citizens, fighting to make their country fairer and safer for all people within its borders.”

One of the plaintiffs is Johnson Ong, an internationally recognized DJ who uses the stage name Big Kid. GLAAD spoke with Ong about the lawsuit.

“Singapore’s 377A law continues to inflict harm on LGBTQ Singaporeans every day that it remains in force,” Johnson said of the ruling. “My wish is for the next generation of young LGBTQ to grow

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continued from cover rights activists. The event will be livestreamed, and people will be invited to join in the event from home.

InterPride and the European Pride Organisers Association – the world’s biggest international Pride networks – are working with national organizations in Canada, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and regional networks in southern Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America, to bring communities and Pride organizations together for this Global Pride event.

“We need community and connection more than ever,” said J. Andrew Baker, copresident of Interpride. “This gives us an opportunity to both connect and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community’s resilience in the face of this pandemic and the true spirit of Pride. Pride 2020 represents a milestone for Pride events, [from those] honoring the

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up unencumbered by such an oppressive law, and to have the confidence to fully participate and contribute to Singapore society without feeling less than equal.”

Even without strict enforcement, Singapore remains one of over 70 countries that criminalize LGBTQ people or activity. At least five countries impose the death penalty on LGBTQ people. Lawyers for the three plaintiffs say they are planning an appeal.

“This issue is bigger than any one person or any one campaign,” Johnson told GLAAD in 2018. “It is a Singaporean issue and is heartening to know that many Singaporeans are now ‘woke’ to the larger issue of equality and justice and fairness.”

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50th anniversary of their first gatherings and marches, such as New York, to the first Gandhinagar Pride this year, and we would not let that pass without recognition and celebration.”

Kristine Garina, president of the European Pride Organisers Association and chair of Baltic Pride in Riga, Latvia, said, “The unprecedented challenges of COVID19 mean that most Prides will not take place as planned in 2020, but we’re determined that this won’t stop us from coming together as a united, strong LGBTQIA+ community to celebrate who we are and what we stand for.”

“Global Pride will show the LGBTQIA+ movement for the very best it can be, showing solidarity at a time when so many of us are mourning and strength when so many of us are feeling isolated and lonely. Above all, we will show our resilience and determination that Pride will be back bigger and stronger than ever before.”

“For millions of people around the globe, Pride is their one opportunity each

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year to come together and feel a part of a community, to feel loved [and] connected, and to know they aren’t alone. It’s essential this year that as Pride organizers, we ensure there is still the opportunity to connect, even if we are connecting from home.”

“Annual Pride events in the United States engage and unite 20 million people who gather to celebrate the strength and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community and to raise awareness for social justice and equal rights of all individuals,” said Ron deHarte, co-president of the United States Association of Prides. “Through the pain and disruption caused by the novel coronavirus, we will deliver a virtual message of hope, comfort, and love, and we will have an opportunity to show our appreciation to first responders everywhere.”

Ernie Yuen, president of CAPI and a member of the Global Pride organizing committee, said that more details would emerge in the coming days and weeks, saying that the need to “respond urgently” to this global crisis was key.

Uwe Hörner, a board member of CSD Deutschland [the German Pride network], said, “Especially in these difficult times full of uncertainty and insecurity, we need to show visibility. Social distancing must not lead to the disappearance of diversity.

We are happy to demonstrate with ‘Global Pride’ to be part of a large community, and we want to send out a strong sign of solidarity and human rights.”

Jenny Dewsnap, co-chair of the UK Pride Organisers Network, said, “We are enormously proud that UK Prides will be a part of this global event. Our communities and our Pride organizers now have something to look forward to this summer and a chance to be a part of this unique demonstration of worldwide solidarity and unity.”

Maria Jern, vice chair of Svenska Pride [the Swedish Pride network], said,” In these times, it is even more important that we can demonstrate the power and strength of

sex couples (72% and 79.4%, respectively).

• A variety of studies find that LGBT people face discrimination when trying to rent apartments and secure mortgages, among other discrimination experiences related to housing.

Homelessness • Studies find that between 20% and 45% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, approximately 2-4 times more than the estimated percentage of all youth who identify as LGBTQ. • Among young adults aged 18-25, LGBT people have a 2.2 times greater risk of homelessness than non-LGBT people, according to a 2018 study from the University of Chicago.

• Studies find that LGBT youth and adults, especially transgender people, face barriers to accessing homeless shelters and services.

This report was funded by Wells Fargo.

Read the report [at https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-housinginstability].

The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research with real-world relevance.

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a joint Pride celebration around the world.

Let the rainbow flag light up the world.”

Dana Marsh, president of Fierté Canada Pride, said, “It’s easy to feel isolated right now, especially with so many of our local Pride celebrations announcing cancellations or new dates. Pride celebrations bring our communities together in a show of solidarity and unity. Now, more than ever, we need to be loud and proud!

“Pride is not just a celebration but a homage to our origins: the defiance and resistance against all systems of oppression. We acknowledge the intersections that join us in the global fight against homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, gender discrimination, racism, sexism, classism, and colonialism.

“We must show that our global movement will persist, even when faced with new and unexpected challenges. Prides across Canada look forward to connecting with Two-Spirit/Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ communities from around the globe. Pride lives in us all.”

“For OLA [Orgullo Latinoamericano], the regional network of Latin American Pride organizers, this project, in particular, has encouraged us to work closer and join efforts from all over the Latino diaspora with the Global Pride movement to deliver hope and solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community,” said Emmanuel Temores, cochair of OLA. We are community and fight for solidarity and diversity as long as we can [and] in times where we have to spread our voice online.

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MEN IN DANCE extends submission deadline for 2020 MEN IN DANCE Festival MEN IN DANCE, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is extending our submission deadline for our 2020 MEN IN DANCE Festival. The deadline for submissions is now May 15, 2020. Notification of acceptance will now be no later than June 15, 2020. We also understand that getting film of the proposed piece may not be possible prior to your submission. Please provide us with up to 3 videos of your other choreographic work, along with your proposal description. Festival dates remain October 2-4 and 9-11 of 2020 at the Erickson Theatre in Seattle.

MEN IN DANCE welcomes choreographers of all gender expressions to submit proposals, but all performers must be male-identifying. Group pieces are encouraged, but solos, duets, etc will be considered. Submitted pieces must be no longer than 10 minutes in length.

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Selected choreographers will be scheduled to show work in either the first or second program. Preference of weekend will be considered, though cannot be guaranteed.

All selected choreographers will be paid a stipend of $325. The dancer stipend will be $150/dancer. Submit your proposals at: http:// submit.menindance.org Tickets for the festival will go on sale September 1st, 2020. For more information, visit https://www.menindance.org/ Mission Statement MEN IN DANCE is committed to supporting and producing cutting-edge maleidentifying concert dance, in all of its colors.

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A message from Music of Remembrance Artistic Director Mina Miller Music of Remembrance has made the difficult decision to cancel its May 17th concert at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall and its May 19th concert at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. If you know me at all, you’ll surely understand how painful the decision was. However, there is no question that this step is necessary. Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our audience, artists and staff.

If you’ve already purchased tickets, we can offer you several options. We hope you’ll consider donating your ticket as a tax-deductible gift to help us continue our programs in the future. At times like this we rely on our friends more than ever. We’d also be glad to credit the cost of your ticket toward a future concert or season subscription. If you would like a full refund, we will certainly honor that request. For accounting purposes, we will need to know your

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wishes by May 1. If we don’t hear from you by then, we’ll gratefully accept your ticket purchase as a donation and send you an acknowledgment. Please contact us by email at info@musicofremembrance.org or by phone at (206) 365-7770 if you have questions or need help. https://www.musicofremembrance.org/ Although our stage is silent for now, life at MOR remains very busy. Next month

we’ll release our Naxos CD recording of “The Parting,” the deeply affecting opera by composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason that we premiered last year.

We’re working on possibilities for rescheduling the program we were just forced to cancel: a rare double-bill of two remarkable Holocaust-inspired works by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. And we’re still committed to unveiling two bold new works we’ve commissioned from rising young composers telling stories for today about the journeys of refugee children, and about the struggles of a family separated by a border.

We’ll be sending you more information in the weeks ahead.

At a time like this it’s difficult to even think about fundraising. But as you can surely imagine, cancelling this May’s concerts creates an added financial burden for us. If you can find it in your heart to make

a gift, we’d be so grateful for your help in crossing this uncharted territory. Nobody knows exactly what the future will bring, but we know that we can rise to the challenges ahead and come out stronger.

We’re eager to come back next season as we continue to weave indelible history together with the human challenges that face us today. Music of Remembrance performs music that matters. It would mean so much to have you continue this journey with us.

Thank you again for your understanding and support at this critical moment.

Mina Miller Artistic Director Music of Remembrance Courtesy of MOR

Pacific MusicWorks suspends remainder of Season 2019/20 Online weekly video season April-July to be offered Dear friends and supporters of Pacific MusicWorks, You may have seen our announcement last week of the heartbreaking decision to suspend and postpone the remainder of our concert season. For the health and safety of our artists and patrons this was a necessary step, but one we took with deep regret for the lost opportunity to present our art form, for the loss of employment to our artists and the loss of delightful artistic and social occasions for our loyal audience.

As regards to the lost opportunity, we are consciously calling this a postponement rather than a cancellation. We’re exploring presenting these last concerts within the framework of our next season, if possible.

The last two mainstage concerts of this season were particularly meaningful to all of us at PMW. “Genius Unbound” is not only a celebration of the high art of the baroque violin, but also of our splendid solo violinist and PMW’s orchestra director, Tekla Cunningham. It also represents our second commercial CD which will debut with this concert when we are able to reschedule it in the fall. The final concert, “Wayward Sisters”, is a unique creation by choreographer Anna Mansbridge with both singers and dancers bringing gorgeous Roman

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repertoire for three sopranos to vivid choreographic life. It includes a wonderful new piece for these voices by Karen Thomas, and we are determined to bring this all back together at the earliest opportunity.

Although our financial situation is as precarious as most of our fellow non-profit organizations, the staff and board of Pacific MusicWorks have made a concerted effort to provide our artists with fair cancellation fees for all events through the end of April. We are as determined to treat all of our artists with this kind of respect, as we are to bringing them back to our season offerings at the very first opportunity.

Many ticket holders for these concerts have already turned their tickets into donations to the organization – for which we are extremely grateful! – and others will be able to use those tickets for events of their

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choice in the coming season. In gratitude to all of our loyal patrons, we’ve decided to curate a special “on-line season” from April through July, in which we will present two videos each week of whole or partial concerts, with new personal introductions, from our rich archive of twelve years of concerts and staged productions. You’ll be receiving details about this shortly. [Or visit http://www.pacificmusicworks.org.]

To weather this unexpected and unavoidable cessation of live productions, our small staff will be taking substantial salary reductions for the foreseeable future.

We have done and will do everything we can to reduce costs. But to look to the future with exciting plans for next season and beyond, we must rely on your support and generosity now more than ever.

We hope that our online offerings will play a part in raising your spirits, sustaining the sense of community we’ve built over the last decade, and keeping you supplied with music you love during this strange time of enforced isolation. We are also very aware that sharing live experiences between artists and audiences is the heart of the matter, and something we will all be longing for when we are finally able to be together again in the fall.

Besides being a stressful time for all of

us, in which all arts organizations are fighting for their very existence, this may also be a time of intense creativity in thinking about the future – exciting new projects and partnerships may be born of this necessity – and at PMW we are working as hard as we can to open up new artistic adventures for our artists and audiences alike.

We sincerely thank you for considering a special donation at this time.

You may donate directly to Pacific MusicWorks via the following link – http:// www.pacificmusicworks.org/donate Should you wish to benefit the greater arts community, we encourage you to explore the following options: Seattle Artist Relief Fund: https://www. gofundme.com/f/for-artists Oregon Cultural Trust: https://www.culturaltrust.org/ The Artists Relief Tree: https://artistrelieftree.com/ We are looking forward to being together again as soon as possible!

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Stephen Stubbs Co-Artistic Director Pacific MusicWorks Courtesy of Pacific MusicWorks

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community resources Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State Council: www.pflagwsc.org.

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Pride Radio 93.3 HD2 Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community.

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Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sex Workers Outreach Project - https://seattle. swopusa.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.

SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www. genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born

Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www.lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/ Olympia-Trans-Discussion-Group/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network: Funding the collective liberation of Trans women of color – https://m.facebook.com/ TWOCSolidarityNW/; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way, with additional support groups organized in smaller towns throughout King County, (206) 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace. com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; New Horizons: social services and shelter for homeless youth, 2708 3rd Ave (in Belltown), (206) 374-0866, http://namin.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter. org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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