Remember RFRA and what it did to our state? Two years ago, Hoosiers were reeling from the political and social fallout seen around the globe because of the enactment of a religious freedom law that critics said would have permitted discrimination based on sexual orientation.
As shelters close and volunteers move on, the devastation remains. The residual effects of Tropical Storm Harvey may not be as traumatic as the storm itself, but life in Houston won’t return to the status quo anytime soon.
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released their Strategic Plan for FY 2018 – 2022, erasing all mentions of the LGBTQ population and their unique health needs. It is clear that this draft plan will continue the Trump-Pence administration’s history of putting ideology before agencies’ missions. As Politico points out, this strategic plan erases references of minority communities, including the LGBTQ population, mentions “faith” or “faith-based” organizations more than 40 times (as opposed to the three references in the Obama Administration’s plan) and uses anti-abortion language.
Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) or as an ally. On Oct. 11, 2017, we will mark the 29th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.
In October 1977 the LGBT community throughout California was embattled. Conservative Orange County state Senator John Briggs was circulating a statewide ballot initiative that would ban homosexuals from working in the state’s public schools.
California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed a bill that creates a “bill of rights” for LGBT seniors in long-term care. Senate Bill (SB) 219, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and sponsored by Equality California, aims to help protect seniors from discrimination or mistreatment in long-term care facilities.
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