LGBTQ
OpinionBy Joseph Gavrilovich February 22, 2016
D.C.’s Invisible Youth Deserve to Be Seen
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser made news in January, announcing $50,000 in grant-funding to support adding more beds and supports to…
NewsBy Fallon Forbush February 4, 2016
Transgender Job Applicants Face Discrimination in the District
Consuella Lopez, business owner and hairstylist, loves her work. She loves the freedom to be herself, unapologetically. “If you don’t…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil July 15, 2015
I Agree to Disagree
There’s a segment of society that walks around feeling victimized and violated. They view America as a racist imperialist country….
NewsBy Dottie Kramer May 22, 2015
Congressional Caucus Tackles LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) hosted a briefing of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus on homeless lesbian, gay,…
NewsBy Sabrina Caserta May 20, 2015
“What Are You?”: Finding a Place for Transgender Homeless People
Laze Ma coats her eyes with dark liner, adding a few sparkles for fun. She dabs her lips with plum…
OpinionBy Leonard Hyater April 9, 2015
The Incident at Planet Fitness
On March 29, I was listening to “The Frank Ski Show” on Howard University Radio WHUR-FM 96.3, hosted by Mo…
OpinionBy Sara Alexander January 14, 2015
Letter to the Editor: Incorrect and Disrespectful
I was dismayed to read an incorrect and disrespectful statement in an article by Vendor Jeffrey McNeil in the last…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 2, 2014
Rally Calls for More Assistance for Homeless LGBTQ Youth
On Monday June 2, dozens of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to rally for more beds for the…
OpinionBy Ashley McKinley May 20, 2014
A Voice Against Oppression in Africa
There are many advocates who focus on the mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S.,…
OpinionBy Ashley McKinley March 25, 2014
Same Sex Marriage, Controversial Topic
Over the past 10 years, the hot topic of same-sex marriage has many people going back-and-forth. There are people in…
NewsBy Claire Sloan December 4, 2013
Transgender Day of Remembrance
The African drumbeat reverberated through the place of worship as selected audience members stood one by one to speak for…
NewsBy Ramanda Lazaris October 9, 2013
National Cathedral hosts Weekend of Reflecting on LGBT Youth
When Matthew Shepard died fifteen years ago, LGBT people were not as widely understood or accepted as they are today….
Many LGBT Youth Face Life on the Streets
Across America, there is a growing awareness of the challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. These…
NewsBy Kelsey Reid August 14, 2013
Bill Proposed to Address LGBT Homeless Youth
Wisconsin democrat representatives Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore introduced legislation to increase funding, support and research on the nation’s lesbian,…
By Kristen Farnam July 31, 2013
Lessons of Hope
Lessons of Hope: A Forum Discussion on Youth Homelessness, was hosted by Street Sense July 16.
OpinionBy Victoria Beaumont May 22, 2013
Morality and Practicality, Part II
My first question: Why shouldn’t two people who love each other have the right to be together? I can’t think…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil December 19, 2012
Tear Down the Walls of Hate
Like many who come from religious roots, institutional thinking and fear mongering against gay people was embedded in my thinking.
News April 1, 2012
Rejected and Outcast: Shining a Light on LGBT Youth Homelessness
On March 9, members of the Obama Administration traveled to Detroit to host an unprecedented national conference regarding housing and homelessness among America’s LGBT community, particularly its youth.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil March 14, 2012
Go ’head, Mr. President
A look at president Obama and the tea party
ArtBy Mehreen Rasheed March 2, 2011
A Poet Rises from An Epidemic
“Her mother was doomed to a life full of death/ And so was she/ It was predicted that she would…
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