Issue Highlights
A Call to Action to Fund LGBTQ+ Issues, Movements, and Organizations - PEAK Grantmaking
some thoughts and learnings that I’ve taken away from recent conferences I’ve attended and discussions I’ve had with activists both domestically and abroad. I urge you to read and consider how you and your organization can better commit to supporting LGBTQ+ communities.
Nadine Smith is leading the fight against Ron DeSantis' anti-LGBTQ+ hate - Queerty
As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to legislatively terrorize the LGBTQ+ community in his home state, there may be no more important person in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality than Nadine Smith.
Tens of thousands march in Mexico City for LGBT Pride - La Prensa Latina Media
Turnout for Saturday’s LGBT Pride March in Mexico City was the largest since before the Covid-19 pandemic against a backdrop of an increase in hate crimes and amid grassroots unease about the corporatization of the event.
Supreme Court rules for designer who refused to work with gay couples | AP News
the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled on Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status” and that the decision opens the door to other discrimination
Moms for Liberty’s Conference Infiltrated by Activists Calling Out Its Hate
Agenda PAC – the nation’s sole political action committee that uses aggressive paid communications tactics to hold anti-LGBTQ+ politicians and electoral groups accountable – delivered “Please Disturb” door hangers.
State of Nonprofits 2023: What Funders Need to Know - The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Many nonprofits are experiencing more trust from their funders and changed practices related to funding type as well as processes, indicating that many of the shifts in funder practices that began in 2020 have continued. Even as nonprofit leaders experience these shifts in practice, however, they name their top challenge as a series of interconnected issues related to burnout and hiring and retaining staff. Finally, despite specific worries about the economic context and inflation, the finances of the organizations represented on our panel are generally strong. However, the context in which nonprofits are operating remains uncertain.
LGBTQ Social Justice
Eswatini Supreme Court rules in favor of LGBTIQ+ rights group
The ruling holds significant implications for the recognition and protection of LGBTIQ+ rights in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland.
Anneke Meerkotter, the Executive Director of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), also voiced satifaction with the court’s decision.
LGBTQ+ refugees in Africa celebrate Pride safely, joyously, nutritiously
More than 600 LGBTQI+ refugees took part in the Pride meals.
Kenya could follow Uganda as East African nations wage war on LGBT rights | Reuters
Kenya could be poised to follow suit with a similarly formulated bill that punishes gay sex with prison or even death in some cases, according to a draft of the law and two lawmakers backing it in parliament.
Four African nations' battles against gay-themed films
In Kenya, Netflix Africa has agreed to end streaming of LGBTQ-specific movies, as demanded by Kenyan officials.
A Trinidad & Tobago bookstore carrying a LGBTQ+ themed children's book causes both outrage and inspiration online ｜ Global Voices
The support the store received was overwhelming and immediate.
ADL GLAAD Report Cites More Than 350 Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Over 11 Months - The New York Times
The incidents included online harassment, gatherings of armed protesters outside drag shows, and bomb threats against hospitals that provide gender transition care.
How the Supreme Court's Student Debt Ruling Affects LGBTQ+, Black Americans
studies that show LGBTQ+ and Black Americans having a greater student debt load than their straight and white counterparts.
Well-funded Christian group behind US effort to roll back LGBTQ+ rights | LGBTQ+ rights | The Guardian
Since it was formed in 1994, Alliance Defending Freedom has been at the center of a nationwide effort to limit the rights of women and LGBTQ+ people, all in the name of Christianity. The Southern Poverty Law Center has termed it an “anti-LGBTQ hate group” that has extended its tentacles into nearly every area of the culture wars.
303 Creative SCOTUS Ruling Is Signal to Keep Fighting, Activists Say
“For decades, public accommodations law has guaranteed that businesses open to the public should be open to all on equal terms,” said a statement from Equality Florida. “While today’s ruling does not change that principle, it does create a foothold for refusing customized, ‘expressive services’ that would compel the creator to share a message with which they disagree.” But “importantly, the ruling neither creates a broad license to discriminate nor wholesale repeals vital civil rights protections.”
The search for gender identity, say trans seekers, brought them closer to God
As opposition to recognition for transgender Americans has become politicized, so have clashes between people with transgender identities and faith leaders. But it’s not always the case that faith and transgender don’t mix.
Bishops begin process that could ban gender-affirming care in Catholic hospitals
the doctrine committee desired to “incorporate” into health care directives arguments from a statement issued in March by the Committee on Doctrine discouraging Catholic health care groups from performing various gender-affirming medical procedures. Such procedures, it suggested, are “injurious” and do not respect the “intrinsic unity of body and soul.”
The Ninth Circuit's Monumental Ruling on LGBTQ+ Rights
In Grabowski v. Arizona Board of Regents, the unanimous courtheld that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in schools. And its logic equally protects transgender students. Title IX’s protections may prove crucial at a time when LGBTQ+ youth are under increasing attacks.
Undercounted? More census data needed on LGBTQ community, experts say ｜ The Detroit News
The Census Bureau says it is conducting research into how it can measure LGBTQ populations in the U.S., including “actively and consistently engaging with leaders and stakeholders in the LGBTQI+ communities to better understand their needs and concerns.”
Federal judge knocks down Florida's Medicaid ban on gender-affirming treatment - POLITICO
“Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said.
Judge blocks new drag show law in Florida, a DeSantis priority
ruling the state's effort to bar children from attending "adult live performances," is overly vague and likely unconstitutional.
Florida Reverends, Rabbi Slam DeSantis, Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
As Florida clergy who identify as LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ allies, it is our moral duty to be in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer/questioning people and express our unwavering support for their rights and dignity. Unfortunately, the legislation we see in Florida that is promoted and signed by Governor Ron DeSantis seeks to roll back hard-won protections and discriminates against the LGBTQ+ community in our state. It is an alarming step backward in the journey towards equality and social progress.
Mexico blasts new Florida immigration law; vows to help migrants | Reuters
"Criminalization is not the way to resolve the phenomenon of undocumented migration," the ministry said, describing the new measures as driven by xenophobia and white nationalism.
The LGBTQ+ Migration: Why Many Are Leaving Everything Behind To Move Across the Country
a growing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and their families fleeing neighborhoods, cities, and states where they are worried about their safety. Some have faced harassment as anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has spread throughout the country. Others are desperate parents of children whose gender-affirming health care has been outlawed by their state governments. Most are relocating to blue and purple cities and states, where housing costs are often much higher but they feel welcomed.
Philanthropy
To change the South, we must invest in the South | Commentary and opinion | Features | PND
Those of us seeking change nationwide must begin by investing in the South. The funding must be consistent, and it must be patient.
Amhir Hidalgo, Senior Director of Development, CenterLink: Fostering connection, support, and empowerment for LGBTQ+ individuals | Newsmakers | Features | PND
there is often a lack of understanding about the intersectionality of LGBTQ+ issues and the diverse populations served by these organizations.
The case for funding social movements - Alliance magazine
While insiders focus on what’s practical and achievable, social movements ‘change the political weather’; they make the previously unthinkable first thinkable and then conventional wisdom.
Artificial intelligence is coming for philanthropy - Alliance magazine
Philanthropy will undoubtedly be affected too, but what form will this take?