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LOS ANGELES — The COVID-19 crisis is really hurting nonprofit organizations — in particular those that serve vulnerable populations. The LGBTQ community, for example, suffers high rates of HIV and cancer, which makes it more susceptible to the virus. Alphonso David, president of Human Rights Campaign, says his group...
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LOS ÁNGELES – La crisis de COVID-19 realmente está perjudicando a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro, en particular aquellas que sirven a poblaciones vulnerables. La comunidad LGBTQ, por ejemplo, sufre altas tasas de VIH y cáncer, lo que la hace más susceptible al virus. Alphonso David, presidente de...
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P: ¿Obtendrá el Censo 2020 datos sobre personas LGBTQ? R: El Censo 2020 obtendrá información sobre parejas del mismo sexo que viven en el mismo hogar. Por primera vez, la pregunta del censo: “relación con la persona que es cabeza del hogar” incluirá las opciones de respuesta “esposo/esposa/pareja del...
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Q: Does the 2020 Census collect data about LGBTQ people? A: The 2020 Census will collect information about same-sex couples who are living in the same household. For the first time, the “relationship to householder” census question will include the response options “Same-sex husband/wife/spouse” and “Same-sex unmarried partner.” These...
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LOS ÁNGELES – Los grupos LGBTQ lanzaron una campaña de $ 1 millón el miércoles para alentar a todos a participar en el censo de 2020. La población LGBTQ de 1.3 millones de habitantes de California es la más grande del país, y tradicionalmente ha sido difícil de contar....
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LOS ANGELES — LGBTQ groups launched a $1 million campaign on Wednesday to encourage everyone to participate in the 2020 census. California’s 1.3 million strong LGBTQ population is the largest in the country, and traditionally has been hard to count. Beatriz Valenzuela, communications manager for the group Equality California, says...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Hundreds of leaders in the LGBTQ community are gathering for a conference in Los Angeles this Friday – to continue the fight against discriminatory policies coming from the Trump administration and improve state laws on equality. The fourth annual conference put...
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Eric Tegethoff Public News Service DALLAS, Ore. — A lawsuit is challenging an Oregon school district’s policy protecting transgender students – but opponents say the case should be thrown out. The ACLU of Oregon wants to intervene on behalf of Basic Rights Oregon, the state’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group,...
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Eric Galatas Public News Service CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Schools that take steps to reduce bullying and provide other supports for their LGBTQ students are seeing better education outcomes, but the nation’s middle and high schools can still be described as “hostile environments,” according to a new survey by the...