CT: LGBTQIA+ Issues
Report finds Black LGBTQ+ youth hardships easing a bit
A new report said Black LGBTQ+ youth are seeing more equality, in Connecticut and the U.S. but it does not always mean greater opportunity. The …
Survey: Discrimination rampant in CT, US health care
Despite efforts to the contrary, people across Connecticut and the U.S. experienced discrimination in health care. A DataHaven report found between 1…
Survey: LGBTQ Community Health-Care Access Needs Improvement
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Advocates said a first-of-its-kind survey of the health and human-service needs of Connecticut's LGBTQ community, published this …
VA Works to Educate LGBTQ Veterans about Healthcare Options
HARTFORD, Conn. -- LGBTQ+ veterans in Connecticut and beyond can get help learning about health services available to them, through a 10-week program …
LGBTQ Community Rallies in Support of Supreme Court Ruling
HARTFORD, Ct. -- LGBTQ+ groups rallied at City Hall in Hartford Monday night to celebrate a landmark victory for equality in the workplace at the …
Title IX Complaint Takes Aim at Transgender Teen Athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. – A conservative religious law firm has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education on behalf of three …
Hartford Residents Rally for ICE Detainee
HARTFORD, Conn. - Hartford-area residents are rallying outside an ICE detention center near Boston today to demand the release of a woman detained …
LGBT Advocates Condemn Court Decision on Transgender Military Service
HARTFORD, Conn. - The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted injunctions preventing the Trump administration from implementing its ban on transgender …
Report: CT Foster Teens Need Identity Development Support
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Adolescents in foster care need additional support as they explore their racial, spiritual and gender identities, according …
Advocates Say Supreme Court Ruling Fails to Affirm LGBT Rights
HARTFORD, Conn. – Civil rights advocates fear the Supreme Court's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case will encourage more attempted …
Working to End Poverty Among College Students
HARTFORD, Conn. – Studying while hungry – many college students struggle to get enough to eat because they lack money to buy food…
Praise for Ruling on Transgender Military Ban
HARTFORD, Conn. - Advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are praising a federal court ruling blocking President Donald Trump's …