In Hungary, the conservative government continues to wage war on a lesbian organization that published an inclusive book of fairytales. We continue to debate what rights to afford, or to restrict for, trans women and minors. Across the United States, Republican-controlled legislatures have followed Florida’s lead by promoting legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ content in schools and libraries.
And it’s only Tuesday.īut despite the progress we’ve made, lesbian rights – and, more broadly, LGBTQ+ rights – are not guaranteed.
Jeopardy! super-champ and out lesbian Mattea Roach continued her winning streak last night to claim her 15th consecutive victory. The second season of Gentleman Jack, a fictionalized biopic about the life of 19th-century lesbian Anne Lister, debuted Monday on HBO. This year’s Lesbian Visibility Week has already gifted us a few treats. Joanne N.Today we celebrate – what else? – all things lesbian: the strides we have made to ensure our legal rights and personal freedoms our collective ability to live openly as our authentic selves our greater visibility in the media and our general fabulousness, just for being ourselves.įirst started in 2008 by Linda Riley to promote awareness of lesbian and lesbian rights’, Lesbian Day of Visibility was extended last year into Lesbian Visibility Week – because one day just isn’t enough.Imani Woody, Founder and CEO, Mary’s House for Older Adults Desireé Luckey, Director of Policy, Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE).Charlotte Clymer, Transgender Activist, Military Veteran, and Board Member, LPAC Action Network.
#Lesbian visibility day full#
Administration officials highlighted the actions the Biden Administration has taken to advance equity and visibility for lesbians and other LGBTQI+ women, and reaffirmed the President’s commitment to full equality for all lesbians and LGBTQI+ women and girls.
Participants highlighted that lesbians who are also women and girls of color, transgender women, women with disabilities, and older women face additional intersecting challenges to achieving economic security and full inclusion. Participants discussed the unique barriers and challenges faced by lesbians and LGBTQI+ women, including barriers to health equity and reproductive justice the impacts of anti-LGBTQI+ state legislation on the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian and LGBTQI+ girls the effects of isolation and discrimination on lesbian older adults and the economic justice and housing issues impacting lesbian women and couples. The roundtable was convened by White House Gender Policy Council Director Jennifer Klein. Senate to an ambassador post Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, who is a lesbian and the first openly transgender woman to achieve the rank the four-star admiral in any of the country’s uniformed services White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Deputy White House Communications Director Pili Tobar. The roundtable included lesbian and queer advocates ,community leaders, leaders across the federal government, several of whom are the first out lesbians to hold their position, including: Ambassador Chantale Wong, Director of the Asian Development Bank, who is the first out lesbian to be confirmed by the U.S. Yesterday, in celebration of Lesbian Day of Visibility, the White House hosted a roundtable conversation with trailblazing lesbian and LGBTQI+ senior leaders from the White House and the broader Biden-Harris Administration.
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