I was amazed this morning when I came across a blog on Feministe that was written last week about the 'gratefulness ritual' some bloggers incorporate on their blogs. It's so simple, but its a really great idea. It basically entails posting a short piece everyday (or somewhere in that ...

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people still face significant employment discrimination in this country. We can still be fired from our jobs simply because of our sexual orientation or gender identity. Historically, Congress has responded to protect workers against harmful descrimination based on arbitrary reasons, such as gender, ability, race ...

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There are several candidates running for public office in tomorrow's general election who are friends, advocates and members of the LGBT community, including Matt Haag (Rochester City Council) and Jo Meleca-Voigt (Monroe County Legislature, District 19).

Electing and appointing supporters of LGBT issues at all levels of government helps ...

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October is National LGBT History Month...and so it is exceptionally appropriate that yesterday (Oct. 28th, 2009) a historic event occurred for the queer community:  President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

The new law, named for Matthew Shepard and James ...

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Governor Paterson announced at the Pride Agenda’s Fall Dinner last Thursday that the marriage equality bill would be one of the first items on the agenda when he calls the legislature back to Albany for an early session on November 10.

That means a vote on marriage could happen ...

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Hey Everyone! 

We recently learned that in the first several days after launching the site, our "Contact Us" page had a technical bug and wasn't working correctly...so emails that were sent to us never arrived.  We're really sorry for the confusion as we try to get all ...

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This Saturday, October 24th, is the 7th annual Translating Identity Conference at the University of Vermont! It's a conference focusing on transgender communities, gender identities and gender expression. With multiple sessions and workshops to choose from at any time, some will be directed specifically towards trans-identified people, while others ...

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Greg Gerard, a local author and gay man who grew up in Western New York and now lives in Rochester has recently published his memoir about growing up gay, coming outand learning to reconcile his spirituality with his faith.  The book, In Jupiter's Shadow, has been receiving great reviews ...

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Last week on October 11, National Coming Out Day, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people all over the country celebrated the opportunity to come out to others about their sexuality and identity. The tradition of celebrating this ‘holiday,’ so to speak, began on October 11, 1988 to commemorate the ...

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Welcome, welcome everybody!!

The making of this website has been a really exciting experience! I hope you enjoy reading, exploring, and interacting here as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Before I get too carried away, let me introduce myself. My name is Allegra Anka, I'm an LGBT Health ...

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