MOMENTS IN TIME

On October 14th, 1979, the first national march on Washington for Lesbian and Gay rights took place. This was 16 years after Black Americans marched in Washington, D.C., to protest discrimination. About 75,000—both LGBTQ+ and straight allies—marched for a ban on discrimination in the federal government based on sexual orientation and a repeal of anti-homosexual laws nationwide. Many were also protesting Ronald Reagan, a conservative who was running for President, and mourning Harvey Milk, the first out gay man elected to public office in California, who was assassinated in 1978.

TRAILBLAZER

Kai Shappley is a 13-year-old American actress and activist. When she was in fourth grade, she stood up to the Texas State Legislature against their attack on trans kids. The state had an onslaught of legislation that would negatively impact her community. Her journey was recorded in the Emmy winning documentary, Trans in America: Texas Strong. She has also co-authored a book in 2023, Joy to the World, about Joy, a twelve-year-old trans girl, who just moved to Texas with her mother and older brother. Her family has accepted Joy as the girl she is early in her transition, with little fuss, leaving Joy to explore her love of sports, competition, teamwork, school spirit.

DID YOU KNOW?

GeoSure provides LGBTQ+ safety ratings for neighborhoods around the world. Founded in 2013 out of the need to access and understand safety conditions on a localized level, today GeoSure is the most highly scaled platform in the world for understanding safety. GeoSure boasts 20+ million current data users across the globe allowing for 65,000+ locations to be tracked and analyzed in near real time. GeoSure is proud to be the only LGBTQ+ safety solution, as well as the only Women’s safety solution, in existence.

FOR A CAUSE

Transgender Law Center

Founded in 2002, this organization fights for the rights of all people, with a focus on the trans community. It is the largest national trans-led organization. Their work includes fighting anti-trans legislation, providing legal counsel, and helping LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Learn more here: transgenderlawcenter.org