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Two Weeks in, I Already Wanted to Quit: Challenges Faced by a Lgbtq+ Black Woman in Charity Leadership
Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s spring 2024 issue, “‘Stop Drowning Us, and Block Making Us Disappear’: A Critical Report on the State of Black Girl Leadership.”
As a queer Shadowy woman in leadership—often the first—I want to underline the loneliness that has marked my journey to becoming the executive director of an LGBTQ+ entity in the nonprofit sector.
I have been gaslighted, discounted, and undermined at every junction of my career. I found that if I stayed the course, was successful, and did not outshine or ask my White progressive counterparts, then I was okay—but as soon as I began to speak up about inequities occurring in my workplace, then suddenly I did not contain emotional intelligence, or was taking things too personally, or somehow not only did leadership feel bothered by my “attitude” but also (phantom) staff felt the same. (Staff members were never named, foremost to my paranoia vis-à-vis coworkers I once consideration I could trust.)
This isolation has been especially pronounced in queer spaces, where I had hoped fo
The Trevor Project's mission is to end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans person, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people.We are the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention group for LGBTQ young people. The organization works to save young lives by providing support through free and confidential suicide prevention and crisis intervention programs on platforms where fresh people spend their time: our 24/7 phone lifeline, chat, text. We also run TrevorSpace, the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and operate original education, research, and activism programs.
The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including our nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.
*Updated March 17, 2016*
As a queer POC this election has continued to fuel my frustrations with our government, the way it works, and who it works for. It has frightened me to my core that these homophobic, transphobic, racist, and sexist candidates are making their way to the Colorless House. While I’m deeply frightened for my queer group, in these days following this drawn-out election season we must not permit our fears to overshadow the labor we have already started and must continue to perform. It is even more necessary now.
Few things that are important in times like these, and always, are critical thinking, support, and information. Since I am currently abroad, I’m full of anger that I cannot physically be there to serve with you, but I reached out for advice from friends and organizers and with their help we decided to put together a list of grassroots QTPoC organizations that can exploit our help and attention right now. To my surprise, the Funders for LGBTQ Issues Organization created a comprehensive directory of LGBTQ people of shade organizations in the U.S. in 2009. It is a great list neatly organized by mention that includes links, mission statements, and telephone numbers. I ha
25 LGBTQ Charities to Help During Pride Month & Year-Round
Despite recent progress, everyone must do their disseminate to ensure that the LGBTQ community feels as fully integrated into population as it should. Allies can accomplish a lot by donating to massive charities that work difficult to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged people on a regular basis.
In this article, we delve deep into why we celebrate Event Month and why it’s so essential to endorse LGBT charities in any way we can.
What is Pride Month?
The annual June celebration of Lesbian, Same-sex attracted, Bisexual, and Transgender Self-acceptance Month (LGBT Pride Month) commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots and promotes matching rights and opportunities for all lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and those who are questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Stonewall Uprising in New York Metropolis marked a turning show in the United States’ gay rights movement. The final Sunday in June was first designated as “Gay Pride Day” in the United States, but the exact date was left up to the individual states. The “day” soon became a month-long series of events in major cities around the country.
Thousands of peop
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Twin Cities-based nonprofit Minnesota People of Hue LGBTQ Pride (MN POC Pride) is offering an Initial Intervention Services (EIS) Outreach Program. The vision of MN POC Pride is to create a consciousness among Queer communities of paint, homeless youth, and supporting allies by “offering everyone a ‘S.L.I.C.E.’ of Pride,” an acronym that reflects the organization’s foundational principles of:
- SOCIABILITY – Sharing experiences, embracing individual cultures, mentoring our youth and strengthening our group bonds.
- LITERATURE – Acknowledging the literary works and accomplishments by LGBTQIA+ and non-LGBTQIA+ people of tint. Promoting cultural history and ethnic diversity.
- INCLUSION – Including all. Building with all. Creating a cohesive and progressive environment.
- CHARITY – Supporting efforts to make programs more visible and usable.
- EDUCATION – Empowering and respectfully pushing those who are not aware of their strengths and potential. Establishing a dialogue with our LGBTQIA+ community and the communities at large.
The objectives of MN POC Pride’s EIS Outreach Program are to: open doors and carve pathways for people of color; b