Tag: minority
Philadelphia’s Annual Black Pride Week Was Honored With A March At City Hall
Last week, Philadelphia celebrated Philly Black Pride and its first Black Pride March.
A group of 35 people gathered at Philadelphia’s City Hall to express the need for inclusion in the city in terms of race and LGBTQ acceptance.
Openly gay Philadelphia man Romaine Gibbs started the event by asking participants to join arms.
“When we bind and unite like this,” Gibbs said, “people cannot destroy us.”
Mayor Kenney also spoke at the event and shared the mentality that LGBTQ people of color...
The Justice Department Wants To Make It Harder To Track Crimes Against LGBT Teens
Advocates worry the move could put an already vulnerable group at even greater risk.
The Department of Justice has signaled it wants to stop asking 16- and 17-year-olds about their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Conducted twice a year, the National Crime Victimization Survey tracks crimes from theft and burglary to sexual assault, to measure trends, including the vulnerability of minority communities.
Since July 2016, all respondents 16 and older have been asked to identify if they are LGBT, but the DOJ...
