At Diverse & Resilient, we see a future in which le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, and q***r people in Wisconsin thrive, living healthy, satisfying lives in safe, supportive communities.
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Our name serves as reminder that LGBTQ people are everywhere, engage in interesting and meaningful lives, and contribute to the welfare of each other and the broader community.
Our name serves as reminder that LGBTQ people are everywhere, engage in interesting and meaningful lives, and contribute to the welfare of each other and the broader community.
Operating as usual
Sex positive bi-con ✨ Black women are magic!
Mikey started getting into writing during her studies at Milwaukee Public Schools. She's performed slam poetry and spoken word and isn't stopping there.
Supporting our Trans, Non-binary, and discovering youth is life saving! Take the time to learn and listen ✨
The first step to becoming an ally to transgender and nonbinary people is to learn more; thank you for taking that step with us! It […]
Thank you to all the amazing work in community to get the bridge lit, flags flown, and Proclamation out for this Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️⚧️ 🙌🏾
Uplifting our Trans, Non-binary, and Genderfluid community 💜 Celebrate Trans people. Love Trans people. PAY Trans people. Protect Trans people. Fight for Trans rights!
Consider donating to support the Trans community and listing a description below: “Butterfly Collective / Mutual Aid” or “SHEBA / Black Trans Women” or “Trans Community”
https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/19408d03-8b8b-4308-8b9f-bb36165b2f4c
Follow and support the The Black Rose Initiative: https://cash.app/$BlackRoseInitiative
📸 LaLux Photography
Thank you, Dr. Jekyll's Bar Appleton !
Every dollar spent at Dr. Jekyll's Wednesday will be donated to the fund for legal name changes for Trans customers. Any additional money raised beyond what is needed to help his customers with their legal costs will be donated to Diverse & Resilient in Appleton, an advocacy group that works with LGBTQ individuals and marginalized community members affected by violence.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to help several bar patrons with legal expenses and the rest will be donated to Diverse & Resilient in Appleton.
“These bills are some of the most intense political assaults on LGBTQ people in recent years. Sports have become another avenue to attack the rights of trans people,” Rapinoe writes. “These efforts cause incredible harm to trans youth, who, like all kids in a global pandemic, are feeling isolated and need compassion and support."
Olympic and World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe says proposed bans on trans athletes don't really protect women competitors.
TOMORROW!
City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission and Alderwoman Zamarripa Celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility
Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event to acknowledge, celebrate, and elevate transgender and non-binary people across the world and here in the City of Milwaukee -- and importantly to raise awareness surrounding the continued inequities faced by transgender and non-binary people, specifically by transgender women of color.
City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission Chair Tony Snell will join Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa along with representatives from the Milwaukee transgender and non-binary communities to honor this special occasion, present Mayor Tom Barrett’s proclamation, and acknowledge the transgender flag flying on the Zeidler Municipal Building flagpole.
WHAT: Virtual event to honor Transgender Day of Visibility in Milwaukee, WI
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
HOW: Facebook livestream event: https://www.facebook.com/ERCMKE
OR: via Zoom by computer, tablet or smartphone @ https://zoom.us/j/91592999350
OR Telephone: Dial 1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 915 9299 9350
Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/ykPf3IvE.
Please join us and share this invitation with your neighbors and networks!
Room to Be Safe
Appleton D&R staff went to Door County today to visit with our co-advocacy fam at Help of Door County, Inc.
This brightened out day!
A mom shared this video of her child telling the lyrics she learned in music lessons today....🎵"You deserve room to be safe. I deserve room to be safe. We all deserve room to be safe." 🎵 Music teacher is Keira who led our last Queerantine!
We love it! 💜
(Shared with permission)
Thank you Lowlands Grand Cafes!
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#Repost @lowlandsgrandcafes
We are so excited for @cafecentraal's new Unity hats! For every Unity hat or beanie sold, a portion of sales goes to LGBTQ+ community organizers and advocates at @diverseresilient. Your purchase helps contribute to the work this important non-profit has been doing for nearly three decades—that is, fighting to “achieve health equity and improve the safety and well-being of LGBTQ+ people and communities in Wisconsin". Head to lowlandsgroup.com/shop to purchase one (or several😉) today!
Thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate our Black Trans and Nonbinary community! Keep that energy throughout the full week with The Black Rose Initiative and SHEBA Sisters Helping Each other Battle Adversity ✨👑
Find all of the beautiful photos by LaLux Photography here:
https://laluxphotography.pixieset.com/blacktransvisibili.../
From the organizers:
"We are building an inclusive movement to celebrate all Black Trans and Non Binary lives. We are also here to have some serious conversations about how we can better support and protect the Black Trans Womxn in our lives. #BLACKTRANSLIVESMATTER"
This is a small sample of photos from this march. Full album is available here:
https://laluxphotography.pixieset.com/blacktransvisibilitycelebration/
Folx participating in the Black Trans Visibility Celebration March organized by the The Black Rose Initiative just left D&R and will be making their way to Alice's Garden Urban Farm at 2136 N 21st Street for the Block Party. It may be damp and cool, but the party with this enthusiastic crowd will get started there about 3:00. It is not too late, head over to Alice's Garden!
Lil Nas X is all we can talk about here at D&R. Have you seen the video that just dropped? Black Queer JOY!
Lil Nas X wrote to their younger self:
“I know we promised to never come out publicly, I know we promised to never be ‘that’ type of gay person, I know we promised to die with the secret, but this will open doors for so many other queer people to simply exist,” he wrote.
“You see, this is very scary for me, people will be angry, they will say I’m pushing an agenda. But the truth is, I am. The agenda to make people stay the f**k out of other people’s lives and stop dictating who they should be.”
"I know we promised to never come out publicly, I know we promised to never be 'that' type of gay person," he wrote in a letter to his 14-year-old self...
Body & Voice: Healing Through Music with @Keira Jett Voice Studio! Did you catch last night's Queerantine? Keira helped us explore different ways of healing through music through incorporating music, movement, & singing affirmations followed by a mini performance by Keira Jett!
Thank you to Jacquie for proving sign language interpretation!
Body & Voice: Healing Through Music with Keira Jett Voice Studio
During tonight’s Queerantine, we will explore different ways of healing through music. We'll incorporate music, movement, & singing affirmations followed by a mini performance by Keira Jett.
“It is unfortunate that groups hiding behind a mantle of patriotism resort to personal attacks to motivate other members of their social club, rather than the merits of the candidates,” said Maes.
Campaigning as an openly trans candidate stokes backlash from far-right interest groups across the Northeast region of Wisconsin.
We'll see you all soon! 👑
The Black Trans Visibility Celebration March / Block Party is this Saturday!!!!!!!! Meet us at Diverse & Resilient at 1pm March 27th!!!!!!!
Introducing our speakers
Elle Halo
Ladi London
Imani Teyanna Sloan
Yanté Turner
Jesse Viviano White
Dezjorn Gauthier
Marie Kelly
Demi Jo Carr
Sunshine Raynebow
Mercedes Johnson
Vogue Rebel
We will end at Alice's Garden Farmers Market
Room to Be Safe
A heartbreaking report in NE Wisconsin but applicable statewide.
And LGBTQ elders have even higher risks because 75% of LGBTQ elders live alone, 90% have no children and 80% are single.
If you suspect elder abuse, call the state's elder abuse hotline at 833-586-0107.
https://www.wbay.com/video/2021/03/24/heartbreaking-elder-abuse-neglect-reports-filed-every-corner-wisconsin/
Official congratulations are in order!
Levine, who most recently served as Pennsylvania’s top health official, is the first openly transgender official to be confirmed by the Senate.
With our deepest and sincerest apologies, and also acknowledging that we are living on stolen land, we belatedly celebrate and elevate National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day which occurred this Saturday, March 20th. We uplift the Indigenous People of this land, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS, living out the wildest dreams of their ancestors.
Remember to talk to youth about ALL aspects of puberty, and give them time to explore their own identity 💜
Everyone has a gender identity—a feeling or sense of being male, female or somewhere in between. Sometimes people’s gender identity matches their bodies, and...
Repost from Cecila Gentili @ceciliagentili72 on Insta quote from a NYT piece written about the Equality Act.
From: bit.ly/Cecilia-NYTimes-3-20
The first of what could be a national wave of anti-trans legislation just became law. We are fighting this in Wisconsin, too.
The first of what could be a national wave of anti-trans legislation just became law.
Trans youth should be celebrated, not criminalized. #LetKidsPlay
Zines made by and for BIPOC Queer and Trans folks! See the magic of our LGBTQ Milwaukee women and femmes ✨
Melissa has taught community art and created fiber art that speaks to her identity as a woman. Now she makes a zine that incorporates a bit of it all.
The recent WI legislations (LRB 2339/1 and LRB 2340/1) introduced by Republican lawmakers is joined with a slew of transphobic bills across the country. These bills are created under the guise of fairness and supporting girls and women. We know that to truly support girls, women, and all athletes we must always include Trans athletes as well. Anything outside of this is damaging and blatantly exclusionary, by repeating a dangerous myth that Trans people are not who they say they are. It continues a discriminatory practice. One that implies that they don’t have the right to compete, learn among a team, and gain support in activities that they feel confident in, among the group that they belong in.
Lawmakers pushing this harmful piece of legislation are holding onto inaccurate, offensive, and discriminatory beliefs around Trans bodies. NCAA Inclusion of Transgender Athletes handbook said it best, "Transgender women display a great deal of physical variation, just as there is a great deal of natural variation in physical size and ability among non-transgender women and men." We cannot ostracize a group of people simply by assumed differences.
Furthermore, these legislators are asking school board members, educators, coaches, and leaders to publicly share private information about children and young adults in their care. Telling students of all ages that they must disclose their sex and talk about their genitals is damaging. In a moment where individuals are simply looking to be allotted the same rights and happiness as everyone else, they should not be subjected to this disrespect and humiliation. Schools should be a safe environment but this will only promote further questioning and ridicule. Trans students should not have to choose between embracing their identity and playing sports.
We are asking for politicians, nonprofits, teachers, parents, leaders, and all community members to come together in support of all athletes, against transphobia. Our young people need to publicly see that they are being uplifted by all of Wisconsin and that this form of harm will not be accepted.
To our entire Trans and Nonbinary community. We see you, we hear you, and we stand with you.
Tonight Milwaukee Repertory Theater actor Kevin Kantor (“Things I Know To Be True” & “The Legend of Georgia McBride”) will be reading poems from their new book “Please Come Off-Book” via Facebook and YouTube Live. Kevin’s full-length collection of poetry is a confluence between two of their passions: acting and poetry, using their experiences as a trans non-binary theatre maker to explore gender identity, family dynamics, and growing up queer. FREE
All of this!
Yesterday, Tuesday, March 16, six Asian women were killed when Robert Aaron Long took the lives of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia. Our hearts and condolences go out to the families and friends of these women, the whole Asian community, and Asian LGBTQIA+ people. They are our sisters, mothers, family and friends, and we at Freedom, Inc. condemn the anti-Asian hate, gender-based violence, and white supremacy that led to this violent loss of life.
Murderer Robert Aaron Long intentionally planned and targeted these locations because he wanted to inflict specific harm against Asian women. We know from working with the Asian community for over 20 years that this kind of targeted violence is fueled by the racialized sexualization of Asian people. Stereotypes of Asian women as disposable have allowed white men to exploit, traffic, rape, and murder us without accountability in both domestic and foreign spaces. Racism, misogyny, and anti-immigration policies uphold this inequality.
We know that violent white capitalism does not respect our lives or our bodies, and we condemn anyone that refuses to acknowledge the racist and misogynistic motivations behind these murders. All Asian women workers deserve dignity and protection, regardless of their occupation. All Asian women deserve kindness and inclusion, regardless of how we are essentialized by the media. We refuse to let this man’s violence reduce the brilliance of our lives. Our legacy is rich, multilayered, and worth protecting.
We understand that this kind of violence shares the deep roots of anti-Black racism and xenophobia in the United States. The same violent dehumanization that has allowed white men to kill Black & Brown bodies is at work in this tragedy in Atlanta. This single act of hatred follows the long history of white supremacy, militarism, and imperialism in the sexualized violence against Asian people. The dehumanization and disregard of Asian Americans and immigrants that is endemic to our country has only worsened during the pandemic.
We demand that those who commit and condone such atrocities be held accountable and that we name the misogynistic xenophobia that lies beneath the violence. Speak out against the racist systems that allow gendered violence against women and LGBTQIA+ people of color. Support survivors and the local organizations like ours that intervene in instances of gendered violence. We should always be following the lead of local organizations as they respond to these events. Join us in supporting Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta, Hmong American Women’s Association, and mutual aid efforts that are supporting victims.
#DismantleWhitePatriarchy #NotYourFetish #StopAsianHate
Public Health info alert!
Anal cancer is disproportionately affecting gay cismen and trans people, especially folks who are in their 50s-60s or living with HIV.
Visit the FB page The PAC Study and mindyourbehind. org to learn more about anal cancer risks and how to be part of a paid study.
FOX CITIES:
We also have flyers we'll be handing out to businesses in our Appleton area neighborhood.
Fox Valley: FREE VACCINATIONS
Visit the website or call the number below for up-to-date information on COVID-19 vaccination clinic dates, times, and appointment availability.
For vaccines: to see if you are eligible and to register online, go here:
FOXCITIESCOVIDVACCINE.COM
If you can't go to the website, please call: (920)399-2550
Visite el sitio web o llame alnúmero a continuación paraactualización de información sobreCOVID-19 fechas de vacunación,horarios, y disponibilidad de citas.
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For those who could not be there, here are the words of: Montell Ross - Event Organizer and local entertainer Chris Walton - Chair of Democratic Party of Milwaukee County and candidate for State Assembly District 17 Elle Halo - D&R Board Member and Trans Activist Lex Allen - Local LGBTQ singer songwriter Thank you to everyone who made this event possible. It was truly beautiful to witness. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackQueerLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #BlackGenderNonconformingLivesMatter #BlackNonbinaryLivesMatter #ALLBlackLivesMatter
Flashback Friday to last week's Spirit Week Silent Party sponsored by D&R's Intersectionality Among Men. Doing the Mil-Town version of Bikers Shuffle by Big Mucci. Check out those moves!
A week ago tonight we were at the Challenge Party singing "Seasons of Love." We may not be Broadway bound (just yet), but we could all feel the love. Thanks to Matt Luther for his piano playing skills.
This is how D&R rolls when we are waiting for a Pride Parade to start - We DO believe in Pride!
Sharing this special moment from last night's LGBTQ Partnership youth event Night of Noise in Appleton with Lex Allen at The Refuge. Imagine a world where all queer youth can know they are beautiful, loved, worthy. Just as they are. Let's keep focusing on building that world.
A Day without Latinx and in Waukesha
Bethamie Wyatt and Kofi Short of Diverse & Resilient address HIV/STI outbreak in social networks in Milwaukee.
Women Against Hate United in Love
Lex Allen & Taj Raiden live at #WILGBTQSUMMIT debuting #ColorsinBloom
It is an honor to partner with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin in our work. Tonight we received the Fantastic Supporting Organization award from Planned Parenthood. Here is Planned Parenthood CEO Tanya Atkinson and Annia Leonard presenting as Diverse & Resilient 414ALL414ALL Program Coordinator Mark Silva accepts on behalf of D&R.
This is a wonderful clip of the current exhibit at the RedLine Gallery - Life of An Artist. Paul Mandracchia is the late husband of our Founding Executive, Gary Hollander. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Diverse & Resilient was founded by Gary Hollander in 1995 as a program to build the capacity of LGBTQ groups in Wisconsin. We have grown to be an independent nonprofit agency that employs 19 staff and serves over 5,000 LGBTQ people every year. We do both capacity-building and direct-service work to address the health disparities experienced by LGBTQ people in Wisconsin. Our work is focused on six priority areas: Acceptance, Cultivating Leaders, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Partner & Community Violence, and Substance Use.
RISE - Regional Internships in Science & Engi
2745 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Suite 100Urban Economic Development Association of WI
1915 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Suite 260Innovative Educational Solutions Institute, I
2821 N 4th St, Ste 211Volunteers of America of Wisconsin
1661 N Water St, Ste 401
Volunteers of America of Wisconsin
1661 N Water St, Ste 401
Athletes for Autism Foundation
770 N Jefferson St, Lowr
Milwaukee County Department on Aging
1220 W Vliet Street, Suite 300
Milwaukee Area Reading Council - MARC
PO Box 18464
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
759 N Milwaukee St, Ste 500
The House of Kings and Priests, Inc.
4718 W Garfield Ave