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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.
Mission: Our mission is to achieve health equity and improve the safety and well-being of LGBTQ people and communities in Wisconsin.
Operating as usual
We are grateful to Courage MKE who put together the Proudly Together Campaign to raise needed funds for LGBTQ organizations in Milwaukee during this time as our fundraising ability has been greatly impacted by the pandemic. Today we received a check for $2,900 as an unexpected gift. Thank you!
Community Accountability Statement:
Diverse & Resilient is aware of allegations made on social media regarding a prominent artist who partnered with us through our Colors in Bloom campaign. These allegations surround coercive sexual behavior and knowingly soliciting a minor for inappropriate photographs.
We have spoken to a number of people in community, including those directly affected by these actions. As a result, we have removed all Colors in Bloom campaign materials from our website, trainings, and office space. This campaign was started as an effort to promote self-love and to prevent further violence against QTBIPOC and LGBTQ individuals. Now it is compromised by the alleged actions of this individual. We cannot address violence when we look past anyone in our own community causing harm.
We find ourselves reviewing community accountability models and our wisdom in QTBIPOC liberation, to learn and remind ourselves how to support survivors and work with restorative, transformative justice through accountability.
If anyone reading this has been harmed by anyone, in any community, please call or text our warmline at 414-856-5428. We have advocates ready to talk, listen, and believe you.
If anyone wants to talk to an advocate outside of Diverse & Resilient, The Family Support Center in Eau Claire has dedicated advocates who can help. Their numbers are: 715.830.0188 for Amanda at the Family Center and Blythe at Center for Awareness of Sexual Assault at UW-EC at 715.836.4357 or 1.800.300.7020 (toll free).
Former Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez has come out as nonbinary. Ramirez posted an Instagram photo of themselves with a caption that read “#nonbinary.”⠀
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“In me is the capacity to be: girlish boy, boyish girl, boyish boy, girlish girl, all, neither,” the actor wrote.⠀
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Thanks to Brice Smith of My MKE Apparel for his donation of $350 to D&R's SHEBA Sisters Helping Each other Battle Adversity. Brice is a trans man, husband and father. Members of SHEBA and D&R staff are in DC for the national "Get your knee off our necks" march today. We appreciate your support, Brice!
D&R's Room To Be Safe advocates in Northeast Wisconsin.
Room to Be Safe AVP advocates all together tonight in Appleton. Seen here after attending the #BlackLivesMatter protest for Jacob Blake.
Nick, Reiko, Kathy, Jennifer.
Today at 5 p.m.in Appleton. Please post links in the comments to others.
#BlackLivesMatter
#jacobblake
Tonight in Appleton. In protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. He is alive.
#BlackLivesMatter
#sayhisname
#jacobblake
D&R staff will be there.
Join us tomorrow, Saturday, August 22 at 2:30pm for our next session of Grown Ups.
Our special guest will be discussing HIV and COVID-19, so bring your questions and updates.
Join us on via zoom!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88455108012
The community is in a state of mourning after the loss of Chi Chi DeVanye. Chi Chi has been battling some health issues recently and had been hospitalized a few times. Our thoughts are with the family.
Chi Chi DeVayne, who was from Shreveport, Louisiana, competed in both season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars
Join this session on BITQPOC: Authentic Lives
Candid Conversation
Panel Link:
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Microsoft Teams:
+1 414-253-8850 United States, Milwaukee (Toll)
Conference ID: 543 185 628#
Getting some voter registration done in front of D&R-Milwaukee today - We gotta ALL be registered to vote!
Congratulations and thank you to the Neenah Joint School District School Board for passing a policy with protections and guidelines for respecting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming students!
Thank you to Brian Juchems with GSAFE for bringing this to our attention so we could help gather speakers including staff from D&R Appleton's Room to Be Safe program.
Progress forward!
Two Black women leading the City of Milwaukee's Health Department.
Jeanette Kowalik and Lilliann Paine are leading Milwaukee’s coronavirus response -- and inspiring officials nationwide to examine racism as a public health crisis.
Thank you to artist Megan Duerlinger for donating this piece "Black is Beautiful" to Diverse & Resilient. Megan created this image for a series of installations through MKE Seen as seen in the first pic previously outside of the Black Holocaust Museum.
It now lives inside D&R in a space where beloved community gathers as seen here with Youth Program Manager Osha Towers.
Support our friends at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center by purchasing this adorable shirt with local Milwaukee Legend Jaida Essence Hall.
D&R's newsletter!
The staff at Diverse and Resilient have continued to coalition build and partner with community members and other organizations, as we collectively make inroads in navigating this pandemic. While the landscape of our work has changed, Diverse and Resilient remains steadfast to our vision of a futur...
Members of the Black trans community are speaking out against transphobia at Black Entertainment Television (BET) networks.
In an open letter published on August 3, TransLash Media founder Imara Jones joins nearly 50 Black trans luminaries across multiple industries in calling on the 40-year-old network to “begin a badly needed, new chapter for BET” and usher in an era that “creates new possibilities for all Black people by centering the humanity of those of us most at risk.” Read the letter below.
August 3, 2020
Join us for the next Grown Ups meeting, (+) men’s empowerment and support group on Monday, August 10th at 5:30pm via zoom. Link below
If you have any questions call:
Ronnie at 414-335-7550
Corey at 414-323-9238
Trell at 414-651-1676
We hope to see you lovely humans then!
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We arranged for all Milwaukee D&R staff to be tested for COVID-19 last week through our friends and colleagues at Health Connections, Inc. who came to D&R - no muss, no fuss. We are pleased to report that all tests are negative! Let's all keep being safe out there!
We’ll see you all at 3 for a session with Tracey 💕 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81778097191
He was such a powerful ally to the LGBTQ community. May his service and his heart be examples for other leaders. Rest in Power, Congressman Lewis. The stop is at about 12:40 on the video.
The civil rights icon's funeral will be held today. Former President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will also participate...
If it seems like more LGBTQ youth are choosing nonbinary pronouns, it is because they are! And when we respect that, it can be lifesaving.
They/them is the most popular nonbinary option, but 4 percent of those surveyed report using "neopronouns," like xe/xim and ze/zir.
The Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence Program is here for you!
In person meetings are in Appleton and Milwaukee only. We also offer virtual meetings statewide.
Call or text:
Appleton: Reiko Ramos – Youth & Youth Adult Advocate – 920-841-1703 or Nick Ross – Anti-Violence Advocate – (920) 840-2040
Milwaukee: Jennifer Williams – Anti-Violence Advocate – (414) 242-0730
To reach Kathy Flores, Director of Room to Be Safe AVP
(414) 343-9032
Statewide warmline: 414-856-LGBT (5428)
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A shout out to artist Paul Quick (center between Justin and Demi Jo) for his Folx Flag art project "to highlight our community’s hope, power, strength, & potential, to show love for our diversity, & to signal our unified dedication towards a beautiful future." Sales of Folx Flag products benefit D&R. Contact Paul at Folx Flag. Thanks, Paul!
Congratulations to our friend and colleague, Anneke Mohr of the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance, on her recent Spirit of Public Health Award from the Wisconsin Public Health Association. Anneke has led the effort to reduce tobacco use among LGBTQ people, and we are all healthier because of her work. Congratulations, Anneke!
LGBTQ+ Candidates are winning more U.S. elections than ever before. An LGBTQ Victory Institute report found that the number of LGBTQ+ elected officials at the local, state, and national level has doubled over the last four years. Don't just vote, run for public office!
A Census of LGBTQ Elected Officials Nationwide
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Join us tomorrow for another Grown UPS, [+]Men’s Empowerment & Support Group tomorrow, Saturday July 25th at 2:30pm.
See you lovely humans then!
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We are grateful to the Cream City Foundation for their support of the expansion of our mental health services to serve more LGBTQ people of color though the CCF Impact Grant Program. Together, we are addressing the critical need for LGBTQ mental health care.
Just want to share this photo of Kedem, one of our Peer Navigators, at his desk at D&R - Kedem has created a blissful Zen Den of peace and tranquility. You inspire us, Kedem!
A shout out to our friends at Wonderstate Coffee for their donation of $518.75 from funds raised during Pride Month in June. We so appreciate your support, and we appreciate your name change too (from Kickapoo Coffee) - did the right thing!
We are fighting against this by providing help and advocacy for those seeking shelter with our partner organizations who won't discriminate.
Content warning: Transphobia, Trump, Carson.
—The rule’s language states that single-sex shelter staff “may determine an individual’s sex based on a good faith belief that an individual seeking access to the temporary, emergency shelters is not of the sex, as defined in the single-sex facility’s policy, which the facility accommodates.”
The memo says homeless shelters can use "factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam’s apple" to find suspected trans women...
Beloved community, you can call our warmline at 414-856-5428 to talk to an LGBTQ anti-violence advocate.
Our Room to Be Safe AVP is a part of the WE ARE HERE Taskforce in Milwaukee. This is a group of community organizations serving Black, Brown, Indigenous, Latinx, Hmong and other People of Color and LGBTQ family.
Some Americans are reconsidering whether 911 should always be the first line of response. In Milwaukee, who can you call in a non-life threatening emergency?
Thank you to Blest Campuzano for keeping our staff and community safe with some fabulous masks! Reminder to support local businesses ✨
Blest by Campuzano offers good craftsmanship and soft yet snug-fitting ear straps.
From the start, the founders of Black Lives Matter have always put LGBTQ voices at the center of the conversation. The movement was founded by three Black women, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, two of whom identify as queer.
Two of three Black Lives Matter founders identify as queer.
Hello to all of the beautiful Queens of SHEBA! See you on Wednesday at 3pm 💜
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To all the lovely humans out there in the world.... we love you! Happy International Non-Binary Peoples Day!
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Hello to all of the beautiful Queens of SHEBA! See you on Wednesday at 3pm 💜 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81778097191
SCOTUS LGBTQ Employment Decision w/former US Atty James Santelle SCOTUS ruled today that federal employment discrimination laws DO protect LGBT employees. We’ll discuss LIVE on Facebook TONIGHT at 7 p.m. CT
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
D&R is happy to have Alex Corona join our beautiful Women of SHEBA on Wednesday night! Join us at Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81778097191
Happy to have another week joining together with the beautiful Women of SHEBA! We'll see you on Wednesday :)
What about Black Queer History that includes Lex Allen repost from @theofficiallex featured where with the Colors in Bloom video from Diverse & Resilient's radical self-love campaign! Black Queer Artists You Should Listen To! • • • • • • What an honor it is to be featured on one of London’s premiere LGBTQ publications as one of @pink_news black queer artists you should listen to this #BlackHistoryMonth with these beauts... @thatsnotcj, @cakesdakilla, @doitlikedua, @toyadelazy, @theofficiallex and @tanerelle 🎵
Kathy Flores, director of the Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence program, giving testimony encouraging the passage of Appleton's Youth Mental Health Protection Act to ban conversion therapy in Appleton. LGBTQ youth, you are beautiful, loved, worthy. Just as you are. 🖤🤎❤❤💛💚💙💜
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
SNEAK PEEK! At Diverse & Resilient, we believe that in order to help end LGBTQ violence, we must create a culture that nurtures LGBTQ youth by promoting loving, resilient, and diverse experiences of LGBTQ communities to foster self-love and acceptance. D&R has partnered with Lex Allen Productions to create the Colors in Bloom campaign reminding LGBTQ people that we are beautiful, loved, and worthy. Intrigued? We'll be unveiling the Colors in Bloom campaign at our LGBTQ Summit on February 24 in Milwaukee.
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.
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Career Youth Development, Inc.
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Milwaukee County Department on Aging
1220 W Vliet Street, Suite 300
Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin
6737 W Washington St, Ste 1111
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