Tag Archives: safe spaces
Gay Arab-Americans Find Room Of Their Own In NYC
Though in our mind’s ideal Utopia, we like to view ourselves as being homogeneous; with no real differences from person to person. The reality is that there are things specific to our heritage and culture outside of our gay identity … Continue reading
LGBT Profile: Laila Al-Shamma, College Student; GSA Leader
EcinitasPatch and U~T San Diego gives us some insight on what we might be able to expect from future leaders and advocates in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community: From the EncinitasPatch: Laila Al-Shamma wrote a column last … Continue reading
Summer Camp for Transgender and Gender-Variant Youth
Also learned through Raising My Rainbow, Camp Aranu’tiq, has registration now open for the summer. From the Camp Aranu’tiq about us page: Our mission is to provide transgender and gender-variant youth with a safe, fun, and unique camp experience during which they … Continue reading
Insurance Ad Speaks to the Gay ‘Safe To Be Out’ Experience
The Allstate Ad at left (click to enlarge) speaks to a condition that many gay people feel in their everyday lives, the ‘Is it safe to be out here’ question that we are constantly asking. Even in the largest and … Continue reading →