By Brian Fehler
This spring, Ground Floor Theatre in Austin presented the world premiere of Always a Boy, by mother-son playwrights Jo and Jeremy Ivester. The play, which addresses the family dynamics of having a trans son, had its world premiere deep in the heart of Texas.
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"The Gay Leadership Dude®" is proud to announce the launch of his groundbreaking new book, Your Queer Career®:Workplace Advice from The Gay Leadership Dude®. This book, by Dr. Steve Yacovelli, tackles the unique challenges that LGBTQ+ professionals encounter in the workplace, answering real-world questions from Queer and Ally leaders by blending expert advice, personal stories, and a dash of humor to guide readers towards career success.
"Your Queer Career®" is introduced at a critical moment when the expectation for workplace inclusivity and productivity is higher than ever. It addresses the added complexities of career advancement for the LGBTQ+ community, with Dr. Steve using his 30+ years’ experience working…
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myGwork, the largest global LGBTQ+ business platform, will offer complimentary access to its award-winning allyship course to the first500 sign-ups to this year’s WorkPride Conference.
WorkPride, from 17-21 June 2024, will once again unite thousands of virtual attendees worldwide enabling them to exchange insights and strategies for fostering inclusive workplaces that honour all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions. Like last year, the week-long event will provide LGBTQ+ professionals, graduates, allies, and employers the opportunity to advance workplace diversity, equity and inclusion(DE&I) initiatives thanks to 60 panels and workshops, delivered by over 250experts.
Training and awareness initiatives are crucial for creating bias-free inclusive workplaces, which is why myGwork is proud to extend complimentary access to its award-winning allyship course from the myGwork Academyto the first 500 sign-ups for WorkPride 2024. Launched last year, the myGwork Academy offers practical and relevant training and education to help create inclusive environments for all.
This year’s event will also commemorate myGwork’s 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, myGwork has been at the forefront of empowering and accelerating LGBTQ+ inclusion within workplaces. The upcoming five-day WorkPride conference not only celebrates this milestone but also serves as a pivotal moment for myGwork’s co-founders Adrien and Pierre Gaubert to unveil their vision for the next decade. They will reveal their new plan aimed at eradicating workplace discrimination and ensuring that everyone can work authentically and advance in their careers…
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It Gets Better, the world’s largest effort to empower LGBTQ+ youth, today announced the release of its first book in nearly 13 years. Queerbook is a collection of short stories, artwork, poetry, photography, essays, and more — created and curated entirely by LGBTQ+ youth. The organization previously released the 2011 New York Times bestseller It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living. A limited run of Queerbook is now available exclusively through It Gets Better’s website, ItGetsBetter.org/shop/.
Whereas It Gets Better’s previous book release primarily featured adults sharing messages of support with LGBTQ+ teens, Queerbook is entirely "for queer youth, by queer youth" and was even curated and edited by the organization’s Youth Voices — 10 LGBTQ+ student ambassadors from across the country.
Preparation for Queerbook began in Fall 2023. It Gets Better…
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Lower rates of attempting suicide reported by those who had access to affirming spaces and communities
The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, released The 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, representing the experiences of more than 18,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. The survey’s findings underscore that LGBTQ+ young people continue to report high rates of mental health challenges, suicide risk, and associated experiences of anti-LGBTQ+ victimization such as bullying, discrimination, threats of physical violence, and conversion therapy.
The survey also includes data on ways to support LGBTQ+ young people, and highlights the association between lower odds of suicide risk and access to LGBTQ+-affirming spaces and experiences, such as affirming homes, schools, and communities, as well as…
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