Category: LGBTQ
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The Herban Experience
Get some tea and relief after the #womensmarch in DC! 40% goes to support PFLAG National, BlackLivesMatter, AFROPUNK, @hipsdc, Planned Parenthood, The Peace House DC. #resist the #waronwomen #poc #lgbtq #blm #afropunk #hemp #hempseed #tea #dc #cannabis
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Anti-Discrimination Zine Workshop and Performance Art Space
15 years after September 11th, 2001, the US has seen an increase in race-related social justice issues. Many of us who are LGBTQ, Muslim, Black, of the South Asian Diaspora, have experienced racial profiling, surveillance, and immigration restrictions on our communities. But what does this have to do with Zines? What’s a Zine?! In this…
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National LGBTQ Task Force’s first brown bag lunch for summer interns
Today LSIC Community Organizer Sima Lee and Videographer Taylor Hall helped kick off the National LGBTQ Task Force’s first brown bag lunch for summer interns. Sima and Taylor talked about their activism and community organizing work with The Peace House, D.C. Law Students In Court, Black Lives Matter, Occupy Movement, indigenous and communities of color. Sima also…
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DC Trans Power Drops Banner During Rush Hour Traffic
Washington, DC — Friday, August 21st, 2015 — DC Trans Power – a collective of transgender activists and their allies – gathered in DuPont Circle this morning during rush hour to bring attention to the recent spate of violence against transgender individuals. Just this year, there have been 20 reported murders of transgender people, the…
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DC Free School: Trans 201- A workshop for the Community
Becoming a Trans Ally will be an informative and interactive learning experience to help activists gain a deeper understanding of transgender issues and advocacy. We will look at how the trans community experiences oppression, including high rates of incarceration, harassment and hate crimes and high unemployment rates. Participants will be challenged to gain a deeper…
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New Peace House Coordinator
Attention Everyone, News! News! News! Our Sister and Comrade Sima Lee is now the Peace House’s QPOC/SGL Event Coordinator! Sima Lee is a Mother, Poet, Teacher and a member of the Universal Zulu Nation. Stay tuned for the amazing events coming up. We appreciate the time and efforts that our comrade is putting in. (QPOC…
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Lt. Dan Choi visits The Peace House
Lt. Dan Choi happened to visit us at PH. Background info: Daniel Choi is a former American infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq war during 2006-2007. He became an LGBT rights activist following his coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009 and has publicly…