WHEREAS, on February 26, 2012, unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida; WHEREAS, all of the LGBTQ community, regardless of race or ethnicity, can identify with the experience of someone killed simply because of who they are or what they look like; WHEREAS, murder victims from hate crimes based … Read More

WHEREAS, this generation, there has been a beautiful and fabulous explosion of LGBTQ youth activism, inspiring the future of our movement for equality and justice; WHEREAS, our unions and the national labor movement have launched national efforts to listen, support, train and engage young workers in the leadership of our movement; WHEREAS, many Pride @ … Read More

WHEREAS, the CDC estimates that at the end of 2008, an estimated 1,178,350 persons aged 13 and older were living with HIV infection in the United States. Of those, 20% had undiagnosed HIV infections I; WHEREAS, young people aged 13–29 accounted for 39% of all new HIV infections in 2009. Among young black men who … Read More