The DC LGBTQ+ Budget Coalition and the #ANCRainbowCaucus is urging the Council of DC and Phil Mendelson to fund the new community center to help with operating costs so doors can open and to allocate dedicated housing vouchers to Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs #DistrictofPride for queer residents!

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The DC LGBTQ+ Budget Coalition is out at the Capital Pride Festival! Come see us at the entrance of the festival at 7th and Penn Ave NW! #dcbudget #LGBTQ

Coalition members and volunteers out today talking about our work and the needs of our community! #CapitalPride #DCbudget #lgbtq

DC educators, check out this €15,000 grant opportunity from Humanity in Action for projects that helps strengthen #democracy! humanityinaction.org/landeckerdemoc…

The U.S. Department of Education resource “Confronting Anti-LGBTQI+ Harassment in Schools” is a great foundation to ensure all teachers, school staff, students, and families are aware of what constitutes harassment. Check it out now! 🔗 bit.ly/42ISXiK #homeless #lgbtq #pridemonth

Proud to be nominated for most committed activist! I’m lucky to be among true trailblazers during this work on a daily basis ✊🏾

Thank you to Washington Blade and Omari Foote for featuring me in this piece 🙏🏾

Come join us tomorrow for some fellowship to share more about our respective initiatives, get to know each other, and take a breather!   Date: Thursday, November 9th Time: 5-7pm Where: as you are. - 500 8th Street SE

We are exactly 1 week out from the first-ever DC LGBTQ+ Housing Summit! 🏠💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Join us: sites.google.com/view/dclgbtqho… #lgbtq #dc #housing #dclgbtqhousingsummit #advocacy #lgbtqadvocacy

We are excited to team up with our partners DC Action for tomorrow’s advocacy day! Come join us!

Another great advocacy day in the books! So proud to have been joined by our partners DC Action and DC Appleseed Center for Law & Justice to advocate for investments and policy changes for some of the most marginalized groups in DC. Thank you to Council of DC staff and members for working with us!

Thank you to our coalition member SMYAL for hosting our monthly in-person meeting today. We discussed the state of our advocacy work for FY25 & our continued activities to advocate for 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️folks of all ages. Look out for us at upcoming Pride events & more updates #dcbudget

Be sure to check out this week’s newsletter and podcast, where I chat with HME Consulting & Advocacy and not now about needed investments for the LGBTQ+ community. Listen to the podcast here: 👉🏾 zacharyparkerward5.com/the-ward-5-wav…

Had a great day facilitating SMYAL ‘s board retreat this weekend. They are a leader in doing the work to support/uplift LGBTQ+ lives, especially our youth.

“the price went up” — Angel Reese Recognizing the value of your work>>>

Thank you to Councilmember Zachary Parker and your team for touring the new The DC Center last week, and for your support in securing funding to complete the new center 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Proud to lead this coalition and get real results for the queer community! If you are looking to get involved or improve your advocacy efforts, DM me!

LGBQ+ youth are twice as likely to experience #homelessness compared to their heterosexual peers. 🔗 See our analysis 👉 bit.ly/3xs36qr

PHOTOS: SMYAL Fall Brunch bit.ly/4dmgxa1