Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal. By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch In 2022, the two … [Read more...]
Biden Signs Historic Marriage Equality bill
By Karen Stokes On Tuesday the nation celebrated President Biden signing the Baldwin-Collins Marriage Equality Bill into Law. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led … [Read more...]
‘Milwaukee Accepts People as People’: City of Milwaukee Receives Score of 100 on the Municipality Equality Index
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Several years ago, Tony Snell and his husband moved from South Carolina to Milwaukee after Snell’s husband received a position at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Snell … [Read more...]
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‘LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites Are A Critical Part of the State’: Honoring Pride Month
By Alex Lasry With more than an estimated 207,000 members of the LGBTQ+ community calling Wisconsin home, LGBTQ+ individuals are our friends, our neighbors and members of our family. LGBTQ+ … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Receives 100 Percent from the Human Resources Center in their 7th Edition of the Municipal Equality Index
By Nyesha Stone On National Coming Out Day, this previous Thursday, Mayor Tom Barrett and Human Resources Center (HRC) President Chad Griffin launched a 2018 Municipal Equality Index (MEI) in … [Read more...]