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Penny Sanchez Name & a nickname you go by (if you have one): Penny Sanchez (Real name is Virginia) Current Job Title/Employer:  Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Past Experience: Executive Director, ARDX Foundation (Mental Health and Wellness) and many years in Corporate America working in Operations, Customer Service and Training. What are some of your skills, abilities, talents?: Financial Planning, Public…

A member of the Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission recently expressed anti-LGBTQ remarks, saying that LGBTQ people suffered from “mental illness,” are an “abomination,” and that gender fluidity was “nonsense promoted to our children.” You can see the full story reported by 13 News Now by clicking here. Virginia Beach Human Rights Commissioner Dehumanizes LGBTQ+…

LaToya Perkins Name & Nickname: LaToya Perkins aka TOYA LOVE Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Community Health Navigator Where’d you come from and what’d you do there? International Black Woman’s Congress (IBWC) E.P.I.C.  Services. HIV Tester & Care Navigator I’m here to help you with: All your health needs! How did you become interested in this job/type of work? Because…

Amber Swain Name & Nickname: Amber “Ber” Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Case Manager Where’d you come from and what’d you do there? I came from a non-profit agency called Community Connections located in Washington, DC where I was a Housing and Community Specialist/Case Manager. I wore many hats such as case manager, mental health skill…

VideoOut, a NYC based nonprofit dedicated to cataloging and sharing coming out experiences, visited Hampton Roads last May as part of a multi-state tour. Here’s a few of the incredible stories they recorded from our very own community: You can see more stories, and learn more about VideoOut at VideoOut.org. Connect with us! Twitter.com/LGBTLifeCenterFacebook.com/LGBTLifeCenterInstagram.com/LGBTLifeCenter

Norfolk, VA – Over recent months, of the people who have sought testing services from us, LGBT Life Center has seen a drastic increase in STD rates, as well as in those diagnosed with HIV. Because of this trend in our testing programs, we are asking sexually active adults in Hampton Roads to seek STD & HIV testing at LGBT…

Anjeni’ Moore Name & Nickname: My Name is Anjeni’, but most people call me  Akyra , or Kyra. Job Title at LGBT Life Center: TGNC (Transgender Non-Conforming) Community Coordinator Where’d you come from and what’d you do there? I came from A Hope 4 Tomorrow (AH4T) and Royal Hearts Home Health Care. At AH4T I was a patient…

A few years ago, organ donation from an HIV positive person was not only unheard of in the United States, it was illegal. That all changed with the passage of The HOPE Act (HIV Organ Policy Equity Act) in 2013 (fully enacted in 2015), which allows for organ donations of kidneys and livers from those…

Name & a nickname you go by (if you have one): Lisa Stafford – No nickname! Current Job Title/Employer:   Services Delivery Manager, Microsoft Past Experience: My background contains a myriad of things I’ve done along the way to finally get to what is my career.  For the last 20+ years, I’ve worked for companies such as Philip…