My Block Is Beautiful On April 6th, 2018 at the Safe Creative Community Space, TWP (Teens with a Purpose) in collaboration with ‘Keep Norfolk Beautiful’ hosted a block party for the community. This was no ordinary block party–along with the live music, dance, live art, wellness screenings and STEM Education, there was also a trash clean-up…
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New Staff Intros: Jacqueline Morrison
As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeamWelcomes Jacqueline Morrison! Name and a nickname if you have one that you like to go by: My name is Jacqueline but…
HIV & Prostate Cancer
This article originally appeared on prostatecancer.net. To view the original article, please click here. I decided to write an article about HIV and Prostate Cancer (PC). I was having a discussion with a colleague, when she asked me about the incidence of prostate cancer among males who are also HIV positive. Well, my first assumption…
New Staff Intros: Orlando White
As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeamWelcomes Orlando White! Name and a nickname if you have one that you like to go by: Oris White is my name,…
New Staff Intros: Pete Lucchesi
As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeamWelcomes Pete Lucchesi! Name and a nickname if you have one that you like to go by: My full name is…
New Staff Intros: Jasmine Johnson
As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeamWelcomes Jasmine Johnson! Job Title: Community Health Navigator Past Experience: Jasmine joins us from the International Black Women’s Congress here in Norfolk, Virginia…
Meeting LGBTQ Folx in Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is comprised of 7 different cities, each one different from the next. Some are a quick drive away on the interstate, while others involve crossing tunnels, even bridges. We realize this can make meeting people, especially members of the LGBTQ community, a bit more difficult. That’s why LGBT Life Center has created a variety…
Celebrating our Roots on Heritage Day
LGBT Life Center’s Melting Pot It’s Spirit Week at LGBT Life Center and so far, our staff have brought their A-game! Tuesday was “Heritage Day” so in between the rainbows, balloons, sports apparel and Life Center swag, we had a really awesome opportunity to share our origins, backgrounds, family traditions, favorite foods and anything else…
LGBT Life Center Talks to Legislators in Richmond
LGBTQ Advocates Head to Richmond LGBT Life Center staff and members of the community headed to Richmond on February 5th to advocate at Equality Virginia’s “Day of Action.” Each year, Equality Virginia, the statewide LGBTQ advocacy group, organizes a Day of Action where LGBTQ supporters from all over the state meet with their House and…
Top 4 Discussion Groups for Trans Folx in Hampton Roads
#TransIsBeautiful As we continue to progress as a nation, so are the confidence levels of individuals all over. Whether it is the confidence to get your hair cut in that funky style you’ve been eyeing, the confidence to hold your partner’s hand in public or simply the confidence to smile at someone on the street,…