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Join The ‘My Family’ Project

July 17, 2018 by LGBT Life Center 1 Comment

Calling all families! Whether you’re gay, straight, pansexual, poly, a drag family–we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for families who are willing to be photographed for our ‘My Family’ project.  Love Defines A Family Every day, members of the LGBTQ community challenge traditional definitions of what it means to be a family. With…

Filed Under: Center News, Identity LGBTQ Tagged With: advocacy, Identity, LGBTQ

TIES Pop-Up: Norfolk Edition

July 10, 2018 by Corey Mohr 3 Comments

TIES Pop-Up Comes to Norfolk Last fall we told you about TIES, the Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit, happening in Richmond. That event was a huge success (we sent 8 people from Hampton Roads!). It was so successful, in fact, that TIES is hitting the the road and doing pop-ups across the commonwealth. You can…

Filed Under: Advocacy, Center News, Events Tagged With: advocacy, Events, Identity

LGBT Life Center at Equality Virginia’s 15th Annual Commonwealth Dinner

April 16, 2018 by LGBT Life Center Leave a Comment

This past Saturday, April 14, LGBT Life Center staff members joined over 1,000 other community members, government figures, leaders and advocates at Equality Virginia’s 15th Annual Commonwealth Dinner in Richmond. The dinner is a yearly black-tie celebration of Virginia’s vibrant LGBT community, bringing folks together for an evening of speakers, silent auctions and honoring OUTstanding Virginians….

Filed Under: Advocacy, Center News, Identity LGBTQ Tagged With: advocacy, LGBTQ

New Staff Intros: Jasmine Johnson

March 9, 2018 by LGBT Life Center Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Center News, Identity LGBTQ Tagged With: advocacy, LGBTQ

New Staff Intros: Keri Tessaro

January 29, 2018 by LGBT Life Center Leave a Comment

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 Keri Tessaro! Job Title: Medical Care Coordinator (Medical Case Management) Past Experience: I joined the LGBT Life Team after a…

Filed Under: Center News Tagged With: advocacy

New Staff Intros: Daryl Wiggins

January 24, 2018 by LGBT Life Center Leave a Comment

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 Daryl Wiggins! Nickname (if you have one) that you like to go by: Wiggy Job Title: Intake Care Coordinator Past…

Filed Under: Center News Tagged With: advocacy

Exploring the Diversity of LGBTQ Families

December 19, 2017 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Love Defines A Family Every day, members of the LGBTQ community challenge traditional definitions of what it means to be a family. With recent strides in marriage equality, the definition of ‘family’ continues to evolve, weaving new, diverse threads into our nation’s social fabric. Coastal Virginia is home to many LGBTQ families and for the…

Filed Under: Advocacy, Center News, Identity LGBTQ Tagged With: advocacy, LGBTQ

New Staff Intros: Lorraine Reichert

December 7, 2017 by LGBT Life Center Leave a Comment

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. #LGBTLifeTeam Welcomes Lorraine Reichert! Job Title: Senior Community Health Navigator Nickname: Raine Past experience: After being medically retired from the Navy, I found myself…

Filed Under: Center News Tagged With: advocacy, LGBTQ

New Staff Intros: Zain Welsh

December 7, 2017 by LGBT Life Center 1 Comment

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 Zain Welsh! Job Title: Benefits Coordinator Past Experience: My own personal life was in itself a struggle, just like many others…

Filed Under: Center News Tagged With: advocacy, transgender

Register to Vote, it Matters

September 26, 2017 by LGBT Life Center Leave a Comment

National Voter Registration Day

Join Us in Celebrating National Voter Registration Day! LGBT Life Center is excited to once again participate in a national effort to engage and mobilize Americans in our political process by helping to register over a hundred thousand voters across the country on September 26, 2017, National Voter Registration Day. First held in 2012 for that…

Filed Under: Center News Tagged With: advocacy, LGBTQ

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