UPDATE: When this post was originally published, Florida Senate Bill 1834 was not let passed into law. On March 28th Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill known as the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill into law. The law bans discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grades or where “not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students”– language so broad and vague that it effectively bans instruction on the LGBTQ community and history at early grade levels. The law will go into effect on July 1, 2022. ———————— Funders for LGBTQ Issues is deeply concerned about Texas’ […]
In 2021 Funders for LGBTQ Issues worked to advance our mission to increase resources for LGBTQ communities and be a champion for transformational philanthropy. Whether securing new pledges from foundations ready to show up for trans communities through the GUTC initiative or welcoming new members with trainings and resources, we worked to offer new possibility models to our sector that reimagine how philanthropy can invest in liberation. Here are just a few of our 2021 accomplishments: We welcomed the fourth president of Funders for LGBTQ Issues! Saida Agostini-Bostic joined the team in August 2021 and got right to work meeting […]