1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgFunders for LGBTQ Issues Staffhttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/staff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wg96VOgQr1"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/we-honor-the-life-and-legacy-of-urvashi-vaid/">We Honor the Life and Legacy of Urvashi Vaid</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/we-honor-the-life-and-legacy-of-urvashi-vaid/embed/#?secret=wg96VOgQr1" width="600" height="338" title="“We Honor the Life and Legacy of Urvashi Vaid” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="wg96VOgQr1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vaid-headline.png759397Funders for LGBTQ Issues mourns the passing of Urvashi Vaid. We honor her legacy and are committed to carrying on her vision for justice. An activist, lawyer, and author, Vaid championed an intersectional vision of liberation that profoundly shaped American LGBTQ movement-building spanning decades. Whether marching for abortion rights or demanding our country reckon with its silencing of people with AIDS, Urvashi Vaid was a connector of movements and a leader whose impact is difficult to overstate. “Urvashi was a mentor and friend to me and so many of us, especially queer and trans people of color,” reflected Rickke Mananzala, […]