By: Susan Oser, NFBPWC Advocacy Team LGBTQ+ Lead 
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Team: Amanda L Collier, DC, PA Affiliate Chapter Member 

Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? Maybe one of them is being  an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. Here are some resources to help you: 

Straight for Equality: Guide to Being an Ally to Trans and Nonbinary People - https://tinyurl.com/5fkey84w 

Friends & Family Support Systems for LGBTQ+ Youth - https://tinyurl.com/sxes3z24 We Need to Talk More About Trans People, Not Less - https://tinyurl.com/4nujxkd3 

LGBTQ+ Dates for January 

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month 

Jan. 15-19: No Name-Calling Week 

January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Honoring the memory of all who suffered,  including the many LGBTQ individuals persecuted during the Holocaust. 

Good LGBTQ+ News– 

✓ Making History: Iowa elects first transgender woman to the state legislature - https://tinyurl.com/yc4d98kj 

✓ Alex Consani becomes first transgender Model of the Year - https://tinyurl.com/5jtevvb7 ✓ Trans power couple Zooey Zephyr & Erin Reed got married & the pictures will melt your heart - https://tinyurl.com/yc44ewr5 

Helplines 

The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255 

Ali Forney Day Center: (212) 206-0574 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Info: (800) 342-AIDS (2437), Spanish service: (800)  344-7432, TDD service for the deaf: (800) 243-7889, [10:00am till 10:00pm EST, Monday through Friday] 

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline: (888) 843-4564 

The GLBT National Youth Talkline (youth serving youth through age 25): (800) 246-7743 The National Runaway Switchboard: (800) RUNAWAY (786-2929) 

If you have any news or leads on anything related to LGBTQ+ news, issues, and organizations, please contact  Sue Oser at soser@nfbpwc.org. If you would like to help Susan educate on these issues, please let her know  as well. She is also available for presentations and any questions you may have.