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

If you have noticed with the incoming administration, there have been a lot of anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation coming out of the woodwork. Here are a few that are worth taking note of:

• Mike Johnson sneaks trans bathroom ban at

U.S. Capitol into congressional rules - https://tinyurl.com/jrz6ynm2

• What You Need to Know About Trump’s New Anti-Trans and Non-Binary Executive Order - https://pridesource.com/article/trump-executive-orders-jan-2025

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LGBTQ+ Dates for February -

• Black History Month

• February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

realtors, as well as the comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For” and much more. There are also reviews, articles, letters and topics dealing with whatever issues LC’s readers are talking about, from health issues and politics to relationships and pets.

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• Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week

• February 28: HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day

Good LGBTQ+ News–

• A Mother's Love, A Son's Journey: The Birth of Stand with Trans Executive Director Roz Keith told her son, Hunter: ‘I just want you to be happy.' - https://pridesource.com/article/stand-with-trans-roz-keith

• Before Stonewall and before the Mattachine Society, there was Henry Gerber's Society for Human Rights. -

https://tinyurl.com/52nbwbv4

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.

Susan Oser NFBPWC Advocacy Team LGBTQ+ Lead

LGBTQ+ Advocacy Team: Amanda L Collier, DC, PA Affiliate Chapter Member