/tags/lgbtq-community LGBTQ Community en-US WLRN Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:10:55 GMT /south-florida/2024-03-21/florida-queer-keys-lgbtq-community-center-key-west The non-profit group Queer Keys is gearing up to open the island chain’s only LGBTQ+ support community center. The Key West city commission helped clear the way for the organization to reach its goal by voting to waive over $3,000 in fees for the group to receive a permit to operate. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:10:55 GMT /south-florida/2024-03-21/florida-queer-keys-lgbtq-community-center-key-west Julia Cooper /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-08/for-lgbt-asylum-seekers-coming-to-the-u-s-is-hardly-the-end-of-a-harrowing-journey Gay and trans migrants often faced violence in their home countries. Many face similar persecution from their countrymen in the U.S. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:00:42 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-02-08/for-lgbt-asylum-seekers-coming-to-the-u-s-is-hardly-the-end-of-a-harrowing-journey Jasmine Garsd /health/2023-12-18/lgbtq-people-are-nearly-twice-as-likely-to-be-displaced-after-disasters-new-research-shows For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau has collected national data on sexual orientation and gender identity related to disaster displacement. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:00:00 GMT /health/2023-12-18/lgbtq-people-are-nearly-twice-as-likely-to-be-displaced-after-disasters-new-research-shows Jessica Kutz | The 19th /commentary/2023-10-05/pope-francis-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage COMMENTARY Pope Francis has suggested the church can bless same-sex unions — a reconsideration of Catholic teaching that reflects gay marriage's rise in Latin America. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-10-05/pope-francis-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage Tim Padgett