Out in Public (FSPP)

12/03/2018

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Out in Public at the Ford School is doing a gift drive for Ozone House, to get gifts to young adults who do not have significant support or family - and most likely will not receive a gift this year.

Here is the Holiday Gift Sign-Up for Ozone House where anyone can sign up for an item(s) to buy! Just sign up for an item or two and I will be in touch! Feel free to reach out at 231-735-3477.

I will gather everything the night of December 13th! I will take the items over on the 14th. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, or check out the Ozone House website.

Sheet1 Ozone House Education Project, Collect items appropriate for preschool through high school aged students: All genders, all new items( not used). Last school year, we were able to provide some holiday cheer to nearly 600 children and youth living in shelters, motels, cars, temporary...

10/09/2018

Hello friends! We are very excited about tomorrow night, and so excited to see you all there! A few quick reminders:

1.) Doors open at 6:30 pm and the event starts at 7pm - We highly encourage you to come as early as you can to secure a seat.

2.) We will have light appetizers to go around

3.) If you are still considering on whether or not you would like to share, we have about 2 spots we can fit in! We will be closing the registration for speakers at 5 pm tomorrow. Please feel free to sign up until then!

Also please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. [email protected] [email protected] and [email protected].

To Share your Story, Register Here:

October 11th, 2018 (National Coming Out Day) Annenberg Auditorium, Ford School of Public Policy 735 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 Monologues can be any story of your choosing surrounding your identity as an LGBTQ individual. Length: 3-5 minutes. *Priority will go to early responders and varying....

09/05/2018

Thursday (TOMORROW)! LGBT+ Grad Mixer @ Rackham 5-8pm. Email [email protected] if you have Q's or plan to attend!

04/16/2018

With hashtags like and images of hearts and rainbows, tens of thousands of Chinese residents took to social media over the weekend to protest efforts to censor gay-themed images, videos and cartoons.

Activists said the social media site’s vow to delete posts with gay themes was the latest sign of discrimination in the country.

04/01/2018

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Out in Public (FSPP)'s 2nd Annual PLI & to everyone who made this amazing event possible.

03/27/2018

Naomi Goldberg directs MAP’s policy work and movement capacity research. Based in Ann Arbor, Naomi’s work at MAP has focused on the challenges facing LGBT families and workers; issues of economic security for LGBT people; and most recently on LGBT people’s interactions with the criminal justice system. In all these efforts, Naomi has co-authored a series of reports and partnered with leading progressive organizations to increase the visibility of LGBT people and issues within progressive movements and to highlight the need for progressive policy change to advance LGBT equality. Prior to joining MAP, Naomi completed a public policy fellowship at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. She received her master of public policy from the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and graduated from Mount Holyoke College.

She will be doing the Workshop: Data Informed Strategic Communications with Molly Tafoya at the on March 30th. Check the event and register at
www.tinyurl.com/OutPLI2018

03/27/2018

Leo Kattari, MSW (he, him, his) has over a decade of experience using an equity and justice lens in the areas of health education, community mobilization and organizing, policy and community advocacy, and data and evaluation. He has provided presentations, trainings, and consulting services on health equity and cultural responsiveness to organizations and agencies throughout the U.S., such as the Mayo Clinic, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and the U.S. Department of Human Service’s Office of Adolescent Health. Leo’s work continues to focus on transgender equity, LGBTQ health, social identity development, health literacy, health care rights and advocacy, and advocacy through story-telling.

He will be doing the Workshop: Mobilizing Communities for Sustainable Change at the on March 30th. Check the event and register at www.tinyurl.com/OutPLI2018.

03/24/2018

Jeynce Poindexter is the Transgender Victims Advocate for Equality Michigan and has worked on HIV/AIDS prevention and transgender rights issues in the Southeast Michigan region for more than 10 years.

She will be part of the Keynote Panel on QPOC Resistance at the on March 30th. Check the event and register at www.tinyurl.com/OutPLI2018.

03/21/2018

Kerene Moore is currently a supervising attorney for Legal Services of South Central Michigan, a division of the Michigan Advocacy Program. She has represented underserved Michigan residents in civil legal matters for the past ten years. Kerene graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degree, and was honored as a Deans Public Service Fellow.

She will be part of the Keynote Panel on QPOC Resistance and will do a Panel on Community-based responses to policing at the on March 30th. Check the event and register at www.tinyurl.com/OutPLI2018.

03/20/2018

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the government can no longer require transgender people who want their name and gender marker on identification documents changed to undergo medical procedures or subject their decisions to judicial review. Last week’s decision is a major shift that reflects increasing global momentum to recognize transgender people’s rights to dignity and recognition before the law.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the government can no longer require transgender people who want their name and gender marker on identification documents changed to undergo medical procedures or subject their decisions to judicial review. Last week’s decision is a major shift that reflects inc...

03/10/2018

“Embracing a child when they come out as transgender can be a matter of life and death”

Trans activist Sarah McBride discusses misconceptions about trans youth.

Trans activist Sarah McBride discusses misconceptions about trans youth.