This month is a busy one for the LGBTQ community, and is also earmarked as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Here is a little information on the many events happening in October.

LGBT History Month is observed in October and…

                     

 

Center Action Newsletter:  September 1st, 2019

Hands Off SNAP:  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is at risk again. Just a few months after Congress rejected cuts to SNAP, the Administration is proposing another benefits cut. Right now, 40+ states…

                     

Fort Lauderdale, August 14, 2019

  Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker CEO CenterLink Phone: 954.765.6024 Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org     For Immediate Release Today marks the end of the comment period on the new rules proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services…

                     

Center Action Newsletter - August 2019

Health Care Rights:  Health care providers should never make it difficult for people to access life-saving care.  Section 1557 of the Health Care Rights Law bans gender discrimination in health care, but a recent…

For Immediate Release: July 3rd, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker 

Phone: 954-765-6024 

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

CenterLink Signs on to Title VII Amicus Brief

Ft. Lauderdale - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and…

     

Have you submitted a comment opposing the proposed changes to Section 1557 of the Health Care Rights Law yet?  The proposal focuses on a specific section of the Health Care Rights Law that bans gender discrimination.  If the regulation goes…

For Immediate Release: June 27th, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker 

Phone: 954-765-6024 

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

 

Supreme Court's ruling on Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census

 

Ft. Lauderdale - The Supreme Court today decided to block the inclusion of an untested…

 

For Immediate Release: June 5th, 2019

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker 

Phone: 954-765-6024 

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

 

Every Child Deserves a Family Act Introduced Today by Congressman John Lewis (D-GA-5) in the U.S. House

 

Ft. Lauderdale - CenterLink welcomes the bipartisan introduction…

   

Last Friday President Donald Trump tweeted about celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month and added an LGBTQ-themed t-shirt to his online store. But he didn’t actually proclaim June as Pride Month.  The White House confirmed that no official proclamation recognizing Pride…

For Immediate Release: May 28th, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker

Phone: 954-765-6024

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

 

New Proposal Could Limit LGBTQ Health Care Access

 

Ft. Lauderdale - On Friday May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed…

For Immediate Release: May 17th, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker

Phone: 954-765-6024

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

 

House Passage of the Equality Act 

 

Washington - The House of Representatives today passed the Equality Act, a historic moment marking the first time a…

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker 

Phone: 954-765-6024

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

 

150+ LGBTQ Community Centers Nationwide Sign CenterLink Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Equality Act 

 

WASHINGTON – Today, over 150 LGBTQ Community Centers sent a…