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 of the Every Child Deserves a Family (ECDF) Act of 2019 in the U.S. House of Representatives, and thanks Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) for his dedicated leadership on behalf of youth in the child welfare system and…

For Immediate Release: May 28th, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker

Phone: 954-765-6024

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

Ft. Lauderdale - On Friday May 24, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new regulation that if finalized, would severely threaten LGBTQ people’s access to all forms of health care.  

The proposed regulation focuses on Section 1557 of the Health Care Rights Law, a part of the Affordable Care Act that bans…

For Immediate Release: May 17th, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker

Phone: 954-765-6024

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

Washington - The House of Representatives today passed the Equality Act, a historic moment marking the first time a chamber of Congress has approved comprehensive federal protections for the LGBTQ community. 

The Equality Act would provide national, consistent non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in all aspects of life, amending current civil…

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2019 

Media Contact: Lora L. Tucker 

Phone: 954-765-6024

Email: lora@lgbtcenters.org

WASHINGTON – Today, over 150 LGBTQ Community Centers sent a letter to Leader Pelosi urging Congress to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act. The letter, signed by 151 centers from 40 states across the nation, DC and Puerto Rico, was organized by Center Action Network (CAN) -- a division of…

Equality Act:  The Equality Act (H.R. 5) advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on May 1st. Thank you to the many LGBTQ community centers and CAN members who worked on lobbying, letter writing, and advocacy campaigns.  Over 150 LGBTQ community centers from 40 states have signed on to CAN's letter urging Congress to pass the Equality Act. 

The legislation would bring comprehensive federal protections to the LGBTQ community, and strengthen non-discrimination protections for women and other minorities. 

Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized the issuance of a new religious conscience rule.  Despite receiving over 200,000 comments opposing changes to the original rule, the administration has officially given health care providers the green light to deny care and critical services because of their own personal beliefs. A patient's health should ALWAYS come first. Millions of Americans, including women and the LGBTQ population, are now at risk of…

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether employment discrimination laws apply to the LGBTQ community.  The Court has accepted three cases including that of Aimee Stephens, who was fired from a Michigan funeral home as she began living openly as a female; and Gerald Lynn Bostock, who worked as a child-welfare services coordinator in the state of Georgia and was fired after joining a gay softball league.

The issue is whether Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex…

Despite improved federal laws, discrimination continues to be a problem for LGBTQ people across the country. Nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ Americans report having experienced discrimination in their everyday lives.  In 30 states, LGBTQ people are at risk of being fired, refused housing, denied a home loan, or being turned away from a business simply because of who they are.

The Equality Act would provide consistent federal non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in all aspects of life,…

In another spiteful assault on the transgender community , the Trump administration has instructed the Armed Services to begin discharging transgender service members effective April 12. 

“This is another blatant attack on what ultimately makes our military the strongest in the world. Serving our country has nothing to do with race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity; and everything to do…