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Out In Buffalo Community Profile: Jon Jon Cooper

June 3, 2019
by OutAllianceCommunications Community SpotlightEmpty ClosetTamara Leigh

Where are you from & where do you live? Why do you call that place home? Born and raised on the eastside of Buffalo, NY. I’ve since relocated to what we call “The Elmwood Village” in Buffalo. It’s a bit safer. All joking aside though, I call Buffal ...

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 19, 2018
by Out Alliance Community SpotlightFeaturedTransgenderViolence PreventionWorld & National

A sobering, continued call to action as we remember the transgender community members we have lost to anti-transgender violence in 2018. Trans Day of Remembrance began back in 1999, in memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman from Boston who was stab ...

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Understanding Two Spirit Identities

November 19, 2018
by Out Alliance Community SpotlightFeaturedGroupsHistoryLGBTQ+ Living

“The Two Spirit Flag has multiple variations and can be seen on the traditional rainbow flag, transgender flag, and nonbinary flag. via MJeffries4: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2spiritflag.jpg" “Two-Spirit refers to the commonly shared understanding ...

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Open mic for transgender community this Saturday in Geneva

October 31, 2018
by Out Alliance Community SpotlightEventsTransgender

"Speak Out - Listen Up" is an open mic for the Transgender / Gender Expansive Community. "Now, as the Federal Government is rapidly moving to remove any protections for us, we need to make our voices heard. We need to gather and support each other," sa ...

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A MUTHA UNLIKE ANY OTHER: Bernadine ‘Kiki’ Casseus

October 31, 2018
by Out Alliance Community SpotlightFeaturedHistoryLGBTQ+ Living

By Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière Photos: Bernadine ‘Kiki’ Casseus Facebook & Myspace    The marginalization of the LGBTQ+ community of color is nothing new. Despite major strides gains made by our community-at-large, few steps have been offered to per ...

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ANNOUNCING the 2019 “50th Anniversary of Stonewall” Rochester Community Calendar

October 3, 2018
by Out Alliance Community SpotlightEmpty ClosetEvelyn BaileyFeaturedHistoryLocal NewsPoliticsPride

by Evelyn Bailey The Anthony Mascioli Rainbow Dialogues has included on its website the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Rochester Community Calendar.  This is an interactive calendar where individuals, organizations, theater groups, musical groups, readin ...

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The One Who Resisted:  KaeLyn Rich and Girls Resist!

October 3, 2018
by Out Alliance Arts & EntertainmentCommunity SpotlightEmpty ClosetFeaturedInterviewsLGBTQ+ LivingLocal News

By Javi Mason “Don’t wait for someone else to come save you or give you the answer. You have the answers and the ability to build power and you already have everything you need to make change. Be your own superhero.” --Activist and Author KaeLyn Rich   ...

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The Way Forward for Police Accountability in Rochester

October 1, 2018
by Out Alliance Community ForumCommunity SpotlightFeaturedGroupsOpinion / EditorialViolence Prevention

written and submitted by PABA Executive Committee Since February 2017, activists have pushed with renewed vigor for the passage of legislation that has been needed for well over a half century in Rochester, New York. Police have evaded responsibility fo ...

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Flower City Queens

October 1, 2018
by Out Alliance Arts & EntertainmentCommunity SpotlightEmpty ClosetFeaturedLGBTQ+ Living

Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière always wanted to find a way to celebrate the local drag community and the initiation of Flower City Queens has given her the perfect opportunity. Seen across social media over the past few months, Flower City Queens is a cel ...

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Rochester’s New LGBTQ+ Community Center Opens

September 10, 2018
by Out Alliance Community SpotlightEventsFeaturedLGBTQ+ LivingLocal NewsOut AllianceOut Alliance News

By Rowan Collins Photos by Bess Watts Saturday, September 8, 2018 saw the grand opening of the Out Alliance’s Rochester LGBTQ+ Community Center. The Community Center, located next door to the LGBTQ+ Resource Center (and the Out Alliance’s current space) ...

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