LGBTQ+ News

February 11, 2021

February 2021 LGBTQ+ Newsletter

Letter from the Editors  Black History Month & Equality Act This month’s Democrats Abroad LGBTQ+ Newsletter is commemorating Black History month, which is an “an annual celebration of achievements by......
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January 18, 2021

LGBTQ+ January 2021 Newsletter

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS Looking forward with optimism (Co-editor Sarah Fancy has had COVID-19 since before Christmas and is recovering at her home in Germany. The Newsletter team sends her......
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January 18, 2021
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Day of Service - January 18 -20

In honor of Wednesday's Inauguration, today is the Day of Service! (Don't know what this is? Look below.) We're doing our part by highlighting three of the many LGBTQ+ organizations......
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October 18, 2020

October 2020 Newsletter

Letter from the Editors This month we are dedicating our newsletter to voting and taking part in DA’s efforts to get out the vote for ALL of us living abroad.......
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August 19, 2020

On Another Note - Voting Yes

After engaging with delegation members organizing to insert Medicare for All in the platform, many Democrats Abroad delegates still chose to vote yes. LGBTQ+ Caucus Chair Martha McDevitt-Pugh, an automatic......
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August 17, 2020

August 2020 LGBTQ+ Newsletter

Welcome to our third Caucus Newsletter! In this month’s newsletter, Fred looks at local and state legislative topics impacting the LGBTQ+ community and changes over the course of the Trump......
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August 16, 2020

Social Prescribed Perfectionism

DEPRESSION IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY In recent years, depression has been more socially acceptable to talk about than it has in the past. Despite this, it can still be a......
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August 16, 2020

Petition Against the Platform

YOUNG LGBTQ+ DELEGATES JOIN THE FIGHT Young, passionate, and voting no till they see the change they want. Democrats Abroad LGBTQ+ Bernie delegates Anya Leonhard and Tyler Shamar are steadfast......
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August 16, 2020

Some Setbacks, but also some progress on the state level

While many Americans are focused on the presidential race – and Democrats (and even many Republicans) are hoping Joe Biden wins this November – much of the action regarding LGBTQ+......
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July 21, 2020

LGBTQ+ July 2020 Newsletter

EDITORS' CORNER Greetings from the LGBTQ+ Caucus team! We're in the middle of one strange summer and are all missing Pride festivities, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing for......
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