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Day of Pink – April 12

April 9, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This Wednesday April 12th is Day of Pink – the international day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia and transmysogyny. An act of support It didn’t start out meaning to be a day recognized around the world; it started as an act meant to support one person. Jadrien Cota – … 

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Filed Under: Allyship, bullying, Discrimination, homophobia, Human Rights, Inclusion, LGBT, LGBTQ, transphobia Tagged With: allies, Day of Pink, LGBTQ

Food for Thought about Orlando

June 28, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

It’s been just over 2 weeks since the mass shooting at PULSE nightclub in Orlando, Florida where 49 people were killed. As a member of the LGBTQ communities, and as a Diversity and Inclusion speaker, facilitator, and consultant (specializing in LGBT Inclusion) it has given me pause on many fronts. … 

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Filed Under: homophobia, Human Rights, LGBT, LGBTQ Tagged With: LGBT, Orlando, Pride

Happy Endings when we Challenge Bias

November 16, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

An update on the story about the lesbian couple in Utah who were to have their foster child taken away because they are gay: The ruling has been rescinded. Hooray! I'm happy that public pressure and criticism caused a change of ruling. The judge crossed out "belief" that children in same-sex (same … 

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Filed Under: bias, Discrimination, homophobia, LGBT, LGBT parenting, LGBTQ Tagged With: foster care, lesbian moms, Ruling, Utah

Bias and Power

November 13, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

There are many things I could write about under this title, but today, I'm going to highlight a decision by a judge in Utah to remove a foster child from a home just because the couple caring for her are lesbians. This is a perfect example of bias - one person's perspective, based on how they see … 

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Filed Under: bias, child welfare, Discrimination, LGBT, unconscious bias Tagged With: homophobia, lesbian parents, LGBT parenting

LGBT Seniors in Long Term Care

September 30, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I'm working on a project for Egale about raising awareness about the need for LGBTQ safer spaces in seniors' long term care facilities. It's easy to think that because LGBTQ laws have changed, that all people who identify as LGBTQ are living an open, out and discrimination-free life.  In general, … 

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Filed Under: aging, Human Rights, LGBT, LGBTQ Tagged With: discrimination, LGBT seniors, long term care facilities, senior care

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