A Portland initiative to help unhoused LGBTQ people is facing backlash

10/02/2020

The American Rescue Plan provided more than $5 billion for housing and services for homeless people, and cities are using that money in a variety of ways. In Portland, Ore., a cluster of sheds has been operating as a shelter for LGBTQ people. But Katia Riddle reports some neighbors have withdrawn their support for it.

Regions: North America, United States

Issues: Culture Religion and Politics, Discrimination and Equality

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The “radical feminist” group helping push Ohio’s trans bathroom ban

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Legislating Identity: A Critical Analysis of the Anti-LGBT Bills in Kenya and Ghana

04/24/2024

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