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The folks over at Bankrate have put together a comprehensive list of the state laws and guidelines on how to change gender on a driver’s license. They verified the information with local groups, including Fauver Law Office of Louisville and the TransKentucky advocacy group.
Applicants must submit one of the following documents:
1. An updated birth certificate showing their correct gender.
2. A court order of gender change.
3. A 10-year passport showing the correct gender.
4. A letter from a surgeon stating that gender reassignment surgery has been completed.
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Applicants must submit their birth certificate showing a change of gender or a form signed by a physician certifying that the applicant successfully underwent all treatment necessary to change gender permanently.
Here is a great opportunity we are offering to our amazing LGBT+ community partners about our upcoming National LGBT+ Youth Summer Tech Camps. Maven Youth is a national nonprofit which provides LGBT+ Youth to network, organize and educate for social change through technology. We foster a rare safe space for LGBT+ Youth (14-24) to explore careers in tech while learning to code with other LGBT+ Youth across the country.
If you ever looked into sending a young person to a summer coding camp, you will note these camps average a cost of $1000 and up to attend. We do this FREE and our camps are led by LGBT+ Youth.
Below are the three summer camps youth can choose from:
National Summer Camp – LGBT+ Youth 14-19 yrs of age from around the country. Learn game design, game development and game art creation.
National Systems-Impacted Summer Camp – A safe space for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-19 who have personally been or had their family impacted by one of the following systems:
Foster care / child welfare system
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers
Incarceration / jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers
Job Readiness Summer Tech Camp – LGBT+ young professionals 19-24 yrs of age. Get your digital resume ready, build your interviewing competencies and learn coding to be ready to land a job in tech.
This free virtual Summer Tech Camp is focused on providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14-19 who have personally been or had their family impacted by one of the following systems:
Foster care / child welfare system
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers
Incarceration / jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers
Black and Pink National, in partnership with Maven Youth, is offering this FREE 2-week virtual summer tech camp for systems-impacted LGBTQ+ youth across the US. This camp is led by amazing LGBTQ+ youth who walk participants through all the coding and digital art workshops.
Black & Pink National is a prison abolitionist organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support and organizing.
The Sixth Louisville Pride Festival will be September 18, 2021
The Louisville Pride Festival will be returning for its sixth year on Saturday, September 18. The Festival was held every year from 2015-2019. In 2020, the Foundation launched a Digital Pride initiative to deliver virtual programming and organized a Day of Service when the Festival could not be held, due to COVID-19.
The Louisville Pride Festival is an annual street fair and concert that is held on Bardstown Road, in Louisville’s Highlands neighborhood, and features food and drink, over 100 vendors, national entertainers and local performers, a Wellness Zone, and a Family Area. Approximately 20,000 people attended the event in 2019. The event is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and is open to everyone.
The Festival is organized and produced by the Louisville Pride Foundation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to open an LGBTQ+ Community Center. “Moving the Center project forward has been challenging during COVID, but we are currently negotiating a lease on a great location. We hope to cut the ribbon by the time the Festival is here,” said Mike Slaton, executive director of the Louisville Pride Foundation.
“We are grateful to our donors, volunteers, and sponsors for sticking with us, especially Ford and UAW, who have been our presenting sponsors every year,” Slaton said. The Foundation received support from My Financing USA, the Gheens Foundation, Ford Motor Company, the United Auto Workers, US Bank, Norton Healthcare, GE, Republic Bank, Tito’s Vodka, Rounsavall Title Group, Caperton Realty, and JustFund KY.
Established in 2014, the Louisville Pride Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that promotes Louisville as one community that celebrates diversity, fosters inclusion for all, and embraces the LGBTQ+ community. The foundation seeks to promote this unity between LGBTQ+ people and straight allies by engaging in a conversation with the broader community about what makes us one while celebrating what makes us different.
We are currently conducting maintenance on our website, so some news articles, membership data, directory listings, and event data may be temporarily inaccessible. We hope to be completed and have everything back up shortly!
A roundup of local resources and opportunities related to queer mental health.
Gender Journey Teen Therapy Group at Mandala House
This online therapy group offers support and skill building for teens (ages 14-19) who are transgender, nonbinary, gender expansive, or questioning their gender. Topics covered include assertive communication, self-advocacy, coping skills, peer and family relationships, and accessing gender affirming healthcare. Much of group’s content comes from The Gender Quest Workbook, and individuals joining the group are encouraged to have access to their own copy.
The group meets virtually on Wednesdays at 4 PM and is led by Ariel Brooks, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Mandala House. For more information, contact [email protected] or call Mandala House at 502-309-2408.
IDEA Study: Free Program for LGBTQ People with Memory Loss
Are you an LGBTQ+ person experiencing or caring for someone with dementia? This program may offer resources for you. Aging with Pride: IDEA (Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action) is a study about the quality of life for LGBTQ+ people who experience memory loss or care for someone experiencing memory loss. The program offers 9 free coaching sessions for the person with memory loss and their caregiver. Coaching will focus on building skills around communication, problem solving, and using exercise as a coping tool. Participants will also participate in 5 interviews and be compensated with a total of $125 for their participation in the study.
LGBTQ+ affirming counselor job opening at Deer Park
Do you know an LGBTQ+ affirming counselor looking for a new work opportunity? Baptist Health Medical Group has an opening at their Deer Park location for a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) or licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC). Interested applicants must be licensed, have the ability to provide clinical supervision, and have knowledge of cognitive and behavioral therapy concepts.
Click here for more information. You can also reach the practice manager, Nicholas Martin, at [email protected].
Louisville Metro Government offers a free savings program that connects you to a financial coach who can help you to achieve your goals. Not ready to save? Behind on bills? Stuck at step one? AcceLOUrate Savings can help! Contact a coach to work with you on your financial plan. Offices are at South Central Neighborhood Place, Bridges of Hope Neighborhood Place, and Ujima Neighborhood Place, but coaches can serve anyone. All appointments are virtual during COVID-19.
Do you need help managing your money or accessing public programs because of COVID-19?
Louisville Metro Government, in partnership with The Louisville Housing and Opportunities Micro-Enterprise Community Development Loan Fund (LHOME) has launched a no-cost Financial Navigator Program. You can receive assistance and guidance over the phone to help you manage the financial impact of COVID-19.
Trained Financial Navigators are available to help you manage financial issues, identify actions steps, and make referrals to other programs and services. To sign up for Financial Navigator assistance, go to https://finnav.org/lou or email [email protected]
What Does a Financial Navigator Do?
During your free 30-minute session, Navigators can help you address concerns including:
Prioritizing daily expenses like housing, utilities, and food
Maximizing income through accessing benefits, emergency cash assistance, and emergency loans
Managing debt including credit cards, student loans, and child support
Avoiding predatory scams
Budgeting for future loss of income
The Navigator will help you prioritize concerns and expenses and identify next steps. Please note—Financial Navigators do not provide financial assistance.
Scientific American debunks the argument that trans girls should not be allowed to play on girls teams. From the article: “There is no epidemic of transgender girls dominating female sports. Attempts to force transgender girls to play on the boys’ teams are unconscionable attacks on already marginalized transgender children, and they don’t address a real problem. They’re unscientific, and they would cause serious mental health damage to both cisgender and transgender youth.”
There is too much hate and violence in America, and the Louisville Pride Foundation joins others in our community in honoring the victims of the Atlanta shooting.
Violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (often abbreviated as AAPI) has seen a massive increase during COVID-19.
Violence against women remains a major problem that society won’t fully recognize and address.
Violence against people who are (or who are perceived to be) sex workers is unacceptable and targets some of the most vulnerable people.
Violence against anyone is an LGBTQ+ issue, for two simple reasons. First, LGBTQ+ people come in all shapes and sizes, including AAPI, women, and sex workers. Secondly, if one minority group can be targeted, then all minority groups can be targeted.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is now looking at complaints and inquiries from the last year to see if they warrant further investigation. Anyone that experienced discrimination in housing in 2020 can still take action to have their cases heard.
Shelters refusing access because of gender identity or forcing someone to stay in a sex-segregated shelter that doesn’t align with their identity.
Rentals declining a rental application for any reason other than the prospective renter not meeting stated qualifications or lying about availability.
Harassment- asking for sexual favors in exchange for rent or a landlord creating a hostile environment through harassing comments on a tenant’s appearance.
Ads for housing that say things like “no same-sex couples” or marketing that is targeted to exclude certain communities.
The directive also protects people who experience discrimination on multiple bases, such as race, familial status, and sexual orientation.
Louisville residents can also contact the Human Relations Commission for help with discrimination complaints.
