By Cassie Brown, MSW, LCSW PRIDE (noun): 1) a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired 2) consciousness of...
LGBTQIA+
Let’s Take Pride Back to its Basics
LGBTQIA2S+ folks are not the only community facing injustice in the United States today. And those of us living in multiple marginal identities suffer greatly.
Affirmation and Safety: An Intersectional Analysis of Trans and Nonbinary Youths in Quebec
To be young and transgender in North American society today is—in and of itself—an indicator of strength. Trans and nonbinary youths (TNBY)—that is, young people who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth—require a reservoir of fortitude to...
Trans Men’s Access to Knowledgeable Providers and Their Experiences in Health Care Settings
Transgender adults face a health care system rife with stigma, including a lack of culturally responsive providers and high likelihood of discrimination and mistreatment. However, there is a gap in knowledge about trans men—those assigned a female sex at birth who...
Gender Matters: Infusing a Gender Analysis into the “Healthy Development of All Youth” Grand Challenge
The Grand Challenges for Social Work initiative, led by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, invites social work researchers to direct their work toward society’s most pressing problems—problems for which solutions are just out of reach. The grand...
U.S. Supreme Court takes up case concerning rights of gays, lesbians to foster children
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 4 will begin hearing arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia concerning the rights of gays and lesbians to foster children. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and several other child welfare/adoption organizations,...
Learn about NASW’s role in historic SCOTUS decision to protect LGBTQ employees
The U.S. Supreme Court made an historic decision that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender workers. NASW wholeheartedly supports this decision and was involved in the case.
Join the #TransKids #SoFierce Campaign on March 31, 2020
Each year on March 31, the world marks International Transgender Day of Visibility as a time to raise awareness around the discrimination that people who are transgender experience and celebrate people who are transgender from around the world who courageously live...