Content categorized as Gender Equality

Thrive DC and CFLS open 12-bed housing center for women returning from prison or fighting addiction

Thrive DC and the Community Family Life Services are opening their second housing facility in the Kenilworth neighborhood in Northeast D.C. to help women returning from prison or struggling with addiction to have stable housing, access to mental health services, and a peer support network.

Searching for truth in a world full of make believe

Author Jeffery McNeil reflects on his changes in his life and the divide in the United States

Too many people fought so we could vote. Don’t waste it.

Aida Peery encourages everyone to vote and reminds readers of the sacrifices it took to get here.

19 city agencies, Metro and the D.C. Council failed the ‘Domestic Violence Report Card’

There is a lack of services available to victims of domestic violence in Washington, D.C. A coalition of advocates assessed 22 District agencies and the D.C. Council to evaluate how they handle situations of domestic violence internally and externally. 

Our march for Black women

There must be meaningful policies to end gender violence, the persistent feminization of poverty, the growing Black female prison population, restrictions to citizenship, the deportation of Black and Brown people,  restrictions to health care, reproductive justice, and the ongoing war on women

This is one of the few places homeless youth are welcome regardless of sexual orientation or gender pronoun

Casa Ruby offers a variety of services to members of the LGBTQ community regardless of housing or immigration status

“Women’s Rights are Human Rights” Anthem Brings Many Voices to Washington

The day after the inauguration, the Women’s March on Washington brought 500,000 demonstrators to the National Mall to affirm women’s rights and for many, to protest the new Trump administration.

I’m With Her – Because She’s With Us

Hillary Clinton will defend racial equality and if elected, says lawyer and community activist Aileen Johnson.

Amendment Would Eliminate Tax on Feminine Hygiene Products, Diapers

The D.C. Council Committee on Finance and Revenue heard testimony on Sept. 28 regarding an amendent that would exempt feminine hygiene products and diapers from D.C. sales tax. Witnesses explained how this tax is an unfair burden on low-income and homeless women and families, and that feminine hygiene products should be considered a medical necessity.

Has the World Gone Mad?

I have nothing against people that may be going through changes. I work at a gym. Our company does its best not to discriminate. We… Read more »

Transgender Job Applicants Face Discrimination in the District

Consuella Lopez, business owner and hairstylist, loves her work. She loves the freedom to be herself, unapologetically. “If you don’t like it, fine. I’m tired… Read more »

📹 Who Should I Be Grateful Too?

A Street Sense Filmmakers Co-op production in which director Cynthia Mewborn confronts both her violent past and slow-to-heal present.

Life, Full of Strife, Part 2

A boy said, “It was cruel and unjust, a punishing thing for Eve to have been taken out of Adam’s side.” I guess I feel… Read more »

It’s Our Body; Why Should Anyone Care?

Why are politicians so worried about what a woman does with her body? A judge in the state of Louisiana recently wanted to close all… Read more »

Homeless Women are Not Defenseless

Sexual predators might see homeless women as easy targets, but that is not the case at all. These sick and cowardly individuals should anticipate more… Read more »

N Street Shows Strengthening in Numbers

Over 200 people marched in N Street Village Strong: A Community Walk, on Sat­urday Oct. 19. Participants were encour­aged to walk next to residents from… Read more »

You Don’t Need A Home To Experience Domestic Violence

Domestic violence causes homelessness. And many homeless women are survivors of domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and in recognition, a nonprofit dedicated… Read more »

For Transgender People, Fear Remains

More than two years have passed since Myles “Lashai” McLean, a transgender woman, was fatally shot on a Northeast Washington street. But the struggle to… Read more »

Go ’head, Mr. President

A look at president Obama and the tea party

India Homeless Shun Shelters

In the Indian capital of New Delhi, many of the roughly 60,000 home- less people of the city are choosing to sleep on the streets and deal with the winter cold instead of staying in a government shelter.