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2021 Pride: building hope and resilience through our stories

As Pride 2021 starts, let’s reflect on ways we use and build narratives to understand and withstand our hardest times in the LGBT+ community.

Esther Brito June 15, 2021

One of the three murals painted in Amman, Jordan following Hegazi’s death

‘But I Forgive’- an LGBTQ Icon to Remember, Not Cover Up

Lara Bellone d’Altavilla has extensive experience working with refugees in Jordan, Greece, and the United States, developing her knowledge on the global refugee crisis. Since September 2019, Bellone has been located in Amman, Jordan. Bellone is a Project Assistant with a Jordanian NGO working on projects enhancing economic opportunities to youth and women during COVID-19….

Staff Writer August 11, 2020

Be Prepared to Stand Up #Pride

Nora Cook is an undergraduate student at Georgia Southern University double-majoring in Professional Communications and Gender Studies. She is also the President of Feminist United at the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus. I could give you a history lesson on how Pride started. I could give you the number of people who died alone and…

Staff Writer June 18, 2019