by Abbi Swatsworth | Apr 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The past few months have been extremely challenging for LGBTQ people, and particularly transgender people as we have seen more legislative attacks on our rights and freedoms than ever before. We’ve seen calls to crisis hotlines for LGBTQ youth increase, and the LGBTQ...
by Abbi Swatsworth | Jan 27, 2022 | Advocacy
January 27, 2022 Abbi Swatsworth, OutNebraska Executive Director OutNebraska believes this much-needed update is happening at the right time. By bringing our non-discrimination definitions in alignment with the Bostock decision, we can ensure that LGBTQ+ Lincolnites...
by Abbi Swatsworth | Oct 14, 2021 | Advocacy
The Raise the Wage Nebraska coalition is working to pass a ballot initiative to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026. We have a responsibility to ensure that every Nebraskan is paid a fair wage. Unfortunately, the current state minimum wage of $9 per...
by Abbi Swatsworth | Aug 1, 2021 | Advocacy, In the News
“Since the unfortunate cancellation of our planned family event, we have been so heartened by the support we have received from our community. That support has come in a wave of emails, calls, and social media messages over the last several days. It has also included...
by Abbi Swatsworth | Jun 17, 2021 | Advocacy, In the News
Today’s Supreme Court decision regarding Fulton v Philadelphia is an important decision for the LGBTQ+ community. The court ruled that the city of Philadelphia’s nondiscrimination law included a discretionary exception – something that most nondiscrimination...
