1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Hey, this is any and Samantha, I'm welcome to stuff 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: I never told you, a production of by her radio. 3 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: And as we wind down in this Pride month of 4 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five, we decided that we wanted to add 5 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: more organizations that are fighting for queer rights around the 6 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: world for our activists around the world. And actually it 7 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: was from real Simple dot com. They had a whole 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: list and I was actually like, you know what with 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 2: that kind of big publication and it was a twenty 10 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: twenty five article. I was very surprised that they would 11 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: do that because Real Simple, you know, it's not your 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: typical we don't talk about it when it comes to activism, right, 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: but shout out to realsimple dot com. All right, we 14 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: did something and they'll be able. They put some good 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: organizations out there. So these are the ones that we're sharing. 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: So we're gonna start with SAGE, which is a nonprofit 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: that works through the lives of the older LGBTQIA people 18 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,919 Speaker 2: and community. And this is from their site. It says 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: for forty plus years, SAGE has worked tirelessly on behalf 20 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 2: of LGBTQ plus older people, building off the momentum of 21 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: the Stone Wall Uprising and the emerging LGBTQ plus civil 22 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 2: rights movements. A group of activists came together to ensure 23 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: that LGBTQ plus older people could age with respect and dignity. 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: SAGE formed a network of support for LGBTQ plus elders 25 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: that still going and growing today. SAGE is more than 26 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,199 Speaker 2: just an organization, is a movement of loving, caring activists 27 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: dedicated to providing advocacy, services, and support to the older 28 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: members of the LGBTQ plus community. LGBTQ plus elders fought 29 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: and still fight for our rights, and we will never 30 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: stop fighting for theirs. So it's a really cool organization 31 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: because I don't think we talk about them enough. We've 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: talked about the fact that they've been here, you know, 33 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: all queer people have been here and will always be here, 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: but for the services and true activism and helping them 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: as they become older and older, as we become older 36 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: and older, because we're gonna need this to one day. 37 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 2: And some of the services they offer include housing, mental health, 38 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: HIV and aging policy action. They do long term care 39 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: and overall advocacy for the aging queer community. Again, this 40 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 2: is from their page SAGEUSA dot org. This is their 41 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: mission statement and core values. SAGE leads and addressing issues 42 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning and 43 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: other self identifying members of the LGBTQ plus aging community. 44 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: In partnership with its constituents and allies, SAGE works to 45 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: achieve a high quality of life for LGBTQ plus older people, 46 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding 47 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: of aging in all communities, and promotes positive images of 48 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 2: the LGBTQ plus life in later years. And then some 49 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 2: of the core values they list off are LGBTQ plus 50 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: older voices come first, diversity, equity, collaborative teamwork in partnership, 51 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 2: respect and compassion, innovation, and top performances in diverse marketplaces. 52 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: And if you go to their site, they have a 53 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 2: list of allies that they work with and other nonprofits 54 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: that they work with hand in hand in order to 55 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: get these types of services for the aging community. 56 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: I love that. 57 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: I don't think we talk about them enough. So there's that. 58 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: And then for another one, we have the Alifornycenter dot org. 59 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 2: And the Ali Forny Center was founded in honor of 60 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: Ali Forni, a gender non conforming youth who was unhoused 61 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 2: at the age of thirteen. So here's a bit of 62 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: their backstory from Alifornycenter dot org. They write, Ali Forni 63 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: was a homeless gender non conforming youth who was forced 64 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: to live on the streets at the age of thirteen. 65 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: Ali resorted to street work and drug used to survive. 66 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 2: They kept a close group of friends and educated anyone 67 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: they encountered about HIV prevention and safe sex. Ali took 68 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: pride in helping others like them. Ali was well known 69 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: by the police because they aggressively advocated that the NYPD 70 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: investigate a series of murders of other homeless quaer youth 71 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: they had befriended. Carl Ciciliano, AFC's founder met Ali while 72 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: working as the director of a homeless youth drop in 73 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: center where Ali was seventeen. In December of nineteen ninety seven, 74 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: Ali was murdered on the streets. They were twenty two 75 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: years old. The tragic death called attention to the atrocious 76 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: conditions for homeless LGBTQ plus youth in New York. In 77 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: two thousand and two, committed to making the difference in 78 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 2: honoring Ali, Carl founded the Ali Forny Center and in 79 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 2: that they go on to explain exactly what they do. 80 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: So they say, quote, the Ali Forny Center houses and 81 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 2: protects homeless, at risk and LGBTQ plus youth living on 82 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: the streets of New York. Like Ali, our street Outreach 83 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: team educates teens about safe sex and HIV prevention. In 84 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: our time, we have grown to provide medical and mental 85 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: health services. We also provide volunteer mentors, educational and career programs, 86 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 2: life skills training, and much more. Our goal is to 87 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 2: not only provide food, water, and shelter. Our goal is 88 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: to transform the lives of these young people so that 89 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: they may reclaim their lives and never live on the 90 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: streets again. Ali's murder has never been brought to justice. However, 91 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,559 Speaker 2: the spirit of Ali continues to live in our work 92 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 2: in each of the lives we change. So yeah, they 93 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 2: work to protect the LGBTQ plus youth and empower them 94 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 2: with resources and tools to be able to live out independently. 95 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 2: Some of the resources and services include emergency housing programs, 96 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 2: job education and readiness programs, health services, and so much more. 97 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: And they're accessible twenty four to seven, so they do 98 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: a lot of their work and you can go to 99 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 2: their site to see how you can help support this organization. Again, 100 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 2: we know we've talked about it often how the house 101 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: of the situation for especially LGBTQ plus youth has gotten really 102 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: bad and now with the administration the way it is, 103 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 2: no one's willing to help them except for those who 104 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: are doing the programs like this, so definitely wanted to 105 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: look out for and then, lastly but not least, because 106 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: we know there's tons of them out there. That's why 107 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 2: we keep having more and more episodes because there's so many. 108 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: We have the lgbtqfund dot org or the LGBTQ Freedom 109 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: Fund and this is from their site. LGBTQ Freedom Fund 110 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 2: pays bill to secure the safety and liberty of individuals 111 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: in jailed and immigration detention. We also work to address 112 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 2: the disproportionately high rate and harm of geling on LGBTQ 113 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 2: plus individuals. A tangle of discrimination and poverty feels this 114 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 2: program and on their site they give a lot of 115 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: information in regards to the mass incarceration of the LGBTQIA 116 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 2: population and they work hard to assist the community throughout 117 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 2: the US, understanding the greater risks again of those incarcerated 118 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: being from the queer community. And listen to both of 119 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 2: our episodes with Raquel Willis where we talk about how 120 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 2: bad this really is. And here's some more information from 121 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: their site. LGBTQ Freedom Fund fights the criminalization of LGBTQ folks, 122 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 2: who are much more likely in the US to be 123 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: incarcerated than other individuals. We work as an advocacy, education 124 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 2: and grant make an outfit to mobilize the public and 125 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: policymakers to address the disproportionate impact of incarceration on LGBTQ individuals. 126 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: This disparity is precipitated by poverty and discrimination in school, employment, policing, family, 127 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: and society at large. The sweep of criminalization is extraordinary 128 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 2: at some point in their lives. Seventy percent of low 129 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 2: income LGBTQ people are homeless by some estimates, and half 130 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: of homeless people will be incarcerated. So their website is 131 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 2: very succainting, like there's not a lot, it's minimal, but 132 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: it's very impactful. You should go and check them out there. 133 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: You can find out how to support or even volunteer 134 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 2: with them again. This is lgbtqfund dot org and definitely 135 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 2: someone to look out for and to support. They do 136 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: work with immigration as well in migrants and their basis 137 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: is to provide bail, which is a huge help because 138 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 2: we know a lot of people are incarcerated and in 139 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 2: jail for life a periods of time with no due 140 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 2: process because they can't make bell. So just the thing 141 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 2: to look into. 142 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, and listeners. 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