June is Pride month – a month to celebrate the LGBTQ+ people in our lives – and at NDWA we’re celebrating the LGBTQ+ domestic workers in our movement.
At NDWA, we ignite change, championing the respect and inclusion of domestic workers while battling the forces of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, and sexism. These forces are especially strong for LGBTQ+ domestic workers who face an even greater risk of discrimination and workplace violence.
Pride Month originated from the Stonewall uprisings, a series of protests for gay liberation that started 54 years ago today, on June 28, 1969. Gay and trans women of color activists Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Stormé DeLarverie are credited with sparking the protests which built the foundation for the first pride marches.
As we honor Marsha, Syliva, Stormé and the other brave women who took a stand at Stonewall, let’s also uplift women like Mabel Hampton.
Mabel was a Black domestic worker in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance (1920s and 1930s) who proudly embraced her queer identity at a time when it was dangerous to do so. She advocated for workers, for the queer community, and for Black women. Learn more about the powerful ties between domestic workers and the LGBTQ+ community by exploring Mabel's story.
We stand with the LGBTQ+ Rights movement, not only because it's the right thing to do, but because domestic workers rights = LGBTQ+ rights.
Together we can dismantle the oppressive systems that seek to shame, marginalize and divide us.
Thanks for all that you do,
Care Team
National Domestic Workers Alliance
Thank you for being a dedicated supporter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance!
We're working day and night to win respect, recognition, and labor rights and protections for the more than 2.5 million nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers.
The majority of domestic workers sit at the center of some of our nation’s most decisive issues because of who they are and what they do: they are women – mostly women of color, immigrants, mothers, and low-wage workers. They are impacted by almost every policy affecting the future of our economy, democracy and country.
Domestic workers can lead us toward a new, inclusive vision for the future for all of us -- and your grassroots support is the fuel that can get us there.
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