Tell Congress to prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers!
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Dear Friend,
Happy Pride Month!
Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and the people
within it, past and present, who have fought to make our country and lives
safer and stronger. [ [link removed] ] It is also about the importance of being able to
live authentically, and moving the dial toward a world where everyone is
safe, thriving, and not discriminated against in any way. And on that
front, there is a lot of work left to do. That is why today, moms, dads,
gender expansive parents, caregivers, and loved ones are using our
collective voice to bring awareness to the discriminatory pay inequity
that continues to harm the LGBTQIA+ community.
[1]→ Join us in calling on Congress to take action on LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay
Awareness Day and prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers.
While data on LGBTQIA+ workers is limited, research from Human Rights
Campaign shows that LGBTQIA+ workers earn about 90 cents for every dollar
the “typical worker” (aka the median wage for all workers in the United
States) earns. [ [link removed] ] But we all know that the LGBTQIA+ community is not a
monolith – the wage gap for LGBTQIA+ workers widens when race, sexuality,
and gender identity are considered, with Latine LGBTQIA+ and trans women
workers among the lowest earners. These discriminatory practices must
END!
On this LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, we join forces with
organizations and individuals across the country to challenge a system
that devalues our labor, discriminates against our identities, and denies
us the economic security we deserve. Together, we strive for a future
where our contributions, regardless of gender identity, sex
characteristics, or sexual orientation, are valued equally. [ [link removed] ]
[2]**SIGN our letter now calling on Congress to prioritize policies that
protect LGBTQIA+ workers!
We're calling on Congress to prioritize policies that will strengthen and
protect the lives and rights of the LGBTQIA+ community now, and in the
future. According to recent findings, one in four U.S. adolescents in
grades 9 through 12 reported their sexual identity as non-heterosexual.
[ [link removed] ] These young people will soon enter the workforce, if they have not
already. We need to band together and continue the fight against pay
discrimination, to ensure safer and more equitable work environments for
them.
[3] **SIGN our letter now calling on Congress to prioritize policies that
protect LGBTQIA+ workers!
When you take time to take action with MomsRising in support of these
important policies - it matters and it works.
[4]→ Join us in calling on Congress to take action this LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay
Day and prioritize policies that protect LGBTQIA+ workers.
And don’t forget to forward this email to your friends and family so they
can take action too.
Together we’re a powerful force for our families and communities.
-Taylor, Ruth, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team
References:
[1] [ [link removed] ]The First Pride Was a Riot: The Origins of Pride Month | American
University, Washington, D.C.
[2] [ [link removed] ]The Wage Gap Among LGBTQ+ Workers in the United States - Human
Rights Campaign
[3] [ [link removed] ]LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day - Equal Pay Today
[4] [ [link removed] ]One in Four U.S. Adolescents Identify as Non-Heterosexual,
Comparative Analysis Finds - News Center
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