Rochester LGBTQ+ Together is grateful for our amazing meeting today with Chanel Lopez, Deputy Director of LGBTQ Affairs for the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul! Thank you to the Governor’s office for taking the time to meet with us and to ImageOut for hosting us at your office!
From its formation, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together has stood strongly against bias, discrimination, racism and hate. As we join with our greater Rochester community to mourn the racially motivated tragedy and hate crime in Buffalo, we reaffirm our belief that All…
Today, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together encountered hate speech while out during a program in daylight on a very public sidewalk in Rochester. While we are thankful that we’re all physically alright, we were a bit shaken up. This reinforces two things…
The Rochester LGBTQ+ Together team and friends had an amazing time celebrating our LGBTQIA2S+ community at today’s ROC Pride Parade & Fest! Thank you to everyone who marched with us, cheered us on, stopped by our table, and those who…
Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 to October 15. We believe that intersectional identities and diverse experiences enrich society and this group. Today and every day, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together celebrates the histories, cultures…
Now more than ever, we at Rochester LGBTQ+ Together feel compelled to loudly and strongly reaffirm that we actively stand against anti-Semitism and all forms of hate. Stereotypes, tropes, hate speech and violence have no place in our group, our…
I heard someone today say how lucky we all are in Rochester and Monroe County because we effectively get 2 months of Pride, but honestly, it never really stops! Rochester LGBTQ+ Together’s monthly Pop-Up Pride events, for example, happen 12…
