Together Blog

If you are an LGBTQ+ identifying ASL interpreter who would be interested in being included on an LGBTQ+ TERP list shared among local Monroe County non-profits and grassroots orgs, please email us at roclgbtqtogether@gmail.com with your NAME, PRONOUNS, EMAIL and…

Today and every day, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together recognizes, celebrates, and empowers all women, particularly BIPOC and transgender women, whose voices are often diminished or ignored by society. We see you. We hear you. We welcome you. We support you. We…

While we value freedom of expression, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together stands wholeheartedly with those against Michael Knowles speaking on the University at Buffalo campus. Knowles, who is a commentator at The Daily Wire, a conservative news site founded by Ben Shapiro,…

Rochester LGBTQ+ Together stands with all members of our local LGBTQIA2S+ communities – and those across the country and around the world – as we face a rise in the same hate we have fought for generations. We stand firmly…

Trillium Health formed the ROC Pride Collective, a group of community organizations, with the primary function to bring back the ROC Pride Parade and Festival, after its hiatus. The orgs that were invited, either served the LGBTQ+ community or produced…

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In doing so, we must also continue his work, fighting for an equitable, fair, and just America. This means being actively anti-racist in our words and actions…

As we reflect upon the past year, we’re so grateful for the opportunities we’ve been given, the relationships we’ve built, and the beautiful memories we’ve made. We cannot thank you all enough for your ongoing support, as we continue our…

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…

It’s the holiday season, so we decided to put up a tree, a Linktree that is! It includes links to donation, email, program & events calendar, social media, virtual program meetings, and website information. Check it out now at linktr.ee/roclgbtqtogether….

Today and every day, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together is thankful for YOU. We’re incredibly grateful for the opportunity to get to know you, to work with and for you, and to build a better community together. 🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Rochester LGBTQ+ Together sends our deepest condolences to the victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs and their loved ones. With anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and violence increasing in the United States and around the world, we implore our allies…

Today, Rochester LGBTQ+ Together joins with our community to commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance. TDoR, held annually on November 20, is as much an urgent call to action as it is a solemn day of remembrance. Today, as we honor,…