Women with a Vision, Inc. and BreakOUT in collaboration with the New Orleans Film Festival present a screening and discussion of “Out in the Night.” “Out in the Night” is a documentary film by blair dorosh-walther examining the 2006 case of the New Jersey 4, four young, black lesbian friends from Newark who were charged […]
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs is holding their annual Regional Training Academy in New Orleans this year! Co-sponsors and local hosts of the event are BreakOUT!, along with support from Women with a Vision, Inc. and the LGBT Community Center of New Orleans. Join us for an all-day mini conference on talking through strategies […]
Statement of the LGBTQ March and Rally for Safety Through Solidarity As members of the LGBTQ community in New Orleans, we support the safety and well-being of our community and of all New Orleanians. We believe that increased police presence and the continuing expansion of the prison-industrial complex[1] is not the way to make our […]
In today’s media environment, we often see popular messaging coming from the top down that attempts to solve “problems” in marginalized communities, allowing voices from outside these communities to speak about the health and lives of women, queer, and transgender people. In many ways the mass media can contribute to the inequities and isolation of […]