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Safe Space Training – Next: July 9th, 2024

The Center provides Safe Space training for individuals, agencies and employers in and around Darke County. Our first Safe Space Training will be held at the Center on Tuesday, July 9th from 10:30am-12:00pm. To RSVP, please send name(s), titles and agency (if any) to us here by July 8, 2024. To request a training or speaker’s panel, please email us here.

MOXIE Roundtable

The Center hosts the MOXIE Roundtable (MOvement for Expression, Inclusion and Equality) on the 1st Fridays in June, September, December and March from 6:00-7:30pm to bring together LGBTQ+ people and organizations from Darke County and surrounding areas, along with our allies, to raise awareness about the impact of laws and policies on the LGBTQ+ community, and present opportunities to advocate for policies and laws that promote and celebrate diversity, accessibility, equality and inclusion for all people, including LGBTQ+ people. 

The MOXIE Roundtable is open to allies and those presenting intersectional and upstream/whole person suicide prevention issues, such as food security, housing, healthcare, accessibility, economic justice, women’s rights, disability rights, and more.

Agendas for the MOXIE Roundtable include a focused topic presentation followed by the opportunity for individuals and organizations to present on policy issues and opportunities to take action. (Please note, if you’re planning to a bring forth an issue or opportunity, please include a way for those present to take action – I.E. call legislator, write a letter to editor, etc.)

From time to time, the Center also produces or joins calls to action in the form press releases, OP/Eds, presentations, etc., and serves on a variety of coalitions and partnerships to provide a voice for the LGBTQ+ community. The Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and does not endorse or oppose political parties or candidates.

 

Know Your Rights

We believe in empowering our community to know their rights. 

  • Employment – It is illegal to discriminate against a person in matters of employment based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Learn More/File a Complaint
  • Housing – It is illegal to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation or gender identity in matters of housing – including renting, buying, selling or obtaining a loan or mortgage. Learn More/File a Complaint
  • Public Accommodations – It is illegal to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation and gender identity in matters of public accommodations. Learn More/File a Complaint
  • Marriage & Family – Same-sex marriage is legal in Ohio. LGBTQ+ people have adoption rights in Ohio. Learn More
  • Transgender Affirming Laws – Transgender people have the right to affirm their name and gender on their driver’s license. Transgender people have the right to affirm their gender on their birth certificate. Learn More
  • Bullying at Schools – Bullying based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal. Learn More
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