06-16-2020
Pride Month 2020
Due to the ongoing pandemic, FXCollaborative is celebrating Pride virtually this June, led by our Employee Resource Group FXOne. FXOne is a forum to recognize and raise awareness of LGBTQ issues within FXCollaborative and in the architecture and design industry. This Pride month, we continue to fight against systemic inequality, racism, anti-Black violence, and all forms of oppression.
In addition to a series of virtual tours, talks, and film screenings, FXOne hosted an event to educate ourselves about LGBTQ+ history and activism through trivia.
As a special note, one of our original trivia items was about the number of states and territories in the United States that do not have employment nondiscrimination laws to protect LGBTQ+ people. As of June 15, 2020, the answer is zero. The Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This is a victory for all of our diverse and unique voices.
Many youth experience homelessness, and between 20% and 45% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. More information can be found in the report "LGBT People and Housing Affordability, Discrimination, and Homelessness" by the Williams Institute.
Horace Gifford was a gay architect and celebrated modernist beach house architect of the 1960s and 1970s, who designed 70 homes on New York's Fire Island.
The New York City AIDS Memorial, designed by Studio AI Architects and the artist Jenny Holzer, honors more than 100,000 New Yorkers who have died of AIDS. It is located on a triangular site that was part of the former St. Vincent's Hospital campus, adjacent to The Greenwich Lane.
Each year on October 11, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) continues to promote a safe world for LGBTQ+ individuals to live truthfully and openly. Learn more about the history of NCOD at the Human Rights Campaign.
Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, a drag performer, and a pioneer in the fight for equal rights.
For more ways to educate yourself, check out these resources:
The Center (NYC LGBT Center)
Ali Forney Center
Williams Institute
Transgender Law Center
Family Equality Council
Movement Advancement Project
Audre Lorde Project
In addition to a series of virtual tours, talks, and film screenings, FXOne hosted an event to educate ourselves about LGBTQ+ history and activism through trivia.
As a special note, one of our original trivia items was about the number of states and territories in the United States that do not have employment nondiscrimination laws to protect LGBTQ+ people. As of June 15, 2020, the answer is zero. The Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This is a victory for all of our diverse and unique voices.
Many youth experience homelessness, and between 20% and 45% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. More information can be found in the report "LGBT People and Housing Affordability, Discrimination, and Homelessness" by the Williams Institute.
Horace Gifford was a gay architect and celebrated modernist beach house architect of the 1960s and 1970s, who designed 70 homes on New York's Fire Island.
The New York City AIDS Memorial, designed by Studio AI Architects and the artist Jenny Holzer, honors more than 100,000 New Yorkers who have died of AIDS. It is located on a triangular site that was part of the former St. Vincent's Hospital campus, adjacent to The Greenwich Lane.
Each year on October 11, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) continues to promote a safe world for LGBTQ+ individuals to live truthfully and openly. Learn more about the history of NCOD at the Human Rights Campaign.
Marsha P. Johnson was an activist, a drag performer, and a pioneer in the fight for equal rights.
For more ways to educate yourself, check out these resources:
The Center (NYC LGBT Center)
Ali Forney Center
Williams Institute
Transgender Law Center
Family Equality Council
Movement Advancement Project
Audre Lorde Project