Equality Connecticut (EQCT), a new statewide political organization representing the LGBTQ community, has been launched.
EQCT defined itself as a “queer-led grassroots organization rooted in social justice values.” Among the new organization”™s priorities are the expansion of state suicide prevention programs to be more LGBTQ inclusive, the support of legislation to ensure the coverage of fertility care for LGBTQ people, the support of the state”™s LGBTQ Health and Human Services Committee Advocate and fundraising for the creation of a Connecticut AIDS memorial in Hartford through the Shawn Lang Task Force for a Connecticut AIDS Memorial.
“Sexual minorities will always need a voice and a space in our state and in our country,” said Executive Director Matt Blinstrubas. “It is only by being together, by truly seeing each other, and by sharing our experiences that political change becomes possible.”
