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Advancing, achieving, and protecting equality for LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites since 1994 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ linktr.ee/fairwisconsin

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hi! We work to advance achieve and protect equality and liberation for LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites! Check out our work 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊

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Fighting for LGBTQ+ Civil rights in Wisconsins and ending discrimination through lobbying, legislative advocacy and electoral involvement.

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 2h

October 11th marks National Coming Out Day, a day when we celebrate the bravery and vulnerability in coming out. Today, we honor our diverse journeys as a community, and we express our gratitude to all who have been alongside us on those journeys. Thank you for being here with us ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

National coming out day: There are more of us out and proud than ever before.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 17h

Proud to receive a grant from Cream City Foundation to help fund Fair Wisconsin’s work!

Fair Wisconsin's Policy and Advocacy Director Sean O'Brien and Executive Director Abigail Swetz, both at the Cream City Foundation dinner.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 23h

This Banned Books Week, we're recognizing how both anti-LGBTQ+ bias and racism show up in school censorship; from fiction to history, art to poetry, we know that diverse and affirming books make our communities strong.

Banned Books Week: October 5-11, 2025. Fight censorship today, read a banned book! Image features title pages of the banned books, "Love makes a family", "And Tango Makes Three", "A is for Activist", "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe", and "King and the Dragonflies".

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 3d

Happy International Lesbian Day! To all the lesbians in our community--we see you, we're grateful for you, and you make our community more vibrant and beautiful every day 🧡🤍🩷

International Lesbian Day: October 8th, 2025. Fair Wisconsin.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 5d

Fair Wisconsin is writing from the 3rd Annual MKE Ballroom Awards to say LGBTQ+ WISCONSINITES BELONG HERE. We care about mental health awareness, having access to transgender health services, and keeping our youth safe. 🩷🤍🩵💛🧡💚💙💜

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 7d

Fair Wisconsin Executive Director, Abigail Swetz, reminds us that “we create change by being” on the Wisconsin Forward Podcast. Search for the episode “Standing Up for Transgender Rights in Wisconsin” on your favorite podcast platform.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 10d

We invite you to spend time with their stories this month. Each is a pioneer in their own way. We celebrate their creative talents, authentic expression, and athletic drive.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 10d

LGBTQ History Month explores the role of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in history. Today we highlight LGBTQ Wisconsinites throughout history (pictured from left to right): Lorraine Hansberry, Josie Carter, Ralph Kerwineo, and George Poage.

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 23d

In partnership with @transequality.bsky.social, Advocates for Youth, @equalityfed.bsky.social, @glsen.bsky.social, @pflag.org, and @trevorproject.bsky.social, MAP's new report details how home, community, school, and health care impact LGBTQ young people.

⬇️ Hear more from youth in their own words.

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 16d

Trans Wisconsinites, we need you and we love you. You are being perpetually put in a position of having to defend your own existence. We will protect your right to the freedom to live as you want to live. We will keep fighting until we create the welcoming state and country you deserve. 🩵🩷🤍

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 18d

To all the powerful Bs in our LGBTQ+ community, we see you today and beyond. We know that our Bi+ Community members face barriers to economic, health, and gender justice. That is why advocacy for bisexual people is essential as we work towards a fair Wisconsin. 🩷💜💙 🩷 💜 💙

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 22d

“We are in the middle of a mental health crisis, and the 988 lifeline saves lives, plain and simple,” said Baldwin, who wrote the original legislation to create the 988 hotline. Cutting funds for specialized services within 988 puts the lifeline in jeopardy, she said in a statement."

Bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

In July, Trump cut LGBTQ+ youth services for 988, the suicide crisis hotline. It has been a devastating blow, advocates say.

19thnews.org

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 22d

...we celebrate you, love you and recommit ourselves to fighting the HIV epidemic. We have made great strides over the last 35+ years in treatment and prevention, but there is still more work to be done and we will be with you every step of the way. (2/2)

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 22d

Today is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD), a day to honor those who are aging with HIV. From the dandelions who have been living with HIV since birth to those who are going into their golden years... (1/2)

HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. We celebrate you, love you, and commit ourselves to fighting the HIV epidemic. September 18th, 2025.

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · 24d

Happy National Voter Registration Day! ☑️

In Wisconsin, elections are always just around the corner, so it’s never too early to check your registration status or find your polling place today! Get ready for Wisconsin’s next elections in Spring of 2026!

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Sep 5

As we see threats to gender-affirming care around the country, Fair Wisconsin remains dedicated to protecting access to gender-affirming care in Wisconsin. If you’re experiencing a change in access to care, let us know, and help us take action to protect trans Wisconsinites.

Send us a tip! Are you experiencing changes to your access to gender-affirming care in Wisconsin? Let us know! testimony@fairwisconsin.com
(608) 441-0143

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Sep 1

As we honor this Labor Day, we commit to this work, just as we do every day.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Fair Wisconsin will always work to make all our employment protections as inclusive as possible, including our advocacy to codify protections based on gender identity and expression into Wisconsin nondiscrimination law.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Wisconsin has a rich complicated history of advancing labor rights and a rich and complicated history of advancing queer rights.

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 29

We are galvanized to continue the fight for our LGBTQ+ community’s right to live and grow and forge a future for our movement - a future that is intersectional and honors the richness of each of our experiences as we work to make Wisconsin a state where all of us can thrive.

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 25

“These crosswalks are a symbol of inclusion,” Bill Wardlow, community advisor to the History Project and owner/operator of Fluid Bar, 819 S. Second St., said in a statement.

We are so excited to see more and more rainbow crosswalks popping up!

Milwaukee’s Second Set of Rainbow Crosswalks Coming to Walker’s Point

The new crosswalks in the city’s historic LGBT neighborhood will be painted in October.

www.milwaukeemag.com

Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 22

Where art and storytelling meet // Adam Ossers (he/him), the new Civic Engagement Organizer of Fair Wisconsin, is a Queer Transgender Artist based in Milwaukee, WI who brings media and networking skills to this statewide political advocacy organization.

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's long past time that the Wisconsin constitution reflected equality in marriage. Regardless of what SCOTUS decides, Fair Wisconsin will keep fighting to defend marriage equality just like we have for decades. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

10 years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

abcnews.go.com

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy transgender history month! Trans people belong in Wisconsin--we will continue fighting for the rights of all in our community, and learning from the advocacy and rebellion of our elders, this month and beyond.

“We have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” --Miss Major Griffin-Gracy,
Transgender activist. August 2025:
Transgender history month

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 7

“I left the capitol knowing that state representatives want to meet with their constituents, and that establishing a personal connection is important.”

Thank you for joining us for Equality Day, Susan–read Susan’s full account of the day here: ourliveswisconsin.com/article/maki...

Making Yourself Visible in Politics

It’s easy to feel like you as an individual can’t make a difference in the landscape of the huge American political machine, but as Susan from the Fox Cities learned, [...]

ourliveswisconsin.com

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