Press

The Body: What New York State’s LGBTQ+ and HIV Long-Term Care 'Bill of Rights' Means for Health Care Providers

Interview on the passage of New York State LGBTQ+ and HIV Long Term Care Bill of Rights in November 2023, what the bill means for older New Yorkers living with HIV, and the history of the bill in New York and around the US. [April 2024]

City & State: Digital Spaces, Diverse Faces Summit

Served on a panel focused on improving mental health across LGBTQIA+ communities at a City & State summit, in collaboration with Equality New York, centered around pressing LGBTQIA+ issues that impact mental health, including in online spaces. [March 2024]

PBS News: LGBTQ+ Elders Are Struggling in New York

Interview on the challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ elders and older people living with HIV in New York, the resilience of the community, and the impact of state legislation that designated these communities as populations of greatest social need under the Older Americans Act and the LGBTQ+ and HIV Long Term Care Bill of Rights. [October 2023]

NYC Council: Fund Our Future: A Conversation About The City Budget

Video of a Twitter Space interview hosted by NYC Council Finance Chair Brannan on the New York City FY24 budget and the importance of investing in communities that have historically been left out of the city budget. [May 2023]

Upworthy: The Trump administration's latest anti-transgender slam should have people outraged

Interview in response to the Trump Administration rescinding guidance on anti-discrimination protections for trans students and reversing the Department of Education’s previous stance that Title IX protected students on the basis of gender identity. [February 2018]

MIC: GLAAD launches push for media to cover trans homicide as “more than a number”

Interview about the need for reporters and advocates to shift from the sensational "deadliest year ever" headlines into a more accurate and respectful framing of lives lost to anti-trans violence. Connected to the release of the report: “More Than a Number: Shifting the Media Narrative on Transgender Homicides.” [March 2018]

Splinter: How Journalists Fail Trans People

Covering work through GLAAD to help train reporters on how to accurately and respectfully cover cases of anti-trans violence, the impacts of trans erasure and deadnaming, and the common pushback received by reports when working to get coverage corrected. [October 2017]

Publications

Generations Journal of the American Society on Aging: Navigating HIV Challenges in Aging: A Call for Inclusive Policies

While great progress has been made in HIV treatment and care, more needs to be done to support the growing population of older people living with HIV. This journal article explores policies to support those aging with HIV at all levels of the U.S. government. Recommendations include expanding the CDC's HIV testing guidelines to cover those over the age of 64, updates to the federal Older American Act, and local legislation like the LGBTQ+ and HIV Long Term Care Bill of Rights. [May 2024]
— Co-authored with Terri L. Wilder and Emma Bessire

GLAAD: More Than a Number – Shifting the Media Narrative on Transgender Homicides

Reporting guide for journalists and advocates which reflects that many more reporters are now covering violence targeting transgender people in the U.S. and the need to improve coverage. In this report’s thesis, the biggest hurdle is shifting from the “deadliest year ever” headlines into a more accurate and respectful framing of lives lost. [March 2018]
— Co-authored with Nick Adams, Arielle Gordon, and Sue Yacka-Bible.

GLAAD: How to Cover "Religious Exemptions" Court Cases, Federal Guidance, and Legislation

Tip sheet for reporters on the inaccuracies of framing religion exemption cases as the LGBTQ+ community vs. religion and how to report on the topic fairly and accurately. This tip sheet was sent to major newsrooms and publications around the U.S. ahead of oral arguments for the Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission SCOTUS case. [November 2017]