by Belo Cipriani | Jan 5, 2019 | Disability Awareness, Disability Inclusivity, Employment, GLBT
By Belo Cipriani While the meaning of diversity has morphed as much as the world around us in recent years, and some may even believe it has become a corporate buzzword, the truth of the matter is many employers are failing the LGBT community and people with...
by Belo Cipriani | Aug 21, 2018 | Disability Awareness, GLBT, Mobility/ Disability
It’s a sad truth that when it comes to disability etiquette and norms, many people and organizations fall short on the awareness scale. And perhaps it’s this very lack of understanding that pushes able-bodied individuals to constantly ask people with disabilities...
by Belo Cipriani | Jun 24, 2015 | GLBT, Interviews
The Disability Tribune welcomes Patrick Carney, one of the founders of The Pink Triangle, a group that’s placed a giant pink triangle atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride weekend since 1996. Belo Cipriani: Where are you from and what brought you to...
by Belo Cipriani | Feb 23, 2015 | GLBT, Latinos
You might have seen them pass out brochures at venues like Club Papi and Pan Dulce (Thursday night at the Café in the Castro District), or coach patrons on safe sex practices during San Francisco Pride. Wherever gay and bisexual Latinos gather, Aguilas (Eagles) will...
by Belo Cipriani | Feb 20, 2015 | GLBT
The portrait of American families has changed immensely over the past several years. Single parent households or same gendered couples with children are far more common now than they ever were back in the 1980s. Even in a city as progressive as San Francisco, gays and...
by Belo Cipriani | Feb 18, 2015 | GLBT, Mobility/ Disability, Visually Impaired
In a world where members of the GLBT community have gained access to the many mediums of communication, from RuPaul’s Drag Race on the Logo Network to more gay characters in mainstream movies, it can be easy to forget how different life was for the GLBT family just a...