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WIGAYZ is a six-part series from WUWM's 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR's Eric Von Fellow Kobe Brown. The series focuses on multiple aspects of the LGBT+ community in Wisconsin.
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For generations, Ballroom culture has provided a safe space for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ individuals. Learn how leaders and members of the community in Milwaukee are working to protect and preserve this culture.
An LGBTQ+ youth shelter in Wisconsin is opening an independent living program later this year. The program is designed for LGBTQ+ young adults who are homeless and it is the first of its kind in Wisconsin.
Since the 1980s, more than 200 lesbian bars have closed across the country. Walker's Pint is the last lesbian bar in Milwaukee, one of less than 25 in the nation.
Earlier this year, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin rejected a measure that would have banned conversion therapy. While Wisconsin doesn’t have a ban on conversion therapy, local officials are trying to prevent the practice in the Milwaukee area.
A national organization based in Madison is sending books to LGBTQ+ incarcerated people across the United States.
Since the pandemic, there's been a shortage of care-givers to address the needs of seniors. Find out why the crisis affects LGBTQ+ seniors the hardest on the first installment of WIGAYZ.
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