
Diversity & Equity Newsletter
June 2022
What is Loving Day?
The couple was married in Washington DC in 1958 since interracial marriage between non-white and white people was illegal in Virginia, where they lived. Multiple states had laws that specifically banned marriage between black and white people, and some also banned interracial marriage between any race.
Richard and Mildred Loving were arrested in Virginia in 1958 for being married as an interracial couple. Their case, Loving v. Virginia, made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it was argued that Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was enforced only to uphold racial separation.
The Court said that the freedom to marry is a fundamental constitutional right, and it decided that denying Americans of it on an arbitrary basis, such as race, was unconstitutional. On June 12, 1967, 9 years after their arrest, Mildred and Richard's case made all interracial marriage bans in the United States unenforceable.
Loving was one decision that was invoked during the Obergefell v. Hodges case, which led to same-sex marriages being legally recognized across the entire United States. Marriage for same-sex couples was ruled a constitutional right based on the same clauses and amendments cited in Loving v. Virginia!
Interviews and Articles
Ev is also being interviewed for the same magazine about the importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) from the standpoint of an LGBTQ+ person in the business office.
Neurodiversity Employment Network
Neurodiversity Employment Network is hosting an in-person event from 9am - 12pm at Lincoln Financial Field. The event is open to all and it's free to attend. There will be a keynote panel, open networking time, and breakout sessions.
Ev, ASUA's Diversity and Equity Specialist, will be participating on the keynote panel and will join Kay, our Director of Business Operations, for a breakout session: Normalizing Need: Micro-Accommodations for a Healthier Workplace.
NBOA's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Panel
Disability Pride Philly
https://www.disabilitypridepa.org/
The week of June 6-11 is the Disability Pride Philadelphia celebration! There are events all week long, which culminate in a parade and party on Saturday afternoon. All are welcome to attend!
For more information about the schedule and to register, click here:
https://app.theauxilia.com/Event/disability_pride_philadelphia
Monday, Jun 6, 2022, 01:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Autism & LGBTQ+ Identity - Spark for Autism
- Webinar: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Autism - Spark for Autism
- Gender and Sexuality in Autism, Explained - Spectrum News
- Trans Ally FAQs - Trans Empowerment Project
- LGBTQI Resource Page - PA Autism
- How to be an Ally to Autistic People - The Art of Autism
- Supporting LGBTQ+ People with I/DD - Elevatus Training
- How to Support LGBTQ+ People with I/DD to Come Out - Elevatus Training
About Us
Email: Ev@AStepUpAcademy.org
Website: AStepUpAcademy.org
Location: 520 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown, PA, USA
Phone: (215) 885-1075