OutNebraska

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OutNebraska
PredecessorNebraska Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights
Formation2009
HeadquartersLincoln, Nebraska
Location
  • 211 N 14th St
Area served
Nebraska
MethodsLobbying, community organizing, community events, education
Executive Director
Abbi Swatsworth
AffiliationsEquality Federation, Community Services Fund of Nebraska
Websiteoutnebraska.org
Formerly called
Outlinc

OutNebraska is a Nebraska statewide LGBTQ advocacy, lobbying, and community organization.

History

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A Lincoln, Nebraska LGBTQ community organization was incorporated as Outlinc in 2009.[1] It expanded to a statewide organization and changed its name to OutNebraska in 2019.[2]

Community events

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Prairie Pride Film Festival

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OutNebraska sponsors the Prairie Pride Film Festival, which has brought independent films on LGBTQ themes to Nebraska since 2010.[3]

Let's Go Birding Together

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OutNebraska hosts birdwatching events in warm weather months. Let's Go Birding Together ("LGBT") events are a partnership with Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center.[4]

Advocacy and organizing

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OutNebraska opposed Nebraska's prohibition on same-sex marriage.[5]

OutNebraska has advocated for a state law protecting LGBT people from employment and housing discrimination, expressing skepticism that city-level laws are comprehensive enough.[6]

OutNebraska joined the ACLU in 2016 in providing training to help poll workers identify transgender and gender nonconforming Nebraska voters.[7]

Partnerships

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OutNebraska is affiliated with the Equality Federation and the Community Services Fund of Nebraska.[8]

In expanding from Lincoln into a statewide organization, OutNebraska partnered with Panhandle Equality, an advocacy group in the Nebraska Panhandle.[9]

See also

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