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The following perspectives share our successes, failures, and what we’ve learned in service to our mission. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel banner-announcement" style="background-color: #62c8d9;"> <div class="container narrower content text-center"> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="panel posts-panel"> <div class="container"> <div class="filter-top"> <div class="pagination"> <a class="prev page-numbers" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspectives/">« Previous</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspectives/">1</a> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">2</span> </div> <div class="dropdown"> <p>Filter by: </p> <select name='cat' id='cat' class='postform'> <option value='0' selected='selected'>All Topics</option> <option class="level-0" value="11">Equal Treatment</option> <option class="level-0" value="12">Youth & Families</option> <option class="level-0" value="13">A Prosperous Colorado</option> <option class="level-0" value="15">Staff</option> </select> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <select name="author-dropdown" id="author-dropdown--1" onchange="document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;"> <option value="">Select Author</option> <option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/bclark/">Brad Clark</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/dwhinnen/">Denise Whinnen</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/gill_foundation_staff/">Gill Foundation Staff</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/hoverbeck/">Heidi Overbeck</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/mdabbs/">Michael Dabbs</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/nkasai/">Nathan Kasai</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/owen_loftus/">Owen Loftus</option><option value="https://gillfoundation.org/author/sperkins/">Steph Perkins</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="posts">  <article id="post-6221" class="post-6221 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-staff tag-catholics tag-common-cause tag-lgbtq-equality tag-religion tag-unlikely-allies" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-year-behind-us-and-the-year-ahead/"><img width="2560" height="1401" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Gill Foundation Staff" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-300x164.jpg 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-768x420.jpg 768w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-1536x841.jpg 1536w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Gill-Foundation-Staff-2048x1121.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-year-behind-us-and-the-year-ahead/" rel="bookmark" title="The Year Behind Us, and the Year Ahead">The Year Behind Us, and the Year Ahead</a></h2> <p class="date">December 30, 2022</p> <p>Brad Clark, President & CEO: Growing up in small town Iowa, to me the holidays always represented communities coming together around a common set of values: family, faith, and building bridges. This holiday season, I see these same values at the heart of the incredible victory the LGBTQ movement achieved in the Respect for Marriage…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/the-year-behind-us-and-the-year-ahead/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6147" class="post-6147 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-lgbtq-equality tag-unlikely-allies" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/private-beliefs-public-opinions/"><img width="940" height="616" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Two-Heads-Face-to-Face.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Two-Heads-Face-to-Face.png 940w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Two-Heads-Face-to-Face-300x197.png 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Two-Heads-Face-to-Face-768x503.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/private-beliefs-public-opinions/" rel="bookmark" title="Where Private Beliefs Differ from Public Opinions—An Opportunity for Engagement">Where Private Beliefs Differ from Public Opinions—An Opportunity for Engagement</a></h2> <p class="date">October 31, 2022</p> <p>I remember when public support for LGBTQ equality reached a tipping point: when companies started changing their logos to rainbows in June, when country music stars began “coming out” as pro-LGBTQ, when faith leaders voiced their support for marriage equality not in spite of their faith but now because of it. For the vast majority…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/private-beliefs-public-opinions/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-6102" class="post-6102 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-win-in-georgia-shows-full-promise-of-bostock/"><img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bostock_TLDEF_Aug22.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bostock_TLDEF_Aug22.png 1920w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bostock_TLDEF_Aug22-300x169.png 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bostock_TLDEF_Aug22-1024x576.png 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bostock_TLDEF_Aug22-768x432.png 768w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bostock_TLDEF_Aug22-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-win-in-georgia-shows-full-promise-of-bostock/" rel="bookmark" title="A Win in Georgia Shows Full Promise of Bostock">A Win in Georgia Shows Full Promise of Bostock</a></h2> <p class="date">August 3, 2022</p> <p>The Supreme Court’s 2020 landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, which clarified that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, was a momentous victory for LGBTQ Americans. This 6-3 decision, authored by Trump appointed Justice Gorsuch, enshrined into law that no one…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/a-win-in-georgia-shows-full-promise-of-bostock/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-5901" class="post-5901 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-data tag-lgbtq-equality tag-social-justice tag-transgender" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/power-in-numbers/"><img width="479" height="325" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-USTS-Pledge-blog-website-banner-e1649781480577.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-USTS-Pledge-blog-website-banner-e1649781480577.png 479w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-USTS-Pledge-blog-website-banner-e1649781480577-300x204.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/power-in-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="Power in Numbers">Power in Numbers</a></h2> <p class="date">April 13, 2022</p> <p>Preparations are in motion to field the largest survey of transgender people in the United States The Gill Foundation’s investment strategy has always been focused on finding and filling gaps. One such gap is the decades of public population research that has failed to include the LGBTQ community. The ramifications of this data deficiency can…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/power-in-numbers/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-5909" class="post-5909 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-common-cause tag-joy tag-leadership tag-lgbtq-equality tag-transgender tag-transgender-day-of-visibility" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/leadership-visibility-and-joy/"><img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1920-×-1080-px.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1920-×-1080-px.png 1920w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1920-×-1080-px-300x169.png 300w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1920-×-1080-px-1024x576.png 1024w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1920-×-1080-px-768x432.png 768w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Untitled-1920-×-1080-px-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/leadership-visibility-and-joy/" rel="bookmark" title="Leadership, Visibility, and Joy">Leadership, Visibility, and Joy</a></h2> <p class="date">March 31, 2022</p> <p>TRANSGENDER LEADERS ON WHAT TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY MEANS TO THEM March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Unlike Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we honor the lives we’ve lost to anti-transgender violence, #TransgenderDayofVisibility is a time of joy — a time when we celebrate the incredible contributions transgender people make to our…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/leadership-visibility-and-joy/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-5897" class="post-5897 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-common-cause tag-lgbtq-equality tag-unlikely-allies" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/friends-and-future-friends/"><img width="1728" height="2304" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/flag.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/flag.png 1728w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/flag-225x300.png 225w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/flag-768x1024.png 768w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/flag-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/flag-1536x2048.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/friends-and-future-friends/" rel="bookmark" title="Friends and Future Friends">Friends and Future Friends</a></h2> <p class="date">March 16, 2022</p> <p>Forging a Path Forward with Direction from the Past One of my favorite Tim Gill philosophies is “to think about the world as friends and future friends.” A hallmark of Tim’s philanthropy is finding common cause with unexpected allies and working with anyone who shares the goal of LGBTQ equality, even those who may have…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/friends-and-future-friends/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-5867" class="post-5867 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equal-treatment tag-catholics tag-religion tag-roman-catholic-church tag-social-justice" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/closeness-compassion-tenderness/"><img width="750" height="500" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/jeannine_gramick_pope_francis-2.png-2.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/jeannine_gramick_pope_francis-2.png-2.png 750w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/jeannine_gramick_pope_francis-2.png-2-300x200.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/closeness-compassion-tenderness/" rel="bookmark" title="Closeness, Compassion, Tenderness">Closeness, Compassion, Tenderness</a></h2> <p class="date">February 15, 2022</p> <p>Celebrating Sister Jeannine Gramick’s 50 Years of LGBTQ Ministry For 50 years, Sister Jeannine Gramick has been building bridges between LGBTQ people and the Roman Catholic Church. In recognition of her work, Pope Francis recently sent the co-founder of New Ways Ministry, a Gill Foundation grantee, a handwritten letter, thanking her for her work on…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/closeness-compassion-tenderness/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>   <article id="post-5838" class="post-5838 perspective type-perspective status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-staff" role="article"> <div class="article-content"> <header class="article-header"> <a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/2021-reflections-2022-outlook/"><img width="726" height="456" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-reflections.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-reflections.jpg 726w, https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-reflections-300x188.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px" /></a> </header>  <section class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <h2><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/2021-reflections-2022-outlook/" rel="bookmark" title="2021 Reflections, 2022 Outlook">2021 Reflections, 2022 Outlook</a></h2> <p class="date">January 11, 2022</p> <p>Since Tim Gill created the Gill Foundation in 1994, the goal has been unwavering: full equality for LGBTQ Americans. The journey to that destination has had its ups and downs. It’s no secret that 2021 was a difficult year. It seemed like for every ray of light, there was a shadow or two ready to…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspective/2021-reflections-2022-outlook/">Read More »</a> </section>  </div> </article>  </div> <div class="filter-bottom"> <a class="prev page-numbers" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspectives/">« Previous</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://gillfoundation.org/perspectives/">1</a> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">2</span> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="footer panel"> <div class="table container"> <div class="cell cell-50"> <div class="social-links-wrapper"> <h4>Follow Us</h4> <ul class="social-links"> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegillfoundation/" target="_blank" title="Facebook"> <i class="fa fa-facebook"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/gillfoundation" target="_blank" title="Twitter"> <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/OutGiving/videos" target="_blank" title="YouTube"> <i class="fa fa-youtube"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cell cell-50 pad-left"> <div class="footer-menu-wrapper"> <ul id="menu-footer-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-4616" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4616"><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/about/">About</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4617" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4617"><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4618" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4618"><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/employment/">Employment</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4619" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4619"><a href="https://annualreports.gillfoundation.org">Annual Reports</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4620" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4620"><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/media-and-news/">Media and News</a></li> <li id="menu-item-5010" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5010"><a href="https://gillfoundation.org/grants/">Grants</a></li> </ul> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="https://gillfoundation.org"> <label> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span> <input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search" value="" name="s" title="Search for:"> </label> <input type="submit" class="search-submit button" value="Go"> </form> <p> Site by <a href="https://www.vermilion.com/" target="_blank">Vermilion</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </footer>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/themes/app/_/lib/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js" id="jquery-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/themes/app/_/lib/sass-to-js/js/dist/sass-to-js.min.js" id="sass_to_js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/themes/app/_/lib/flexslider/jquery.flexslider-min.js" id="flexslider-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/themes/app/_/lib/swiper/swiper-bundle.min.js" id="swiper-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://gillfoundation.org/wp-content/themes/app/_/js/dist/main-min.js" id="main_js-js"></script> </body> </html>