Pride Month: A Secular Invocation

By Tee Rogers

As Pride Month begins, and as we mark the tenth anniversary of the Pulse tragedy here in Orlando, let’s reflect on remembrance, resilience, and love. Pride is often celebrated through joy, visibility, and community. And…

Donate With Pride Blood Drive

By Tee Rogers

The Donate With Pride Blood Drive honors the advocacy, research, and community leadership that helped drive the FDA’s 2023 policy changes allowing more LGBTQ+ individuals, including many gay and bisexual men, to donate blood. Learn how Central Florida leaders, Pulse-era advocacy, and local organizations helped shape this historic movement — and why Donate With Pride continues raising awareness and saving lives today.

Donate Life Month: Inclusion Saves Lives

By Tee Rogers

April is Donate Life Month—and as a pre-planning advisor, it’s a topic I’m asked about often, especially within LGBTQ+ communities. Let’s talk about everyone’s power to save lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation.

We Need to Talk About Trans Deathcare

By Tee Rogers

Affirming deathcare is a critical but often avoided conversation. This article talks about key risks, including identity erasure and family conflict, and highlights how pre-planning with inclusive professionals and providers protects dignity and autonomy.

The Future of Inclusive Aging

By Tee Rogers

Be part of this special event launching The Pride Chamber’s new initiative, AgeFWD: Flourish With Dignity. The May 6 ribbon cutting, held during Older Adults Month, will celebrate the beginning of an innovative collaboration and a new future for inclusive aging in Central Florida.

Expanding inclusion beyond religion

By Tee Rogers

Celebrating The Pride Chamber’s leadership while exploring how updating non-discrimination language to include Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identity (RSSI) strengthens inclusion, improves psychological safety, and ensures all people are seen and protected.

Women Who Reshaped Deathcare

By Tee Rogers

On this International Women’s Day, honoring women pioneers reminds us that the future of funeral service will continue to be shaped by those willing to expand the profession’s capacity for care. In a field dedicated to honoring every life, diverse leadership ensures that dignity in death truly belongs to everyone.

Building a New Bridge

By Tee Rogers

A peek at – and an invitation to engage in – a new program for connection, networking, and skill-building for professionals who serve LGBTQ+ adults as they age in Central Florida