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Spectrum Center describes gender-affirming services, rapid-response advocacy in Spokane Equity Spotlight
Summary
In a Spokane City Council Equity Spotlight segment, KJ January of Spectrum Center detailed programs including a no-barrier gender-affirming products program, a Black Queer Healing Space, weekly food pantry, quarterly clothing swaps, and a rapid-response team that connects regionally with groups such as Inland Oasis in Moscow, Idaho.
KJ January, a representative of Spectrum Center, described a range of direct services and advocacy efforts the Spokane nonprofit provides to LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC community members, including a no-barrier gender-affirming products program, a Black Queer Healing Space and a rapid-response team that has begun coordinating with regional partners.
"The gender affirming products program ... is literally saving lives," January said during an Equity Spotlight segment produced by the Spokane City Council. January said the program provides items and services requested by clients — from binders and clothing to help with legal name changes — without imposing typical eligibility barriers.
January described a recent case in which a person who walked into…
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