Representation Matters
because we want you to not just live, but thrive!
Envisioning your future can be difficult when you don't see others like you in spaces of success. This is why Rainbow Spaces has partnered with Queer affirming professionals and employers to provide job training and opportunities that are inclusive and recognize who you are, all of who you are.
From programming that teaches LGBTQ+ youth how to build resumes, ace interviews, manage their finances, and sign up for resource services, we guide our youth. into job opportunities with our local LGBTQ+ leaders.
And because we know there are barriers for our communities even in employment, we also provide a living wage, a transportation stipend, and a uniform allowance to ensure you have a fair opportunity to achieve your goals.
The inequity in employment
* Per Human Rights Campaign website
Discrimination
"One-third (36%) of LGBTQ+ workers say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace, with 29% of LGBTQ+ people, 37% Black respondents, and more than half of transgender respondents saying this discrimination had significantly impacted their financial well-being."
Poverty
"One in five LGBTQ+ adults in the United States (22%) live in poverty, compared to an estimated 16% of their straight and cisgender counterparts. In particular, the poverty rates of transgender adults (29%) and cisgender bisexual women (29%) in the U.S. tower over those of other groups. Furthermore, Black (40%) and Latine (45%) transgender adults are more likely to live in poverty than transgender people of any other race."
Wage Gap
"Working men (including both cisgender and transgender men) in the LGBTQ+ community earned approximately 4% less than the typical worker. For LGBTQ+ working women, who have similar earnings to all women, the wage gap relative to the typical worker increased to 13%. Transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, genderfluid and two-spirit workers earned even less. Transgender women, who hold both a marginalized gender (e.g., woman) and gender identity e.g. transgender), report the largest gap of all, earning approximately 60 cents for every dollar the typical U.S. worker earns."
Because equity requires purposeful action
01.
$20 an hour
to start
02.
Free Job Preparation classes
03.
$300 uniform
stipend
04.
Flexible hours around your school schedule
05.
$60 a month MTS pass
Requirements
Three requirements for participation
Inclusivity is a must
You must identify as LGBTQIA2S+ or be affirming
It's a Commitment
You must attend the Life/ Career skills programs
There is an age requirement
You must be between 18 to 24 years old
And yes, we do presentations
We are proud to have presented at
MANA San Diego
Living Brown and Queer
Navy Regional Southwest
Serving with Pride
Sweetwater Union High School District
Understanding your LGBTQ+ Child
CTA Ethnic Studies Conference
Decolonizing Gender Norms in School
Want us to present at your business or organization?
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