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Associated Press
10-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Yum! Brands Honored With Community Cornerstone Award for Transformative Impact in Louisville
LinkedIn Yum! Brands recently received the prestigious Community Cornerstone Award from Metro United Way, a non-profit organization focused on empowering the community in Yum!'s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The Community Cornerstone Award celebrates companies that believe in building a stronger Louisville for all, and highlights Yum! Brands' all-in approach to driving real impact through fundraising, leadership, employee engagement and volunteerism. This award is a meaningful testament to the dedication and hard work of Yum! Brands employees and Yum!'s ongoing commitment to making a difference. Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from Yum! Brands
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'People are scared': LGBTQ residents seek free legal help in wake of Trump orders
A Louisville nonprofit hosted its first LGBTQ+ Legal Rights Day over the weekend, providing resources and free legal services to community members facing uncertainty following President Donald Trump's recent executive orders targeting transgender people. In the weeks since he began his second term in office, Trump has signed orders banning transgender student athletes from playing women's sports, requiring trans women to be housed in men's facilities in federal prisons and removing the "X" option from passports, which was meant to accommodate people who don't identify as male or female. Jacks Gilles, principal founder and executive director of Mandala House, which hosted the Legal Rights Day, said the outpatient mental health organization has noticed an increase in feelings of anxiety from members of the LGBTQ community following the presidential election. 'Pretty much every day we were just listening to people like talk about how afraid they are of what's coming down the pipeline,' Gilles said. 'And so we wanted to find a way to give people resources, information, connection and build that community.' Mandala House partnered with Metro United Way, Louisville Youth Group, Queer Kentucky, the Fairness Campaign, the Kentucky Health Justice Network, ACLU of Kentucky and other local organizations to offer support and help the community come together. From several hours Sunday, a steady stream of people filed in and out of rooms, meeting with six lawyers working pro-bono for the afternoon to help attendees organize and file living wills, name change paperwork, power of attorney documents and more. Although people greeted each other warmly, there was an air of tension in the whispered conversations in hallways, closely grasped hands and folders of legal paperwork attendees clutched tightly to their chests. Shannon Fauver, an attorney helping with legal resources, said she's been providing pro-bono work for similar clinics for the past two years, since Kentucky passed a law limiting gender-affirming care for trans youth. But she said the number of people looking for services in recent weeks has increased. 'People are scared, there's no way around that,' Fauver said. 'Trump has made very clear about who he is and how he feels about trans people.' Gilles said trans people aren't the only ones seeking support or legal resources. Many others in the LBGTQ community are solidifying backup plans and legal documentation, as well. 'I think people are afraid that if something like Roe v. Wade can be overturned, same-sex marriage also feels like a realistic threat,' Gilles said. Amid the panels on health care rights, legal rights and coping mechanisms, advocates also spoke about ways to open up conversation about the issues the trans community is facing to a wider audience. Gilles acknowledged having an open dialogue around gender identity can be difficult but is vital to helping people outside the community understand what trans people across the country are facing. 'I think a lot of times people can get stuck engaging in a way that might work if you're responding anonymously in a comment section, but it doesn't really work in creating change and does not have a dialog that can move the needle, so to speak,' Gilles said. Krystyne and Tanner Cheatham, a couple who attended the event, said it's about more than just legal services or resources — it's about being able to connect with other members of the trans and LGBTQ community. Krystyne Cheatham, a trans woman, said it's difficult to find people with similar experiences within the couple's hometown of Bardstown, Kentucky. 'We're looking for community and support and to be a part of something lasting,' Cheatham said. Reach reporter Keely Doll at kdoll@ This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville LGBTQ groups host legal aid clinic for trans community
