Attendees engaged in a rapid-fire, game show-style conversation with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community leaders about strategies for helping LGBT New Yorkers prosper.
PARTICIPANTS
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Executive Director, Brooklyn Community Pride Center
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Executive Director, Hetrick-Martin Institute
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Co-Director, FIERCE
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Member, LGBT Police Advisory Committee
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Executive Director,
Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders -
Executive Director, Audre Lorde Project
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Lead Organizer, LGBT Justice Project, Make the Road New York
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President, Latino Commission on AIDS
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Executive Director, Gay Men's Health Crisis
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Executive Director, NYC Anti-Violence Project
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Executive Director,
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
"When people come to us, HIV is not their biggest problem -- homelessness, drug addiction, hunger -- these are the first issues we need to address."
- Janet Weinberg, Executive Director, Gay Men's Health Crisis
"We've seen a few trends over the last few years, such as LGBTQ people being cut off from public services because public agencies don't know how to deal with LGBTQ individuals."
- Sharon Stapel, Executive Director, NYC Anti-Violence Project
