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DA Gascón introduces LGBTQ+ Advisory Board

by The AV Times Staff • April 25, 2022

[Left: District Attorney George Gascón on Monday, April 25, 2022, swears in the members of the office’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. [Right] Gascón poses with members of the new board. [Images via @ladaoffice Instagram]
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Monday, April 25, announced the creation of the office’s first-ever LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, which will advise the DA’s Office on policies, priority issues, and best practices related to LGBTQ+ and the criminal justice system.

“The contributions that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people have made to society make up a rich part of U.S. history. Sadly, LGBTQ+ people have long been subjected to public hostility, discrimination, and violence,” Gascón said in a news release. “This new Advisory Board creates a precedent for this office to truly listen and learn from the LGBTQ+ community and inform my policies.”

The Advisory Board will meet regularly, seek input from the greater community, and provide regular feedback on improvements to better serve LGBTQ+ residents and all those who come into contact with the DA’s office, as well as improve diversity and inclusion within the office itself, Gascón said.

The LGBTQ+ Advisory Board members include Allison Blaylock, president of the OUTreach Center in Lancaster.

Other board members are:

  • Bamby Salcedo, CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, which advocates for and addresses the issues of transgender Latinas throughout the United States.
  • Vincent Jones, CEO of The Citizen Jones Companies, a collection of socially minded businesses created with the spirit of doing good, having fun and helping others do the same.
  • Chela Demuir, founder of the “TransGiving Dinner,” a dinner with all the traditional trimmings of a holiday meal that is now celebrated in various states across the country.
  • Ari Gutiérrez Arámbula, producer of the Latino LGBTQ+ Pride Festival and co-founder of the HONOR Political Action Committee and the Latino Equality Alliance.
  • Joey Hernández, director of Policy and Community Building Department at the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
  • Skylar Myers, a victims rights advocate for the Anti-Violence Project at the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
  • Brad Sears, Associate Dean of Public Interest Law at UCLA Law, who has published a number of research studies, primarily on discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV.
  • Stella Ursua, board president/chair at the LGBTQ+ Center Long Beach and programs & partnerships manager of GRID Alternatives-Greater Los Angeles. 
[Information via news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.]

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Home, Lancaster, Los Angeles County

3 comments for "DA Gascón introduces LGBTQ+ Advisory Board"

  1. cd says

    May 2, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    Hes pandering to the very powerful “Gay lobby” in an effort to save his position as DA. It might work.
    I wish he would try to work with all groups within the county. Hes very selective. Very.

  2. Advisory Board says

    April 25, 2022 at 11:23 pm

    George needs an advisory group on how to deal with the deteriorating security situation in LA County.

  3. Beecee says

    April 25, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    Lol…
    All in I guess,

    Yo soy, lol

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