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LA County District Attorney George Gascón, left, swears in members of his LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. Photo: LA County District Attorney’s Office.
The LA County District Attorney’s office has formed its first LGBTQ+ advisory board.
“This new Advisory Board creates a precedent for this office to truly listen and learn from the LGBTQ+ community and inform my policies,” LA County District Attorney George Gascón said in a press release.
The nine-member, volunteer board will advise the District Attorney’s office regarding policies, priority issues, and best practices related to LGBTQ+ Angelenos and the criminal justice system.
Some of the board’s goals include equity and fairness in the legal system, addressing violence against the trans community, and training to make sure people in the legal system are culturally competent about the LGBTQ+ community, said Tiffiny Blacknell, the community and government liaison in the district attorney’s office.
The advisory board meets monthly, seeks input from the greater community, and will provide regular feedback on improvements to better serve LGBTQ+ residents and all those who come into contact with the office, as well as improve diversity and inclusion within the office itself, the release said.
The group was formed last year and has met about six times. Members were selected by Blacknell.
“We wanted geographic diversity and age diversity,” Blacknell said in an interview. “Nobody was denied. The board might add more people.”
Here are the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board members:
Bamby Salcedo, chair (she/her/ella) is the president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, which advocates for and addresses the issues of transgender Latinas in the United States. Vincent Jones, vice chair (he/him) is theEllen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, Kevin McKidd, Kim Raver, Kelly McCreary, Caterina Scorsone and Kate Burton have joined forces to record a PSA calling on women to get on birth control immediately.
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