The Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ Community

Thursday, March 26, from 2pm to 3pm EST.   

The National Coalition for LGBT Health will hold a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ Community. COVID-19 and its unprecedented public health response has certainly impacted our lives in ways we would not have imagined just a few weeks ago. This timely webinar will highlight the response of LGBTQ+ community groups and health centers as they support LGBTQ+ communities during this crisis. Speakers will explore unique issues for the community, innovative practices in responding to needs, how traditional programming is modified to meet community needs, and other challenges impacting LGBTQ+ health.

Presenters include:

• Anthony Fortenberry, CNO, Callen-Lorde Community Health Clinic 
• Debbie Ojeda-Leithner, Policy Advocate, National Center for Transgender Equality 
• Tyler TerMeer, CEO, Cascade AIDS Project 
• Dylan Waguespack, Public Policy and External Affairs Director, True Colors Fund 
• Aaron Tax, Director of Advocacy, SAGE
• Elizabeth Weglein, CEO, Elizabeth Cooney Care Network 
• Julie Kruse, Director of Federal Policy, Family Equality Council 
• Quentin Bell, Executive Director, The Nights & Orchids Society 
• Michael Shankle, Senior Director of Capacity Building, National Coalition for LGBT Health 
• Elaina Perry, Project Associate, National Coalition for LGBT Health 
• Neal Mody-Bailey, LGBT Intern, National Coalition for LGBT Health

This webinar is part of National LGBT Health Awareness Week, March 23 - 27, which provides the community and its allies with a time to focus on the community’s most pressing needs. 

The theme is “Turn OUT for LGBT Health.” A promotional toolkit is available on the Coalition's website, healthlgbt.org, to assist organizations and individuals in promoting the Week. The toolkit provides the Awareness Week’s logo in various formats for websites, social media, and to print as flyers or stickers. The toolkit also includes various social media posts to assist with Awareness Week efforts. Coalition members are encouraged to modify messaging to reflect their organization’s interest and specific health issues of concern. In response to recent developments, the social media toolkit includes sample posting on COVID-19 and its impact on the LGBTQ+ communities and people living with HIV.