Celebrating Pride Month in LA County
On June 6, 2023, the Board of Supervisors (Board) passed the motion, “Care with Pride: Supporting Gender Affirming Health Care, Mental Health Services, and Care Management for LGBTQ+ Residents, Including Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex (TGI) People,” in honor of Pride month.
Unfortunately, this year’s pride month occurs during a national period in which discriminatory policies targeting LGBTQIA+ people are being passed around the country. Just in the first five months of 2023, over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were considered in a majority of states across the country, ranging from censoring materials in schools to banning transgender student athletes from participating in sports matching their gender identity. This also includes healthcare, where doctors and families are being criminalized for supporting young people trying to access gender-affirming care.
Not only does Los Angeles County reject these policy proposals, but the County is also committed to being a model by providing the care and resources needed to support LGBTQ+ residents, including youth. The motion is meant to reaffirm the County’s commitment to providing gender-affirming and inclusive care for everyone in LA County.
This data dashboard provides County-level data on a host of metrics, including data on the variables that contribute to the disproportionality of Black people in homelessness, such as: cost of living and employment, foster care and child welfare system involvement, criminal justice system involvement, and reentry. It also looks at data on outcomes related to Coordinated Entry System (CES) and permanent housing and retention outcomes.
The BPEH Implementation Steering Committee (BPEH ISC), which is comprised of stakeholders from government agencies, community- and faith-based organizations, subject matter experts, and members of our community with lived experience, was established to guide, track, coordinate on, and monitor the implementation of 20 priority recommendations to tackle the challenges contributing to the disproportionality of Black people experiencing homelessness.
This dashboard visualizes data that can be used by community members, government officials and personnel, and philanthropic partners to understand the factors contributing to the overrepresentation of Black people experiencing homelessness.
Visit the Black People Experiencing Homelessness Data Dashboard and join us in addressing racial disparities in homelessness.