NYC owes its primacy as world destination for LGBTQ+ activism, culture, and history to the LGBTQ+ New Yorkers who have found community in our city for decades.
On June 24, 2021, CHPC hosted a policy webinar to celebrate Pride 2021 and the release of the Housing Plan for LGBTQ+ Communities, the latest installment in CHPC’s A New Lens for NYC’s Housing Plan report series. A panel of guest speakers joined CHPC to explore how housing policy can be leveraged to secure the future of New York City as a haven for LGBTQ+ communities.
Event Speakers:
Andrea Bowen, Principal, Bowen Public Affairs Consulting
Sean Coleman, Founder & Executive Director, Destination Tomorrow
Jeannette K. Ruffins, CEO, Homeward NYC (formerly West End Residences)
Jessica Katz, Executive Director, CHPC
In spite of the important efforts of both the City and its community partners, as the data shows, LGBTQ+ communities face housing instability resulting from a wide range of forces. For LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, increased vulnerability to homelessness is coupled with the fear of experiencing violence in homeless shelters.
In this new publication, CHPC explores how a housing plan for LGBTQ+ communities could help better meet the needs of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers.
Housing Plan for LGBTQ+ Communities is part of A New Lens for NYC’s Housing Plan, CHPC’s research and education initiative to explore how New York City’s next housing plan could have a broader impact beyond counting units. The next housing plan provides an opportunity for communities and policymakers to widen the discussion, articulate new metrics, and develop a shared vision of housing policy for the city.
A NEW LENS FOR NYC HOUSING PLAN
Housing Plan for LGBTQ+ Communities is part of A New Lens for NYC’s Housing Plan, CHPC’s research and education initiative to explore how New York City’s next housing plan could have a broader impact beyond counting units. The next housing plan provides an opportunity for communities and policymakers to widen the discussion, articulate new metrics, and develop a shared vision of housing policy for the city.