Virtual Town Hall Answers Prop 8 Questions		Share our Homepage on Facebook A Day In the Life of the Center Welcome to the Center Since 1971 the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has been building the health, advocating for the rights and enriching the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Today it is a $51 million organization with 300 employees and 3,000 active volunteers. The Center’s wide array of services includes: free HIV/AIDS care and medications for those most in need; housing, food, clothing and support for homeless LGBT youth; low-cost counseling and addiction-recovery services; essential services for LGBT-parented families and seniors; legal services; health education and HIV prevention programs; transgender services; cultural arts program and much more.
Nearly 300 people logged on for Prop 8: The Facts and Future, a virtual town hall with five campaign and community leaders: Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Geoff Kors, Executive Director, Equality California; Rev. Eric Lee, President/CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Los Angeles; Steve Smith, senior campaign consultant; and Center CEO Lorri L. Jean. Moderator Karen Ocamb, news editor for Frontiers and IN Los Angeles magazines, posed submitted questions about campaign strategy, the lawsuits before the California Supreme	Court and what comes next. One possibility is to put a measure on a future ballot. Jean, who expressed concern that 2010 might be too soon to put the issue before voters again, said she doesn’t want the state’s Supreme Court to see a ballot measure as an excuse to “punt” and avoid a decision. Jean also addressed the question, “What should our next steps be?” in a No on Prop 8 FAQ. A recording of the town hall is available on the webpage.
HIV Prevention Campaign Launched
“Together HIV Stops with US” is the message of the new media campaign launched on World AIDS Day in West Hollywood. Billboards, transit ads and posters feature real HIV-positive people—and a wide spectrum of HIV-negative persons in their lives, including family members, friends, care providers and partners—talking about real issues. The campaign was launched at the World AIDS Day Commemoration in West Hollywood on Monday. The campaign ads and website highlight relationships in which HIV-positive and -negative people unite to both prevent further transmission of the disease and	provide acceptance and support. “It is the intersection of HIV positive and negative persons where everything happens,” says Les Pappas, creative director of Better World Advertising. “That’s where the virus spreads or is stopped. The goal is to mobilize everyone to overcome the epidemic.”
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