Report on LGBT Roundtable Project

from Will Koehler


Over the past two months, a steering committee from the Northwest PA Pride Alliance (NWPAPA) and the Greater Erie Alliance for Equality (GEAE) has organized and held two LGBT Roundtable discussions. The committee invited leaders from various LGBT organizations from Erie and the surrounding counties. 


The project is off to a great start with 26 different people attending one of the first Roundtables with representation from about 15 different groups! 


These first Roundtable discussions had two different purposes. One was to begin a multi-phased needs assessment for the greater Erie LGBT community conducted through the Edinboro University Social Work Department. The second purpose was to unite the various organizations serving different members of our LGBT community in order to provide a platform for communication and collaboration. 


It is the intention of the steering committee that future Roundtable discussions will be held periodically in order to continue to provide this forum of collaboration for the benefit of our community. 


If you are interested in hearing about future LGBT Roundtable discussions, ir if you are interested in participating in future phases of the needs assessment, please contact Will Koehler at 732-1973 or wkoehler@edinboro.edu. 


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