L.A. County Supervisors passed motions to enhance gender-affirming health services, and establish an LGBTQ+ Commission.
As a counter to legislation passed in many states, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, June 6 to expand healthcare services for transgender people and to establish for the first time a LGBTQ+ Commission to advise the board on related policies and programs.
Before adopting two motions by 5-0 votes, the supervisors said they disagreed with limiting transgender care to treat gender dysphoria.The supervisors’ approvals of dual motions affirming queer and transgender healthcare putsbut in opposition to a growing number of states mostly in the South and Midwest.
Camila Camaleón, left, president of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ+ Center with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis during Pride Night at the Farmers Market along Main Street featuring music, food, vendors that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and Latinx heritage in El Monte on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
Various county departments, lead by the Department of Public Health , must report back on the number of residents served. The county will create and run a specific website promoting its services for the LGBTQ+ community. “Creating a commission and expanding gender-affirming health care will help the county better understand the services we need the most,” said Camila Camaleón, president of theSome who spoke in favor echoed the county’s motion to find safe places for the LGBTQ+ community. The county’s Commission on Human Relations found in a 2021 report that 89% of hate crimes against gay men were of a violent nature, and 93% of anti-transgender crimes were violent.
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