CM Krishnan questions OPHC on LGBTQ hate in private homes
CM Krishnan asks how OPHC addresses homophobia and transphobia that manifests in people's homes among family members. Ramjatin acknowledges they cannot know about home incidents unless reported, then works with AVP and Voces Latina to provide culturally responsive outreach and support.
Oftentimes, homophobia, transphobia can manifest in people's homes, like not in public.
Places among family members.
So I'm wondering how you're thinking about combating LGBTQIA plus hate or violence or discrimination that's happening in folks'home and not in public places.
So we would not know what happens in the homes unless it's reported.
And then once they are reported, we work with our partners, the Anti-Violence Project of New York, very closely to find out programming and the relevant partners within that community outreach to go in there and work with them.
We have a group called Voces Latina, who is under Hispanic Federation.
So even though we have the Anti-Violence Project of New York,
This portfolio is not only within that one organization.
We have many groups who does LGBTQIA plus work.
And Voices Latina works specifically with LGBTQIA plus communities in Queens and across the city to ensure that their concerns, like you mentioned, are heard, but their services provided to support them as they need them.
Next year, we have a new group where we have LGBTQIA plus youths.
That we're working with them who may be experiencing the fears, the distress at home, but a way to overcome that through education as well.