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For Immediate Release:
June 11, 2020

Media Contact:
Griselle Marino
[email protected]
305-375-1585



Miami-Dade County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory Board to discuss racial issues via Zoom meeting

 

MIAMI – The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Board, under the Office of Community Advocacy, will hold a special Zoom meeting at 10 a.m., on Friday, June 12, to discuss racial issues in Miami-Dade County. The single item on the agenda will cover weather this board should make a statement in support of reestablishing an independent community panel to investigate police actions. You may join the meeting using link https://miamidade.live/LGBTQAdvisoryBoard. You can also dial from the U.S. toll free numbers 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888 788 0099 with Meeting ID is 996 3465 9096#. If you are hearing or speech impaired, you may join the meeting using Florida Relay Service by dialing 711 on your telephone. International numbers are available at https://miamidade.zoom.us/u/achRXRx7Ch.

The LGBTQ Advisory Board promotes Miami-Dade County as a place where LGBTQ-friendly businesses, residents and visitors can live, work and be part of a diverse and inclusive community. Miami-Dade County attracts more than one million LGBTQ visitors each year as well as individuals, businesses and professionals seeking to relocate to this community. All Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Board meetings will be open to the public, and interested residents are encouraged to attend via Zoom. You may submit your questions to [email protected] before the start of the meeting.

Among other duties, the LGBTQ Board will be making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners with respect to all issues affecting or relating to the LGBTQ community. The Mayor and Commissioners nominate representatives to the LGBTQ Board. For more information, please email LGBTQ Program Director Gabriel Paez or call 305-375-4935. Follow @LGBTQMDC on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The Office of Community Advocacy is charged with making Miami-Dade County "One Community" that embraces our diverse and unique population. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.


 
Who: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Board

What:Special Board Meeting to discuss racial issues in Miami-Dade County

When: June 12, 2020, 10:00 a.m.

Where:Zoom link: https://miamidade.live/LGBTQAdvisoryBoard. The toll-free numbers are 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888 788 0099 Meeting ID 996 3465 9096 #.



 

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