LGBTQ+ Commission Meeting

Description

Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission

Agenda: March 23, 2023, 6pm

Co-Chairs: Bill Barnert and Frank Arce

Tonight’s meeting chaired by: Frank Arce

1. Welcome

2. Assign Minute Taker

3. Approve / Modify Agenda

4. Approve Previous Minutes: January Minutes

5. Introductions

6. Guest: TBD

7. Project Updates (current actions, and plans) including reports from Amelia, Phoebe, & Sarah

8. Working Group Reports

• All-Gender Bathrooms

• Budget

• City Forms

• Communications

• Community Center

• Diversity

• Events

• Handbook

• Housing

• Public Health & Safety

• Pride Brunch

• Recruitment

• Strategic Planning

• Youth

9. Old Business

10. New Business

• Boston Pride - Saturday, June 10, 2023. Commission participation discussion. 

11.Report from Rainbows Across Communities

• We discussed the idea of having a bigger-than-usual Pride event in each town, as it does not seem that Boston will be having a parade. (Update: looks like they might!) Inviting groups to table, vendors to sell food, and a rain location were put forward as ideas. North Shore Pride does a big Pride celebration on Salem Common (with a parade before). We may be able to use them as a resource on logistics. Bill has invited them to join Rainbows Across Communities.  

• The Belmont LGBTQ Alliance is planning on showing the documentary "No Ordinary Man" about jazz musician Billy Tipton for TDOV, tentatively, Belmont Library in person, March 31, 7 PM.

Registration Required: https://belmontpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/trans-day-of-visibility-i-no-ordinary-man-i-screening/

• We're keeping a list of known Pride events at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16eDIYJpiSsgsEBqVBk-UccL2E8VKPz5LMVoUZmWE54s/. If you hear of any not in this list, please pass the info on to LGBTQPlusCommission@CambridgeMA.gov.

12. Public Comments / Announcements

13.Next Commission Meeting: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 6pm, Zoom

To register for the meeting or to participate in public comment visit: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/89723365868

For more information regarding Zoom technology visit: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/zoomonlinemeetinginstructions