Strategic Plan

With every priority category, the LGBTQ+ Commission will develop and execute a strategic plan that includes recommendations to departments and the Board of Supervisors by following the standard practice for systemic change advocacy:

• Set the Priority: prioritize the most in need, impacted by county systems and underserved populations, with an intersectional lens
• Gather Information: review current and relevant reports, policies and budgets within the county system and departments, with a TGEI2S+ and LGBQA+ lens
• Listen and Collaborate: create opportunities to hear from and collaborate with directly impacted communities and allies, in coordination with the Community Engagement Standing Subcommittee
• Include Difference: recognize and support the autonomy and rights of people in no relationship and diverse relationship structures, regardless of immigration status
• Tailor Accordingly: allow for flexibility to adjust plans or strategies based on unforeseen events or circumstances

Every priority category is to be activated by concurrent efforts led by commissioners, each with a plan that follows the standard practice for systemic change advocacy:

• County Workforce: to be activated by Chair Rogers and Commissioner Plascencia
• Healthcare (Health and Behavioral Health – Mental Health and Substance Abuse): to be activated by Chair Rogers, Vice Chair Lelliott, Commissioner Abraham Commissioner Russell-Slavin, Commissioner Soria, and Commissioner Whittington
• Housing: to be activated by Commissioner Fisher, Commissioner Martin, and Commissioner Whittington
• Immigration: to be activated by Vice Chair Lelliott, Commissioner Martin, and Commissioner Plascencia
• Safety: to be activated by Chair Rogers, Vice Chair Lelliott, Commissioner Khan-Valbuena, and Commissioner Russell-Slavin
• Youth (children and transition age youth): to be led activated by Second Vice Chair Martinez, Commissioner Vasquez and Commissioner Whittington

Every priority population is to be approached through an intersectional lens and recognized within each step of the standard practice for systemic change advocacy:

• Artists and culture workers
• County systems impacted people
• Immigrants and refugees
• Low income LGBTQ+ people
• People with different abilities
• Queer women and lesbians
• TGEI2S+ people