Local advocates raise funds for those in LGBTQ community impacted by COVID-19

Charmaine Nero reports

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FOX 40 CHARMAINE NEROSHOWS US HOW THIS FUND WILLHELP GET MONEY DIRECTLY INTOTHE HANDS OF PEOPLE THAT NEEDIT.WHEN THE PANDEMIC IT WEKNEW THAT ARE GOING TO HEARCOMMUNITY WOULD BE THE MOSTIMPACTED BY A 2 ND Q WHO WORKSWITH THE GENDER HEALTH CENTERIN SACRAMENTO, THEORGANIZATION IS NOW PARTNERINGWITH THE SACRAMENTO LGBTCENTER TO HELP SUPPORT MEMBERSOF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITYDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY COVID-19BOTH OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS JUSTWANTED TO COME TOGETHER ANDREALLY.SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IN AJOINT EFFORT IN THE SPIRIT OFSTONEWALL WAS BORN AFUNDRAISER DEDICATED TOPROVIDING DIRECT MONETARYASSISTANCE SAID THOSE IN THECOMMUNITY INCLUDING SOME WHOMAY BE UNDOCUMENTED IN THOSEINELIGIBLE TO RECEIVEGOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE ADVOCATEWITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER SAYTHEIR MAIN PRIORITY IS TO HELPWITH THINGS LIKE RENT ANDHEALTH CARE, SOME OF US ARE.IMPACTED IN A WAY THAT ALOT MORE DAMAGING WHEN SOMEONEHAS INTERSECTIONS OF RACIALDISCRIMINATION THAT MAY COMEUP WHEN IT COMES TO GETTINGMEDICAL SERVICE.

THAT'S I'MVERY DIE OR YELLOW COLOR WITHTHE SACRAMENTO LGBT COMMUNITYCENTER SAYS COVID-19 ALSOAFFECTS MEMBERS OF THE SENIORLGBTQ COMMUNITY.THOSE WHO DON'T FEEL LIKETHEY HAVE A SAFE SPACE INTHEIR HOMES IN THOSE SUFFERINGFROM ISOLATION, THERE'S A LOTOF DIFFERENT EFFECTS THAT OURCOMMUNITY HAS BEEN SUFFERINGTOO SO ISOLATION IN GENERALWELL QUELL ARE SAYS THE CEO OFTHE GLOBAL TRANSGENDER TASKFORCE USA INCORPORATED HASOFFERED A $5,000 MATCHING GIVEFOR THE FUND BOTHORGANIZATIONS ARE HOPINGPEOPLE APPLY TO GET THE HELPTHEY MAY NEED WE HOPE TOPROBABLY SERVE THE MOST WE CANDURING THAT I KNOW FOLKS WHOMAY HAVE BEEN.I'M FAMILIAR WITH