Do you have a firm grasp of LGBTQ+ terminology and want to expand your skills to in cultivating welcoming spaces? Are you eager to learn how to more profoundly support the LGBTQ+ individuals in your life? 

Join us for LGBTQ+ Identities 201: Going Beyond Understanding to Empowering, a new National Council LGBTQ+ Interest Group webinar! 

Joining us is Layla Orlando, Director of Health Equity & Wellness at Garden State Equality, who will discuss how we can move beyond simply understanding LGBTQ+ identities and experiences to actively dispelling myths, undoing harm and empowering LGBTQ+ individuals and communities.   

We hope to see you there! 

If you need a refresher on LGBTQ+ identities and the basics of creating affirming spaces, we recommend you watch the National Council webinar, Supporting LGBTQ+ Communities, featuring Damien Alan Lopez, Director of Training & Trans Resiliency at Garden State Equality.

Layla Orlando

Director of Health Equity & Wellness

Garden State Equality

For the past decade Layla has dedicated her life to working in underserved and uninsured communities around New Jersey. She started her career as a Registered Nurse and worked her way into the nonprofit world, which blessed her with so many opportunities, especially working with those living with HIV and those in the LGBTQ+ community. She’s extremely passionate about closing the gaps in the healthcare system and making access to affirming healthcare a reality for all.

National Council Interest Group Staff Lead

Caroline Davidson, MPH

LGBTQ+ Interest Group Staff Lead

Director, Practice Improvement & Consulting