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#LALGBTCenter #DrBarbaraFerrer #HIV #STD #Funding #LADepartmentofPublicHealth Community speaks, County responds…for now LOS ANGELES, January 28, 2020 —Today, the Los Angeles LGBT Center announces that it has reached a temporary agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (DPH) to reinstate funding for vital STD and HIV services for the LGBT community. The agreement, reached overnight, comes one day after the announcement that free STD and HIV testing and STD treatment funded by the County would end at the Center due to funding cuts by DPH. The subsequent public outcry and activism through phone calls to DPH and its director, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, led to the temporary funding agreement. “The Los Angeles LGBT community saved the day. From phone calls to tweets and emails, their voices were heard and ultimately saved these vital services for our community,” said Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean. “It’s a potent reminder of the strength, tenacity, and r

#LADepartmentofPublicHealth #DPH #LALGBTCenter #HIV #STD #Testing #Treatment #DrBarbaraFerrer Los Angeles LGBT Center Calls On County Board of Supervisors to Restore Vital STD Testing and Treatment for the LGBT Community LOS ANGELES, January 27, 2020 —Today, the Los Angeles LGBT Center calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to demand that the County’s Department of Public Health (DPH) and its director, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, restore vital care for LGBT people and other communities most at-risk during the County’s current sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemics. “At a time when all of us should be redoubling efforts to end these epidemics, the Department of Public Health and Dr. Ferrer are turning their backs on the LGBT community and their duty to protect the public health of all Angelenos,” said Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean. “We demand the Board of Supervisors take immediate action to restore care to those who need it most.” After the Bo