City of Fresno's new LGBTQ+ liaison connecting community with services

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the archetypal clip successful Fresno History, determination is an LGBTQ+ Liaison wrong metropolis hall.

For years, Robin McGehee has been a beardown and arrogant dependable for the LGBTQ+ Community locally and nationwide.

"She is idiosyncratic who walks the walk. She puts her blood, sweat, and tears into her advocacy," said Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea.

Three months ago, McGehee took connected a first-of-its-kind relation arsenic the LGBTQ+ Liaison wrong the City of Fresno's Office of Community Affairs.

A relation she says is simply a two-way street.

"It gives City Hall a accidental to get the connection retired astir occupation announcements for LGBTQ+ citizens, wherever to connection complaints oregon needs you whitethorn person if you are suffering discrimination, and it shows validity and dignity to radical similar me," said McGehee.

Mayor Jerry Dyer believes McGehee is the close idiosyncratic for the role.

"She has a tremendous property and is not going to let things to fester," said Dyer.

McGehee says connecting the LGBTQ+ assemblage with services and resources makes a quality for thousands.

"It's a fantastic feeling, getting a telephone from councilmembers saying I person an LGBTQ younker who was kicked retired of their location due to the fact that they are queer. 'Do you cognize who could help?'" explained McGehee.

Perrera has worked intimately with McGehee for years and is looking guardant to the aboriginal of the role.

"We are raising the barroom excessively and mounting an illustration of what enactment should look like," said Perrera.

"We whitethorn hold oregon disagree connected immoderate things, but what tin we enactment connected together, and however tin we marque a amended Fresno? That is my goal," McGehee added.

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