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Title: Community Needs Assessment: Gays and Lesbians in the RGV


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Community Needs Assessment Gays and Lesbians
in the RGV
  • Philip Conrad Miriam Luna

2
Needs Assessment
  • Target population
  • Need
  • Research
  • Method
  • Findings
  • Cultural considerations

3
Target Population
  • Gay and lesbian community of the
  • Rio Grande Valley
  • Also includes bisexual transgendered
  • individuals
  • aka GLBT

4
Need
  • Does a community services center that
  • can support GLBT exist in the RGV?
  • If not, does the need substantiate a
  • new program?
  • What are the barriers?
  • What are the ongoing social problems?

5
Research Method
  • Qualitative study
  • Literature review
  • Field
  • 15 in-person interviews
  • UTPA G??
  • Local proponent
  • National proponent

6
Findings
  • No viable GLBT center in RGV
  • Little/no public support
  • Safety is a primary concern
  • Estimated 72,000 GL in RGV
  • Need is strongly indicated

7
Cultural Considerations
  • Less educated
  • Non-white minority
  • Higher religious attendance
  • Politically conservative
  • Older
  • Male

8
Barriers
  • Negative moral judgment
  • Financial public funding
  • Religious
  • Homophobia
  • Social non-acceptance

9
Ongoing Social Problems (needs)
  • Basic rights (life, liberty, happiness)
  • Individual counseling
  • Family counseling
  • Support groups
  • Social activities
  • Safety/self-defense training

10
Documents Available at
  • sworker.org
  • Studies
  • RGV GLBT Needs Assessment Paper
  • RGV GLBT Needs Assessment Presentation
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