LGBTQ People and Gun Violence: Threats and Strategies to Promote Safety

On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Williams Institute hosted a presentation and panel discussion on gun violence and the LGBTQ community. The Williams Institute's Blachford-Cooper Research Director Kerith Conron shared findings from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) on fears of gun violence among LGBT Californians, include significant differences among LGBT people of color.
A panel of experts and advocates discussed the findings, as well as national data and how to address vulnerabilities and support LGBTQ communities in living well.
Panelists discussed risk factors such as mental health, intimate partner violence, and gun access, the relations to hate and inequality, and actions that individuals and organizations can take to promote safety and well-being for LGBTQ people.
Break-out groups followed the panel.
Moderator
Refujio “Cuco” Rodriguez (el/he/him)
Chief Strategist and Equity Officer
Hope and Heal Fund
Panelists
Kerith Conron (she/her)
Blachford-Cooper Distinguished Scholar and Research Director
Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law
Kate Reese (she/her)
Research Associate
Everytown for Gun Safety
Mallery Jenna Robinson (she/her)
Former Associate Program Director
Equality California
Gabriella Rodriguez (she/her/ella)
Executive Director
QLatinx
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is one of the nation's leading health policy research centers and the premier source of health policy information for California. UCLA CHPR is home to the California Health Interview Survey, the largest state health survey in the nation, which interviews more than 20,000 Californians each year on a broad range of health topics.
Established in 1994, UCLA CHPR is based in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and affiliated with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research improves the public's health by advancing health policy through research, public service, community partnership, and education.

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NO SUCH THING AS GUN VIOLENCE !