Los Angeles LGBT Center Joins Clinton Global Initiative

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world's largest provider of programs and services for LGBT people, announced that the organization has become a member of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Center CEO Lorri L. Jean will represent the organization at CGI's Annual Meeting in New York that begins on September 21.

The Center is participating in a LGBT themed session entitled "The Modern Business Imperative: LGBT Rights Around the World." Panelists for the session include Center Chief of Staff Darrel Cummings and Xiaogang Wei, a prominent Chinese activist/filmmaker and graduate of the Center's Emerging Leaders program.

CGI was established by President Bill Clinton in 2005 to convene global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. CGI's Annual Meetings have brought together more than 180 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists and members of the media. 

"The LGBT community includes people from every community and from every country," said Jean, "and wherever we are, we continue to face some degree of bigotry and discrimination. So it's important to be represented at an annual assemblage of leaders from around the world who are discussing solutions to global problems. I'm looking forward to meeting the other CGI members, sharing lessons learned from the Center's 45 years of experience helping to make the world a better place for LGBT people, and discussing ideas and collaborations to advance our common goals."

About the Los Angeles LGBT Center
Since 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today the Center's more than 450 employees and 3,000 volunteers provide services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world, offering programs and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. We are an unstoppable force in the fight against bigotry and the struggle to build a better world; a world in which LGBT people can be healthy, equal and complete members of society. Learn more at lalgbtcenter.org.

About the Clinton Global Initiative
Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 180 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date members of the CGI community have made more than 2,900 commitments, which are already improving the lives of more than 430 million people in over 180 countries.

CGI also convenes CGI America, a meeting focused on collaborative solutions to economic recovery in the United States, and CGI University (CGI U), which brings together undergraduate and graduate students to address pressing challenges in their community or around the world. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.org and follow us on Twitter @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.  

SOURCE L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center