Our mission is to help elect Democrats who are strong on LGBTQ+ issues and who will fight for all marginalized communities, especially our Trans brother’s and sisters, who face constant attack in todays political climate. Our organization’s strength comes from Pinellas County le***an, gay, bis*xual, transgender (LGBTQ+), and allied Democrats working together to achieve the following goals:
1.Stim
ulating active interest in political and governmental affairs among the LGBTQ+ community and our allies;
2.Educating the LGBTQ+ community about issues that directly affect the quality of our lives. In addition, we want to educate the gay community and our allies about the vast differences between the two major parties on issues of concern to the LGBTQ+ community;
3.Supporting and participating in Democratic Party activities and working within the Party to help strengthen its record on issues important to the LGBTQ+ community – including standing against bigotry and intolerance, and advancing the prominence of openly LGBTQ+ people within the Democratic Party;
4.Supporting and electing Democratic candidates and Party nominees who are committed to defeating homophobia and prejudice at the local, state and national levels.
5.Electing qualified openly LGBTQ+ people to public office, and as convention delegates, and to achieve appointments of openly LGBTQ+ people to city and county boards and commissions in Pinellas County;
6.Fostering good will, cooperation, and collaboration between LGBTQ+ Democrats, our allies, the Democratic Party, other progressive organizations in the area, and with the community at large;
7.Registering voters who support the mission of our organization and encouraging their participation in the electoral process;
8.Achieving diversity in our Chapter’s membership and its governing bodies; and
9.Providing support to the National Stonewall Democrats, the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, and to the Pinellas County Democratic Executive Committee.
