An LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network will be established in Connecticut.  There's language in the budget signed by Governor Ned Lamont that the group make recommendations to the state legislative, executive, and judicial branches about health and human services delivery to LGBTQ people in the state. It also requires the Department of Public Health, within available appropriations, to help conduct a needs analysis and award grants to organizations that further the network’s mission. 

Bethel Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan says 23-percent of Connecticut's homeless youth is LGBTQ, even though the community represents 4-percent of the state's population.  He added that 22-percent reported being food insecure and a similar share of that same population reported having an annual income of less than $24,000. 

Allie-Brennan says 15-percent of all hate crimes victimized people that were LGBTQ, according to FBI 2017 data.  He says another challenge is finding a care provider in the medical field who will understand the lived experience the community faces.