Overview

The meeting was a first of what will likely be many gatherings between the CGE and the LGBTI sector.  As a first, it is noted that other C9 organizations were not present and will be brought on board considering the overlapping issues and mandates.  Effective use of the CSAP program will facilitate the ability of the C9's to redress violations based on gender and sexual orientation.  Seeking to establish a base level of understand, much of the meeting consisted of information sharing regarding organizations, their missions, services and roles within the LGBTI sector.  For a list of attendees, please see attached. 

Questions and discussion took place in order to gain greater clarity.  One challenge in writing this report is that no official minutes taker was designated, while the Legal Department Extern was nominally in the role of facilitator, the discussion format was informal and thus difficult to capture all the information shared.  Yet, even in this meeting difficult and new issues were raised.  Understanding was gained in how transgender and gender expression intersects with sexual orientation as well as is more fully developed under gender theory.