In November 2023, City Council passed a resolution to make the Lakeshore area a safe haven for those in the queer community. Comittee chair of the Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District, Jeffrey Myers said he knew this area was special the first time he visited. 'Oh my god, all these gay people, this is gay heaven,' said Myers. Myers moved to the Bay Area nearly two decades ago, after years of feeling unsafe being himself.
Committee member and Chief Operations Officer of Oakland's LGBTQ Community Center, located in the heart of the Lakeshore area, Dawn Edwards, shares his sentiment. 'Families, individuals, youth know that there's a safe space, a welcoming space that they can come that they can get services, that they can get good food that they know people can welcome them with no judgement,' said Edwards. About a year ago, the committee took the idea of a Cultural District to city leaders.
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