Who We Are LGBTQ and Planning

The LGBTQ and Planning Division of APA is a forum for the exchange of ideas and information of interest to people in the planning profession who identify as part of the LGBTQ community and anyone who is interested in LGBTQ community issues.

The division addresses planning topics and issues that relate to the LGBTQ community by providing a forum for exchanging ideas and information. It provides a professional network for planners who are division members and a mechanism that allows friends of the division and the LGBTQ community to collaborate and support the division's mission.

The LGBTQ and Planning Division evolved in 2016 from the Gays and Lesbians in Planning (GALIP) Division that was created as a formal APA division in 1998 at the APA National Planning Conference in Boston. We've been an informal network since 1992 when we met for the first time at the national conference in Washington, D.C.

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Great to connect at NPC25

Thanks for all who connected at NPC25! Below are some of the key division activities. Please consider volunteering to help with next year and in between!


Friday, March 28th:

  • Executive Committee members will embark on an AARP audio tour of LGBTQ Denver. Depending on interest, the date may change.

Saturday, March 29th:

  • Planners Day of Service (9:00 am - 12:00 pm). Details below.
  • Mobile Workshop: The Mile High Migration: Denver's Response to Growth (10:30 am - 1:30 pm)
  • Workshop: Elevate and Envision: A BIPOC Affinity Workshop (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)
  • Mobile Workshop: Forgotten Spaces of Queer Denver (2 pm - 5 pm)

Sunday, March 30th:

  • Mobile Workshop: Culture and Design in Denver's Golden Triangle (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
  • Joint Division Reception: Coohills (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm).

Monday, March 31st:

  • Mobile Workshop: Mall Crawl: Pedestrian Malls Evolving With Downtown (10:30 am - 3:30 pm)
  • Session: Planning for Our Eldest in America's Aging Metropolises (11:30 am - 12:15 pm)
  • Discussion: Women & Planning Untold Stories Sprint (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
  • Division Business Meeting: CAVEA Theater (6:00 pm - 7:30 pm).
  • Division Dinner: Revival Public House (8:00 pm - 10:00 pm).

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LGBTQ and Planning Annual Business Meeting

We had a great discussion at the business meeting. More follow ups are coming soon! Below is the agenda with links to discussion items for those who missed the meeting.

Annual Meeting Agenda

Upcoming Events

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