{"id":517842,"date":"2022-10-11T06:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=517842"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:47:25","slug":"nypd-pride-lgbtqia-resources","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/nypd-pride-lgbtqia-resources","title":{"rendered":"Taking Pride in NYC Diversity: NYPD Creates a Map of LGBTQIA+ Resources"},"author":671,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[461441],"tags":[],"industry":[],"esri-blog-category":[478872],"esri_blog_department":[478192],"class_list":["post-517842","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equity-social-justice","esri-blog-category-communication","esri_blog_department-gis-for-good"],"acf":{"video_source":"","video_start":"","video_stop":"","short_description":"The New York City Police Department has a new LGBTQIA+ Resource Map to connect at-risk youth with community support.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"The NYPD LGBTQIA+ Resource Map reveals where those in need can connect to support.\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>NYPD\u2019s map of LGBTQIA+ resources aims to aid at-risk youth in need of assistance.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Officers use the resource to proactively build connections and networks within the LGBTQIA+ community.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The LGBTQIA+ Resource Map increases the flow and frequency of information to foster understanding and combat hate.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the Stonewall Riots in 1969, the\u00a0New York City Police Department (NYPD) has made strides forward in its inclusion of LGBTQIA+ members and outreach to New York City\u2019s LGBTQIA+ community. This October marks the launch of a new\u00a0LGBTQIA+ Resource Map installed on the smartphones of the nearly 35,000 officers in the department, timed to coincide with LGBTQIA+ History Month and National Coming Out Day on October 11.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ongoing focus on diversity led Chris Chevallier, a data and intelligence specialist with NYPD's Intelligence Bureau and recent addition to\u00a0The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives's New York Crime Gun Intelligence Center, to create the map that shows more than 150 LGBTQIA+ community resources, including shelters, counseling centers, and other connection points. Chevallier created the map using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/what-is-gis\/overview\">geographic information system (GIS) technology<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLGBTQ youth are vulnerable to human trafficking and street-level hate crimes,\u201d Chevallier said. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping officers can pull up this map right on their phones to show someone where to go for culturally-appropriate help.\u201d<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_images":[541952,543022]},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chevallier\u2019s mapping work follows a pattern that's similar to his postdoctoral research project in Ireland, which followed the country\u2019s passage of the Gender Identity Recognition Act and coincided with Ireland's ongoing debate over enacting hate-crime legislation. He worked with several professors and LGBTQIA+ organizations to conduct a survey of trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students in higher education in Ireland to understand their needs and experiences. And as part of that process, they put together a scientific report, policy brief, and resource guide.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur research happened during a really pivotal moment in Ireland,\u201d Chevallier said. \u201cWe brought together findings and links to helpful sources, and created a place where advocates, students and higher education professionals could go to educate themselves and help one another.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s the kind of outcome that Chevallier hopes for with the creation of the NYPD LGBTQIA+ Resources Map.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":541972,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Rolling Out the Map<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chevallier was hired by NYPD as a GIS analyst and technician, but he\u2019s also interested in social engagement. With this project, he was able to merge the two passions and build an ongoing resource app in collaboration with multiple NYPD bureaus as well as the department's LGBTQIA+ liaison to the Police Commissioner, Sergeant Ana Arboleda, and LGBTQIA+ outreach unit liaison, Officer Dominick Martorelli.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith the accompanying resource guide,\u201d Chevallier explained, \u201conce it\u2019s published it becomes static. With the map, it can be accessed anywhere, and we can constantly update it with more information and assets. With it, I'm also able to mesh my technical skills with the field experience and in-depth knowledge of community issues that the Liaisons possess.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NYPD will put the app into the hands of community outreach and\u00a0 youth-focused police in every neighborhood to help officers make people feel less isolated by connecting them with appropriate support systems.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","image":542962,"text":"We make note of shelters and drop-in programs where LGBTQ youth can go, in hopes of preventing them from becoming alienated, victims, or having to engage in survival sex work.","author_name":"Chris Chevallier","author_profession_organization":"Intelligence Research Specialist, NYPD"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe city is so large and complex that you could pass by a church and not know it has an LGBTQ support group on Thursday nights,\u201d Chevallier said. \u201cOr you might not know that the bookstore you pass by regularly is LGBTQ focused and its employees collect food for community members in need.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the app, officers will see where these resources are, and with contact information it will help them build alliances and partnerships.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHopefully with more information, more training, and access to these resources where they can self-teach and self-explore, it can really help officers,\u201d Chevallier said. \"If there's a potential threat against the community, we're also now better situated to deploy counterterrorism resources.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gaining Momentum <\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chevallier has received enthusiastic support from leadership and from the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2021, Keechant Sewell took office as the NYPD\u2019s new police commissioner, and earlier this year the position of Deputy Commissoner for Equity and Inclusion was filled by Wendy Garcia.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt has made a world of difference, both for the project and on a personal level, to have such enthusiastic support from executive leadership,\u201d Chevallier said. \u201cWorking with Sgt. Arboleda, Officer Martorelli, and members of GOAL, we're bringing about the change we want to see in the world.\u201d<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"gallery","gallery_images":[543062,518072,542972,518092,518062]},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City has long been a place that valued both individualism and diversity, and it\u2019s such a concentrated city, with an abundance of resources. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the big things that motivates me and why I love this city so much,\u201d Chevallier said. \u201cIt should be for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the resource guide, Chevallier notes how hate crimes are underreported and how building rapport with communities to receive tips can combat hate at the stage of warning signs instead of when it becomes violent.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat hurts one person hurts another\u2014there's a ripple effect,\u201d Chevallier said. \u201cThat's why it\u2019s so important to do this outreach work and build community partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/racial-equity\/local-government\/social-equity-analysis\">GIS is used to analyze and address inequities<\/a> on the basis of race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, disability status, and more.<\/p>"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NYPD Creates a Map of LGBTQIA+ Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The New York City Police Department has a new map of LGBTQIA+ resources to connect at-risk youth with culturally-appropriate support.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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