Andrew DeBona
valet | Frankford
"Turn the vacant Boy Scouts building into an LGBT social-services center. Let it house a youth shelter, since homelessness among LGBT youth is prevalent. There should also be a substance-abuse program in the building. Everyone deserves to be happy. Why not convert that building into something useful for the LGBT community? They were excluded from it for so long."
Andrew Griffin
student | North Philadelphia
"Beef up the anti-bullying programs in Philadelphia schools. I realize the Philadelphia School District has many problems but that doesn’t mean anti-bullying efforts should fall by the wayside. It’s a crucial issue, especially if you’re on the receiving end of the bullying."
Jennifer Grace
teacher | Overbrook
"Create a taskforce for transgender issues. Fair and sensitive treatment of the transgender community is a growing need. The taskforce could embark on an educational campaign. It could explain to Philadelphians the rights that transgender people have in our city. There’s a real need for that."
Kaci Malloy
retail manager | Phoenix, Az.
"Leading the charge for a statewide LGBT civil-rights law in Pennsylvania. He will be ideally situated to lead that effort. I can’t think of anyone in the state who will be better suited for that."
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