The
Gay and Lesbian Dominican Empowerment Organization
(GALDE) was founded in November 2001. We seek to
increase the political visibility of the Dominican
LGBT community and to provide HIV/health awareness,
educational, and cultural activities.
We intend to provide a safe space and essential
human services to empower, educate and support
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Dominicans.
We seek to organize and advocate on behalf of the
Dominican LGBT community in the political arena
as well as combating homophobia through educational
and social activities. We plan to integrate massive
outreach and educational efforts to include the
many members of our community to help them live
better lives.
Our Board
of Directors:
Carlos R. Lopez, MD,MS, Chair
clopez@galde.org
Bruno
B. Aponte, Vice-Chair & Co-Founder
BAponte@galde.org
Yoseli Castillo-Fuertes,MA, Vice Chair
JCastillo@galde.org
Junior Vargas, Secretary
JVargas@galde.org
Ana Garcia,Board Member
agarcia@galde.org
Josefina Bonilla, Board Member
JBonilla@galde.org
Gerald Honan, Board Member
GHonan@galdel.org
Denise Dunkley, Board Member
DDunkley@galde.org
Robert Olley, Board Member
ROlley@galde.org
Jeffrey B. Becker, MSW, MPH, Board Member
JBecker@galde.org
Francisco
J. Lazala, Executive Director & Founder
FLazala@galde.org
