Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (LGBT)

Sub-Committee

Pamela Sloan, Chair

LGBT Sub-Committee

•Charge: To develop a tool kit to be used at the local level to grow tennis participation.

•Members:• Pat Brown• Caretha Coleman• Jason Freed• Esther Silver-Parker

WHAT’S HAPPENING??

•Refinement of LGBT Tool Kit

•Collaboration with Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA)

•Section Events

•Additional Resources for Tool Kit

•Identifying a National Spokesperson

•Recommendations for 2013-14

GAY AND LESBIAN TENNIS ALLIANCE

•International governing body for LGBT tennis.

•Supported by 10,000+ members.

•Sanctioning and oversight of their local LGBT Clubs.

•More than 50 worldwide GLTA Clubs- Less than 30 in the United States

•Partnership: To deveop LGBT Clubs and to grow tennis participation

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Comprehensive list of LGBT Organizations

• List of Media Contacts in LGBT Communities

• List of LGBT CTA’s

• List of LGBT Friendly Businesses

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

• Development of USTA-GLTA Collaboration• Connecting Section Staff to LGBT CTA’s/Groups• Branding/Messaging at North American GLTA

Tournaments• Development of two women’s only tournaments -

2013 • Search of a National Spokesperson for LGBT

POTENTIAL PROJECTS

•Secure a National Spokesperson

•Continue branding/messaging

•USTA representation at GLTA tournaments in North America

•Development of two women’s tournaments

•Supplemental information to the LGBT Tool Kit

•LGBT Metrics

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Gay and Lesbian Tennis Federation of San Francisco; Compete Magazine

Kansas City Tennis Alliance, Motor City Tennis Alliance; CMSA Softball League; Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance

Second City Tennis; Trenton NJTL; Houston Tennis Association; Minnesota Rallies;

Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association; Dallas Tennis Group; Capital Tennis Association

Keith Bell; Rob Howland; Tess Brown; Fred Alleman; Karen Ford; David Slade; Chris Michel; Renee Tirado; Lee Hamilton