Corey Harvard, co-founder and executive director of Prism United, discusses the importance of community for LGBTQ residents of Mobile.
Corey Harvard, executive director of Prism United, speaks during a LGBTQ+ leadership town hall on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at Flip Side Bar and Patio in downtown Mobile, Ala. Seated next to him is Natalie Fox, one of the city of Mobile's first LGBTQ+ Liaisons. ., a nonprofit in Mobile that works to create community for LGBTQ youth in coastal Alabama, primarily through support groups and special events.
Harvard is a native of Grand Bay and a graduate of the University of South Alabama. Here, he discusses how Prism was founded, why creating community for LGBTQ people in Mobile is critical and plans for a new LGBTQ center in Mobile.Tell me a little bit about you, and how you came to Prism, and your background?
I grew up in Grand Bay, Alabama, which is known for its watermelon festival. It’s a tiny town in Mobile County, and I grew up in a pretty religious setting, not so much a super religious family, but definitely a religious community, and was very shaped by that. So up until college, my thought was I was going to be in some sort of ministry, or eventually go off and get my . And that made being a queer person really complicated for me, because it didn’t square with how I understood my faith.
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