Ingleside At King Farm Community Honored For LGBTQ+ Inclusiveness


Ingleside In Color is the program that oversees diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at the Rockville location.

“We have a framework that we developed as an organization that makes sure that all of our life planning communities have a foundation of resources and knowledge,” said Cody Christian, an accreditation and quality improvement manager at Ingleside. “You have visual representation, not only through newsletters and signage, but programming with vendors. Whether it’s musicians coming in that … could be LGBTQ related, like the Gay Men’s Chorus of DC or having a drag performance or art class where people can design things that show the representation and support for their communities.”

Ingleside In Color is not solely an LGBTQ+ focused initiative. It uplifts the voices and tells the stories of all the minority groups to which Ingleside residents belong and ensures that their interests are represented. [..]

Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published by Patch on July 21, 2023.