{"id":29,"date":"2019-11-22T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qorrn.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2023-12-23T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T15:00:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qorrn.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fef2ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fef2ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1424d055\" data-id=\"1424d055\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c97d412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c97d412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Mission and Values<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The&nbsp;Queer-Oriented Rural Resource Network&nbsp;(QORRN) is dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ individuals in rural communities access the resources and services they need.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We value the important work that is happening on the ground in rural communities all across America. Our aim is to elevate the profile of existing resources and to amplify their messages so that people in need can find them easily.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We recognize that the LGBTQ+ communities are expansive and expanding. We strive to include resources that attend to a wide variety of needs, identities, and experiences.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Importantly, we know that struggles are interconnected: the quest for Queer liberation is intrinsically connected with the quests for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Immigrant liberation. Black Lives Matter. Black Queer Lives Matter. Black Trans Lives Matter.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Our Approach<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We serve rural Queers in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Resource Mapping. <\/strong>Our volunteers look for LGBTQ+Focused and LGBTQ+Friendly resources in rural areas. We publish details about the providers we find, including addresses and phone numbers, mission statements, and other pertinent information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community Engagement.&nbsp;<\/strong>We collaborate with other DeKalb, IL groups and non-profits to offer community events that celebrate Queer life in Northern Illinois.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education and Outreach. <\/strong>QORRN founder Frankie DiCiaccio shares insights from QORRN&#8217;s work in the form of interviews, presentations, peer-groups, and op-ed publications.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Context<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In April 2019, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtmap.org\/\">Movement Advancement Project<\/a> (in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityfederation.org\/\">Equality Federation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nclrights.org\/\">National Center for Lesbian Rights<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/nbjc.org\/node?page=16%22%3B=\">National Black Justice Coalition<\/a>) published a report called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtmap.org\/file\/lgbt-rural-report.pdf\">Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America<\/a>\u201d. They found that between 2.9 and 3.8 million people living in rural America are LGBT and that they face higher rates of discrimination due to \u201cthe social and political landscape of rural areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} --><\/p>\n<p>One particularly telling line from the report summary reads:<br>\u201c\u2026the greater social and geographic isolation of rural areas means there are fewer support structures available to LGBT people in rural areas. When LGBT people in rural areas face discrimination, or even simply are struggling with acceptance or coming out, there are fewer places to turn for social support, legal support, or even just basic information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Later in 2019, QORRN was founded to help point people to the resources available to them at the local, statewide, and inter\/national levels.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Our Team<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>QORRN is 100% volunteer run. We would not exist without dedicated and generous volunteers and supporters. We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Anonymous \u2022 Zahra Barnes \u2022 Andrea Bartels \u2022 M\u00e9lisa Breiner-Sanders \u2022 Ally Camelio \u2022 Daisy Campuzano \u2022 Brandon Chiou \u2022 Gwendolyn Perry Davis \u2022 Frank DiCiaccio \u2022 Frankie DiCiaccio \u2022 Joey Donnelly \u2022 Lindsay Kulla Ellis \u2022 Kelsey Ettman \u2022 Brian Evans \u2022 Madisyn Fairchild \u2022 Jeremy Floyd \u2022 Claire Frederiksen \u2022 Jason Holmes \u2022 Corinna Joyner \u2022 Martha Koch \u2022 Andrea Levine \u2022 Andee McEvoy Ryerson \u2022 Daniel McCarey \u2022 Jules Nestler \u2022 Lauren Noll \u2022 Alexander Pepperman \u2022 Jenny Petersen \u2022 Diana Raiselis \u2022 Anne Schuler \u2022 Enrico Spada \u2022 Michala Stock \u2022 Walls Trimble \u2022 Rachel Valdez<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Director<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:info@qorrn.com\">Frankie DiCiaccio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><b>Spring 2021 Intern<\/b><br>Daisy Campuzano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website Design and Support<br><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enricospada.net\">Enrico Spada<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Logo Design<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowiedunwoody.com\">Bowie Dunwoody<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We value your thoughts and look forward to hearing from you. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.qorrn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QORRN_2022AnnualReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qorrn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/QORRN_2021AnnualReport-1.pdf\">2021<\/a><br><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qorrn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QORRN_2020AnnualReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<\/p><h2 style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Press<\/h2>\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qorrn.com\/press\">Press<\/a> page for relevant releases. With inquiries, contact Executive Director Frankie DiCiaccio at info@QORRN.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Due to the volume of resources included in our network, QORRN is unable to vet individual providers. QORRN reserves the right to remove any provider from our network at any time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Mission and Values The&nbsp;Queer-Oriented Rural Resource Network&nbsp;(QORRN) is dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ individuals in rural communities access the resources and services they need. We value the important work that is happening on the ground in rural communities all across America. 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