About the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance

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Our Service Area

Our service area includes Franklin, Essex and Clinton Counties in the Adirondack Mountains of Northeastern New York state.

Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization headquartered in Saranac Lake, NY.

What We Do

We provide a variety of services and events to serve our LGBTQIA+ community, including:

  • Provide needed peer support services pertaining to personal LGBTQIA+ issues and/or referrals to other agencies for support services.
  • Provide outreach, education & advocacy on issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community.
  • Provide Safe Place services for domestic violence, discrimination & sexual violence, as well as counseling and prevention.
  • Provide age-appropriate trainings and workshops in regional middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, religious centers, and civic/business organizations on LGBTQIA+ issues.
  • Coordinate with local, regional, state & national organizations to provide services to LGBTQIA+ individuals, families and providers.
  • Attend and participate in local, regional, state & national conferences and events that focus on LGBTQIA+ topics.
  • Keep up-to-date on current trends and issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community so we can lend educational expertise as we are able.
Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance Pride Parade Plattsburgh NY 2023

Our Team

Our team includes many talented, and dedicated people who are driven to serve our community.

Sean Brace
Board Member

Sean Brace (he/they) has been a member of the LGBTQIA+ Community for over 20 years, where he represented the North Country across not only New York State but also in Vermont, Massachusetts and New Jersey with their Stage Persona Mhisty Knights.

Sean has been a part of the Adirondack North Country Pride planning committee from September 2017, filling the role of Entertainment Coordinator and Lead Vendor for the annual Pride events. He is now currently working on Coordinating Talent for our Annual Tri-lakes Pride event.

Sean Brace singing
Sean has been very active in peaceful protests in the past several years, protesting against political policies that cause harm to minorities of race, sexual orientation, gender expression, bodily autonomy, domestic violence and mental health issues. They work to lend their voice to the voiceless by standing alongside them.

Sean Hance
Board Member

Sean Hance (he/him) is a co-founder as well as a board member of ANCGA. Sean is an advocate for Queer Rights and inclusion in NY State.

Sean has lived in the North Country his whole life and is raising his family here as a proud and visible Trans man. Sean has spent his career serving Franklin County in the Human Services field. Sean truly enjoys using his lived experience to support and empower others in his community to achieve recovery from substance use disorder and mental illness.

Sean Hance Board Member of Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance
Sean is happiest with his family in nature as well as with a book or a paintbrush in his hand. Sean’s biggest dream is to publish his writing. He hopes to create a literary piece based on his experience of living life as a trans person in the conservative North Country.

Sean hopes that the ANCGA creates a space of love, acceptance and most important to him, community for all trans or gender non-conforming individuals in this area.

“Community is going to be the best way to ensure happiness and health for our community. It has to start somewhere, so why not with us.”