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A few weeks ago, Point Foundation hosted its Leadership Education & Affinities Development (LEAD) Consortium on Policy & Law, which served as an opportunity for Point Scholars, Alumni, mentors, and guest speakers to convene, exchange ideas, and brainstorm about the current state of LGBTQ advocacy. We were greeted by a number of policy analysts, legal experts, […]
“Who feels like their sex ed didn’t fully meet their needs?” Fifty hands immediately flew into the air. Unfortunately, it didn’t surprise me. My co-presenter, Lex Loro, wasn’t surprised either. When we asked this question during our workshop at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference, we knew the response we would get. We […]
Creating Change (CC) is an annual organizing and skill-building conference that attracts hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied activist from across the country. I’ve been lucky enough to go to the conference twice! Last year, actress and trans rights activist Laverne Cox gave a keynote speech that spoke to my soul (watch it […]
Thanks to Point Foundation, this year I was able to attend my first Creating Change Conference in Houston, Texas. Creating Change is one of the largest LGBT conferences with over 4,000 participants and over 350 workshops and training sessions. Prior to the conference, I had the opportunity to help support the planning of the Latino Institute, […]