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SUMMARY:Queer Advocacy Through the Ages: Lavender Scare to Trump 2.0
LOCATION:CC Collaboration Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Activism & Resistance Speaker Series.\n\nThe Speaker Series is
  a program by ISE in Student Engagement & Belonging in collaboration with
  Women's\, Gender\, & Sexuality Studies. Almost every Monday we will brin
 g a speaker to campus or on zoom to speak to community building\, advocac
 y and resiliency in navigating social justice both as an individual and w
 ithin institutions. Faculty\, Staff and Students are all welcome to atten
 d.\n\nAbout this presentation\n\nThis will focus on highlighting LGBTQIAS
 + history and highlighting the ways in which advocacy and activism has al
 ways been at the forefront of our our community. We will start with Magnu
 s Hirschfeld and William Dorsey Swann and end with Chase Strangio and the
  Trump 2.0 effect.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nMeagon Nolasco (they/them) is 
 an LGBTQ+ advocate\, social worker\, and community organizer based in the
  Capital Region who dedicates their life to policy change\, mental health
  support\, and grassroots community-building. They are best known as the 
 Founder and Executive Director of Collar City Pride\, a non-profit organi
 zation established in December 2023 to provide resources\, healthcare nav
 igation\, and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community in Rensselaer County. Mea
 gon's previous positions include the NYS Senate\, where they assisted in 
 the passage of the NYS Trans Safe Haven Bill and the Trans Shield Law 2.0
 \, and The Pride Center of the Capital Region. Meagon is also a training 
 developer and presenter\, having trained providers in spaces such as Uppe
 r \n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/695b7704-00cf-4273-8576-f8844da2ad1b
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/695b7704-00cf-4273-8576-f8844da2ad1b
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