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Feature: Creating Change Part 3
May. 21, 2014—This week, we continue to share share stories from the students who attended the 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change that was held on January 29 through February 2, 2014. Our third reflection is by VDS alumnua Alex Salfer-Hobbs. (Read the first blog post here and second here.) This past January, I was the fortunate...
Friday Photo 2.14.14
Feb. 14, 2014—The 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change took Houston, Texas by storm on January 29 through February 2, 2014. Nearly 4,000 people from all over the country attended the five-day program that featured over 390 workshops, training sessions, meetings and events. Plus there were four unbelieveably spectacular plenary sessions, including the opening plenary...
VDS Feature: National Coming Out Week
Nov. 6, 2013— National Coming Out Week is full of celebrations around National Coming Out Day, October 11. This tradition began with the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 11, 1987. Organizers of the event and LGBTQI activists decided to designate October 11 as a day to celebrate coming out and to commemorate...