Voices of the Unheard: LGBTQ+ Spaces

On Monday, June 29th, LSU hosted a virtual town hall which gave insight on how the LSU community can maintain LGBTQ+ supportive environments that raise awareness of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression across all intersections of race, religion, nationality, social class, and abilities. ➡️ PANEL MODERATOR ⬅️ ----------------------------- Wes Heath (he/him), Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs, PhD Candidate ➡️ RESOURCE PANELISTS ⬅️ ----------------------------- ▪️ Bill Mattera (he/him), Director of Residential Life and Education, President of the LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Caucus ▪️ Catherine Jacquet (she/her), Associate Professor, History and Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies ▪️ Kathy Saichuk (she/her), Assistant Director of Wellness and Health Promotion at the Student Health Center ▪️ Savannah Mattox (she/her), LGBTQ+ Project Graduate Assistant, PhD Student ▪️ Chris Bradford (he/him), Chairman at Baton Rouge Pride ▪️ Kelvin Dandridge (he/him), Events and Communications Coordinator for Open Health Care Clinic ➡️ STUDENT PANELISTS ⬅️ ----------------------------- ▪️ Leigh Fresina (they/them), Former Spectrum President, LGBTQ+ Project Intern, 2020 graduate ▪️ Chrys Viator (he/him), LTA: LSU President and member of Spectrum, Junior ▪️ Kyrin Lewis (he/him) member of Aroma, Junior ▪️ Angela Blank (she/her), Spectrum Panels Coordinator, Junior ▪️ Sydney Epps (she/they), Ph.D., Sigma Gamma Rho, LSU Chapter, Postdoc in Education ▪️ Jay Dornier (he/they), Young Democratic Socialists of America at LSU, Junior