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19 LGBTQ Community Panel

April 11, 2019

 

Rainbow colored background and the IU East Logo in the top, right corner. Flier says: Join us for the unveiling of the IU East LGBTQ archives as well as lively conversation with folks from the LGBTQ community in Richmond and the surrounding areas.

On the evening of April 11, 2019, the IU East School of Humanities, English Department, Composition Program, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Strategic Investments, Primary Source Immersion Program, Safe Zone, and Alliance student group sponsored a LGBTQ community members panel and reception.

You can view the LGBTQ Community Panel or you can read the Transcript in Appendix 9.

Panel Participants are Lisa Marling (Ally, Nurse), JR Ridgeway (Army, Law Enforcement), Scott Tucker (Business Owner), Benjamin Guard (Student, Co-founder of SAGA at IVY Tech), Sue King (Navy Vet, Archivist), and Brent Walsh (Administrator, Earlham School of Religion). All participants identify as LGBTQ+ and currently live or is originally from Wayne County, Indiana and surrounding areas. Photos below…

Topics mentioned include:

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Asexuality
  • Transgender
  • Religion/Religious discrimination
  • Pronouns
  • Gay/Lesbian
  • Pride Events/Organizations
  • Rainbow Richmond
  • Suicide/Bullying
  • Diversity in the Classroom
  • Safe Spaces
  • Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
  • Coming out in the Military
  • Rural Communities

Panel Photographs:

Picture of men in blue suit speaking in front of chalkboard.
Dr. Rountree
A male in a buttoned up shirt stands next to a short haired woman in blue collared shirt in front of chalkboard.
Students Ethan Scott and Samantha Shockley
Men and women sitting in chairs in front of auditoriom sized classroom. Woman in black shirt and white hair speaking towards audience.
Lisa Marling speaking (far right)

 

Men and women sitting in chairs in front of auditoriom sized classroom.
Brent Walsh speaking (far left)
Male sitting centered in bright blue business outfit speaking, with two males and a woman looking at him from beside him.
JR Ridgeway speaking (second from right)
Male with light blue blazer speaking with both hands raised, palms up.
Scott Tucker speaking (second from left)
Three men and one women sitting in chairs in front of chalkboard.
Benjamin Guard speaking (second from right)
Three men and one woman with are arm raised sitting in chairs in front of blackboard.
Sue King speaking (second from left)
Group picture of the panelists sitting in chairs in front of audience.
(left to right) Sue King, Ben Guard, Scott Tucker, JR Ridgeway

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IU East LGBTQ+ Archive Copyright © by Beth South; Eng-W270 Spring 2019; Travis Rountree; and Abbie Sliger is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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