Free and open to the public
- 9-9:20: Breakfast and Networking
- 9:20 Welcome
Jay Poole, Professor of Social Work, LEARN Leadership Team - 9:30-10:15: Politics, Journalism, and Truth: The Real Story of HB2
Harold Lloyd, Associate Professor Wake Forest School of Law
Moderator: Derek Krueger, Professor Religion and Philosophy, UNCG - 10:20-11:20: Real Impact
Moderator: Brad Johnson, LEARN Coordinator,- Impact on Students
- Austin MacDonald, River Hedgepath
- Impact on Higher Education
- Leigh Ann Royster, Director of Inclusive Wellbeing, Elon University
- Impact on the Health of LGBTQ+ Community
- Deena Fulton, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Impact on Students
- 11:20-11:30 Stretch break
- 11:30-12:00 Queer Lives, Media Representations, and the Stories We Tell
Nick White, Author of How to Survive a Summer, a novel about a gay-to-straight conversion camp and a man’s reckoning with his experiences there.
Moderator: Jen Feather, Associate Professor, English - 12:00-12:30 Moving Beyond
Discussion facilitated by Elliott Kimball, Assistant Director, UNCG Office of Intercultural Engagement, LGBTQ+ Outreach, and Advocacy
Read more about our speakers at the Ashby Dialogues website.
