2021 Symposium: View Past Webinars
Webinar 1 : Telling Our Stories: Advancing LGBTQ Research and Campaigns in the South
- Recorded on June 16, 2021
Using the LGBTQ Institute Southern Survey as an example, Dr. Tameeka L. Hunter and Dr. Anneliese Singh, and others discuss the importance of research in helping tell the stories of LGBTQ communities and developing successful partnerships between academics and advocates.
Webinar 2: Research and Campaigns focused on LGBTQ people and Education
- Recorded on July 14, 2021
Nicole Young-Turner, Founder & Principal Consultant with Kaleidoscope Village, Co., Ian Siljestrom, Safe and Healthy Schools Associate Director with Equality Florida, and Brianna Jamison, LGBTQ Youth Activist (Chair, 2019 GSA Banneker High School) and Entrepreneur discuss research and Campaigns focused on LGBTQ people and Education as part of the LGBTQ Institute's annual symposium. Moderated by Ashlei Rabess M.A., LAPC, NCC, Doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Practice program at Georgia State University and LGBTQ Institute Fellow.
Webinar 3: Research and Campaigns focused on LGBTQ people and Employment
- Recorded on August 25, 2021
Chris Lugo, Executive Director of the Out Georgia Business Alliance, Gabrielle Claiborne, Co-founder and CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, and Dr. Franco Dispenza, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling and Counselor Education at Georgia State University (and Licensed Psychologist in Georgia) all discuss what’s next when it comes to LGBTQ research and campaigns specifically around employment. Moderated by Ashlei Rabess M.A., LAPC, NCC, Doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Practice program at Georgia State University and LGBTQ Institute Fellow.
Webinar 4: Research and Campaigns focused on LGBTQ people, Health & Wellbeing
- Recorded in September (this webinar features individual conversations with our expert panelists)
The pandemic has completely transformed the way we view and experience health and wellbeing. Panelists Zori Paul, Dr. Kristie Seelman, and Dr. John L. Whitehead discuss how the pandemic has specifically affected LGBTQ people’s overall health and wellbeing, and current research focusing on trans adults’ experiences in accessing healthcare and LGBTQIA+ resilience. The conversation also includes an exploration of LGBTQ research and campaigns around health and wellbeing that are helping to tell the story of LGBTQ southerners. Moderated by Ryan Roemerman, Executive Director of the LGBTQ Institute at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Webinar 5: Research and Campaigns focused on LGBTQ People, Criminal Justice, and Safety
- Recorded on October 20, 2021
Toni-Michelle Williams, Executive Director of Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative (SNAPCO) discusses what’s next for LGBTQ research and campaigns specifically focused on criminal justice and safety with Ashlei Petion M.A., LAPC, NCC, Doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Practice program at Georgia State University and LGBTQ Institute Fellow; and Ryan Roemerman, Executive Director of the LGBTQ Institute at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
2020 Symposium: View Past Webinars
Our live webinars took place on October 15th and 29th, 2020.
Thank you to Delta Air Lines for serving as a Founding Sponsor of our annual symposium.
Webinar 1 : Prevalence of “Conversion Therapy” in the South and the Experiences of the Survivors
- Recorded on October 15, 2020
So-called “conversion therapy” is prevalent in the American South. Using the findings from the LGBTQ Institute Southern Survey dataset, we discuss the prevalence, demographics, and mental health of “conversion therapy” survivors, where one in eight report having experienced this form abuse. The discussion focuses on the personal stories, how to recognize this abuse, and how individuals can support those who have gone through this experience.
Webinar 2, Strategies, Law, Hope and Healing: A Roadmap to Ending “Conversion Therapy”
- Recorded on October 29, 2020
This webinar will explore the efforts being taken to end “conversion therapy.” While all leading professional medical and mental health associations reject “conversion therapy” as a legitimate medical treatment, there are still some health, spiritual and religious practitioners who use it and cause harm. We explore the outreach being done to educate these communities, and the importance of the heart and mind change work being done alongside the legislative movement to ban these destructive practices.