Know Your Rights: A community town hall at bard college

Sitting in the wings getting ready to hit the stage.

This week I spoke and facilitated a discussion for Bard College with LGBTQ+ students and faculty. I created a space where attendees could share their concerns about the Trump presidency, and could ask questions—not just of me but of each other—about how they could navigate the frightening political climate.

As an educator, community advocate, and organizer, my contribution to the event centered on how we can respond to this moment as individuals and as communities. I shared strategies and tactics I learned as a political and movement strategist and as an out queer and trans organizer and advocate working in the community for over 25 years.

It’s important to remember that no long-standing rights were achieved when times were easy. They were forged in challenge and difficulty. This is our moment to walk the path of ancestors and elders who paved the road before us. This is our legacy.

It’s important to remember that no long-standing rights were achieved when times were easy. They were forged in challenge and difficulty. This is our moment to walk the path of ancestors and elders who paved the road before us. This is our legacy.