Celebrating Pride Month
Overcoming Oppression & Building Resilience

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Join us for a Live Webinar

The rich diversity of the LGBTQIA2S+ community is ever evolving, and our history runs deep. In this webinar we will discuss historical events within the queer community that have brought us to become the rich and vibrant community that we are today.

*This training is presented from a peer perspective by people who have lived experience with mental disabilities.*

Live Caption and ASL Interpreter Available

About the webinar:

We in the queer community have various diverse personal experiences. We will dive into the past milestones and terminology of our community.

Please join us as we discuss:

• Gender Identity vs. Gender Expression
• Terms used for identity within the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
• History of the Compton Cafeteria Riot
• History of the term LGBT
• And more

Speaker:

Claire Haider (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary hearing person with lived experience navigating the mental health system. Having known American Sign Language for fifteen years, Claire’s previous employers over the last six years include a local Deaf access non-profit and a Deaf-owned employment development company. Claire’s previous work at DRC includes being a Patient’s Rights Advocate at Patton State Hospital, where they advocated for the expressed interests of those residing at the facility.