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Personal Perspectives on PRIDE

Livestream | Friday, June 20, 2025 | 11am PST

Guest Speakers

  • Aruna Rao, founder and Executive Director of Desi Rainbow
  • Richard Rodriguez, award-winning author who came out in his collection of essays ‘Days of Obligation’
  • Helen Zia, journalist and activist for Asian American and LGBTQ rights, and founder of The Vincent Chin Institute

For LGBTQ Americans, Pride is Personal

YouTube Playlist: Personal Perspectives on PRIDE

Event Overview

In our deeply polarized society, what role does PRIDE play in shaping identity and forging community? Or has LGBTQ become so normalized  – “so over the rainbow” as some declare – it has lost relevance?  What does it mean to be LGBTQ at this juncture, when many in the community are under attack?

Speakers this week will share their stories and perspective on this moment in time. Please join us – with your questions – for a lively panel discussion.

Presented by ACoM

Cover Image Credit: Canva Photos

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