What Does the A in LGBTQIA+ Stand For?

Sara Beth Brooks

Stevenson 101
8:30 AM

Scholar-activist, veteran community organizer, and founder of Asexual Awareness Week Sara Beth Brooks explors asexuality and the asexual community. Over the last 20 years, asexual communities have organized together both online and in person across the globe and developed a unique vocabulary to describe their experiences. This presentation will introduce the asexual umbrella of identities, the violence faced by asexual folks, the history of the asexual movement, coming out as asexual, and navigating mixed orientation relationships. Brooks, who identifies as both bisexual and asexual, has also been involved in the fight to secure marriage equality, military service, and employment for LGBTQIA+ communities. In 2013, she was honored with the National Voice and Action Award by Campus Pride. Twice she was a guest of the Obama White House to discuss LGBTQIA+ issues.