An intergenerational discussion between Black parent-caregivers from L.A.’s Black LGBTQI+ Parent and Caregiver Group and Black GSA youth about engagement and allyship strategies to strengthen community support for Black queer youth. The discussion will feature bestselling author and Human Rights Campaign Board Director, Jodie Patterson. Ms. Patterson is the author of The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation , a groundbreaking book: “Inspired by her transgender son, activist Jodie Patterson explores identity, gender, race, and authenticity to tell the real-life story of a family’s history and transformation”.

Medical Apartheid in Inglewood: Justice for April Valentine
Justice4AprilValentine rally, photo by Sikivu Hutchinson By Sikivu Hutchinson Reverence for white pregnant women, white motherhood, and the maintenance of white families are an integral