Monday, October 24, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm ET| Online
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Join us in discussing how to teach inclusive history. Join Moderator Rafael Walker (he/him) and panelists Lindz Amer (they/them), Michael Leali (he/him), Joanna McClintick (she/her), and Sarah Prager (she/her).
Moderator Rafael Walker (he/him) is an assistant professor of English and, by courtesy, of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College, City University of New York. He teaches and writes on literary and social issues related to critical race theory and LGBTQ and gender studies. His essays on diversity and inclusion in education have appeared in a variety of venues, including The Chronicle of Higher Education and Education Week.
Panelists
Lindz Amer (they/them) creates LGBTQ+ and intersectional social justice media for kids and families. They are the founder and CEO of Queer Kid Creative, a digital edutainment company spreading queer joy through queer-centered intersectional all-ages media. They created their beloved LGBTQ+ family webseries Queer Kid Stuff in 2015 which has blossomed into a brand new podcast called Rainbow Parenting, a live performance series, a weekly newsletter, educational resources, membership program, and more! Their queer and gender-affirming parenting book is slated for publication with Macmillan in 2023. They also write and consult for children’s television including their work on the Webby award-winning Blues Clues & You “Pride Parade” music video and more! You can watch their TED Talk on why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality now with more than 2.5 million views!
When Lindz isn’t trying to build a queer kid media empire, you can probably find them cooking, fiddling with their ukulele collection, working on a puzzle, painting, or snuggling with their pooch and wife on a New England beach.
Michael Leali (he/him) is a writer and educator, and he received his MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When he’s not dreaming up stories, he’s probably playing a board game, eating cheese, or grading papers somewhere in the suburbs of Chicago. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy is his debut novel. Michael Leali identifies as white, cisgender, gay, and uses he/him pronouns.
Joanna McClintick (she/her) is a social worker at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Center in Manhattan, and writes children's books. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.
Sarah Prager (she/her) is dedicated to raising awareness of LGBTQ+ history through writing, speaking, and her app, Quist. Being able to do that is what gets her up in the morning. That, and coffee. Lots of coffee.
She is the author of Queer, There and Everywhere, Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History, and Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders.
Sarah’s writing has been published by The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic, NBC News, HuffPost, The Advocate, Cosmopolitan, JSTOR Daily, Fodor’s Travel, Parents, Insider, and other national outlets. Her work has also appeared in print in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rutgers University Press, Michigan State University Press, and Magination Press. She is the Assistant Editor for Tagg Magazine.