Author Rob Sanders will be interviewed by Pride and Less Prejudice Founder Lisa Forman. Rob Sanders is a teacher who writes and a writer who teaches. He is known for his funny and fierce fiction and nonfiction picture books and is recognized as one of the pioneers in the arena of LGBTQ+ literary nonfiction picture books. Rob's 2020 releases included THE FIGHTING INFANTRYMAN: THE STORY OF ALBERT D. J. CASHIER, TRANSGENDER CIVIL WAR SOLIDER (Little Bee Books), MAYOR PETE: THE STORY OF PETE BUTTIGIEG (Henry Holt & Co.) and BLING BLAINE: THROW GLITTER, NOT SHADE (Sterling).

Mia Ibrahim will be facilitating activities and conversations around normativity and how it affects our marginalized students. We will uncover what makes us marginalized, the intersections of identities, and how we are all impacted by what has been deemed "normal." Together, we will unpack how to combat these prejudices in and out of the classroom. This workshop will be a 60 minute presentation, followed by a 30 minute Q&A session.