{"id":11259,"date":"2016-12-06T11:26:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=11259"},"modified":"2016-12-08T12:57:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T20:57:10","slug":"transgender-awareness-panel-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/11259\/showcase\/transgender-awareness-panel-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender awareness panel and discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Inaugural Safe Zone event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by English Professor Michelle Blair, with<br \/>\nthe Office of Students Affairs The Transgender<br \/>\nAwareness Panel and Discussion was a success,<br \/>\nwith over 70 people in attendance. Three panelists,<br \/>\nKelly J. Kelly, Robyn Adams, and Aron<br \/>\nValdez (an SJCC graduate), spoke honestly<br \/>\nand compellingly about their experience being<br \/>\nnon-gender-conforming. Q &amp; A followed the<br \/>\nspeakers.<br \/>\nFinally, Transgender Day of Remembrance<br \/>\n(which takes place annually, on Nov. 20) was<br \/>\nhonored as names were read aloud from a partial<br \/>\nlist of those who had been killed in 2016 by anti-<br \/>\ntransgender violence.<br \/>\nHuge thanks go to Lezra Chenportillo of the<br \/>\nTransfer Center; Maria Avalos of the Student<br \/>\nAffairs Office; Judy Wessler of the President\u2019s<br \/>\nOffice; and President Byron Breland and V.P. of<br \/>\nStudent Affairs Roland Montemayor, who make<br \/>\nsure that equity and inclusivity abound on our<br \/>\ncampus. Look for more Safe Zone events next<br \/>\nsemester.<br \/>\nIf you are interested in becoming part of Equality,<br \/>\nSJCC\u2019s LGBTQ-Straight Alliance, please<br \/>\ncontact Michelle Blair at: michelle.blair@sjcc.<br \/>\nedu. 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