LGBTQ+ Pride Month Event
Understanding Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation and Allyship
Thursday, June 29, 2023
AGENDA
Check-in: 4:00 – 4:30 pm MDT
Presentation and Q&A: 4:30 – 5:30 pm MDT
Networking Reception: 5:30 – 7:00 pm MDT
LOCATION
In-Person & Virtual
Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
675 Fifteenth Street, Suite 2300
Denver, CO 80202
This year has seen a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. More than 400 bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the United States – already more than double the number in all of 2022. On June 29, please join us for an engaging discussion with distinguished LGBTQ+ educator Leo Caldwell as we recognize Pride Month. We’ll learn about the current legislative action impacting the LGBTQ+ communities and discuss the special focus the legislation brings on the transgender community as well as the impact on bodily autonomy and parental rights. We will cover a baseline understanding of the transgender community, which makes up 1.6% of the US population, and the disproportionate amount of legislation concerning that community introduced across 45 states. Finally, we’ll discuss the importance of allyship and ways you can support the LGBTQ+ community.
Join us from 4:30 – 5:30 pm MDT for the presentation and Q&A followed by a networking reception from 5:30 – 7:00 pm MDT in the Summit Rooms on the 23rd floor of our office building in Denver. For those who cannot attend in person, virtual connectivity through Zoom will be available.
Meet Leo Caldwell
Leo Caldwell is an LGBTQ+ educator and speaker with a focus on the trans community. He has presented to a variety of audiences including Gannett USA TODAY Network, University of Oregon, local fire/police departments, and various non-profits/youth organizations. He is currently a lecturer at Ball State University. He combines his storytelling, virtual training expertise, and years of lived experience as a trans man to inspire empathy and inclusivity for all genders within organizations.