Apphia Kumar will be a keynote speaker at the BECAUSE 2016 ConferenceOwning her bisexual label sinc
Apphia Kumar will be a keynote speaker at the BECAUSE 2016 ConferenceOwning her bisexual label since she was 19, Apphia is warrior, a survivor, the voice in the room reminding it to be bi-inclusive refusing to tip-toe around biphobia and bi erasure, a hugaholic, a poet who loves to sing. She founded an LGBTQ support group in her hometown in Pune, the bustling high-tech hub 100 miles outside Mumbai India called “Birds of a Feather”; moderates and hosts BOZ an online group for Bisexuals in/from India; contributed to “Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals around the World”; and is currently the Board Chair for SALGA-NYC, New York’s largest South Asian LGBTQ organization.Apphia is the first known asylee who was granted asylum in the USA as an out bisexual and is currently working on Immigration Issues through the Bisexual experience. Please join us for BECAUSE (ie “Bisexual Empowerment Conference, A Uniting Supportive Experience”) the annual Midwestern USA Bisexual+ Conference this weekend Friday April 8th thru Sunday April10th at the University of Minnesota in the Coffman Memorial Union, 3rd floor, Minneapolis MN USA. NOTE: It is very important to us that this conference is accessible to everyone. Because of this, we ask that you think critically about what you’re able to contribute; whether that’s more than $70 or less. Pay more if you can, less if you can’t! No one will be turned away due to inability to pay. Looking forward to seeing EVERYONE this weekend! -- source link
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