UNLEASHED LGBTQ+ 2024 DAY 1

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2024 ROUND UP SALOON 3912 CEDAR SPRINGS RD, DALLAS, TX 75219

11:00 AM | REGISTRATION (GRAB YOUR BADGE, YA’LL!)

12:00 PM | LUNCH BE SURE TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES ON CEDAR SPRINGS!!! THIS IS THE DALLAS GAYBORHOOD! (ENJOY 10% OFF AT PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS WITH YOUR UNLEASHED LGBTQ+ CONFERENCE/FESTIVAL BADGE)

1:00 PM | JIM FIELDING FORMER CEO OF DISNEY STORE & CLAIRE’S DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN OVER THE LAST 3 DECADES (BOOK SIGNING)

2:00 PM | LGBTQ+ MEANS BUSINESS!!!: NORTH TEXAS LGBTQ+ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PANEL DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT, TONY VEDA & VICE PRESIDENT, LISA HOWE

3:00 PM | LAMBDA LEGAL PANEL 50 YEARS OF IMPACT: FROM STONEWALL TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY & BEYOND!!! WITH RICHARD SAENZ (NEW YORK) & SHELLY SKEEN (DALLAS), A MILESTONE TIMELINE PRESENTATION

4:00 PM HRC & PLANNED PARENTHOOD: LGBTQ+ & WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE THE RISK AS PROJECT 25 GAINS MOMENTUM— HOW TO FIGHT BACK!

5:00 PM | SENIOR PASTOR DR. NIEL THOMAS ELABORATE ON THE DANGEROUS & UNFOUNDED GROWTH OF ‘CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM’

6:00 PM | DR. STEVEN POUNDERS M.D., DISCUSSES THE EVOLUTION OF HIV+ TREATMENT & PREVENTION IN PANEL DISCUSSION TBA

7:00 PM | LEGACY CARES CELEBRATES IT’S 30TH YEAR AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, MEDICINE & MORE… LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED TO MELISSA GROVE