Closets are for Clothes: Being a Person of Color in LGBT America

Dr. Battle, a former president of The Association of Black Sociologists (ABS), is coming to campus on October 11, 2017. In his talk, "Closets are for Clothes: Being a Person of Color in LGBT America," Dr. Battle discusses his findings from The Social Justice Sexuality Project,one of the largest ever national surveys of Black, Latina/o, and Asian and Pacific Islander, and multiracial lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

Juan Battle is a Professor of Sociology, Urban Education, & Social Welfare at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (C.U.N.Y.). He is also the Coordinator of the Africana Studies Certificate Program.

This event is sponsored by the CSUSB Intellectual Life Fund, the University Diversity Committee and The Pride Center at California State University, San Bernardino.