Conversion Therapy: Panel Dialogue – Calgary Public Library

Name: Conversion Therapy: Panel Dialogue – Calgary Public Library — The Inheritance of Shame: A Memoir
Start: 2020-02-26T19:00:00-0800
End: 2020-02-26T20:30:00-0800
Location: Calgary Public Library – Central Branch (Performance Hall)

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30

Calgary Public Library – Central Branch (Performance Hall) 800 3 Street Southeast Calgary, AB, T2G 0E7 Canada (map)

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On February 3, 2020, Calgary City Council unanimously approved a motion to ban conversion therapy. Join us on Pink Shirt Day for a discussion of conversion therapy, and its impact on the LGBTQ community. Audience questions welcomed.

Panel Members:

Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra, City of Calgary; Dr. Kristopher Wells, Canada Research Chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, MacEwan University; Peter Gajdics, Author, The Inheritance of Shame: A Memoir; Shone Thistle, President, Calgary Pride; Boban Stojanovic, LGBTQ Settlement + Rainbow Railroad, Centre for Newcomers.

Central Library | Wednesday, February 26 | 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Tagged LGBTQ, gay, bisexual, SOGICE, conversion therapy, reparative therapy, trauma