LGBT Resource Center
USC Student Affairs

Meet the Speakers

Quin Adney

Quin Adney

 Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in Greek Life
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Dating
Serena Au

Serena Au

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Experience being an LGBT person of color
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (including both oustide and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
Austin Coleman

Austin Coleman

Speaker Topics:

  • Gender Identity/Expression
  • Coming Out Story
  • Family Acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in Greek Life
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
Christine Crowley

Christine Crowley

Speaker Topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Your coming out experience
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Health & wellness concerns within the LGBT community
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
Lauren Dawson

Lauren Dawson

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement in the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Challenges/Rewards with religion and spirituality
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • How to be a better Ally
Joshua DeMilta

Joshua DeMilta

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in sports
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
  • How to be a better Ally
Nick Maher

Nick Maher

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
Luis Maldonado

Luis Maldonado

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Experiences being an LGBT person of color
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT politican & media issues
  • Health & wellness concerns within the LGBT community
  • Out in Greek Life
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Dating
Sara Parker

Sara Parker

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in Leadership positions on campus
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
Khristopher Patrick

Khristopher Patrick

Speaker Topics:

  • Gender Identity/Expression
  • Coming Out Story
  • Experience being an LGBT person of color
  • Family acceptance
  • Out In leadership positions on campus
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating

 

Adam Rei Siegel

Adam Rei Siegel

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Experiences being an LGBT person of color
  • Family acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in Greek Life
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
  • How to be a better Ally
Keshav Tyagi

Keshav Tyagi

Speaker topics:

  • Involvement with the LGBT community
  • Coming out story
  • Experiences being an LGBT person of color
  • Challenges/Rewards with religion and spirituality
  • Family acceptance
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
  • How to be a better Ally
Luke Vandekieft

Luke Vandekieft

Speaker Topics:

  • Gender Identity/Expression
  • Coming Out Story
  • Maintaining Religious Beliefs
  • Family Acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Health & wellness concerns within the LGBT community
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating
Cynthia Wang

Cynthia Wang

Speaker Topics:

  • Gender Identity/Expression
  • Coming Out Story
  • Experience being an LGBT person of color
  • Family Acceptance
  • LGBT political & media issues
  • Out in leadership positions on campus
  • Homophobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside and within the LGBT community)
  • Dating

 

 

Paige Battcher

Paige Battcher

Speaker Topics:

 

  • Involvement with the LGBT Community
  • Your coming out experience
  • Gender identity/expression
  • Family acceptance
  • Out in sports
  • Coming out in the workplace
  • Homopobia (including personal experiences with hate crimes and discrimination)
  • Living with stereotypes (both outside aand within the LGBT community)