From Georgia Equality to Global Equality: Driving a Movement for LGBTQ Rights

The World Affairs Council invites you to join the Young Leaders Global Leadership Dialogue Series program featuring Jeff Graham, Executive Director of Georgia Equality The program is Tuesday, June 27, 2016 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Registration & Reception will begin at 6:00 PM, followed by the discussion at 6:30PM

About the speaker:

Jeff is the executive director of Georgia Equality, an organization that works to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities throughout Georgia. Jeff began advocating on LGBT and AIDS related issues as a college student in the mid-1980s and has continued his advocacy on these issues since that time. He has been involved in a wide variety or grassroots and legislative advocacy campaigns and has served as either an executive director or board member to a number of local and national organizations working on issues related to gay and transgender rights, access to healthcare, community empowerment and HIV/AIDS. Jeff has received numerous awards and recognition for both his advocacy and nonprofit work from organizations such as the National Center for Human Rights Education, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Atlanta City Council, The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, ACLU of Georgia and several publications and organizations within the local LGBT and HIV communities. He is a current board member of ProGeorgia and the national Equality Federation.

He served as a Grand Marshal of the Atlanta Pride Parade in 1999, 2010 and 2012.