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Monday October 6th, 7 pm Clark Lounge
National Coming Out Day Speaker Christopher Dyer (‘92)

Ithaca College alumnus and Director for the Mayor’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Affairs in the District of Columbia will be coming to campus as our featured speaker for National Coming Out Day! In this position, Dyer is the primary liaison to the GLBT community for the Mayor and the administration and is the lead advisor on GLBT policy for the city. Dyer also serves the city as a Human Rights Commissioner. In 1997, Dyer founded the Youth Pride Alliance, a 501 (c)3 organization that sponsors an annual Youth Pride event for GLBTQ youth and their supporters. In 2001, Dyer received the Gene Frey Award for Excellence in Volunteering from Whitman Walker Clinic and in 2003 he was named a Capital Pride Hero for his outstanding contributions to the GLBT community.