What does the future hold for Intersections between LGBTQ identity and the Humanities amidst ongoing social change? SpeakOUT’s goal is to enrich individual conversations along with a legal scholar, Stetson Law alum Nathan Bruemmer, and an award-winning Humanities scholar, Gloria Muñoz.

Gloria Muñoz, MFA, is a Colombian-American writer and advocate for multilingual literacy. She is St. Petersburg’s first Latina poet laureate; her book DANZIRLY won the Academy of American Poets 2019 Ambroggio Prize and the Gold Medal Florida Book Award. Other honors include a Hedgebrook Residency, Highlights Foundation’s 2022 Diverse Verse Fellowship and a St. Pete Arts Alliance Muse Award.

Nathan Bruemmer, J.D., is a Florida native who has served as a classroom teacher, non-profit leader, and Florida’s former LGBTQ+ Consumer Advocate. He serves on the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) and as co-chair of the ABA’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice SOGI Committee. He earned his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.

Our moderator, Paul Raker, is a lifelong nonprofit professional who began as a volunteer with the YMCA in high school. Currently, Paul serves as the Vice President of the OUT Foundation and as the volunteer Board President of OUT Arts & Culture. Past roles include Executive Director of the YMCA of Southwest Florida and Associate Executive Director of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington.

SpeakOUT is a free program, created by OUT Arts & Culture and partially funded by Florida Humanities. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available for each dialogue session.