{"id":18416,"date":"2015-10-09T10:07:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T14:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=18416"},"modified":"2015-10-09T10:07:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T14:07:09","slug":"lambda-presents-is-coming-out-still-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2015\/10\/09\/lambda-presents-is-coming-out-still-a-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lambda presents: Is Coming Out Still a Thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Karun Rivero, 2L<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18425\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2445.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18425 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2445-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Rudisill spoke at Stetson. Photo by Karun Rivero.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Rudisill spoke at Stetson. Photo by Karun Rivero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chris Rudisill, Director of LGBT Services at Metro Wellness and Community Center in St. Petersburg, and\u00a0members of the Stetson\u00a0Lambda Legal Society spoke Oct. 7 on the Gulfport campus about the importance and challenges of coming out following the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/case-files\/cases\/obergefell-v-hodges\/\">Obergefell<\/a> decision earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18424\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18424 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2437-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Students listened to the Lambda presentation, &quot;Is Coming Out Still a Thing?&quot; Photo by Karun RIvero.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students listened to the Lambda presentation, &#8220;Is Coming Out Still a Thing?&#8221; Photo by Karun RIvero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0presentation was held in conjunction with National Coming Out Day\u00a0\u2013an\u00a0event held every year to\u00a0acknowledge\u00a0coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) or as an ally. This\u00a0Sunday, Oct. 11, will mark the 27th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdded visibility helps break down barriers,\u201d\u00a0said Rudisill. \u201cWho we are is the most important part of our lives and we must show it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rudisill discussed\u00a0why coming out is still extremely important to the LGBT community\u00a0and\u00a0pointed to the Supreme Court\u2019s recent ruling on marriage equality and the surge of media attention and education about the LGBT community from celebrities and activists such as Laverne Cox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one can tell a young (LGBT) person anymore that they are the only ones,\u201d Rudisill said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that coming out itself can be easy or it can be difficult for some people, but for everyone there is the reality of living life after coming out.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Coming Out event is being held following a very difficult week for the LGBT community and allies. This week, the 20th murder of a transwoman of color was reported and two transgender youth reportedly committed suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Support groups and events sponsored by Metro are aimed at helping individuals and their families. Metro provides wellness and community centers dedicated to providing information and services to members of the LGBT community as well as their families.<\/p>\n<p>Stetson\u2019s Lambda Legal Society\u00a0provides a forum for exploring the legal issues faced by people identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender and allies. One of the goals of Lambda Legal Society is to provide tools young attorneys need to work more effectively with the increasingly visible LGBT client. LGBT clients seek legal advice in all areas of legal practice, and young attorneys should become familiar with the resources available.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Metro and the services they provide, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrotampabay.org\">http:\/\/www.metrotampabay.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Lamba Legal Society, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/students\/home\/student-organizations.php\">https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/students\/home\/student-organizations.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Karun Rivero, 2L Chris Rudisill, Director of LGBT Services at Metro Wellness and Community Center in St. Petersburg, and\u00a0members of the Stetson\u00a0Lambda Legal Society spoke Oct. 7 on the Gulfport campus about the importance and challenges of coming out following the Obergefell decision earlier this year. 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