Robley Rex VAMC 8th Annual Pride Fest

The Robley Rex VA 8th Annual Pride Fest celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and builds connections among Veterans, their families, staff, and the larger community. 

West Entrance Patio
11:00 a.m. – Opening Remarks: Ms. Ginsberg
Welcome and update on affirming services at Robley Rex: Dr. Wahl & Dr. Janes
11:10 a.m. DJ Rob Nonstop plays until 1300
Four Pegs food truck, snacks, promotional material, sno cones, info tables
 
Inside D010 Emcee: Zion Brown
11:10 a.m. "A Drag Conversation with Artemisia and Gemma Nai”
11:30  a.m. A Veteran shares her experience as a trans women in the military and VA: Rebecca Grant
11:50 - a.m.Louisville PRIDE Foundation and Community Center:  speaker TBA
12:10 - p.m. "Music City PrEP Clinic": Steven Ogooue – Slide presentation
12:30 p.m.Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) at Robley Rex: Dr. Krishnasamy
12:40 p.m. - "The State of Fairness: LGBTQ+ Rights in Kentucky" - Chris Hartman
Leonard Matlovich Award presentation and closing
 
Community Participant Tables:
St. John Center
Sweet Evening Breeze
Louisville Pride Foundation
Music City Prep
Fairness Campaign
Additional speakers table for Rebecca, Artemisia, Gemma Nai
 
Internal Participant Tables:
IPVAP – Mel Collet
CWT- will share SP promotional items too – Keith Hosey & Hope Nelson-Mang
Whole Health – Nancy Korfahge + team
Women’s Health – Kathryn Brown
Union – Shawn Williams
EEO/ LGBTQ+ SEMPs – Matt Livers & Ebony Miller
LGBTQ+ VCC program – Cara Janes & Clare Wahl
 Eligibility and Enrollment - Bridgett Marquez and Angela Dewees