Special Guest Spirit of Stonewall Special Guest
The Special Guest Award is bestowed on individuals who have enriched our lives through activism, inspiration, philanthropy or arts and culture.
Dr. Ronni Sanlo Dr. Ronni Sanlo, recognized as the 2015 Spirit of Stonewall Special Guest, is the Director Emeritus of the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center (LGBT) Center and a frequent keynote speaker and consultant on LGBT issues in Higher Education. LGBT rights pioneer, Dr. Sanlo has led a lifetime of educational service at such renowned institutions as UCLA, Cal State Fullerton and the University of Michigan.
Prior to her work in higher education, Dr. Sanlo was an HIV/AIDS epidemiologist in Florida where she earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida, and a masters and doctorate in education from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Her consultation, research, and many publications focus on sexual orientation issues in higher education.
Dr. Sanlo is the founding chair of the Consortium of Higher Education
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Professionals, and is the originator of the award-winning Lavender Graduation, a commencement event that celebrates the lives and achievements of graduating LGBT college students.
The meaning of Pride goes
very deep with me. Being an educator, activist, mother, and grandmother, Pride is imbedded in my soul. While annual street parties are
Dr. Sanlo lives in Southern California where she continues to research and write and is the owner of Purple Distinctions Writing Retreats and Self- Publishing. Her focus on LGBT history is the foundation for her award-winning 2014 documentary Letter to Anita. Ronni’s memoir is The Purple Golf Cart: The Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma.
When Ronni isn’t playing passionate but rotten golf, she is
working on an historical novel about the last five months of WWII Europe.
important events for us where we feel our collective joy, I
believe that Pride also means staying informed, overcoming complacency, not waiting for someone else to stand up for us, and for us to stand up for other disenfranchised communities
Pride means ensuring that the next generation has an easier time than I did; that families accept their children inclusive of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; that we come out and be visible every time we get the chance.
Pride for me is about self-love and self-respect, and modeling those qualities for others who are afraid to come out of the closet. Pride is about community, about family and friends and lovers, about living freely despite the challenges we may face.
Finally, Pride is about giving to our local, state, and national
organizations so that they may do the hard work on our behalf.
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