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Conversations With Carole

"Conversations with Carole" is meant to build a community where we can talk about current and historical issues relevant to our times. I've been in the cross culture business for many years and celebrate the past work I've done in radio. It made sense NOW to move the conversation to a podcast format where we can all get involved!

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As an award-winning keynote speaker, trainer, and global thought leader, since 1987, Carole Copeland Thomas moderates the discussions of critical issues affecting the marketplace. She has her pulse on the issues affecting working professionals and regularly consults with industry leaders. She has spent 36 years cultivating relationships and partnerships with local, national, and international sponsors, including Walmart, Amtrak, and Emirates Airlines. Carole is the past president of The National Speakers Association -New England Chapter and was on the leadership team of Black NSA. Carole is a blogger and social media enthusiast using various technology platforms to enhance her business development activities.

Carole has been featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Black Enterprise, ABC Radio, and CBS News.

She is the author of eight books and is the Past National Vice Chair of the National Black MBA Association

Carole is a 28-year member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and an active member of Black NSA. She won the President Emeritus Award for the leadership role she played during the 2017-2018 NSA New England Chapter Year.

Visit Carole's website at www.carolecopelandthomas.com.

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6/24/2024 EPISODE #36 LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH Religion, Resistance, Relationships

June 24, 2024 • Carole Copeland Thomas

From LGBTQIA to she/her/hers, the language, descriptions, and ideological frameworks are ever-evolving. Gender identity is separate from gender expression. And these categories are also separate from sexual orientation. I self-identify as a cisgender woman whose sexual orientation affirms my attraction to men. What does all this mean? And how do you use the word "they" when referencing a single person??

It's Pride Month, June 2024, and we will deep dive into the LGBTQ community to understand how Religion, Resistance, and Relationships have defined the strength and resilience of this group despite the attacks aimed at curtailing and destroying their very existence.

Be sure to listen to Episode #35 where I present the foundational platform for the LGBTQ community.

I urge you to embark on this journey of self-discovery, to truly 'know the self'. This self-awareness will help you understand your own place on the spectrum before engaging in meaningful conversations with others.

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LGBTQ RESOURCES

STONEWALL RIOTS 1969

https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots

REV. DR. JENNIFER LEATH

From Black, Quare and There to Where," Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BA_JpHkb3Q

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?

https://www.hrc.org/resources/what-does-the-bible-say-about-homosexuality

FOUR THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT GOD AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/four-things-you-didnt-know-about-god-and-same-sex-marriage/