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April Callis

they/she

Assistant Dean and Director, Gender + Sexuality Resource Center, Princeton University
Callis

Coalition-Builder, Facilitator, Learner

Dr. April Callis (they/she) came to Princeton by way of Miami University in Ohio, where they served as the associate director of LGBTQ+ Initiatives. Previously, she worked in the LGBTQ Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and as faculty for the Honors Program at Northern Kentucky University. Callis has published on biphobia, queer theory and fanfiction across their career and is currently working on an article about queer joy in higher education. They live with their partner of 13 years and their four rescued Siberian huskies.

Events

Bisexuality and Bi Erasure

Friday, September 20

Bisexuals make up more than half of the overall LGBTQIA+ adult population in the US, and yet are often invisibilized within the queer community. This session will explore bisexuality, touching on the shifting meaning of the term, the research around bi identities, and the realities of bisexual erasure. Additional identities on the multiple attraction spectrum (such as pansexual and omnisexual) will also be discussed.


Events

Shaping Spaces: The Evolution of the Gender + Sexuality Resource Center at Princeton

Saturday, September 21

Led by experts and staff of the LGBT Center and Gender + Sexuality Resource Center the panel will provide the historical context for understanding the development of the GSRC, LGBT Center and Women*s Center. Leave with a deeper sense of support and clarity regarding the distinct roles and contributions of these vital resources to the Princeton community.

Moderated by: Elizabeth Borges ’11, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Culture VP, Presidio