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[PAST EVENT] Amanda Simpson: Acceptance of and Barriers to Diversity in Our Society
November 2, 2012
12:50pm - 1:50pm
Simpson is the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the United States Army and formerly she served in the Department of Commerce as the Senior Technical Adviser to the Bureau of Industry and Security. She was the first openly transgender woman political appointee in any administration. Simpson has served on the boards of the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, the Arizona Human Rights Fund, the National Center for Transgender Equality, Out and Equal Workplace Advocates, and the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Co-sponsored by the Equality Alliance.