January 13, 2021

Overview

Alex is a diversity and inclusion speaker and has a passion for building bridges between communities. Alex shares his journey from growing up in a religious household and what it was like coming out to his Baptist Minister father and family. After leaving home, he found others like him. During his coming of age, he met the love of his life, which had it’s own set of hurdles. Alex today works professionally educating people on how we can build bridges between those who are different from one another, using consistent gentle behaviors.

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