VCU professor to host lecture at Richmond Public Library on role of LGBTQ+ rights in an inclusive democracy

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Pride Month is here, bringing a time to celebrate while also reflecting and learning. A professor from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will host a lecture on the role of LGBTQ+ rights in an inclusive democracy Thursday evening at Richmond's Main Library.

From 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the auditorium of Richmond Public Library's Main Library, Eli Coston, Ph.D. will host a lecture on how LGBTQ+ rights are a building block of a healthy democratic society.

Attendees are encouraged to bring notebooks and questions. After the lecture, a question-and-answer session will be facilitated by Liz Canfield, Ph.D.

Coston is an activist-scholar who teaches as an assistant professor in VCU's Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. They are also the department's associate chair.

Canfield is a sound artist, zine maker and community organizer who teaches as an associate professor in the department.

The library is located at 101 E. Franklin St. in Richmond. For more information on the lecture, visit Richmond Public Library's website.