q&a with dr. amy stone

At annual, citywide festivals like Fiestas in the U.S. Southwest and Mardis Gras or Carnival in the South, LGBTQ events are often the hottest tickets in town. This recognition and celebration, in turn, is a key part of securing full citizenship—the sense of being an important, unattenuated member of society—for LGBTQ community members. Learn more in the interview above, and visit contexts.org/articles/su24-toc/ to access the full-text article after Aug. 15, 2024.