Lazarus Letcher (they/them) is a Ph.D. student in American Studies at the University of New Mexico on Tiwa Pueblo Land. Their research focuses on Black and Indigenous solidarity, 2SLGBTQIA+ history and organizing, and white supremacy within the queer and trans community. Laz works at UNM's LGBTQ+ Resource Center providing LGBTQ 101s across the state. Lazarus is also a musician, playing around the country and in a zoom room near you as a solo artist and with anti-nuclear folk group Eileen & the In-Betweens. 

Part of the Becoming a Trans Inclusive Library project led by Dr. Spencer D. C. Keralis, this event was offered by the Diversity Committees of the University Library and the iSchool at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The project is supported by a Strategic Programs Initiative Fund grant from the Executive Committee of the University Library.