The annual Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Forum, held Tuesday and Wednesday, discussed the importance of LGBTQ+ representation for young people growing up.

The forum, which was themed “This Is Our Story,” opened with a discussion session between Van Bailey, owner of equity-centered firm Van Bailey & Co. and a former director of the college’s Office of BGLTQ Student Life, and Safara Malone ’27, a transgender youth activist and co-chair of TransHarvard.

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