{"id":39855,"date":"2019-10-17T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=39855"},"modified":"2019-10-17T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T21:44:25","slug":"reflecting-on-academic-and-career-experiences-within-the-lgbtqia-community-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2019\/10\/17\/reflecting-on-academic-and-career-experiences-within-the-lgbtqia-community-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on Academic and Career Experiences within the LGBTQIA+ Community &#8211; Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2019\/10\/17\/reflecting-on-academic-and-career-experiences-within-the-lgbtqia-community-austin\/unnamed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?fit=816%2C1056&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"816,1056\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?fit=560%2C725&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39856\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-791x1024.png?resize=500%2C647\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?resize=560%2C725&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?resize=260%2C336&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?resize=160%2C207&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.png?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FLYER DESCRIPTION: The background consists of geometric shapes with colors of magenta, light purple, light blue, and neon green.<\/p>\n<p>On the left side of the flyer is the date in white font that says:<br \/>\nOCT 29 (there is a neon green triangle under it) 2019<\/p>\n<p>(there is a neon green triangle under it)<br \/>\n(there is a neon green rectangle and triangle next to it)<\/p>\n<p>On the right top side of the flyer, it says in black font:<br \/>\nFREE WORKSHOP COFFEE AND WATER PROVIDED<br \/>\n(there is a neon green line under the above words)<br \/>\n7:00PM &#8211; 9:00PM<br \/>\n(there is a neon green triangle under it)<br \/>\nTEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF<br \/>\n1102 SOUTH CONGRESS AVE<br \/>\nAUSTIN, TX 78704<br \/>\n(MPR AT CTE)<\/p>\n<p>In the center of the flyer is the title. 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