AGREAA Awarded National Legion of Honor Award

You may not know about them now, but you most certainly will in the future.  AGREAA stands for The Association for Gender Research, Education, Academia & Action.  They have an interesting charter that is multidisciplinary in approach. In their own words:

The Association for Gender Research, Education, Academia and Action (AGREAA) supports those who enrich the understanding of gender and sexuality by providing community space dedicated to the discussion of gender, professional development opportunities, and increased access to information.

One of their first projects was the very interesting, Trans-Academics.org, “a place where people of all genders can discuss gender theory, the trans community and its various identities, both as a part of the academic world and day-to-day life.”

And AGREAA now has an award under their bonnet, the Richard L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor Awards, awarded to “recognizes individuals living in the United States who have exhibited outstanding leadership and significantly contributed to the dignity and freedom of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people”.   Dr. Schlegal was a pioneer in GLBT rights.  You can read a bit more about him and the award at American University’s site here.