See Me! A Conversation with Author & SSW Prof. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez.

BU School of Social Work is proud to host a book launch event on 2/11 for BUSSW Prof. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez’s new book, “See Me! Gay and Trans Latinos’ Testimonios on Mental Health, Discrimination, and Joy in South Texas.” We have partnered with BU School of Public Health (SPH), BU LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff, and the BU Arts Initiative (BUIA) to highlight how the fields of social work, public health, and creative arts can collaborate to promote advocacy and storytelling for disadvantaged groups. SSW Professor Alvarez-Hernandez will read from the book and join photographer Nys Sanchez for a conversation moderated by Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz from BU School of Public Health. The event will explore how the testimoniadores (storytellers for social change) in this book tell their life stories as gay and trans men living in South Texas alongside a photography exhibit with a selection of black and white images featured in the book. There will also be a long-term photo gallery installed outside of the BU Arts Initiative office on the second floor of the George Sherman Union Building.