Out of Space: Creating Safe Spaces in Unlikely Places:

by Julio C. Roman

Overview

For the last twenty years, Julio Roman has worked to advance the health equality and public health initiatives of Black and Brown Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) communities affected by HIV/AIDS, Homelessness & Violence, by creating highly engaging and highly effective LGBTQ safe spaces and empowerment centers. With gritty transparency, he shares his story of coming out, sexual and physical abuse, homelessness, sex work, HIV, and AIDS.

In this book, he shares transparent pieces of his story as he navigated life as a young queer Latino boy who would one day become a confident LGBTQ+ voice who mentors, advocates, and develops other LGBTQ+ leaders to lead fiercely by being their authentic selves. His journey isn't for the faint of heart, but it is a life lesson in determination. These stories are intertwined with deep faith, family, forgiveness, finding his calling, leadership lessons, and creating safe spaces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765563977
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/06/2022
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

At the age of sixteen, Safe Space Expert and LGBTQIA+ Rights Advocate, Julio C. Roman, accepted his calling in LGBTQIA+ activism and safe space design.

Julio has dedicated over twenty-two years to creating LGBTQIA+ safe spaces and advancing the health equality and social justice initiatives of Black and Brown Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender communities, and other marginalized communities affected by HIV/AIDS and its related health, social, and economic disparities.

His experience lies extensively in Safe Space Design, HIV Prevention and Harm Reduction Programming, Community Engagement, LGBTQIA+ Advocacy, Leadership Development, and LGBTQIA+ Organizational Development.

He has a passion for building highly effective teams, and working with other highly skilled and effective change agents in and outside of the LGBTQIA+ social movement.

He champions the idea that “leaders, coupled with highly engaging and inspirational empowerment centers and safe spaces, save lives and create other leaders.”

Julio is a founding member and co-founder of two LGBTQIA+ centers in the city of Newark. He often presents and publishes his public health findings on local, state, and national levels. He has been honored to represent the LGBTQIA+ community on Capitol Hill DC, State Department DC, World Monetary Fund DC, and the United Nations NYC. And continues to be featured in Insider NJ’s “Out 100: The LGBT Power List” for his leadership in community organizing and HIV/AIDS work.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors at ARK of Freedom Alliance, a national anti-human trafficking organization, and proudly serves as an LGBTQIA+ Commissioner for Newark, New Jersey. He continues to work with LGBTQIA+ organizations nationally.

Julio resides in Newark with his partner and two four-legged children, the Duke and Duchess of Forest Hills.

For the latest information, or to contact Julio, please visit www.juliocroman.com.