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LGBTQ+ town hall with local political leaders, advocates, and allies hopes to bring understanding

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A townhall event called Pride and Resilience is being held on Thursday from 6-9pm at Cal Lutheran University's Lundring Event Center

It's Pride Month, and one event is more about discussion than celebration.

A Town Hall event will offer a chance to assess the LGBTQ+ community’s political, social, and cultural challenges in today’s America.

"There's a lot of confusion and fear, especially the transgender community," said organizer Celia Sandhya Daniels, President of Stonewall Democrats in Ventura County. She said communication is a pathway to better understanding.

"When we listen to each other, we will definitely have that little bit of compassion, a little bit of kindness in our hearts, rather than this unknown factor of not knowing about a community and just calling it a lifestyle. This is my life," added Celia.

Pride and Resilience will be held on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cal Lutheran University’s Lundring Events Center.

Editor's note: Cal Lutheran holds the license for KCLU.

Caroline joined KCLU in October 2020. She's won LA Press Club's Southern California Audio Journalist of the Year Award four times, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026.

Since joining the station she's also been awarded with 12 Golden Mikes, 9 Los Angeles Press Club Journalism Awards, 4 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Writing, Diversity, Use of Sound & more.

Caroline started her broadcasting career in the UK, in both radio and television for BBC News, London's number one station 95.8 Capital FM, and Sky News — and was awarded by Prince Philip for her services to radio and journalism in 2007.

She has lived in California for 13 years and is a duel American and British citizen...and a very proud mom to her daughter, Elsie.