Name:
LGBTQ+ Roundtable at Protagonist Books
Date:
November 18, 2025
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Registration:
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Event Description:
Looking for a supportive space to share ideas, get advice, and connect with mentors? The LGBTQ+ Roundtable is the perfect platform for queer professionals to cultivate relationships, explore topics relevant to their professional journeys, and advocate for LGBTQ+ representation in Tompkins County.
Thank you to Protagonist Books & Coffee for hosting us this quarter! Protagonist Books & Coffee is a women-owned, queer-owned, author-owned independent bookstore and coffee shop in Dryden, NY. They strive to be an inclusive third space where you can “find your story,” feel at home, and build community around books.
Owned and operated by Sam and Amber Gellar-Smith (or "Samber" as their friends call them). Sam and Amber are passionate about books - both as authors who write stories and as readers who can't get enough of them! They live in the Village of Dryden with their ever-growing family of rescued furbabies.
Thank you to our sponsors: BorgWarner, M&T Bank, and RasaSpa!
Thank you to Protagonist Books & Coffee for hosting us this quarter! Protagonist Books & Coffee is a women-owned, queer-owned, author-owned independent bookstore and coffee shop in Dryden, NY. They strive to be an inclusive third space where you can “find your story,” feel at home, and build community around books.
Owned and operated by Sam and Amber Gellar-Smith (or "Samber" as their friends call them). Sam and Amber are passionate about books - both as authors who write stories and as readers who can't get enough of them! They live in the Village of Dryden with their ever-growing family of rescued furbabies.
Thank you to our sponsors: BorgWarner, M&T Bank, and RasaSpa!

