Getting Started At #LGBTMedia16

Going to have a long day ahead of me and tried to get my beauty sleep for the business end of the LGBT Media Journalists Convening.that's starting right now.

Won't be watching much NCAA tournament action on either the men's or women's side today.but had my breakfast and I'm ready to go.  The best part is I'm 40 pounds lighter than I was last year.

One of the panels I'm looking forward to is one at 10 AM EDT with NY Times columnist Charles Blow, Danielle Moodie-Mills and Michelle Garcia on the topic of Responsible Reporting on Black Communities that will be moderated by Faith Cheltenham..

The opening one discussing RFRA's and other unjust measures to enable discrimination is also going to be an interesting one.

I'll be live tweeting along with everyone else attending under the #LGBTMedia16 hashtag, and will post some commentary on my Facebook page.

Moni's in the #LGBT16 Media Journalists Convening House!

After getting up at 5 AM Houston time to start a several hour travel day, I've finally arrived in the eastern time zone and Charm City, AKA Baltimore for the 7th annual LGBT Media Journalists Convening.

It wasn't a non-stop darn it, so I had to go through Pittsburgh before I got here, but as long as I got the frequent flyer miles for it and arrived here in one piece with all my luggage, than everything is okay.

At the moment I'm attending the opening #LGBTMedia16 reception, and the keynote speech is going on the American Visionary Arts Museum as you peruse this post.

They usually keep the keynoter a surprise, and last year it was the Rev. Dr William Barber II.   Should be interesting to discover who it is this year.

The main business day is tomorrow, and after we get back from the reception, I'm hanging out for a little while and then taking my behind to bed because I will have a long day tomorrow.