AJ Solomon (they/them/theirs) is a queer trans Jewish Huffleclaw, Harry Potter Alliance volunteer, and wizard rock enthusiast from New England. A Senior at UMass Boston, AJ is double majoring in Gender Studies and Studio Art, and they plan to go to grad school for Art Therapy. They also have an awesome day job as the Communications Director at Camp Lilac, a summer camp for trans youth. When they aren’t busy working, AJ can usually be found writing, traveling excessive distances, or obsessing over The Adventure Zone. You can find them on social media @SoloButNotHan!
Sessions in which AJ Solomon participates
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Hufflepuff Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- LGBTQIA+ Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hippogriff Room (D220/227)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you an ally to the queer community? If so, this meetup is a great place for you to hang out, meet other...
- Meetup
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Trans Magic: Gender in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Trans folks have existed throughout time and space, so it stands to reason that they exist in the wizarding world too. Our program will unpack the ...
- Roundtable
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has spent more than a few minutes at a show can tell you that. Over the years, a community has f...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Who Is Anthony Goldstein? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Anthony Goldstein was just another character in the background universe of Harry Potter — until December 2014, when J.K. Rowling thrust him into th...
- Discussion
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
- Panel