
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
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3:15 PM
- LGBTQIA+ Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 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 Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Trans folks have existed throughout time and space, so it stands to reason they exist in the wizarding world too. Our program will unpack the pros ...
- Roundtable
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
- Roundtable
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Trans and Non-Binary Representation in YA Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- As trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming authors make in-roads in publishing, the conversation about representation is shifting rapidly. Wha...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Can We Do Magic on Shabbat? Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- We know of at least one Jewish student at Hogwarts, but presumably Anthony Goldstein wasn’t the first or only Jewish wizard in all of the world, or...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 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
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Finding Your Place: Intersectionality in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- It's not hard to find a character in the Harry Potter universe who struggles with their identity and how it impacts their standing in the wi...
- Panel