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Title: Interview with Julie Nemecek, Michigan Equality
Post by: Shana A on December 08, 2009, 07:28:59 AM
Interview with Julie Nemecek, Michigan Equality
Written by Sean Vander Waal   
Monday, 07 December 2009 21:31

http://www.michiganpolicy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=669:interview-with-julie-nemecek-michigan-equality&catid=50:morality-and-family-interviews&Itemid=188 (http://www.michiganpolicy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=669:interview-with-julie-nemecek-michigan-equality&catid=50:morality-and-family-interviews&Itemid=188)

Interview with Julie Nemecek, a lobbyist with Michigan Equality (an LGBT Interest Group), was conducted on October 28 in the Burger King at 505 E Saginaw St, Lansing, MI.

Sean VanderWaal: Can you tell me about your background, such as educational and occupational?

Julie Nemecek: Yes, I have a master's in Divinity and a PhD in education. I've worked for twenty years as a minister before going into higher education. I'm a transsexual, and when I transitioned I lost my job in Spring Arbor University with my public display and did over a hundred media interviews in 2007. A lot of that pushed me into activism. I've been doing lobbying on my own but also at Michigan Equality where I've been employed for some time. I'm a registered lobbyist.