As the chief executive officer of SAGE, Michael Adams has used his expertise and heart to improve opportunities and quality-of-life issues for millions of LGBTQIA+ older people across the country.

Before joining SAGE, Adams was the director of education and public affairs for Lambda Legal.  He also spent a decade leading cutting-edge litigation that established new rights for LGBTQIA+ people as associate director of the ACLU’s Lesbian and Gay Rights Project.

Adams will present LGBTQIA+ Challenges: Inequities Across A Lifespan, this year’s William R. Johnson Intercultural Lecture, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Elmhurst College.

The Johnson lecture will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Schaible Science Center, in Illinois Hall, (190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, elmhurst.edu/campusmap). Admission is $10 for the general public and free for Elmhurst College students, faculty, staff and alumni. Tickets are available by visiting elmhurst.edu/cultural. For more information, call (630) 617-5186.