The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender organization will kick off its LGBT awareness month today with a presentation by activist and writer Nomy Lamm.

Lamm, a Chicago native, will give her multi-media presentation “Body Anarchy: Prescriptions for Personal Revolution” at the Holmes Student Center, Room 305.

Lamm’s presentation, which will include songs, props, costumes and a question and answer session, will focus on resisting society’s messages about beauty and body standards.

Lamm, who has written for Ms. and Seventeen magazines, describes herself as a “fat, feminist, queer amputee.” Lamm focuses on the negativity associated with labels society places on individuals, and her program is aimed at getting people to let go of those labels.

Barbara Foute, a psychologist at the Counseling and Student Development Center, thinks programs like Lamm’s are beneficial.

“Society’s definition of beauty is narrow. Programs like this get us to expand the scope of acceptance and think outside of the box,” Foute said.

Foute added the reason why so many people care what others think of them is because everyone just wants to be accepted.

Senior health administration major Chinotou Omenazu agrees with Foute’s opinion and with Lamm’s ideas.

“People are always worried about how they look and comparing themselves to who they see on TV,” Omenazu said. “People need to learn to love themselves and be happy with their bodies.”