on your college campus? In this workshop, we will discuss some of the ways how you can share your voices to others about the LGBT community and doing it in a safe manner. We will also look at news articles and how these groups/ persons exercised their right to free speech and concern for their rights. 47 Not Queer Enough: Who’s Allowed in the Room? Natalie Klueg Carver 0196 Do you look queer? What does that even mean? What are the rules, who wrote them, and what does it mean to break them? As the Queer (lgbtaqqi…) Movement grows and changes, so too does the face of the movement. Do you feel represented? This workshop is for the outliers and outlaws, for those who are looking for their place, and those willing to carve one out. Let’s find out who is queer enough. 48 T-Time Aiden Ethington & Molly Ferris Carver 0268 This workshop will define and describe the transgender identity as it relates to the college experience. Discussion will include trans* terminology, history, and trans* inclusiveness in residence halls and rural college communities. 49 Wait...Kids Are Gay? Fight the Gender Police: Exploring Non-Normative Gender Identity, Experience, and Inclusion Nancy Baur & Kate Steven Carver 0298 The issues of bullying and intolerance in schools are having a profound negative impact on today’s youth and especially youth that identify as LGBT. School administrators, counselors and teachers need to be aware that there are students in schools that identify as LGBT and need to be trained to work with these students. This presentation is a combination of factual information, definitions, statistics, symbols and personal stories of youth impacted by hate and intolerance in schools.
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50 Fight the Gender Police: Exploring Non-Normative Gender Identity, Experience, and Inclusion Aubree Henderson & Dana Ahern Carver 0160 This workshop will explore the wide range of gender expression by discussing the politics of identity and experience as they relate to non-normative gender. Participants will leave this workshop with new knowledge of gender identities and strategies for implementing this knowledge in their interactions with others. If you’d like to learn more about gender expression and identity politics, this workshop is for you! All are welcome. 51 Are We Losing Queerness: Rethinking American Gay Politics through the Netherlands and the Occupy Movement Christan Loggins Memorial Union 3538 This workshop will explore the wide range of gender expression by discussing the politics of identity and experience as they relate to non-normative gender. Participants will leave this workshop with new knowledge of gender identities and strategies for implementing this knowledge in their interactions with others. If you’d like to learn more about gender expression and identity politics, this workshop is for you! All are welcome.
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Workshop Session #4 Saturday, February 11th 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm 52 Occupy Gay Street: The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the LGBT Community David Pope & Jessica Garraway Carver 0268 The Occupy Wall Street protests have sparked an Occupy movement that is challenging authority and power structures worldwide. Where is our place in it? How does the Occupy movement relate to queer activism, and is there an intersection between them? Non-hierarchical discussion and activities will be facilitated by two queer Iowan Occupiers. 53 DADT: The First Six Months of Living Out and Open Jake Hite Carver 0196 Army or Air Force? Navy or Marines? Military members around the country are starting to shed their masks and come out of the closet. With the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t tell come a victory for one soldier that has been long in the making. Come share in his story of struggle with homosexuality in the U.S. Army, his coming out and how he believes that the military has just become the biggest ally of the LGBTQQIA community. 54 An Overview of the H.A.V.E.N. (Healthy, Accepting Venue & Educational Network) Program Andrew Leigh-Bullard & Luke Wulford Carver 0204 The H.A.V.E.N. Program is designed as the newest evolution of programs such as Safe Zone and Safe Space, designed specifically for Higher Education. This session will provide an abridged H.A.V.E.N. workshop, which will provide the tools for participants to create a welcoming, understanding, supportive and confidential
environment. This is accomplished through activities which examine bias, both societal and personal, as well as addressing situations such as coming out and bullying. 55 The Rainbow Connection: Mental Health Services and the LGBT College Student Erin Williams, Kristin Ploskonka, Kaylee Rogers & Abri Iwanski Carver 0298 The session will discuss helpseeking and stressors among LGBT college students, as well as the historical treatment of the LGBT population by the mental health profession, and guidelines that have been put into place to improve that treatment. Handouts will be provided to audience members. A question and answer portion will conclude the session; audience members are free to share mental health experiences. 56 Conversion Therapy: You Can’t Change What We Didn’t Choose Samuel Brinton Carver 0202 From the recent discussions of Bachmann’s “Pray the Gay Away” center to the history of reparative therapy at Brigham Young University, the concept of changing a person’s sexual orientation is a matter of huge debate. As a young man who has undergone conversion therapy, the presenter will provide information on how to help survivors and counteract those who offer the terrible therapy. 57 Is that a Rainbow Tie You’re Wearing? Educating, Preparing, and Empowering LGBTQ Students in the Transition from Academia into the Workplace Alex Gant Memorial Union 3512 This presentation will give students insight into the LGBTQ specific career materials available and how to get more materials on their campuses. The presentation will promote ways to get involved with OUT for Work. At the end of this presentation, students will be