32 SESSION THREE CONTINUED CREATING AN LGBT ADVOCACY PLAN BHC 204 Brooke Lindley
Sexual Assault/Rape, Suicide/Suicidal Ideation, Mental Illness and Ableism, Racism and Racial Slurs, Sexism and Misogyny, Classism, Transphobia/Transmisogyny, Homophobia/Heterosexism, Abuse (physical, mental, emotional, sexual, or verbal) OutFront Kalamazoo’s mission is to create a just, inclusive, equitable, and supportive environment in Southwest Michigan for all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Throughout the last 32 years, OutFront Kalamazoo has been assisting businesses and individuals on how to create a safe space for the LGBT community. In this presentation, OutFront Kalamazoo will provide participants on how to create an advocacy plan to assist and empower the LGBT community to advocate for change, create change, and how to hold individuals accountable for public change. In this presentation, participants will develop an action plan to assist with marginalized communities. The Presentation does mention stats and stories of individuals that include: sexual assault, domestic violence, suicide rates, homophobia and transphobia, racism, classism and more. Please review the content warning prior to attending.
THE IMPORTANCE OF QUEER RESILIENCY GROUPS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES BHC 205 Advisor: Jeff Gibson
Finding a place to connect and share experiences with others can be challenging for Queer students in campus environments that are not the most inclusive or promote visibility. This presentation shares how OUTreach, a resiliency group at the University of North Dakota allows for the opportunity to connect students with one another and talk about issues and experiences relating to identity and how to build resiliency.
SESSION FOUR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH 2:30 PM–3:30 PM UN-ERASED: EXPLORING THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN QUEER IDENTITY AND ACTIVISM SAN 1710 Chris Mattix
Abuse (physical, mental, emotional, sexual, or verbal), Suicide/Suicidal Ideation, Death/Dying, Excessive or Gratuitous Violence, Hateful language towards religious groups (Islamophobia, antisemitism), Transphobia/Transmisogyny, Homophobia/Heterosexism, Slurs, Other (Provide) Towards the end of the 19th Century and into the first quarter of the 20th, Germany saw an increase in interest “sexual science” and identity. Activists began to create terms to identify Queer people for the first time, institutes began to study gender and sexuality, and organizations began to gather to fight anti-Queer laws. Un-Erased will explore the foundations of this period of Queer German history, its dramatic end, and its influence on modern American activism and Queer identity. Participants will obtain an understanding of what it means to study Queer history, the daily life of Queer Germans through the rise of the Third Reich, and the lasting effects of this time period on modern Queer life.
BENDING DESIRE: NON-BINARY ATTRACTION AND PARTNERING SAN 1730 JAC Stringer
In a culture where “sexy” is defined through feats of masculine or feminine perfection, how do we recognize desire that embodies all or none of these qualities? Attraction to androgyny is experienced in multiple spectra of sexualities, yet it’s still debated. Complex partnering dynamics formed by a variance of bodies, identities, and experiences make definitions for attraction difficult, if not impossible within traditional concepts of sexuality. In this workshop, we will discuss desire outside the binary including the language of attraction, gender normalcy’s influences, and how genderqueer and non-binary trans people continue to carve out spaces for sexual desire.