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That’s
So Gay! Responding to Anti-Gay Language
in Schools
PCHA
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 314
In this workshop for teachers, school
staff, or anyone who works with children,
learn how to effectively respond to
anti-gay language and create positive
change. |
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Literacy
Begins at Home
Two Lives Publishing
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 315
This discussion deals with books for
children and adults that are of significance
to GLBT families. Discover ways to interest
your child in reading and to get books
representative of GLBT families placed
in schools and libraries. |
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Female
to Male 101
Renaissance Transgender Association
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 316
This panel focuses on the issues facing
female to male transsexuals on a daily
basis. |
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Queer
Spirituality Beyond Monotheism
The Hermitage
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 320
Take a fascinating look at the broader
context of spiritual faith with a Wiccan,
a Buddhist, a Radical Faerie (neo-pagan),
a Hindu, and a secular humanist/atheist
as panel members. |
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Oh
Mary, How Can You Be Straight?
Renaissance Transgender Association
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 321
Sexual orientation and gender expression
are two separate parts of the individual.
This seminar explores how gender expression
affects sexual activity without changing
one’s basic sexual orientation. |
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Creating
Effective Youth/Adult Partnerships
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 322
This interactive session explores the
successes and failures of ensuring that
the voice of youth is represented in
organizational decisionmaking. Discover
the tools for creating successful partnerships
with young people in your organization. |
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Destroying
the Rainbow
The Amethyst Network
10:00 A.M. –
11:15 A.M.,
Room 323
This panel discussion on substance abuse
in the GLBT community addresses the
issue from various angles — including
research, education, and treatment —
and offers perspectives from community
members. |
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Couples
Workshop (2 years or longer)
PCHA
11:30 A.M. –
12:45 P.M.,
Room 314
Numerous issues can challenge the stability
and security of a lasting union. Topics
for this seminar include work, trust,
children, and open relationships. |
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Gay
Sex and Spirituality
The Hermitage
11:30 A.M. –
12:45 P.M.,
Room 315
Participants share their experiences
regarding the interplay of sex and spirituality. |
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The
Neo-Vagina Monologues Renaissance
Transgender Association
11:30 A.M. –
12:45 P.M.,
Room 316
Transsexual women discuss their unique
body-image perspectives and the questions
they faced in dealing with their gender
reassignment surgeries. |
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The Movement
Toward Marriage
Legal Defense & Education
Fund
11:30 A.M. –
12:45 P.M.,
Room 320
This presentation focuses on the fight
for same-sex marriage, how it differs
from civil unions and domestic partnerships,
and the hardships faced by families
of same-sex couples who are denied
legal, economic, and societal protections
and benefits.
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Touch
Yourself: Breast Cancer and Lesbians
Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation
11:30 A.M. –
12:45 P.M.,
Room 323
The Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation’s
Rainbow Circle presents this workshop
offering an opportunity for lesbians
to discuss the risks, treatments, and
prevention of breast cancer in a safe,
supportive environment. |
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Couples
Workshop (Less than 2 years)
PCHA
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 314
Couples who are together for a short
time face issues that can make a “future”
difficult to attain. Topics of discussion
include sex, age differences, living
together, and financial decisions. |
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GLBT
Legal Issues
GALLOP
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 315
Attorneys discuss the essential legal
documents that all GLBT individuals
and couples should have to protect themselves. |
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Transgender
Empowerment: Everything You Need to
Know to Change Your I.D. Materials
The Center for Lesbian & Gay Civil
Rights
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 316
Legal experts on transgender issues
discuss the process for changing names
and other forms of identification. A
lawyer is not necessary for many of
the required changes. Come learn the
steps to do it yourself successfully. |
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GLBTQ
Families
Mountain Meadow
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 320
Listen as young people who have GLBTQ
parents, their parents, and Mountain
Meadow staff members share their experiences
as part of, or in working with, GLBTQ
families in today’s society. |
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What
is This Thing Called Sex?
MATRIX
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 321
Members of Ornery Women discuss safe,
consensual, kinky hot sex for dykes
and their friends. (Also known as a
panel discussion with toys.) |
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Queering
the Church: Finding a Spiritual Home
While Being Out to Your Neighbors and
Your God
Imago Dei MCC
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 322
This seminar focuses on how to stay
true to yourself and your understanding
of how God created you. |
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Healthy
Sex and Preventative Tests
BEBASHI
1:00 P.M. –
2:15 P.M.,
Room 323
This program covers disease prevention
and the specific tests one should request
from the doctor. |
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Couples
Dance Demonstration/Instruction
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room: 314
With over 12 years of experience, Diane
Weinberg uses her skills to teach the
finer points of swing, Latin, and country-western
dancing. Partners are not required;
participants can be paired up during
class. |
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Celebrating
Couples
Theater of Understanding Programs
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room 315
The myths and stereotypes of the GLBT
community, life partners, and stories
of faith from GLBT couples provide the
focus for this roundtable discussion.
The authors of Together in Love
will participate in this engaging exchange. |
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Transgender
Couples Panel
Renaissance Transgender Association
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room 316
This program explores the unique issues
presented by transgender relationships
and the ways in which different couples
deal with them. |
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Queering
the Bible: Liberating Texts for Today’s
Queer Community
Imago Dei MCC
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room 320
Even though the Christian Bible has
been used as a source of oppression,
it has much to offer regarding the liberating
love of God and the GLBT community. |
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S/M
101
Philadelphia Bondage Club
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room 321
A discussion and live demo of the principles
of safe, sane, and consensual bondage,
S/M, and kink for gay men, lesbians,
and their friends. |
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Family
Rights: Cutting- Edge Legal Developments
for GLBT Families
The Center for Lesbian & Gay Civil
Rights
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room 322
A panel of family law experts engage
participants in a discussion of GLBT
family issues including second-parent
adoptions, child support, and custody
issues. |
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Monsters
Under the Bed: New Millennium Safer
Sex Technique
Life-Zone
2:30 P.M. –
3:45 P.M.,
Room 323
Jim Biddle has been touring high schools
and colleges around the country for
more than four years. His unique, light-hearted,
often humorous and always educational
approach teaches young audiences about
safer sex and the realities of AIDS
and provides factual advice that can
help save lives. |
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In
the Spirit: A Spiritual Mini-Retreat
Episcopal Coalition for Gay & Lesbian
Outreach
4:00 P.M. –
5:15 P.M.,
Room 314
In this “mini-retreat” participants
explore GLBT spiritual awareness, listening
for the Spirit, becoming centered, and
the sacred and the profane. |
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Addressing
Domestic Abuse in the GLBT Community
PCHA
4:00 P.M. –
5:15 P.M.,
Room 315
Geared toward individuals who have endured
and survived domestic abuse, as well
as those currently trapped in an abusive
relationship, this workshop brings the
issue out of the GLBT closet and offers
techniques for handling abusive situations
in our homes or in the homes of friends
and family. |
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Transgender
Sexuality
Renaissance Transgender Association
4:00 P.M. –
5:15 P.M.,
Room 316
This panel explores sexuality and eroticism
in the transgender community. |
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Amnesty
International
Amnesty International – OUTFRONT
4:00 P.M. –
5:15 P.M.,
Room 321
Amnesty International demonstrates the
ways in which the human rights framework
can be used to advance GLBT rights. |
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Tell
Me the (Whole) Truth: School Supplies
to Get Real Sex Education
Lambda Legal Defense & Education
Fund
4:00 P.M. –
5:15 P.M.,
Room 322
“Abstinence-only” sex education
can have harmful psychological and physical
effects on GLBT students. This program
discusses these problems and how to
organize against such programs in your
school. |
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Finding
the Right Treatment: Tips for the Behavioral
Health
Marketplace
PCHA
4:00 P.M. –
5:15 P.M.,
Room 323
GLBTQ consumers have special needs when
looking for the right behavioral and
addictions treatments. This panel addresses
questions such as: how do I find the
right therapist; should I go to an exclusively
GLBTQ facility; and how can I access
care if I have no funds or insurance? |
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