General
The GLBT Resource Center of Michiana is hosting its first annual conference on transgender topics. This is a one-day conference scheduled for Saturday, April 21st in Mishawaka, IN.
To find out more information, please visit us on the web at: www.anotherbookstore.net or call #574-254-1411.
Bridge the Gap: Gender Rights / Human Rights, the 2007 GenderYOUTH Leadership Summit. The Summit is an action-oriented, three-day educational gathering of youth and students working to get gender recognized as a fundamental human right.
The Summit will feature workshops and events such as the Gender Theory Institute, the 12th Annual National Gender Lobby Day, and screenings of exciting new documentaries. Join other academics and activists in discussions about gender stereotypes, gender and race in hip-hop, the emerging US human rights movements, and the love-hate relationship between feminism and queer theory.
SAVE THE DATE! You won't want to miss THIS year's Gender Odyssey!
Early Bird registration is going on NOW.
Gender Odyssey 2007
Seattle, WA
August 31st - September 3rd
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
www.genderodyssey.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
Ø ABOUT GENDER ODYSSEY 2007
Ø WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS
Ø EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Ø HOTEL INFO
Philadelphia' s 6th Annual Trans-health Conference (THC): Educate, Empower, Embrace
April 5-7, 2007, marks another milestone of progress for the transgender community. A diverse group of transgender people and supporters will host the 6th Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference (THC) 2007: Educate, Empower, Embrace.
Unlike other transgender conferences, which can cost anywhere from $90 to $300 a person to attend, THC's Community Days (our two primary conference days) remains completely free!
The focus of this years unique conference—the only one of its kind in the world—represents our commitment to educating professionals and our communities about our health needs, to empowering transpeople, and to embracing our unique identities and realities.
FOrge conference
The second annual Transsistahs and Transbrothas Conference will again be held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY.
To all prospective conference attendees and trans-allies everywhere:
In every struggle, there are as many paths to civil liberty and justice as there are opinions. From the initial formation of our conference, there have been many voices that have been opposed to our own. There are some who believe that our efforts are about self-aggrandizement and motivated solely by ego. Nothing could be further from the truth. Many of us have experienced classism and other such “isms” that have kept us apart and separate. As transpeople of color, we are doubly aware of how these “isms” can render people powerless and deny access to people and systems that would empower us. We have stated from the beginning that we are not calling for separation from our White transbrothers and sisters or from any other trans-population of color – not even from our lesbian sisters, gay brothers, and bisexual persons.
INTRAA will join approximately 20 other advocacy groups at the Advocacy Fair event that is coming up on Wednesday, September 13 at IUPUI from noon to 1pm. If you are interested in learning more about INTRAA, this is your opportunity!
The event will be held in Democracy Plaza, an outdoor breezeway in the heart of the campus. It gets a lot of through-traffic as students change classes and go to lunch. It is next to University College and the Business/SPEA Building, right off Michigan Street.
For more information about the event, please contact:
Heather Matthews
Diversity Programs Assistant, IUPUI
317-274-3663
ISNA is hosting the First DSD Symposium, a gathering of intersex adults, parents, and allied healthcare professionals. This is your chance to meet and learn from others working to improve the quality of healthcare for families with children born with Disorders of Sex Development, and for adults dealing with the many ongoing healthcare concerns that result from DSDs.
The conference takes place in San Francisco, at the Parc 55 Hotel, Friday October 13 thru Sunday October 15.
The DSD Symposium is a mini-conference, held within the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s annual conference. Registrants to the GLMA conference are welcome to attend all DSD Symposium presentations. Those who are specifically interested in DSDs may register for the DSD Symposium only, at a reduced rate ($125 thru September 15; $150 afterward).
Helen Boyd, author of the upcoming She's Not the Man I Married, will speak about how the struggles of trans people focus a new and useful lens on both the issues of gender equality and marriage equality.
The transgender rights movement combines aspects of the feminist and gay movements and sits at the crosshairs of the "one man, one woman" kind of logic that has been encouraging people to vote out of fear.
Boyd's marriage to her trans husband serves as a platform for her to explore the nature of identity, gender, and marriage and the way those very private aspects of a life intersect with very public policy.
Organized by Indiana Equality PAC & Human Rights Campaign
COST: $20 (includes training materials, continental breakfast, and lunch).
REGISTRATION: Register online at www.iepac.org or by calling 888-567-0750.
DEADLINE: Please register by August 18, 2006 at 9:00AM.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The University Place Hotel, 850 West Michigan Street (one block from the convention site) has established a rate block of $119/night for participants. To make a reservation, call 317-231-5160 or visit the hotel website at www.universityplace.iupui.edu
