Summit Program - GMSH | Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance

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Monday February 27, 2012 7:30AM - 9:00AM 9:00AM - 9:15AM 9:15AM - 10:00AM 10:00AM - 10:10AM 10:15AM - 12:00PM 12:00PM - 1:00PM 1:00PM - 2:30PM 2:30PM - 2:45PM 2:45PM - 4:00PM 4:00PM - 5:00PM Tuesday February 28, 2012 7:30AM - 9:00AM 9:00AM - 10:00AM 10:00AM - 10:15AM 10:15AM - 11:45AM 11:45AM - 12:30PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 1:30PM - 2:45PM 2:45PM - 3:00PM 3:00PM - 3:45PM Breakfast - Mountbatten Lane Welcome - Mountbatten Lane Keynote Plenary - Alan Downs “The Velvet Rage” - Mountbatten Room Nutrition Break - Mountbatten Lane “Beyond Shame and HIV: Empowering Gay Men” a workshop (Alan Downs) - Mountbatten Room Networking Lunch - Mountbatten Lane Plenary Panel - Devan Nambiar with Alan Li and Suhail Abualsameed: “Pride & Prejudice under the Rainbow: Racism, Homophobia & Minority Stress” - Mountbatten Room Nutrition Break - Mountbatten Lane Breakout Sessions Plenary - Trevor Hart: “Social Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Strengths among Gay and Bi Men” - Mountbatten Room Breakfast - Mountbatten Lane Plenary - Amy Herrick: “Resilience among Gay Men” - Mountbatten Room Nutrition Break - Mountbatten Lane Plenary Panel - Greta Bauer, Nik Redman, Ambrose Kirby and Zack Marshall: “Trans Guys & Sex - No Assumptions Allowed!” - Mountbatten Room Table Conversations: “What are the implications for our work?” Networking Lunch - Mountbatten Lane Breakout Sessions Nutrition Break - Mountbatten Lane Plenary - Olivier Ferlatte: “The Sex Now Survey” - Mountbatten Room 3:45PM - 4:30PM Plenary - David Brennan: “That Body Has No Pores! Queer Men and Body Image” - Mountbatten Room 7:00PM - 12:00AM Wednesday February 29, 2012 7:30AM - 9:00AM Social Event - Woody’s (Church Street) Breakfast - Mountbatten Lane 9:00 AM - 10:00AM Plenary - Joshua Rosenberger & David Novak: “Forming an ‘Assets-Based’ Academic/Corporate Partnership: Development to Dissemination of the US Men’s National Sex Study” - Mountbatten Room 10:00AM - 10:45AM Plenary - Jody Jollimore: “Hottest at the Start” - Mountbatten Room 10:45AM - 11:00AM 11:00AM - 11:45AM 11:45AM - 12:45PM 12:45PM - 1:30PM 1:30PM - 2:15PM 2:15PM - 3:15PM 3:15PM - 3:30PM Nutrition Break - Mountbatten Lane Interview discussion/Q&A - Todd Klinck and Daniel Pugh - “Sex for Sale: Secrets from the Frontlines” - Mountbatten Room Networking Lunch - Mountbatten Lane Table Conversations: “What are the implications for our work?” Plenary – Daniel McGraw, Darren Ho and Rui Pires: “Youth Leadership - Totally Outright and Our City of Colours” - Mountbatten Room Plenary - Simon Rosser: “How Internet-based HIV Prevention is Transforming Sex, Risk and Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men- Mountbatten Room Nutrition Break - Mountbatten Lane
Monday February 27, 2012 7:30AM - 9:00AM 9:00AM - 9:15AM Breakfast - Mountbatten Lane Welcome - Mountbatten Lane Full Program 9:15AM - 10:00AM Alan Downs, PhD DBT Recovery Centre 10:00AM - 10:15AM 10:15AM - 12:00PM Alan Downs, PhD DBT Recovery Centre 12:00PM - 1:00PM 1:00PM - 2:30PM Devan Nambiar Rainbow Health Ontario Alan Li Regent Park Suhail Abualsameed Suhail Abualsameed 2:30PM - 2:45PM The Velvet Rage Today’s gay man enjoys unprecedented acceptability in society, but despite this hard-won social and political victory serious problems still exist in the gay community. Substance abuse, depression, suicide and sex addiction are at an all-time high, causing many gay men to ask, “are we really better off?” Drawing on contemporary psychological research, three stages of a gay man’s journey out of shame are described and practical and inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behavior are offered. “The Velvet Rage is becoming a touchstone in gay culture just as Goodbye to Berlin was in the 30s, A Boy’s Own Story in the 60s and Faggots in the 70s.”—Observer (UK) - Mountbatten Room Nutrition Break Beyond Shame and HIV: Empowering Gay Men (workshop) The lives of gay men have been severely impacted by two distinct psychological factors over the past fifty years: 1) social stigmatization, marginalization and homophobia, and 2) HIV. The past decade has witnessed remarkable improvement in both of these factors. While there is still progress to be had, the increasing social acceptance of gay men coupled with the transformation of HIV from a terminal disease to a manageable chronic illness has, for the first time, shifted the gay man’s focus from social and physical survival to more existential concerns, such as finding meaning in life and relationships. Now, more than ever, gay men are reaching out to increase meaning, purpose and passion in their lives. This workshop explores the gay man’s journey into authenticity where he no longer allows his life to be defined by reacting to a homophobic environment or the struggle to survive an epidemic. How he overcomes the old “shame reflex” that can lead to addictive and selfdestructive behaviors to find a deeper and more authentic self, and specific skills for enhancing his life, relationship and career will be presented. - Mountbatten Room Networking Lunch - Mountbatten Lane Pride & Prejudice under the Rainbow: Racism, Homophobia & Minority (Panel) The panel presentation will hear from three speakers on racism, homophobia and minority stress based on their specific experiences and perspectives: The session will address the historical, social, political context of race, class, sexuality, identity and location. Additionally the presentation will provide feedback from a focus group with racialized cis and trans gay, bi and queer men. The feedback will explore resilience and well being of participants. The panel presentation will provide an opportunity for the audience to be allies in building greater community collaboration. Devan will be joined by speakers Alan Li and Suhail Abualsameed - Mountbatten Room Nutrition Break -Mountbatten Lane 2:45PM - 4:00PM Concurrent Sessions Bernice Chau #1. Switch It Up: Stories and Resources for and by LGBT Youth “I’ve seen Glee. It must be easy growing up queer, trans or two-spirit these days, isn’t it?” Think again. Switch It Up is a project bringing together the voices of LGBTTIQ2S youth across Ontario to name homophobia and transphobia in our lives and in our communities. Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line, in collaboration with eight local community organizations, have been asking youth through a series of arts-based workshops, “what does homophobia and transphobia look like, sound like and feel like?” From these stories, a Public Service Announcement video, poster and toolkit were developed as youth resources to challenge homophobia and transphobia in our lives and in our communities. This talk will look at the story of Switch It Up as a project of community development and youth empowerment. -Stevenson Room
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Page 21 and 22: Biography Dr. Dan Allman University
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Page 27 and 28: Biography Patrick O’Byrne Univers
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