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Out of the Rainbow & Into the Streets17th Western RegionalLGBTQIA College ConferenceFebruary 16-18, 2007 @ UC Riverside

The mission of The CaliforniaEndowment is to expand accessto affordable, quality health carefor underserved individuals andcommunities, and to promotefundamental improvements in theheath status of all Californians.THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTis pleased to support the2007 WESTERN REGIONALLGBTQIACOLLEGE CONFERENCEwww.calendow .orgSacramento San Francisco Fresno Los Angeles San Diego

Conference HighlightsAdelina Anthony’s “Requiem for Queer Amor”– World PremierPresented by UCRAssociatedStudent ProgramBoard, CulturalEvents, LGBTResource Center,Queer ConferenceCommittee.From the creator/performer of "Mastering Sex & Tortillas!" comes anew and daring performance art piece. Written and performed byXicana lesbian, Adelina Anthony, this commissioned UCRworkshop premiere traverses the complex terrain of queers, antimigration,and other taboo frontiers. Set at the turn of the century,the Wild West gets even wilder when SANCHA, a queer ancestor,comes to life. SANCHA is a pistol carrying womyn lover, shrewdcantina owner, and harmonica playing aficionado. Her storycelebrates the struggle of survival, love, y claro... good whiskey.REQUIEM FOR QUEER AMOR features invited queer rancherasinger, Magaly: La Voz de Oro.Queer Coffee House featuring SKIM and The Kings of Drag,hosted by Ariana KalinaSKIM is a child of hip hop touched by the blues, reggae moods, & the soul of korean folk. SKIM is abridge between man and woman, native and immigrant, rich and poor, love and war. Her music resonatesin your spine and reverberates in your bones, striking a chord deep in the heart of anyone willing to listen.The Kings of Drag present DECADES. Sacramento Kings of Drag entertain the masses with their genderbending extravaganza. They do it all - women dressed up as men, women dressed up as men dressed upas women, and more! The hottest "bois" you'll see all weekend.As a trained “PSYCHO! – therapist,” Ariana Kalina has truly applied the therapeutic benefits of humor tohelp shed light on the sometimes ambiguous topics of sexuality and fashion. A true hedonist at heart, thishard working Asian American beauty juggles two careers by choice because “it’s fun.” Or, maybe it has todo with the fact that her moon is in Gemini in the 10th House. Regardless, this comedienne is a mustsee… and an education!.Page 7

STEP UP, STEP DOWNConference Ground RulesSometimes we seem to know the answer to the question 10 seconds before thequestion is asked. If you feel like you're on fire like this during workshop sessions,that's great, but please remember that others might have equally constructive points tomake. If you find yourself dominating dialogue, we encourage you to step back andencourage other people's participation. On the same tip, if you're not normally one tospeak up in big groups, we encourage you to make your ripples into waves. Share yourwisdom and share the space for a great experience!CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGERecognize whatever forms of privilege you may have; whether that be as a man, whiteperson, able bodied, gender normative, etc. While we have requested that alleducational workshops remain open to attendance by everyone, please know thattopics covered in these sessions may be very sensitive to our communities. With yourpresence in these workshops, please respect that all spaces should be safe spaces andthat your presence is indeed a privilege. Be respectful of other participants; attend foryour own personal education.CAUCUS SPACESCaucus spaces are intended for individuals who self-identify with their targetcommunities. Please respect the sanctity of these spaces as they are the only part ofthe conference in which communities can collectively organize and share theirexperiences.PRONOUN CHOICEGet used to it! Language has always been a bastion of gender binary. It's time tochange that. We must recognize that the binary of he and she only limits our ownperceptions of the diversity that exists within our own community – a unique andamazing diversity to which intersex and transgender community help contribute.Support and respect those within the intersex and transgender community by validatingtheir identities. Challenge yourself by asking EVERYONE their pronoun preference.Q.T.I.P – QUIT TAKING IT PERSONALLYDisagreements are a natural part of dialogue, but at the same time we must not letthose disagreements hinder the work constructive dialogue can accomplish. Don't keepin your disconnect with differing opinions, but don't allow your personal discontent tohold you back.Page 8

6th Annual UC Womyn of Color Conference"Decolonizing Ourselves:Reconceptualizing Our Lives"April 20-22, 2007 @ UC Davishttp://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/woccThe 6th Annual University of California Womyn of Color Conference will beheld this spring at UC Davis. Historically, this conference is a space forwomen of color (and their allies) to find a support network with each otherthroughout the UC campuses and to strengthen our identities as women ofcolor. The conference will bring together students, staff, faculty, andcommunity members for two days of dialogue, workshops, speakers, andperformers. For more information or to register visit:http://wrrc.ucdavis.edu/woccwww.uclgbtia.org2006-2007 Officers• Chair – Sheri Atkinson (UC Davis)• Vice Chair – chueh jun-fung (UCSanta Barbara)• Student Co-Chairs – Raul Duran(UC Davis) & Darrick Ing (UCMerced)• Secretary – Billy Curtis (UCBerkeley)Spring MeetingSaturday, April 28, 2007UC San DiegoPage 9

Program Sessions OverviewClaim Your Safe Space!!Did something during a workshop catch your attention?Need a safe place to discuss issues important to your specific identity?Do you feel that your community is underrepresented at this year’s conference?Attract others that identify with you to the same place.Mobilize, organize, and connect with other attendees.Visit Conference Headquarters Saturday@ Humanities 1500 to Claim Your Space!Session 1 – Saturday 9:00am - 10:10am• Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories (Film & Dialogue)• Building Broader Transgender Programming on Campus• Cuiloni & Patlache: Exploring Queer Indigenous Roots• Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass: Why We Need To Get Militant• HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services• The Ivory Tower: A [Re]focus on White Supremacy in the Queer Community• Liberating Our Bodies• Media Boot Camp• Rainbow Freedom Writers• Sexual Politics for Asian Pacific IslandersSession 2 – Saturday 10:20am - 11:30am• Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Caucus: Let's Build Community!• BDSM: Consensual Fun• Black and African Diaspora Queer Caucus: The Healing Process• Coming Out Monologues• “Hey You Fags, Dykes and Freaks!!”- The Ugly Reality of Anti-LGBT HateCrimes• HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services• "Kings of Drag, A Love Story" Film and Panel• Racism in the Queer Community? Tools for White Allies• South Asian Queer Caucus: A Minority Within a Small Minority• Supporting GLBTQ Youth in Public Schools• Xican@/Latin@ Queer CaucusPage 10

Program Sessions OverviewSession 3 – Saturday 3:30pm - 4:40pm• Art and Activism: Photography, Protest and the Queer Community• Cumming in Between the Binary: Sluts Reclaiming Bisexual Territories• HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services• How Fluid Is Your Rainbow?• How To Take Over Your Student Government• Icons of a Queer• I'm Gonna POP!: Renegotiating Self-Inflicted Substance Abuse in the QueerCommunity• Immigration, Privacy and Transgender Rights• Multiracial/Multiethnic Queer Caucus• Poetry as Activism• Rainbow Pride Youth -- Grassroots and Lessons Learned• Redefining Heteronormativity: Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage through ColoredEyes• Spirituality, Sexuality and the Christian ReligionSession 4 – Saturday 4:50pm - 6:00pm• Arts of Identity: The History of Queer Flag & Fan Dancing• GenderQueer Caucus• “God & Gays: Bridging the Gap” Film Screening• HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services• Into the Streets: The Stonewall Riots and Gay Pride• LGBTQ Youth: Out of the Rainbow• Love Shouldn't Hurt• Polyamorous Relationships Are So GAY• QPOC Strategies and Community• Reaching Out: Facilitating GLBTQQ Workshops in the CommunitySession 5 – Sunday 9:15am - 10:45am• The Biblical Texts of Terror and Passages of Promise for the GLBTIA Community• The “Challenge of Being” for Transsexuals and Everyone Else• Facing Trans: Inclusion, Advocacy, and Empowerment• GET OUT!© - A Game About the Coming Out Process• HIV and the Latino Community• Immigration and the LGBTQ Community• Increasing Diversity: Implementing Institutional Change on Campus• (In)Visibilities: Queer and LGBT Cultures in Spain• Know Your Rights! Workers Unite!• Small Campus Community BuildingPage 11

Program DescriptionsSession 1 – Saturday 9:00am - 10:10amBreaking the Silence: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories (Film & Dialogue) ARTS 335Raquel Rivera, Child Protective Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters, M.Raquel.Rivera@gmail.comThis workshop will address the need for change in the foster care and juvenile justice system regarding thetreatment and care of queer and transgender youth; address the need for mentor programs, outreach programs,and the call for adult volunteers. There will be a short film of powerful tales of both the successes and failures ofthe foster care system in the form of ten short digital stories told by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender andQueer Foster Youth.Building Broader Transgender Programming on Campus HMNSS 1401Toby Beauchamp, UC Davis Graduate Student, LGBT Resource Center, beauchamp@ucdavis.eduLooking for program ideas specific to transgender awareness and education on your campus? This panel willoffer ideas and suggestions for both active and passive programming, discuss possible obstacles and facilitategroup brainstorming. Panel members are part of the UC Davis Trans Action Committee and have coordinatedUCD Trans Action Week for the past three years.Cuiloni & Patlache: Exploring Queer Indigenous Roots HMNSS 1402Luis Enrique Flores, UC Berkeley Alum, lflores@berkeley.eduWestern academia incessantly feeds us binary and dualities in regards to sexuality(ies) and gender(s) discourses.Male/female. Man/Woman. Hetero/homo/sexual. What about a third/fourth gender? Being between gender(s)? Orhaving no gender? What does it mean to be GenderQueer? - which rests outside the labels of homosexual, gay,lesbian, and queer. Using a queer, Mesoamerican framework, looking at queer indigenous scholars, works,narratives, and folklore, as well as personal anecdotes and touching upon issues of colonialism, this workshop willcollectively discuss how queer indigenity has influence modern constructions of sexuality, gender, and class,while exploring our Queer/Indigenous roots and attempting to productively tackle identity politics. Allies areencouraged, but please recognize your privilege(s).Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass: Why We Need To Get Militant HMNSS 1403Matthew Spire, Undergraduate Student, vcmattsucr@aol.comThe United States military's ban on openly bisexual, gay, and lesbian service members is known as "Don't Ask,Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass". This presentation will examine the history of the policy and how it isunconstitutional. Learn ways that service members as well as their supporters can take action to repeal this policyand allow openly bisexual, gay, and lesbian people to serve in the United States military.HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services HMNSS 1407The Ivory Tower: A [Re]focus on White Supremacy in the Queer Community WATKINS 1000Sabrina Alimahomed, UC Riverside, Sociology Graduate Student, alimahomed@aol.comKeith Harris, UC Riverside, English FacultyTamara Ho, UC Riverside, Women's Studies FacultyLorena Macias, UC Riverside Graduate StudentDylan Rodriguez, UC Riverside, Ethnic Studies FacultyShruti Sinha, UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate StudentWhat is White Supremacy? And more importantly, how does it pertain to the Queer Community? Are racerelations really eliminated through Queer Bonds? Or is there a larger problem that needs to be addressed? ThisPage 12

conversational panel is designed to break down the rhetoric of the "We Are a Family" mantra perpetuated withinQueer Circles, and refocus the attention to the ways in which cultural hegemony is replicated in the community.The panelists will talk about their first-hand encounters with Institutional White Supremacy by putting theUniversity under the microscope, thereby viewing it as microcosm of the world at large. Are University officesreally designed to aid Queer people of Color? Come to this panel to find out…Liberating Our Bodies HMNSS 1501Cadelba Lomeli-Loibl, UC Davis Staff, cglomeli@ucdavis.eduAngie Cazares, UC Davis StaffCan our bodies be liberated from our experiences of policing, colonization, occupation, enslavement, andgenocide? How does this history affect the way we love, desire and have relationships- with ourselves, with otherpeople of color, with white folks? Come explore issues of body image and sexuality within queer people of colorcommunities. This workshop is for self identified, people of color only, in hopes of creating a more comfortablespace.Media Boot Camp HMNSS 1405Graham Webster, Campus Progress, gwebster@americanprogress.orgTired of having your event or campaign ignored by the news, while the latest poodle contest gets first pagecoverage? Enlist in Campus Progress’s Media Boot Camp, and make sure that you have the grit, guts, and tacticsto get noticed and covered. These workshops cover the basics, such as writing press releases, timing, building amedia list, and contacting "new media" like blogs. It also includes messaging exercises and more.Rainbow Freedom Writers HMNSS 1400Tania Hammidi, UC Riverside Graduate Student, thamm001@student.ucr.eduWrite your way through your memories and aspirations for LGBTIAQ identity! For stage performers, performanceartists, writers, poets and those who integrate the arts into their group, this workshop will combine physicalexercises designed for the artists, with writing. Bring pen/pencil and paper, or computer. No experiencenecessary. NOW is the time to write. NOW is the time to speak up. NOW is the time to remember and recreate.Sexual Politics for Asian Pacific Islanders HMNSS 1404Daniel Kang, UC Irvine Graduate Student, LGBT Resource Center, kangdh@uci.eduA workshop for Asian and Pacific Islander (mixed heritage API implied) identified LGBTQIA folk. This workshopseeks to create a common ground and safe space for API to discuss sexuality. A civil/human rights framework willbe introduced when engaging intimacy and sexuality on an interpersonal and political level.Session 2 – Saturday 10:20am - 11:30amAsian/Pacific Islander Queer Caucus: Let's Build Community! HMNSS 1400Robert Imada, UC Santa Cruz, Asian American / Pacific Islander Resource Center, rimada@ucsc.eduTam Welch, UC Santa Cruz, Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource CenterThis is a safe space/caucus session for LGBTIQQ Asian/Pacific Islander persons to gather, build community, andnetwork. Community members will help determine the focus of the discussion. Two staff persons will help tofacilitate. The facilitators would like to ask the session participants: “What do you want?” Please respect thisspace for Asian/Pacific Islander identified persons. LGBTIQQ API folks welcome.BDSM: Consensual Fun SPROUL 1102Mike Van Horn, Avatar Club, MVHHome@aol.comAlan Stroik, Avatar ClubOlga, LARAWWPage 13

Blu, LARAWWThis program is meant to dispel many of the myths that surround the BDSM community. The panel members willdefine basic terms, describe various practices, and offer their personal journeys in the BDSM realm. The goal is toshow that BDSM, done in a safe, sane and consensual way is an enjoyable, erotic and intimate experience. Note:You must be 18 years old or older to attend this session.Black and African Diaspora Queer Caucus: The Healing Process HMNSS 1403Princess Bell, UC Riverside Undergraduate Student, pbell001@student.ucr.eduTai Rockett, UC Riverside Undergraduate StudentThis is a closed space for persons who originate from African Diasporas and who identify as Queer or nonstraight.We will be dissecting the Black-Queer identity and addressing repressive issues within our community.Calling out and recognizing the phobias we have against each other and against our brothers and sisters in nonblackqueer communities as well. This will be a very intense and intimate conversation and participation isencouraged from everyone.Coming Out Monologues HMNSS 1406Noel Mariano, UC Riverside Graduate Student, coming.out.ucr@gmail.comCathy Cathers, UC Riverside Graduate StudentInspired by the Vagina Monologues, the Coming Out Monologues strives to be a celebration of identity. Thisworkshop will share several aspects of the production process, including script formation and performanceproduction. In its first year at UCR, this project strives to inspire other schools and communities to celebrateidentity and find a more vocal and visual presence within not just the queer community, but within all communities.“Hey You Fags, Dykes and Freaks!!”- The Ugly Reality of Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes HMNSS 1501Fernando Estrada, Cal Poly Pomona Pride Center Staff, festrada@csupomona.eduThis workshop will explore the issue of anti-LGBT hate crimes and hate incidents. A terrorizing and ugly realitythat exists in our community, the workshop aims at increasing awareness on the distinction between hate crimesversus hate incidents. Additionally, the workshop will explore the alarming phenomenon of underreporting as wellas offer solutions to overcome those barriers. The workshop will use current statistics, real-life scenarios andinteractive activities to explore the on-going reality of crimes motivated by hate.HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services HMNSS 1407“Kings of Drag, A Love Story" Film and Panel ARTS 335Tina Reynolds, Kings of Drag, tina@uptownstudios.netThe film "Kings of Drag, A Love Story" illustrates the close relationships of like-minded women performing asmen, Cross dressing, perceptions from society, and breaking down stereotypes are explored in the film. A Q&Awith members of the Kings of Drag will follow the film. [The Kings of Drag will perform live at tbe ConferenceCoffee House, Saturday, 11pm at The Barn.]Racism in the Queer Community? Tools for White Allies WATKINS 1000Natacha Foo Kune, UC Davis Staff, nmfookune@ucdavis.eduThis is a workshop for Queer activists interested in understanding the role White privilege plays in the Queercommunity. We will discuss self-awareness, ways to raise consciousness, and what it means to be a White ally inthe Queer community. Participants will work together to share information and develop tools for promoting socialjustice.South Asian Queer Caucus: A Minority Within a Small Minority HMNSS 1401Iqbal Pittalwala, UC Riverside Staff, iqbal.pittalwala@ucr.eduPage 14

This session for LGBTIQQ South Asians will focus on being South Asian and queer in the United States. Whatare some challenges to being a sexual minority within a minority of fairly recent immigrants in the country? Themoderated discussion also will engage in topics such as how much to assimilate; coming out; managingstereotypes; visiting "home"/South Asia while being queer; queer immigration; queer Bollywood; and other topicsof relevance to South Asia.Supporting GLBTQ Youth in Public Schools HMNSS 1503Mark Sension, Pacific High School, MSension@aol.comThis presentation will provide educators and future educators with information and ideas about how to help andsupport GLBTQ youth and allies in public secondary schools. We will discuss value of Gay-Straight Alliances(GSAs) on middle and high school campuses, as well as alternative organizations. Learn how the CaliforniaTeachers Association and other organizations can support educators in this work.Xican@/Latin@ Queer Caucus HMNSS 1402Marvin Rivas, UC Riverside Undergraduate Student, mquij001@student.ucr.eduRaquel Madrigal, UC Riverside Undergraduate StudentThis space is reserved for individuals who identify as queer people of color, whose roots grow from theindigenous Chican@ and Latin@ backgrounds. It is intended to create a community that encourages support andoffers a sense of comfort for those who struggle with their sexuality in relation to their cultural background, andmore!Session 3 – Saturday 3:30pm - 4:40pmArt and Activism: Photography, Protest and the Queer Community HMNSS 1401Jeff Sheng, UC Irvine Graduate Student, MFA Studio Art Department, jeffsheng@jeffsheng.comPart presentation, lecture and Q&A, this program will examine photography and the issue of 'visibility' in itsrelationship to activism, protest and the LGBTQI community. Briefly looking at historical representation of queerbodies in the work of such photographers as Brassai, Diane Arbus, and Nan Goldin - the program will then focuson the strategy of using photography to create a dialogue with the straight community, examining the more recentwork of Gran Fury/ACT-UP, Catherine Opie and Loren Cameron. Activist, artist and UC Irvine MFA Studio Artcandidate, Jeff Sheng, will present this material in digital slides and also discuss his recent photography projecton "out" LGBTQI high school and college athletes (www.FearlessCampusTour.org) and the challenges in usingart in conjunction with queer activism.Cumming in Between the Binary: Sluts Reclaiming Bisexual Territories SPROUL 1102Sabrina Alimahomed, UC Riverside Lecturer, alimahomed@aol.comThis presentation will examine how bisexual women contest dominant conceptions of monogamy by reclaiming asexually promiscuous identity as a slut. Bisexual sluts find themselves at odds with both queer and straightcommunities due to pressure to conform to monogamous relationships. Additionally, given the biphobicstereotype of bisexuals being overtly promiscuous, slut territory has been ceded in an effort to appear as a morelegitimate sexual identity in the queer community. This stereotype is particularly confounded for bisexual womenof color who have always been hyper sexualized in dominant discourses around race, class, gender, andsexuality. This presentation will also examine the sexual practices of bisexual women as sluts and swingers, withan emphasis on the intersections of race and class in shaping slut identities.HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services HMNSS 1407How Fluid Is Your Rainbow? HMNSS 1402Jacqueline Belanger, UC Riverside Staff, jacqueline.belanger@ucr.eduPage 15

This highly interactive workshop will allow participants to examine sexual orientation as a fluid concept that ismade up of several dimensions and which can change over time. Go beyond the Kinsey Scale and learn how theKlein Sexual Orientation Grid explores sexual attraction, sexual fantasies, emotional preference, socialpreference, lifestyle preference, and sexual identity. Participants of all sexual orientations will learn about a newway to view their own and others' sexual orientations.How to Take Over Your Student Government HMNSS 1406Holly Lim, Associated Students UCR President, hlim002@student.ucr.eduJocelyn Wong, ASUCR AlumNickel Lester, ASUCR AlumInterested in creating change on your campus? Run for student government! This step-by-step workshop willdiscuss the importance and advantages of representing your community’s voice on the student government, andwe'll get you started on an effective elections campaign plan.Icons of a Queer HMNSS 1403Michael Hoang, UC Irvine Undergraduate Student, mh0311@gmail.comThis program will explore the vast historical icons used to identify the queer community. Most people onlyrecognize the rainbow as a symbol of the gay community, However, that is only one of the many symbols thatrelate to the history of the gay community. Although not all symbols came from a positive movement of the gaycommunity, it is important to realize not only the positive, but also the struggle and the hardships that many gayshave endured to be able to embrace our sexuality.I'm Gonna POP!: Renegotiating Self-Inflicted Substance Abuse in the Queer Community ARTS 335Edgar Frias, UC Riverside Undergraduate Student, feds01@gmail.comQueer culture was once synonymous with the underground, the perverse, and the subversive. Gay/lesbian barswere breeding grounds for the "freaks," the social outcasts, the artistic and the sexually diverse. Commodification,capitalization, historicization (or lack thereof), homogenization, and forced assimilation has led to the fracturing ofqueer objectives and affiliations - leaving some wanting the creation of queer communities based around the ideaof process and exploration; while others wanting assimilation, gay marriage, skinny white bodies, and otherheteronormative anomalies. This performance-based video work explores issues of shame, isolation, substanceabuse, body-ism, racism, biphobia, transphobia, etc., brought about by the heteronormative capitalization of queercultures and offers consumption and excretion as an answer. Eat your fears, your hatred, your shame, and shitout love, inclusion, and exploration. Let's eat and talk.Immigration, Privacy and Transgender Rights HMNSS 1501Angie Cazares, UC Davis LGBT Resource Center, amcazares@ucdavis.eduToby Beauchamp, UC Davis LGBT Resource CenterWhat are the connections between U.S. immigration policies, rights to privacy and transgender identities? Howdoes increased surveillance of identity documents especially impact trans people of color and trans immigrants?This presentation will provide information on the relevance of current U.S. immigration reform to transgenderrights, and facilitate a discussion about how we can resist anti-trans and anti-immigrant sentiments andlegislation.Multiracial/Multiethnic Queer Caucus HMNSS 1400Raquel Bernaldo, UC Riverside Undergraduate Student, rbern002@student.ucr.eduAmanda Desmuke, UC Riverside Undergraduate StudentThis is a space for people who identify as queer AND multiracial/ multiethnic. By creating our own definition of"safe space" we will dialogue around our identities and experiences as a queer and multiracial community.Objectives, goals and discussion points include, but are not exclusivePage 16

to: Giving voice to the multiracial community; What are our commonalities/ differences as a multiracial community;How does it feel to be a multiracial person on our specific campuses; Why is it important to identify as amultiracial person; Where does the queer come in; How does our queer identity intersect with our multiracialidentities; What are our struggles as a multiracial/ queer community; How does our multiracial experience affectour involvement, sense of community and belonging within queer spaces and within our respective racial groups;Multiracial organizing on our campuses in and out of queer spaces.Poetry as Activism HMNSS 1405Toi Thibodeaux, Cal State San Bernardino, SMSU Pride Center, pridectr@csusb.eduAngela Asbell, Cal State San Bernardino Writing InstructorBen Rosenberg, Riverside Underground Poetry OrganizationFind your voice through the creation of art and independent thought. This interactive workshop evaluates poetryand spoken word as a form of action and as a contribution to cultural dialogue. Participants will create new writtenand spoken art and build coalitions through the creative process.Rainbow Pride Youth -- Grassroots and Lessons Learned HMNSS 1404Mark Sension, Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance, MSension@aol.comYouth, Volunteers, and Founders introduce the Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance (RPYA), discuss its history, lessonslearned, and implications for community-based support for GLBTQ youth and their allies. Participants will learnhow RPYA and similar organizations can be a resource in supporting GLBT Youth. Some participants may bemotivated to replicate the RPYA experience in their communities.Redefining Heteronormativity: Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage through Colored Eyes WATKINS 1000Shawn Ta, API Equality – LA, tamadori@yahoo.comGay Marriage? Gay Family? Right-wing conservatives say same-sex marriage is destroying American moralityand members of the queer community dislike conforming to a heterosexual marriage institution. So why ismarriage a hot topic and should People of Color even care? Join Christine Chavez from the Caesar ChavezFoundation, Ron Buckmire from the Bayard Rustin-Audrey Lorde Coalition, and Shawn Ta from API Equality-LAin discussing the intersection between discrimination, civil rights, marriage, and race.Spirituality, Sexuality and the Christian Religion HMNSS 1503Jennifer Truschka, College of Eastern Utah Faculty, jennifer.truschka@ceu.eduThis roundtable discussion is designed to help participants examine their own beliefs about sexuality andspirituality and also to provide information on Christian morality and anti-homosexual beliefs. This roundtable isdivided into three sections. In the first section the relationship between sexuality and spirituality will be explored.In the second section we will look at why Christian morality does not always seem compatible with homosexuality.In the third section the church-state relationship will be examined in relation to gay rights activism. This roundtableis non-biased and does not push a religious agenda of any sort.Session 4 – Saturday 4:50pm - 6:00pmArts of Identity: The History of Queer Flag & Fan Dancing HMNSS 1406Daniel Tyler, UCLA Undergraduate Student, dantyler2010@ucla.eduFlag-dancing arose in the post-Stonewall years into a unique art form, yet was nearly lost to obscurity when theAIDS epidemic of the 1980’s claimed the lives of many of the pioneers of this technique. However, it is very muchan integral part of the collective gay identity, inasmuch as drag queens, leather bars, and pink triangles arecornerstones of our history. Learn about the historical development and present-day practice of flag-dancing.GenderQueer Caucus HMNSS 1400Page 17

Shae Maile, UC Riverside, Undergraduate StudentJocelyn Wong, UC Riverside Alum, jocelyn.p.wong@gmail.comThis is a closed safe space/caucus session for individuals, who identify as genderqueer, gender-variant, and/ortrans, to network, build community, and share resources. Please come prepared with ideas to share, as well asdiscussion questions to pose to the group.“God & Gays: Bridging the Gap” Film Screening ARTS 335www.godandgaysthemovie.com“God and Gays: Bridging the Gap” wrestles through the eyes and experiences of people wanting a relationshipwith the very religion that rejects them - Christian (Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Methodist, Baptist)Mormon, Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Jewish, Muslim and more. This film explores the religious strugglereconciling sexuality and spirituality. It gets into the head, heart and lives of the people who have foundhomosexuality and the Bible as their self-defining work. Please Note: This film screening is 90 minutes.HIV Testing and Information provided by BIENESTAR Human Services HMNSS 1407Into the Streets: The Stonewall Riots and Gay Pride SPROUL 1102Nancy Unger, Santa Clara University Faculty, nunger@scu.eduGay Pride parades and celebrations are held in major cities around the world every June to publicly celebrateLGBT communities and cultures. Even many of the celebrants are unaware of the parades’ original purpose - tocommemorate the rebellion of LGBT patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village inresponse to a routine police raid on June 27, 1969. This presentation will explore the Stonewall Riots, beginningwith an overview of the long history of LGBT social, economic, and especially legal oppression that preceded theriots. It will include an account of the rioting, and conclude with a discussion of how and why these events marksuch a significant turning point in LGBTQIA history.LGBTQ Youth: Out of the Rainbow HMNSS 1405Benjamin Kruger-Robbins, Orange County High School of the Arts, Gay/Straight Alliance,stanleykubricfan@yahoo.comThis program addresses both aggressive forms of discrimination and also ways in which the heteronormativesociety suppresses the sexuality of young people, even while implicitly acknowledging the sexuality of straightteens. How does the LGBTQ community discuss teen sexuality in the face of majority society’s stereotypes?Love Shouldn't Hurt HMNSS 1503Emely Ortiz, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, eortiz@lagaycenter.orgA look at the insidious and often unspoken issue that is plaguing our community. We will look at what constitutesdomestic violence, how to spot abusive behaviors and ways to help yourself or a friend.Polyamorous Relationships Are So GAY WATKINS 1000Catalina Vallejos, UC Riverside Undergraduate Student, cvall001@ucr.eduThis program regards the current state of polyamory as it stands in popular American culture today, and itsmisconceptions when compared to polygamy, polyandry, family and other forms of accepted and unacceptablebehavior in human relationships. We will also cover the primary natural reactions and the mental de-programmingnecessary to achieve healthy and non-violent polyamorous relationships in our contemporary world. Queeridentity considered and heterosexual identity in polyamory dissected closely, expressing the pangenderedpolyamory state without creating a boat from it in which to sail away from this madness.QPOC Strategies and Community HMNSS 1501Tam Welch, UC Santa Cruz, Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center, tamw@ucsc.eduPage 18

In this workshop, staff from both Ethnic Resource Centers and LGBTI Resource Centers will brainstorm about thespecific gender and sexuality issues of People of Color (POC). We felt that although some actions are beingtaken, more effort and creativity are needed. How can university student services staff plan effective strategies inproviding LGBTIA* POC services and programming? How have different universities answered, tackled, and/orresponded to meeting QPOC needs together? We aim to create goals and strategize on real action to be taken,not just theorize on what should be! Come listen, add to, and challenge this conversation on LGBTIA POCactivism. Open to all POC. *LGBTIA: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Intersex and AllyReaching Out: Facilitating GLBTQQ Workshops in the Community HMNSS 1404Sarah McNay, Cal State San Bernardino Graduate Student, SCMcNay@hotmail.comWe all know the importance of providing information to those who may or may not be familiar with the GLBTIQcommunity. This program includes a discussion of effective workshop methods, including how to generate deepempathy for those who have trouble empathizing with GLBTIQ issues. We will also discuss how to go aboutorganizing such workshops in the community.Session 5 – Sunday 9:15am - 10:45amThe Biblical Texts of Terror and Passages of Promise for the GLBTIA Community HMNSS 1400Rev. Nori Zeliff, Heartland Christian Fellowship Metropolitan Community Church, nzeliff@omm.comThis program offers a current study of the Biblical texts of terror, which have been used to batter the GLBTIQcommunity. Research has been conducted by reputable GLBTIQ Biblical scholars. In addition, the programpresents the passages of promise, which highlight those portions of Scripture the same scholars interpret asconfirming the sacredness of same-sex relationships.The “Challenge of Being” for Transsexuals and Everyone Else WATKINS 1000Helen Hill, helen@helen-hill.comThis presentation provides a framework concerning challenges and issues regarding transgender, and morespecifically, transsexual populations. The presentation includes a general overview of transgender populations,real-life examples, an examination of social issues, standards of care, legal issues, and finally, the goal ofwellness and congruence. Working with transgendered populations will also be discussed, including incidenceand occurrence of HIV/AIDs within the transgendered population.Facing Trans: Inclusion, Advocacy, and Empowerment HMNSS 1404Nev Kraguljevic, Cal State San Bernardino Staff, nkragulj@csusb.eduAs we become comfortable with the Lesbian and Gay plight on our college campuses, we continue to overlookBisexuals and silence Transgender populations. Trans students (perspective and current), faculty, and staff, aswell as alumni, community members, parents, and partners are courageously coming forward and identifying astrans. College administrators have two choices (1) quickly react when it happens to you, or (2) strategically plan toprovide a safe and supportive campus climate for all. Be a leader in benchmarking how your department andcampus can identify needs, include invisible populations, advocate effectively for trans needs, and empowercampus community members to feel engaged and equal.GET OUT!© - A Game About the Coming Out Process HMNSS 1401David C. Herzog, Psy.D., Cal Poly Pomona Staff, davidherzog67@hotmail.comGET OUT!© is an interactive experiential game that illustrates the challenges posed to healthy LGBT identitydevelopment by the greater culture. The game aims to elucidate both institutionalized and more subtle aspects ofheterosexism and homo/transphobia in the culture at large as well as within the LGBT community. In promotingPage 19

that awareness, the game’s intention is to inspire further activism in supporting LGBT people and combatingheterosexism and homo/transphobia.HIV and the Latino Community HMNSS 1503Frank Pancucci, Bienestar Human Services, fpancucci@bienestar.orgDeborah Morales, Bienestar Human ServicesThis presentation will focus on HIV, transmission, how it works, and how it can be prevented. The presentationwill also address how HIV and the cultural stigma of HIV specifically affect the Latino Community, as well as otherminority communities, and the importance of advocacy, education, and regular testing.Immigration and the LGBTQ Community HMNSS 1405Chris Haiss, Out4Immigration, chris@out4immigration.orgWe will explore with the audience "immigration myths" and will take a closer look at the real situation members ofthe LGBTQ community are facing when dealing with immigration. We will highlight recent legislation and policyissues. We also will look at questions such as 'What are the chances when applying for political asylum based onsexual orientation or gender identity?' and 'What about the HIV ban?'.Increasing Diversity: Implementing Institutional Change on Campus HMNSS 1406Jason Juarez, UC Merced Staff, jjuarez2@ucmerced.eduJohn White, UC Merced Campus Senior Delegate to CUCSA, jwhite@ucmerced.eduThis program will describe three current efforts underway at the University of California designed to focusattention on increasing diversity: 1) The Regents Diversity Study Group (student and faculty diversity); 2) theCouncil of UC Staff Assemblies Diversity Committee and Annual Report to The Regents; and 3) the UC StaffDiversity Council which is advisory to President Dynes. Facilitators will explain the purpose and progress for eachgroup and will share and discuss strategies with program participants in an effort to raise the level of attentionplaced on diversity within educational institutions. Input from program participants will be shared with the UCRegents and the UC Office of the President.(In)Visibilities: Queer and LGBT Cultures in Spain HMNSS 1403Jill Robbins, UC Irvine Faculty, robbins@uci.eduThis panel will examine the relationship between cultural production (literature, film, queer theory, comics) andLGBT identity politics in contemporary Spain, which often restrict the participation of queer, and even bisexual,subjects, promoting homogenized images of gay and lesbian cultures (with much more emphasis on gay males).We are particularly interested in the ways in which cultural objects supplement and deconstruct such politicaldiscourse, which has tended to focus on gay and lesbian identities without problematizing the biological basis ofthose constructions, the continued gendered hierarchy, the institution of the family, or the commodification ofpride celebrations. We also want to question the identification of all LGBT/queer movements and expressions withU.S. phenomena. To that effect, we will stress the ways in which the texts we study are inscribed in discoursesparticular to Spain, even as they address questions of race, immigration, gender, and genre that will be familiar toa U.S. audience.Know Your Rights! Workers Unite! HMNSS 1402Adrián Acosta, Lambda Legal, aacosta@lambdalegal.orgJose Manuel Santillana, Lambda LegalCan you come out at work? Can you be fired for being queer? How do you stand up for yourself at your job?Learn about about the rights that we do have and how we can continue fighting for more protection in theworkplace. Worker rights are Queer rights and united we will have a stronger movement.Page 20

Small Campus Community Building HMNSS 1501Erick Vasquez, University of LaVerne Undergraduate Student, societyofleaders@gmail.comStudents and organizations at small campuses often face the daunting task of creating a safe and nurturingenvironment with limited resources and members. This program is an interactive discussion about how to tacklesuch challenges by fighting apathy and building community. The program's framework draws from the areas ofdiffusion of innovations, community organizing, peer influence, and personal empowerment. Participants shouldcome prepared to discuss the challenges they currently face at their campus and be willing to share personalexperiences.Western Regional LGBTQIACollege Conference HistoryWestern Regional LGBTQIA College Conferences2007 @ UC Riverside - "Out Of the Rainbow & Into the Streets"2005 @ UC Davis - "Putting the Puzzle Together: Connecting Communities & Identities"UCLGBTIA Conferences & General Assemblies2004 @ UC San Diego - "Through the Looking Glass"2003 @ UC Riverside - "Coming Home Queer"2002 @ UC Berkeley - "Queer All Directions"2001 @ UC Santa Barbara - "Concepts of Community"2000 @ UC Davis - "Gayz Into the Millennium"1999 @ UC Los Angeles - "Somethin' Queer Is Bruin"1998 @ UC Santa Cruz - "Exposed!"1997 @ UC Irvine - "Bridges of Courage"1996 @ UC Berkeley - "Queer Safe Space"1995 @ UC Santa Barbara - "Perverse Policies & Queer Knowledge"UCLGBTIA General Assemblies1994 @ UC Santa Cruz1993 @ UC Davis1992 @ UC Los Angeles & UC Berkeley1991 @ UC Riverside & UC Santa Cruz1990 @ UC Davis & UC Santa BarbaraPage 21Universalist UnitarianChurch of RiversideA Truly Welcoming Congregation3657 Lemon Streetcorner of Mission Inn Ave. and Lemon Streetin downtown Riverside(951) 686-6515Rev. Matthew Crary, Minister

AcknowledgementsConference OrganizersQueer Conference Committee - UC Riverside LGBT Resource CenterConference Presenting SponsorsThe California EndowmentNational Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher EducationAssociated Students UCR External AffairsUCR Graduate Student AssociationConference Co-SponsorsQueer Alliance of UCRUCR Center for Ideas and SocietyUCR Chancellor's Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDSUCR Cultural EventsUCR Housing & Stonewall HallUCR Women's StudiesConference Contributing Sponsors – UC RiversideUCR College of Humanities, Arts & Social SciencesUCR Departments of Art, Film & Visual Culture, and LGBIT StudiesUCR Honors ProgramURC KUCR 88.3FMUCR Student LifeUCR Student Special ServicesUCR VC Student AffairsConference SupportersUCLGBTIAUC Students AssociationUCR African Student ProgramsUCR Asian Pacific Student ProgramsUCR Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of LGBT'sUCR Chicano Student ProgramsUCR Native American Student ProgramsUCR Women’s Resource CenterSpecial thanks to UC Irvine’s LGBT Resource Center.Page 22

AcknowledgementsConference StaffRaquel BernaldoCathy CathersMatt DavisMark DunnCaitlin EubanksChris GloverJami GrosserRodrigo HernandezSeth LavenderLenie LimRaquel MadrigalChristina MarableNoel MarianoJohn MedinaMarvin RivasTai RockettAmanda Sakuma-DesmukeK. SidhuNoah SilasKatherine SteelmanNancy TubbsCatalina VallejosCynthia WassemPage 23

Place HolderConsortium MapHowdy Ya’ll…The printed program includes a really cool map ofCampus LGBT Resource Centers around the nation.However, to make this PDF easier to download, we haveremoved the map. Please go to the web site of theNational Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources inHigher Education to download the Map:http://www.lgbtcampus.org/ConsortiumMap.pdfPage 24