Conference Booklet - uclgbtia

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