Conference Booklet - uclgbtia

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