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Updated October 18, 2006

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Saturday 10:00 - 11:00am

» Workplace Diversity – Challenges Yet To Be Addressed Gerri Cannon
» Supporting Gender Variant Youth in Today’s Schools Judy Hoff
» Exploring Trans Sexuality: How Transition Affects Sexual Identity for Trans People and Their Partners Matt Kailey
» Bisexuality 101: Myths and Realities Robyn Ochs
» “T” & “I” Aren’t Just Tack-ons: Being a True Ally to Trans and Intersex People TR Richardson
» Bi/Queer People of Color Gathering – Part One Penelope Williams
» A Closet for Two? Mixed-Orientation and TransGendered Marriage Journeys, A Panel Sadelle Wiltshire and Ann Coakley
Panelists: Lindsay Cobb, Lawrence Webster, Lydia Winter

Saturday 11:15am - 12:15pm

» Trans on Campus: Measuring and Improving the Climate for Transgender Students Brett Genny Beemyn
» FEMME-ininity: GenderQueer Femme Identity and Misogyny within the Queer Women’s Community Heather Childs
» PFLAG Membership Recruitment and Retention Jamie Curtis
» Embracing The Exiled: Understanding and Repairing the Psychological Effects of Antigay Religious Rhetoric Lee M. Faver, PhD ABPP
» Celebrating Our Adult Lesbian and Gay Children and their Children with Children’s Books Ursula Ferro
» Intersex 101 – How Intersex Affects You Esther Morris Leidolf
» Harnessing the power of your organization's website: What non-technical activists should know! Tom Limoncelli
» Polyamory 101 Valerie White

Saturday 3:15 - 4:45pm

» Taking a Stand: Creating Safe Schools for All Students Penny Culliton
» Ask the Doctor About HIV/AIDS Dr. Raul Davaro
» Coming out as a child or adolescent as transgendered or transsexual and the parents’ process of acceptance Diane Ellaborn and Dr. Norman Spack
» Queercrips: We Do Exist, We Do Have Sex, and We Can Be Really Hot Loree Erickson
» Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay Luigi Ferrer
» Safer Sex is a Many Generational Thing Lani Ka’ahumanu and BobBI Keppel
» Legal Issues and Being Kinky: Oil and Water! NELA (New England Leather Alliance) Representative Vivienne Kramer and Valerie White

Saturday 5:00 - 6:00pm

» Safe School Ambassadors: Building Coalitions for Safety and Respect within Our Schools Mario Cossa
» Raising A Transgender Child/Compassionate Parenting Stephanie Guinan and Tracy Rich
» Know Your Rights – The Legal Landscape for Trans and Genderqueer People in New England and Beyond Laura K. Langley and Samuel A. Senft
» Coping with Alcoholism and Addiction in Queer Communities Rosa Lee
» Facilitating Groups Like a Superhero! Tom Limoncelli
» Transcending Boundaries Within the MTF Spectrum – A Panel Emily Metcalfe – Panel Organizer
Panelists - To Be Announced
» SM101 (Not a “How To” but a “What! Huh?”)
How to Talk About BDSM/Leather/Fetish – For Allies, Families, and Professionals
NELA (New England Leather Alliance) Representatives: Vivienne Kramer, Sabrina Santiago, and Tim
» Coming-Out Party and Book Signing for Bi Men: Coming Out Every Which Way Ron Suresha and Pete Chvany

Sunday 8:00 - 8:55am

» Sunday Morning Service "A Word of Encouragement" Shannon Gresham
» Amrit Yoga: Morning Sadhana Kavita
» Integrating Spirituality Into Sexuality Suzann Robins

Sunday 9:00 - 10:00am

» Ethnic Diversity - the multifocal perspective Professor Robin C. Benton
» The State of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts and Beyond Linda Blair & Robyn Ochs
» Getting the Sex You Want (and Not the Sex You Don’t Want) Julie Ebin and Luigi Ferrer
» Redefining Masculinity: How and Why Transmen are Changing the Definitions of Manhood Matt Kailey and Jacob Nash
» Queer Spirituality – A Facilitated Discussion Benjamin Robin
» Queer Media Matters: BTI Representation and Activism Ron Suresha

Sunday 10:15 - 11:45am

» Celebrate Genderqueer Identities and Alternatives to Male/Female Gender Identities Loni Cramer and Pat Ross – Panel Organizers
Stephe Feldman, Alli Lindley, Mitchel Pyles – Panelists
» Young, Gay, and My Parents are Really Religious – A panel of speakers from Greater Boston PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People) Pam Garramone
» PFLAG and Transgender – Sharing a Future Judy Hoff, Dave Parker, Joan Parker
» (W)HOLY QUEER (featuring Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School) Andrea Jacobs
» Bisexuality In Context: Understanding Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation BobBI Keppel and Alan Hamilton
» Transgender Health: What We Need To Know Jesse Pack
» Bi/Queer People of Color Gathering – Part Two Penelope Williams

Sunday 12:15 - 1:15pm

» Lifelines for Trans Youth: Helping Transgender and Transsexual Youth Make Successful Transitions to Adulthood Gavriel Ansara
» Does My White Privilege Make Me Look Racist? Heather Childs & Roxanna Vahed
» Why Bi? Women's reflections about their (bi) sexual identity Dawn L. Comeau
» Working with Faith Groups Jamie Curtis
» Working Class Identity and Sexual Identity – A Facilitated Discussion Jillian
» Our Movement History: The BiTransAction Lani Ka’ahumanu and Wayne Bryant
» Transfeminism Rosa Lee

Sunday 3:00 - 4:30pm

» Create Your Own / DIY workshops  


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We look forward to seeing you soon!

-- Bobbie & Janie on behalf of the whole workshop committee

Bobbie Barry <bbarry29@ne.rr.com>
Janie <janietbc@gmail.com>