MBLGTACC 2021: From Protest and Beyond Pride

FROM PROTEST AND BEYOND PRIDE

2021

MADISON, WI OCTOBER 8•10

Schedule

All times are listed in Central Daylight Time

FRIDAY, OCT. 8

SATURDAY, OCT. 9 Registration & info desk

9:00 AM

8:00 AM 7:00 PM

10:00 AM

Vendor, resource, & career fair

11:00 AM

10:00 AM 7:00 PM

12:00 PM

Workshop 1 8:30 - 9:45 AM

Workshop 2 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Lunch on your own 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Identity forums 2:00 PM

3:00 PM

1:00- 2:15 PM

Registration & info desk

Workshop 3

2:00 - 9:00 PM

2:30 - 3:45 PM

4:00 PM

Workshop 4 4:00 -5:15 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

netWerq 5:00 - 6:00 PM

Dinner on your own

Featured session: Curly Velazquez (virtual)

5:15 - 7:00 PM

6:00 - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

Opening remarks & Keynote: Mia Mingus 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Entertainment (games & crafts) and advisor social

Keynote: M. Adams 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Entertainment: Dance party 8:00 - 11:00 PM

8:30 - 11:00 PM 10:00 PM

11:00 PM

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Contents SUNDAY, OCT. 10

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SCHEDULE

Info desk 8:00 AM 12:00 PM

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Workshop 5 8:30 - 9:45 AM

CONTENTS Identity forums 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Closing remarks: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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ADVISOR PROGRAMMING

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE AND DETAIL

WELCOME TO MBLGTACC

Session 1

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Session 3

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

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GENERAL INFO

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ACCESSIBILITY

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SPONSORS

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POLICIES & GUIDELINES

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FEATURED PROGRAMMING

Keynotes, featured session, skill shares, entertainment, NetWerq, resource fair, and identity forums

Session 2

Session 4 Session 5

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LETTERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

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ACTIVITY PAGES

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GLOSSARY

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EMERGENCY AND CRISIS INFO

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WELCOME, MBLGTACC America’s largest and longest continuously-held conference for queer and trans+ college students Read a full community welcome at MBLGTACC.ORG/WELCOME

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On behalf of the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity and the planning team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Edgewood College, it is our honor to welcome you to the 29th annual Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference.

Since our last gathering, our lives have been upended by COVID-19 and the latest uprisings against racialized police violence.

In this context, the theme of this year’s conference, From Protest and Beyond Pride, feels particularly salient.

As queer and trans people, we are accustomed to building, bettering, and banding together in complex and dire circumstances. We have persevered through many historical plights such as 1960s era laws criminalizing our attire and sexual activities and the devastating impacts of the AIDS epidemic. Our past provides us with cues and tools for addressing the pressing issues of our moment as we battle an onslaught of anti-trans legislative attacks, debilitating student loan and medial debt disproportionately impacting marginalized communities, and corporate greed threatening drinkable water supplies and the status of our currently habitable planet.

Author and law professor Dean Spade talks about the practice of “mutual aid” as a way to address people’s immediate needs by working within one’s community and focusing on our collective survival in ways that existing systems are ill-equipped to handle. This notion of radically caring for each other while working to change the

world is a valuable framework for us to consider as we strive for a liberated future.

We are well equipped to come up with bold, creative solutions that center our needs, desires and differences. The compounding crises of a global pandemic, the fight for racial justice and evidence of a climate catastrophe deepens our value and investment in community and care. We need to rely on each other to bring lasting change. We need others to carry the torch when it is time for our own bodies to rest.

Throughout our gathering this weekend, we hope you find joy in building new connections. We hope you learn new tactics and share your own experiences. Most importantly, we hope you feel the love that radiates throughout the queer and trans community and carry it home to your own spaces.

R.B. BROOKS Director of Programs, Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity

JUSTIN DRWENCKE Executive Director, Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity

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From Protest and Beyond Pride OUR THEME

formation of the Ten Percent Society, now The Pride Society

UW-Madison students selected From Protest and Beyond

org, and the establishment of Gay People’s Union (GPU),

Pride after a series of brainstorming sessions which included

also a student org, at UW-Milwaukee. We also highlight

potential themes like: Queer Enough!, Tending Our Futures

the organizing that led to electing out politicians to serve

from the Root, and Collectively Forward. The theme was

in the Wisconsin Legislature, who then went on to serve in

chosen from among those options by Qouncil (pronounced

Congress.

council) the leadership collective of LGBTQ+ student organizations and entities at UW-Madison; Qouncil voted overwhelmingly in favor of our theme.

At UW-Madison, LGBTQ+ people have also been at the forefront of many protests including the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) protests to the Black Lives Matter

From Protest and Beyond Pride is a commemoration of

protests. In 1990, students protested, via a sit-in outside

foundational resistance in LGBTQ+ history: Cooper’s

the then-Chancellor’s office, after she refused a disclaimer

Do-nuts, Black Nite Tavern, Compton’s Cafeteria, and the

calling attention to the ROTC’s ban on gays and lesbians.

Stonewall Uprising as well as organizing by trans and queer

These protests were eventually harnessed by students to

folks such as Street Tranvestite Action Revolutionaries

establish the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Campus Center

(STAR) by Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, the founding

(LGBCC) in ‘91, it eventually became known as the LGBTCC,

of houses like the House of LaBeija by Crystal LaBeija and

and now the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC).

the creation of Ballroom culture. Our theme is also rooted in Wisconsin’s history of activism both at UW-Madison and across the state.

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(TPS); UW-Madison’s longest running LGBTQ+ student

The theme’s connection to the lives of TBLGQ+ people embraces the vibrant experiences of Pride festivals across the country and the movement. From Protest and Beyond

Examples include the organizing that led to Wisconsin

Pride encourages us to build beyond marriage equality,

becoming the first state in the U.S. to make it illegal to

assimilationist tactics, [in/hyper]visibility, pinkwashing

discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation in 1982. The

strategies, and the indignities borne by Trans, Intersex,

Nonbinary, and Genderqueer folks, with aspirations for

the Ho-Chunk Nation, along with the eleven other First

deepening cohesive organizing work across LGBTQ+

Nations of Wisconsin.

communities toward liberation for marginalized peoples. In From Protest and Beyond Pride, we center our collective gaze on the future of the movement, our goal: recognize we are not in a moment but in a wave of momentum.

Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that bring us together for the conference. And please join us in uncovering such truths every day.

ABOUT UW-MADISON

UW-Madison is a public land-grant research university

The University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies Ho-Chunk

Lake Mendota to the north and Lake Monona to the south.

land, a place their nation has called Teejop (day-JOPE) since

Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848,

time immemorial. In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were

UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin

forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing

and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin

followed when both the federal and state government

system. One of the longest and deepest traditions

repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove

surrounding the University of Wisconsin is the Wisconsin

the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin. This history of colonization

Idea. The Wisconsin Idea signifies a general principle: that

informs our shared future of collaboration and innovation.

education should influence people’s lives beyond the

Today, UW-Madison respects the inherent sovereignty of

boundaries of the classroom.

in Madison, Wisconsin situated on the isthmus between

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Page 6 protest photo: ROTC protest outside Bascom Hall.

Students gather in front of banner reading, “Donna tell the truth about ROTC” and carry signs protesting ROTC discrimination against homosexuals [sic]. ca. April 1990. University of WisconsinMadison Archives Collection.

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WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’LL GO M B L G TA C C H I S TO R Y What would later become the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference emerged in the early 1990s as an answer to the question of how to connect, educate, and empower queer students throughout the region. This came at a time when the continued growth of the mainstream lesbian, gay, and bisexual rights movement—largely underrepresenting transgender and gender non-conforming folx—was most present and powerful on the east and west coasts, isolating students in the Midwest from national LGBT work by geography, political realities, and access to resources.

Highlights

Milestone Years

1st annual 1993

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In 1991, college students at another conference in Des Moines came together around this reality and dreamt MBLGCC into existence. They wanted to be part of the solution; to give a voice to queer students in the Midwest; and to make it and MBLGTACC a destination for acclaimed entertainers, activists, and thought leaders. They sought to create an oasis in what Justin Connor (MBLGCC ‘94) says was seen as “a queer desert.”

The group came together a year later to lay down the organizing principles and logistical roadmap for a conference of LGBT students, to be held each year at a college or university in the Midwest.

The first annual MBLGCC was held at Iowa

5 Years 1997

10 Years 2002

1st MBGLCC Iowa State Univ. and Drake Univ.

We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Fabulous Indiana State University Indianapolis, IN

Ames, IA

“Transgender” added to conference name

Still Moving Forward Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Organizing conference Emporia State Emporia, KS

Hosted at Earlham College (pop:1,100 students; 1994), 250 students attended, temporarily growing the campus population by nearly 25%. The budget for this conference, kept on a sheet of notebook paper, totaled about $13,000. (The budget is a bit larger these days.)

1992

1994

MBGLCC/MBLGCC (1993–96)

“Ally” added to conference name 2001

MBLGTCC (1997–00)

15 Years 2007 Alphabet Soup University of MinnesotaTwin Cities Minneapolis, MN Oversight Committee created

For the first time, conference hosts were selected two years in advance to create a longer planning horizon 2005

MBLGTACC (2001–present)

2000 2005 2007

2006

1993 2004 2012

2018

State University in February 1993, a collaborative effort between students at Iowa State and Drake University.

1996 1999 2010 2021

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2019

2002 2011 2013 2020

1995 1998 2001 2008 2015 2017

1994 1997 2009 2016

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Advisors and MBLGTACC alumnx: can you help us?

The Institute is actively working to unearth more conference history. Do you have information or materials from the conference circa the 1990s or early 2000s?

Contact noah@sgdinstitute.org about our MBLGTACC history project.

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT PAST CONFERENCES AT MBLGTACC.ORG/HISTORY 20 Years 2012

25 Years 2017

2015

The Butterfly Effect: Evolution to Revolution Iowa State Univ.

Ames, IA

Oversight Committee authorized the creation of a non-profit to support MBLGTACC planners and expand opportunities for student leadership and engagement.

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United in Solidarity DePaul, Loyola, and Northeastern Illinois Univ.

Chicago, IL

From Protest, Beyond Pride University of WisconsinMadison, Edgewood College Madison, WI

MBLGTACC registered as a 501(c)(3) association

Held at Michigan State University, conference attendance reached 2,000 for the first time

Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity officially launched

Full conference name became Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference

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2013

2016

2018

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CO N FE R E N C E I N FO R M AT IO N

General information LOCAL TRANSIT REGISTRATION & INFO DESK Registration counters (floor 4) Friday: 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Bus and bus rapid transit cityofmadison.com/metro

Rideshare Badger Shared Ride Service / Badger Cab Co. 608-256-5566 | badgercab.com Lyft & Uber (see Lyft and Uber apps)

Taxis Union Cab (worker cooperative with accessible transit) 608.242.2000 | unioncab.com

HOTELS

Madison Taxi

Hilton Madison Monona Terrace 9 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703

608-255-8294 | madtaxi.com Green Cab of Madison 608-255-1234 | greencabmadison.com

Madison Concourse 1 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53703 Hotel-owned shuttle available (12-25 people)

Badger Direct / Badger Cab Co. 608-256-0106 | badgercab.com

Sheraton Madison 706 John Nolen Dr, Madison, WI 53713 Hotel-owned shuttle available (14 people)

MONONA TERRACE PARKING

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

3 W. Wilson St., Madison, WI 53703

610 John Nolen Dr, Madison, WI 53713 Hotel-owned shuttle available (8 people)

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Friday before 5:00 pm - $3.00 per hour ($1.00 for

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Friday after 5:00 pm - $5.00 flat rate

first half hour), $16.00 daily maximum Saturday & Sunday: $5.00 flat rate

WIFI: CONNECT TO “MONONA-GUEST” Select the “monona-guest” wireless network, then open any browser app (page may open automatically) and click on the “free” option.

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CO N F EREN C E IN FO , CONTI NUED

Accessibility MBLGTACC planners and the Institute are committed to the accessibility of the conference for all attendees.

SERVICE ANIMALS

interpreters to accompany you to

Service animals are welcome at

be attending. To do this, please make

To keep shared spaces suitable for

your specific request through the

those with scent sensitivities, we ask

registration form, and a member of

attendees to use scent-free products

our team will follow-up with you. In

or limit/forego the excessive use of

addition to interpreter services, we

scented hygiene products while at the

have required all presenters to use

conference. Please use the fragrance-

live auto captions through Google

free hand soap provided in the

Slides if they are using a slideshow.

restrooms and fragrance-free hand

MBLGTACC. The ADA defines a service animal as “any animal that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.”

Were the animal not readily apparent as a service animal, staff at the

some or all of the workshops you’ll

conference may ask the individual

MOBILITY

if the animal helps to mitigate a

All sessions will be held in the host

disability and what tasks the animal

SCENT

sanitizer in common spaces.

VISUAL

conference space. The facility is ADA

We have sent all presenters

compliant and has large spaces to

information on accessible color,

accommodate the traffic peaks during

contrast, and text size for their

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS

session transitions. All sessions will be

materials. Large-print programs

held in close proximity and transition

will be available for all on-site

time will be allowed in the schedule.

attendees who registered prior to

MBLGTACC recognizes that ESAs

We ask all attendees who can use

the registration deadline and opted

the stairs to do so—this will allow

to receive one. There may be a

those who need to use elevators to

limited number produced for on-site

do so with a minimum of disruptions,

registrants.

has been trained to perform.

serve an important role in many individuals’ lives; however, per Monona Terrace policy, ESAs are not permitted in the venue.

AUDITORY

crowding, and wait times. Please help us keep at least 36” aisles free in common spaces.

DIGITAL

QUIET SPACE

We are hosting a platform for

for all plenary sessions. If you are

Visit our quiet space in the Hall of

person and remote attendance. See

an attendee who is d/Deaf or hard

Fame Room, open on Saturday from

of hearing, we invite and encourage

8:00 am - 11:00 pm and on Sunday

you to request CART and/or ASL

from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.

There will be CART interpretation

attendees to connect across inworkshop conversation threads to engage asynchronously too! go.wisc.edu/mblgtaccdiscord

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CO N FE R E N C E I N FO , CO N T INU E D

Sponsors The MBLGTACC 2021 host committee and the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity are grateful for the organizations and people that have supported the conference through direct and in-kind donations. The conference would not have been possible without the levels of support they’ve given the conference over the past two years.

$10,000-24,999.99

$5,000-7,499.99

$1,000-2,499.99

MBLGTACC 2021 is funded in part by a grant from the New Harvest Foundation, Inc.

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CO N FE R E N C E I N FO , CO N T INU E D

Policies and guidelines CODE FOR INCLUSION

consensually. We encourage the use

Everyone is responsible for their own

is a sex-positive space, be courteous

behavior in this space. While we wish

to those who do not wish to engage

for everyone to be able to express

in sexual activity, or those who may

themselves, explore and learn in their

be sex-repulsed. Inversely, do not

own way, this code for inclusion sets

shame or judge those who engage in

an expectation that all attendees

sexual activity, especially those who

be considerate and careful of those

participate in kink communities. Your

around them. Failure to adhere to

body, your choice.

these necessary guidelines could

other forms of protection. While this

result in removal from the event at

Consent

the Institute’s discretion. This policy

Consent should be received for

has been created for the greater safety and access of all guests and attendees. If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact our director of programs, R.B. Brooks (roze@sgdinstitute.org).

By attending the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference, you agree to the following Code for Inclusion:

Zero tolerance for harassment We have zero-tolerance for harassment of any kind, including but not limited to: stalking, offensive verbal comments, non-consensual photography or recording, bathroom policing, unwelcome physical attention, intimidation, physical or sexual assault, and/or inappropriate physical contact.

any sexual and/or physical contact.

Consent is ongoing and enthusiastic and can be given or taken away at any time.

Trigger warnings Provide content and/or trigger warnings whenever possible. Allow others to name their triggers when they arise and determine how to move forward without causing additional harm or dismissing the

Accessibility awareness If you encounter someone with a service, assistance, or guide animal, you should NOT touch, offer food to, or interact with the animal in any way unless otherwise explicitly stated by the owner. Service animals can sometimes be identified by a vest or other article of clothing indicating they are assisting.

Please honor any accommodation or accessibility needs provided to attendees. Do not inhibit the assistance provided to and/or used by attendees such as ASL interpreters, reserved seating, service animals, or other types of services/equipment.

Consideration for others Consider how your identities impact the space you’re in. There are numerous intersections of identities present and it is vital to give room to those who are often denied the ability to take up space.

incident.

Netiquette

Inclusive language

Be sure to obtain permission before

Be mindful of your language. While we are all learning and you may not be aware of certain phrases that others may find offensive, be receptive to being informed by

posting and/or tagging pictures of other attendees on social media.

Avoid using bright or flashing lights whenever possible.

attendees, reflect when addressed,

Allergies and scent sensitivity

Sexual responsibility

and adjust accordingly. This includes

We ask attendees to use scent-free

We encourage anyone engaging in

honoring people’s pronouns and

products or limit/forego the excessive

names and avoiding ableist language

use of scented hygiene products

(ex: “crazy,” “lame,” “crippled).”

while at the conference.

sexual activity to do so safely and

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of condoms, dental dams, lubricant, or

CO N F EREN C E IN FO , CONTI NUED

COVID-19

PHOTOGRAPHY

photos and recordings belong to the

Attendees are expected to wear face

The Midwest Institute for Sexuality

masks at all times in the conference

and Gender Diversity or authorized

payment or any other compensation

venue, regardless of COVID-19

contractors for the Midwest Bisexual

vaccination status, and to socially

Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual

distance indoors when possible. We

College Conference (MBLGTACC) will

ask attendees to carry those practices

be photographing common spaces,

into other establishments they enter

keynotes, and entertainment during

while visiting.

MBLGTACC weekend, and any onstage discussions thereafter. The

FIREARMS We ask in the interest of everyone’s comfort and wellbeing that no firearms be brought into our conference spaces. Though handgun

goal of this photography is to share the best moments of the conference with alumni, supporters, and other community members, to celebrate our community, and to enhance the visibility of the Institute and the event

Institute, and you will not receive in connection with the pictures and recordings. You further release MBLGTACC and the Institute from any and all liability that may or could arise from the taking or use of the pictures.

This policy has been created for the greater safety and access of all guests and attendees. You may discuss this policy further with the Institute’s director of marketing and communications, Nick Pfost (marketing@sgdinstitute.org).

laws in Wisconsin permit open carry

in the Midwest and nationally.

and licensed concealed carry, no

The Institute respects, protects, and

firearms or weapons will be permitted

SMOKING

centers the rights of students who

on Monona Terrace Community and

do not consent to be photographed.

The State of Wisconsin Smoking

Convention Center property. Per

To that end, MBLGTACC and the

Monona Terrace policy: “Violators will

Institute: will offer intentional spaces

be considered trespassers and subject

where photography by attendees is

to forfeiture or arrest.”

welcome and encouraged; will offer wearable markers for attendees

SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM AMNESTY

to flag for others that they do not

According to the Wisconsin

any photographs featuring attendees

Department of Justice: “Under the

with do not photograph markers;

[Wisconsin Sexual Assault Victim

will not tolerate non-consensual

Amnesty] law, victims and bystanders

photography by attendees and

who report a sexual assault, request

guests; requires that all attendees

emergency assistance and stay on

and guests obtain permission before

consent to be photographed; will not share on its website or social media

the scene or who encounter law

posting photos of others taken at

enforcement at a medical facility at

the conference to social media; and

which the victim is being treated

requires that all attendees and guests

cannot be issued drinking citations or

obtain permission before tagging

campus underage drinking sanctions

someone in a post at the conference

if they are cooperative with law

on social media.

enforcement.”

By attending MBLGTACC, you

Law 101.123 went into effect July 5, 2010. The law eliminates smoking in all public places and workplaces.

Under Wisconsin law, persons under 18 years of age cannot purchase cigarettes, nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, or tobacco products.

At the conference venue, the William T. Evjue Gardens is a non-smoking area as designated by Madison ordinance. The international nosmoking symbol is posted in multiple locations. Smoking is allowed on Olin Terrace and outside the main entrance on Level 4, which is the top level of the parking structure.

Cannabis is illegal under Wisconsin marijuana laws except for the limited use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil for medicinal purposes.

acknowledge that the commissioned

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KEYN MIA MINGUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 7:00 - 8:30 PM EXHIBIT AB Mia Mingus (she/her) is a writer, educator and trainer for transformative justice and disability justice. She is a queer, physically disabled, Korean transracial and transnational adoptee raised in the Caribbean.

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OTES M. ADAMS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 7:00 - 8:00 PM EXHIBIT AB M. Adams (she/he/they) is a community organizer and co-executive director of Freedom Inc. As a queer Black person, Adams has developed and advocated for a strong intersectional approach.

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Featured session

AMOR Y SALUD: A NIGHT WITH CURLY VELAZQUEZ

Curly Velazquez is an actor, content creator and artist who celebrates all things Latinx and beautiful.

PART OF LATINX HERITAGE MONTH

photographer David LaChappelle, and design icon

He began his career in fashion working for celebrity Jeremy Scott before starting his own line.

Friday, October 8 6:00 - 7:00 pm

By the age of 25, he was celebrated as one of the “IT” designers in LA by H&M and directed a music video for Interscope records. Curly produces and appears in

STREAMED TO YOUTUBE

go.wisc.edu/LHMwithCurly LIVE WATCH PARTY

Exhibition Hall B (Level 1)

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BuzzFeed’s Latinx division: Pero Like. You can also see Curly on Starz’s VIDA (seasons 2 and 3) and Netflix’s documentary, Mucho Mucho Amor.

Skill shares

TRANS LAW HELP WISCONSIN

CENTERING QUEER AND TRANS JOY IN OUR WORK

Saturday, October 9 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Ballroom A

Saturday, October 9 2:30 - 3:25 pm, Ballroom A 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Ballroom A

Trans Law Help Wisconsin is a pro bono

Yante Turner (he/him) is an openly Trans & Queer Black change agent from

legal project dedicated to providing

Milwaukee. With his background in community care and trans liberation

legal information and resources to

work, Yante serves to uplift, support, and advocate for the diaspora of Black

transgender and nonbinary individuals

Trans people. His passion leads him to wear many hats and have a role in the

across the state of Wisconsin and

world as fluid and open as he is. His many roles and hats include working as

beyond. Join our volunteer attorneys

a Full Spectrum Doula for queer and Trans BIPOC, providing labor support

to learn about the process of changing

care, abortion advocacy, community defense and Safety task force curator,

your name and gender marker on

and a facilitator of all the things Trans, Black, Healing, joyful and challenging!

identity documents and receive help

Creating affirming spaces that also foster continuous learning are important

completing the legal paperwork.

factors in Yante’s work, as the fight to decolonize, stripe white supremacy from our communities, and love radically stand at the forefront of his work and life.

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SKILL SHARES, CONTINUED

C U R AT I N G O U R N I GHT L I F E— I T ’S MORE THAN A PA RT Y Saturday, October 9 8:30 - 9:45 am, Ballroom A 10:00 - 11:15 am, Ballroom B

promoter as a young teenager throwing shows for other teens, primarily booking emo bands in her hometown of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. That makes more sense when you find out that her side and passion project is Emo Nite Madison and Pop Punk Pizza Party; nights that celebrate her root love of emo and pop punk music. As a queer Asian woman in a white /cis / male dominated field she has delighted in mentoring other people of color and queer DJs, “I feel like it has been a huge gift to share my love of DJing and nightlife with the community and helping to uplift more queer and POC DJs around Madison”. Recently, Saint Saunter has joined Milwaukee’s No Stress Collective, which is a party collective of DJs, party planners, photographers, creating

Saint Saunter (aka Sarah Akawa) (she/her) spins a mix of genres from club, pop/mainstream, house, and solid throwbacks. Much more than a DJ, Saint Saunter is creator of Madison’s favorite queer multi-genre festival Hot Summer Gays alongside Dyke Dive. She has been creating queer nightlife spaces since her early days in Madison at the now defunct Plan B in collaboration with Tina She of The-L-Word-famous hip hop duo, God-des & She. After She Said Parties ended, Saint then created her long standing series QueerIRL which has held art pop ups, slow jam nights, and other events.

Saint Saunter can also be found spinning at Dyke Dive, Madison-based house group JAMS, Madison and other Midwest PrideFests, and various local Madison venues.

Seemingly oddly, Saint Saunter’s start in music comes from emo / pop punk music. She began her career as a

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amazing dance parties for people who love to dance.

Their motto is “Always Fun. No Hate, No Ego, No Stress”.

Ultimately, Saint Saunter says its all about the community and friends that are made at her parties, “None of this would be worth anything without the people who come out, sweat, dance, meet new and old friends, and have fun. The community we create depends on every single person who comes through the door, and it makes it all worth it.” Whatever the night, genre, or location, Saint Saunter is always bringing together the queer community for dancing, fun, expression, and to celebrate the queer community. Lastly, Saint Saunter encourages those who are seeking to make a space that is needed to reach out to her: “I’m a huge collaborator, nothing is worth doing without friends alongside you.”

SKILL SHARES, CONTINUED

BODY RECLAMATION IN CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY AND PLACE Saturday, October 9 2:30 - 3:45 pm, Ballroom B 4:00 - 5:15 pm, Ballroom B landsem, nipinet (Michif, Anishinaabe, Nêhiyaw), giige

United States and Canada. They enjoy sewing, digital

arts collective nipinet (Anishinaabe and Michif), with

art, risograph and linocut printing. nibiiwakamigkwe

nibiiwakamigkwe (Onyota:a’ká, Anishinaabe, Métis),

has collaborated with Tribal programming, University

are artists and organizers based in Teejop//Madison,

of Wisconsin - Madison, Milwaukee Art Museum, City

Wisconsin. They co-founded giige “heals up” in 2020,

of Madison, and their art has been featured in galleries

opening a tattoo and retail storefront on Williamson

around Turtle Island. They also teach beadwork, caribou

Street to celebrate and practice Indigenous art. Their

and moose tufting, quillwork, and fishscale art. Both

rotary machine, handpoke, and skin-stitch tattoo work

pursue traditional lifeways and land protection efforts

encompasses body and traditions reclamation with

within the constraints of urban living.

a focus on tattooing cultures of Eastern Woodlands, Northern Plains, and Subarctic Native peoples. Practical

They will share the historical and contemporary

techniques and teachings are gathered from oral history,

practices of tattooing as healing in queer and Indigenous

contemporary practitioners, and academic literature.

cultures. Workshop participants are invited to imagine

Besides operations and art at giige, nipinet works with

their bodies as carriers of connection to place and

Strong Spirits 2Sircle Collective, Troy Farms/Rooted WI,

community through guided body diagramming and tattoo

Native Realities Press, and guest tattoos throughout the

development.

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M A RCH W I T H P R IDE FOR #B L ACK L I V ES M AT T ER Saturday, October 9 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Ballroom B

through the research he currently does. Broderick, also being the Community Chair for the Wisconsin’s HIV State Action Planning group, uses his knowledge, connection, relatability and trust with the Black LGBT community to help bridge the gap between healthcare disparities

March with Pride for #BlackLivesMatter was a

and self-empowerment both professionally and

successful protest demonstration created in 2020 during

personally. Broderick attributes the House of Infiniti as

Milwaukee’s Pridefest weekend to show solidarity

his foundation towards community outreach, awareness,

towards the global movement of racial and systemic

education and prevention. Being part of a non-profit

injustice from law enforcements against black and brown

organization made up by same gender loving black men

people. This movement came about from community

provided tools and resources that are still utilized today

advocates, Montell Infiniti Ross and Angel Vega, who will

within his life on a professional aspect and within his

share their personal journeys, experiences, connections

personal connections he carries for the community.

and organizational skills that were used to bring together over 5000 community members united as one under one

Angel Vega was a co-organizer of the March With Pride

goal at one moment.

for Black Lives Matter protest. Vega used his experience with event and parade planning to operationalize his

Broderick Pearson (he/him), also known as Montell

allyship as a Mexican American gay man to the Black

Infiniti Ross, is a community advocate / educator for the

Lives Matter movement. Vega is an educator with

Milwaukee’s Black LGBTQ+ community for almost two

Milwaukee Public Schools and is involved with Pueblo

decades. Broderick also is a medical research associate

MKE, an organization of “Brown People for Black Lives

with the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Center for AIDS

Matter.” Through the latter, Vega works with others to

Intervention Research. He has been a strong advocate

educate the community on anti-blackness and hold

for equality and improvements within healthcare systems

conversations about anti-black biases and colorism.

for marginalized populations over the last 10+ years

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Entertainment GA M E S & C RAFT S Friday, October 8 8:30 - 11:00 pm Exhibit Hall A

DA N CE PA RT Y Saturday, October 9 8:00 - 11:00 pm Exhibit Hall A

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NetWerq event

Resource fair

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 5:00 - 6:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL A

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM GRAND TERRACE

All attendees are welcome at this special session

The vendor, resource, and career fair offers attendees the opportunity to meet with graduate admissions representatives, LGBTQIA+ vendors, business and corporate LGBTQIA+ groups, HIV/STI testing, non-profits, and more.

with OPEN. OPEN members will lead a short NetWerqing 101 session to introduce and discuss network building skills, followed by a networking practice session.

OPEN provides education and information resources regarding issues of gender and sexual diversity and other issues of professional concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBTQ) individuals who live in the Madison and Dane County, Wisconsin area.

Diverse and Resilient Wipfli LLP Vivent Health J + J Button Factory Gift House U-W Madison School of Education

HIV TESTING HIV testing, provided by Vivent Health, will be available on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Meeting Room K. 24

Identity forums SATURDAY, 1:00 - 2:15 PM SUNDAY, 10:00 - 11:15 AM Identity Forums are designated spaces for communities to gather around similar or shared experiences.

Facilitators are not assigned to these spaces. We strongly

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Do not police or challenge folks’ identities in the space. If you have concerns about someone’s presence in a space, please connect with a conference volunteer or staff person.

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Please refer to the Code for Inclusion for additional guidelines.

assert that only individuals who align with the identity centered in each space attend the forum. We will operate on a good faith system that attendees will select spaces in which they are not visitors or guests. As a reminder: identity forums are not ally spaces.

Here are some general ideas and guidelines for forming your discussions in the identity forums:

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Determine if one or two people are presenting

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We acknowledge that to participate in the identity

workshops on the identity area and are available. forums, we may be asking you to choose between

Bi/Pan/Fluid sexualities

Ballroom A

QTIBIPOC

Ballroom B

Polyamorous

Ballroom C

Nonbinary/Genderqueer/ Gender nonconforming

Ballroom D

Transgender

Hall of Ideas E

Asexual/Aromantic

Hall of Ideas F

Gay

Hall of Ideas G

Lesbian

Hall of Ideas H

Disabled/Neurdivergent

Hall of Ideas I

multiple experiences. This is NOT to indicate that any of your experiences are more salient or important than others. Feel free to switch forums as needed, just be mindful of how you enter into spaces in progress.

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Don’t spend the entire time going around doing introductions. Instead, have folks introduce themselves when they speak.

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Be mindful of the space you’re consuming.

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Be willing to break up your larger group into smaller clusters to talk about various topics or allow more

Advisor Roundtable (Sat.) DIY / Overflow (Sun.) DIY / Overflow (Sat. & Sun.)

Hall of Ideas J Meeting Room M-N

folks to contribute.

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Advisor programming This programming is curated specifically for advisors, graduate students and higher education professionals. We recognize the vital role you play in supporting the growth and development of students and we invite you to engage with any of the programming detailed below.

Advisor social Friday, October 8 | 8:30 - 10:00 pm Hall of Ideas J Connect and mingle with other advisors, grad students, and higher ed folks in Hall of Ideas J. Beverages and light refreshments provided. Please no undergraduate student attendees.

Coffee & treats Saturday, October 9 | Starting at 8:30 am Meeting Rooms Q-R Join the Institute and planning team for a light breakfast. Grab a beverage and snack to start your day, and come and go as you’d like!

Advisor roundtable Saturday, October 9 | 1:00 pm Hall of Ideas J Participate in a casual discussion among other higher education practitioners. Share your experiences, ruminate on challenges, and connect with others doing this work across the country. This space runs concurrently to the identity forums.

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RECOMMENDED SESSIONS These sessions, open to all conference attendees, feature content that is highly relevant to and/or provided by higher education practitioners. See workshop pages in this program for descriptions.

The How/What/Why/Who of Queer Living Communities. Christopher Jorgenson, Ed.D; Kallie Friede, M.S.Ed. Saturday, 8:30 am, Hall of Ideas I .

Student Activism and the Journey Towards (more) Gender Inclusive Housing at UW Madison. Adrian Lampron, Maggie Riordan, Whitney Anderson. Saturday, 2: 30 pm, Hall of Ideas I. So You Want to be an LGBTQIA+ Director on a College Campus? Will Van Roosenbeek, T Leeper, Liz Cannon, Nicole Kurth, and Nakkiah Stampfl. Saturday, 4:00 pm, Virtual (Zoom link in the Discord).

Queering the Classrooms. Cait McReavy. Sunday 8:30 am, Hall of Ideas I. Ask a Librarian: (Re)Searching for Queer Histories in the Archives & Special Collections Libraries. Samantha Garlock, Kat Philips, Laura Schmidt, Kristen Whitson, and Joey Taylor. Sunday, 8:30 am, Meeting Room M-N.

ADVISORS, GRAD STUDENTS, AND HIGHER ED PROS

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS This year’s advisor programming was made possible by the integral relationship between MBLGTACC and the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. The Consortium is an organization that envisions higher education environments where LGBTQ people, inclusive of all of our intersecting identities, are fully liberated. For more information, check out lgbtcampus.org.

ADVISOR SOCIAL ADVISOR SOCIAL ADVISOR SOCIAL A space for any advisor, graduate student, or higher ed professional to network with colleagues!

FR IDAY, OCTO BE R 8 | 8 :3 0 - 1 0 :0 0 PM H ALL OF IDE AS J M ONONA TE RRACE Drinks and light refreshments.

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WORKSHOPS & SKILL SHARES SESSIO N S C HE DU LE & D ETA IL S

All workshops and skill shares will be simultaneously hosted over Zoom unless otherwise noted. In each session, one workshop will be hosted exclusively over Zoom. Please join those for an experience tailored for virtual participation.

Find the Zoom links, community conversation, and supplementary resources for every workshop in the MBLGTACC Discord: GO.WISC.EDU/MBLGTACCDISCORD

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CONTENT WARNINGS GUIDE

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ABL E ISM Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or

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SEXISM Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or

perceived difference of ability or disability.

perceived sex or gender identity.

BIPHOBIA OR HOMOPHOBIA

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or

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perceived sexual orientation.

An act in which a person sexually touches another person without that person’s consent or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.

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CLA S SISM Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or perceived wealth or socioeconomic status.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others.

EATING DISORDERS

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Behavioral disorder defined by eating habits that negatively affect a person’s physical, mental, and/or emotional health.

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discriminatory impact based on actual or

Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or perceived obesity or status as overweight.

RACISM

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Actions, attitudes, or systems with perceived status as transgender.

FATPHOBIA

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XENO PHOBIA Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or perceived nationality.

Actions, attitudes, or systems with discriminatory impact based on actual or perceived race and/or ethnicity.

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RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE Relationships where one person maintains power and control over another. Can include physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and coercion, reproductive coercion, financial

Workshop presenters were asked to identify potential trigger warnings for their respective sessions. The workshop detail pages that follow will feature the icons for each identified here.

abuse, or digital abuse.

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Workshop schedule LOCATION

WORKSHOP SESSION 1 SATURDAY 8:30 AM

WORKSHOP SESSION 2 SATURDAY 10:00 AM

BALLROOM A

Skill share: Curating our Nightlife—It’s More than a Party (Saint Saunter)

Skill share: Trans Law Help Wisconsin

Skill share: Curating our Nightlife—It’s More than a Party (Saint Saunter)

BALLROOM B BALLROOM C

Now Enrolling in K101: The Physics of Kink

Intersectional Allyship for Everyone.

Yes, That Means You Too

BALLROOM D

What we Say and What we Do

No Walls Between Us

HALL OF IDEAS E

Whatever Happened to Lesbians?

Femme as in F*ck You: Femme Identity, Community, & History

HALL OF IDEAS F

Transgenerational Trauma

unfucktheworld: Imagining the Future through Queer Art-Making

HALL OF IDEAS G

One Community, Two Coming Out Receptions: Am I Coming Out or Disclosing?

Ressurect Your Gays: Bringing Queer Characters to Life On & Offscreen

Winning Rights vs Being Right

Advocating for Change: Communicating with Elected Officials and Decision Makers

CAMPUS ACTIVISM

The How/What/Why/Who of Queer Living Communities

The Water Closet: Ungendering Bathrooms

HALL OF IDEAS J

Dating as a Trans* Person

Unable to do Without: Ableism in Activism

MEETING ROOM M-N

My Sexual Identity is: I don't see it

Practices and Principles of CommunityBased LGBTQ Oral History

The Queerness of the Queerness of Good Omens: How Angels, Demons, and the Apocalypse have brought Joy to the World

The Asexual Community and HIV/STI Prevention: Creating and Implementing a More Ace Inclusive Prevention Program

THEME TRACKS

HALL OF IDEAS H

ADVOCACY & PROTEST

HALL OF IDEAS I

COMMUNITY

HISTORY

VIRTUAL

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SKILL SHARE SCHEDULE NOTE The March with Pride for #BlackLivesMatter skill share session with Broderick Pearson and Angel Vega (page 22) will meet in Ballroom B at 11:30 am, concurrent with the lunch break.

WORKSHOP SESSION 3 SATURDAY 2:30 PM

WORKSHOP SESSION 4 SATURDAY 4:00 PM

Skill share: Centering Queer and Trans Joy in Our Work (Yante Turner)

Skill share: Centering Queer and Trans Joy in Our Work (Yante Turner)

Skill share: Body Reclamation in Connection to Community and Place (giige arts collective)

Skill share: Body Reclamation in Connection to Community and Place (giige arts collective)

GaySL

Mutual Aid and Queer Liberation

Queering Sex Ed

Let my People Fuck

Navigating Barriers to LGBTQ+ Healthcare

Beyond the Stage: Saxophone Music Inspired by Queer Themes and Protest

We're Back Butches

Stone Soup

PrEP: Empowering Prevention

WORKSHOP SESSION 5 SUNDAY 8:30 AM

Fat Liberation: LGBT+ Bodies & Identities

Disordering Gender Defiance: Gender Dysphoria and the Pathologization of Trans Lives

Trans, Queer, and Broke

Bible Boot Camp

From Beijing to Madison: International Perspectives on Queer Advocacy

Government Advocacy 101

Student Activism and the Journey Towards (more) Gender Inclusive Housing at UW Madison

So You Want to be an LGBTQIA+ Director on a College Campus?

Queering the Classrooms

LGBTQXYZ: The Confusing and Innacurate Representation of the LGBTQ+ Community in Rural America

Living at the Intersection of Autistic Neurodiversity and Being LGBTQ+: A Community Conversation

LGBTQmunity Care: How to Create and Maintain Spaces for Community Members

Thomas Barrow, Man Out of Time

A Place for History at Pride Festivals

Ask a Librarian: (Re)Searching for Queer Histories in the Archives & Special Collections Libraries

Music Teaching and Learning at Ruth Ellis Center

Cyborgs, Cyberfeminism, and CyberCorporeality

Composing Aromanticism

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WORKSHOP / SKILL SHARE

SESSION ONE Saturday, 8:30 - 9:45 am

SKILL SHARE

Curating our Nightlife— It’s More than a Party Saint Saunter Ballroom B See detail on page 20.

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WORKSHOPS Now Enrolling in K101: The Physics of Kink

the divide between the lesbian and trans community, this

Jake Oster, Sam Brinton

lecture seeks to debunk the notion that transness and

Ballroom C

lesbianness are at odds, and explore the radical potentialities

Want to nerd out to the fantastic science of kink and

of new lesbian spaces! CW: TERF rhetoric.

BDSM? Now is your chance! In this class we explore Newton’s Laws and impact play, the physics of flogging, and much more! With an interactive presentation and plenty of education, we will make it one of the best college courses you have ever taken! An open discussion around the intersections of kink and science will help us round out a session of nerdy naughtiness.

Transgenerational Trauma Gouri Bollepalli Hall of Ideas F RV

The purpose of this workshop is to explore and understand intergenerational connections of trauma. It will consist of a

What we say and what we do: The differences between the world we desire to create and our unconscious reenactments of the systems we seek to dismantle

short monologue followed by a facilitated group discussion centered around healing and survivorship. Participants can freely leave and enter the space to take care of themselves.

CW: familial violence and trauma.

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Our workshop is a presentation of research compiled over the last two years on the embedded nature of implicit gender biases and the possibilities of meditation and introspection to examine and unlearn our unconscious re-enactments of society’s gendered limitations. Through mindfulness, we can reduce binaried ways of thinking and allow more gender expansiveness in ourselves and others.

One Community, Two Coming Out Receptions: Am I Coming Out or Disclosing?

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TW: ‘passing’. Often society and the community reacts positively when hearing of someone’s sexuality, but are often less supportive of trans and non-binary people who live stealth or aim to ‘pass’. In this session we will discuss coming out versus disclosing for people who intend to,

Whatever Happened to Lesbians?

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or by expression, live stealth or ‘pass’ and the ways that causes hardships. Coming into this space it is important to understand the language and nuances of stealth/passing and the use for and against the community. CW: communitybased social violence.

It’s often said that “lesbian” is a dying identity: nonheterosexual women have started identifying differently, and we lesbians have a troubling history with the trans community. In many ways, it seems like we’ve lost queer politics in lesbian spaces. A journey through history of

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Winning Rights vs Being Right

My Sexual Identity is: I don’t see it

Justin Hager

Matthew Screnock

Hall of Ideas H

Meeting Rooms M-N

Realizing equity and justice for all takes more than having

Growing up under the “Ace Umbrella” can make it feel like

the right knowledge, data, or facts. While knowledge or

you are missing out in what feels like a sex obsessed world.

facts may give you a fighting chance to win in a courtroom,

This experience is unique and helps shape the lives of all of

legal judgments are only as effective as society’s willingness

us who live under this umbrella. In this presentation I want

to change their behavior and enforce the judgement. This

to share my personal experience with the rest of you, along

interactive workshop discusses best practices for influencing

with research on Asexuality, resources for Ace Students, and

people whose social, cultural, or political identities are

how to have Pride in who you truly are.

different from your own.

The How/What/Why/Who of Queer Living Communities Christopher Jorgenson, EdD & Kallie Friede, MSEd. Hall of Ideas I

The Queerness of the Queerness of Good Omens: How Angels, Demons, and the Apocalypse have brought Joy to the World Kat Hotz Virtual: Zoom link in the Discord

The staff of UW-Eau Claire’s Gender & Sexuality Resource Center will share the process of creating their Rainbow

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Good Omens, the Amazon TV show, has created a large

Residence Life. Participants will leave this session with

and enthusiastic fan community due to the non-binary,

actionable steps (and oodles of ideas!) to create successful

transgender, and other LGBTQ+ representation and

queer living communities on their campuses.

portrayals. We will look at the intentional themes presented in the original book and the updated show. The information

Dating as a Trans* Person Ren Zwaschka

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intent. We will look at the effect on the fans through their art, feelings, and reactions. We will have fun!

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SESSION TWO Saturday, 10:00 - 11:15 am

SKILL SHARES Trans Law Help Wisconsin Ballroom A See detail on page 19.

Curating our Nightlife—It’s More than a Party Saint Saunter Ballroom B See detail on page 20.

PLUS

March with Pride for #BlackLivesMatter 11:30 am - 12:45 pm (following session 2) Ballroom B This session is concurrent with the lunch break. See detail on page 22.

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WORKSHOPS Intersectional Allyship for Everyone. Yes, That Means You Too Laura G Hutchinson Ballroom C Good allyship can be hard to come by. The LGBTQ+ community is so diverse, we cannot rely on our own experience to define good allyship. We must center the needs of the most marginalized among us. This session introduces a transformative allyship narrative focused on tangible action. Learn how to spur substantial change, gain tools to articulate the allyship you expect from peers and institutions, and leave with tangible actions for yourself and your organization.

No Walls Between Us Stephanie Skora Ballroom D (not streamed) BH

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epresentations ignore the intersections of gender, race, and class or oversimplify femme identity. Femmes have existed throughout history and have often been integral to community organizing and activism. Femme as an identity is not homogenous but it is, in fact, a thrilling mix of expression and experience, which is unique to every femme.

The session will delve first into the history of femmes, then move on to how femmes identity has evolved to the present day. We will also go over several ways in which femme as an identity can be used to express gender identity, as a political statement, a way to dismantle the patriarchy, and subvert traditional gender ideals. The workshop will conclude with a time for discussion and sharing.

unfucktheworld: Imagining the Future through Queer Art-Making Aidan Aragon Hall of Ideas F This workshop takes the title phrase from Angel Olsen’s

The movement for justice in Palestine is currently reaching

“unfucktheworld” as a challenge to imagine a world that is

a pivotal point worldwide, and queer and trans people have

unfucked, a world approaching utopia using art as a means

a vital role to play! Whether advocating for change in our

to express that. Paired with José Esteban Muñoz’ Cruising

communities, working to quash Islamophobia or anti-Arab

Utopia this workshop aims to get participants thinking of

racism, or working on the BDS movement, non-Palestinian

what their unfucked utopic queer future looks like, using

queer and trans accomplices can make a huge impact. This

various artistic modes as both a lens through which we can

lecture makes the case for queer and trans solidarity with,

understand possibilities and as the starting ground for our

and introduces attendees to the nuances of, Palestine

own.

solidarity organizing. CW: Zionism

Femme as in F*ck You: Femme Identity, Community, & History Stefani Vargas Krause

Ressurect Your Gays: Bringing Queer Characters to Life On & Offscreen Mikey Cody Apollo Hall of Ideas G

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In this workshop, participants will dissect the ways LGBT+ characters are written and portrayed in film and television.

After discussing the history and variants of the bury your gays trope, participants will use their radical imaginations to design and create their own queer happy endings. CW: death, suicide.

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Advocating for Change: Communicating with Elected Officials and Decision Makers

Practices and Principles of Community-Based LGBTQ Oral History

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Syd Lio Riley & Parker Kehrig

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On average, more than 109,000 bills are introduced in state legislatures each year. Learn how to contact elected officials and decision makers to advocate for change in your community. Hear from an LGBTQ+ activist and bill author about how to influence decisions. As a part of the presentation there will be an interactive discussion on how to understand how to contact legislators and training exercises to prepare you to be a changemaker.

The Water Closet: Ungendering Bathrooms Leslie Boker

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learn about the University of Michigan LGBTQ Oral History Project, learn the best practices of LGBTQ Oral History broadly, and have an opportunity to practice these skills in a guided mini-interview session! This session will teach you how to uncover and record the rich LGBTQ histories in your own community.

The Asexual Community and HIV/STI Prevention: Creating and Implementing a More Ace Inclusive Prevention Program Virtual: Zoom link in the Discord

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Using the bathroom while trans is complicated by a history of gender policing and cissexist notions about who deserves to use public spaces. This workshop investigates the history of gendered bathrooms, the cultural narratives maintaining them today, and their use as a tool of social control and a modern site of anti-trans legislation. Then we turn to the future with interactive discussion about queer dreams of a utopian toilet.

Unable to do Without: Ableism in Activism JAC Stringer Hall of Ideas J As the trans and queer community gains visibility, we are creating more and better resources. However, every uprising sees the its most marginalized fall to the bottom with the phrase, “We’ll come back for you.” Such is the impact of ableism historically and today. This workshop discusses ableism within the trans and queer movement and its involvement in what we consider progress.

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workshop on LGBTQ Oral History! In this workshop, you will

Dorian R. Bussey, PhD & Lyn Alexander

Hall of Ideas I A

Join student leaders from the University of Michigan in a

Using a reproductive justice framework, this presentation explores the importance of the inclusion of asexual people in HIV/STI prevention programs. Attendees will learn about common myths and misconceptions about the asexual community, while also exploring how these misconceptions diminish the autonomy and reproductive health needs of asexual people. Attendees will engage best practices for fostering a more ace inclusive HIV/STI prevention program.

Attendees should expect a workshop that is built upon practical skill-sharing. CW: acephobia, HIV stigma.

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SESSION THREE Saturday, 2:30 - 3:45 pm

SKILL SHARES Centering Queer and Trans Joy in Our Work Yante Turner Ballroom A See detail on page 19.

Body Reclamation in Connection to Community and Place giige arts collective Ballroom B See detail on page 21.

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We’re Back Butches

Hayden Kristal

Stefani Vargas-Krause

Ballroom C

Hall of Ideas E (not streamed)

This highly interactive, variable, and hilarious workshop teaches its participants LGBTQ-related American Sign Language signs while fostering a group discussion about Deaf culture, intersectionality, accessibility and more. During the presentation participants will be encouraged to sign along as we learn the signs for GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, GENDER, ALLY, COMING-OUT, PARTNER, BINARY, DRAG KING/QUEEN, IDENTITY, RAINBOW, PRIDE, etc., as well as requested signs. The signs serve as jumping off points for discussion about the intersection of Deafness and Queerness. The goal for

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Bull dagger, tough kid, drag king, stone, boi, tomboy, butch; no matter what we call ourselves, our community has existed from the beginning. This session will explore the history of butch identity, how the term has evolved, and what the future could hold. Have you ever wondered- What does butch actually means? Who can identify as butch?

What’s an old school butch and is there a new school?

Come explore these questions and more during this guided discussion on identity, history, and community.

this workshop is not that participants will leave fluent in ASL. The point is to get people thinking about Deafness, disability, and the struggles faced by LGBTQ people who are also Deaf or disabled; to inspire people to learn more, and create accessibility to allow ALL LGBTQ people to utilize their resources and participate in their events.

Let my People Fuck

Disordering Gender Defiance: Gender Dysphoria and the Pathologization of Trans Lives JAC Stringer Hall of Ideas G The past 95 years have marked the modern age for transgender people. More comprehensive health care and civil policies are slowly carving out a safer society for us. But

Stephanie Skora

despite progress, trans health and wellness is still defined

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by pathology, a historical root of trans oppression. This

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Sex and sexuality are often cornerstones of the queer and

workshop discusses the history of trans medicine and what it would take for it to catch up to the rest of the modern trans movement.

trans experience, but navigating sexuality while trans can be a doozy. Transmisogyny, slut shaming, body shaming, and the complex politics of existing as a human with a sexual or sexualized body are everywhere. This workshop presents

Bible Boot Camp Justin Hager

a trans and genderqueer perspective on sex-positivity

Hall of Ideas H

and seeks to create a sex-positive culture that centers

Using lessons and examples from the Soulforce Equality

marginalized genders and sexualities, and creates true sexual

Ride, a two-month cross-country tour that visited colleges

liberation for all!

and universities that expel students for being openly gay, Bible Boot Camp will provide participants with a greater understanding of what the Bible says and doesn’t say about LGBTQ+ people and identity; inclusive interpretations of Biblical history and text; and best practices for engaging in dialogue with people who question LGBTQ+ identity based on faith.

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Student Activism and the Journey Towards (more) Gender Inclusive Housing at UW Madison Adrian Lampron, Maggie Riordan, Whitney Anderson Hall of Ideas I T

Join us to explore student and staff activism in the history of gender inclusive housing (GIH) at UW Madison. We’ll also discuss current inclusive housing options and where we plan to go in the future. There will be 20 minutes or more at the end for questions and discussion of GIH at other colleges.

Let’s develop and share our best practices and build solidarity in our for LGBTQ+ students’ safety and liberation!

LGBTQXYZ: The Confusing and Inaccurate Representation of the LGBTQ+ Community in Rural America Larissa Herbert Hall of Ideas J BH

Thomas Barrow, Man Out of Time Vince Tripi Meeting Rooms M-N SV

This workshop will inspect the character of Thomas Barrow, the sometimes-villain of the popular period melodrama Downton Abbey, who is notable in the series because he might nowadays identify as a “gay man.” But perhaps he is too recognizable? This workshop will present historical conceptions of what we now understand as “sexual orientation” over the past 160 years. By comparing Barrow’s characterization with real-life accounts of the life and loves of English writer E.M. Forster, we will explore the different ways that upper- and working-class men thought about themselves and whether or not they were (are) a “type” of person, as the writer of Downton Abbey suggests.

Music Teaching and Learning at Ruth Ellis Center Brandon Scott Rumsey & Midori Samson Virtual: Zoom link in the Discord As co-directors of Trade Winds Ensemble, we offer arts

Many LGBTQ+ youth living in rural communities have an

workshops combining music composition, games, and

even more difficult journey of self-discovery due to the

strengths-based learning. We recently held a residency

inaccurate and extreme portrayals of members of the

with Ruth Ellis Center, a shelter for youth with diverse

LGBTQ+ community in their hometowns. I was no exception

SOGIE in Detroit, Michigan. Together, we explored how

to this; I will share my own story of discovering who I am

music education can relate to play, identity, community,

and how it was shaped by my rural community as well as

and courage. In our workshop, attendees will learn our

share what current research is suggesting to spur discussion

pedagogical strategies, discuss why they are impactful, and

on this topic.

hear about our experience leading activities at Ruth Ellis Center.

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SKILL SHARES Centering Queer and Trans Joy in Our Work Yante Turner Ballroom A See detail on page 19.

Body Reclamation in Connection to Community and Place giige arts collective Ballroom B See detail on page 21.

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WORKSHOPS Mutual Aid and Queer Liberation

PrEP: Empowering Prevention

Matthew Rillie

Evan Hall

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This workshop will give a base understanding of mutual aid as movement and tie it directly to the history and future of queer liberation organizing. The workshop will be split between a historical lecture and then a radical vision exercise for the participants. Participants will leave with a better understanding of mutual aid, how it is used in organizing, and how they can bring that to their own communities.

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Although PrEP is considered revolutionary, it’s access for many populations is limited and difficult. With the education from this presentation, participants will feel empowered to

Navigating Barriers to LGBTQ+ Healthcare

share their knowledge of PrEP and pursue it as an option of prevention against HIV.

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for LGBTQ people, interpersonally and institutionally. From

Being “broke” it the standard of living for disproportionate

my double perspective as a non-binary trans person and a

number of trans and queer people, especially youth. Society

relative insider to healthcare, I will name the problems and

teaches a narrow view of poverty that keeps us from

describe some in-progress solutions, ending in discussion of

recognizing the experience in ourselves or feeling able to

what an ideally informed and universally inclusive healthcare

ask for help. Money limits our access to community, leaves

system could look like.

us vulnerable to unhealthy relationships, and can trap us in unsafe environments. We’ll discuss the romanticization of “going without” and its true impact on our community.

Stone Soup Stephanie Skora, Stefani Vargas Krause Hall of Ideas E (not streamed) BH

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From Beijing to Madison: International Perspectives on Queer Advocacy Steven Wang Hall of Ideas H

and oversimplified. Unlike the term implies, stone identity is a place for warmth, growth, and physical fulfillment. Stone

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identities have existed for decades, and while research

Is the Western style of “out and proud” the only way to

suggests that the number of stone people has remained

imagine our community? This workshop discusses how

relatively constant, the identity has seen a resurgence in

“queer” is enacted under different socio-cultural conditions

popular queer culture. Delve into the history and politics of

and how transnational networks of LGBTQ activism

this complex sexual and emotional identity! This workshop

encounter take shape in a connected world. You will join the

is 18+.

presenter to look into queer advocacy in Beijing, Hong Kong,

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Taiwan, and Wisconsin and learn about the diverse origins of queer cultures and the political constraints around them.

A Place for History at Pride Festivals Vince Tripi Meeting Rooms M-N

So You Want to be an LGBTQIA+ Director on a College Campus?

Will Van Roosenbeek, T Leeper, Liz Cannon, Nicole Kurth, and Nakkiah Stampfli Virtual: Zoom link in the Discord A panel of five LGBTIAQ+ Directors will share the process of becoming an LGBTQIA+ Director in Higher Education. We will share the good, the bad, and why we love what we do and do what we love. We will offer time for Q&A. This is a calling /career not just a job.

Living at the Intersection of Autistic Neurodiversity and Being LGBTQ+: A Community Conversation Shane Howe

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the history of queer movements, persons, and ideas has exploded over the last decade. Every Pride festival and parade can host a connection to the past—the happy and the sad times—and the future. As a programmer of a large LGBTQ festival, Vince will outline important considerations for a holistic community education program about queer peoples.

Cyborgs, Cyberfeminism, and CyberCorporeality Andra Castle Virtual: Zoom link in the Discord C

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Run by and for Autistic LGBTQ+ people, this discussionbased workshop and presentation will bring us far beyond the 101 by diving into what it means to live at this intersection of identity. Framed in a radically Trans, Neurodivergent, and Disability positive perspective, this space is designed to welcome the entire spectrum of Autistic LGBTQ+ people—from those just starting to question if they belong, to those with all the diagnoses under their rainbow belt!

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about the place of LGBTQI+ people in society, interest in

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how cyberfeminist thought is formed and situated within events that shaped the evolution of the Internet and Feminist Theory. By analyzing key manifestos, we will look critically at our use of social media and the internet; identify key social power dynamics present in online interactions, social media, and digital activism; and become aware of the punk and DIY nature of cyberfeminist thought in foundational texts. CW: cyberbullying, doxxing

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WORKSHOPS Queering Sex Ed

identities. The goal of the workshop is to give fat-identified

Peyton Jeffers, Nikko Rocha, Evan Thais

folks a space to speak about their experience while at the

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same time giving fat allies a chance to listen and learn.

We will provide affirming and intersectional queer sex education for attendees, focusing on the education queer people deserve to lead pleasurable, safe and healthy sex lives. Participants can expect to learn about consent and establishing healthy boundaries with partners—with one partner or multiple. We will discuss ways to navigate alternative relationship structures like polyamory and consensual non-monogamy, which are more prevalent in queer relationships. Additionally, we want to share how to utilize a variety of sex toys safely across different abilities, preferences and partnerships. We hope to empower individuals with the tools and resources we missed out on having been excluded from heteronormative conversations about gender and sexuality.

Beyond the Stage: Saxophone Music Inspired by Queer Themes and Protest Oliver DiPietro

Government Advocacy 101 Justin Hager & Matthew Summers Hall of Ideas H Elected officials must represent and balance the interests of thousands of constituents across multiple intersecting communities. Participants in this workshop will speak with, ask questions of, and learn from officials and staffers from both local and state government, with the goal of learning best practices and common pitfalls for engaging in effective government advocacy and feeling empowered with the knowledge that effective lobbying is not simply the purview of wealthy corporate lobbyists or special-interest groups.

Queering the Classrooms Cait McReavy Hall of Ideas I Interested in working in the education field, or invested in

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LGBT+ issues in K-12 schools? This interactive presentation

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will address how to support LGBT+ students in the

Interested in the intersections between identity and music?

Explore the minds and inspirations of LGBTQ+ composers and their works for saxophone within this performance and

classroom, both in policies and curriculum. It will also cover the legal rights of LGBT+ students and teachers, and discuss current issues facing LGBT+ youth.

discussion. In addition, learn how the saxophone can be used to portray emotions, send a message or initiate change.

Fat Liberation: LGBT+ Bodies & Identities

LGBTQmunity Care: How to Create and Maintain Spaces for Community Members Reggie Eaton

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for our Community Members focuses on community, the historical analysis of roles and spaces within the LGBTQ+ community, and how we have and can support each other amidst many crises. The presentation is broken down into four major categories: What is Community Care, Historical Background, Diversifying our Community Care, and How to Ethically Practice Community Care.

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Ask a Librarian*: (Re)Searching for Queer Histories in the Archives & Special Collections Libraries Samantha Garlock, Kat Philips, Laura Schmidt, Kristen Whitson, and Joey Taylor Meeting Rooms M-N So much of queer history has been suppressed, and it can be hard to know where to start to look for it. On top of that, archives and special collections libraries can be intimidating!

We want to help you feel empowered to use the resources available to you. Bring your research questions, bring your library-related questions, and let’s chat. *We’re current and former library school students and library workers, but not technically librarians.

Composing Aromanticism Ulysses Valentine/Bougie & Devin Matznick Virtual: Zoom link in the Discord This workshop presents Ulysses’s MA thesis, a critical/ creative text that considers the difficulties and pleasures of writing, drawing, and otherwise composing texts that describe aromantic identities and experiences. Participants will then be given prompts to compose their own texts-textual, visual, oral, gestural, or otherwise--pondering aromanticism and/or amatonormativity. They will be able to share their work and view the list of prompts on a webpage that will remain live after the conference ends.

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LETTERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

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LETTERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

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LETTERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

Hello Family, On behalf of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, we would like to welcome you to the 28th annual Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference. It is our honor to be a part of this conference, and we are thrilled to celebrate with you.

This past year has been immensely challenging as the impacts of COVID-19 continue to highlight inequities, barriers, and other challenges experienced by the LGBTQ community. As this year’s conference theme, From Protest and Beyond Pride, illustrates, the queer community is resilient, determined, and still fighting for intersectional equality and justice for all.

Throughout these chaotic times, we can anchor ourselves in the foundational and historically significant events that have impacted the movement and our lives. From the Stonewall uprising decades ago, to this year’s Pride Month celebrations, we celebrate the strength and diversity of our community.

As elected leaders, we are passionate about fostering the next generation of leaders. You will bring deep knowledge and lived experience to whatever you choose to tackle. Representation matters and we are committed to doing our part to help encourage young leaders who want to make a difference — whether through politics or another path. It is our sincere hope that these next few days provide you the spark of inspiration to boldly strike your own trailblazing paths.

Yours in Pride, Rep. Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton), Rep. Marisabel Cabrera (D-Milwaukee), Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine), Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit), and Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee)

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Glossary By no means is this glossary to be considered a comprehensive or inviolable list of words commonly related to the LGBTQIA+ communities within the United States. Please keep in mind all of these identities exist on spectrums, so this is not an exhaustive list or explanation of all possible identities. All terms used to describe identities are subject to varying interpretation by those who claim the identity, and no identity or definition should be imposed on another person.

Ableism. Describes the system of

perceived or actual age. Appears both

Aromantic / Aro. Describes a person

oppression that perpetuates the

systemically and interpersonally.

who does not experience romantic

discrimination and exclusion of people who are perceived to have or actually have mental, emotional, and/ or physical disabilities. Appears both systemically and interpersonally.

AFAB / AMAB. Stands for “assigned female at birth” and “assigned male at birth” respectively. Other variations of this abbreviation may substitute the initial A for a D (designated) and/or

attraction or who experiences a Agender. Describes a lack of gender or a sense of self falling completely outside of the gender spectrum.

Androgynous. Describes an identity or presentation that exists between or has elements of both what is

the discrimination and exclusion of people on the basis of their

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who experiences a varying degree of sexual attraction. “Ace” is another term used to describe an asexual person.

typically defined as feminine and what is typically defined as masculine.

Bigender. Describes a person who has two or more distinct gender

Ally. Describes a person who of oppression that perpetuates

Asexual. Describes a person who does not experience sexual attraction or

add a preceding C for coercively.

Ageism. Describes the system

varying degree of romantic attraction.

does not identify as a particular

identities. Not necessarily within the gender binary, but can be.

marginalized identity but who actively works to support those who hold

Bisexual. Describes a person who

that identity and works against the

experiences sexual attraction to

oppression of that identity group.

persons of varying genders.

G LOSSARY | Biro mantic - Heteros exual

Biromantic. Describes a person who

Drag. Describes exaggerated,

Gender Identity. Describes one’s

experiences romantic attraction to

theatrical, or performative gender

own internal sense/interpretation

persons of varying genders.

presentation. Doing drag does not

of their gender. This may or may

necessarily have anything to do with

not correspond to one’s gender

one’s gender or how one experiences

expression or assigned sex.

Cisgender. Describes a person whose gender aligns with the sex they were

sexual and/or romantic attraction.

Gender non-conforming (GNC).

assigned at birth.

Cissexism. Describes the system of oppression that perpetuates the discrimination and exclusion of people on the basis of incongruence with one’s assigned sex at birth.

Appears both systemically and

Faithism. Describes the system of

Describes those whose gender

oppression that perpetuates the

expression exists outside the gender

discrimination and exclusion of

binary.

people on the basis of their perceived or actual faith and/or religious affiliation. Appears both systemically and interpersonally.

interpersonally.

Femme. Describes an identity or Classism. Describes the system of oppression that perpetuates the discrimination and exclusion of people on the basis of perceived or actual lower socio-economic status.

presentation that leans toward what is typically defined as feminine.

This term is not necessarily or “female.”

of oppression that perpetuates the discrimination and exclusion of people within the same racial group on the basis of skin color and

Gay. Describes a person whose primarily toward those of the same

entails movement and shifting on the gender spectrum. Not necessarily within the gender binary, but can be.

Genderqueer. Describes a variety gender binary. It can also be used as a synonym for non-binary, but not necessarily so.

or similar gender. This term has also been used/interpreted as an umbrella term for those within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Heteronormativity. Describes the assumption that all people are or should be heterosexual and conform to the normative gender roles of

other external traits. Appears both systemically and interpersonally.

Genderfluid. Describes a gender that

of genders that fall outside the sexual and/or romantic orientation is

Colorism. Describes the system

exists outside the gender binary.

interchangeable with “woman,” “girl,”

Appears both systemically and interpersonally.

Non-Binary. Describes a gender that

Gender Binary / Binary Genders

masculine men and feminine women.

Describes the Western system of Discrimination. Describes the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their perceived or actual membership of a specific identity.

categorizing people as one of two genders (male/man, female/woman) which are defined as corresponding to a person’s anatomy.

Heterosexism. Describes the system of oppression that perpetuates the discrimination or exclusion of people who are perceived to be or are actually queer. Appears both

Involves behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting

Gender Expression / Presentation.

members of one group from

Describes how one externally

opportunities or resources that are

expresses gender, including but not

available to another group.

limited to dress, mannerisms, and behaviors.

systemically and interpersonally.

Heterosexual. Describes a person who experiences sexual attraction

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GLOS SARY | Het e ro ro m a nt ic - Saf e sp a ce

to persons of the “opposite” gender

LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA+. Stands

Polyamory. Describes the practice of

within the constructs of the gender

for the various identities within

having more than one relationship at

binary.

the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans,

a time with the consent of everyone

Queer, Intersex, Asexual, + more

involved. Not to be confused with

communities.

polygamy.

toward the “opposite” gender within

Masc. Describes an identity or

QTPOC. Stands for the various

the constructs of the gender binary.

presentation that leans toward what

identities within the “Queer and/

is typically defined as masculine.

or Trans Person/People of Color”

This term is not necessarily

communities.

Heteroromantic. Describes a person whose primary romantic orientation is

Homophobia. Describes the system of interpersonal oppression that perpetuates the discrimination or

interchangeable with “man,” “boy,” or “male.”

exclusion of those who are perceived to be or are actually queer.

Homosexual. Describes a person

expressions, and/or sexualities Middle Sexuality. Describes a sexual

that reject or contrast normative

orientation that involves attraction

gender and sexual conventions and

towards two or more genders.

expectations. Has historically had negative connotations, but many

who experiences sexual attraction to persons of the same or similar gender.

Misogyny. Describes the

Can carry negative connotations, but

interpersonal system of oppression

not necessarily so.

that perpetuates the discrimination

Inclusive language. Describes

Queer. Describes identities,

within the LGBTQIA+ community have reclaimed it for themselves.

and exclusion of femininity and

Questioning. Describes a person

feminine-aligned people.

who is questioning or exploring their sexual orientation, romantic

the use of specific and purposeful language in order to avoid imposing

Pansexual. Describes a person who

limitations or assumptions on groups

experiences sexual attraction to

or individuals.

persons regardless of gender.

attraction, gender identity, and/or gender expression.

Racism. Describes the system of Intersex. Describes a person who

Panromantic. Describes a person

is born with sex characteristics

who experiences romantic attraction

(including genitals, gonads, and

to persons regardless of gender.

chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.

of the same or similar gender.

experiences sexual attraction to

actually people of color. Appears both

Safe space. An ideal setting in which people within the LGBTQIA+ communities and/or those of other

Polyromantic. Describes a person who experiences romantic attraction to many, but not necessarily all, genders.

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people who are perceived to be or are

Polysexual. Describes a person who

Lesbian. Describes a feminine-aligned romantic orientation is toward people

discrimination and exclusion of

systemically and interpersonally.

many, but not necessarily all, genders. person whose primary sexual and/or

oppression that perpetuates the

marginalized identities feel free to be their authentic selves. Inhabitants intentionally reject harmful social norms and expectations, and act and speak inclusively.

G LOSSARY | Sex - X enophobia

Sex. The assignment and classification

Transition. Describes the process of

Misgendering. Describes the act of

of people based on a combination of

developing a gender expression to

referring to someone, especially a

their physical anatomy, chromosomes,

match one’s gender. There are many

trans person, using a word, especially

and/or hormones at birth.

forms of transitions. Transitions can,

a pronoun or form of address, which

but does not always, include: coming

does not correctly reflect the gender

out to one’s family, friends, and/or co-

with which they identify. Considered

workers; changing one’s name and/

a form of transphobia.

or sex on legal documents; hormone

Two Spirit. Describes a large variety

Sexism. Describes the system of oppression that perpetuates the discrimination and exclusion of people on the basis of a person’s perceived or actual sex. This applies to both trans people and cis women.

therapy; some forms of genderaffirming surgery and/or medical procedures.

oppression that perpetuates the discrimination and exclusion of

should be claimed exclusively used by

Transphobia. Describes the interpersonal system of oppression

Sizeism. Describes the system of

indigenous communities. This term those who identify as indigenous.

Appears both systemically and interpersonally.

of LGBTQIA+ identities within

that perpetuates the discrimination and exclusion of people who are perceived to be or are actually trans.

Xenophobia. Describes the system that perpetuates the discrimination or exclusion of those who are perceived to be or are actually from outside of a particular majority group’s culture.

people on the basis of a person’s perceived or actual size, weight, and/

Deadnaming. Describes the act of

or height. Appears both systemically

referring to a person, especially a

and interpersonally.

trans person, with their birth name or “dead name” instead of their

Trans / Transgender. Describes an umbrella term for all people whose

chosen name. Considered a form of transphobia.

gender differs from their assigned sex at birth and/or the binary gender system. Some trans people feel they exist not within one of the two standard gender categories but rather somewhere between, beyond, or outside of those two genders.

HELP US KEEP THIS GLOSSARY ACCURATE AND RELEVANT Have a suggestion to revise a definition? Want to see other terms included? Let us know through your daily conference evaluations, DM us on social media, or email us at hello@mblgtacc.org.

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Nearby Monona Terrace policy prohibits ordering and delivering external food in the conference center. Here’s what’s nearby for you to grab a meal or a snack.

COFFEE / TEA

Lake Mendota

Starbucks 1 E. Main St. Ancora Cafe & Bakery Colectivo Coffee

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Tavernakaya (Japanese comfort) 27 E. Main St.

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John Nolen Drive MONONA TERRACE

Marigold Kitchen 118 S. Pinckney St. Morris Ramen 106 King St.

Butler St.

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101 King St.

Caroll St.

Lucille (gourmet pizza)

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107 King St.

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member or call this number to report an emergency situation, especially if 911 is called.

MEDICAL

MENTAL HEALTH

Nearest hospital

Confidential crisis resources

UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital 202 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 (2.3 miles from conference)

Nearest pharmacy Walgreens, 15 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703 (0.3 mi from conference)

Nearest 24 hour pharmacy Walgreens, 3710 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704 (4.6 mi from conference)

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Journey Mental Health Center Crisis Line (608) 280-2600 Funded by Dane County Human Service, this 24-7 crisis line is staffed

by Bachelor or Master trained counselors 7 days a week.

On-site counselors Please visit the information desk.

OTHER Title IX concerns Please call our incident response team at (810) 666-1053.

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