DC Metro GLBT Studies Symposium

[Marvin M.]

When: Saturday, November 19, 2011
Cost: FREE

DC Metro GLBT Studies Symposium: Scholarship to Action, has been
organized by three of our local universities, American, GWU and Mason.
There are many great workshops, poster sessions on some REALLY amazing
LGBTQ topics, and keynote from Mara Keisling of the National Center
for Transgender equality - Students from a bunch of local schools are
presenting, including two folks from Mason and a couple of Mason
alums.

Schedule
12:30 Registration and Welcome

1-1:50 Session One
Invisible Men: Gay, Asian, and American
Campus Climate for LGBT College Students
Attitudes Toward Gender Non-Conformity

2-2:50 Session Two
Sex Trafficking of LGBT Youth
Health Risks for Transgender People in Colombia
Domestic Partner Benefits at Universities

2:50-3:20 Poster Session
Squatting Communities in the Netherlands
Queer Archeology
LGBT Theatre as Activism in China
Gender Analysis in South Asia
Trans Policies & Practices in Higher Education
Same-sex Marriage in the European Union

3:30-4:20 Session Three
LGBT Organizing in the Middle East
NCAA Policies Impacting Trans Athletes
LGBTQ Graduate Students as Activists

4:30-5pm Reception/Keynote Address by Mara Keisling, Executive
Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.

The Symposium is open to everyone. Workshops and presentations in the
past have included discussions about national, local and campus
activism and identity issues as well as research (a paper someone has
written or project someone has completed for class) on laws and sub-
cultures in the GLBT community and MUCH more. The symposium offers a
unique opportunity to both present on and explore a range of issues
affecting the GLBT community. Presentations will be 50 minutes each
and can take a variety of formats.

For free registration to attend the Symposium please visit
http://tinyurl.com/3pa69s6.


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