The Eleventh Annual
TRANSforming Gender Conference
March 10-11, 2017
CALL FOR WORKSHOP AND PAPER PROPOSALS
About the TRANSforming Gender Conference
The Conference hosts national and local transgender, genderqueer, intersex, Two-Spirit activists and scholars to raise awareness of how we can celebrate the diversity of gender and sexuality. This year’s conference will feature the following keynotes:
Elle Hearns
Elle Hearns is a black, trans, freedom fighter who hails from Columbus, Ohio. In 2014, after the murders of Cemia Dove, Brittney Nicole Kidd-Stergis,Tiffany Edwards, and Betty Skinner, Elle turned pain into action by organizing black trans women from Ohio to have safe spaces to build and collaborate on ways to better their lives. Elle is the Central Region Coordinator for GetEQUAL for which she was appointed in early 2015. Through her work with GetEQUAL, Elle has been committed to making sure that marginalized voices, especially those of black trans women, are centered and reflected in the organization’s efforts towards full federal and social equality. Elle is a strategic partner of #BlackLivesMatter and works collaboratively with the #BlackLivesMatter team. Elle’s commitment to black lives goes deeper than conversation — it goes to sustainable action that will assist in the dismantling of systems that support systemic, structural, and physical violence.
Willy Wilkinson, MPH
Willy Wilkinson, MPH is an award-winning writer and public health consultant whose writing has been described as “highly evocative” by the Lambda Literary Review. He has performed spoken word at universities from Vassar College to UC Berkeley, in the film “Against a Trans Narrative,” and at Creating Change, the premier national LGBTQ activism conference. He is the recipient of a National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association award, the Transgender Law Center Vanguard Award, the Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community Phoenix Award and is listed on the Trans 100. His book, Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency, blends his intersectional experiences of race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, and parenthood with lessons from the fields of cultural competency, public health, and policy advocacy.
The Conference is free and open to the public!We will be asking you to register at a later date. In addition to nationally recognized speakers, we are excited to be including workshops and panels throughout the conference. Previous presenters and participants have included academics, health professionals, community organizers, performance and visual artists, students, faculty, staff, youth, family members, community members, and other interested folks.
Workshop, Paper, and Caucus Guidelines
Topics
Workshop topics may encompass many aspects of gender identity: gender expression, trans identities, and transitioning. Panels, papers, and workshops should address these issues through a variety of lenses as well as in relation to specific contexts such as social justice, academia or health care.We particularly encourage proposals on gender-inclusive teaching and pedagogy, trans feminism, employment, dating and intimate relationships, transyouth, mental healthcare, intersex identities, two-spirit identities, genderqueer identities, transgender people of color, intersex issues, transgender youth, intersectional identities, practicalities of transitioning, allyship, transgender pride, activism, mental health, legislation, comedy, insurance, privilege and partners/family of transgender people.
Papers
To submit a paper proposal, please submit title of paper, a 250 word abstract, your name and credentials or title.
Caucuses
To submit a Caucus proposal, please submit a brief description of the caucus: who the facilitator will be, for whom it is intended, and whether it is a closed session. Successful caucuses in the past have featured those for genderqueer, transgender people, allies and partners.
Target Audience
This conference welcomes all age groups including local school students and community members. Please try to formulate your workshops so that they are appropriate for all ages. Please inform us of any topics or discussions you feel may be difficult for a certain age group to participate in, and we will work with you to formulate a statement about age-appropriate audiences.
Session Length
Workshops, panels, and caucuses will be 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you would like a double session please explain why and provide a detailed schedule.
Schedule
March 10, 2016: One set of workshops/panels in the afternoon, followed by keynote speaker 5pm.
March 11, 2016: Workshops/panels throughout the day with keynote address immediately following lunch. Exact times TBA.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Feb. 12, 2015
To submit a proposal please send us the following information:
Title of Session: What title should we use for the event program?
Session Summary: Please tell us briefly what you plan to cover in your session, what
the session is about, or how this session benefits our understanding of trans identities or how it benefits trans people.
Session description: Description to be published in event program, limit 100 words
Facilitator: How do you identify your gender identity? If you are cisgender, what is your experience as an ally?
Materials: Will you need a projector for movies/powerpoint? Will you need paper/pens? Are there other needs we can help you fulfill?
Preferred presentation time: We will try to accommodate your preference (Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, or Saturday afternoon) but please understand that we may not be able to based on everyone’s needs.
Please email the above information to:
For more information about the Conference contact(303) 492-1377, colorado.edu/gsc oremail: