Erotica as Activism (and Education)
My most recent work has been finding ways to use erotica and sex-positivism as a medium for activism and education.  There are many benefits to using erotica this way, not the least of which is the attention and motivation.  People can be a lot more interested in reading an erotic story that deals with a variety of queer and trans issues than they would be in reading a pamphlet or essay on the same subjects.  This works particularly well when the issues being addressed are about sexuality.  This workshop goes over the different ways this medium can be used, it's benefits, and details of the projects I have been working on.

Creating an Oppression Aware (a.k.a. "Safe and Welcoming") Space
Any organization hopes to create a space where people of all identities and backgrounds will be welcome.  Having worked in a campus organization aiming for that goal, I have picked up quiet a few ideas of how to move towards such an environment.  This workshop deals with strategies in achieving an oppression aware space and what exactly that looks like.

Navigating Gender Specific Spaces and Gender Diversity
There are a wide variety of organizations, spaces, and activities that feel the need for gender specific inclusion and exclusion.  While such spaces have a history of responding to transpeople with prejudice and discrimination, that is not an inherent quality of these spaces.  Additionally, understanding the wide range of gender diversity and fluidity can make the enforcement of such policies virtually impossible.  This workshop discusses this issue, runs through what is required in creating a gender-exclusion policy that is conscious of gender diversity, and proposes several examples of policies that work.

Radical Queer Anti-Assimilation
There is a growing split in LGBTQ activism between a strategy of emphasizing similarities between queer and straight people and a broader vision of the inclusion of queers of all shapes and sizes.  Essentially, the argument is that by proposing a "We're just like you" mentality any equality won will only apply to those who truly are just like mainstream heterosexuals.  This workshop can take a variety of forms, generally focusing on a few specific areas where this dynamic is playing out, such as the marriage equality movement and polyamorous queers, military inclusion ("don't ask don't tell") and anti-colonialism, queer family rights from parental and queerspawn perspectives, and non-discrimination and hate crime legislation and the populations who least benefit from them.