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This is the topic that created this website. I've been incredibly interested in the language and terminology that we use to identify ourselves and what motivates the need for so much beyond the standard LGBT, what I have termed "non-established" language. What's the difference between identifying as a dyke as opposed to a lesbian, as pansexual instead of bisexual, as queer, genderqueer, or any number of other terms. I spent two years on my undergrad thesis developing this topic through in depth interviews and watching community discussions. This topic makes an excellent lecture.
New Labels, No Labels: Why Isn't LGBT Enough?
This workshop focuses on what motivates the need for new
labels and what distinctions people are trying to
communicate with them. Whether it is a need for
visibility, recognition, or an attempt to represent
something that LGBT doesn't, the use of non-established
terminology is an attempt to communicate something very
important.
Alternative Identification and Effective Outreach
Considering the broad range of ways in which people
identify themselves, how can programs conduct effective
outreach to LGBTQ communities? What can the bisexual
community do to connect with a younger generation of people
who are attracted to multiple genders when a significant
number of them do not identify as bisexual? A queer
pandyke sees a poster publicizing a program for lesbians,
what's the likelihood that she's going to identify with
that program? This workshop begins to answer these
questions, as well as providing practical language
alternatives for focusing outreach messaging to incorporate
a wide variety of ways people identify their gender and
sexuality.