Saturday, November 19, 2011 | Noon - 6pm
2nd Floor Mary Graydon Center, American University

The 6th Annual DC Metro Area GLBT Studies Symposium: Scholarship to Activism, a collaborative effort among George Mason University, Howard University, American University, and The George Washington University, aims to create a space for students, staff and faculty to present, reflect and learn about GLBT topics and issues.

Whether you want to learn about domestic partner benefits, sex trafficking of LGBT youth, queer life in the Middle East, or the NCAA's transgender policies, the GLBT Studies Symposium has a session for you! These are just a few of the topics covered during program and poster presentations!

Additionally, we will be awarding the National Center for Transgender Equality with the Richard L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor award for Visionary Leaders for their work advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment. Executive Director Mara Keisling will be accepting the award and offering the keynote address for the Symposium, followed by a reception with light hor d'peurves and refreshments.

Registration

The symposium is FREE to all who wish to attend, though we ask you to please fill out the registration form by Sunday, November 13, 2011 so that we may appropriately plan our facility needs. Registration will be available on the day of the Symposium, but we ask that you make every attempt to register by November 13th.

If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Wilson at wilson@american.edu.

Schedule

Please note that sessions are run concurrently; each session features three presentation options during the given time slot held in separate locations within Mary Graydon Center. Specific room locations will be provided at the event. The poster session will be held in one room during a break between presentation sessions.

12:30 Registration and Welcome

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

2-2:50 Session Two
Sex Trafficking of LGBT Youth, Samantha Jones
Health Risks for Transgender People in Colombia, Rodrigo Aguayo Romero
Domestic Partner Benefits at Universities,Daniel Waxman

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, Cassandra Ake
NCAA Policies Impacting Trans Athletes, Devin Belzer
LGBTQ Graduate Students as Activists, Jarah Moesch

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