SESSION A WORKSHOPS
A-I PARENTS: SHARING YOUR GAYNESS
Betty Fairchild, Founder of Parents of Gays
How to deal with the nist significant people in our lives about our sexuality. In this workshop we'll deal with not only how to tell your parents, but with how to understand what they go through and ways that we may be able to help. For anyone who has already come out to their parents. or considering it. Men & WomenA-2 ADROGYNY
Sylvia Robinson
This workshop will focus on gender (sex) cole behavior in a sexist society and the benefits of being androgynous. A handout Is Msed to help participants focus on themselves as masculine,, feminine, or androgynous. The workshop is conducted on the basis of an experiential learning model where participants are expected to participate not listen to a lecture. Men & Women
A-3 HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE BIBLE
Rev. Howard Gas, B.A.. M.Div.. Metropolitan Community Church
An analytical survey of the purported references on homosexual behavior in the writings of the old and new testament. A look at cultural understandings of human sexuality, social mores, and theological ethics in the Biblicalera. A re-evaluation of the traditional Judeo-Christian Western cultural understandings of homosexuality. Men & Women
A4 SEX AND INTIMACY OR SEX VS. INTIMACY
Armand Cerbone, Pht), Private Practice. Chicago
When I feel intimate, do I always want to have sex? Why do I feel this only with another woman another man? When is Sex not intimacy" This workshop well exphone assumptions we make around sex and intimacy. While many may agree that one is not the other, much of our behav..omm suggests the opposite. Through a brief presentation, general discussion, and role playing we will raise ou consciousness about XA and In all
relationships. Men & Women
OUT OF THE CLOSET, INTO THE A-S LIMELIGHT
Wendy Winkler
What's it like to be a public dyke" What do you say after you say "I'm gay **Can you not only survive but thrive" A well-known Cincinnati lesbian shares how it's been for her in the three years since she went public No pressure. Ist candid conversation Women & Men
A-6 COMING OUT: GROWING OUT AS A LESBIAN
Merri Godich
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Sharing experiences on coming out and the identification of self as a lesbian Other INSIC'S will include coming out relationship. to straight friends. workers, family, and "growing out" to the lesbian community Women only
A-7 LESBIAN CUSTODY CASE: MARGRETH MILLER VS. STATE OF MICHIGAN
Dee Graham, Phi), Univ. of Cinti . This workshop is the sharing of a taped interview with Margreth Miller, lesbian mother who battled the State of Michigan and won custody of her daughter Women & Men
A-N MUTUALITY: GIVE AND TAKE IN RELATIONSHIPS
Linda Bradmiller
The notion that the same thing will make two people happy at the same time is a pleasant fantasy, but the reality is often mutual sacrifice rather than mutual satisfaction. This workshop will focus on taking turns in a relationship and being able to switch from needful to need filled. Women & Men
A-9 COMMUNICATION GAMES
Howard Getz, Coordinator of 1980 O.G.R.C. Communications Conference In this workshop we will explore some communication skills needed to faciliate exchange between individuals and small Men & Women
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A-10 GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED Henry White, M.S.W. Through experiential exercises simulated situations, participants will experience physical and possibly emotional and societal consequences of physical challenges to be followed with discussion Handouts concerning various physical conditions will be available. Women & Men
A-11 COMING OT: SPECIAL
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BLEMS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL Michael Mavroidis, M.D., Asst. Prof. of Clinical Psychiatry, Univ. of Cinti. Discussion of various experiences. problems, and rewards that we face in the coming out process. Presenter will share some of his own experiences as a professional coming out, and what aspects are unique to the individual and what aspects we share as gay people. Men & Women
A-12 DEALING WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL. PROBLEM IN A BAR & PARTY CULTURE-OR-WE CAN'T STAGGER TO FREEDOM Dick Jazwinski, M.S.S.W. A Lesbian Couple
This workshop will present both the lesbian and gay male viewpoints on specific questions and issues regarding alcohol and other drug problems within the gay lesbian culture. What is alcohol or drug dependence! What are the signs of. svinptoms of an alcohol or drug problem" What are the myths' How are the people around a drug or alcohol problem affected What elements of lesbian gav culture contribute to a high rate of alcohol and drug problems and what can be done about the elements. Women & Men
SESSION B WORKSHOPS
H-I WOMEN'S SEXUALITY: REDEFINING ANATOMY
Pat Jeanchild, Studied at The National Sex Forum in San Francisco and The Institute for Sex Research, Bloomington, IN
A slide show and group sharing. Explicit material shown Women Only
B-2 COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREEVER YOU ARE.
Chuck Krumroy, Chicago
By naming ourselves as gay people, we begin to create ourselves as gay people. The process of coming out is at the core of gay identity. This workshop will examine that process, utilizing the personal experiences of the participants We'll look at some of the steps in the process, some of the effects on ourselves and others, the ongoing nature of coming out, and some pitfalls and prat falls the goal of the workshop is to explore ways that all of us from neophyte to old hand continue the come out and to foster the means for others to do likewise Men & Women
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THE JOY & DUTY OF DAILY LIFE: LIVING TOGETHER Jane Cook & Debbie Arupa Vatues, communication, divisions of labor and responsibilities. maintenance personal as well as couple development. Rather than trying to give answers, this workshop will focus on exploring and defining our mutual question as well as the 60.60 proposition Women Only
B MONOGAMY VS. NONMONOGAMY Holly Dorns
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monogamous gamous? Do you feel confined by the term "monogamous" and scared by the idea of being "nonmonogamous" If you've ever struggled with these two words and then respective pros and cons, this workshop is Discussion Locus Will attempting workable definitions for these two lifestyles, exploring the positive and negative aspects inherent in each, and sharing hile experiences among workshop, participants, Men & Wom omen
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REALIZING NATURAL ENERGY: APPLYING PAGANISM TO TODAYN CULTURE
Bobbye Wood
Today, people are exploring more natural means of maintaining harmony within themselves. Our distant ancestors believed this balance to be spiritually sacred and have passed down many teachings and rituals to better our understanding of ourselves and the relationships with our environment. In this workshop: a Cincinnati witch discusses the origins and history of Paganism and teaches some exercises to enhance our awareness of this natural law existing in us all. Men & Women
FEMINISM IN LESBIAN LITERATURE Carolyn Dellenbach Vie Ramstetter
Does lesbian fiction necessarily imply feminist fiction? This question will be discussed in this workshop by four Cincinnati feminist lesbians. The session will begin by exploring what is feminist fiction and then proceed to discuss the presence for absence?) of feminist themes in the popular lesbian literature of today. Audience participation will be highly encouraged. Women & Men I'D RATHER FIGHT SWITCH: YOUR RIGHTS LESBIAN/GAY PERSON Rhonda R. Rivers, Asst. Prof. of Law, Ohio State Univ.
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An overview of your legal rights as a homosexual person. A lesbian lawyer will discuss rights in areas such as employment (public and private), custody, cohabitation contracts, divorce, military, and immigration. Both federal and state laws pertinent to these areas will be covered. Women & Men
I AM WHO I AM: BEYOND IDENTITIES
Paul C. Larson, Phl), Private Practice This is a workshop for those who have already established a positive gay identity and are wondering where to go from there Having established an identity, it is easy to ge: trapped in it and become stereotyped by oneself or others. Our sexual identities. career identities, gender identities, racial ethnic identities, and other sources of self definition can serve to simplify our lives or complicate them, to expand our
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~~potentals or limit them. The aim of the workshop is to help you experience more flexibility in your use of various/identities especially your gay wdentity. I-werenes will be presented in breaking up identities into component parts, setting.priorities on when and where to use them, and in general, to help build a strategy for personal "identity management". Men & Women
B-9 GAY Health Care
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Martin Mas, M.D., Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, Cook County Hospital, County "Chicago" at
A prenlation and discussion of health related issues concerning gay men and women. The concept of "gay health care from the point of view of both the patient and the medical practitioner, will he presented. Gay Health care services as an alternative to the established health care system will also be explored. We will also discuss the specific diseases and infections that gay men and women are more prone to contract. Preventive measures to avoid sexually transmitted diseases will be provided Men & Women
YOUTH
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Bill Fitzpatrick, U.C. Gay/Lesbian Alliance
Shirley Mountel, Cirent American Youth Tina Kaminsky, PhD, Children's Hospital Medical Center ·
The workshop is geared to explain the importance of having a facility for young gays lesbians, to share the experience of working with a youth group, and to explore the challenge of how to deal with and provide for the young gay lesbian. Men & Women
SELF ESTEEM FOR LESBIANS. & GAY MEN
Sean A. Love, M.A., Human Relations, Human Potential Institute
This workshop is based on Humanistic Psychology theory emphasizing the self actualization concept of Abraham Maslow. The subject of the workshop are you and me as self-esteeming lesbians and gays. This session is experiential. We will explore psychosynthesis (mund games). meditation, movement therapy, and gestalt techniques. This session will include a discussion about ways we may continue the use of these exercises in the daily routines of our lives Men & Woman
GAY & LESBIAN PRIDE
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BETTY FAIRCHILD
is the founder of Parents of Gays and author of NOW THAT YOU KNOW: What Every Parent Should Know About Homosexuality (1979). Along with other articles on the subject, she has done workshops and lectures. throughout the U.S. and Canada and. has done private counseling with parents, lesbians, and gay men since 1974: