Bisexuality Day with Robyn Ochs

Nationally recognized expert on bisexuality and the spectrum of identity Robyn Ochs is returning to the university March 1 for a day of workshops and appearances.  She has spoken at hundreds of colleges, universities, and conferences in the US and beyond, and is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Susan J. Hyde Activism Award and the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award.  Robyn is the author of the anthology Getting Bi.

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Workshop for Medical Students
Health Sciences Center, Room B202

The Changing Landscape of Identity: Understanding and Supporting Patients of All Sexual Orientations
The world is changing rapidly, and many people -- especially youth -- understand sexual orientation and gender identity in new ways. Robyn will discuss her work with teens and young adults, and share some of her observations and the lessons she has learned.

2:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.
Bigelow Hall, MITC
Belknap Campus

Beyond Binaries: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum
Like snowflakes, no two people are exactly alike. How do we assign labels to our complicated and unique experiences? What is the relationship between experience and self-identity, between self-identity and the way we are "read" by others? In this interactive program we explore different experiences of identity; the complexity of attraction and more.

7:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
commonGround Meeting
Shumaker Research Building, Room 139

Creating A Both/And Identity in an Either/Or World
Having any sexual orientation or gender identity comes with its own baggage, there are particular issues faced by people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, genderqueer, or who use other labels that defy an either/or interpretation of the world. Together we will examine these issues and devise strategies to proudly "be all that we can be."

For more information, contact the Office for LGBT Services at 502-852-0696.