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SESSION GUIDE
WHO CAN PRESENT?
Faculty, staff, and students in the UH System are invited to present and may also sponsor community members with whom to co-present. The series can be an excellent opportunity for:
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Educating the public regarding LGBTQ+ identities, stories, research, and experiences
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Faculty, staff, and students to participate in public service
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Faculty to share their research
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Students to share research and gain experience presenting their work to larger audiences
WHEN CAN SESSIONS BE HELD?
For Queerify, session dates should be held sometime from the end of September to the beginning of November; for Queerphoria, last week of February to end of April.
Sessions can be held at any time on the weekdays in though lunch time (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM) or afternoon (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM) are recommended if targeting the UH audience. Evening and weekend sessions are welcome if preferred by the presenter(s).
Please check-in with Kalei (kalei.ruiz@hawaii.edu) if you have any questions.
HOW CAN SESSIONS BE HELD?
To maximize convenience, accessibility, and reach, most sessions will be held via Zoom.
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Lecture | Traditional lecture style
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Panel or Talk Story | Gather colleagues or students to discuss a particular topic
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Workshop | Interactive activities to get people to come away with specific knowledge
TOPICS TO CONSIDER
Any topic that educates and celebrates queer history, experience, joy, discovery, and/or allyship is welcome. Click here to see a rubric to help guide topic selection. Some ideas include:
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Align with other awareness events and holidays (i.e., Coming Out Day, Day of Silence, culture and history months, mental health and health awareness months)
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Advocacy and allyship
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Arts and expression by queer folks, as safe spaces
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Ballroom, Drag as safe spaces
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Chosen families, haus
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Coming Out
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Decolonizing gender and sexuality
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Indigenous roles (māhū, babaylan) as knowledge-keepers and caretakers
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Gender and sexual diverse identities
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LGBTQIA+ self-care, wellness
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LGBTQIA+ mythology, literature, and history
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LGBTQIA+ issues in science and the medical field
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Parents and allies of LGBTQIA+ individuals
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Queer slang and language