Keynote: TBA
“Described as a "jolt of creative and comedic energy", D'Lo is a Tamil Sri Lankan-American, political theatre artist/writer and music producer, currently causing the most trouble in Los Angeles. D'Lo's work is a part of the vibrant tapestry that sheds light on many of the issues of our modern day society; brutality, justice, AIDS, sexuality, political and social unrest and division along ethnic and gender lines. D'Lo is a teaching artist and has performed and held workshops extensively throughout the US and Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Sri Lanka and India. D'Lo's career work has included being part of several performance groups (Artwallah, Great Leap, Arpana Dance Company, Mujeres de Maiz); working closely with diverse youth as a teaching artist; establishing herself as both a solo and collaborative performer and being published in various magazines and anthologies.” For more information, visit her website at http://www.dlocokid.com.

Morning Speaker: Sister Phylis Stein the Fragrant, FPM, SPI.

Film Screening: “Transshorts”
Fantasy, spoken word, animation, homage, transformation and tradition pepper this collection with comedy and charm representing a vast array of trans images. Trans Slam poet Marcus Rene Van (of Deep Dickollective) gets the ball rolling in a mesh of spoken word and black and white images followed by an overview of historical and contemporary Native American concepts of gender, sexuality and sexual orientation. A drive and a guy-to-guy chat illuminates pointers on being a “straight boy,” and a dramedy promises a miraculous operation. The program concludes with a reflection of four years and transition of a Filipino transsexual in Australia and an operatic masterpiece of animation from Spain.

Trans 101 Kelly Riel and Toby MacNutt
Are you new to transgender topics and issues? Do you have some questions about the basics of trans anything? Are you wondering what the heck this whole conference is about anyway? Or maybe you just want a refresher on some of the intro topics to transgender anything! In any case, this session would be for you. We'll do a presentation about trans basics (hence 101 in the title) and open it up for questions and answers, where pretty much any question is fair game. Also, the two presenters for this session have been told that they should have a sitcom together... where they do trans 101 sessions.

Hello, Cruel World: Survival Tips for Sex and Gender Outlaws Kate Bornstein
Sometimes, whatever it is that gives you the most joy, pleasure or relief also gets you into the deepest trouble, especially when you try to explain it to other people. That happens a lot in the LGBTQ world, where sometimes we even exclude each other or hurt other the feelings of people who are supposed to be like tribe to us.
Does the way you express your erotic self makes other people queasy... people in power, people wearing badges, or just some mean people? This is a crazy world, and as harmless as you feel you're being, people may still think you're bad, wrong or immoral. You don't have to feel like that. There are ways you can make life more worth living.
This is a 75 minute workshop, in which Kate suggests irreverent alternatives to suffering as a 21st Century outlaw. The workshop is based on Kate's shiny new book, Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws. You can download the course manual by hopping over to www.hellocruelworld.net, click the “goodies” tab and download the PDF.

What Will the Next 20 Years Bring? Training Future Physicians and Introducing New Surgical Ideas Julie Nicole
Health-care professionals receive little education on Trans-related issues and it is very difficult to gain additional surgical training. With SRS/GRS being in high demand and with current surgeons envisioning retirement, how can we ensure that the future surgical needs of our community will be met? This presentation will discuss the roadblocks that are faced by those seeking additional training and how to resolve the problem.

Femme Caucus

A Reintroduction to the Only-Mostly-Dead Art of Chivalry S. Bear Bergman

Film Screening: “Bear Run” Mikhael Yowe, Dan Hunt, and Janey Baus
The movie is about the bear community and one of the bears in the movie is a transman. He talks about how he found acceptance within the community.

Job Description: Queer Youth of Today James Robinson, Dot Brauer, Christopher Neff, Robin McHaelen
Queer youth resource centers provide important services to our community, but they also create challenges for those entrusted with their functions. This panel of five professionals in the LGBTQ youth resource field from Burlington, Boston, Manchester (CT), and Providence will be sharing their experiences bridging the age gap, navigating the needs of youth, ensuring the safety of those wanting to explore the possibilities of gender, and the intricacies of providing finding a place for their services within the communities they serve.

Gender Diversity Game Oshee Eagleheart
A fun and thought-provoking interactive experience and discussion of binary gender constructs and how we conspire to maintain them. The game is a tool for expanding one's own and others' awareness of how gender is socially constructed and policed, and an exploration of alternative ways of constructing gender.

...and the Rest of the Trans Agenda Gunner Scott
The fight for transgender rights does not end with passing non-discrimination ordinances and laws, it is actually just the beginning. Transgender communities deal with a myriad of issues created by flawed policies, ignorance, and the binary gender system, much of which can be addressed through grassroots advocacy work. This workshop will look at: Addressing policies, procedures, and practices of changing identity documents; dismantling policies that require SRS or other medical interventions in order to be accepted as the gender a person lives as and for some access to services designed for low incomes/no income needs; responding to backlash legislation such as blocking transgender related medical care for transgender prisoners.

Voice Change for the Individual Going Through Gender Reassignment Gayle Belin
This presentation will introduce the audience to some of the components and goals of voice/speech therapy for voice feminization or masculinization. Individuals undergoing gender reassignment (Male to Female or Female to Male) often require attention to communication behaviors, such as voice and speech in order to blend in and “pass”. Voice modification addresses adjustments in pitch, resonance, and other more abstract vocal characteristics.

Updated! Metoidioplasty (+Revision) Experience: Show, Tell, Q&A Ethan Fechter-Leggett
TO DO LIST:
1. have one-stage metoidioplasty, urethroplasty, scrotoplasty, and vaginectomy in Belgrade, Serbia (June 2007) - CHECK!
2. experience a wide range of complications - CHECK!
3. have revision surgery to fix urethral fistula and incomplete vaginectomy (March 2008) - CHECK!

Now What: Continuing the Conversation of Parents of Gender-Variant Children Rex and Karen L. Butt
Learn how parents are coping and what obstacles they face. This presentation will provide preliminary analysis of results from an online survey for parents of gender-variant children of all ages.

Getting Comfortable with Kink: BDSM 101 David L. R. Houston and Kathryn Smith
Are you hiding your inner desires? Getting Comfortable with Kink: BDSM 101 will explore the practice of BDSM, which is so often stigmatized and covered up as “sick” or “perverse”. In an open, safe and frank discussion group, we'll look at the basics: what it is, what it can involve, how to be as safe as possible, how to talk about it, and, yes, how to do some of it. Anyone who wants to learn more about BDSM is encouraged to attend.

Trans in the Workplace Mary Beth Barritt
Come hear from others who have wrestled with some of the career-related issues you have faced, and, if you like, share some of your own questions and challenges in the work arena. This facilitated discussion offers an opportunity to look at the common (and complex) questions related to career planning and job search for trans folks, share effective approaches to these challenges --and pick up some career-related resources. Possible topics for discussion will include: disclosing or not in the search process, assessing organizational climate for trans employees, talking about health benefits, navigating the on-the job transition.

Disability and Trans Identities Panel

Genderqueer Caucus

Film Screening: “FTF: Female to Femme”
FtF: Female to Femme imagines a world in which the journey toward femme was understood to be as radical as journeys to claim and inhabit other queer bodies. Envisioning more than it documents, this documentary celebrates dyke femme identities, combining farce and seduction with analysis and personal history. For years, femmes have forged community and created space for themselves out of edgy performance and authentic parody. FtF recognizes these strategies and builds them into an unforgettable sexy, funny and moving film.

Creating Performance for Social Change Scott Turner Schofield
Nationally acclaimed solo performer and author Scott Turner Schofield guides you through performance exercises to stir your spirit, engage your complexities, and support you in speaking all your truths in the unique way only you can. Participants will create a short piece that they can enjoy in the moment, or take away and develop with ideas for the next step. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.

Queering Gender(ed) Space A. Brooks Tompkins
This workshop focuses on genderqueer identities and how to navigate through various social and institutional spaces as genderqueer people. We will discuss a variety of topics based on the interests of workshop attendees. Topics may include relationships, dating, education, relatives/parents, friends, medical institutions, public space, and language. Discussion may also move into how we may deal with experiences of feeling like we are unable to call ourselves “trans”, even within trans-inclusive spaces.

Identities in International Contexts: Gender Roles and Sexual Identities Across Cultures Sherwood Smith

Partners of FTMs Caucus

Partners of MTFs Caucus

Navigating College/University Health Care Tre Wentling and A. Brooks Tompkins
As a trans-identified student, have you felt comfortable visiting your campus health services? How do we find trans-competent physicians on campus? What does it mean to be the educator for one's own health center? This workshop will offer attendees the opportunity to discuss their experiences with campus health care services, with the goal to create collective strategies for future visits. We hope to create networks of volunteers to effectively organize around such divergences in the future.

Stories in the Community, Stories Over Time Eli Clare
The stories that trans people and SOFFAs tell about who we are often change over time, and yet we often face pressure from a variety of sources to create a single linear, static narrative about our many identities. Through journal writing and small group sharing, this interactive storytelling workshop will explore the power of telling stories that shift, change, and contradict each other over time.

Counter TRANSference in Psychotherapy

Developing as a Trans Ally Denise L. Pickering and Jacqueline (Jackie) Weinstock
This workshop is focused on supporting non-trans individuals to develop and act as allies to trans individuals and trans communities. The intended audience is individuals who already have an understanding of trans experiences and are committed to challenging trans-based oppression. We will focus on identifying strategies and resources for non-trans individuals to act as allies to trans individuals and communities, and to challenge trans-based oppression.

The Privilege of Passing Kyle Cortis
This session will discuss why passing is a privilege and how that affects one's life and gives them opportunities that others who do not pass as well may not have. Passing is often a heated topic within trans communities with some people saying it doesn't matter and others saying it does. The session argues that passing does matter, both in and outside of the trans community, and has real privileges attached to it.

“Testosterone and Transgressions” Scott Turner Schofield and S. Bear Bergman
A performance being held at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (153 Main Street, Burlington) the evening of TIC (after the conference).