The Flint Hills Observer
October 1998

And Justice For All Conference Schedule
University of Kansas Campus
Lawrence, Kansas

SCHEDULE:    Saturday, November 7, 1998

Continental Breakfast, Compliments of Lisa Miller and Pat Phillips, located in the Queer Bazaar, Saturday, 9:30-10:00 am
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Keynote Address     Saturday, 10:00 am - 11:15 pm  Alderson Auditorium

Welcome: Rob Melton, President, Gay and Lesbian Academic and Staff Advocates
 
Keynote Address:  Sue Rankin, Ph.D., Senior Diversity Planning Analyst and
Coordinator of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity, The
Pennsylvania State University
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Session I        Saturday, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm   Alderson Auditorium

Sexual Orientation, Higher Education, and the Law:  Using Federal Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Law to Establish Policies at Colleges and Universities.
Presenter: Kelly C. Brown, Attorney At Law
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Session I       Saturday, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm           Pine Room

Establishing a Queer Studies Curriculum
Corinna Beck, Department of American Studies, University of Kansas
Mary Bloodsworth, Departments of Philosophy and Women’s Studies, Washington State University
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Session I        Saturday, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm          Walnut Room

Same-Sex Sexual Harassment (workshop)
Brenda Lea Mayberry, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Kansas State University
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12:45-2:00 pm   Lunch on your own
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Session II        Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm       Alderson Auditorium

Including “Sexual Orientation” and “Gender Identity” in College and University Non- Discrimination Policies (workshop/discussion)
Christine Robinson, Department of Sociology, University of Kansas
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Session II              Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm             Pine Room

The Sodomy Law:  Legal Albatross
David Brown, Attorney at Law, Lawrence, Kansas
Kathy Greenlee, Attorney, Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas
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Session II      Saturday, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm             Walnut Room

Protecting Academic Freedom
Chris Taylor, Department of Sociology, Wichita State University
Gail Cohee, Department of English, Emporia State University
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Saturday, November 7, 1998
                            Refreshment Break and Book Signing   3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
              The New Civil War: The Lesbian and Gay Struggle for Civil Rights
                                by Diane Silver, Lawrence Writer


SCHEDULE:    Sunday, November 8, 1998

Breakfast               Sunday, 8:30 am - 9:00 am       Queer Bazaar

Continental Breakfast:  juice/coffee and pastries available in the Queer Bazaar
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Morning  address         Sunday, 9:00 am-10:00 am      Alderson Auditorium

Morning address: Dr. Robert N. Minor, Professor of Religious Studies, KU
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Session III             Sunday, 10:15 am-11:30 am      Alderson Auditorium

Organizing Against Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents on Campus and in Kansas
Gayle Reece, University of Kansas
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Session III             Sunday, 10:15 am-11:30 am       Kansas Room

MEDIA STRATEGIZING
Kristi Parker, The Liberty Press
Sharon “Vinnie” Levin, The Liberty Press
Jane Ralph, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD, Kansas City)
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Session IV           Sunday, 11:45 am-1:00 pm        Alderson Auditorium

Establishing Domestic Partnership Policies at College and Universities
Charlene Smith, Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law
Bill Roach, Professor, School of Business, Washburn University
Christine Robinson, Department of Sociology, University of Kansas
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Session IV               Sunday, 11:45 am-1:00 pm       Kansas Room

Establishing a Mentoring Program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
Kristi Parker, The Liberty Press
Sharon “Vinnie” Levin, The Liberty Press
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Session IV              Sunday, 11:45 am-1:00 pm        To be announced

ROTC Discrimination at Colleges and Universities
Lisa Braun, The University of Kansas


The Speakers

Dr. Rankin is the author of “Campus Climate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Students, Faculty, and Staff: Assessment and Strategies for Change” and “Heterosexism and Campus Violence: Assessment and Inter-vention Strategies.”

Kelly Brown is currently in solo private practice in Topeka,  KS, as of May, 1997.  Her major areas of practice are Sexual Orientation, Gender/Transition, and HIV law with associated Domestic, Probate, Contract, Bankruptcy, and Mental Health legal issues; she continues to include Veterans’ and Social Security disability law.

Corinna Beck is developing at proposal for a queer studies program at the University of Kansas

Dr. Mary Bloodsworth teaches Lesbian and Gay Studies and Philosophy of Sex at WSU and has published several essays and articles on sexuality, the body, and philosophy.

Brenda Lea Mayberry is a Ph.D. candidate at KSU in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in multicultural issues.   Her research areas include harassment, sexual harassment, and  women.  She also serves as the President of  Manhattan and KSU NOW chapter.

Christine Robinson is a doctoral student at KU.  Her  workshop is designed to help others who are attempting to have their colleges and universities include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in their anti-discrimination policies.

David Brown, long-time friend to the lesbigay community, has a general legal practice in Lawrence, Kansas,  specializing in non-traditional family law, divorce and custody, appeals, criminal and traffic, wills and living wills, and trusts.

Kathy Greenlee is an attorney and also serves as a member of the Freedom Coaliton Coordinating Council in Lawrence, which she recently served as President.

Chris Taylor is a student at WSU and co-author of “Coming Out in the Classroom: A Plan for Acceptance," a paper presented at the annual Midwest Sociological Society meeting in Kansas City, MO.

Dr. Gail Cohee is an Assistant Professor of English at ESU and Co-editor of the journal, Feminist Teacher.  Her specialty areas are women’s studies and Renaissance literature.

Robert Minor is Professor of Religious Studies at the Universityof Kansas where he has taught over twenty years and was Department Chair for six.  Bob has led workships on gender roles, homophobia, and racism for universities, colleges, churches and religious groups throughout the midwest as well as workshops for non-heterosexuals on personal growth beyond “coming out.”

Gayle Reece has a master’s degree in Higher Education and is currently employed as a campus law enforcement officer at KU.  Ms. Reece presents lectures and workshops on hate and bias crimes.

Charlene Smith was instrumental in the preparation of the amicus curie  brief to repeal the Kansas “sodomy” statute.  Professor Smith is also a  co-author of a proposal to establish domestic partner benefits for  same-sex couples at Washburn University.

Bill Roach is a co-author of a proposal to establish domestic partner  benefits for same-sex couples at Washburn University.

Lisa Braun is a student and Student Senator at the University of Kansas.  Senator Braun is gathering national data on ROTC discrimination on college and university campuses in the US
and the institutional responses to discrimination.


Registration

There is NO REGISTRATION FEE to attend the conference; however, you must register to attend.  You may register at the conference homepage (address is at the end of this message), or send your name, affiliation, and address to Christine Robinson, Conference Co-Chair, at (785) 864-9402. Please contact Rob Melton at   (785) 841-8964 if you would like to purchase an ad in the conference program or sponsor a refreshment break or meeting room.
 
 




 

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