SESSION A WORKSHOPS

A PARENTS: SHARING YOUR GAYNESS

Betty Fairchild, Founder of Parents of Gays

How to deal with the most 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 is considering it. Men & Women A-2 ADROGYNY

Sylvia Robinson

This workshop will focus on gender (sex) role behavior in a sexist society and the benefits of being androgynous. A handout is used 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, BA, 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 Biblical era. 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, PhD, 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 will explore assumptions we make around sex and intimacy. While many may agree that one is not the other, much of our behavior suggests the opposite. Through a brief presentation, general discussion, and role playing we will raise our consciousness about sex and intimacy in all our relationships Men & Women

OUT OF THE CLOSET, INTO THE A-5 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-know Cincinnati lesbian shares how it's been for her in the three years since she went public. No pressure, just candid conversation. Women & Men

A COMING OUT: GROWING OUT AS A LESBIAN

Merri Godick

Sharing experiences on coming out and the identification of self as a lesbian. Other issues will include coming out in a relationship, to straight friends, coworkers, family, and "growing out to the lesbian community. Women only

A-7 LESBIAN CUSTODY CASE: MARGRETH MILLER VS. STATE OF MICHIGAN

Der Graham, PhD, Univ. of Cinti This workshop is the sharing of a taped interview with Margreth Miller, a lesbian mother who battled the State of Michigan and won custody of her daughter. Women & Men A-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 bring able to switch from needful to need filled. Women & Men

COMMUNICATION GAMES

Howard Getz, Coordinator of 1980 O.G.R.C. Communications Conference In this workshop we will explore some communication skills needed to facilitate exchange between individuals and small groups. Men & Women

A-10 GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Henry White, M.S.W. Through experiential exercises and 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

OUT: SPECIAL PROA-11 COMING 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 CANT STAGGER TO FREEDOM Dick Jarwinski, 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 or symptoms 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/gay culture contribute to a high rate of alcohol and drug problems and what can be done about the elements. Women & Men

SESSION B WORKSHOPS

B-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

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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

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from neophyte to old hand continue the come out and to foster the means for others to do likewise. Men & Women

THE JOY A DUTY OF DAILY LIFE: LIVING TOGETHER Jane Cook & Debbie Araps Values, communication, divisions of labor and responsibilities, maintenance of 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

84 MONOGAMY VS. NONMONOGAMY Holly Dorna

Are you monogamous or nonmonopamous? 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 their respective pros and cons, this workshop is for you. Discussion will focus on attempting workable definitions for these two lifestyles, exploring the positive and negative aspects inherent in each, and sharing life experiences among workshop participants Men & Women

B-5 REALIZING NATURAL ENERGY: APPLYING PAGANISM TO TODAYS CULTURE

Bobby 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, 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

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