348 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a8de5edb915a6a5bb68e18b128a79f4f.pdf 34a2e321943bd7c7c3369852c02185b3 PDF Text Text The families of Milton Ford and Gary Van Harn extend their deepest gratitude and most heartfelt thanks to all of our friends, family, and colleagues who supported us in so many ways over the past seven months. The warmth, the generosity and support of the University community in particular has been most heartening. We extend a special thank you to the President's Office, Event Services, and the staff and management of LAT for their invaluable help and support in making the visitation and memorial service possible, and to Colette Seguin Beighley, Diane Maodush-Pitzer and Brent Smith for facilitating the services, for their invaluable guidance, advice, and wisdom in making this Milton's day. Love is love, no matter who the lovers be. Why can't I hold you in my arms for everyone to see? Why do some force us to hide in shame, Denying the love that used to have no name? Life is too short to spend it in despair, So sleep, my darling, sleep without a care. I will watch over you until the morning light Finds us both in peace with a future that's as bright as the morning star. Till then, sleep, my dearest, sleep. Copyright 2014, from "Rainboa, " a musical/theatrical production by playwright Richard Janaro, based on a concept and character developed by Milton E. Ford May 12, 1941 - March 26, 2014 �sf~Foice tn <eed:tfFation o-/t& .5l'# o-/ L-/!o-n ?. e¼rd Processional Ashoken Farewell Traditional Invocation Lean on Me Reading from "The Love of Solitude" Thomas Merton Walt Whitman Reflection Why We Sing Reading from Walt Whitman in L(fe Tourney Milt was a champion of social justice, leading efforts to integrate the LGBT community at Grand Valley with university academics and student life. He was the founding director of the LGBT Resource Center. Arr. Mark Hayes Reflection Reading from "Pioneers! 0 Pioneers!" Milton E. Ford was a beloved and faithful partner, father, and grandfather. He touched many as a cherished mentor, friend and colleague. As a professor of English and then Liberal Studies he was a compassionate teacher and lifelong researcher. Milt is survived by his partner, Gary Van Harn; a son, David Ford; daughter-in-law, Lisa; grandsons, Miles and Louis; sister, Ruth Bowman; and brother, Robert Ford. He is also survived by Gary's children: Clayton and Michelle Van Harn and grandson, Victor; Ellen and Jason Juras and grandchildren Ethan and Catherine; and Meredith and Duff Mahan. Greg Gilpin Milton E. Ford Reflection You Raise Me Up Lovland & Graham Reflection Make Them Hear You Arens & Flaherty Readers and Reflectors David Ford, Lisa Degliantoni, Miles & Louie - Family Colette Seguin Beighley, LGBT Resource Center Karen Libman, Theater Diane Maodush-Pitzer, Religious Studies/Liberal Studies Brent Smith, Religious Studies/Liberal Studies Commendation Benediction Recessional McPherson's Lament Traditional Musicians CrossBow - Celtic Band and GVSU Student Organization Robert McFletcher - GVSU Alumni 2011, 2013; Robert Byrens, Accompanist West Michigan Gay Men's Chorus - Gene Coburn, Interim Director; Robert Ruddy, Accompanist � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Endowments Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/33a381ab9e60f9c30fbf0b5fbaca2dfc.pdf 5b69a5b9d073201dbafc2cea0e2866dd PDF Text Text GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIV ERS ITY MILTON E. FORD LGBT RESOURCE CENTER Naming Ceremony MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 REMARKS Thomas J. Haas President Wendy Wenner Acting Vice President Division of Inclusion and Equity Gary Van Harn Partner of Milton E. Ford Colette Seguin Beighley Director Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center RIBBON CUTTING Gayle R. Davis Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Special thanks to Liesl Geneva, Nathan Veeneman, and the GVSU Laker Quartet � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. 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Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_Center-Naming-Ceremony.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-10 Title A name given to the resource Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center Naming Ceremony Description An account of the resource Sheet with the information of the order of events. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Naming ceremonies Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/56e51ff4a6f5b6eae471802f62c76ed1.pdf d423c92ac8e786b782026f839ae01f28 PDF Text Text GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY MILTON E. FORD LGBT RESOURCE CENTER Naming Ceremony MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 �GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY MILTON E. FORD LGBT RESOURCE CENTER Naming Ceremony Milton E. Ford, Ph.D. ~ Please join ~ @ ~~ MILTON E. FORD President Thomas]. Haas and Provost Gayle Davis as Grand Valley State University renames the LGBT Resource Center in recognition and honor of Milton E. Ford, Ph.D., founder of the center. ~ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 1161 RUSSEL H. KIRKHOF CENTER I ALLENDALE CAMPUS 5-7 P.M. I 5:30 P.M. REMARKS Please RSVP by No vember 3 to HonoringMiltFord@gvsu .edu or (616) 331-2530 LGBT RESOURCE CENTER 1161 Russel H. Kirkhof Center 1 Campus Dr. Allendale , Ml 49401 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_Center-Naming-Ceremony-Invitation.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-10 Title A name given to the resource Milton E. 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Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/330c30f82eb9a76e6051571b16715f86.pdf a99b7b8637df085bd9d7f60b087453fa PDF Text Text TH E 0 SEX, GEN ER I - IT DE SOC\ETY CULTU RE (/) ~ 0 QJ C ·-c C >. F male Co yri hl Male l :, · il t 11 E. ! n � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2013_Sex-Gender-Orientation-&-Gender-Identity-Grid.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Title A name given to the resource Dancing on the Sex, Gender, Orientation & Gender Identity Grid Description An account of the resource A colored and laminated handout of the grid created by Milton E. Ford. The complexity of the intersections of sex, gender, gender identity, and orientation in a person's identity is visually represented. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Intersectionality (Sociology) Sex Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5b0f45c22786a7f589102ae34c6154e2.pdf ec400072be21ff0aaf92ec564d8d0f32 PDF Text Text THE DANCE FLOOR of SEX, GENDER, ORIENTATION, and . .·G ENDERIDENTITY _Jncluding other.Important Intersections · Fall, 2013, Class Handout Edition MILTON E. FORD, Ph.D. . Liberal Studies Department _ Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies . Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan Copyright C 2013 Milton E. Ford �TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME TO TIIEDANCE FLOOR, AN INTRODUCTION .. ~- . 5 Overview ..• ·•. ·• . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . .. 5 .Fluidity- . .. . . . . ~· . · ~ · . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Quemioning and Coming Out . . . ·. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TIIE SEX, GENDER, ORIENTATION, AND GENDER IDENTITY INfERSECTIONS .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sex Sections of the Dance Floor . . . . . . . . . . •. . •.· . . . . . . • 8 Sex Is Primarily Biological . . . ~ . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . 9 Female . . . . . • . . . • . . .. • . • • . · . . . . . . . . 9 Male . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Intersx .--.. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Gender Presence on the Dance Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Gender Is Cultural· . . . . . . . . . .. . . .· . . · . . . . . . . .·. . 13 Feminine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Masell.line·.. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 AndrogynollS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Looking at the Intersections of Sex and Gender . . . ·. . . Sexual Orientation (Sexuality) as Part of the Dance . . . . . . . Orientation- . .·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·• . . . . . . . . . Bisexual . . . . . . ;.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omni/Pan Sexuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesbian/Gay . . . . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . · . . . . 15 16 18 19 19 20 21 · AseXll81 . . ... . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . • . 21 Straight . . . . . . . ~ . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Queer .. ·. . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 22 Looking at the Intersections of Sex, Gender, and Orientation · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . 23 Gender Identity in the Dance .. ~ ·. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Gender Identity . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Transgender . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 GenderQueer . . . . . . . . . . . . · . _• . . . . . . ·. . . 27 Cisgender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . 27 Looking at the Intersections of Sex, Gender, Orientation, and Gender Idetity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 The Dance at Social, Cultural, and Historical Intersections . . Race/Ethnicity .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• . . . . . . . Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 33 34 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34· Ability . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• . . -. 35 .2 �. . . Religion . . . . . .. . · . . . . . . - . ·· . ~ . . _. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Place . . . . . .·· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -~ . . . 36 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . -. .. . . . . . . . . -_. . . . . 37 Conclusion . . · . . . . . . · . ·. . .- . . . .· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ • . . 37 References . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .. 38 �4 �WELCOME TO THE DANCE FLOOR, AN INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW We all live in a world where sex, g~nder, sexual orientation and gender identity are part ofour lives fulltime, meaning that they always play roles in determining how we see ourselves, how others see us, om possibilities in given situations and the like. But we vary greatly in terms of how much focused attention we give them, determined, in part, by our closeness to or distance from what are considered to be social norms. A straight, masculine male who is very comfortable being a man is much less likely to spend time thinking·about these matters than, for example, a gay, feminine male who .is uncomfortable with his.male body and perceives himself (now becoming herself) more and more to be female. All the intersecting elements involved here (sex, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity) create an interesting and certainly complex picture, but one that is critically important in understanding key elements of om own identity and experience as well as the identity and experience of others. The Dance Floor Model offers a way to sort out this complexity and to focus on the amazing diversity of identities that we and the people around us experience. But the interesting complexity does not stop there. The parts of ourselves that are made up of sex, gender, orientation and gender identity live in other powerful contexts, including race, nation, class, religion, age, ability, place and time.·All of these contexts have great power in defining our identities and have direct influence on the sex, gender, orientation and gender identity aspects of om lives. The Dance Floor Model promises nothing less than to look, one-by-one, at all of the elements mentioned above in a way that relates them to each other. And this is done in a way that "slows down" the dance for a while so that we can begin to comprehend it more clearly. . ' . . But before we jump onto the dance floor, there are three "meta" items to be considered because they are always in play and affect every aspect of the dance. Keeping them in mind as we go along will make all of the identities and experiences we look at more true to actual experience than if they were seen on their own. FLUIDITY The first of these meta-points has to do with the concept of fluidity. There is a tension between the need to have categories and labels in order to be able to discuss just about anything and the much more fluid and uniquely individual ways in which these realities are experienced as we live them. More and more people are experiencing 5 �changes in what they thought was permanent, particularly with reference to whom they are sexually attracted. But there is also fluidity the way we present ourselves and perceive ourselves·in terms of gender..While it is critical to understanding the nature of sexuality, for example, to focus clearly on the ways many people experience it, those ways·· are not presented as rigid boxes or jail cell, but as locations on a dance floor. . · Think ofthe.dance .flooras .being made·up of sections of brightly colored glass. Each•section can be defined as a way.that many people experience sex, gender, orientation and gender iden~ty. But then picture light coming from under the dance floor, shilling up through the brightly colored glass. These sections create a beautiful pattern that is already complex and meant to be inclusive. But as soon as the light leaves th~ surface ofthe dance floor, the colors blend and mix, suggesting the more fluid dance of a our actual lives. I like to think of the solid glass dance floor as the analysis that helps us .think and communicate more sharply on these topics and the light above that surface as the reality of the dance in which we ·au participate as the distinct individuals .we are. This is putting the end of the story at the beginning, but that's okay because it is important for you to see from the beginning where we are going. . Ground-breaking work in the area of fluidity was done by Lisa Diamond (2008), · whose work focuses specifically on fluidity of the sexual orientation of women who have different attractions to other women at different times in their lives. But this idea has been extended to other 8JC8S of the dance floor. LABELS The second meta-issue has to do with the very act of naming or labeling kinds of sexual orientation and·gender identity in particular. I know from listening to people talk about their sexuality and gender identity that for many thc.2 is not a word or label that works for them in describing that part of their lives. ''Queer'' goes a long way in solving that problem, but still, for many, even "queer'' sounds too labeled. I was temped to make sections on the dance floor for no-label, but I came to th~ conclusion that that would be self-defeating, because it would be creating a category. And the point I hear when people say things like "I don't label myself, I'm just me as a sexual (or non-sexual) person" is not a search for a new category. So as we are looking at the dance floor and using labels to make ·sense of certain things, it is good to include those who don't include themselves in terms of the labels being used. But rejecting labels is not a new phenomenon. Sylvia Rivera, who was part of the Stonewall Riots in 1969, says, "I'm tired of being labeled. I don't like the label transgender. I tried living with labels. I just want to be who I am. I am Sylvia Rivera Ray Rivera left home at the age of 10 to become Sylvia. And that's who I am" (Nestle et al., p. 77)~ 6 �QUESTIONING AND COMING OUT A final meta~point, for now anyway, is the matter of being out or not, or _ questioning, or perhaps ·even seeking a. cure for what seems to be emerging in one's identity, attractions, or behavior. This idea can relate to fluidity but it is not quite the same thing. Fluidity assumes the possibility of movement from the acceptance of one particular, perhaps well-defied, underst.anding of oneself to another. Questioning and coming out lulve to do.with the process~often a great stfuggle, to_understand, come to •terms with and accept wltat one is experiencing as gender identity or sexual desire (or . lack ofit). Since the whole point ofthe dance floor model is to include everyone in the ·dance, it is reasonable to assume that some of the dancers will be in process of moving toward (and therefore away from) particular intersections on that floor. This is just _another one of the real-world circumstances that keeps theoretical analysis_of sex, gender, ·orientation and gender identity from having the ultimate clarity and precision that many minds long for. Maybe the be~ way to approach this reality of the clan~ is to collSider the range (spectrum) of each category broad enough to include those who may be moving toward it but are not yet quite fully there. You are now ready to step onto the dance floor. Enjoy looking at the charts of the dance floor as we build it step by step. It is often helpful to look occasionally at the final chart·in the process of getting there. 7 �II 0 .0 ..... : Ill u 2 C a 111. z· ...0--- en ii - 0 t- . u Ill en >C Ill w en ...J Ill w :a: <( ~ LL X w Cl) a: w t- z I- (Al.31:>0S ON'v) A~07018 X3S w ...J <( :E �THE SEX, GENDER, ORIENTATION, AND -GENDER IDENTITY INTERSECTIONS SEX Female lntersex , Male SEX IS PRIMARILY BIOLOGICAL . . . . . . . From the word go, (or the first.dayof any-''Sex and Gender 101" class), sex is primarily about biology. It starts with chromosomes, the story ofXs and Ys. It's the way _ they get together or don't andwhat they set or don't set in motion in the development of an embryo and fetus and become the sexual features ofour physical bodies (FaustoSterling, 2012). Seen traditionally, sex is totally natural, biological and binary: ·female and male. · But this approach to sex is the basis for bias and privilege and it·denies other po~ibilities. In the cultures most of us are familiar with, binary systems are in force and male is treated as superior to or doJDinant over female. For privileged males and sometimes oppressed females, it is.easy for this system to be accepted as "natural." However, it raises obvious questions about equality and human rights. And even at the biological level, the binary system of male and female is brought into question by the presence ofintersex individuals, people whose bodies are not exclusively male or female. · While sex has a foundation in genetics and anatomy, in practice, -sex is highly constructed socially. When we look at gender, the main point will be that it is socially · constructed. Sometimes socially constructed gender is presented as sharply contrasting with sex, seen as totally biological. This is not a bad place to begin, and I have done so in many presentations of sex and gender, but there is compelling evidence that we see the sex of bodies as we do because of the categories and expectations created, not by biology or nature, but by culturally created ways of seeing and understanding sex (Butler, 1990). It might be helpful to think of sex (along with gender) as coming primarily from outside of ourselves. Sex is what we are given by biology and, at least to some extent, by social forces from outside ourselves. �FEMALE Unless something happened in our embryonic development to make us otherwise, we •would all be female. It is really two somethings: one is a mechanism inhibiting female development and leadjng to male·development and the other consisting of positive development in the female direction. This situation is often framed as female being the default sex,but this d~ not mean that female embryonic development is passive . (Fausto-Sterling, 2012). Being female is a physical, anatomical matter, having to do with female development at the genetic (chromosomal) level (having to do with·receiving X chromosomes), the fetal <ievelopment of ovaries and other internal ·female reproductive organs and finally the development of external female genitalia. (Fausto-Sterling, 2012). . But that being said, the femaleness of transgender females and the maleness of transgender males are important realities that enter the picture. Much more of that later. It is also important to note here that while matters.of female and male sex are primarily .biological,.there is strong social shaping of femaleness and maleness, even prior to gender considerations that are primarily social in nature• .· MALE The body becomes "maleized" when a mechanism kicks in in the embryo to begin the effects·of testosterone. But everyone has some testosterone anyway (Fausto-Sterling, 2012). Being male is a physical, anatomical matter, having to do with male development at the genetic (chromosomal) level (having to do with receiving an X and a Y chromosome), the development of fetal testes and other internal male reproductive organs and finally the development of external male genitalia (Fausto-Sterling, 2012). All this sets in motion the development of male childhood, adolescence, and adulthood and the physical traits usually associated with.maleness: a particular kind of musculature, body shape, and eventually facial hair to name a few. As with being female, there are social forces at work, along with the biological, to determine what male experience will be in a given culture. 10 �INTERSEX Sometimes the embryonic sexnali7JJtion process.is not decisively binary, often involving chromosome alignment, genetic triggering, and hormones. There are over 30 different ways in which the sexual features of a person's body can be somewhere between male and female, resulting in ambiguous features involving both (FaustoSterling, 2012; Preves, 2008). The big personal question here is what, if anything, to do about it and when. Historically.parents.and especially doctors have wanted to intervene surgically to make the baby's ·body appear to be as male or female as possible. (Everyone seems to need a clear answer to the question: .Is it a girl or a boy?) The justification for early smgery is easier socialization a boy or girl in bathrooms and showers at school and to make it po~ble for the parents to raise a girl or boy, without having to go into complicated explanations or experiences. as That can be all well and good for a few years,·and even forever IF the surgical decision that was made matches the baby's self-perception later in childhood and adolescence, and adulthood. If a person knows at a deep personal level that he is male and .bis micropenis was removed.or reconstructed shortly after birth, very complex and painful experience, including feelings toward parents and doctors, can ensue. The same is true, of course, in the female to male direction, but that is by far the less common directional choice. Ambiguity is most often "corrected" in the female direction. Although intersex people usually present themselves and live as males or females, there is a growing number of people who identify as intersex. But still an intersex person may or may ·not identify as male or female and live masculine or feminine.lives. Intersex is an important part of the exciting new sex/gender frontier. lntersex and Identity: The Contested Self by Sharon Preves (2008} and Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World by Anne Fausto-Sterling (2012) are clearly accessible sources of information on intersex. 11 �THE SEX AND GENDER INTERSECTIONS GENDER SOCIETY CULTURE ·(ROLES AND EXPRESSION) )> -r, m s: z 2 m z 0 :lJ 0 C> -< 2 0 C (/) FEMALE >-- >< ou w (!) E ..J~ (/'J INTERSEX Oc -z al~ MALE s: l> (/) (") C C zm �GENDER Feminine Masculine Androgynous GENDER IS CULTURAL. Gender is determined by human attitudes and attributes that one's culture assigns to or associates with a biological sex. Gender is not primarily a matter of biology, _like sex, but it is connected to, has its foundation in biological sex. It is a matter of social convention, often talked _about i n ~ of social-construction, concerning the meaning of a person's sex. It focuses largely·in gender presentation, gender roles, .and gendered treatment in many life circumstances. We are treating it as separate from gender identity to be considered later, which is an inner matter concerning what gender or sex a person perceives her/hlm/themselves to be. Traditionally, like sex, gender is understood to be binary: feminine and masculine. But intersex brings the.sex binary into question, the presence of androgyny questions the gender binary approach. Androgyny is 11 blend of masculine and feminine or lack of distinction between masculine and feminine characteristics in a person. as Traditionally, gender is seen to follow ''naturally" from sex. This assumption helps account for notions such as boys don't cry (not a masculine thing) and girls are emotional {a feminine thing). We are all familiar with the list or attnoutes that are considered masculine: brave, strong, assertive, active, adventurous, demanding, rough and tumble. And the attnoutes that are considered feminine: graceful, charming,·passive, agreeable, and nurturing. But in actual practice, gender is a matter of society and convention {social construction). But it is not a person's sex that determines what is considered masculine and feminine, what a particular culture has come to associate with being male or female. ' But even within a give culture, there are contradictions to the usual ~iations. We know that gender often contradicts ''natural" correlations to sex: girls or women being strong or athletic or boys or men being nurturing or graceful, for example. The presence of androgyny further suggests a spectrum rather than a gender binary. An androgynous person is one who has both masculine and feminine gender characteristics or neither. Androgyny can be considered being the middle of masculine and feminine or striking out in new directions not associated with either. 13 �Gender comes, at least initially, from outside ourselves, from what we are given by our culture. Again, gender is seen in matters of roles, presentation, and treatment in society, the standards for which 11re predetermined by one's culture. For example, if we are male, we treated with masculine gender assumptic>ns. Even if we are intersex, VIC are most often treated as the sex and therefore the gender that our bodies are considered to be most similar to. . . are · Any gender can intersect any SC}{ in lived experience. This means females can be feminine, androgynous, or masculine ..lntersex persons can be feminine, androgynous, or masculine, ind males can be feminine, androgynous, or masculine. In the combinations · other than feminine female and masculine male, the sense of gender being from the outside begins to break down, but what is external is what society considers appropriate, what is.expected and what is best for a person of a particular sex. The illustration "Sex and Gender Intersections" might:make these possibilities clearer or easier to conceph1aJi~ and think about. Professor, researcher and writer Judith Butler is a major pioneering figure in developing the concept of gender presented here, but it has become widely adopted in· gender ·studies programs and publications. Her two major works are Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion ofIdentity published in 1990, and Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex, "published in 1993. FEMININE People are ·said to be feminine if they conform to female-associated social roles, clothing, and otherwise presentthemselves in ways associated in a particular culture with females. In Western culture, these characteristics include nurturing, supportive, and helpful. These·are positive characteristics by any measure, but too often they are transformed into being subordinate to what is male and masculine. In terms of presentation, the feminine is associated with being fancy, even frilly. The feminine is often associated with dressing and acting in ways that are seen as attractive to men, or at least accentuating female attnoutes. To me it becomes obvious in such rhetoric that the feminine most often focuses riot in the inherent strengths that females possess, but how they play out in relation to males, that is in the gender binary. But there are ways in which the feminine can also be seen as a distinct set of strengths and human attnoutes associated with girls and women when given the opportunity to develop in social settings that value and practice genuine gender equality and opportunity. It is important to note that femininity is not sex-linked with being female. Because being feminine is socially constructed, it is a construction whose characteristics can be associated with male and intersex persons as well ·as with female. 14 �MASCULINE . . . ·. . . . . People are said to be Dl8SCuline if they conform to male-associated social roles and clothing and otherwise.present themselves in ways typically associated•in their culture with males. There are different forms of masculinity in Western culture, this being most ··. noteworthy, perhaps,.in the current context, in 1Il8Cho D18SCulinity. Machismo _is WMt . macho men possess or display. It both emphasi7.Cs, some would say ex&ggerates, as many aspects of humanity as possible that are considered mascull.ne while avoiding at all cost characteristics that are considered feminine. A macho man is assertive, usually serious, exudes self-confidence, wears clothing that emphasizes the male characteristics of his body,8nd would never let his wrist drop or cross his legs at the knees~ Other forms we · would find familiar could be called bllSiness-masculine and social masculine. Business masculine men pay a lot of attention to clothing, hairstyle and other forms of presentation that stay well within the bollDdaries of what is considered appropriate for males in western culture. And social masculinity is the set of behaviors and forms of selfpresentation that are considered to be most appropriate for or likely to be exhibited by males. As stated for femininity, it is important to note that masculinity is not necessarily sex-llilked. Females and·intersex persons can present in masculine ways and be considered to be masculine, but not male or not necessarily male~ ANDROGYNOUS An androgynous person presents by choosing clothing and other modes of · expression and social roles in such a way that they do not conform to what is associated with either males or females in our culture or with a blend of both to create a new gender position/location. A NOTE ON SEX AND GENDER Although they are intensely personal, one's experience with matters of sex and gender can be seen to be external to a person in origin. Sex is primarily give to a person from biology and gender is given to one by the society one was born into or lives in. In contrast, matters of sexual orientation and gender identity, which we will soon tum to, are more internal and personal, and are closely associated with the desires and 15 �self-perceptions of individuals. But we must observe from this very·introduction of the subject that th<>se desires and self-perceptions are not in isolation, but, like sex·ad gender, within social lUld historical contexts. . . . . . . . -··· . . . . Looking at the Intersections of Sex and Gender With this basic version of the Dance Floor ill front of us, it is easier than before to consider the insights and implications of these :nine pllrticular intersections. All of them are important and worthy of comment and thought, but some are more obvious and need less commentary than others. · · Masculine Males and Feminine Females These are the two intersections that traditioiially have been considered as ''natural" and are often treated that way in Western.cultures. This view sees gender as correlated directly and totally to sex and would say, "Of course males are masculine and females are feminine, or there is trouble,.gender trouble." Masculine Females and Feminine Males These two intersections help define and make clearer the distinction between sex and gender~ A masculine female is a female-bodied person who, while possibly fully claiming femaleness and for many possible reasons, prese1.1ts as masculine in clothing and/or forms of behavior. Female Masculinity by Juidith Halberstam (1998) is very helpful at this point And a feminine male is a male-bodied person \Vho, while possibly fully claiming maleness, presents as feminine in clothing and/or forms of behavior. It might be helpful here to recall the suggestion that sex and gender are external in many regards. These are the upects of ourselves that seem most given to us by biology and social convention. We are not yet considering sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual straight and asexual) and gender identity _(transgender, cisgender and genderqueer), all of which might seems more internal to a person's life experience. Masculine and Feminine lntersex A masculine intersex person is one who was.born intersex but presents and acts in masculine ways. There may or may not have been surgery to make the person's sexed body conform more fully to a male body. · A feminine iritersex person is one who was born intersex but presents and acts in· feminine ways. Again, there may or may not have been surgical procedures to make the person's sexed body conform more fully to.a female body. 16 �Intersex andAndrogyny · In the pam, intersex persons, from the time of birth through the ·rest of life, lived as males or females so far as the rest of the world was concerned. More and more, intersex individuats·are claiming their intersexualityand making it part of their public as well as personal identity. There is the possibility for those individuals to present and act in androgynous ways, not identifying with masculine or feminine gender cbatacteristics. But most of the intersex people I have had the privilege of meeting or reading about present and act in either masculine or feminine ways. Female and Male and Androgyny These areas on the dance floor recognize that there are male- or female-bodied people whose gender presentation is neither masculine or feminine but a gender category that is somewhere in between, or blend, or with no reference to masculine or feminine characteristics. · 17 �en 2: 0 -u aIll en a: Ill t2 -. a: Ill a 2 Ill CD 2 0 . -~ -a:. 2 ' a: . - MASCULINE LUZ cc: 0 w ~; :::, C.f) ·C :Uw :, ~ ANDROGYNOUS 2 !:!:!en ~~ W u~ c.:, ~~ FEMININE Ill 0 ~ X w en a: w u.. z w ...J >C . <( en w Ill Ill zI- ._ w ...J <( ~ �ORIENTATION Bisexual· Omni/Pansexual Lesbian/Gay Asexual Queer Straight ORIENTATION . Sexual orientation (also called sexuality and often, as in this work, simply orientation) has to do with the sex/gender of the persons an individual is ·attracted to physically, or not, as with people who are asexual. Traditionally, sexual orientation has been taken to be "naturally" correlated with sex and gender. If a person is female, for example, she is feminine and attracted to men, by nature. But same--sex attraction has always been around, and it bas rarely escaped notice. And though sometimes positive, that notice has historically been negative. Traditionally sexual orientation bas been seen as binary: heterosexual or homosexual, straight or lesbian/gay. In lived experience, sexual orientation is on a spectrum including bisexuality, omni- or pansexuality, lesbian/gay, asexuality and straight. A person at any sex and gender intersection can experience any orientation. But more of this later. Sexual orientation, as mentioned earlier, comes primarily from inside an individual, who a person would like to be with physically. BISEXUAL The bisexual potential in all of us is suggested by the fact that in its earliest stages, the human embryo is widifferentiated for sex. 19 �A person can be called bisexual if ''they" are attracted to either/both males and females (the person own sex and members of the opposite sex). The "either/both" means that a bisexual person·might be attracted·to a person of either sex but not necessarily both at.the same time, although·it is not U11usual for that to happen. Core-identity bisexuality: For many, if not most bisexual people, bisexuality is their basic and ''fixed" orientation, as much as homosexual and heterosexuality. (But fluidity is an important underlying matter at this and many other points.) Transitional bisexuality: For some people, an understanding and claiming that they are bisexual is a step toward claiming to be gay or lesbian. A person should not be faulted for doing whatever is helpful in this often difficult transition, and undoubtedly there are many who truly believe they are bisexual at that point. (And who is to say they arenot?) · In the LGBT community at large, bisexuality as a core-identity orientation is often questioned because of the frequency of transitional bisexuality. That is one of the particular challenges of being bisexual. Bisexuality is assumed in theoretical treatment of sexuality to be as real a category.of sexual·orientation as heterosexuality and homosexuality. The concept of ''primmy bisexuality" is a Freudian concept that postulates the possibility that bisexuality is the stating point for all sexualities. "It even be that that the ambivalence displayed in the relations to the parents should be attributed entirely to bisexuality, and that it is not as I·have presented above,.developed out of identification in consequence of rivalry" (23,. n. 1) (in Butler, 1990, 59). In concluding her treatment of psychoanalysis in Gender Trouble Butler says "Within psychoanalysis, bisexuality and homosexuality are taken to be primary libidinal dispositions, and·heterosexuality is the laborious construction based upon their gradual repression" (p. 77). In Butler's work, bisexuality appears, along with homosexuality and heterosexuality, as basic possibilities in a person's sexuality. may ~or sources of help in understanding bisexuality are Fritz Klein's·'/'he Bisexual Option (2 ed.) published in 1993 and Robyn Ochs and Sarah Rowley's Getting Bi: Voices ofBisexuals Around the World (2nd ed.) published in 2009. . . OMNI- OR P ANSEXUAL The difference between onmi- pansexual (referred to from here on a pansexuality) and bisexuality is that bisexuality emphasizes the binary of possibilities whereas omni- or pansexuality breaks c_>Ut of the binary and considers all the possibilities. In recently years, there has been an expansion of the experience of bisexuality to include or to become what has previously been called pansexuality ( Ochs & Rowley. 2009). 20 �Pansexual orientation might include attraction to transgender and genderqueer people llS well as cisgender males and females (people who are born male or female and continue to be happy ·living that way)•. . . . _. . _. . .. . . . . A note 011 polyamory: Polyamory often comes up in discussions of omni- and pansexuality, but polyamory is differentfrom pansexuality. This sexuality has to do with the kind or kinds of person one is attracted to. Polyamory has to do the number of people one is in sexual relationships .with, regardless of the sex or sexuality of those people. In polyamorous relationships, the multiple relationships are all known and accepted by all . the people ~volved. . LESBIAN/GAY Lesbian and gay are the most preferred terms to use in referring to persons who . have claimed their same-sex attraction and have made that attraction an important part of their lives. · · · · · Homosexuality refers to attraction to sexual behavior with person's of one's own sex. Historically, "homosexuality'' is a 19th century word that bas been used in criminal and pathological contexts. Today the term is.most appropriate in clinical, technical or research contexts. There are generational factors involved in preferred terminology. Some younger gays and lesbians do not identify with liberation-era gays and lesbians and sometime are more comfortable with the older word, "homosexual," or the revived word "queer" to identify themselves. A note on labels: Most labels are dangerous in that they can easily limit or misrepresent the experience of those they are applied to, by oneself or others. Huge· consideration should always be given to the terminology a person is comfortable with in referring to themselves. ASEXUAL Maybe asexuality should be called a non-orientation because it refers to the "orientation" of people who are not sexually attracted to anyone. Asexualily is the more recent orientation to be claimed and identified and to have a social identity. 21 �This does not mean that all asexual people live in isolation or that they don't have intimate relationships. What is does convey is that those relationships do not have a sexual charge, at least from the perspective of the person in the relationship. asexual S_TRAIGHT Being straight (heterosexual) is being attracted to persons of the opposite sex. It is important for heterosexuality to be included in any discussion of sexual orientation for more than reasons of inclusion of the most frequent sexual orientation, and therefor the largest number of people. It is important to see heterosexuality on a spectrum of orientations rather than as the assumed ''natural" orientation in terms of which all other orientations are considered. The concept of social construction applies equally to heterosexuality _along with other sexualities. . An interesting historical note is that the word "homosexual" came into existence before the word ''heterosexual." QUEER Queer is an extremely important term from several perspectives in the conversation we are having. It is a very.strange term, as terms go, because it is one that resists definition. The queer theorist Annamarie Jacose (1996) goes so far as to say that if queer was ever to be defined in a widely agreed _upon way, we Would need a new terms to replace queer because its ambiguity and indeterminacy is critical to the meaning that the term conveys. You may have noticed on the full _dance floor chart that the word queer spans all the terms for sexual orientations, including straight, just a little. Many people whose sexuality is non-straight prefer the word queer to a more clearly defined term for many different reasons, but focusing largely on not wanting to use a label that is limited by preconceived ideas. The overlapping, just a little bit, of queer with straight is to acknowledge people's attraction to the opposite sex but as part of a larger pattern of attitudes, history and political commitments that don't fit the traditional heterosexual designation. 22 �Looking at the Intersections of Sex, Gender, and Orientation As this version of the dance floor chart makes clearer, each of the nine sex and gender intersections is intersected by the five sexual orientations. This display suggests mariy ways in•which the basic sex and gender intersections can be experienced with regard to sexual attraction or desire. • To use the female feminine space as an example again, a person who is a feminine female can have sexual attraction or desire that is bisexual, panse~ lesbian, heterosexual or asexual. If this "analysis" seems to be getting a little over the top, that was my original intention, to show the abSW'dity of the label game. But the mote I followed through with this model and presented it in classes, the multiplying possibilities seemed to be creating space and recognition of identities that usually go unacknowledged. And especially the students who identify as queer and genderqueer felt at home on the dance floor. That was all the encouragement I needed to continue with the dance floor project. At this point you might find it interesting to look at intersections/spaces on the dance floor that are particularly interesting to you or the ones that seem most challenging to understand. We will look at only few of the possibilities that are represented here. Take, for example, the masculine male square and think about the life experience represented there if he is bisexual in orientation. He would be male in body, masculine in presentation, and attracted to both/either men or women. He could be gay in.orientation, meaning he is still male in body and masculine in presentation and appearance and attracted sexually to other males. A pansexual, masculine male could be attracted to other males, females, and to people who identify as genderqueer, transgender, and who might be masculine, feminine, or androgynous in presentation and appearance. If he is asexal, he is a masculine-presenting male who does not experience sexual attraction to anyone. And if he is heterosexual, he is male and masculine and attracted to females. If going through this is too obvious, my apologies, but that would show that this approach is on a good track. If it helps you think more clearly about possible life · experience and identities, good. But I think we can leave it here for now, and come back whenthedancefloorisfullyconstructed. 23 �THE DANCE FLOOR MODEL OF SEX. GENDER. ORIENTATIOII. AN D GENDE.R IDENTITY GENDER SOCIETY C·ULTURE (ROLES AND EXPRESSION) ,,m ~ z zm l> z 0 ::0 l> 0 en G> -< z C C 0 C ~ ' n zm CJ) FEMALE >-- >< ou w _.~ (!)~ INTERSEX en m~ . Qo -z MALE This chart suggests the complex interactions of sex, gender, orientation and gener identity on the .,dance floor" of a person's sex/gender/orientation identity. Copyright © 2013 by Milton E. Ford �GENDER IDENTITY Transgender GenderQueer · Cisgender GENDER IDENTITY Gender identity has traditionally been.assumed to correlate "naturally" with one's sex and gender. · · ·· · ·· · · Gender identity is still usually asswned to be binary: transgender or cisgender (meaning not-transgender). · But in the lived experience of many people, gender identity does not conform neatly to gender binaries. In other words, gender identity is often outside the ~e/masculine, female/feminine sex and gender binary. Those who identify outside the sex and gender binary often claim genderqueer as their gender identity. .· As does sexual orientation, gender identity seems to come from inside: it is who a person sees themselves as being, in terms of sex and gender. Another note on sex and gender: Sex and gender often blur, and in lived lives their separation breaks down, especially in the arena of gender identity. More will follow in considering transgender. Gender Identity as a Separate Category from Gender . Not all discussions of gender make a distinction between gender and gender identity. But the Dance Floor approach does emphasize important factors in the way people often perceive their identities. Here, gender identity refers to a person's perception of themselves as transgender, genderqueer, or cisgender as distinct from the categories of feminine, androgynous and masculine genders by which society structures expected gender roles and presentations. Serena Nanda (2000), in her Gender Diversity: Cross Cultural Variations seems to assume this distinction when she says: "While cultural images of gender diversity influence how individuals see themselves, there are also important differences in sex/gender identity, how one experiences oneself as and sexed and gendered person" (p. 5). 25 �TRANSGENDER . The word transgender is used most frequently today to refer to a person who has an inner knowledge, feeling and awareness that the sex they were assigned at birth is not the sex they really are .and who have or are planning to transition to the sex/gender they know themselves to be. · · · Transgender is the most general and most-often preferred .designation.for a birth male or female who lives and presents full-times as the opposite sex/gender, whether or not sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) .is involv~ . . . . . The word ''transsexual" is sometimes used as a more technical word to refer to a . transgender person who has undergone SRS or would like to. But "transsexual" seems to be falling out of favor with the transgender community because SRS is becoming less of an issue with many trans peopl~. Many would.say something like the shape of their lives is more important than the shape of their body-parts. But for many the presence of "foreign" body-parts is distressing to the point of necessity for surgery. This is a very personal and intimate matter, and the term transgender is useful in leaving·genital anatomy a private matter. . . Birth females who transition to being male are referred to FTM (female to male) and birth males who transition to being females are referred to MTF (male to female). Note that this language, while the language of sex, refers to gender just as fully . . The Transgender Umbrella In addition to the sense in which we have been looking at it, "transgender" is also used to refer to other people whose lives involve crossing or blending the male/female gender divide. (Note how language falls apart at times!) These people include crossdressers and drag kings and queens. Cross-dressers are men or women who, from time to time and circumstance to circumstance, dress in clothing of the opposite sex. Most often cross-dressers are heterosexual in their attractions and cisgender in their gender identity except for the one point of enjoying cross-dressing. The attempt here is usually to look like an ordinary person of the opposite sex. (The old word for this, now to be avoided, is "transvestism/transvestites.'') Drag queens and kings are people, often gays and lesbians, but not always, who dress in the clothing of the other sex, o ~ if not usually, in exaggerated ways, usually for the purpose of entertaining. But sometimes the dressing in drag is just for the fun of it, for a party or a parade, for example. 26 �GENDERQUEER Genderqueer is th~ reality that makes it necessary to put the term "gender divide" in quotation marks. People who claim the term genderqueer as their gender identity often say that their gender identity_is not.either male or female, but somewhat in between or ·experiencing ~ of both, or neither. · · Genderqueer people often associate themselves with the transgender community because they have transitioned from an assigned life as a male or female to something else. · -. .; . . . Whereas transgender men and transgender women live lives within the male/female binary (more or less), a genderqueer person lives outside that binary. In the Dance Floor Model, the line between Transgender and Gemderqueer is broken because of the common experience of individuals in these areas. Genny Beemyn and Susan Rankin discuss this closeness by developing the terminology of"female-todifferent-gender'' and "female-to-different-gender" (2011. p. ix). Since this is a change of gender identities (even thought the target gender is not ''the other gender," it makes sense to consider it a transgender experience. - CISGENDER Because we have·a gender identity called transgender, it is forttmate that we now have a word that refers to non-transgender without the use of a non- term. That word is cisgender (S~rano. p. 33). Cisgender people are those who are comfortable and feel right about living as the sex they were assigned at birth. _The prefix "cis" is Latin for "on the same side." It is accurate to say that for cisgender people, their knowledge of their sex/gender is on the same side of the gender binary as their bodies and the sex they were assigned at birth. For transgender people, their gender identity is across (trans) on the other side of the gender binary. 27 �Looking at the Intersections of Sex, Gender, Orientation, and Gender Identity One day in class I said that I had not done the math to see how many places there are on this dance floor. Fiveseconds later a student said, "one hundred and thirty two." Somehow hearing that number made this approach seem way too quantitative, too precise. And.that's not the point. 'The point is to be inclusive and to provide a way of looking at the incredibly beautiful diversity created by sex, gender, orientation and gender i<ientity possibilities. And that number also misses the wide variety of lived experience represented by each segment of the dance floor. Out of concern for there being recognition of everyone on the dance floor, we will focus for a little while on the areas where the non-binary (for lack of a term) segments of our grid intersect. We will look at a few of those identities as they appear in the literature of qualitative research in the areas oftransgender/genderqueer, intersex, and androgyny, voices from lived experience on the dance floor. Two books that are particularly great sources for these experiences are Genderqueer: voices.from beyond the ·sexual binary, edited by Joan Nestle, Clare Howell and Riki Wilchins published in 2002 and Gender Outlaws: the next generation edited by Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman, published in 2010. RAVEN KALDERA presents himself as an intersex person who lives now as an androgynous female-to-male (FTM) male whose wife is male-to-female transsexual (Nestle et al., 2002). He says " ... I was raised as agirl and now live socially as a man, that I've seen both sides of that line and know its transience, its fragility, its vagueness" (p. 156). But Kaldera's identity complexity extends still further. He says " .. .I find myself on still another fence, that between the fledgling transgender liberation movement and the barely-out-of-the-shell intersex rights movement. As someone who is inarguably both, I find myself nmning back and forth ... " (p. 160). At one point he calls himself "a masculine androgyne" (p. 159). Thus his current identity and experience are at the intersections of intersex and male, androgynous toward the masculine, heterosexual, and transgender. To note and discuss: Although male and intersex are both considered to be in the sex area, until very recently intersex people have been more or less forced by society to live as either male or female and male or female have been the way they identified. Recently the intersex movement has made it possible for intersex persons to choose to identify as intersex. This is an unsupported generali7Jltion, but from my experience, or I could say ''historically," intersex persons usually assume male or female, masculine or feminine as part of their identities. But this is a fast moving area where many courageous gender pioneers are living and working. And there are already many exceptions to my · generalization. 28 �To note and discuss: Raven talks about herself as both intersex and transgender. . Those are two very different things. He is intersex because he was born with biological ambiguity·in the sex characteristics of his physical body~.He is transgender because his first socialization was as a female and he transitioned later from female to male in his gender identity. To note and discuss: It is always appropriate to refer to a person by the pronouns that match their self-perception and presentation. But what is the respectful and informed way to use pronouns iD talking about that person's history? Like many others, I follow the practice of using the pronouns that are appropriate in the present to refer to the person throughout their history and development The rational for this practice is that it validates the "reality" and '"truth" of the identity that the individual has developed and transitioned into, often.at great social, emotional and financial cost Lionheart's experience points out another variation at all four intersections, but this time focusing on the orientation implications (Nestle et al., 2002). · "Years ago," Lionheart says, "I thought that since I was such a girl-girl thatl couldn't be a lesbian, because lesbians were so much more masculine than I was. But I found out there was a name for me, that was femme. It was incredibly liberating, and I loved being a femme, and I loved loving butch womyn" (p. 237). So far, what she says focuses on her self understanding as a leabian. But what follows introduces an important complexity that is reality in the lives of many lesbians. "What I didn't know was that some of the womyn I was loving were not womyn. Or not 'just' womyn. I didn't know womyn could be .m en" (p. 237). And this realization made a difference in Lionheart' s perception of herself. "I thought male was a dirty word. I thought wanting men meant I wasn't a lesbian anymore. How could I have known many lesbians were really men?'' (p. 237). To note and discuss: In Lionheart's observation about her discovery that some lesbians were masculine to the point that she says that some "womyn could [actually] be men" (p. 23 7), she is pointing to the line between very masculine butch lesbians and transmen at a point in their development when they still considered themselves female and lesbian. History plays an important role in this as well as gender identity itself. Until quite recently, and even today, transitioning from one sex or gender to the other is costly in many ways and not available to everyone. Therefore an individual who under ideal circumstances might transition from being a lesbian to being a man who is still attracted to women has to be content in the role of a very butch lesbian. This is very delicate territory, because the role and experience of very masculine butch lesbians is a wellestablished and authentic role and identity in itself. ROBIN MALTZ puts it succinctly when she says, "Some of the butches in our Internet and real-life communities, especially the young butches, are transitioning from stone butch (which.means a very masculine but not male-identified butch, most often a sexual top) to transgendered men or ITMs" (Nestle et al., 2002. p. 162). 29 �FRANCISCO FERNANDEZlikes the ''huge messy mix of bodies and genders" (Bornestein & Bergman, p.133). Speaking of himself, he says, ''If my gender is 'boy' and my organs are 'female' ·and my pronouns are 'male,' then what am I? For me, being aware of this chaos is freeing .... Instead of looking to the binaries for answers male/female, femininity/masculinity, sex/gender - I've decided to take my body back for myself - for me to shape, .show off, love and dress and play. But above all, for me to llB.Dle" (p. 133)~ A. P. and LUIS are performers who identify themselves in the following ways: · "L: I'm Luis; a queer,>biracial, Chicano/white, trasnsgender, FfM. A: And I'm A.P. I'm a mixed black/white, Jewish, bisexual, genderqueer femme who's sometimes a boy'' (Bomestein & Bergman, 2010. p. -158). L: ... "What I like about.our relationship is really being seen as all ofmy identities at once" (p.159)~ ESME RODRIGUEZ articulates clearly an identity that is outside the binaries (Bomestein & Bergman. 2010). "Some ofmy identity markers are genderqueer, gender variant, trans, drag queen, boi and gurl. While I have repeatedly considered transitioning from F to M, I feel that being perceived as male would not "cure" any of my gender variant thought or feelings. My gender identities do not fit the traditional binary categories, So, instead, I choose to navigate·a kaleidoscope of uncharted territories, outside the gender binary" (p. 166). Esme further states, "Most people strive to find comfort and stability in their identities. I am most comfortable wading amongst the instabilities and inconsistencies of my genders" (p. 167). SASSAFRAS LOWERY (Bornstein & B ~ 2010).states, "I learned gender on the streets, in youth centers, and in the self-created genderfucking queer gutterpunk families I joined when no one else wanted me. In my world gender was · something to be done, not studied. It was something to explore with no limits: a free-fall toward fabulous" (p. 198). 30 �THE DANCE ' These numerous intersections suggest the great complexity and variety of way in which sex, orientation, gender and gender identity are experienced.· The presence of all these intersections is intended to suggest a dance floor rather than boxes defined by labels. The intersections make room for everyone on the dance floor.. They suggest fluidity rather than rigidity in these matten.. Picture the sections of the dance .floor as colored glass and lights shining up through them: Once the light leaves the floor, it blends, suggesting fluidity. The dance floor pattern of intersections "de-privileges" traditionally privileged sex, orientation, gender and gender identity categories but sees them as fully present possibilities among all the others. 31 �THE DANCE FLOOR MC,DEL OF SEX. GENDER. ORIENTATION. AND GENDER IDENTITY WITH OTHER S I GNIFICANT INTERSECTIONS. ~~ ~~~<v GENDER r-,."<; &~ C:J~<;J<,':,,4"~ ·. ~ ~ ~~ ~~<lil~~:~,~]ir#?'6}. O'' . ' V SOCIETY CULTURE ~~4." ,o ...;i[ti\;\A,.~;:;' Q (ROLES AND EXPRESSION) ~(C' )> ~~~~ '~}.y·~~-1,~:~< u' . «'_i. ~1, . ~ T(/ / ~/Q ~< ril ~& Q-s').- :-Y,>-. ~ ~ ~ s:2 z m ~ 0 s:)> en n G) C g 2 ~ r- m en FEMALE >- > >< ou w (!)~ en _J~ . INTERSEX Qc -z al~ MALE This chart suggests the complex interactions of sex, gender, orientation and gener identity on the "dance floor" of a person's sex/gender/orientation identity, with other significant intersections. Copyright© 2013 by Milton E. Ford �THE DANCEAT SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND . : HISTORIALINTERSECTIONS .·: . ._ . . . . . . . . . . Up to this point, we have focused our disc~i<>n and exploration directly on · matters pertaining to sex, gender, orientation and gender.identity. But ill lived experience, . there are many other aspects of human existence that have a direct bearing on the way people experience sex, gende.., orientation and gender identity. Race, nation, class, age, ability, place, time and religion all <:onstitute major intersections with the intersections of sex, gender, orientation and gender identity. I am only able to introduce these aspects of identity here. There are volumes :more to be said. · · RACE/ETHNICITY · Race and ethnicity, the group we identity with through skin color and cultmal patterns and expectations, bas a huge impact on how we experience our sex, gender, orientation and gender identity. Race/ethnicity shapes our experience at many levels. That is.where many of the traditions that define and ernich our lives come from. With regardto sex, gender, orientation and gender identity, it created a kind of template of expectation we either comply with and are rewarded accordingly or contradict in some significant way, often with significant consequences. Because of the 4eptb and complexity of these aspects of experience, I am able only to introduce it here and stress the influence of race/ethnicity_on LOBTQ experience. NATION Nation is included as an intersection distinct from race and ethnicity to recognize the power of political nationality in the identity and experience of manypeople in relation to sex, orientation, gender and gender identity. At the most basic levels, such as laws controlling marriage, the legal realities effecting gender-non-conforming people reside primarily in national laws or laws of lower political entities, such as states and provinces, empowered by nations to legislate on matters related to sex, gender and orientation. The story of the slow process of the gaining of the rights of LGBTQ persons, beginning with the right simply to remain among the living, bas be largely nation-bynation, and remains that way today, as seen dramatically in marriage laws and laws determining the protections or punishment of LGBTQ persons. 33 �CLASS In the United States, we often like to think that there is no class distinction or that class doesn't exist. We call it other things, like socio-economic status, but most basically it is best understood as class. Certainly it has.to do with income and social standing, but also other factors such as education and the location of one's home. Cla.,s is largely about privilege and the lack of. At 011e end of the ·scale are the wealthy who have large sums of money at their disposal and the other end is poverty where paying for the absolute ·necessities of daily existence is a challenge. In terms of sex, gender, orientation and gender identity, class affects the possibilities. The higher one is on the social scale, the more time one is likely to have to explore a ·range of relationships. To some ·extent, money can buy privacy and anonimnity. Poverty or limited resources tend to keep one focused on the necessities of life. Transgender people often experience limitations to what they would like to do in terms of transitioning, because of the high costs involved. · And there can be a moral factor related to class. Privileged classes tend to be more socially pro~ive and accepting of sex and gender diversity, whereas lower class structures can tend to be more restrictive of the behavior of its members. AGE My being of advanced years gives me a helpful perspective on this intersection. I have to factor the age difference between my students and me in the many things I say in class about sex, gender, orientation and gender identity experience. An individual's age is the way time and histmy register on individual experience. OR the difference in attitude toward sexual matters has a lot to do with the history a person has experienced or·not experienced. It is interesting to compare three groups of gay and lesbian persons in this regard: those who came of age (meaning were in their teens and early twenties) prior to Stonewall ( 1969), after Stonewall,.and today. People who are .now in their 70s and older, grew up when being gay could get you arrested.or killed. That has not changed completely, but then it was common. There was not public gay/lesbian life for most people. People in their 60s came of age in a time of gay liberation and protest. Gay/Lesbian life was now public, but combative, at least to some extent People in their 40s came of age when Queer Studies was being invented in the east and west coast universities and gay rights were beginning to be taken more seriously. Gay and lesbian experience was becoming more open, talked about and "studied." People in their 30s came of age when political action for marriage equality was beginning to bear results. People coming of age now still face discrimination at many levels and life is not what it 34 �should be, but that "should be" life is in focus and there is real hope that most of their liv~ can be lived within legal and mostly accepted norms. Transgender and genderqueer experiences have their own histories, making experience and mindsets for different age groups dramatically different All·those contexts for coming of age create mindsets that carry forward into life. Therefore the age of a person has a lot to do with the dance they dance on the sex, gender, orientation, and gender identity dance floor. ABILITY A person's physical and mental abilities play important roles in their lives and identities as LGBTQ individuals. Perhaps the greatest ha7.8l'd when thinking about persons with disabilities is falling into one-dimensional thjnlcjng. (This, of course, is the major ha7.8l'd in considering individuals in terms of any category or label.) Persons with disabilities are dancers too, because there are many, many ways to dance. RELIGION · In the experience of many LGBTQ people, religion represents a most challenging intersection. But from the beginning of these observations, I want to stress that almost anything that can be said about religion cannot be generalized to all religions, especially with regard to LGBTQ experience. Many LGBTQ people find support and full inclusion in religious communities. But it still seems clear that the experience of more LGBTQ people with religion in the United States is a negative one, although there are signs that this could be changing for the better. Many religious traditions have teachings that, historically anyway, have been understood to forbid gender-variant practices, making LGBTQ life impossible as a public identity within those religious traditions. Historically, punishment by death bas been practiced, and still is in some religions.of the world. But signs of hope are seen intwo very specific ways in the closing of the Exodus Ministry which had been dedicated to the curing of homosexuality through faith and prayer and Pope Francis' recent comment that if a person is gay and serves the Lord, who is he (the Pope) to judge. Religion is as powerful as it is in many communities and lives because of the ultimate meaning and significance it plays. When something as individual-feeling as sexual orientation or gender identity arises in conflict with that internalized meaning and significance, deep inner conflict is often the result To be members in good standing in many religious communities, members cannot act openly on gender-variant feelings or other aspects of the selves they perceive themselves to be. Or if they do act on their 35 �feelings, they are often. forced by inner and ·social pressures to deny to themselves and others the reality and meaning of those feelings and acts. PLACE Place is somewlun. different from the intersections we have previously looked at because place, unlike race, class, age, ability and religion, does not represent an oppressed identity, ~t leamnot in the most obvious sense oftbat term.But it can be seen to operate as an intersection of identity and experience·because where one is has a lot to do with the way one is treated and the opportunity one had or lacks. Frequently when I ask a question like, ~'What do you think about the ease or difficulty of coming out today?'' the discussion often begins with a statement like, "It all depends on where you are." Perhaps it is easiest to identify as LGBTQ in one of the gay Meccas of the United States or the world. In the United States, the list would include areas of New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Key West, and Provincetown. Also included could be areas of Chicago, Miami, and other major cities of the United Stat.es. On the world stage, the LGBTQ hot spots include Sidney, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam. · Many of these locations are major cities with great population density, meaning that there is a greater likelihood -for there to be a larger number of LGBTQ people living in•ciose proximity than in areas of less population density. But something that is less obvious is that identity groups within the LGBTQ population are likely to be more clearly delineated in big cities than in small towns and the countryside. I remember how amazed I was on my first visit to the LGBT Center in Chelsea in New York City and picked up the weekly activities paper and found over fifty organizations representing various communities within LGBTQdom. And then there are the gay ghettos in most large cities_in the US. For various reasons, gays, lesbians and other queers tend to buy or rent living space near each other in what are considered the poorer areas of a city. Can we all say "gentrification"? Gays are not the only ones responsible for it, but it is a frequent pattern thatwhen gays start congregating for property ownership in an area of a city, properties are improved and the values go up. And it is only accurate to acknowledge that there are both up and down sides to this phenomenon. Rural America is a different scene for LGBTQ people. It doesn't niean that we aren't there; it just means that there are fewer of us in any one place, and the result can be a sense of isolation. 36 �So for all the sex, gender, orientation and gender identity intersections we have looked at, the location of the lives.represented by those intersections plays a large role in the quality of those lives. TIME Here we·are taking time to mean nothing less·than history, another huge perspective in itself..But if we ·are to get anything approaching a full picture of sex, · gender, orientation and gender identity, .we have to factor in the time dimension. It is easy, almost "natural," to assume the present when considering most things we think about. After .all, that is where we live. But most socially related experience is what it is because of its place in time. Sex, gender, orientation arid gender identity all have histories, and those histories have produced the way we experience those.aspects of life today. Until we really think about it, we are likely to assume that the past is the same as today only earlier. It is easiest to grasp the difference in the world of technology. Imagine the Pope tweeting his condolences to the victims of the Boston.Marathon bombing, even a year or two ago. Closer to our topic, .imagine a dinner conversation I had last night in which a late twenties something man said that of the eight couples he was close to in college, seven had married and the only couple that was still together was the one that had not married. Even younger students in my cl~ses say.that it is not at all unusual for their high school·friends to have been married·and divorced, sometimes more than once. The point is that not too many decades ago divorce was something of a scandal, a family's deep dark secret Time changes things. And in the sex, gender, orientation, and gender identity world, almost anything concrete I could say is likely to date.what I am.writing. But at the time of this writing, thirteen states and the D1strict of Columbia recognize the legality of same-sex marriage. Where does that issue stand as you are reading this? The first sex change surgeries (in the Western world anyway) were the 1950s. Now they are a part of many people's life experience, not to suggest that it is easy by any stretch of the imagination. But it is here. Before the Stonewall "riot" in 1969 that now formally marks the beginning of "gay liberation," when you went to gay bar it was prudent to take your toothbrush with you because the likelihood of spending the night in jail was a very real possibility. Just prior to that, the men who were the pioneers in the effort to.create protection for gay men.were typically married to women, because the dominant and power social possibilities and expectations. CONCLUSION My goal has been to present sex, gender, orientation, and gender identity in all their own intersections and in intersection with other aspects of life to make it more obvious than it may have been before that there is room for everyone on the dance floor and that the diversity among the dancers is vast and beautiful. 37 �References (and additional resomces for Sex, Gender, Orientation, and Gender Identity) Beemyn, G &, S. (2011 ). The Lives ofTransgender People. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Bornstein, K.. (1994). Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us. New York, NY: Routledge. Bol'IlStein, K & Bergman, B. S. (20 I 0). Gender Outlaws, The Next Generation. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. Butler, J. (1990). Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion ofIdentity. New York, NY: Routledge. 1 · · . Butler, J. (1993). Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex." New York, NY: Routledge. Diamond, L (2008). Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire. Cambridget MA: Harvard University Press. Dover, H. (1989). Gender Blending: Con.fronting the Limits ofDuality. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Fausto-Sterling, A. (2012). Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World New York, NY: Routledge. Garber, M. (2000). Bisexuality and the Eroticism ofEveryday Life. New York, NY: Routledge. Halberstam, J. (1998). Female Masculinity. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Herdt, 0., & Polen-Petit, N. C. (2014). Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. · Isay, R. A. (1996). Becoming Gay: The Journey to Self-Acceptance. New York, NY: HemyHoll Jacose, A. (1996). Queer Theory: An Introduction. New York, NY: New York University Press. 38 �Katz, J~ N. (2007). The Invention ofHeteroseruality. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Klein, F. (1993). The Biserual Option (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Harrington Park Press. Nanda, s~ (2000). Gender Diversity: Crosscultural Variations. Long Grove. IL: Waveland Press. · · ·· Nestle, J.~ Howell, C., & Wilchins, R. (Eds.). (2002). Genderqueer: Voices from beyond the Sexual Binary. New York, NY: Alyson Books.. . . . . Ochs, R., & Rowley, s~ E. (Eds.). (2009). Getting Bi.· Voices ofBisexuals Around the World (2nd ed)~ Boston, MA: Bisexual Reso\D'CC Center. · · Preves, S. E. (2003). lntersex .andldentity: The Contested Self. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers . University Press. · Serano, J. (2007) ..Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman ofSexism and the Scapegoating ofFemininity. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. Stryker, S. (2008). Transgender History. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. Thurber, S. (2005). The End ofGe~r: A Psychological Autopsy. New York, NY: Routledge. Troiden, R.R. (1988). Gay and Lesbian Identity: A Sociological Analysis. Dix Hills, NY: General Hall. 39 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/44e0fc9ab1f423cf2f5088985a6bb69a.pdf 108785be956df8e073a3229299411bd5 PDF Text Text Open Door Discussion: The Influence of Population on Queer Identities in the Midwest Wednesday, March 14th @ 3 pm GVSU Milton E. Ford LGBT Center 1161 KC This hour long Open Door Discussion will examine the process of finding identity within the barriers of small or rural areas. We will discuss how identity is discovered when one does not have access to different cultures or diverse populations, as well as compare and contrast growing up queer in major U.S. cities vs. in small Midwestern populations. Open door means open to all, so join us for this discussion! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2018_Influence-of-Population-on-Queer-Identities-in-Midwest.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-03-14 Title A name given to the resource Open Door Discussion: The Influence of Population on Queer Identities in the Midwest Description An account of the resource Flyer with a synopsis on the topic, and information of the event, including the place, time and date. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Rural development--Sociological aspects Rural gay men Rural lesbians Country life Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/14b21ca51bc1333ea2c034230baa75ec.pdf 2540584544de4bf016f05dff2ce98e7d PDF Text Text QTPOC is a group for Queer and Trans students of color at GVSU to be effirmed and validated in their identities! Come join us for laughter. community and LGBT empowerment! qtpoc Visit us on Facebook! I fb.me/qtpocgv QTPOC is a group for Queer and Trans studints of color ot GVSU to be affirmed ond validated in their identities! Come join us for laughter, community and LGBT empowerment! Visit us on focebook! fh.me/ qtpocgv qtpoc ! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2017_QTPOC.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Title A name given to the resource QTPOC Description An account of the resource Information on the student group and the dates, time, and location. Assumed to be from 2017, no date printed on the document. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/2585413bca556dd3c58404ce569a340a.pdf 8c4a5dbe64a97bbee7de12492f12a68b PDF Text Text Join us at the center for snacks and • conversation with our new center ). assistant, Mark Saint Amour! \ Wednesday, M\rch 22 2:00p.m. 1161 Kirkhof Center I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2017_Meet-Mark.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-22 Title A name given to the resource Meet Mark! Description An account of the resource Flyer inviting the GVSU community to go to the LGBT center to meet the new assistant. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6488e8e739ed879087e58fc8c803e71f.pdf c5bfa3ce5cb643cd575eae0b6314dae2 PDF Text Text Students: GVSU's LGBT mentoring program matches LGBTOOIA+ undergraduate students with OUT faculty, staff, and grad students. Grow your network, build ~onnections, GET A MENTOR! Visit www.gvsu./edu/lgbtrc to learn more! �Faculty/Staff/ Grads: GVSU's LGBT mentoring program matches OUT faculty, staff, and graduate students with LGBTQQIA+ undergraduate students. Make a difference, change your life, BE A MENTOR! Visit www.gvsu.edu/lgbtfacstaff to learn more! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2016_Queer-Connections-Flyer.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Title A name given to the resource GVSU Queer Connections Description An account of the resource Flyer with information on how students and faculty can become involved in a mentoring program. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Mentoring Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b4e09be798f84bfd9cbaa8d64394d87a.pdf 2d9d402b4ffdfed0511885b37bc1adf9 PDF Text Text Alok and Janani use they/them/their pronouns. Please respect these pronouns when referring to them. For more information or if you need any accommodations to attend this event, please contact QTPOC at qtpocgv@gmail.com. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8b743c5dbc8520b13e2cac442eaa8f59.pdf 323e90fda4d9f9ebfa798ddea0f041c6 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2015_World-AIDS-Day.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-12-01 Title A name given to the resource How to (Survive) End a Plague Description An account of the resource Poster with a synopsis on the topic, as well as the information of the event, including the date, time and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers World AIDS day AIDS (Disease)--United States--Prevention Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5abc2a6635a31ebe9fd6fb4b54a2bf68.pdf 6890654acd1cd06f63f997cf069ed851 PDF Text Text FILM: Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back! "Pinkwashing" is a term activists have coined for when countries engaged in terrible human rights violations promote themselves as "gay friendly" to improve their public image. Israel is the country most famous for this strategy, having initiated it as part of a rebranding campaign it has been engaged in for the last decade. Tuesday, October 6th 6 p.m. 2204 Kirkhof Center LIB 100/201 APPROVED � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2015_Pinkwashing-Exposed-Film-Showing.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-06 Title A name given to the resource Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back! Description An account of the resource Poster with the information of the movie, including the date, time and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c4346673df6857d1e75dddb70d88b674.pdf e4b5749feeb19a08571320f21d84db33 PDF Text Text APPLY TODAY! The main outcomes of this work include the following: Educate the dominant culture on campus in order to make them effective allies to underrepresented groups. Create and offer resources to underrepresented groups that ,vill enable them to empower themselves. · Open to second year sh1dents and beyond . This group meets \:Vedncsday evenings at 6 p.m. If you are interested in applying to become an Int e rsections Ambassador, please complete an application by October 15 . for more information and to apply online, please visit the Milton E. r ord LGBT Resource Center OrgSync Page. INTERSECllONS Ai\lHASSADORS ARE A JOINT PROGRAM OF ·11 IE MllTON E EORD 1.Glff RESOURCE CENTER, TI IE\ VOi\·IEN'S CFl\TF.R, AND OFFICE OF i\lUCTTCUITURJ\l. AFFAIRS �POINTS OF UNITY • \Ve belie,·e in grassroots, participatory democracy as a group and will use consensus as a model for both learning and decision-making. • \Ve arc opposed to all systems of oppression: \Vhite supremacy, cis - hetero -patriarchy, ageism, speciesim, capitalism, ·religious intolerance, imperialism, etc. • \Ve belie-ve that the current economic system of capitalism does not senc the interests of the majority of people and that economic justice must be part of all of our social justice \York for the future. • \,Ve believe in ecological integrity, ernri.ronmental justice and the · urgent need for humanity to pTevent catastrophe from climate change. • \Ve are committed to creating more dialogue and collaboration between social justice sectors and practicing the intersectionality of all social justice efforts at GVSU and \Vest Ivlichigan. • \Ve are comn1itted to understanding how state, national and international policies impact the social justice work being done at the local le-vel. • \Ve are committed to building transformative relationships ,vith e,1ch other. • \Ve are committed to systemic change. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2015_Intersections-Ambassadors-Student-Social-Justice-Educators.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Title A name given to the resource Intersections Ambassadors: Student Social Justice Educators Description An account of the resource Flyer inviting second year students and beyond to apply to become an ambassador. Points the group believes in are incldued on one side. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Social justice Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c9a8d9d3319cdc114b1abc9fed48fef1.pdf f5d2807e4e560d3975747695825c1fb8 PDF Text Text WHAT NOW? Gender Justice and the lGBTQ Movement Alter Marrial!e Presented by Dr. cael Keet1an Tuesday, November 17th at 4 p.m. 2263 Kirkhol center For more inlormanon or uyou need any accommodallons to anend thl event, please contact the MIiton E. Ford LGBT Resource center at (616) 331-2530. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2015_Gender-Justice-and-the-LGBTQ-Movement-After-Marriage.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-11-17 Title A name given to the resource What Now? Gender Justice and the LGBTQ Movement After Marriage Description An account of the resource Poster with the information of the event, including the date, time and place. Event for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Transgender Day of Remembrance Equality Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/80d36a7d633b0b1eee59ac3622501713.pdf 14a9b6442b2057081527e91e84027878 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_Toward-a-new-Trans-Aesthetic-Cael-Keegan.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-20 Title A name given to the resource Lana Wachowski's The Matrix: Toward a new Trans Aesthetic Description An account of the resource Poster with a synopsis on the topic and speaker, as well as the information of the event, including the date, time and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Transgender Day of Remembrance Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9fb227a494debd8c38ef598c51e169b9.pdf 65a05eb1c708c4a19dcd50a7bf1667e4 PDF Text Text RAPID HIV TESTING FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_Rapid-HIV-Testing-Flyer.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Title A name given to the resource Rapid HIV Testing Description An account of the resource Flyer with times and locations where testing occurred. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers HIV (Viruses) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/369be324155a470543b35dc7d3ea9ad8.pdf d5ce5b67748c804e3a3b564abee3ddd1 PDF Text Text "Ain't I a Woman. M Journe to Womanhood." MARCH 18TH 7PM EBERHARD CENTER - ROOM 215 - GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY PEW CAMPUS Laverne Cox ... is an actress, writer, producer, and transgender advocate. She can currently be seen in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. Her portrayal of the incarcerated Sophia Burset has touched the hearts of viewers. Cox is th first African-American trans woman to produce and star in h r own television show, VH1 's critically acclaimed TRANSForm Me. TRANSform Me was nominated for a GLAAD media award for Outstanding Reality Program in 2011 and was the first television show to star three transsexual women. Cox was also the recipient of the Anti-Violence Project's 2013 Courage Award. As a transgender advocate Cox continues to lend her voice to the cause of transgender visibility and equality. She is committed to telling diverse and three dimensional t rans stories in the media. Presented by: Division of Inclusion and Equity • Office of Student Life • Iota Iota Iota: Women and Gender Studies Honors Society Black Student Union Office of Multicultural Affairs • • Women and Gender Studies Department LGBT Resource Center • For more information e-mail clemonsa@mail.gvsu.edu Student Senate w ~GRANDVALI.EY SLUE UNIVERSITY. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_Laverne-Cox.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-03-18 Title A name given to the resource Ain't I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood Description An account of the resource Poster with a synopsis on the topic and speaker, as well as the information of the event, including the date, time and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Transsexualism Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/71807008191c89d8b74f7bd3935f6816.pdf 4372f12838d6b084fb8d94c27acf1b7c PDF Text Text ~IV/AIDS IN KENT COUNTY As of 2010, 154.6 out of every 100,000 people in Kent County were reported to be living with HIV/ AIDs. That's 0.15%, or roughly 1 every 3 square miles. 1 On average, five new cases are reported every two months in Kent County. 2 + .: === t -• ===:: : f- ! ===== :...--- t -: A person carrying HIV can unknowingly spread the virus to tens, even hundreds, of others, before even realizing they have ·t. ; RtPORTtD CAStS BY AGt ~ « :'§ -. --· -· t -. -·- . ---+-· ---- t ===== : --. -. ---- t ===== : 350.0 -+ 300.0 ---- ~ . 9 250.0 -- + -• 0 0 --+ ~ 200.0 -• 0 ..... ------- - - , i, 150.0 •t -+ ---- t ===.: t ---- ===: -• en ~ 100.0 u ] 50.0 00... ~ ---- ---- 0.0 13-24 -• 25-34 35-44 45-44 --. ---- t ===== : ---- t ===: ===== : -• 55+ Age ---- t _:• -• ---- +_: -• + -· -· ---- t --• ===== t ---- , ===: • • • Kent County Health Department Fuller Public Health Clinic Or, if you are just looking for somewhere nearby: 700 Fuller Ave. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-632-7020 • Grand Rapids RED Project 343 Atlas Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 616-456-9063 GVSU Campus Health Center 10383 42nd Ave., Suite A Allendale, MI 49401 • Ottawa County Health Department Hudsonville Office 3100 Port Sheldon Rd. Hudsonville, MI 49426 Sources: CDC N CHHSTP Atlas. h ttp://gis.cdc.gov/ GRASP/ NCHHSTPAtlas/ main.h tml 2 Kent County Montlily Commmi.icable Disease Repo1ts. http:/ /www.accesskent.com/ H ealtl1/ CommDisease/ repo1ts.htm 1 �ARE voa PART OF THE STATISTIC? 1,080 AIDS M tbs Kel)t Coul)ty • I cal) get HIV by beil)g aroul)d people wbo are .HIV positive. • My life is over if I'll) HIV positive. • AIDS is a ll)il)ority gel)ocide. • I'll) straigbt al)d dol)'t use IV drugs so I wol)'t becoll)e HIV positive. • If I'll) receivil)g treatll)el)t, I cal)'t spread tbe HIV virus. 3rd bigbest FREE Testil)~_ Decell)ber 2, 2013 Gral)d Rapids RED Project Positive Cboices educatiol) Positive Cboices pro~rall)s support ~roups � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_HIV-AIDS-in-Kent-County-Poster.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Title A name given to the resource HIV/AIDS in Kent County Description An account of the resource Poster with information of HIV/AIDS in Kent County for World AIDS day. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers World AIDS day HIV-positive persons AIDS (Disease)--United States--Prevention Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9c5b17b5f79ecc18b6ddac9caa920ecd.pdf d980b16887189d0bb2dc021a99e06d15 PDF Text Text My Kinky Valentine explore the world of consensual power exchange and BDSM/Kink @ For more information, contact the LGBT Resource Center at lgbtcenter@gvsu.edu Monday, February 10th 4 p.m. - 2215/2216 Kirkhof Center � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2014_BDSM-Kink.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-02-10 Title A name given to the resource My Kinky Valentine Description An account of the resource Poster includes the information of the event, including the date, time and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Sadomasochism Bondage (Sexual behavior) Sexual dominance and submission Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dd58c9dea86c38221d421d899fbc15c4.pdf 4b998b612d1ec0f657de3cb1c80b7920 PDF Text Text A FREE BOOK TO THE FIRST 10 PEOPLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT4 P.M. HOSTED BY DR. CHERYL BOUDREAUX -~ MEETS WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS AT 4 P.M. IN THE LGBT RESOURCE CENTER I I LGBTRC/BDG I i I I Sharon Patricia Holland WWW .GVSU. EDU/ I I I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Sexuality and Gender Flyers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center Women and Gender Studies Department Women's Commission Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2013_The-Erotic-Life-of-Racism-Sharon-Patricia-Holland.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-09-05 Title A name given to the resource The Erotic Life of Racism Description An account of the resource A poster for a book discussion on racism. Poster includes the information of the event, including the date, time and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Book clubs (Discussion groups) Racism Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity Description An account of the resource Digitized posters, flyers, event notices, and other materials relating to gender expression and sexuality at Grand Valley State University, with materials spanning from 1974 to 2019. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974/2019 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized from collections at the Rainbow Resource Center (formerly the Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center), Women and Gender Studies Department, Women's Commission, and Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Gender identity Gender expression Sexual orientation Women's studies Queer theory Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-09_SGF_LGBTQ_2013_National-Coming-Out-Day-Poster.pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-10-11 Title A name given to the resource Let Me Make Myseelf Perfectly Queer Description An account of the resource A poster for the 2013 National Coming Out Day celebration. Poster includes the information of the event, including the time, date and place. Subject The topic of the resource Sexual minorities Community centers Coming out (Sexual orientation) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Rainbow Resource Center Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Rainbow Resource Center