Coming Out Day Presenter Robyn Ochs - Beyond Binaries: Identity and Sexuality

Authors

Joseph A. Santiago, URI GLBT CenterFollow
Carolyn Sovet, URI Women's CenterFollow

Document Type

Article

Comments

An advocate for the rights of people of ALL orientations and genders; mobilizing people to be powerful allies; politics of sexual orientation; how do we assign precise labels to our complicated and unique experiences; Beyond Binaries; Identity and Sexuality; Robyn Ochs; Joseph A Santiago; GLBT Center; Womens Center; Marisa OGara; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activist, professional speaker and workshop leader; Coming Out Day 2011; Digital Community Development; Getting BI

Date of Original Version

10-11-2011

Abstract

The program will explore the landscape of sexual orientation. Similar to snowflakes, no two people are exactly alike. So, how do we assign precise labels to our complicated and unique experiences? What is the relationship between experience and self-identity, between self-identity and the way we are "read" by others? In this interactive program, different experiences of identity, the complexity of attraction, and more will be explored.