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Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI and its subsidiaries. Table of Contents Saturday Lunch: Gender Neutral Restroom Open Space Meeting As transgender and genderqueer people become more Conference attendees are encouraged visible in our society as a whole, it creates a more to participate in the Open Space Lunch positive environment for all individuals to explore their Welcome...... 3 Meeting on Saturday. Open Space Meetings gender identity and expression. As the lines of gender Schedule at a Glance . . . 5 utilize a highly adaptable meeting format expression and identity become increasingly blurred, Sessions in Detail. . . . 6 that allows participants to set the agenda fewer people fit into the arbitrary gender role expectations for the meeting. assigned by society. This can often ignite ignorance About our Organizations. . 15 Stations will be set up for participants and fear among those who do not understand the based on topic areas suggested at the complexities of gender expression. beginning of the meeting. Each station will The inclusion of gender-neutral restrooms at this be facilitated by a participant who will help conference can provide one opportunity to create explain and guide other participants through safe spaces for transgender and genderqueer people. the process. You are free to move through Many transgender and genderqueer people experience different topic stations, to experience the discrimination, harassment, or general discomfort when General Information variety of topics being covered. forced to choose from gender binary restrooms, because Visit the registration table to suggest a they may be perceived as not belonging in one or the topic or browse the topics that others have other, or may not feel that they belong in one or the other. The privilege of having access to safe restrooms for Materials suggested. Please join us for the Open Space Lunch Meeting in Regency Ballroom non-gender variant people often goes unacknowledged. BUSINESS CARDS Conference C/D from 12:45-2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Being able to have access to facilities that meet one of participants are highly encouraged to our basic human needs is one way to affirm the inherent network with one another during our Creating Safer Space for dignity in all of us. time together. A set of business cards Everyone The designated gender-neutral restrooms are located just has been created for each participant The LGBT Leadership Conference off the Atrium on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency with a limited amount of contact is committed to providing a safe and Milwaukee, and all are welcome. information that was supplied at the positive space for the LGBT community Adapted from: http://lgbtrc.ucdavis.edu/resources/gnr time of registration. If you do not wish and our allies. We want everyone here to to share your contact information, learn, meet wonderful new people, and feel Free HIV Testing you do not need to use the cards, but good about talking and connecting with please dispose of them responsibly. each other as we build a stronger and more If you believe you may be at risk for the HIV disease, the most important action you can take is to get an HIV EVALUATIONS Each breakout session connected movement. To that end, we want test. Knowing your HIV status, whether you are, or are not along with the overall conference to remind everyone of guiding principles that infected with HIV, empowers you to make decisions so will have evaluation forms. Please be are essential to maintaining a respectful you can live a long healthy life. Free HIV testing will be sure to hand your breakout session and safer space for each other. Harassment, provided during the conference by ARCW in the Crystal evaluation forms to the room monitor violence and bigotry create feelings of fear, Room. before you leave each session and uneasiness, humiliation and discomfort. They are expressions of perceived power hand in the overall conference Imagine More Photo Booth evaluation form at the registration and superiority by the harasser over another table before you leave at the end of person. Sometimes, even when our actions Conference attendees are encouraged to stop by the the conference. are not intentionally hurtful, what we say Imagine More photo booth in the atrium area to have and do can hurt others or make them feel their photo taken. Imagine More is a program of Diverse NAMETAG LANYARDS For uncomfortable. We are proud to host an and Resilient that uses social media, marketing, and convenience and safety, please wear LGBT and allied community where vibrant community events to encourage LGBT people to imagine your conference nametag lanyard diversity in sexual orientation, gender and expect a world that is truly accepting. Participants at all times. This assists conference identity and gender expression is welcome. are encouraged to share their conference photos and organizers, participants, and hotel It is all of our responsibility to ensure the future they imagine for LGBT people on social media staff with better interactions and that each member of our LGBT and allied throughout the weekend. service. community feels welcome and affirmed. CANVAS TOTES At registration, each Thank you for your help in ensuring that Members of the Press conference participant is provided this conference is an environment where We welcome select members of the press who wish to with a canvas tote, filled with gifts all participants feel safe, comfortable attend the conference, and may also wish to interview and conference materials. Please use and celebrated. If you feel harassed or participants or take photographs, in covering the the tote throughout the conference threatened, please ask to speak with conference. Members of the press will be identified by to easily keep track of your materials conference staff. (Thanks to the National their nametags. We request that members of the press and take it home as a gift. Conference on LGBT Equality – Creating ask your permission to be interviewed “on the record,” Change for safer space guidelines.) though it’s always a good idea to confirm with a reporter whether you are being quoted. You do not have to agree Atrium East is an open space for to be interviewed if you do not wish to be. Please let participants to network, meet up with a staff person know if you prefer not to be included in friends, relax and decompress. photographs of the conference. ~ 1 ~ 2009 Community Shares Business Humanitarian Award winner.

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Dear friends, Like you, we remain committed to these pressing We’re excited to welcome you to the 2015 Wisconsin issues in the movement for LGBT equality, health, and LGBT Leadership Conference! It’s been a busy and well-being. In 2015 our organizations are working on rewarding year for the LGBT movement, and we have projects to modernize state non-discrimination policies much to share and learn together. Thank you for taking to protect trans* people, eliminate health disparities, time to join us. Whether you travelled from across the and support the development of LGBT leaders across state or across town, we’re grateful that you made it Wisconsin. here today. While we continue this important work, we’re also 2014 was a year of significant changes and great planning for big changes in our organizations. Both accomplishments in Wisconsin. Lesbia