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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'>Tracy Leinbaugh, PhD, NCC, PCC-S<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Associate Professor <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>205 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#363636'>Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom
over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over
advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over
uniformity, and justice over all. </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Hart, Mickey <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:31 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> EXCELLENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITES WITH ROBYN OCHS NEXT WEEK!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>Please share this with faculty and students in your area. There
are some great educational and extra credit opportunities next week! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>Thanks for your ongoing support of LGBT initiatives at Ohio
University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>-Mickey Hart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>Director of the LGBT Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Old newspaper font";
color:#005426'>Spend a Week with Robyn Ochs!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>Robyn Ochs, a favorite guest of the OU LGBTA Community, returns
to OU for a spectacular 5 day mini-residency next Monday – Friday (September
27-October 1). Open Doors, OU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center,
Department of Residential Housing, the Women’s Center, the Office of Diversity,
Access & Equity, and the Student Activities Commission invite the OU and
Athens community to “Spend a Week with Robyn Ochs!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>Robyn Ochs is a long-time activist, professional speaker, and
workshop leader. (Read more about Robyn below the schedule.) “This is Robyn’s
third visit to OU. Students always respond well to Robyn’s message and style of
teaching. I am delighted that she agreed to spend a week on campus to help
educated more people. This is a first! I hope folks make time for one or more
of her presentations.” –Mickey Hart, Director of the LGBT Center.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>“I am excited about Robyn’s visit. Having seen her a couple
years ago I know that her stay will be well received by the LGBTA community and
the general student body. I appreciate Robyn’s non-aggressive approach to
activism and advocacy; she offers fresh alternative.” –Chris Uihlein, Treasurer
of Open Doors: Ohio University’s LGBTIQQA Student Union<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>All events are free and open to all who are interested. </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>PUBLIC
EVENTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Monday, September 27 <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>2:00p – 4:00p <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>SafeZone Supplemental Training: Choosing to Label: What’s in a
Name?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Bi, lesbian, gay, straight, queer, questioning, choose-not-to-label.
How do people decide which label to use? What do labels do? What don’t they do?
Is it possible to avoid labels? What is the difference between ascribed labels
and chosen labels? How can we manage our identities in order to get the maximum
benefit with the minimum cost? Let’s think creatively and proactively about
identity. This is a participatory workshop, and all are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Location: Baker Center Multi-Purpose Room (240 Baker)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Non-SafeZone members are welcome to attend!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>6:00p – 8:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Equality Advocates of SE Ohio Gathering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Hosted by: Equality Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Location: Athens Community Rec Center <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Tuesday, September 28<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Noon – 1:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Dine & Discuss: The LGBT Movement Today<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>We are living in a time of tremendous advances in LGBT rights.
But this process of change is every uneven: in some places LGBT people have
more civil rights than ever before; in others our progress is being rolled
back. Both popular support and homophobia are on the upswing. Robyn will share
words of encouragement for these challenging times. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Location: LGBT Center, 354 Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Pizza and soda will be served!</span></i><span style='font-family:
"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#005426'> <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Wednesday, September 29<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>3:00p – 5:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>SafeZone Supplemental Training: The Changing Landscape of
Identity: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'> Understanding &
Supporting Students of All Sexual Orientations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Our teens and twenties are times of exploration, discovery and
growth. For non-heterosexual students, this is a time when presumptive labels
and sexuality are called into question. Robyn will discuss her work with teens
and young adults, and share some of her observations and the lessons she has
learned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Location: Baker Center Multi-Purpose Room (242 Baker)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Non-SafeZone members are welcome to attend!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>8:00p – 10:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Open Doors Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Discussion Topic: Bisexuality Myth & Realities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>What is bisexuality? What does it mean to identify as bisexual?
What are some of the challenges to understanding and representing this often
overlooked segment of the LGBT community? Please join us for a lively
presentation by award-winning speaker, writer and educator Robyn Ochs. Bring
your own list of myths: we’ll analyze them a bit and explore their origins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Location: UCM, 18 N. College St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Thursday, September 30<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Noon – 1:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Women’s Weekly Brown Bag Discussion: Stories of Bisexual Women<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Reading and discussing selected essays and passages from Robyn's
anthology, <i>Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World</i>, we examine
women’s bisexuality in transnational and intersectional context. How does
context affect experience? Which are shared experiences of bisexuality, and
which are culturally specific? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Location: Women’s Center (403 Baker)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Bring your own lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>2:30p –
4:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Coffee & Conversation: An Informal Conservation with Robyn
Ochs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Location: Donkey Coffee <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Buy a beverage and join the conversation!</span></i><span
style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#005426'>
<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>8:00p – 10:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>KEYNOTE TALK:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'> Beyond Binaries: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Like snowflakes, no two people are exactly alike. How do we
assign 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 we
explore different experiences of identity; the complexity of attraction and
more.</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#005426'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>Location: Baker Center Multi-Purpose Room (242 Baker)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#3333CC'>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Friday, October 1</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Noon – 1:00p
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>LGBT History Month Kickoff Rally!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Location: Scripps Hall Amphitheater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>* <i>In addition to the public events listed above, Robyn will
conduct workshops and discussions with Residential Housing staff, university
administrators, the LGBTA Leadership Council, local social justice advocates,
and more. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#005426'>ABOUT ROBYN OCHS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";
color:#7030A0'>Robyn Ochs is a long-time activist, professional speaker, and
workshop leader. Her primary fields of interest are Identity and Coalition
Building. She is the editor of the 42-country anthology <i>Getting Bi: Voices
of Bisexuals Around the World</i>; and the quarterly newsletter<i>, Bi Women</i>.
She has taught courses on LGBT history and politics in the United States,
and the experiences of those who transgress the binary categories of gay|straight,
masculine|feminine, black|white and|or male|female. She has spoken at hundreds
of colleges, universities, and conferences in the US and beyond. Robyn’s
writings have been published in numerous bisexual, women's studies,
multicultural, and LGBT anthologies. She has appeared on a number of talk
shows, including Donohue, Rolanda, Maury Povich, Women Aloud, Real Personal,
Hour Magazine and the Shirley Show (Canada); and in Seventeen and Newsweek.
Robyn lives in Boston, Massachusetts and on May 17, 2004 — the first day it was
legal to do so — she married Peg Preble, her long-time partner. Learn more at: </span><span
style='color:#7030A0'><a href="http://www.robynochs.com"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>http://www.robynochs.com</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Mickey J. Hart</b>, M Ed ’98,<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#002060'>Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender Center </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Office of Diversity, Access and Equity <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ohio University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>354 Baker University Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>740.593-0239 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:lgbt@ohio.edu">lgbt@ohio.edu</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ohiou.edu/lgbt">http://www.ohiou.edu/lgbt</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Gay, straight or somewhere in between, if you care at all
about LGBT rights or an LGBT person in Ohio, you should be a member of Equality
Ohio.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Become one at: <a href="http://www.equalityohio.org/">http://www.equalityohio.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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