Out is In - Alaska Pride Conference 2008

Identity, Inc. is sponsoring the 14th annual Alaska Pride Conference at the UAA University Center Mall (36th Ave. and Old Seward Hwy) on Saturday, October 11, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

People of all ages, cultures, sexualities and professions attend the conference each year to strengthen ties with one another and build community. 

Alaska Pride Conference 2008 offers the following workshops:

  • Welcome by Dr. Fran Ulmer, Chancellor, UAA
  • High School GSA Discussion Group
  • Sexy 60's – A Preview of Coming Attractions!
  • GLBTQ Youth Suicide: The Facts
  • Safe Spaces for Transgenders: Roundtable Discussion
  • Identifying & Coping with the Impact of Religion on Gay Youth
  • OOP, I Forgot to Have Children
  • Hypnosis: Fun, Facts, Fiction and Practice
  • Film – But Words Do Hurt: Stories of GLBT Youth
  • Lunch with Performance artist Krista Bell
  • Knowledge = Power = Equality: Promoting Your Rights at School
  • Early Detection = Best Prevention – Breast & Cervical Cancer Awareness
  • Polyamory – Love Without Possessiveness
  • Transgender Myths and Truths
  • Keynote – GLBTQ Youth Suicide: Increasing Support, Decreasing Risk

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and admission to all workshops. Pre-registration: $20 adult/$10 student (download a registration form.) Register at the door: $25 adult/ $15 student.

 

See the Pride Conference page for times and locations.

Hosted by The Family, University of Alaska Anchorage

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