Topics will include figuring out what you really want, making decisions about risk, and more. This workshop can presented for a general audience or tailored for a focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered issues, women's issues, or other groups. Fairy tales, media, a wedding industry, and family expectations help solidify this path. For many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, though, the path is less automatic. This workshop will explore what you want from relationships, overcoming societal barriers to getting what you want, and how to find the tools to make it a reality.
Some people say there's no such thing as bisexuality.
Others believe everyone is fundamentally bisexual. Facilitated by bisexual activists and educators who have founded a statewide bi organization and support group, this workshop will examine myths, discuss theories of sexual orientation, and explore bi issues in daily life. We will discuss topics such as the relationship between bisexuality and monogamy, bisexual life for men and women, and responses from heterosexual, gay, and lesbian people. Health Care Providers Health care providers can play an important role in assessing sexuality-related health risks and encouraging healthy sexual behaviors in patients. This workshop will explore issues that arise for health care providers when talking to patients, including safer sex for HIV and STD prevention, contraception, sexual self-esteem, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.