Here at Out & Equal Workplace Advocates we work year round to produce the annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit. Through our efforts we're thrilled to bring to the Summit featured speakers who offer their real-world experience to influence and inspire our future work.
The Summit also offers instrumental featured panels that address today's challenge to shape workplace change and make workplaces safe and equal for all LGBT employees.
See for yourself the extraordinary lineup of featured speakers we've arranged to come to the Summit to share their stories and experiences. This year’s featured speakers are each trailblazers for LGBT equality:
Our featured speakers sessions will be offered Thursday and Friday afternoon (September 14 and 15), yet be sure to stay for the special receptions that follow each featured speaker.
| LGBT People of Color: Managing Multiple Identities at Work |
Lupe Valdez, Sheriff
Dallas County, Texas
Hosted by Out & Equal’s People of Color Advisory Committee
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Lupe Valdez |
As a woman of color, an out lesbian, and a democrat, Sheriff Lupe Valdez was an unlikely candidate for the position as Dallas County Sheriff. On the day when she was elected to office, the Dallas Morning News stated, incredulously, that “Dallas county voters managed to shatter at least four different stereotypes in one fell swoop." In this featured address, Sheriff Valdez addresses the difficulty of representing and managing “at least four” disparate and complicated identities within the world of law enforcement in the conservative state of Texas.
Please join us after this session for a reception hosted by Out & Equal’s People of Color Advisory Committee. Special guests include George Takei, Lupe Valdez, Alexander Robinson. Open to all people of color and friends.
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Transamerica: Adventures in Hollywood
(And the Real World, Too)
Founders Andrea James and Calpernia Addams of Deep Stealth Productions
Hosted by Out & Equal’s Transgender Advisory Committee |
Andrea James |
Calpernia Addams |
Since setting up a trans-owned production company in Hollywood in 2003, founders Andrea James and Calpernia Addams have produced groundbreaking events and media for and about the transgender community. They will talk about their work with Felicity Huffman and writer/director Duncan Tucker on the 2005 film Transamerica. They will also discuss their work with Eve Ensler and Jane Fonda on the first all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues in 2004, and how the media influences the struggle for trans rights and acceptance. They will show clips from recent and upcoming projects by Deep Stealth Productions, as well as some recent media appearances in documentaries and news shows, with comments on strategies for using the media to promote your work and your message.
Hosted by the Transgender Advisory Committee, this reception follows our exciting featured session. Enjoy refreshments and the company of the Advisory Committee members and featured speakers; the reception is open to transgender people and friends. |
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Featured Panels
Featured panel discussions bring together high-profile panelists to speak on a variety of timely and significant workplace topics:
- Workplace Equality as a National LGBT Movement
- Diversity Champions: Engaging Major Employers in the United Kingdom and Beyond
- Straight Allies: Advancing Equality at Work and in the Community
- Staying the Course: Corporate Responses to Backlash for LGBT Outreach and Support
- Building a Bi-friendly Employee Resource Group
For more information about our featured panels, please download the 2006 Workplace Summit Program Book (20MB PDF)
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