INCLUDING INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES

10^th February 2012

University of Strathclyde Students’ Association

90 John Street, Glasgow, G1 1JH

9:30am – 5:00pm

Want to learn more about including people with intersectional identities in your service? Interested in the experiences of LGBT people who are disabled and/or from minority ethnic backgrounds?

This is a unique opportunity to engage in discussions on a variety of topics around the inclusion of LGBT people with complex identities. Including Intersectional Identities is a showcase of pioneering intersectional work in Glasgow, Scotland, England and Europe.

The programme includes workshops and panel discussions on:

- Intersectional LGBT work in different contexts across the UK and Europe

- Transgender intersections

- Including disabled LGBT people

- Including minority ethnic LGBT people

This ground-breaking conference is currently at full capacity but if you would like to be placed on a waiting list incase spaces become available, please contact lynne@equality-network.org or phone 0131 467 6039.

Lunch will be provided. All access requirements (including dietary requirements) will be met and public transport within Scotland paid for individuals (not organisations) for whom cost is a barrier to attending.

Including Intersectional Identities is organised by the following Equality Network projects:

Beyond Borders

EveryoneIN (in partnership with Black and Ethnic Minorities Infrastructure in Scotland (BEMIS))

Out to Access (in partnership with Inclusion Scotland and Glasgow Disability Alliance)

Scottish Transgender Alliance

And is hosted by University of Strathclyde Students’ Association

These projects are funded by the European Union’s Education and Cultural Directive (Grundtvig); The Scottish Government; and The Equality and Human Rights Commission.

EveryoneIN and Out To Access facilitate that Glasgow Action Group on Intersectionality. Members of this group include:

Gay Men's Health;

Glasgow Disability Alliance;

Inclusion Scotland;

LGBT Youth Scotland;

Maryhill CAB Asylum Seeker & Refugee Project;

Metropolitan Community Church;

Rukus! Federation;

Scottish Transgender Alliance;

Trans Men Scotland;

VOX-Voices of Experience;

Waverley Care;

West of Scotland Regional Equality Council.

The Beyond Borders partners are:

CGIL Roma e Lazio – Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro;

diskursiv;

Lithuanian Gay League;

Schwulenberatung Berlin gGmbH;

Stowarzyszenie Lambda Warszawa.