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Welcome to BiNet USA.
As America's umbrella organization and voice for bisexual, pansexual, fluid and all other of us "somewhere in between" people as well as their lesbian, gay, transgender, "straight but not narrow" and questioning friends and allies, BiNet USA facilitates the development of a cohesive network of independent bisexual and bi-friendly communities; promotes bisexual, pansexual and bi-inclusive visibility; and collects and distribute educational information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity with an emphasis on the bisexual and pansexual and allied communities.
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Please join us at the
Bisexual Fluid Pansexual Queer-identified & Allies
Organizing Institute
Creating Change: February 3-10 2010 Dallas Texas USA
Creating Change, the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality is the annual National Grassroots Organizing and Skills Building Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Conference sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Each year the conference is held in a different region of the United States, attracting at least 2,000 to 3,000 attendees from all over the country and is considered a unique environment where activists and leaders come together from diverse places and backgrounds to create a unique community that is both strengthening and inspiring to the participants. Since 1988, Creating Change has been the opportunity for thousands of committed people to develop and hone their skills, celebrate victories, build community, and to be inspired by visionaries of our LGBT movement and other movements for justice and equality.
 The primary goal of the Creating Change Conference is to build political power from the ground up to secure our overarching goal of full equality, social justice and dignity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States. Over the five days of the Creating Change Conference the conference program presents a dozen day-long institutes, sophisticated trainings in the Academy for Leadership and Action, approximately 130 workshops and caucus sessions, keynote plenary sessions, film screenings, meetings, receptions, social events, and a multitude of opportunities for attendees to meet and learn from each other.
Special All Day Program Thursday February 4th 2010
Bisexual/Pansexual/Fluid Organizing Institute
-- Friends and Allies encouraged to attend! --
Spend a focused, fun, productive day with other people like you who identify as or are supportive of bisexual, fluid, pansexual and queer-identified people to brainstorm and develop new and better ideas on how to grow inclusive and friendly groups and communities at the local, regional and national levels. We'll identify issues, dream up new and improved solutions to challenges, set goals, pinpoint strategies, develop media skills/campaigns and special projects, target funding, learn a little of our shared history (did you know some of your national and regional groups such as the Bisexual Resource Center (BRC) will soon turn 25 and BiNet USA will soon turn 20) and generally have a productive but good time.
Plus it won't all be work: we're planning some playful socializing surprises in a supportive, safe environment. And yes, you can come out as bisexual, fluid, pansexual, queer-identified (or not . . . as feel right to you) or just plain-old friendly and supportive!
We're especially looking forward to to meeting, listening to and exchange ideas with younger activists, people of color, our community's elders, transgender/genderqueer people, those in mixed orientations relationships/marriages, families, people who often feel that they do not always have a chance to interact with or are not always sure of their welcome from the mainstream LGBT Community and any and all folks who don't feel they "quite fit in" with the rest of the Queer Community. You are welcome here to help plan and lead the next wave of queer activism!
Facilitators include: Angel Fabian, Denise Penn, Ellyn Ruthstrom, Estraven, Faith Cheltenham, Gary North, Luigi Ferrer, Matt Goodman, Penelope Williams, and Robyn Ochs
And between sessions please make sure to stop by the Bisexual/Fluid/Pansexual Hospitality Suite, a great place to relax, meet, chat and network with people from around the country.
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