tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87885275864645808942024-03-13T13:14:42.025-05:00Science and Sexuality: The Biology of Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Intersexuality.The Biblical Adam and Eve story is BAD BIOLOGY! The binary sexual system is unnatural. Here you can learn the scientific story of sexuality from a physiologist's perspective. How many sexes are there? What exactly is a female? A male? Is intersexuality natural?
What is known about the biology of sexual identity? Sexual orientation? WHAT ARE THE POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE FINDINGS?Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-10441445101046830232022-07-24T16:47:00.009-05:002022-07-26T15:50:40.586-05:00<h2 class="track_head_info_title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; display: flex; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; line-height: 36px; margin: 18px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Talking LGBTQ with Dr Veronica Drantz</h2><p>Podcast - Left at the Valley</p><p>I discuss my take on the physiology of sexual development including gender identity and sexual orientation and the social implications of this understanding.</p><p><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spreaker.com%2Fuser%2F8338422%2Ftalking-lgbtq-with-dr-veronica-drantz%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR13Mkp0EU8rhUqz7SfWF424ZTL4GS_zOCSp66J-wxo_X9-Q6Fd2Onw1TpY&h=AT09dY_wil_dVjgbOdNRqdDm7Q_vBiWB-9rn93tF57RcUC0eUhI9d-9CSbr6eLGSkN2VksGY7lR4Gc98PmheXQ5CSE4MR_Tqj6IYQLUJTZmv76BZf6gawUNl4jTsMpEBoyNtn_ph4HQSDDnt-A" style="background-color: white; font-family: "inherit", "serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">https://www.spreaker.com/user/8338422/talking-lgbtq-with-dr-veronica-drantz</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-15088489535591556232022-06-02T20:13:00.006-05:002022-06-17T19:23:06.104-05:00Picketing the Astro Restaurant (for Stonewall Outloud)<p>Part 1<br /></p><p>https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/veronica-ronnie-drantz-talks-about-the-picketing-of-astro-restaurant-for-stonewall-outloud/</p><p>Please copy and paste the above link into your browser. <br /></p><p> Part 2</p><p>https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/veronica-ronnie-drantz-talks-about-the-picketing-of-astro-restaurant-for-stonewall-outloud-part-2/</p><p> Please copy and paste the above link into your browser. </p><p><br /></p>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-83851509504267036862021-06-15T22:14:00.001-05:002021-09-05T09:48:08.721-05:00Neurobiology of gender identity and sexual orientation<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", stixgeneral, serif; font-size: 15.9991px;">Sexual identity and sexual orientation are independent components of a person’s sexual identity. These dimensions are most often in harmony with each other and with an individual’s genital sex, although not always. The present review discusses the relationship of sexual identity and sexual orientation to prenatal factors that act to shape the development of the brain and the expression of sexual behaviours in animals and humans. One major influence discussed relates to organisational effects that the early hormone environment exerts on both gender identity and sexual orientation. Evidence that gender identity and sexual orientation are masculinised by prenatal exposure to testosterone and feminised in it absence is drawn from basic research in animals, correlations of biometric indices of androgen exposure and studies of clinical conditions associated with disorders in sexual development. There are, however, important exceptions to this theory that have yet to be resolved. Family and twin studies indicate that genes play a role, although no specific candidate genes have been identified. Evidence that relates to the number of older brothers implicates maternal immune responses as a contributing factor for male sexual orientation. It remains speculative how these influences might relate to each other and interact with postnatal socialisation. Nonetheless, despite the many challenges to research in this area, existing empirical evidence makes it clear that there is a significant biological contribution to the development of an individual’s sexual identity and sexual orientation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/#!po=0.442478">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/#!po=0.442478</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-91169795976389406732018-03-07T17:19:00.001-06:002018-03-07T17:22:26.845-06:00Podcast: SOGI123 vs Barry Neufeld, a discussion on Transgender<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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educate students on sexual orientation and gender identity (<a href="http://www.sogieducation.org/">SOGI123</a>). <o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The discussion with Dr. Ray and myself begins at around 26 minutes.</span><br />
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has finally come to this, the crew responds to school trustee Barry Neufeld
after his attack on a tolerance program called <a href="http://www.sogieducation.org/">SOGI123</a> taught to school kids.
Neufeld feels as a christian that this program designed to foster tolerance of
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Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-34915735897980466712017-08-28T13:31:00.001-05:002017-08-28T17:46:41.840-05:00Assigning Gender with Dr. Drantz - Podcast <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-50546786623704523142015-08-31T19:40:00.001-05:002015-09-01T11:12:04.443-05:00The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice - Full Text and References of Chapter 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the full text and references of chapter 12 from the anthology </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christianity-Is-Not-Great-Faith/dp/1616149566">Christianity Is Not Great: How Faith Fails</a></u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">edited by John Loftus (Prometheus Books, 2014)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz/the-gender-binary-lgbti-people-religious-myth-and-medical-malpractice" target="_blank" title="The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice">The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz" target="_blank">Veronica Drantz</a></strong> </div>
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Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-9205693771569920102015-04-06T10:49:00.000-05:002015-04-06T10:49:03.539-05:00The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice (PowerPoint slides)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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as disordered rather than just different, LGBTI people have been and continue
to be victims of medical malpractice purely because they are neither Adams nor
Eves. Psychiatrists, surgeons, endocrinologists, pediatricians, and other
medical experts have subjected LGBTI people to bogus and horrific treatments
with reckless disregard for patient health and well-being―all the while
ignoring the basic tenets of medical ethics and the ever-growing scientific
evidence showing LGBTI people to be natural variations. Beyond this, medical
stigmatization of LGBTI people has contributed to their oppression in the world
at large. This treatise will contrast the scientific evidence with the ongoing
medical (mis)treatment of LGBTI people to vividly illustrate the insidious
effect of the biblical creation myth.</span></div>
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz/gender-binaryniu" target="_blank" title="The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice">The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz" target="_blank">Veronica Drantz</a></strong> </div>
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Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-67697695480591099222014-10-29T14:41:00.000-05:002014-10-29T15:31:40.007-05:00ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLICATION - "The Gender Binary and LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The anthology entitled </span><u style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Christianity Is Not Great</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> is a compilation of writings on the harms of Christianity. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 14.9799995422363px;">My treatise contrasts the scientific evidence concerning LGBTI people with their ongoing medical (mis)treatment to vividly illustrate the insidious effect of the biblical creation myth.</span></h4>
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Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-66040272077387027222014-03-26T11:45:00.003-05:002014-03-26T13:03:15.239-05:00Trans Talk: Explore the Myth and Science of Sexuality (Radio Interview)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a video of the presentation “Gender Binary and LGBTI People: Myth and Medical Malpractice” that I gave on April 27, 2012 at the Freethought Festival organized by “Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics” at the <placetype w:st="on">University</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">Wisconsin</placename> in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Madison</place></city>. This video clearly shows all the slides as I explain them, and is much easier to follow than the slideshow and audio file of this same presentation that I posted on May 13th.<br />
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This Freethought Festival was the first of its kind, and I am honored to have been a part of it. You can “attend” all the other thought-provoking Freethought Festival presentations at this link. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/wiscatheists">http://www.youtube.com/wiscatheists</a><br />
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P.S. Here are some comments from another site:<br />
http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2012/07/08/the-gender-binary-lgbti-people-myth-and-medical-malpractice/</div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a common type of intersex occurring in genetic females. "Classical" CAH causes ambiguous genitalia in the newborn. "Nonclassical" CAH does not cause ambiguous genitalia, but like classical CAH causes the adrenal cortex to produce higher than usual levels of androgen hormones throughout life.<br /><br />At the video end (when camera battery died) Mugsie was saying: "If you guys encounter anybody who is intersex, please direct them to our social group INTERSEX CHICAGO that meets at Center on Halsted on the first Tuesday of every month."<br /><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Intersex-Chicago/" target="_blank" title="http://www.meetup.com/Intersex-Chicago/"><span style="color: #1c62b9; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://www.meetup.com/Intersex-Chicago/</span></a><br /><a href="mailto:intersexchicago@gmail.com">intersexchicago@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;">I will be delivering this new talk to two different audiences at the end of April. On Friday, April 27th, I will speak at the FreeThought Festival in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Madison</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:state></st1:place> from 7:00pm - 7:30pm. On Sunday, April 29th, I will speak in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:city> at the Sex, God and Science Conference. All the details for both events follow.<br />
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.supportatheism.com/2012/atheism/sexyscience/" target="_blank">SEX, GOD, AND SCIENCE CONFERENCE</a><o:p> </o:p></h2><h2 class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p> </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJIbf7MXPis/T3tiMWuUXCI/AAAAAAAAAiE/i7FhgUHK6I4/s1600/SexGodScienceConference2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJIbf7MXPis/T3tiMWuUXCI/AAAAAAAAAiE/i7FhgUHK6I4/s1600/SexGodScienceConference2.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #333333;">Please Join us for one of the sexiest, most thought-provoking conferences in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city></st1:place> this Spring on April 29! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">1</span>) Adam Saffron, a neuroscience researcher, who will speak on Gender difference in Human Sexuality and the neural bases of sexual preferences, or, as he rephrases it: "Hot, throbbing neuroscience; peering so deep into the brain, you won't be able to walk for days."<o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">2) Veronica Drantz, PhD, a researcher, a professor of physiology, an activist, and a dynamic speaker who will discuss:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gender Binary and LGBTI People: Myth and Medical Malpractice<o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">3) Darrel Ray, EdD, author of best-seller The God Virus, and of Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality, who will tell us about Evolution and what the Pope Does Not Know About Sexuality.<o:p> </o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Admission: $12 general and $7 for students - a real deal considering the fun, food, and fine fellowship to be had.<o:p> </o:p></strong></div><strong> </strong><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Although you will pay at the door, please </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1RRzY4dFlEVW9kbXBpV1VNc1JqN0E6MQ" target="_blank"><strong>REGISTER</strong></a><strong> and bring an ID to facilitate entry through the building's security.</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Being that this is a Sunday afternoon conference, sleep-in and eat before you come. However, drinks, snacks and pastry will be offered during break.<o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The conference is sponsored by<a href="http://www.atheists.org/" target="_blank"> American Atheists</a> and by ChicagoLand Free Thinkers, its <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:city> affiliate.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Facebook Page:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/SexGodandScience">http://www.facebook.com/SexGodandScience</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Webpage:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>http://www.supportatheism.com/2012/atheism/sexyscience/</div><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Adam Saffron, synopsis:<br />
</span></strong>Functional neuroimaging may help to resolve previously unanswered questions and propose a theoretical framework for understanding the neural mechanisms underlying the development of sexual orientation and preferences.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Biography:<br />
</span></strong>Adam has been involved in research of sexual preferences using brain imaging, meditation and mental training for the last 10 years. Recently he investigates the physiological and neurological correlates of sexual preferences and distinct patterns of sexual arousal. He also served as a guest editor for a special issue of: Socioaffective Neuroscience and Psychology Journal on The Neuroscience and Evolutionary Origins of Sexual Learning.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Veronica Drantz, Ph.D, Synopsis:<br />
</span></strong>What has been learned from the science on core sexual development over the last fifty years? Sexual identity – innate or learned? Sexual orientation? Are intersex people natural? Medical mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people because they are neither Adams nor Eves! An update on the science versus the medical practice concerning sexuality from a physiologist’s perspective.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Biography:<br />
</span></strong>Veronica Drantz holds a PhD in physiology and has taught medical professionals most of her life. Dr. Drantz has reviewed the scientific literature accumulated over the last fifty years on sexual identity, sexual orientation, and intersexuality. She is an activist advocating for LGBTI and a dynamic presenter who holds her audience captive as she challenges ongoing myth with her critical research and its social ramifications.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Darrel W. Ray, Ed.D, Synopsis: <br />
</span></strong>Evolution is evident all over our bodies especially in our sex organs. What do duck and human penises have in common? How is Papal sex different than human sex? These are just a few questions to be answered in this fun and thought provoking talk by Darrel Ray.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Biography: <br />
</span></strong>Darrel Ray, Ed.D. is a psychologist who was raised in a fundamentalist home by parents who eventually became missionaries and has seen religion from the inside out.<br />
He is the author of best-seller The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture and a co- researcher of Sex and Secularism: What 10,000 Secularists Told Us About Their Sex Lives.<br />
In his latest book, Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality he asks, “What would happen if we subtracted religion out of sex. What would human sexuality look like? How would it change or inform us?<br />
Darrel appeared in dozens of TV and radio programs including ABC News Nightline and was written about in Playboy Magazine, The Daily Mail, The Los Angeles Times, Times of India, Irish Times and others, and is known for his humorous style.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">CONFERENCE PROGRAM: APRIL 29</span></strong><br />
<strong>12:15 – 12:45 </strong>Registration, get together<br />
<strong>12:45 – 13:00</strong> Welcome, announcements<br />
<strong>13:00 – 13:10 </strong>Ayala Leyser, Ph.D, introduction: Why have God and Science been fiercely fighting for dominance over sex and gender?<br />
<strong>13:10 – 13:30</strong> Adam Saffron: Gender differences in Human Sexuality and the neural bases of sexual preferences.<br />
<strong>13:30 – 13:45</strong> Q&A<br />
<strong>13: 50 – 14:20</strong> Veronica Drantz, Ph.D: Gender Binary and LGBTI People: Myth & Medical Malpractice<br />
<strong>14:20 - 14:35</strong> Q&A<br />
<strong>14:35 - 15:00</strong> Break<br />
<strong>15:00 - 15:30 </strong>Darrel Ray, Ed.D: Evolution and what the Pope Does not know about Sexuality.<br />
<strong>15:30 – 15: 45</strong> Q&A<br />
<strong>15:45 – 16: 35</strong> Open Discussion: Is Religion a mere reflection of social conflict, a cause of bigotry and discrimination, or an efficient meme replicator? How does a Reason- and- Science- based culture fight back?<br />
<strong>16:40 </strong>concluding remarks, directions to local restaurants<br />
<strong>16:40 - 17:00 </strong>Book signing, Chicagoland Atheists table, Information, Mixing Clean-up. Since we can’t afford any paid cleaning crews please volunteer to help, Thank you!<br />
<strong>17:00</strong> Those of you who want to extend the fun can join us to a local restaurant, TBA<br />
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<span class="messagebody">In after 10am, Out by 10pm: $13.00<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-70345177065354550272012-02-13T22:29:00.005-06:002012-02-29T11:22:55.527-06:00INTERSEX LIVES: Issues and Personal Stories<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ftjePh47RbQ/Tzncl8_46oI/AAAAAAAAAgk/cIlIK69jFMU/s1600/HERday2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ftjePh47RbQ/Tzncl8_46oI/AAAAAAAAAgk/cIlIK69jFMU/s640/HERday2012.jpg" width="640" /></a><span class="legaltext1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">H.E.R. Day at Center on Halsted</span></span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">A panel of speakers will present "INTERSEX LIVES: Issues and Personal Stories" as part of H.E.R. Day at Center on Halsted, the Largest Women's Event of the year!</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.centeronhalsted.org/HERDAY/">H.E.R. Day</a> is an afternoon of workshops dedicated to Women's health, education, and recreation presented at <a href="http://www.centeronhalsted.org/" target="_blank">Center on Halsted</a>. The day will start with a lunch sponsored by aParent IVF, and continue on into a diverse selection of workshop topics for female identified individuals. Your $12 </span><a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXDONATE/donate.asp?cguid=57CA15F2%2D4750%2D4A39%2DB5D1%2DB16BB2E4F838&dpid=27301" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5ea5b8;"><span style="color: blue;">H.E.R. Day ticket</span></span></a><span style="color: blue;"> will give you access to all the days events, lunch sponsored by aParent IVF and a special keynote address from activist and mother Judy Shepard at 11am.</span></span></div></span><br />
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</span></span><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="color: blue;"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></span></v:shapetype><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="legalheader21"><span style="color: #5ea5b9; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Judy Shepard</span></span></span><span class="legalheader21"><span style="font-size: 17pt;"> (11am-11:30am)</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> <span class="legaltext1"><b>President, MSF Governing Board</b></span><br />
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<span class="legaltext1">In October 1998, Judy and Dennis Shepard lost their 21 year-old son, Matthew, to a murder motivated by anti-gay hate. Matthew's death moved many thousands of people around the world to attend vigils and rallies in his memory. Determined to prevent others from suffering their son's fate, Judy and Dennis decided to turn their grief into action and established <a href="http://www.matthewshepard.org/"><span style="color: #5ea5b9;">the Matthew Shepard Foundation</span></a> to carry on Matthew's legacy. The Foundation is dedicated to working toward the causes championed by Matthew during his life: social justice, diversity awareness & education, and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.</span><br />
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<span class="legaltext1">Judy Shepard is the founding president of <a href="http://www.matthewshepard.org/"><span style="color: #5ea5b9;">the Matthew Shepard Foundation</span></a> Board of Directors, and served as its first executive director as well, from 1999 to 2009. In her continuing role as board president, she travels across the nation speaking to audiences about what they can do as individuals and communities to make this world a more accepting place for everyone, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity and expression, or sexual orientation. Speaking from a mother's perspective, Judy also authored a 2009 memoir, "The Meaning of Matthew," exploring the family's journey through the prosecution of Matthew's assailants, the ensuing media coverage, and their continuing work to advance civil rights. She and Dennis continue to make their home in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Casper</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Wyoming</st1:state></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">more about the Matthew Shepard Foundation please visit </span><a href="http://www.matthewshepard.org/"><span style="color: #5ea5b9;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">www.matthewshepard.org</span></span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">.</span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="sponsor"></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <span class="legaltext1"><b>JULIA M. RAHN, PH. D., Director, Studio For Change® and Clinical Psychologist</b></span><br />
<span class="legaltext1">Dr. Julia Rahn is a Clinical Psychologist with more than fifteen years of experience in helping people meet their individual and family goals. Her key to success is working with the whole person who has many different aspects and using creative interventions to promote change. It soon became clear to her that the best way to serve her clients is to collect all of her therapeutic efforts and resources under one roof. Dr. Julia is the head of the Studio for Change®, a therapy practice staffed by nine therapists who specialize in individual, family, and couples' counseling. Around the practice, she built Flourish Studios®, a relaxed atmosphere where people can learn to create positive change in their lives through education, art, therapy and other resources. From empowering art to unusual greeting cards, developmental games and puzzles, and products that stimulate the creative spirit, Flourish Studios® is a unique place where people can find what they need to feel better.</span></span></span><span class="legaltext1"><o:p><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <span class="legaltext1"><b>Jennifer Carr, author of Be Who You Are</b></span><br />
<span class="legaltext1">Jennifer Carr, author of Be Who You Are. Be Who You Are was written to open minds and hearts to the concept of children who do not identify with their birth gender. Gender diverse or transgender children are often misunderstood, ridiculed, physically assaulted or shamed into acting contrary to how they feel causing lasting and damaging effects. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <span class="legaltext1"><b>Magda Houlberg, MD Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Howard Brown</b></span><br />
<span class="legaltext1">Magda joined Howard Brown in 2008 as its Director of Geriatric Medicine and became Chief Clinical Officer in 2011. Her medical practice focus includes LGBT aging, HIV medicine, health promotion and interdisciplinary medical care for populations at risk. </span> </span></span><br />
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</span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="legalheader21"><span style="color: #5ea5b9;"><span style="color: blue;">INTERSEX LIVES – Issues and Personal Stories</span> </span></span><span class="legalheader21">(2pm-3pm)</span></span></span></span></strong></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: cyan;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: cyan;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><span style="color: blue;">Who is intersex? What is it like to live as an intersex person? Meet intersex people and hear their personal stories! Learn about their issues and concerns.</span></span></div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">Veronica Drantz, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DrU3t6uWHI8/Tznhe0IpU4I/AAAAAAAAAg0/F7akZ-2iVe4/s1600/Ronnie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DrU3t6uWHI8/Tznhe0IpU4I/AAAAAAAAAg0/F7akZ-2iVe4/s1600/Ronnie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DrU3t6uWHI8/Tznhe0IpU4I/AAAAAAAAAg0/F7akZ-2iVe4/s200/Ronnie.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="legaltext1"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">Dr. Drantz has reviewed the scientific literature accumulated over the last fifty years on intersexuality, sexual orientation, and sexual identity and speaks to the public about this research and its social ramifications.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">Georgiann Davis, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></span></div><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfuwCTclNGQ/Tznh-wHlFHI/AAAAAAAAAg8/KDZsSSLWK8Y/s1600/GeorgiannDavisPhotoForPromotion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfuwCTclNGQ/Tznh-wHlFHI/AAAAAAAAAg8/KDZsSSLWK8Y/s200/GeorgiannDavisPhotoForPromotion.jpg" width="137" /></a><span class="legaltext1"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">Georgiann Davis is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Her research interests center on the medical management of intersexuality. She has extensively studied the ways in which intersexuality is experienced, contested, and debated among intersexuals, their parents, and medical professionals.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">Alex and Mugsie</span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="legaltext1"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: blue;">Intersex persons will tell their personal stories.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: blue;"><span class="legalheader21"><span style="color: #5ea5b9;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Introduction to Yoga</span></span></span><span class="legalheader21"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> (3pm - 4pm)</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: blue;">Learn the basics of yoga in this one-hour workshop taught by yoga instructor Jennifer Carr. Absolutely no experience with yoga is required, and after this session, you should feel comfortable taking any beginner=level yoga classes</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: blue;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="legaltext1">Your $12 H.E.R. Day ticket will give you access to all the days events, lunch sponsored by aParent IVF and a special keynote address from activist and mother Judy Shepard at 11am at no additional charge.</span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXDONATE/AddDonor.asp?cguid=57CA15F2%2D4750%2D4A39%2DB5D1%2DB16BB2E4F838&sTarget=https%3A%2F%2Fdnbweb1%2Eblackbaud%2Ecom%2FOPXDONATE%2Fdonate%2Easp%3Fcguid%3D57CA15F2%252D4750%252D4A39%252DB5D1%252DB16BB2E4F838%26dpid%3D27301&sid=2A73300B%2D51AC%2D497E%2D927F%2DF2A482B86770" target="_blank">Buy tickets here.</a></span></div></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-34934193936217636102011-11-29T17:19:00.013-06:002012-01-10T23:54:07.770-06:00INTERSEX CHICAGO - New Group at Center on Halsted<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The Center on Halsted now serves <city u2:st="on"><place u2:st="on"><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Chicago</place></city>’s intersex people as well as its LGBT community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></place></city></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">“Intersex <city u2:st="on"><place u2:st="on"><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Chicago</place></city>” will meet at Center on Halsted on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm to 9pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following show gives more information.</place></city></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is gratifying that the impetus for this new intersex group was my </span><a href="http://drdrantz-sciencesexuality.blogspot.com/2011/06/slideshow-intersex-people-what-you.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">June 11th presentation</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at Center on Halsted, entitled “Intersex People: What You Should Know and Why You Should Care,” that included two intersex spokespersons. Officials from the Center who attended this presentation were so impressed that they offered support for intersex people to meet at the Center.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first meeting of Intersex Chicago will be on December 6th in Room 201.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contact us:</span><br />
<a href="mailto:intersexchicago@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">intersexchicago@gmail.com</span></a><br />
<a href="mailto:intersexchicago@groups.facebook.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">intersexchicago@groups.facebook.com</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Intersex-Chicago"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.meetup.com/Intersex-Chicago</span></a></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-18459789244942222862011-06-17T15:46:00.005-05:002011-06-19T16:07:46.561-05:00SLIDESHOW - INTERSEX PEOPLE: What You Should Know and Why You Should Care!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Here is the PowerPoint slideshow I created for “Intersex People: What You Should Know and Why You Should Care!” that was presented at Chicago’s <a href="http://www.centeronhalsted.org/home.cfm">Center on Halsted</a> on June 11th, 2011 to an LGBT audience <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">as part of <a href="http://www.centeronhalsted.org/coh/calendar/newevents-details.cfm?ID=1447">H.E.R. Day</a>. </span> Some slides were simply lifted from previous presentations, others were modified, lots of old slides left out, and new slides added. <br />
<div id="__ss_8339802" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz/intersex-people" title="Intersex people">Intersex people</a></strong> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/8339802" width="425"></iframe><br />
<div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz">drdrantz</a> </div></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X5QVy29n7ZQ/Tfu5G8VBP1I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/PaA1JpwndvU/s1600/MugsiePike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>While my presentation was very well-received, the “stars” were my intersex co-presenters who told their stories, Alex McCorry and Mugsie Pike (pictured left and right below respectively). Alex has previously accompanied me as an "out" intersex representative at several presentations, but this was the first time that either Alex or Mugsie spoke openly about their lives and problems as intersex people. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <img border="0" height="200" i$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5k-tQUK2jGA/Tfu5BYpw6LI/AAAAAAAAAcM/HNmKGrLP5ls/s200/AlexMcCorry.jpg" width="133" /><img border="0" height="133" i$="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X5QVy29n7ZQ/Tfu5G8VBP1I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/PaA1JpwndvU/s200/MugsiePike.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">One result of this compelling first-of-its-kind event is that officials at the Center on Halsted now intend to start a group for intersex people! <strong>It is fitting that LGBT people be informed about intersex people, because LGBT people and intersex people share many of the same concerns.</strong><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Except for saying David Reimer was intersex (NOT!), the reporter from <a href="http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=32313">Windy City Times accurately captured some highlights of my presentation</a> but at best scratched the surface when it comes to Alex's and Mugsie's stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I intend to eventually post a transcript or recording of Alex’s and Mugsie’s moving and enlightening stories.</div></div></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-59591064692512638122011-05-07T00:08:00.009-05:002011-06-04T20:45:02.859-05:00INTERSEX PEOPLE: What You Should Know & Why You Should Care! (A New Presentation)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5R-hg44hNk/TcTSx514f2I/AAAAAAAAAbw/S9DkRCV1E_s/s1600/intersex.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5R-hg44hNk/TcTSx514f2I/AAAAAAAAAbw/S9DkRCV1E_s/s200/intersex.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I am pleased to announce a new collaboratiave effort devoted exclusively to the topic of intersex. It is appropriate that the first venue will be the LGBT Center on Halsted. This presentation "INTERSEX PEOPLE: What You Should Know and Why You Should Care!" is a part of Health, Education and Recreation (HER) Day for LBT women. The complete schedule of events for HER Day follows.<br />
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<strong>HER (HEALTH, EDUCATION, RECREATION) DAY </strong><br />
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H.E.R. Day is an event celebrating health, education, and recreation for women and offers a diverse array of interesting and practical programs (see schedule below). People who register for and participate in H.E.R. Day will also receive free admission to an evening performance by comedian Jessica Halem. Morning coffee and lunch included!<br />
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Location: Center on Halsted<br />
3656 North Halsted Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60613<br />
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Time: June 11th (Saturday), 2011<br />
10am through evening<br />
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<strong>HER DAY SCHEDULE:</strong><br />
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<strong>Registration/coffee</strong><br />
<strong><em>Provided by Calihan Catering</em> (9-10am)</strong><br />
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<strong>Keynote Speech “What I Learned from Cancer”</strong><br />
<strong><em>Given by </em></strong><a href="http://www.jessicahalem.com/web/Bio.html"><strong><em>Jessica Halem</em></strong></a><strong> (10-11am)</strong><br />
Five years as the Executive Director of the Lesbian Community Cancer (now Care) Project taught Jessica Halem a few things. How to survive being called a traitor while doing the right thing, how to appreciate being at someone's deathbed and while keeping their secrets until your own, and how to live a healthy life even while closing down the bar.<br />
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<strong>Sex Ed 101 (for L/B/T/Q Women)</strong><br />
<strong><em>Presented by the Chicago Women’s Health Center</em> (11am-12:30pm)</strong><br />
Learn what was missing in your high school sex ed! Hear about risks, options, and ways to make sex safer and sexier! Bring your questions! <br />
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<strong>Women, the Media, and Beauty Ideals)</strong><br />
<strong><em>Presented by Renee Engeln-Maddox, Ph.D. </em>(11am-12:30pm)</strong><br />
This talk will explore how women’s self-perceptions are affected by media exposure. In particular, we will examine how feminine beauty ideals are shaped by media portrayals of women as well as research demonstrating how and why these images have such an impact on women’s experience of their own bodies. We will also consider the various ways in which women fight back in the battle to define female beauty and the evidence regarding whether these techniques are effective. <br />
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<strong>Healthy Cooking Demo/Class</strong><br />
<strong><em>Presented by Chef Toni Rivera</em> (11am-12:30pm)</strong><br />
Toni Rivera has a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu. She has been cooking for over 15 years, 4 years in a professional capacity. In this class, you will learn how to cook simple and healthy vegetarian pasta dishes. You will also learn the fundamentals of working your kitchen with high energy, safety, and efficiency.<br />
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<strong>LUNCH (12:30-1:15pm)</strong><br />
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<strong>Infertility</strong><br />
<strong><em>Provided by IVF</em> (12:30-1:15pm)</strong><br />
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<strong>Tickle Your Fancy: Female Sexuality, Orgasm & What Toys Can Do for You! </strong><br />
<strong><em>Presented by Searah Deysach from Early to Bed</em> (1:15-2:45pm)</strong><br />
Female sexuality is still a great mystery to many of us. In this workshop a sex educator from Early to Bed will start at the beginning - female anatomy. We’ll dismiss myths you may have heard and talk about the nature of women’s pleasure & orgasm. We will also discuss masturbation and its benefits and give you some great tips for feeling more comfortable in your body. We’ll also touch on some ways to make having sex with women even better for everyone involved and show you a few toys & gadgets that can make sex more fun for anyone. You’ll leave with a wealth of information that will hopefully help you enjoy your/her sexuality even more!<br />
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<strong>Transgender Health</strong><br />
<strong><em>Presented by Lois Bates from Howard Brown</em> (1:15-2:45pm)</strong><br />
Howard Brown has a whole host of programs specifically designed to serve the needs of the transgender community. Come learn about issues in transgender health and services provided by Howard Brown. You will leave feeling knowledgeable and empowered to be your own healthcare advocate.<br />
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<strong>Intersex People: What You Should Know and Why You Should Care!</strong><br />
<strong><em>Presented by Dr. Veronica Drantz and intersex spokespersons Alex and Mugsie</em> (1:15-2:45pm)</strong><br />
Who is intersex? What are the types of intersex? Is intersexuality natural? What concerns (sexual, social, medical, and legal) are shared by LGBT people and intersex people? Meet intersex people and hear their stories! Learn why you should care! Questions and discussion will follow presentation.<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Veronica Drantz holds a Ph.D. in animal physiology and has taught science to medical professionals most of her life. The more than fifty years of research on the development of core sexuality in mammals, including humans, has been reviewed by Dr. Drantz. She speaks to the public about this research and its societal ramifications.</span></em><em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alex and Mugsie are brave intersex persons who will tell their stories and answer your questions.</span></em><br />
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<strong>Salsa class</strong><br />
<strong><em>Instructed by Heidi Landgraf</em> (3-4pm)</strong><br />
Heidi Landgraf has an MFA in dance from CalArts. She is currently studying Dance/Movement Therapy on a Follett Fellowship at Columbia College Chicago, and is teaching in the Hubbard Street “Movement as Partnership” Program. She loves bringing people together through dance, and is thrilled to see She-She Salsa thriving in Chicago. You will have a blast while learning salsa basics in this class.<br />
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<strong>Self Defense class</strong><br />
<strong><em>Instructed by Matt Cowell</em> (3-4pm)</strong><br />
Learn basic moves to protect yourself on the mean streets of Chicago! Taught by Matt Cowell, 3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo, and developed in response to the FBI's nine most common attacks by the American Taekwondo Association, you will learn some strategies to defend yourself, including improvised weaponry, target zones, pressure points, and ground fighting in a safe, fun, and friendly environment. Please wear comfortable clothes.<br />
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<strong>Yoga class (3-4pm)</strong><br />
<strong>(Details to follow)</strong><br />
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<strong>Have dinner before the show (4-7pm)</strong><br />
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<strong>Comedy Show, with Jessica Halem (7-8pm)</strong><br />
<strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230029267012953">Bad Feminist (one-woman show)</a></strong><br />
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<strong>After Party at Big Chicks (8pm - ?)</strong><br />
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<strong>PRICE</strong><br />
<strong>$15 - includes presentations, morning coffee, lunch, and evening comedy performance! What a deal!!</strong><br />
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FOR MORE INFORMATION E-mail <a href="mailto:lnemani@centeronhalsted.org">lnemani@centeronhalsted.org</a></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-19855234170726718622011-03-27T14:22:00.002-05:002012-06-01T16:01:55.994-05:00RECOVERING THE PAST: A “WESTERN” LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, & QUEER HISTORY (Slideshow)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Warren Blumenfeld has created an extensive PowerPoint presentation about LGBTQ history for the Queer Studies course he teaches at <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Iowa</placename> <placetype w:st="on">State</placetype> <placetype w:st="on">University,</placetype></place> and he has generously consented to posting the link for his presentation here. Blumenfeld’s wonderful slideshow entitled RECOVERING THE PAST: A “WESTERN” LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, & QUEER HISTORY can be viewed and downloaded at </span><a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/~wblumen"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;">http://www.public.iastate.edu/~wblumen</span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Click on the presentation titled AnLGBTQHistory and allow a few minutes for this huge file of 516 slides to appear. You will learn much from the comprehensive coverage of LGBTQ history in Blumenfeld’s slideshow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">About the author: As a college student in 1971, Warren Blumenfeld founded the National Gay Student Center (see slide 302 of presentation). </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4A3RPxHdLg/TY-LFAyqVyI/AAAAAAAAAbs/1ohg_mPitw0/s1600/WarrenBlumenfeld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4A3RPxHdLg/TY-LFAyqVyI/AAAAAAAAAbs/1ohg_mPitw0/s1600/WarrenBlumenfeld.jpg" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Dr. Blumenfeld is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Iowa State University. </span><a href="http://www.ci.hs.iastate.edu/profiles/warren_blumenfeld.php"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.ci.hs.iastate.edu/profiles/warren_blumenfeld.php</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Dr. Blumenfeld’s blog: </span><a href="http://www.warrenblumenfeld.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.warrenblumenfeld.com</span></a><br />
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<br /></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-67446976139581158822011-02-20T00:00:00.021-06:002011-04-24T16:00:05.034-05:00First Presentation to a Religious Group – Seminar or Sermon?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kL59U6IBNog/TWDTAk2F2QI/AAAAAAAAAak/Fd_9EoF-ymM/s1600/P1010004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" j6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kL59U6IBNog/TWDTAk2F2QI/AAAAAAAAAak/Fd_9EoF-ymM/s200/P1010004.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>The only way to get me to go to church is for a protest like last Sunday's <a href="http://www.nowingaychicago.com/2011/02/gln-protests-catholic-bishops-at-holy.html">Freedom To Marry Protest 2011</a> at Holy Name Cathedral as a member of Chicago’s <a href="http://www.gayliberation.net/home.html">Gay Liberation Network</a>. And now for the first time, just this past Friday, I addressed a religious group: the <em><a href="http://www.fourthchurch.org/changingconversations.html">Changing Conversations</a></em> program of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago. The presentation (Myth and Science of Sexuality – Disordered or Just Different) was the <a href="http://drdrantz-sciencesexuality.blogspot.com/2010/12/video-myth-science-of-sexuality.html">same talk that I gave to the Ethical Humanists</a> on October 10th 2011 except for one new PowerPoint slide shown below.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KnQ-z3ErZQs/TWCvExa_iDI/AAAAAAAAAag/mj53UzzVaoQ/s1600/ProtestIntrinsicallyDisordered.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" j6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KnQ-z3ErZQs/TWCvExa_iDI/AAAAAAAAAag/mj53UzzVaoQ/s400/ProtestIntrinsicallyDisordered.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The slide is entitled: Protest at “Holy Shame” Cathedral by the “Intrinsically Disordered.” <a href="http://s486.photobucket.com/albums/rr230/drdrantz/Freedom%20To%20Marry%20Protest%20at%20Holy%20Name%20C%202011/">Photos I took during the Freedom To Marry Protest 2011</a> were used to prepare the collage in the new slide. The slide shows Gay Liberation Network members and supporters, the new blue-shirted “reparative therapy” Catholic bigots who want to give “love” rather than civil rights (GoFirst Ministries), and an out and proud young gay man who spoke to these bigots about the horrors he suffered during four years of “reparative therapy” (lower right photo). Read the story <a href="http://www.nowingaychicago.com/2011/02/gln-protests-catholic-bishops-at-holy.html">here</a>.<br />
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Catholic teaching insists gay and lesbian people are “intrinsically disordered.” The science in my presentation shows that LGBTI people are natural variants and that the cause of our distress is not intrinsic, but extrinsic – due to the cultural prejudice and discrimination stemming primarily from religious ideology.<br />
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I added this sarcastically-titled slide to emphasize the damage that organized religion with its implicit Adam and Eve binary-gendered restrictions has done to LGBTI people. I can only wonder if medicine would have ever pathologized LGBTI people if not for the religiously-inspired prejudice that the medical doctors unconsciously entrenched in their respective specialties.<br />
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So I wasn’t preaching to the choir this time. As I reminded these churchgoers during the talk, <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/46220505/More-Light-Update-January-2011">Presbyterians are still among the religious groups that discriminate against LGBTI people</a>. The nonreligious humanists I’ve spoken to in the past do not discriminate against LGBTI people and many actively support LGBTI rights. The science I presented makes it clear that religious anti-LGBTI discrimination is not justified by the facts. The best I can say about these religious “good guys” is:<br />
• They are followers, not leaders, doing “too little, too late” in the LGBTI human rights struggle<br />
• They have been too reluctant to confront the anti-LGBTI bigots in their own and other religious groups<br />
• They share guilt for LGBTI suffering as they continue to enjoy the perks of their religious affiliation, and<br />
• They have a moral imperative to repent and make reparations for their sins against LGBTI people.<br />
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Now, if all religious people made such reparations, that would be true "reparative therapy" for LGBTI people that is long overdue.</div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-52939942354292540242010-12-15T15:07:00.022-06:002011-02-12T13:27:20.329-06:00VIDEO and SLIDES: Myth & Science of Sexuality - Disordered or Just Different?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tELhiLeZHmM/TQk0eXsfc2I/AAAAAAAAAY4/nfgJch88WvA/s1600/EthicalHumanistSocietyOfChicago.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="95" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tELhiLeZHmM/TQk0eXsfc2I/AAAAAAAAAY4/nfgJch88WvA/s200/EthicalHumanistSocietyOfChicago.gif" width="200" /></a></div><strong>This video and the slideshow “Myth and Science of Sexuality - Disordered or Just Different?” of my presentation to the </strong><a href="http://www.ethicalhuman.org/"><strong>Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago</strong></a><strong> on October 10, 2010, explain the development of diverse sexualities (as natural variations of the organization-activation mechanism), and show that LGBTI peoples suffer persecution due to a socio-cultural disorder resulting from the erroneous "gender binary" concept.</strong><br />
<strong>Now you can listen to the talk as you look at the slides.</strong> The video is in four parts. The PowerPoint slideshow that I used for this presentation is also posted below. <strong>Click on the PowerPoint slides to see them clearly</strong> (the slides are fuzzy in the video) <strong>as you listen to the talk</strong>. This presentation was abbreviated more than any previous version of my presentations to fit the venue's limited timeframe. <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Part 1 of 4</strong>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The science of core sexuality in mammals is summarized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Development of internal and external genitalia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many sexes are there?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did Eve come from Adam or did Adam come from Eve?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is a female?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Male?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who are John Money and Milton Diamond?</div><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UoyYDIcUlr4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UoyYDIcUlr4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Part 2 of 4</strong>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was David Reimer and what does his story tell us about whether sexual identity is innate or learned?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is intersexuality?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Androgen insensitivity syndrome?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Congenital adrenal hyperplasia?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can we learn about sexual identity from intersex people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What has the medical profession been doing to babies with ambiguous genitalia as a result of John Money’s theory?<br />
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<strong>Part 3 of 4:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong>The sexual brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is sexual orientation innate or learned? Sexual identity?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are transsexual people crazy?</div></div><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DeTvkxCsegA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DeTvkxCsegA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>Part 4 of 4:</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">How to explain homosexuality in Darwinian terms? Sex versus gender?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can males be women?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can females be men? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Medical quackery and complicity in socio-cultural persecution of LGBTI peoples!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OnlJkXlkJ5Q?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OnlJkXlkJ5Q?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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Below is the new abbreviated version of the PowerPoint slideshow used in the above talk to the Ethical Humanists.<br />
<div id="__ss_6181725" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz/myth-and-science-of-sexuality-short" title="Myth and science of sexuality short">Myth and science of sexuality short</a></strong><object height="355" id="__sse6181725" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mythandscienceofsexualityshort-101215160050-phpapp01&stripped_title=myth-and-science-of-sexuality-short&userName=drdrantz" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse6181725" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mythandscienceofsexualityshort-101215160050-phpapp01&stripped_title=myth-and-science-of-sexuality-short&userName=drdrantz" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />
<div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz">drdrantz</a>.</div></div></div></div>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-80882300663674889492010-08-17T16:24:00.002-05:002010-08-17T16:34:44.553-05:00"Disordered or Just Different" Presentation at Chicago's LGBT Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tELhiLeZHmM/TGr8GP32S8I/AAAAAAAAAYo/BkhXxzsNFQo/s1600/center-on-halsted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tELhiLeZHmM/TGr8GP32S8I/AAAAAAAAAYo/BkhXxzsNFQo/s320/center-on-halsted.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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It’s a pleasure to announce that my next presentation of “Disordered or Just Different” will be at the Center on Halsted, Chicago’s fabulous LGBT center. I’ve been promised the plush Hoover-Leppen Theatre, so I’m hoping for a large turnout. And I’m hoping that the audience reflects the diversity of core sexualities that the Center serves. My previous presentations have been to audiences that were comprised of either secular humanists (primarily cissexual heterosexuals) or women (primarily cissexual lesbians). This is the first presentation intended for an audience composed of the entire LGBTI community. Oh yes, there will be some conventional cis-heterosexual people attending as well. They can’t help it! They were born that way!<br />
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Unlike the biblical story that “explains” only the “Adams and Eves,” the scientific story explains everyone: gay and lesbian people, transwomen and transmen, intersex people, … and oh yes, cis-heterosexual people. Everyone has genitalia, a sexual identity, and a sexual orientation - key components of “core sexuality." At this presentation, I will show you the evidence for the “organization-activation” mechanism responsible for the development of these core sexual components in all mammals. If you live in the Chicago area, why don’t you attend this presentation and find out how “mother nature’ has tweaked this mechanism to produce your particular core sexuality?<br />
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Here are the details:<br />
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<strong>Event Title: </strong><a href="http://www.centeronhalsted.org/coh/calendar/newevents-details.cfm?ID=1178"><strong>Disordered or Just Different? Myth, Science, and Sexuality</strong></a><br />
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<strong>Location: Center on Halsted, Hoover-Leppen Theatre</strong><br />
<strong>3656 North Halsted Street</strong><br />
<strong>Chicago, IL 60613</strong><br />
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<strong>Date: September 18th (Saturday), 2010</strong><br />
<strong>Time: 6 pm</strong><br />
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<b>Presentation Description:<br />
What exactly is a Female? Male? Intersexual? Is intersexuality natural? How many sexes are there? Sexual Identity - innate or learned? Sexual Orientation? Sex versus Gender? Religious myth versus science! Cruel and unscientific medical treatment of gay and lesbian people, intersex people, and transsexual people! Fifty years of research on core sexual development from a physiologist’s perspective.</b><br />
<b> </b><strong>Questions and discussion to follow presentation.</strong><br />
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<b>FREE!</b><br />
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<em>Please plan to join a group of us who will be going to dinner at a nearby restaurant after this event. This will be a Saturday night you will talk about for a long time!</em><br />
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See the <a href="http://drdrantz-sciencesexuality.blogspot.com/2010/07/powerpoint-slideshow-disordered-or-just.html">slideshow</a>Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-41027431118322435522010-07-27T01:30:00.004-05:002010-08-16T16:00:29.825-05:00PowerPoint Slideshow: "DISORDERED OR JUST DIFFERENT? MYTH, SCIENCE AND SEXUALITY."<div style="width:425px" id="__ss_4984309"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz/cdocuments-and-settingscompaq-administratormy-documentsrepro-sexscienceampsexualitydisordered-or-just-differentdisordered-or-just-different-short" title="Disordered Or Just Different? Myth, Science, and Sexuality">Disordered Or Just Different? Myth, Science, and Sexuality</a></strong><object id="__sse4984309" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=cdocumentsandsettingscompaqadministratormydocumentsreprosexsciencesexualitydisorderedorjustdifferentdisorderedorjustdifferentshort-100816144101-phpapp02&stripped_title=cdocuments-and-settingscompaq-administratormy-documentsrepro-sexscienceampsexualitydisordered-or-just-differentdisordered-or-just-different-short" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse4984309" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=cdocumentsandsettingscompaqadministratormydocumentsreprosexsciencesexualitydisorderedorjustdifferentdisorderedorjustdifferentshort-100816144101-phpapp02&stripped_title=cdocuments-and-settingscompaq-administratormy-documentsrepro-sexscienceampsexualitydisordered-or-just-differentdisordered-or-just-different-short" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/drdrantz">drdrantz</a>.</div></div><br />
This "Disordered or Just Different" slideshow, that I use in my live presentation of the same name, tweaks and builds on my earlier slideshow ("Science and Sexuality"). "Disordered or Just Different" covers the biology of core sexuality (genital development, sexual identity, and sexual orientation) but then builds on this foundation by distinguishing between sex and gender and adding some anthropological considerations. This new slideshow presentation culminates with a scientific indictment of the (pseudo)medical practitioners who are too quick to classify the merely different as disordered and who continue to harm gay, lesbian, transsexual, and intersex peoples.Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788527586464580894.post-88646156293221805202010-07-18T16:32:00.001-05:002010-07-18T16:37:45.893-05:00MichFest Workshop Challenges Womyn-Born-Womyn Policy and Medical Practices: “Disordered or Just Different?”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tELhiLeZHmM/TENwBjAKY3I/AAAAAAAAAYY/YfH6aDR3k04/s1600/MichFest2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tELhiLeZHmM/TENwBjAKY3I/AAAAAAAAAYY/YfH6aDR3k04/s320/MichFest2010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I will present a workshop at the <a href="http://www.michfest.com/">Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (MichFest)</a> on Friday, August 6th, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm in the Media Tent. This presentation is the same talk entitled “Disordered or Just Different? Myth, Science and Sexuality” that has been well-received at two other venues recently (see previous posts). The title is shortened to “Myth, Science, and Sexuality” to meet the publishing specifications for the 2010 MichFest booklet. <br />
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As in last year’s workshop, I will summarize the last fifty years of research on core sexuality in mammals (genital development, sexual identity, sexual orientation) with emphasis on the organization-activation mechanism. Intersexuality in various forms will be explained and brain work regarding sexual identity and sexual orientation will be emphasized. This year’s workshop will culminate with a sharp focus on the damage that the gender binary notion and John Money’s legacy continue to cause. The audience will be updated on the anti-scientific and barbaric policies of the pediatric profession and the psychiatric profession regarding intersex babies and transsexual people respectively.<br />
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The damage can be traced to a goofy assumption that the gender binary is natural and to a failure to distinguish between sex and gender. People who clearly refute the gender binary are treated as freaks and threats rather than as the evidence that the gender binary is incorrect. Even though these human beings who are not “Adams” or “Eves” are looking at and talking to us, the culture does not see or hear them because to do so would challenge societal structure. The culture clings to the stupid Adam and Eve notion that has been the source of so much grief for people who are naturally and innately sexually different: gay and lesbian people, transsexual people, and intersex people.<br />
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Education of the public about the established scientific facts concerning core sexuality is the best way to end this unnecessary and destructive suffering of innately sexually-different people! The MichFest audience is especially important because it is primarily a lesbian audience. I feel an obligation to educate my lesbian sisters about what I know as a physiologist regarding core sexuality generally and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womyn-born_womyn">“womyn-born-womyn”</a> policy of the MichFest organizers particularly.<br />
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As I did last year, I will make sure the audience understands that all the science is against the idea of the organizers’ womyn-born-womyn policy regarding who is welcome to attend MichFest. The feeling that causes sexual identity is the result of how the brain is organized during fetal development and is not the result of genital anatomy or learning and experience! What is learned is how to navigate in the culture as the sexual being you were born as. How much trouble you run into depends on the culture.<br />
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I attended MichFest during its first year and many years thereafter when I was a much younger lesbian and when there was little hard science concerning core sexuality. I didn’t give any workshops back then because the science on sexuality was in its infancy. But now is different. This will be the 35th year for MichFest!!! A remarkable accomplishment! Also remarkable are the scientific findings on core sexuality that have accumulated over the years since the MichFest organizers conceived of their womyn-born-womyn policy. Lesbians need to be scientifically informed about innate sexuality and should be at the forefront of celebrating all the natural sexual variations of women-identified people.Veronica Drantz, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459966721114852508noreply@blogger.com3