The spring 2016 Queer Studies Lecture Series at Sonoma State University includes a special lecture by Faith Cheltenham, activist and president of the non-profit "BiNet USA." Cheltenham was highlighted by the White House in 2012 as one of their "Women Working to Do Good" and invited to stand with President Obama as he signed an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees in 2014. Cheltham has helped bring more awareness to the bisexual community by working with companies and other administrations to help fund bisexual resources and to end the stigma against bisexual identity.
Other speakers include Sonoma State faculty and activist leaders from the local community. This spring's series includes topics like sexuality in queer film, self-care and more. Lectures are held on Mondays, 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. in Ives 101. Admission is free, parking on campus is $5-$8. The series is presented by the Women's and Gender Studies Department at Sonoma State.
January 30
It's You! Mindfulness and Self-care, Are the Path to Powerful Change
Fresh! White
February 6
Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair
Sarah Schulman
February 13
A History of Honey: A journey of self-discovery, performance art, and queer identity politics
Honey Mahogany
February 20
Women Against Imperialism: Feminist Activism, both Personal and PoliticalBrooke Lober
February 27
Liberation Through Solidarity: Lessons from the Gay and Lesbian Left
Emily Hobson
March 6
Thick with the Future: Bound and the Utopian Queer/Trans Horizon
Cáel Keegan
March 27
Playing With Gender and Sexuality in Queer Film
Aron Kantor
April 3
Intersection Electric: An Interactive Tour of Black and Bisexual Histories/Culture
Faith Cheltenham
April 10
Unearthing Queer Latinidad
Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción and Juliana Delgado Lopera
April 17
Epitaph for Family
Johanna Brieding
April 24
Fat Justice Is Totally Queer
Anna Mollow
May 1
Trans Resistance to Trump
Mia Satya