Events 2009
As you plan your Gender Odyssey weekend — especially when
booking travel from out of town — keep in mind that, in addition
to workshops, the conference features many evening events you may
want to attend. We strongly recommend that you plan to attend the
entire weekend, from Friday evening through Monday night.
Event Highlights
 Opening
Night Party
Fri, Sept 4, 2009, 8:30 PM
Kick off GO2009 with Seattle’s 1st ever trans party!
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 Partners
Lunch
Sat, Sept 5, 2009, 11:40 AM
Casual lunch for partners of transgender people to connect.
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 Gender
Queer Reception
Sat, Sept 5, 2009, 6:30 PM
Mix and mingle at the reception just for Gender Queer folks!
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 Couples
Dinner
Sat, Sept 5, 2009, 7 PM
For couples to get to know one another better over dinner.
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info
 Transfigurations
Sat, Sept 5, 2009, 9 PM
One-person show exploring gender and the bible by Peterson Toscano.
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 Gay
City Pub Crawl
Sat, Sept 5, 2009, 9 PM
Get a tour of Seattle’s hippest clubs and learn about gay male
culture.
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 BBQ
Social
Sun, Sept 6, 2009 6:00 PM
A BBQ with all the traditional fixings for conference attendees & friends.
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 Wind
Down Party
Mon, Sept 7, 2009, 5:00 PM
Your last chance to connect with others from the conference this
year!
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Full Event Schedule
Friday
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Conference Registration
Silver Cloud Hotel
Shuttle: No
8:30 PM – 12:00 AM
Opening Night Party
The Echo Room at the
Garage
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Shuttle: No
Saturday
7:30 AM
Conference Registration
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
8:30 PM
Workshops and Facilitated Discussions
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Free with badge
11:40 - 12:45 PM
Partner’s Lunch
Meet Gender Odyssey Registration
Shuttle: No
Cost: Free with badge
3:00 PM
Plenary Session
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: No
Cost: Free with badge
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Gender Queer Reception
Kaladi Coffee
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Free with badge
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Couple’s Dinner
Silver Cloud Hotel Restaurant
Shuttle: No
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Transfigurations—Transgressing
Gender in the Bible
Silver Cloud
Hotel (Room off lobby)
Shuttle: No
Cost: Free
9:00 PM
Gay City’s Pub Crawl
Meet at Kaladi
Coffee
Shuttle: No
Cost: Free with badge
Sunday
7:30 AM
Conference Registration
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Blank
8:30 AM
Workshops and Facilitated Discussions
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Free with badge
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Gay City Health Screenings
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Variable
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Barbeque
Central Lutheran Church
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Free with badge, $10.00 suggested donation without
9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Play Party
Center for Sex Positive Culture
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: $20
Monday
8:00 AM
Conference Registration
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
9:00 AM
Workshops and Facilitated Discussions
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Free with badge
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
YWCA LGBT Health Screenings
Olive
8 Hotel
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Variable
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wind Down Party
Kaladi Brothers
Coffee
Shuttle: Yes
Cost: Free and Open to Public
Event Descriptions
Opening Night Party
Friday, September 4, 2009 8:30 PM, The Garage’s Echo Room
Our opening night party will provide conference attendees, as well
as people from the local community, a chance to have fun and socialize.
Grab a cocktail, start with an appetizer and/or have dinner. You’ll
meet new folks and, if you’ve attended in the past, have a
chance to connect with old friends too. We’ll have two private
pool tables and a lot of space to hang out. Don’t miss it!
No host bar, 21 and over only please.
Partners Lunch
Saturday, September 5, 2009, 11:40 AM Meet at the registration area.
Meet up at the registration table at 11:45 am. Our Partner’s
Lunch, new this year to Gender Odyssey, is an opportunity for partners
of transgender people to meet one another over a casual lunch.
Come meet others with whom you will have at least one thing in
common: having a trans partner!
Couple’s Dinner
Saturday, September 5, 2009, 7PM at the Garage
The Couple’s Dinner, also a new event at Gender Odyssey, is
an opportunity for couples, both young and old, new and long-term,
to get to know one another better over dinner. Share interests and
experiences relating to our unique relationships. Then, consider
going as a group to catch Peterson Toscano’s Transfiguations at
the Silver Cloud, 9:00pm.
Gender Queer Reception
Saturday, September 5, 2009, 6:30 PM Kaladi Coffee
Don’t box me in! If this is your motto, then we have the party
for you! Get together with other gender fluid and gender non-conforming
queers and have a blast. Meet new people or re-connect with old friends
over a cuppa joe and a vegan donut. Mix, mingle, and meld genders
with other genderqueers!
Transfigurations—Transgressing
Gender in the Bible
Saturday, September 5, 2009 9:00PM, Silver Cloud Hotel.
Transfigurations is a phenomenal one-person show exploring gender
and the bible by international theatrical performance artist, Peterson
Toscano. Transfigurations unearths transgender Bible characters – those
who don’t fit in the gender binary – and who, in their
gender transgression, find themselves center stage in some of the
Bible's most important stories. Transfigurations has been performed
at Bard College, the University of British Columbia, and the William
Penn House in Washington DC.
Gay City Pub Crawl
Saturday, September 5, 2009, 9:00PM, Meet at Kaladi Coffee, also
home to Gay City’s offices.
This is not your mother’s idea of a wholesome night out! This
year’s Gay City Pub Crawl is for masculine-identified transguys
who want to have sex with men or who are interested in having sex
with men. From the seasoned pro, to the newbie in gay culture, you’ll
get a tour of Seattle’s gayest, hippest clubs and gain an opportunity
to learn more about gay male culture than we dare write about.
BBQ
Sunday, September 6, 2009 6:00 PM, Central Lutheran Church
Join us at Gender Odyssey’s most popular event – a BBQ
with all the traditional fixings! The BBQ is free to all Gender Odyssey
attendees. Friends and community are welcome for a $10 suggested
donation. This event is all about the food and hanging out with friends.
Play Party
Sunday, September 6, 2009, 9:00 PM CSPC
The Play Party, in sponsorship with the Center for Sex Positive Culture,
is a rare and special opportunity to engage in very adult play in
a trans and gender variant supportive space space. 18+ only. $20.
Gay City Health Screenings
Sunday, September 6, 2009 3:00-7:00 PM, Olive 8
Seattle's Gay City Health Project, in partnership with Gender Odyssey,
is offering FREE individualized Anonymous or Confidential rapid HIV
testing, coupled with sexual health promotion counseling at this
year's Gender Odyssey conference. Gay City's mission is to build
inclusive community, foster communication, and nurture self-esteem
through a multitude of services, including client-centered counseling
addressing sexual health and has a history of trans inclusive programming
and cultural competency. This is an excellent opportunity for transgender
people on the masculine spectrum, who have sex with men or who want
to have sex with men, to spend a half an hour privately talking with
Gay City’s Sex Educator and Outreach Manager about their concerns,
covering the ins and outs of holistic sexual health. Appointments
are still available. To schedule an appointment email: screenings@genderodyssey.org.
YWCA Health Screenings
Monday, September 7, 10:00-2:00 PM, Olive 8
Gender Odyssey has teamed up this year with the Seattle YWCA LGBT
Health Program to provide health screenings at this year’s
conference. Dr. Christopher Bosted, a Seattle based naturopath at
the Spectrum Natural Health Clinic, will be performing the screenings.
Dr. Bosted’s practice specifically serves transgender and gender
variant people, in addition to the lesbian, gay and bisexual community.
The transgender and gender variant community can be one of the last
groups of people to access health care, so we encourage folks to
take advantage of this unique opportunity to see a doctor who is
both familiar with and understands your needs. The screenings offered
will be: Blood Pressure, Clinical Chest Exams, Pelvic Checks and
Lab/HPV/STD, and Prostate Exams.
These screenings are free for un- or under insured income eligible
people over age 40, via the Washington Breast and Cervical Health
Program. Private insurance is also welcome. We take Aetna, Uniform,
Lifewise, Premera, and Cigna. Limited assistance is available for
those who do not fit these requirements or who do not have the coverage
listed. To schedule an appointment email: screenings@genderodyssey.org.
Wind Down Party
Monday, September 7, 2009, 5:00 PM, Kaladi Coffee
The Wind Down Party is your last chance to connect with others from
the Gender Odyssey conference this year. Say goodbye to old friends,
get that number from the person you wanted to talk to, and just celebrate
another year at the Gender Odyssey conference with pastries and coffee
that will be available for purchase.
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