Public Speaking and Training
Lisa Lees
This page lists many of the occasions on which I have spoken,
participated on panels, conducted seminars, and helped with
training. Much of what is listed here I did as community
service on and around the campus of Michigan State University,
where I worked from 1988 through 1999.
Groups, Talks, Workshops
- October 14, 1999: Organized and participated in the
Gender Transgressors panel and discussion
session during MSU National Coming Out Days
- June 24, 1999: Co-presented gender workshop to MSU Sociology 216,
Brook, "Sex & Gender"
- April 26, 1999: Spoke to MSU Womens Studies 204, Tracy,
"Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies"
- November 30, 1998: Co-presented two sessions of Gender &
Sexual Orientation training for the staff of MSU Human Resources
at MSU
- November 17, 1998: Spoke about transgender experience to
the Welcoming Congregation Class at the Unitarian
Universalist Church in East Lansing
- October 27, 1998: Helped arrange and conduct nine sessions
of Sharing Our Stories, a facilitated
dialogue between students active in the Alliance of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Students and students
active in the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at MSU
- October 15, 1998: Spoke about transgender issues to LCC
Psychology 240, Martell, "Psychology of Human Sexuality"
- October 7, 1998: Co-facilitated the gender issues discussion
session during MSU National Coming Out Days
- August 19, 1998: Co-presented gender workshop to MSU Sociology 216,
Dillaway, "Sex & Gender"
- July 21, 1998: Consulted with MSU Physical Plant and Human Resources
about transgender issues
- June 30, 1998: Consulted with the MSU Safe Place team about
transgender issues
- April 22, 1998: Spoke to MSU Lyman Briggs 490E, Dreger, "Science,
Sex, and Medicine"
- April 14, 1998: Co-presented Gender: Exploring Diversity and
Acceptance session as part of MSU Pride Week
- February 20-22, 1998: Co-presented two workshops at the 1988 Midwest
Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender
College Conference
at the University of Illinois at Chicago
- February 11, 1998: Gave a presentation on transgender issues to
the staff of the MSU Counseling Center
- January 20, 1998: Participated in an GLBT training session for
MSU WACPFO group
- January 12, 1998: Consulted with MSU Residence Life concerning
issues that may arise with transgender students either
living in residence halls or working on RL staff
- November 19, 1997: Co-presented MSU ROIAL residence hall program
session of Gender: Exploring Diversity and Acceptance
- October 19, 1997: Talked with an MSU Human Relations class about
LBGT issues in the workforce
- November 14, 1997: Co-presented transgender training session
for MSU Olin Health Center staff
- November 7, 1997: Co-presented transgender training session
for MSU Olin Health Center staff
- October 10, 1997: MSU National Coming Out Day session, first use of
our Gender: Exploring Diversity and Acceptance materials
- June 5, 1997: Spoke to MSU Sociology 216, Mezey,
"Sex and Gender"
- April 21, 1997: Spoke to Lyman Briggs 490E, Dreger,
"Science, Medicine, and Sex"
- April 14, 1997: Spoke to MSU Women's Studies 204, Kaufman and Tracy,
"Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies"
- April 11, 1997: Facilitated transgender discussion session
during Pride Week
- March 4, 1997: Spoke about transgender experience to Dignity
at St. John Catholic Student Parish
- February 22, 1997: Helped organize and staff "Cocoa & Java;
Words & Jam," an LBT Women's Coffeehouse, in the MSU Union
- November 21, 1996: Spoke to MSU Sociology 216, Swezey,
"Sex and Gender"
- November 13, 1996: Spoke at the "Love Makes A Family"
reception
- November 11, 1996: Spoke to MSU Anthropology 220, Ferguson,
"Gender Relations in Comparative Perspective"
- November 6, 1996: I and my family participated in the "Love
Makes A Family" panel in the MSU Union
- October 11, 1996: Participant on the National Coming Out Days panel
- August 5, 1996: Created GLFSA ad for the State News retrospective
booklet to be distributed at the LBGT Student Resource Fair
- May 1, 1996: Consulted with Employee Assistance Program in
regards to a request for information about transgender issues
- April 22, 1996: Spoke to MSU Sociology 216, Gallin,
"Sex and Gender"
- April 11, 1996: Participated in first transgender panel
on the MSU campus during Pride Week
- April 10, 1996: Marched in the first campus Pride March
which was explicitly transgender inclusive (and many
subsequent marches at MSU and in Lansing)
- March 25, 1996: Spoke to MSU Women's Studies 204,
Kaufman & Tracy, "Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gay Studies"

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