Models of Pride, a free, one-day, LGBTQ youth conference, is now accepting proposals for workshops to be presented on October 19, 2013 at University of Southern California, USC.
The deadline to submit a proposal is May 15th, 2013.

It’s the 21st anniversary of this free LGBTQ and Ally youth conference attended by more than one thousand LGBTQA youth!

We are seeking workshops led by youth as well as adult allies covering a wide range of topics that will fit into the umbrella categories below.
-           Activism / Social Justice

-           Ally Building

-           Arts & Empowerment

-           Coming Out

-           Gender (ie/ Queer, Trans, Intersex, etc)

-           Health & Healing

-           Race & Ethnicity

-           Sexualities (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Queer, Pan, Fluid, etc)

-           Spirituality /Faith

Feel free to submit a workshop on topics pertinent to the many identities and experiences relevant to LGBTQ youth. Select as many categories as apply to your workshop topic.

At Models of Pride we are looking to deepen our sense of justice, love, and leadership. We seek to provide spaces for youth to become activists in their communities, drawing upon the knowledge and resources gained from Models of Pride.  The Models of Pride Workshops Committee will review all workshop proposals. We will arrange all logistics for your presentation if your workshop is selected. The submission of a workshop proposal does not guarantee acceptance to present at Models of Pride.  Each year, we receive more submissions than we have need.  Please fill out the application with as much juiciness as possible so that we can properly consider it as a meaningful workshop for our youth.

Thank you for understanding that in order to keep this conference FREE for youth to attend, we cannot offer honorariums, lodging, or cover travel expenses.

Please submit your workshop proposals through this link:
http://tinyurl.com/MOP21WorkshopApp

The deadline to submit a proposal is May 15th, 2013.

If you have any questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact our Workshops Committee by emailing: ssmith@lagaycenter.org or dperez@lagaycenter.org