Queer Bodies in Psychotherapy Conference 2008

Somatic Psychology Program Chair Ian Grand opens the conference.

Performance artist and activist Tim Miller took on queer conception, queer immigration, Prop 8, sex, and AIDS in his Friday night performance "Sex/Body/Self."

Saturday morning plenary speakers UCLA’s Vernon Rosario and CIIS’s Steven Tierney.

Conference participants represented a wide spectrum of cultural communities, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.

Brian Joseph, from the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting, presents on supporting healthy sexuality and a gender spectrum in young children.

A full house for Dossie Easton's workshop, "Shadowplay: S/M Journeys to Ourselves."

Rev. Trinity Ordona pays tribute to Paula Gunn Allen during her workshop.

Morning workshop discussions spilled over into lively conversations over lunch.

Conference Chair Keiko Lane and Latino/a Studies Professor Luz Calvo.

CIIS’s Jessica Wallace, Director of The Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center, with Dean of Alumni and presenter Richard Buggs.

Dorotea Reyna, Director of Development at CIIS, addresses the ballroom.

Conference participants were overheard struggling to choose among multiple workshops.

CIIS Trustee and conference participant Jim Herman introduces Jewelle Gomez.

The crowd gave Jewelle Gomez a standing ovation for her keynote, "Show Me Your ID!"

Spirit in the Arts, Saturday night Minna St. Center Gallery panel with Verasphere artist Michael Johnstone and Annie Sprinkle.

Somatic psychologist and author Bill Cornell gave the first Sunday morning plenary.

Keiko Lane followed with a presentation addressing resistance, resiliency, and countertransference in psychotherapy with Queer activists.

Jewelle Gomez with conference committee members Ian Grand, Lisa Denenmark, Keiko Lane, and Steven Tierney.