SPEAKER'S BUREAU

The purpose of the LGBT Speaker’s Bureau is to provide Residential Education with LGBT theme diversity programs that aim to educate residential students about the LGBT Community through interactive, peer to peer discussions.

The bureau’s speakers are fellow USC students. These students are comfortable with their identities to expose their own experiences to educate the greater USC community about concerns and issues within the LGBT community.

Possible Discussions?

Discussions about coming out experiences, gays/lesbians in the media, being gay/lesbian and religious, being transgender, etc.

Debate about AntiGay Marriage Amendments (i.e. Proposition 8)

Dual identities: Being a racial minority and gay or lesbian

Sex in a fishbowl – basically a guess whose gay and straight based upon particular questions asked by the audience

Or anything else you think your residents/student organization would enjoy

How do I Work with the Speaker's Bureau?

If you are interested in utilizing the Speaker’s Bureau, please follow these steps:

1. Generate your program idea

2. Read the biographies below and choose which speakers would be the most influential for you particular program idea

3. Follow up with Steven Philip, the Speaker's Bureau Coordinator, via email lgbtsb@usc.edu to verify which particular speaker(s) you want for your program. Please be specific with information, include program theme, date, location and time for program.

4. Keep in contact with your speakers about program expectations, such as topics to discuss and program format.

How do I Get Involved with the Speaker's Bureau?

If you are a current undergraduate or graduate LGBT & Ally student, and you want to share your life experiences with others through the bureau, then please click here to apply to join. Please apply by Tuesday, September 1, 2009.

'08-'09 Speaker's Bureau Packet

Click here.