Seminar & Lectures

Introduction The Across Borders seminars are about life, people—you and me—“the true persons we are.” They provide a forum for ideas on improving one’s quality of life at home, at work, and in society. These seminars are about not merely being accepted, but being welcomed and wanted for who we are. No one should be ashamed of being born handicapped or, because of illness or accident, becoming handicapped later in life. Diversity means normal variations in life that make us special, and it’s something we should be proud of, take advantage of, and enjoy. Regardless of gender or looks we should not be harassed, bullied, or discriminated against. Intersex and transsexualism are life phenomena that affect us all—phenomena that we need to learn about and meet to talk about. As individuals, partners, parents, and friends, we need to come out emotionally. Our emotions are there to be expressed, not hidden, and sometimes that is hard. Across Borders is a forum created to assist companies, organizations, and individuals toward a better understanding of life, who we are, and the way we relate to each other.     Tip! By clicking a blog entry image you will go there. Content list Our True Selves Introduction Sorting Labels Sorting Gender Our True Selves Introduction:  First published January 20, 2011 © Li Sam, all rights reserved. In society today we rarely consider our true selves; for most of us the topic isn’t even on the map. That’s how it was for me before I changed gender. If someone had talked to me about soul searching I most likely would have denied it all with a smart remark such as, “What kind of crap is that? I’ve got more important things to worry about.” This denial almost killed me. Sorting Labels:  First published March 28, 2011 © Li Sam, all rights reserved. Page 1: Introduction Both consciously and unconsciously we group people into categories, labeling them according to their looks and behavior. For many reasons we seem to need to organize people this way Whether our labels are appropriate or not, do the labels themselves really matter? - Page 2: Homosexual Labels - Page 3: Trans… Labels - Page 4: Queer Labels - Page 5: Intersex Labels? - Page 6: The End Sorting Gender:  First published July 4, 2011 © Li Sam, all rights reserved. - Page 1: Introduction Generally, when we discuss gender and gender identity we talk about differences and discrimination, but not about what gender and gender identity really are. We explore the topic of sex in almost limitless mediums and at great length, and we debate that women and men do (or do not) receive equal rights. But what about what “gender” really means? This chapter aims to dig in and sort out the gender issue the emotional way. - Page 2: Identity - Page 3: Perception - Page 4: Expression - Page 5: Relations - Page 6: The End

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