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Multicultural Affairs
Queer I Am Summit
Application Checklist:
□ Complete Queer I Am Summit Application- Completed applications are due Thursday, October 4, 2018 by 12 p.m. to
the Center for Leadership & Service and Multicultural Affairs front desk (building 8 - 3rd floor) or electronically to
mca@highline.edu
□ Completed Essay Question
□ GPA Requirement (minimum 2.5 GPA)
□ Copy of Transcript & Fall Term Schedule
Description:
What: Queer I Am Summit
When: Friday, October 26th – Saturday, October 27th, 2018
Where: South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA
Queer I Am is a two-day summit that aims to create a liberating space engaging Queer individuals and their many
communities in developing their sense of belonging and pride in Queer culture and community.
About the Summit
History:
This Summit has been a collaborative project of regional colleges, community organizations, educators, and
organizers. We are proud to invite you to join us in a grassroots summit by the people for the people!
Summit Values:
Building community through liberation and celebration of queer culture.
Providing spaces for safety, healing, and growth.
Fostering accessibility for diverse needs and levels of experience.
Centering voices and experiences of Queer and Trans People of Color.
Emphasizing solidarity amongst our queer cultural differences to develop community.
Who can attend?
Any Highline students can attend this summit. You do not have to identify as LGBTQIA in order to be considered. Everyone
is welcome! While this summit is open for all students, the selections committee will prioritize students who identify as
LGBTQIA or questioning individuals.
Do I need to pay to attend?
No costs – FREE to attend! Highline will cover the costs for registration, transportation, and meals.
DISCLAIMER: If accepted and unable to attend the summit, you will be responsible for $50 to cover a portion of summit
expenses.
For Questions and Comments:
Please contact Multicultural Affairs at (206) 592-3296 or email at mca@highline.eduMulticultural Affairs
Queer I Am Summit
Personal Information:
Highline College recognizes the importance of confidentiality and asks all participants to honor that anything shared at the
Summit is kept confidential. While the feeling of safety is an individual experience, the Queer I am Summit’s goal is to
create a safe environment for all attendees and Highline College strives to ensure the safety of all individuals. It is part of
the expectation to attend this summit, that all participants understands the importance of respect and each individual’s
process of their identity.
I agree that following information I will be providing in this application will remain confidential. I understand that the
information I share will be used for prioritizing attendees for the summit
Signature_________________________ Date____________________
Name
Highline Student Identification Number
Highline Student E-mail (@students.highline.edu)
Primary Phone Number
Alternate Phone Number
Approximate Number of Quarters left at Highline College
Please indicate any clubs or organizations at Highline you are a part of
Do you agree to honor confidentiality of the identities of attendees shared this summit?
□ Yes
□ No
For Questions and Comments:
Please contact Multicultural Affairs at (206) 592-3296 or email at mca@highline.eduMulticultural Affairs
Queer I Am Summit
Confidential Questions:
The following questions are being asked to assist the summit planning committee in providing accessible and inclusive
lodging/room assignments, meeting spaces, retreat materials and meals to all participants. The information shared will only
be shared with Highline College’s Queer I Am Summit Advisers and Multicultural Affairs Professional Staff and will not be
used in a discriminatory way.
Gender Identity: the internal perception of an individual’s gender, and how they label themselves
What gender do you identify with?
□ Cis Woman
□ Trans Woman
□ Cis Man
□ Trans Man
□ Prefer Not to Answer/Not Listed: Please Specify _____________________
Sexual Orientation: the type of sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction one feels for others, often labeled
based on the gender relationship between the person and the people they are attracted to
What sexual orientation do you identify with?
□ Straight/Heterosexual
□ Gay
□ Lesbian
□ Bisexual
□ Pansexual
□ Asexual
□ Queer
□ Questioning
□ Prefer Not to Answer/Not Listed: Please Specify _____________________
Biological Sex: The physical anatomy and gendered hormones one is born with, generally described as male, female, or
intersex
What is your biological sex?
□ Male
□ Female
□ Intersex
□ Prefer Not to Answer/Not Listed: Please Specify _____________________
For Questions and Comments:
Please contact Multicultural Affairs at (206) 592-3296 or email at mca@highline.eduMulticultural Affairs
Queer I Am Summit
Medical Accommodations (If not applicable, please put N/A)
Dietary Restrictions (If not applicable, please put N/A)
T-shirt Size
Emergency Information:
Emergency Contact Name
Relationship to Applicant
Emergency Contact Phone Number
Application Deadlines:
Completed applications are due Thursday, October 4, 2018 by 12 p.m. to the Center for Leadership & Service
and Multicultural Affairs front desk (building 8 - 3rd floor) or electronically to mca@highline.edu.
MANDATORY Pre-Departure Meetings:
Students will be required to attend 1 pre-departure session (Mandatory):
Friday, October 12th – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday, October 15th – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
*Please do not be discouraged from applying for the summit if you are not available during our scheduled times.
For Questions and Comments:
Please contact Multicultural Affairs at (206) 592-3296 or email at mca@highline.eduMulticultural Affairs
Queer I Am Summit
Essay Question:
Please answer the following essay question in the response box, if you are submitting through email, or attach your
answers to the application for hard copies.
The Queer I Am Summit is a 2-day event with activities, workshops, and conversations addressing five values stated on the
front page of this application. What are you hoping to learn from attending this summit, and how will you utilize the
knowledge and skills gained from this summit for yourself and your Highline Community?
For Questions and Comments:
Please contact Multicultural Affairs at (206) 592-3296 or email at mca@highline.eduMulticultural Affairs
Queer I Am Summit
Helpful Definitions
Sexual Orientation: the type of sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction one feels for others, often labeled
based on the gender relationship between the person and the people they are attracted to
Straight/Heterosexual: a man or woman who is attracted to people of the other binary gender than themselves
Gay: A man whose primary sexual, romantic, physical, and emotional attractions are to other men
Lesbian: A woman whose primary sexual, romantic, physical, and emotional attractions are to other women
Bisexual: A person who has a sexual, romantic, physical, and emotional attraction to both men and women
Pansexual: a person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender
identities/expressions
Asexual: a person who generally does not experience sexual attraction (or very little) to any group of people.
Queer: a) attracted to people of many genders; b) self-identity label for people who feel they do not fit cultural norms
for sexual orientation and/or gender identity; c) sometimes used as an umbrella term for all people with non-
heterosexual sexual orientations; d) historically, a derogatory term-its use today are is welcome by some and unwelcome
by others
Questioning: the process of exploring one's own sexual orientation, investigating influences that may come from their
family, religious upbringing, and internal motivations
Gender Identity: the internal perception of an individual’s gender, and how they label themselves
Transgender: a blanket term used to describe all people who are not cisgender
Cisgender: term for people with their gender identity matching the biological sex they were assigned at birth.
Genderqueer/Genderfluid: (1) a blanket term used to describe people whose gender falls outside of the gender
binary; (2) a person who identifies as both a man and a woman, or as neither a man nor a woman
Two-Spirit: a term traditionally used by Native American people to recognize individuals who possess qualities or fulfill
roles of both genders
Biological sex: the physical anatomy and gendered hormones one is born with, generally described as male,
female, or intersex, and often confused with gender
Male: a person with a specific set of sexual anatomy (e.g., 46, XY phenotype, penis, testis, higher levels of
testosterone, coarse body hair, facial hair) pursuant to this label
Female: a person with a specific set of sexual anatomy (e.g., 46, XX phenotype, vagina, ovaries, uterus, breasts,
higher levels of estrogen, fine body hair) pursuant to this label
Intersex: a person with a set of sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit within the labels of female or male (e.g., 47, XXY
phenotype, uterus, and penis)
LGBTQIA: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual
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