Living the Life We Dream
Gay and Gray in the West Conference 2005
The Third Gay and Gray in the West Conference was a marvelous success!
A warm and sunny day, with lots of Colorado Autumn colors still present, added to a fulfilling day for local and out-of-state conference goers.
Approximately 400 participants gathered on October 15, 2005 at Denver Colorado's Merchandise Mart for the all-day event: 21 breakout sessions, 3 plenary sessions, a mini-health fair, ample food and drink, 64 exhibitors/vendors, and an evening's entertainment with the campy musical group, The Dead Sinatras.
A survey of the conference was conducted, with results being processed. We're pleased with the overwhelmingly positive feedback. Look for survey results on the this website in the near future. Meanwhile, check out some photo highlights:
The Planning Committee extends a heartfelt "THANK YOU!" to all who helped make this third conference such a great experience. We hope you will join us at the fourth conference, planned for 2007!
Location:
The conference was held in the spacious Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 E 58th Avenue.
Sponsorship
Sponsorships, Exihibitor tables, and advertising opportunites were available! You may download the complete information in Adobe Acrobat pdf format by clicking on the link below:
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Registration, Exhibitors, Advertising, and Sponsorship Form and Informational Flyer |
Conference Topics included:
- Choices for Healthy Living
- Writing your Last Act and Curtain Call
- Navigating Health Care: How to Use the System Works
- Home Sweet Home: A Communal Concept
- Diverse Shades of Gay: Let’s Talk
- Let’s Go! Travel Ideas
- Play, Play, Play: How to Spend Your Leisure Hours
- You Can’t Take It with You; Get It in the Right Hands
- Cuddly Critters Make Comfortable Companions
- Enjoying Sex after 50
- Taking Care: Elder Care Resources
- Active Healthy Minds
- What’s Up with Social Security and Medicare
- Advocating for Us
- Project Visibility
- Two-Spirit Society: Gay Native American Spirituality
- Winning the Money Game
- Bi and Gray
- Navigating Health Care: How to Use the System
- Sex and Intimacy & Shades of Gray and Lavendar
- Building a National GLBT Aging Movement
- Transgender: The Ultimate Eldercare Conundrum
- Active Healthy Minds
- Organizing for Equality
Our Featured Speaker, Kathleen Saadat
Kathleen Saadat is an African American LGBT activist. She is a private consultant, trainer, and motivational speaker in the areas of human diversity, advocacy, activism, education, and organizational development. She is devoted to civil rights, social and economic justice, the future of the world’s children, and global peace.
National GLBT Elder Report, Amber Hollibaugh,
The Task
Force
Amber is the Senior Strategist for The Task Force. She shared with us what is happening Nationally for LGBT elders and how The Task Force is working with organizations around the country for LGBT elders.
Entertainment by the Dead Sinatras
Denver’s nostalgic flashback group join Gay and Gray in theWest for an evening of high camp, comedy, and live music. The seven-piece band bangs out a loving amalgam of ’60s pop culture and fashion. Indulge your love of sixties pop culture with signature tunes like “To Her With Love,” a gender-bent variation of the Don Black/Martin London classic, as well as songs by the Turtles, Frankie Avalon, Roy Orbison, and other 60’s pop icons.