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The Work

A log of the work Ignacio has conducted including keynotes, workshops, panels, performances and film screenings...

Keynote/ Workshop: Bringing us all together: celebrating our differences and commonalities and Kink, Race and Class, Transcending Boundaries Conference, Springfield, Mass, October 2012

Keynote: Navigating Multiple Identities within a Polyamorous Famework, OpenSF Conference, San Francisco, Ca June 2012

Workshops: The 22nd ,23rd,and 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change

Participating in Sexual Liberation Institute

Workshops: 8th, 9th and 10th, 11th annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference

Keynote: Using an Intercultural Lens to Understanding Gender, 4th annual TransOhio Transgender & Ally Conference, April 2011

Workshop and performance: Intersections of Gender, Race and Class,  Transforming Gender Symposium, University of Colorado in Boulder, April  2011

Keynote: Multi-issue Grassroots organizing, Kalamazoo Pride, June 2011

Workshop: Pleasure Her Perfect, Pleasure Chest, June 2010, New York City

Workshop: The Trans Client and Trans Queering your Sex, Gender Dynamix Transgender Conference, South Africa, November 2011

Performance/ Workshop: Spoken Word and Trans Queering your Sex, Out/Loud Concert, University of Oregon, May 2010, Eugene, Or

Reading: of various pieces, Sideshow: The Queer Literary Carnival, May 2010, New York, NY

Performance/ Workshop: Spoken Word and Gender, Race and Class and the Queer Agenda, Wooster College, April 2010, OH

Performance/ Workshop: “Spoken Word” and On the Path to Sexual Empowerment, Oberlin College, April 2010, Oberlin, OH

Performance: Spoken Work, Queering Brooklyn at Brooklyn College, April 2010, Brooklyn, New York

Performance: “Fluid”, Switch. April 2010, Toronto

Workshop: Hooking up: Power, Sex and Consent, Audre Lorde Project Health Fair

the Brecht Forum, April 2010, New York, NY

Performance/Workshop:  Spoken word and “Anti-Oppression, Hampshire College, Mass, March 2010

Performance/Workshop: “"Lágrimas De Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears" and “Sexual Empowerment”, The Sexual Assault Centre of McGill Students' Society, March 2010, Montreal, Quebec

Workshop: “Creating Community Resistance / Change through innovated sex organizations and business, Kink, Race and Class and The Future of Sexual Orientation”, Creating Change Conference, February 2010, Dallas, Texas

Workshop: “Trans 101, Kink Race and Class and Exploring your G-Spot and female bodied ejaculation”, Floating World 2010, February 2010, New Jersey, NY

Panel: "Non-monogamous practices in love, lust and art-making", February 2010, New York University, NY

Workshop: “Trans-Queering your Sex and Explore Your G Spot and Female-Bodied Ejaculation”, Dark Odyssey Winter Fire, February 2010, Washington , DC

Workshop: “Trans-Queering your Sex”, Pleasure Chest, December 2009, New York, NY

Lecture: “Why Welfare is a Queer Issue”, Stony Brook University, December 2009

Panel: "Sex. Consent. Power. Pleasure." Sponsored by Paradigm Shift at Gallery Bar, December 2009, New York, NY

Performance: Skits and Poetry, University of Florida, October 2009.

Performance: “Violence in Motion” skit BAAD (Bronx Academy of Art and Dance), October 2009, New York

Workshop: Explore Your G Spot and Female-Bodied Ejaculation for Instigate NYC info-share, LGBT Center, June 2009, New York, NY

Film: “They” (experimental short) for Rivers of Honey at Wow Café Theater, June 2009, New York, NY

Panel:  Tran and Bi commonalities, "Putting the B in LGBT" Summit, LGBT Center, May 2009, New York, NY

Film/Panel: "In Our Own Image: Sex Worker Made Media & The Story of $pread Magazine", Bluestockings Bookstore, May 2009, New York, NY

Keynote/Performance/Film: Why Welfare is a queer/trans issue, Poetry, “They”, 3rd annual Minnesota Trans Health and Wellness Conference, May 2009

Performance: Skits and Poetry, Tranny Road Show, April 2009, North East tour

Brattleboro, VT - All Souls Unitarian Church

Amherst, MA - UMass Amherst

Providence, RI - Brown University

Orono, ME - University of Maine at Orono

Portland, ME - Meg Perry Center

Auburn, ME - First Universalist Church of Auburn

Farmington, ME - University of Maine at Farmington

Cambridge, MA - Harvard University

Workshop: How to be healthy without health insurance, The Liberated BODY at University Settlement, April 2009, New York, NY

Workshop: Exploring your G-Spot, The Pleasure Chest, March 2009, New York, NY

Performance: Skits and Poetry, Tranny Road Show, January 2009, Oho River Valley tour

Lexington, KY- Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington

Bloomington, IN- Boxcar Books

Cincinnati, Ohio - University of Cincinnati

Lecture/Perfomance: T-Week , Sponsored by Triangle-Coalition, University of Missouri-Columbia, November 2008

Lecture/Performance: sponsored by (LGBT) Spectrum House

Wheaton College,  October 2008, Norton, Mass

Film: Viewing and discussion of “They”(experimental short), Mix NYC Experimental Film Festival, October 2008, New York, NY

Performance: Skits. "Vote Kitty" at The Charm City Kitty Club, October 2008, Baltimore

Performance: “Dancer” (one-person show), Transfabulous Conference, June 2008, London

Panel/ Performance: Queer Performances’, Queer Feminisms Symposium, McGill University,  June 2008, Montreal, Quebec

Performance: “All of Me” (Skits and readings), Women's Community Center "Herstory" event, Stanford University, April 2008, California

Lecture: LGBTIQ Representation in Media, UNC Unity Conference, April 2008,  Chapel Hill, NC

Radio: Hosting Q-Talk, Topic: Trans Justice of the Audrey Lorde Project, March 2008, New York, NY

Lecture: Trans Masculine, Female bodied and Sex worker: Talk and performance, Nassau community College, March 2008, New York

Film: Viewing of “Crossing” experimental short at Cinekink film festival, March 2008, New York, NY

Film: Viewing and Discussion of “Trans-Entities”, Dark Desires group LGBT Center, February 2008, New York, NY

Performance: video/performance/installation/presentation/discussion,

Artificial boundaries or ReBreaking the Walls

Rethinking communism, looking for revolution, questioning the world

around us, being ourselves, 16 Beaver, November 2007, New York, NY

Workshops: Develop and implemented workshop track on families, Transfabulous Conference, June 2007, London

Performance: Performance art/skits/poetry, Mangos With Chili queer and trans people of color roadshow, Northeast tour, March/April 2007

PHILADELPHIA:

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

NEW YORK:

Cattyshack, Brooklyn, NY

NORTHAMPTON:

Smith College, Northhampton, MA

PROVIDENCE:

Providence Black Repertory Theater, Providence RI

BOSTON:

Spontaneous Celebrations, Boston,MA

MONTREAL:

McGill University, Montreal, QC

TORONTO:

Buddies in Bad Times Theater, Toronto, ON

OBERLIN, OH

The `Sco, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Performance: “Dancer” (one-person show), TRANS/ART: A Celebration of Trans Performers at Wow Café Theater, March 2007, New York, NY

Performance: Poetry, The Audre Lorde Project presents:

Remembering Spirit, Remembering Audre, Bluestockings Bookstore, March 2007, New York, NY

Performance: Skits, NYU’s Queer Union presents: Masqueerade, February 2007, New York, NY

Performance: Skits, $PREAD MAGAZINE benefit at The Bowery Poetry Club, February 2007, New York, NY

Performance: “Dancer” (one-person show), August/September 2006, Wow Café Theater, New York, NY

Performance: Spoken Word, Welfare Warriors Presents: 1st Community Speak Out!, August 2006, New York, NY

Performance: Spoken Word, THE POWER WE HAVE: AN EVENING OF CULTURAL RESISTANCE (Celebrating ALP's 9th Anniversary), June 2006, New York, NY

Lecture: Class and Educational Attainment
Appalachian State University, 
Boone, NC., 2006 


Performance: 
Central Connecticut State University,
True Colors Conference
Connecticut, 2006


Speech/performance: 
Grand Valley State, Day of Silence, 
Allendale, Michigan, 2006


Performance:
Swarthmore College, 
Pennsylvania, 2006


Workshop: Homophobia and Sexuality 
Teens P.A.C.T Conference
Harlem, NYC, 2006


Workshop: Trans Organizing 
Brooklyn College queer conference
2006


Panel: "But mommy said no"
Covering taboo within the Latino community around sexuality, contraception and homosexuality
New York University, Kimble Center, 2005


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show) University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Penn., 2005


Workshops: Art Via Activism and Class & Queerness
Conference (LGBT/POC), Cornell University 
Ithica, NY, 2005

Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), University of Mich, (Ann Arbor) 
2005 


Performance: Poetry
Detroit, Michigan, 2005


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), 
SUNY Oswego, New York, 2005


Lecture and performance:
SUNY Fredonia, New York, 2005


Performance: poetry
La Salle University
Philadelphia, 2005


Workshop: Trans Organizing 
Brooklyn College queer conference
2006


Performance: GAYRIL
Rutgers University
New Jersey, 2005


Performance: Poetry
Oberlin College, Ohio Black Queer Conference
2005


Performance: Poetry and portions of his one-person Show Lágrimas de Cocodrilo / Crocodile Tears
College of the Holy Cross 
Worcester, Massachusetts, 2004

Performance and workshop: performing Lágrimas de Cocodrilo and facilitating Breaking Down Stereotypes and Embracing Differences Within the Lesbian Community
University of North Texas 
2004 


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), Harvard University
Cambridge MA., 2004


Performance: Poetry and open mic host
American University
Washingon DC., 2004


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI., 2004


Performance: Portions of "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), Charis Bookstore
Atlanta, GA., 2004


Performance: Poetry 
CBGB'S GALLERY
NYC, 2004


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), La Salle University
2004


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show),William Patterson University
2004


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), WOW Café 
NYC, 2004

Performance: Portions of "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears" 
(one-person show), Generation Five Event, CONNECT
NYC, 2003 


Performance: Portions of "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), New York University
NYC, 2003 


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), Newyorican Poets Café
NYC, 2003


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), Gathering of the Tribes Gallery
2003


Performance: "Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears"
(one-person show), Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD)
NY, 2003 


Performance: Poetry 
FLAME @ Polly Esther's
NYC, 2003


Performance: Poetry
Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania, 2003


Performance: Poetry
Knitting Factory - Old Office Space
NYC, 2003 


Performance: Poetry
La Salle University 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003

Workshop and Facilitation: 
Using your art as activism, Queer Parenting,Facilitating a film discussion on Race, gender and identity based on film B4T by Imani Henry, True Colors LGBT Youth Conference
Hartford, CT, 2003

Panel discussion on: Hip Hop and Homophobia
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, 2003 


Keynote: Creating a truly broad based movement for social justice within the queer community LGBT Pride month
Brown University
Providence,Rhode Island, 2003


Performance Tour with Doria Roberts:
The Black Cat
Washington, DC, 2003

The Fire
Philadelphia, PA., 2003 Princeton University, 
New Jersey, 2003 

Java Hut
Worcester, MA, 2003

Flywheel Arts
North Hampton, Ma. 2003

U-MASS Boston
Keynote and performance, 2003

Boston GLASS
Queerstock Benefit Show 
Boston, MA, 2003


Lecture: The Queer Movement - Multiple identities and racism
University of Massachusetts, 
2003 


Lecture: Hip-Hop and Homophobia
At University of Pennsylvania
2003


Children from the Shadows Conference
At University of Hartford (Connecticut) 


Workshops: The in’s and out’s of queer parenting and 
How to develop a truly milti-racial/ multi-issue/ inclusive group or GSA
Hunter College
March 22-24, 2002


Panel: Barriers LGTB people have to overcome 
when seeking social service providers
New York City, March 20th


Discussion: Race and Philanthropy Conference
The Philanthropy of Gender and Sexuality
New York City, March, 2001


Columbia University/ Institute for Research in African-American Studies
New York, NY, March, 2001


Workshop: Interconnections of Sexism and Homophobia
Queens Gays and Lesbians United
Queens, NY, March, 2001



Workshop: Bluestockings Woman’s Bookstore and WOW Café’s Diversity Training Workshop Series
Levels of Education and Class
New York City, January, 2001

Panelist/Programmer: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference 
Queers for Racial and Economic Justice: LGBTTSSGLQ/Queer Left Networking Caucus
November, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia


Presenter: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference 
The NGLTF Policy Institute’s Racial and Economic Justice Initiative
November, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia


Presenter: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating 
Change Conference 
Queer and Progressive Southerners: A Meeting of the Minds
November, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia


Panelist/Programmer: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference 
Why Welfare Reform is a Queer Issue
November, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia


Panelist/Programmer: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference
The Latino Wave: Changing "minority" Demographics in America
November, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia

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