Join Dakota Outright, the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, Red River Rainbow Seniors, the Pride Collective, the Equality Federation, and Rural Pride for the first North Dakota LGBTQ+ Summit
United Across North Dakota, the Summit will engage education to promote unity between all LGGBTQ organizations around the state in advocacy and action.
The Summit will be spread across three days: Friday, October 5 – 5:30 opening reception; Saturday, October 6 – all day sessions closing with dinner; and Sunday, October 7 – Closing at 2 p.m.
Agenda as it now stands (subject to change):
Friday, October 5 –
Registration and Opening Reception: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Address by Rep. Josh Boschee, Candidate for SofS
Saturday, October 6 –
9:00 a.m. – Opening Plenary
9:45 a.m. – Mapping the Environment – Facilitated Discussion
10:30 a.m. – Mapping our work – Facilitated Discussion
11:30 a.m. – Building collaboration – Facilitated Discussion
12:15 p.m. – Lunch with Political Action Panel
1:45 p.m. – Breakout Session 1
3:15 p.m. – Breakout Session 2
4:45 p.m. – Closing plenary
6:30 p.m. – Dinner – LGBT Policy at the Federal Level
Sunday, October 7 –
9:00 a.m. – Opening Plenary
10:45 a.m. – Breakout Session 3
12:00 – Networking Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Next steps and closing – Facilitated Discussion
2:00 p.m. – Depart
The Summit will take place at the Baymont Inn and Suites, 2611 Old Red Trail, Mandan, ND – For reservations: (701) 663-7401 / (800) 597-7327; special rates of $91/night apply until September 21.
Scholarships are available. If your attendance is dependent on travel or hotel money, please contact Barry Nelson at (701) 388-6156 or [email protected].
Additional Summit information will be emailed to you after registering for the conference.
The Board Services of the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners has approved this summit for continuing education credits. Please see below from their reviewer:
The event will be approved for 11 hours.
Saturday: 7 hours
Credit will be given starting at 9:45 session and ending at 4:45pm
Sunday: 4 hours total
9 am- 12pm: 3 hours
1-2pm: 1 hour
If more information is available for sessions prior or after this time, it can be reconsidered.
Hi there, if this is not the place for these comments I am sorry but i need to get this off my chest. I am the father of a transgender boy and a gay boy. My transgender son came out a year and half ago as being a boy trapped in a girls body and has since been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. My gay son has recently came out to me as gay and his close friends and was outed by one to his friends to the entire school. Since then the boy that outed him has wanted to fight him . My son fought him and won, then the boy kept wanting a rematch and my son said no. then after 2 weeks of the boy continuing to try to get my son to fight him my son agreed. But the boy brought a bigger kid, a bully to beat up my son. the bully has also harassed and bullied my kids and other kids at Beulah Schools for the last 5 years i know of. I contacted the Beulah Police Department and they took a report about the incident and turned it over to the Juvenile Courts. The Mercer County Sheriffs Dept as well as the Mercer County Youth Bureau is also involved.I also had meeting with the principal of Beulah Middle School, Superintendent of the Beulah School District, and school counselor as well.I am awaiting a response from Juvenile Courts as the Beulah Police Department said they are charging my son with disorderly conduct for meeting with the one boy to fight.One of the other boys will be charged with disorderly conduct and the one that attacked my son will be charged with assault and disorderly conduct according to the Beulah Officer that took the report. I understand that but don’t believe it is right. I am very interested in attending this Summit. My kids deserve to be who they are without fear from people that hate or don’t want people to be different from them. What gives them the right to decide what is normal.
Good morning, Mr. Smith. Thank you for your note, and for sharing your story. One of our Board Members will be in contact with you directly.
I’m so sorry you and you’re son have to go through this! I grew up in Beulah…and it was awful…being different in that place paints a target on you’re back…you and you’re son keep being strong! I’m with you!
Mr. Smith, I am leading a presentation at the 2019 NDCA conference focused on Gender Dysphoria and the experiences of transgender people. I would love to send your son a survey for my session at that conference. If he is interested, please contact me at [email protected] .