The Impact of Homophobia on LGBT Citizens @ UW-Seattle, 11/17, 4 PM

The Impact of Homophobia on LGBT Citizens: A Comparative Canada-US Perspective

4:00 pm
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Parrington Hall Forum
UW-Seattle Campus

Featuring Douglas Janoff, Author, Pink Blood: Homophobic Violence in Canada

The Canadian Studies Center is pleased to present a roundtable discussion with special guest Douglas Janoff, author of Pink Blood: Homophobic Violence in Canada. Janoff will provide an overview of the struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Canada. In spite of impressive political gains, however, homophobic violence persists.

Join us for a roundtable discussion on the impact of homophobia on LGBT citizens on both sides of the border. Legislative staff from Olympia, as well as a volunteer attorney on LGBT Issues from the ACLU, will also be on hand to discuss homophobia emerging from recent voter referenda and legislation.

Douglas Janoff

Doug Janoff works is a senior policy advisor for the Government of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. He has degrees in political science, creative writing and criminology and is a Ph.D. candidate in Canadian Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. His current research interests include violence against transsexuals and transgendered people, as well as the different forms of homophobia and transphobia that occur throughout the Americas.

In addition to his academic research, Doug has published several articles for newspapers and magazines. Over the years, these articles have covered a broad range of queer-related topics: AIDS in Brazil, AIDS in Toronto, gay marriage, AIDS in Vancouver, drag queens, and homophobic violence in Vancouver, Mexico, and Istanbul. For more information on Doug's research, visit www.pinkblood.ca.

This roundtable discussion is sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center, the UW Libraries, and the Q Center.