SMYRC honors and supports the power of LGBTQ youth to change the world.

OQYS workshops!

Make sure to register for OQYS by 3/8/10 if you want to come! There are limited spots available and some AMAZING workshops happening. Here are some of the incredible youth run workshops that are happening at City Hall on May 15th: a trans and gender variant youth caucus, a queer youth of color caucus, a workshop on Steampunk to help you get ready for our FREE Steampunk LGBTQ prom, makeup help with some of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a zine making workshop, crafting your own stuffed Gender Gumby, a workshop called "How to Tell Adults What to Do," a interactive workshop on music and sexuality AND MORE! Food is provided for the day, as well as keynote speeches by Kelsey (an awesome student activist from Oregon State University) and Portland mayor Sam Adams.

FULL LIST OF WORKSHOPS
Bridge 13- How to be an ally to LGBTQ youth
What Your Parents Never Told You
Makeup & Hair
Know Your Rights!
HIV 101: Defining, Preventing and Defending
Sewing: Craft Your Own Gender Gumby
Leadership Devo: Developing tomorrow's leaders
Zine 101: Our identities, ourselves
Creating a Safe Place for Your SELF, your VOICE and your COMMUNITY
Reading the Rainbow: Queer Representation in Literature
Queer Youth of Color Caucus
Trans + Gender Variant Youth Caucus
The Trevor Project Lifeguard Workshop
Religion and LGBTQ Identity Panel
Pansexu-what? 101
SteamPunk Yourself
Sex, Songs, and Rock'n'Roll!
Latin Dance
How to Tell Adults What to Do
Adult Caucus