Presentations

This year is poised to break records for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with more than 200 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in nearly 40 states by April. The evidence is clear that discriminatory laws have a negative effect on LGBTQ people’s mental health. Among other signs, the number of calls to suicide hotlines exponentially increases when these laws are proposed.

Discrimination - and the trauma from it - have been linked to higher incidences of chronic disease in addition to the higher rates of cancer the LGBTQ community already faces. Worsening mental health has been proven to increase the risk of smoking, drinking, and other behaviors negatively affecting physical health, adding to that risk. LGBTQ people also avoid seeking healthcare, often due to the discrimination they've experienced from healthcare providers, in hospitals, and in nursing homes. This often means playing catch-up when someone needs emergency care, resulting in situations dripping with stress. Sadly, research has already shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these disparities, increasing wait times for much-needed care from competent therapists to gender-affirming and life-saving procedures.

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Developed and presented with Beneli Andert (they/them), Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellow at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in the Chronic Disease Prevention Program

A revamp of Hurts So Good, this presentation breaks down sex and disability specifically for those of us who are living with it and our partners. Let's talk more about how we can have pleasurable sex, brainstorm about struggles we're facing, and come together to talk about sexual health in a supportive environment.

This presentation can be tailored to primarily disabled audiences, abled audiences, or a mix of both. We'll discuss cover myths and misconceptions, proper language to use around disability, how ableism works in our world along with other systems of oppression, and what not to say or do with the disability community.

You can view one version of this talk on YouTube, thanks to Thomas Jefferson University.

Using examples inspired by the beloved book series Harry Potter, Grayson Schultz - a neurodiverse sex educator - will guide people through the neurodiverse and neurodivergent world. Attendees will apparate into a brief history of the movement, learn how neurodiversity can affect sexual health and expression, and how best to support neurodiverse people in their sexual health journey.

Note: as a transgender person, I loathe JKR. However, I believe that the HP world can be a helpful paradigm in some cases, such as here.

Many direct-service staff members come from privileged backgrounds, whether due to race or another category. It’s been proven that a lack of cultural competency is a factor in healthcare dissatisfaction, and this can be extended to the work service providers do. By learning more about diversity and culture, we will be able to better facilitate conversations and provide assistance, allowing us to meet our consumers where they are as opposed to where we are. Topics covered include the effects of systemic discrimination, the right and wrong way to share empathy, holding space for others, and how to continue learning about diversity and inclusion past the presentation. Attendees will come away knowing the basics about these groups including how to best support people from differing backgrounds using a social justice framework.

Developed with Brittyn Calyx

Grayson has lived with chronic pain all his life. When he wanted answers about relationships, sex, illness, and more, he couldn't find much. This presentation will cover the basics of how illness, pain, and disability affect our sexy times. We'll talk about ways to fight that-- from sexual health care and medications to relationship dynamics and communication tips.

You can view one version of this presentation on Facebook, thanks to Brandeis University's Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS).

Developed with Ren Grabert & Rachael Rose

Chronic pain conditions can affect your sex life and sexuality – especially in relation to polyamory and ethical non-monogamy. Attendees will participate in an active discussion and come away with a better understanding of roadblocks chronically amazing people may face when considering an open relationship.

Developed with Ren Grabert & Rachael Rose

The workshop gets to the bottom of the intersections of being an outsider in a cisheterosexist, abled world. I'll touch on overlapping experiences, discrimination (especially in healthcare), and more. This was originally designed for Wisqueer 2018.

This class discusses the journey of how patients become activists in healthcare by sharing my own journey from a kindergartner with strep throat to a millennial working on disability and social justice issues. I can tailor this course to fit a variety of audiences and have presented it to pharmaceutical companies in the past.

A throwback! This is the first workshop I created in my sex educator journey, and I'm lucky enough to have presented it at both of the 2016 Arthritis Foundation's Juvenile Arthritis Conferences. In it, we discuss a variety of roadblocks rheumatic diseases put in the way of relationships and a healthy sex life while discussing tips and tricks to dodge them.

From self-talk to communication with others, we could all build up our empathy skills. Sex educator Kate Kenfield is world-renowned for her work on empathy. She created Tea & Empathy to foster learning and communication around empathy, harness linguistic precision, and examine our feelings. While there are many ways to use these cards, the ideal way in a workshop is in groups of 3-5. Having taught workshops with Kate, I'm able to guide groups in using these cards and harnessing the power of empathy.

• Wright, G., Simon, L., Guillemin, F., Tugwell, P., Maxwell, L., Hofstetter, C., and Schultz, G. (2023). Embracing Unity: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Presented at OMERACT 2023.
• Tunis, S., Pardo Pardo, J., Musaeus, J., Strand, V., Ollendorf, D., Stevens, R., Goettsch, W., and Schultz, G. (2023). Championing Core Outcome Sets for Impactful Results. Presented at OMERACT 2023.
• Schultz, G. (2023). Navigating Disability in the Workplace. Presented virtually to for TransTech Summit.
• Schultz, G., and additional panel representatives. (2023). Is Disability Part of Your DEI Planning and Engagement in Rare Disease? Presented virtually for X-Talks and ICON.
• Schultz, G., and additional panel representatives. (2023). Great Health Debates, S3E1: Disability Culture and Visibility. Presented virtually for Boston Congress of Public Health.
• Schultz, G., and additional panel representatives. (2023). QueerCME Sexual Health panel. Presented virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2023). An Introduction to Disability in the Workplace. Presented virtually to Included Health's Enabled ERG.

• Grabert, R., and Schultz, G. (2022). SOGI 101: Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Improve Patient Care. Presented virtually on behalf of MATEC-WI.
• Schultz, G., and additional panel representatives. (2022). Accessibility Roundtable for Colorado State University. Presented virtually.
• Andert, B., and Schultz, G. (2022). LGBTQ+ Health Disparities. Presented for the Wisconsin DHS Chronic Disease Prevention monthly partner call virtually.
• Schultz, G., (2022). Crip Sex: Having the Accessible Sex You Didn't Know You Needed. Presented for Albion College virtually.
• Schultz, G., and additional panel representatives. (2022). Panel on Transgender Health for Colorado State University. Presented virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2022). Video with Access Community Health Centers on barriers to trans-affirming healthcare. Presented virtually.

• Schultz, G. (2021). October Learning Community Meeting for Public Health Fellows at UW Madison on Cisheteropatriarchy. Presented virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2021). Prediabetes Webpage Revamp and New Promotional Materials. Presented at the Chronic Disease Partner Call for CDPP virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2021). Disability in the Workplace and Beyond. Presented in partnership with Thomas Jefferson University virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2021). Acknowledgments and Ground Agreements for Equity Conversations. Presented at a Lunch & Learn for BCHP virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2021). Presentations of Chronic Disease. Presented at the Chronic Disease Partner Call for CDPP virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2021). Neurodiversity and Sex for Muggles. Presented at Planned Parenthood’s Safe Healthy Strong Milwaukee virtually.

• Schultz, G. (2020). Chronic Illness, Disability, and Sex. Presented virtually as a one-off without connection to another organization.
• Schultz, G. (2020). Relationships and Intimacy with Arthritis. Presented to the South Austin Live Yes! Arthritis Foundation connect group virtually.
• Schultz, G. (2020). Disability Etiquette 101. Presented to the Madison Gay Hockey Association virtually in Madison, WI.
• Schultz, G. (2020). The New Prediabetes Toolkit. Presented at the Chronic Disease Partner Call for CDPP virtually.
• Schultz, K., and Calyx, B. (2020). Cultural Competency: Working with Diverse Cultures in Independent Living Centers. Presented at Wisconsin’s Independent Living Center Days in Madison, WI.
• Schultz, K. (2020). Presentation to physical therapy students at UW-Madison around chronic illness and disability in Madison, WI.

• Schultz, K. (2019). Hurts So Good: How Pain Disorders Can Affect Sexuality. Presented at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA.
• Schultz, K., and Grabert, R (2019). Creating An Inclusive Clinic Experience, From Intake Forms to Décor. Presented at Planned Parenthood’s Safe Healthy Strong Milwaukee in Milwaukee, WI.
• Schultz, K., Gurza, A., Wilson-Beattie, R., and Elizondo, M. (2019). Panel on Sex and Disability. Presented at San Diego State University by PPGA: SDSU.

• Schultz, K., Rose, R., and Grabert, R. (2018). You, Me, and Illness Makes Three (Or More). Presented at Poly Dallas in Dallas, TX.
• Jeannel, E., Segarra, A., Schultz, K., and Dunn, J. (2018). Disabled LGBTQ+ Representation. Presented at ClexaCon in Las Vegas, NV.
• Campbell, S., Schultz, K., Smith, M., and Rutledge, S. (2018). Identity 101: Understanding the Terminology. Presented at ClexaCon in Las Vegas, NV.
• Steiner, C., Schultz, K., McLaughlin, A., and Barrie, Z. (2018). Let's Get Cliterate. Presented at ClexaCon in Las Vegas, NV.
• Schultz, K. (2018). Cripping Queerness. Presented at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisqueer Conference in Madison, WI.
• Schultz, K. (2018). Hurts So Good: How Pain Disorders Can Affect Sexuality. Presented at the ACSEXE+ Summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Also presented at Good For Her (Toronto), Planned Parenthood's Safe Healthy Strong (Milwaukee), and Smitten Kitten (Minneapolis).
• Schultz, K, Rose, R., Grabert, R., and Ramsawakh, D. (2018). Panel on Sex and Disability. Presented at the Playground Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• Schultz, K. (2017). Hurts So Good: How Pain Disorders Can Affect Sexuality. Presented at the University of Guelph Sexuality Conference in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
• Schultz, K., Bello, T., Laxton, A., Rericha, S., Hickey, C., and Stone, C. (2017). Panel on Combating the Stigma of Chronic Illness. Presented at HealtheVoices 2017.
• Schultz, K., Banks, Ti S., Fonkem, A., and Endres, K. (2017). Panel on Intersectionality in Disability. Presented at the UW-Madison School of Nursing.

• Kenfield, K., and Schultz, K. (2016). Tea & Empathy session with homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Run in Portland, Oregon.
• Laurneano, M., Coppens, K., and Schultz, K. (2016). Stories That Inspire panel. Presented at the SelfCareMvmt Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Schultz, G., Kilgore, Dobson. (2016). 'Getting Away in the Bedroom' Panel with Dr. Kilgore, Schultz & Dobson. Presented at the 9th Annual Women in Pain Conference in Los Angeles, CA.
• Schultz, K. (2016). Chronic Sex - Improving Quality of Life by Improving How We Talk About It. Presented at Stanford University’s Medicine X Conference in Stanford, CA.
• Schultz, K. (2016). Sex and Relationships with Arthritis. Presented at the Arthritis Foundation’s Juvenile Arthritis Conference in Phoenix, AZ, and Philadelphia, PA.