Identities

Identity is a core issue at KBtL; we cannot center and hold space for marginalized perspectives without ensuring that the people who work with us are also diverse. KBtL strives to balance transparency and privacy as much as possible by asking staff and presenters to identify their marginalized identities right in their profile whenever possible. You can find identities listed in both presenter profiles and staff profiles. But for many reasons, some people may have concerns around sharing some of their identities publicly and we support their right to privacy and safety too! In addition, our amazing volunteers are not listed by name on our website, which means we can’t list their identities publicly with their profile. So, in addition to identities listed in profiles, the following is a cumulative list of all identities of all staff, presenters, and volunteers for the current event. These identities are listed anonymously in bulk to provide a snapshot of where we are coming from as a conference.

Identities are listed alphabetically and are listed only once no matter how many people identified with them. The identities listed are what volunteers, staff, and presenters from this event self-identitified as. We never place an identity on someone else without their consent.

Race/Ethnicity

African American, Asian, Bi- or multi- racial, Black, Black American, Chinese, Han Chinese, Hispanic and/or Latin-o/a/x/e, Mixed European, Multi-ethnic, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Panamanian, Person of color, White

Nationality/Geographical Location

Belgium, BeNeLux, Colorado, Detroit, German, Germany, Illinois, Ireland, Irish, Islands of the North Atlantic/United Kingdom, Jewish, Kansas, Michigan, Middle Eastern, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand, Oregon, Polish, Russian, Sweden, The Netherlands, United States of America, Western Europe

Gender, Sex, & Sexuality

Agender, Asexual/Aromantic, Bisexual, Cisgender, Cross Dresser, Demi Sexual/Romantic, Gay, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Gender Non Conforming, Gray Asexual, Homosexual, Intersex, Nonbinary, Not Transgender, Novosexual, Pan/Poly Sexual/Romantic, Queer, Transgender, Transmasculine/FtM/Trans Male/Another term for transgender binary along the masculine spectrum

Ability/Disability

Chronically Ill, Experienced Childhood Trauma, Hearing Impaired, Intellectually Disabled, Mental Health Condition/Disability, Neurodiverse, Otherwise Disabled/Not-Abled, Physically Disabled, Socially Disabled, Stigmatized mental health diagnosis

Ages Represented & Familial Identities

18-55, Does not have children, Elder in family/community, Gave birth to children while a teenager, Have children, not under 18 years, Has children under 18 years and not the primary caregiver, Have had children but does not anymore, Primary caregiver of an adult child with disabilities, Primary caregiver for another family member, Primary caregiver for children under 18 years, Was adopted, Was a foster kid

Social Identities

Person of size/fat/BBW/etc., Currently/previously a sex worker, Current/previously experienced incarceration, Non-mainstream religious and/or spiritual beliefs, Has a GED/did not complete high school, Did not attend or has not completed college/university, First generation experience, Utilizes public/state assistance due to financial hardship, Income doesn’t consistently meet financial needs, Income is at or below the minimum wage in my location, Unemployed not by choice, Currently/previously homeless, Polyamorous/non-monogamous, Non-hierarchical solo-poly, My safety and/or the safety of my family is at risk due to the political situation in my country, Immigrant, Plural, Sober, Kinky