New York State 2025 LGBTQIA+ Convening Request for Workshop Proposals

The Governor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs is now accepting requests for workshop proposals for the 2025 LGBTQIA+ Convening, which will occur on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 in Albany, New York at the Empire State Plaza Concourse.


Back for its fourth year, this one-day event brings together policymakers and government officials from across state agencies to hear directly from advocates about the most pressing needs for our community and proposed or current efforts to meet those needs and build support.


How to submit a workshop proposal


To apply to present at the Convening, please fill out the required information and upload and attach a 1- to 3-page policy paper (in both Word and PDF versions) that includes the following components.


Submissions are due August 1, 2025.


Problem Statement: Briefly describe the problem you’re trying to solve and explains how it impacts New Yorkers.

  • Include research and data to underscore the issue (with references and links to references in footnotes).
  • Include any news reporting or resources that help describe the problem and tell your story about how it impacts the lived experience of New Yorkers (please include references for resources and links to them, if available, in footnotes).

Solutions: Includes at least three concrete policies that solve or address the problem and describe how each policy would improve the daily lives of New Yorkers. This section should include the following components.

  • Data: Please include data and research that demonstrates how the policy will positively impact New Yorkers.
  • Examples: If the proposed policy has been successful in other contexts, please describe examples and explain why this policy would be successful in this context (in NYS, at this agency, etc.).
  • Audience: These suggestions should be directed at specific state agencies that can ameliorate the problem.
  • Policy type: At least one policy should not require an executive order, new legislation, or new funding. Instead, at least one policy that state agencies could implement under their own jurisdiction.
  • Fiscal: Each policy should include, any costs associated with the policy—including any costs offsets or money saved by the proposal (please explain how cost estimates were calculated and, if possible, provide a low and high range for costs).


All materials submitted may be distributed to state employee attendees, including any presentation slides or accompanying materials, so please consider this audience.


NOTE: If you have an alternate format for your workshop proposal, please submit. We want all who are interested in running a workshop to apply. For submissions that are not policy papers, we encourage you to attend our office hours or contact our office at lgbtq@exec.ny.gov to discuss your idea.


QUESTIONS?


If you have questions, reach out to us at lgbtq@exec.ny.gov or sign up for our office hours to discuss over Zoom here.

 
 
 
 
 

The title will appear on the event registration page.

 
 

1-2 paragraphs clearly describing what your workshop will highlight, teach, or provide the state agency attendees.


This will be displayed on the event registration page and is meant to give potential attendees an idea of what your workshop is about and will provide.

 
 

How you will structure your session to ensure active engagement of those in attendance (for example, will this be a panel discussion among experts, will this be a fabulous slide presentation, will this be a movie with a talk back, will this be a moderated discussion among presenters and attendees, etc.)


 
 

Please upload both a Word and PDF version of your proposal and any additional information you would like us to consider, such as presenter bios.

Drop your files here