diff --git a/pinaxcon/proposals/forms.py b/pinaxcon/proposals/forms.py
index 13da6756..c85a8811 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/proposals/forms.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/proposals/forms.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from .models import TalkProposal, TutorialProposal, MiniconfProposal
 
 class ProposalForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
+    required_css_class = 'label-required'
+
     def clean_description(self):
         value = self.cleaned_data["description"]
         if len(value) > 400:
diff --git a/pinaxcon/registrasion/forms.py b/pinaxcon/registrasion/forms.py
index b379f335..cc865ec5 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/registrasion/forms.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/registrasion/forms.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class YesNoField(forms.TypedChoiceField):
         kwargs['required'] = True
         super(YesNoField, self).__init__(
             *args,
-            coerce=lambda x: x == True,
+            coerce=lambda x: x is True,
             choices=((None, '--------'), (False, 'No'), (True, 'Yes')),
             **kwargs
         )
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class YesNoField(forms.TypedChoiceField):
 class ProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
     ''' A form for requesting badge and profile information. '''
 
+    required_css_class = 'label-required'
+
     class Meta:
         model = models.AttendeeProfile
         exclude = ['attendee']
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/_form_snippet.html b/pinaxcon/templates/_form_snippet.html
index 7d64b937..d39c2b19 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/_form_snippet.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/_form_snippet.html
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {% load pyconau2017_tags %}
 {% load bootstrap %}
 
+{% block extra_style %}
+<style type="text/css">
+  .label-required:after { content: ' *'; }
+</style>
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% if form.non_field_errors %}
   <div class="has-errors">
     {{ form.non_field_errors }}
diff --git a/static/src/css/app.css b/static/src/css/app.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44385f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/src/css/app.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.label-required:after { content: '*'; }