Please submit any news for the weekly QA newsletter to Sam Klugman at news@queer.brown.edu by 11:59pm each Saturday. Happy National Coming Out Week!! Please find a complete list of events, times, locations below. Also, subgroups (e.g. Bite, Girls' Night Out, etc) will not be meeting this week, so stay tuned next week for meeting times.
October 11th through 14th marks National Coming Out Week 2005 and the Queer Alliance, in conjunction with our numerous sub groups and University resources, is sponsoring events throughout the week. Below you'll find the full calendar with times and descriptions -- make sure to check them all out! Visit our rainbowlicious table on the Green or in the PO throughtout the week. We need more of you to help us staff those spaces (you know how hot visibility is); please contact us!! And don't miss the pride parade at noon on Friday! Questions email Washington_Irving@brown.edu
A confidential space to explore the intersection of coming out and mental health. Come learn about these important issues and take an active role in your own wellbeing with Dr. Thomas L. Geraty of Psychological Services, members of Active Minds, and the Queer Alliance.
Make sure to head over to Solomon to be regaled with stories of personal growth and empowerment by coming out. It is sure to make your eyes tear and your sides hurt.
LGBTQ Fac/Staff/Grad/Undergrad/Alum Gathering and Discussion:
Please join us for an informal gathering and open discussion on Coming Out at Brown and beyond; the state of queerness here and there; the gaze from the ivory tower. Meet some of the many out profs. and staff that make Brunonia so fabbo. Light hors d'oeuvres.
Being out, coming out, and everything else it entails isn't the same for everyone. This disscusion, sponsored by The Next Thing, explores coming out as a queer person of color; what it means to us and what it means to communities of color.
Presented by Tom Fronczak LICSW. Dessert and drinks provided, please bring a lunch.
We've seen, read about and witnessed the heterosexual model of relationship our entire lives and yet does this model work for queer people? The answer lies within you and between you and your partner(s). Join us for an up front, unapologetic, and thought-provoking conversation about relationship development, co-creation and expression as we celebrate fully who we are as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.
Because coming out is a continual process, new situations constantly arise where we make decisions of whether to disclose our sexual orientation or gender identity. This interactive workshop will discuss how labels can be both empowering and limiting. Participants will brainstorm or share tip and resources for coming out, that have been helpful in their own lives.
Queer Film and Video Extravaganza! Three shorts, "Crush," "The Arousing Adventures of Sailor Boy," and a secret L-centric flicker will be followed by the inimitable "Hedwig and The Angry Inch." Something for everyone: gutter glam meets high-school melodrama meets hermaphroditism. Come for a glance or to truly suspend your disbelief.
Come join alumni, faculty, staff, and other students (allied & queer) for the university's first pride parade! The festivities begin at noon, so bring your finest mid-day threads to the green and be counted as the supportive person you've always been.
Project Empower is pleased to announce that we still have some remaining slots for " Healthy Relationships" a special two-day program designed exclusively for HIV positive gay and bisexual men. This small group-level program - typically 10-12 men - will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Developed by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Healthy Relationships aims to address some of the unique issues that face gay and bisexual men who are living with HIV disease such as the stressors associated with disclosing their status to family, friends and sexual partners, and negotiating and adopting safer sex practices.
According to its researchers, Healthy Relationships is not a disclosure intervention; the skills that are developed are decision-making and problem-solving skills that will enable the participants to make informed and safe decisions about disclosure and behaviors. They add that the program is ideally suitable for men who are newly diagnosed since disclosing one's status can feel like an overwhelming, stressful act, however this powerful program is sure to benefit any gay or bisexual HIV positive man.
Additionally, the sessions are not classes, lectures or forums; they are interactive with both educational and entertaining aspects. By design, the program is co-facilitated by a peer HIV positive gay male and a mental health counselor, due the sensitive nature of the program content.
Healthy Relationships will be held at Community Counseling of Bristol County in Taunton, Mass. It will be limited to 10-12 men, so please contact us as soon as possible to reserve your space. This program is free and will include morning snacks and lunch. To register, or for more information, please contact us at 508-828-6692 or email projectempower@comcounseling.org.
Project Empower
Community Counseling of Bristol County
59 Broadway, Taunton, MA 02780
Tel.: 508.828.6692
Fax: 508.884.8273
www.projectempower.com
November 18 - 20 (Friday to Sunday), 2005
Cornell University
FREE REGISTRATION (Deadline: Friday, October 21st)
mosaic_conference05@yahoo.com
This conference aims to help LGBT Students of Color build skills and knowledge to amplify their voices in campus, state, and regional contexts and connect them to regional and national resources. By strengthening these students' networks and skills, we hope to further our communities' ability to shape awareness at our respective campuses.
Our conference is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, transgender, intersex, queer, and same gender loving college or graduate students of color (including but not limited to Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, latina/o, Middle Eastern, and Native American students of color). We encourage participation from students of color with disabilities, women, genderqueer, and transgender students of color.
Attendance will be capped at 150 students. Each student must register individually. We prioritize representation from a large number of campuses.
Registration is FREE.
Attendees must provide for their own transportation and housing costs. Call the Holiday Inn (www.hiithaca.com, 607.272.1000) and get a room at the special rate by saying you are with the "Building Bridges" conference. All attendees will be responsible for booking/paying for their own lodging. If any of this is a problem, please contact us; special arrangements may be made on a case-by-case basis.
ROOM TYPES: Each room has TWO queen size beds (Sleeps 4 max.)
ONE PERSON / ROOM = $280.00 for total stay (2 nights).
TWO PEOPLE / ROOM = $140.00 for total stay per person.
THREE PEOPLE/ROOM = $94.00 for total stay per person.
FOUR PEOPLE /ROOM = $70.00 for total stay per person.
If you need help finding a roommate(s), http://mosaicconf.proboards27.com/
The conference will be hosted by CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
We're located in *cold* Ithaca, NY.
For inquiries and further updates, please e-mail mosaic_conference05@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Updates: Final Detailed Schedule & Website.