GLBT Services
Electronic Newsletter
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Newsletter Contents:
-GLBT Services Events: October is GLBT History and Awareness Month!
-Community Events
-Volunteer Opportunities
-Student Organizations
-Conference and Writing Opportunities
-Community Organizations
-Campus and Community Support Networks and Services
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GLBT Services Calendar of Events
GLBT
History and Awareness Month
Oct. 24: Speak Out @ Atwood Mall, 3 pm, to voice support for the GLBTQA
Community
Oct. 25: World Hunger Awareness Meal @ University Lutheran, 6 pm
Films: ACLU Freedom Files:
Voting Issues/Gay and Lesbian Rights @ Little
Theatre, 5 pm
Oct. 26: Mixed Sexual Identity Relationships @ Glacier North, 12-1 pm
GLBTA “Open Night” @
Recreation Center, 8-11 pm
Oct. 28: Canoe Shuttle, 9 am, contact glbt@stcloudstate.edu
Oct. 31: Masquerade with Pagan Alliance
** Visit the “GLBT Composers and Musicians” display on bulletin board in
Music Department (Performing Arts basement)!
Canoe
Shuttle
For GLBT History Month, we’ll
be taking a canoe shuttle trip on Saturday morning, Oct. 28th! It
will be great, so if you’re interested, please contact the center!
Tuesday’s
Queer Film Series
GLBT Services will be hosting
several films throughout the semester. Join us for our Tuesday’s Queer Film
Series!
Films to follow:
Nov. 21: Keeping it Real with Greg Walloch
Dec. 12: TransAmerica
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Community Calendar of Events
GAB
5:30 pm dinner at Bonanza on
the 24th, followed by monthly meeting. Saturday the 28th
is the Halloween Dance at Red Carpet from 9 pm-2 am. Dinner on the 31st
is at Old Country Buffet at 5:30 pm.
Women’s
Empowerment and Assertiveness Workshop
Explore issues affecting
women’s abilities to be confident and outspoken! Sessions held on Thursdays
(Oct. 26, and Nov. 2) at the Women’s Center from 5-7 pm for $5.00 registration
fee. Contact Women’s Center 320-308-4958.
Discovery
Forum
Discovery’s Forum of Marriage Equality—What It Means and Why it
Matters will be held at Union Congregational Church in Elk River on
Saturday the 28th from 10 am-noon, with lunch to follow. Contact churchoffice@elkriverucc.org
Guys
and Balls (of yarn)
St. Cloud Men’s Knitting Group
will be meeting every 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month at
Mississippi Bean. If you don’t know how to knit, then come learn! Contact Jason@johnmark.net for more details.
Reconciling in Christ Leadership Training
University Lutheran Church will be hosting a Reconciling in Christ
Leadership Training, a 3-day hands-on workshop to give participants skills and
a knowledge base to expand teams of openly welcoming people of all sexual
orientations and gender identities within area congregations. All are invited
to register for this Nov. 30-Dec.2 workshop!! For more information and
registration materials, contact Linda at ULCE (320-252-6183).
MN Out! Campus Conference
Nov.
3-4 at U of M—Twin Cities. For a $25 registration fee, participate in workshops
covering a range of topics, network with GLBTA campus communities, and hear
keynote addresses at the MN Out! Campus Conference.
Fee includes dinner, lunch, workshops and entertainment. For more information, details, and to
register online, visit www.mnglbta.org
Oct 25-26 at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge,
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Volunteer!
GLBT
Services always
invites students, faculty, and staff to volunteer and contribute in presenting,
planning events, and more. Let us know
if you are interested in being part of our safe space office. We are currently looking for volunteers who are willing to
be in the center for any amount of time throughout the week to welcome any
students, faculty, or staff who may come in.
Speakers’
Bureau
If you are interested in
presenting to classes, gaining experience in public speaking, or playing “Guess
the Straight Person,” consider participating in Speakers’ Bureau! Contact Ryan at glbt@stcloudstate.edu for more
information or to sign-up.
GLBTQ
students and study abroad
Parental
Support for Gay Men and Lesbians
A doctoral candidate is conducting
research to learn more about the aspects of parental social support for gay men
and lesbians and requests participation in completing a brief series of
questionnaires. Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=876961571971 For questions contact
573-882-9585. Participation is anonymous.
MN Student Vote!
MN Student Vote! is an organization on campus working to see changes in
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Student Organizations
GLBT
The GLBT Alliance is a
student organization which provides support within a social environment.
Meetings are held weekly during the academic year. glbta@stcloudstate.edu.
Meeting Times: Thursdays
from 7-9 (Lady’s Slipper room, Atwood)
Outloud!
Outloud! is an activist-oriented
group responsible for planning Out Proud Week and other attention-grabbing
events. It is a student organization whose theme is to build bridges and
coalitions. For more information contact Outloud! at outloud@stcloudstate.edu
or at their office, AMC 131. Meeting
Times: Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 (Iris room, Atwood)
*Are you interested in
GLBT activism and education? Then the student group OutLoud
may be for you! OutLoud is looking for two more
co-chairs. If you are interested please contact outloud@stcloudstate.edu
for more information.
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Conference and
Writing Opportunities
Trans-Health
Conference 2007
Film:
Call for Submissions
Out Professionals LGBT Filmmakers
Series in NYC is seeking LGBTQ-themed films to give student filmmakers
the opportunity to participate. Bi, Transgender and POC
LGBT filmmakers are especially encouraged to apply. Contact Sheela at fuscialadybug@netzero.net and www.outprofessionals.org for information and details.
Nat’l Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Undergraduate
Conference
Human Rights Campaign on Oct. 21-22 in
Queer Studies Easter Symposium 2007
Conference, held in
Conference homepage: http://www.enkidumagazine.com/eventos/qses/intro_en.htm
Or email: info@enkidumagazine.com
OutSpoken
Project
A new audio series made
to capture the coming out stories of queer individuals worldwide. Produced at
WXPN (88.5 FM) in
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Community
Organizations-GLBT Groups in
St. Cloud Out, www.stcloudout.org, 800-800-0350 ext. 535
Parents, Families &
Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Bradbury@astound.net
320-251-4966
GAB (Gay and Bisexual
Men’s Group), www.scgab.org
Lutherans Concerned, lcm@stcloudstate.edu, 320-654-0924
Dignity (Roman Catholic),
snelson@scbsju.edu, 320-654-8621
Element, daniel.anderson@isd742.org, for high school youth
Women
of
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Campus
and Community Support Networks & Services
Library Q
GLBT
Services has a growing media library that consists of fiction and reference
books & video resources and is available to students, faculty and
staff. We offer literature and videos on a range of topics: coming out,
gay marriage, the gay/lesbian movement, trans
concerns, bisexuality, etc. Stop by to check out or look through any
resources that interest you.
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Housing
Looking
for nonsmoking roommate to share a 2-bedroom apartment on bus line. Free off-street parking, garage available. Rent is $260/month plus electricity. Looking for faculty/staff, grad
student or mature undergrad, please. Contact Melinda at mcme0504@stcloudstate.edu or
252-2030.
Room
for rent! in a two-bedroom happy, safe-environment
home welcome to a GLBT person. House is
located a mile east of
Are you a queer friendly landlord or
tenant? Do you need someone to rent your place? Are you moving and have queer
friendly landlords? Then please send e-mail to glbt@stcloudstate.edu about your place! We’ll place it in the next
newsletter until your place is filled.
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Mental
Health Services
Are
you GLBT and having difficulty coming out? The
Center for Therapeutic Choices
Counseling
services are available at the Center for Therapeutic Choices in downtown
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