GLBT Services
Electronic Newsletter
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Newsletter Contents:
-GLBT Services Events
-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
Tuesday’s
Queer Film Series
GLBT Services will be hosting
several films throughout the semester. Join us for our Tuesday’s Queer Film
Series!
Dec. 12: TransAmerica
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Community Calendar of Events
Gay
and Bisexual Men’s Group (GAB)
5:30 dinner will be at Godfather’s
Pizza followed by 7 pm pool at Red Carpet. On the 12th, 5:30 dinner
will be at Park Diner in
Spring
2007 course
ENGL 305: Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender Literature. Professor Judy Foster. 4 credits, Thursdays
from 5-8:20 pm.
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.
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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.
Please drop off new, unwrapped toys for children
between the ages of 4-14. Drop off boxes located in Residence Halls and in
Atwood! Nov. 27th- Dec. 11th. Sponsored by Volunteer
Connection and Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Vagina Monologues production is looking for individuals to direct,
act, and help put on February’s production. If interested in any way, please
contact Courtny (waco0301@stcloudstate.edu)
or Kara (haka0406@stcloudstate.edu).
Cultural
Diversity Committee is inviting
representatives from each cultural organization at SCSU to join the Cultural
Diversity Committee meetings on Mondays at 5:30 in the Born of Hunger Center.
For more info, contact sga-cd@stcloudstate.edu
OutFront
Minnesota invites members and friends of the GLBT community to take
part in an anonymous online survey of attitudes and issues related to the legal
recognition - or lack thereof - of same-sex couples. The survey will take
10-15 minutes to complete and asks your perspectives. Your responses will help
inform OutFront
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.
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Research Volunteer Opportunities
Looking
for research participants
Participate in research seeking
to uncover college experiences that influence development for Black gay,
bisexuals, same gender loving men. Participants will remain anonymous. Visit www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=218282538076
College experience research on the student experiences for LGBTQ
students on college campuses. Ph.D. students are seeking participants to share
their positive or negative experiences during college that could have
implications for how college administrators might better serve LGBTQ students.
If you are an LGBTQ student between 18-24, please visit www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=541572818117
Rainbow
Sash Research
A graduate student at the
College of St. Catherine is looking for participants for thesis research who
are baptized Catholics age 19 and older who have been denied communion while
wearing the Rainbow Sash. Confidentiality will be maintained throughout. Please
contact Lisa at eanilles@mn.rr.com by
Dec. 15th if interested in participating.
Research participant request
Participate in assessing impact of anti-glbt policies over time,
including individuals living in states that recently passed anti-glbt measures.
Participant and be entered $25 drawing. Visit www.coe.uky.edu/surveyor/?Survey=NovemberSurvey
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.
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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. Last
meeting time for fall semester: Wednesday, Dec. 6 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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Job Opportunities
PrideAlive, a program of the Minnesota AIDS project,
has two open positions for Health Education Coordinators. The program uses a
community-building model with social programming to bring gay and bisexual men
together to prevent HIV. Please visit www.mnaidsproject.org for further information, or
contact GLBT Services to receive a the forwarded email of information.
Planned Parenthood is looking for
volunteers or interns to apply for one of two available positions as clinic
nurse and clinic administrative assistant. Contact clarsen@ppmns.org or 320.252.9504 for more
information.
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Conference and
Writing Opportunities
Midwest
Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender,
2nd
Annual Q-Quest Youth Fest
Tues, Feb. 20th
from 9 am-7:30 pm at
Queer
Vibrations: call for papers
2-day interdisciplinary
graduate student conference on music and queerness, March 30-31, 2007, at
Trans-Health
Conference 2007
Leather Leadership Conference
Dedicated
to strengthening the SML/Leather/Fetish community through development of
leadership skills. 2007 conference will be April 20-22 at Hyatt Regency 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
Student Research Colloquium
Faculty and students invited
to participate!!! Tuesday, April 24th, 2007. Students representing a
range of disciplines present their research and creative projects—may be
papers, posters, or performances. Intent to present deadline is Feb. 15th
and abstract submission deadlines is Mar. 1st. For more information
and the application, visit www.stcloudstate.edu/src
or call 308-3909.
Feminism, Sexuality, and the Return of Religion
Conference
April 26-28, 2007 at
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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
Transportation
Service available
to SCSU students, faculty, and staff. An electronic board is designed to
connect drivers who can provide transportation to those in need of
transportation. This may be particularly useful this holiday season. This is
also available to those interested in carpooling. Link found at: www.stcloudstate.edu/atwood/
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.
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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