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News Article Resources Now Available
A benefit that Your LGBT Resource Center is offered is receiving via email a large number of LGBT related news articles every day. We have decided the best thing to do with these articles is make them available to you. So we hauled a file cabinet into the Queer Student Lounge and have begun categorizing the articles and making them available in this file cabinet. We're also working on acquiring a number of magazine subscriptions which will be archived and also made available in this file cabinet. We like to think of it as our file cabinet of LGBT information. So now, in addition to having a large number of books and videos available for students, faculty and staff to use, we now have a collection of news articles which will be expanding daily.

Here are just some of the topics covered by these articles:
~ Discrimination
~ Hate Crimes
~ Health Issues
~ HIV/AIDS
~ LGBT & Religion
~ LGBT Media
~ Political Elections
~ Same Sex Marriage

Directions to the Queer Student Lounge in Your LGBT Resource Center

Speaker's Bureau
Speaker's Bureaus, this winter we are experimenting with maximizing our county-wide LGBT specific resources by contracting with our fellow universities and/or private agencies to provide several aspects of LGBT inclusive service here at EMU.

Here in Washtenaw County, we are blessed with a strong speakers bureau resource as well as strong speakers bureau training protocol. We are pleased to encourage the following partnership.

Please call the University of Michigan's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs at (734) 763-4185 to arrange a LGBT panel or to attend a powerful speakers bureau training.

For an application or more information please contact Holly via email or by calling (734) 763-4186.

Via Media - Episcopal Campus Ministry
Last Sunday of Every Month (2/29) - 5PM
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
120 N. Huron St. (near Depot Town)
Evening Prayer and Supper

EMU's Episcopal Campus Ministry hosts it's monthly liturgy and supper at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Whether you are Episcopalian or not we invite you to join us for Evening Prayer and Supper to follow. We will be singing Marty Haugen's contemporary setting of the Holden Evening Prayer. The dress is informal and the company divine! Won't you come join us?

queer as we wanna be - Women's Group
queer as we wanna be is a space to connect and create community for Detroit-Ferndale-Ann Arbor mid-20's to early 30's girls. This is a space to come out and be whoever you are, whether you want to venture beyond the internet to meet folks or whether you'd rather stay under your rock but want to know that things are going on!

You may want to join this list if you are: quirky, nerdy, trendy, friendly, funny, serious, intellectual, whimsical, playful, shy, noisy, punk, sporty, granola, princess... add your own. queer as we wanna be is for everyone.

The list can be used for multiple purposes: to network, share housing opportunities, set up gatherings, tell us about your upcoming rock show, whatever.

queer as we wanna be is not a moderated list. Anyone can send messages. However, sexist, homophobic, racist, classist comments and slurs will not be tolerated.

Welcome!! And tell your friends!

Click here to join.

Splash! - Ann Arbor's LGBT Social Group
Creating space for the "fun" crowd, Splash! is a new social group for the LGBT community in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti and surrounding areas. Splash! provides an opportunity for people to come together about once a month for conversation, food, and drinks. It's a chance to meet new people, see old friends and develop a greater sense of community. So come on out.

Check out their web site for information on group meetings.

And to get going, we need to know what women want to know about sex. What information is lacking out there? What turns you on? What turns you off? Where is the kink in the greater A2/Detroit area? What sex centered classes/discussions/resources have you always wished existed in your community?

And if women have a specific sex related questions, we are currently accepting questions for the sex-advice column in our publication soon to be appearing around town...

So send us your questions! Send us your thoughts! Send us an email.

And tell your friends to do the same!

Thanks Everyone,
Veronica & Violet

*Sex-positive refers to the rejection of the dominant view of sex as something shameful and instead embraces all consensual sex practices between one, two, or more adults as healthy and without needing apology or justification. Sex-positive sexuality celebrates the enjoyment of sex and sexuality however-and with whomever-one chooses. It includes looking at diverse sexual practices, emphasizes sexual health and pleasure, and being positive and unapologetic about any consensual sexual practices in which adults engage

"Double bagging is safer.....isn't it?"

"Something is wrong down there, but I'm embarrassed to ask my doctor. What can I do?"

Get answers to your questions - Become a HARC Peer Educator

The HIV/AIDS Resource Center is looking for gay and bi men ages 13-24 to help get the word out. The training only takes two afternoons and you get cool incentives (gift certificates and big bottles of Millennium ID lube) for participating. The next dates are March 20 and 27. Contact Justin to RSVP or to ask questions: [Toll Free] 866-HIV TEST or justin@r2harc.org.

LGBT components of the conference include a dinner reception for the LGBT Student Empowerment Project (you're invited!), a panel of transgender organizers, and a workshop about LGBT federal legislation. The National Queer Student Coalition and the National Queer Student of Color Caucus will also meet at the conference. Lobby day includes lobbying for the Permanent Partners Immigration Act with a focus on access to higher education.

The conference includes many exciting speakers, legislative briefings, workshops, and lobby clinics on many issues affecting college students from financial aid to affirmative action to labor rights. There are several special sessions including a banquet and panel about getting out the student vote in 2004! This is a great opportunity to network.

Register before February 26, 2004 in order to get the early registration rates. Rates increase after that date. And don't forget to book your hotel room and schedule lobby visits. More information is available, including a brochure and registration forms, at http://www.usstudents.org. Also, you can call us at 202-347-8772 for more information.

Individual Rates: Before 3/30 (Early discount rate deadline extended from 3/15)
Individual Youth $165
Individual Adult $350

Individual Rates: After 3/30 (Early discount rate deadline extended from 3/15)
Individual Youth $195
Individual Adult $375

*Save with TEAM Registrations!

TEAM registration includes; registration for 4 youth and 1 adult, hotel accommodations for 2 nights with 2 rooms (1 double room and 1 triple/quad room), conference materials, and meals included in program. For membership information, please visit our web site or contact Clarence Fluker at via email or 202-319-7596 ext. 16

Summit Scholarships
To help make the Summit accessible for young people, NYAC offers limited scholarships. If you are 22 years or younger and are interested in applying for NYAC's Youth Scholarship, you can obtain all necessary forms by contacting NYAC via email or visit our web site or by calling 202-319-7596 ext 12. FYI: Web requests are often processed more quickly. All applications must be received in the NYAC office no later than March 1, 2004.

Call for Workshop Proposals
Most of NYAC Summit programming is suggested and facilitated by folks like YOU! If you've got an idea for a workshop, caucus, facilitated session or other programming, send us your proposal. We particularly encourage workshops by youth. Electronic submissions must be received March 30, 2004. For more information, contact contact us via email or by calling 202-319-7596 x12.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Help support youth attending the Summit through sponsorship! Sponsorship dollars go directly toward scholarships and conference costs. Here are some examples of how YOU can help to build a Generation of Impact!
~ Tabling: Display your organization's services to LGBTQ youth and adult activists
~ Program Advertising: Reserve an ad space in NYAC's Summit Program
~ Sponsorship: Sponsor workshops, special events, summit backpack, scholarships and more!

For more information, contact Monique Meadows via email or 202-319-7596 ext 21.

Lesbian Moms' Network Saugatuck Trip
Saturday, July 17 ~ Saturday, July 24
Saugatuck, MI
One of our Lesbian Moms' Network board members, Pat Gordon is helping organize this Family Pride Event with Family Pride Coalition. They have been meeting practically weekly since probably last October.

Hope to see all you there!

Research Participants Needed for Study on Sexual Orientation & Suicide
Masters student seeks gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals age 18-25 for thesis study on the correlation between issues related to sexual orientation and suicide.

Participants will be asked a series of 10 questions related to background, sexual orientation, and thoughts of suicide (all responses will be confidential). Tape recorded interview will take approximately 1 hour.

If interested please contact Rob at 734.340.2933 or researchrob2004@aol.com

You qualify for “The Male Couples Relationships Study” if
- You and your partner have been together one year or longer
- You and your partner are 18 to 65 years of age
- You and your partner are both HIV negative, and
- You and your partner are both willing to participate

If you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete a survey that contains questions about you, your romantic relationships and sexual activities, past and present, the nature of your current relationship with your partner, and your feelings about your relationship with your partner.

The questionnaire may be completed by email attachment, online, or we can mail you a hard copy questionnaire with return postage paid. Once you have returned the questionnaire, each member of the couple will be paid $20 for their participation. You will also receive a synopsis of the study results when completed.

Confidentiality is extremely important to me in my research. All participants’ responses will be kept confidential. As soon as your surveys are received, your name will be separated from your responses. A list connecting names and responses will be kept under lock and key and will be used only in case of emergency.

If you are interested the study, please check out our webpage at http://home.gwu.edu/~forssell/ for more details and to see if you qualify. Feel free to contact me directly at mcrs@gwu.edu, or by calling 202-994-6323 (D.C.) or 303-596-2244 (Denver).

Thank you,
Steve Forssell
Principal Investigator
Men in Relationships Study
mcrs@gwu.edu

Relationships Between Work & Family in LGBT Families Study
If you are interested in participating in a research study on how relationships between work and family are managed in gay and lesbian families, typical communication patterns used, and decision making styles and patterns, contact the following:

Dr. Tracy Tuten Tyan
Virginia Commonwealth University
College of Humanities and Sciences
901 West Main street
Richmond, VA 23284-2034
804.827.3780
ttryan@vcu.edu

Dr. Ryan will email you a packet if you contact her individually by email.

Sexual Health, Education and Rights Articles Sought
American Sexuality Magazine seeks articles focused on sexual health, sexuality education, and sexual rights in the United States for immediate and future publication. American Sexuality is the on-line magazine published by San Francisco State University's National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC), directed by anthropologist Gilbert Herdt, Ph.D. with major long-term funding from the Ford Foundation.

Researchers, faculty, graduate students, and community based advocates are encouraged to submit brief proposals (100-200 words) for articles concerning sexual health, sexuality education, and sexual rights in the U.S. Publishing in American Sexuality is a unique opportunity to disseminate your research and expertise in a widely read, internationally accessible medium aimed at informing academics, community based advocates and the general public about the critical gaps in sexuality research and policy.

The published article will be 1000 words and written in a style that is accessible to non-academic audiences.

Please visit American Sexuality magazine and the NSRC web site
Please contact Cymene Howe, Ph.D., Managing Editor via email or 415-437-1472 with questions and proposals for articles.

Seeking Essays about LGBT College Life
Hi, My name is Randy C. Miller, and I am a Freshmen at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. I am in the process of writing a book about LGBTQ life on college campuses across the nation. I am looking for any LGBTQ students to summit essays for my book, on how they have dealt with being LGBTQ and how it has affected them being on college campuses. The essays will be reviewed and then decided upon for entry into the book. If you don't mind I would keep those essays that didn't make it for the chance of entry into another book. All information will be kept confidential. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to summit an essay; please feel free to contact me. Thank you.

Randy Miller
1000 Edgewood College Dr.
Madison, WI 53711
(608)663-7856
rcmiller@edgewood.edu

LGBT Student / Youth Travel Survey 2004
The world is opening up, and offers new and fantastic travel opportunities for us every year. Who knew? Gay marriage in Holland. Then Belgium. And now, Canada! It's even cool to have sex in Texas. Amazing.

In our rapidly changing world, every year Community Marketing runs a survey to get a "pulse" on where we are going, where we stay, what we like to do on vacation, etc.  We are then better able to advise government tourism boards, visitors bureaus, airlines, cruise lines, etc. to help them better serve our community.

To assist this effort, we'd like to ask you to take our 8 minute survey. It is actually fun to do, and is educational in the process. You might learn something about your travel motivations and preferences--

PLUS new this year, you can VOTE for our "Community Choice Awards." Pick your favorite LGBT travel destination, plus your favorite airline, gay hotel, mainstream hotel, rental car company and cruise line.  And tell us why it is your favorite too.

Please use this link to start the survey. You might even win the free airline tickets!

All personal information is held confidentially by Community Marketing, Inc. and will not be sold.

Thanks, and bon voyage!

Online Research - Effects of disclosure on personal expression of lesbian women
Hello, my name is Sarah Shafer. I am a senior psychology major at The College of Wooster in Ohio. I am conducting a web-based study for my senior research project on the effects of disclosure on personal expression of lesbian women. Because there has been very limited research on the components of lesbianism and the effects that disclosure of sexual orientation has on the extent to which a lesbian woman expresses her feelings, thoughts and opinions, I encourage you to participate in my study by completing a questionnaire. The questionnaire should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. This questionnaire is completely confidential and as a participant, you will remain anonymous. Further information on the nature of this study is provided on the site of the questionnaire. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email. Any e-mail correspondence will remain confidential. Thank you very much for your time and cooperation.
Sarah E. Shafer
College of Wooster

Research to build a greater understanding of gender and sexual orientation
Participate in research to build a greater understanding of gender and sexual orientation!

Researchers at The University of Memphis are asking lesbian, bisexual, women-loving-women, or transgendered women who are or have been in a same-sex relationship to complete two surveys that will generate an appreciation of the complexity of same-sex relationships and gender expression. This research team is LGBT-positive and interested in furthering an understanding of the representative experiences of women's diversity in sexual and gender orientation.

Please use this link to start the survey.

This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at The University of Memphis (#EO3-250, phone 901 678-2533). Responses are encrypted and stored on a secure server; answers are anonymous and no identifying information is asked.

We appreciate your help in promoting this work by sending this information on to others who might be interested.

Right now we need volunteers to help flyer Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor--ASAP! In early/mid February we will need volunteers to help put out a mailing of our brochures. On the conference day, May 22, we will need volunteers throughout the day for registration, media support, set up, tear down, etc. If you volunteer for 5 hours on the conference day you can attend the conference for FREE!

Please email Casey Frazee at cfrazee@emich.edu or call at 734.904.5757.
You can also visit www.togetherinfaith.com to find out more information, to register, etc.

Student Organization Coordinator
Your LGBT Resource Center
Your LGBT Resource Center is looking for a work study student to coordinate LGBT student groups and organizations on campus.Click here for an online application

Contact Your LGBTRC for more information

To become a volunteer...simply visit our volunteer web page, fill out the form and we'll keep you posted on when volunteer opportunities come up!

The 2000 presidential election was decided by less than 600 votes.  The GLBT community cast more than 4.2 million votes in 2000.  We can and must make the difference in the 2004 presidential election.The Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Office of GLBT Outreach and the GLBT Caucus of the College Democrats of America (CDA) are proud to announce the Pride at the Polls Program-- an innovative effort designed to educate and register thousands of GLBT voters.GLBT Pride festivals, which attract hundreds of thousands of GLBT-receptive voters each year, have proved to be one of the most effective venues to reach GLBT voters.How will it work? Volunteers from all across the country will sign up to be "Table Captains." Joined by DNC and CDA volunteers, table captains will (1) distribute DNC pamphlets on GLBT issues, (2) register thousands of GLBT voters, and (3) help increase the political power of our community. All materials for your table will be available on the DNC GLBT website.Why Should You Volunteer for the Pride at the Polls Program?
•  Because we can still be fired in most states for coming out of the closet or for putting a picture of our partners on our desks at work.
•  Because we are all still the victims of hate crimes and there is still no federal law to help local law enforcement officials prosecute those who attack our community.
•  Because the rate of HIV infection is rising quickly among GLBT communities of color.
•  Because schools are still not safe for our GLBT youth.
•  Because so many of us still do not have access to domestic partnership benefits.
•  Because many of us still cannot visit our partners in the hospital when they are sick.
•  Because your political involvement in our community makes us proud; we are only powerful if people know we exist.

Join us as we continue the march to take back our nation in the name of basic fairness and equality for all Americans. Together, we can take back the White House!