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Thank You!
A MAJOR Thank You to all the Students, Faculty and Staff that were a part of the Project YES Conference!

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 call (734) 763-4186.

Via Media - Episcopal Campus Ministry
Last Sunday of Every Month (March 28th) @ 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! Or if you would like more information about meetings, send us an email.

And tell your friends to do the same!

Thanks Everyone,
Veronica & Violet

PEEP SHOW COLLECTIVE'S MISSION:
We exist to open up a sex positive discussion of women's sexuality with the hope that dialogue can facilitate in the understanding and acceptance of diverse forms of human sexuality. We hope to dispel cultural myths surrounding women's sexuality by creating a safe, healthy space for women to talk about sex and sexuality.

*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

Brunch With Dallas Denny
Saturday, March 27th - 10:30AM ~ Noon
3200 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor
Please join us for brunch with honored guest Dallas Denny.

This week we are honored to have AEGIS founder and Executive Director Dallas Denny in Ann Arbor. AEGIS, a nonprofit clearinghouse for information about transgender and transsexual issues, is now a part of Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA), a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. Dallas donated her private collection, The National Transgender Library & Archive (NTL&A) to the University of Michigan. The NTL&A is a repository for books, magazines, films, videotapes, journals and newspaper articles, unpublished papers, photographs, artwork, letters, personal papers, memorabilia, and ephemera related to the transgender and transsexual condition. The NTL&A is believed to be the largest catalogued collection of transgender-related materials in existence.

The University of Michigan Office of LGBT Affairs is hosting an informal brunch with Dallas on Saturday, March 27th, 10:30-12:00, 3200 Michigan Union. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you there!

Gender X Art Gallery
Saturday, March 27th ~ Saturday, May 15th
Zeitgeist Gallery & Performance Venue - 2661 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48216
Recent Work by Shaqe' Kalaj and Jean Wilson

Shaqe' Kalaj {pronounced "shacha Kali"} is a Detroit area artist who works primarily in acrylic, woodcut prints, etchings, ink, photography and mixed media. The figurative faces and forms that emerge from this work opens doors to new perceptions of identity, gender, and existence. She shows her work regularly in Michigan and in 2003 had work accepted for shows at galleries in New York, Texas, Toronto, San Francisco, and other cities across North America. She recently co-published a book called "The Unborn Muse of Shadows".

Jean Wilson is a found object sculptor/poet. She considers herself as a spy on contemporary culture and also as a spy on herself, watching the process evolve and discovering herself as she works. She considers the installation she is currently working on is the first time that she will use any objects bought from the store; but the purpose was for another reason. It includes emergency blankets that were purchased for homeless people and after the exhibit is dismantled they will be given to those in need. Jean can be classified under the titles of Purist, Found Object Artist, Activist Artist, Fluxis, Mixed Media Artist, Post Dada, Constructionist, Installationist, Deconstructional Constructionist, Jean has been showing her activist work since 1995 in various venues throughout the Metro Detroit area.

Women's Workshop Series: Consciousness Raising Circle
Tuesday, March 30th - 7PM ~ 9PM
Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center, 195 West Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220
A new take on the heart of the women's movement of the 1970s.
Come share experiences, learn about other women, and eat great food!

This is an ASL interpreted event. Early seating is also available for special needs.

Same low ticket price of $25/person (in advance) $30/person (at the door, if available)

These shows have sold out in the past so get your tickets today!

Get your tickets online at  www.comedyfest.org, by calling 313-537-3323 during business hours or by visiting A Woman's Prerogative in Ferndale, Just4Us Bookstore in Ferndale, Chosen Books in Royal Oak, or Common Language Bookstore in Ann Arbor.

Women's Workshop Series: Women's Practical Spirituality
Tuesday, April 13th - 7PM ~ 9PM
Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center, 195 West Nine Mile, Ferndale, MI 48220
In this practical spirituality workshop, you will have a supportive opportunity to release unneeded baggage from the past. A guided meditation will follow.
Featuring Dr. Ilenya Marrin: Inspirational and Motivational Speaker

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!

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.

THE BASICS…
Throughout the day there will be workshops and plenary sessions as well as film screenings all day long.

Participants will have the opportunity to meet with other educators and administrators, involved community members, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in areas of LGBT rights, HIV prevention, arts education, environmental and economic justice issues.

Free and anonymous HIV testing will be available throughout the day for all participants and community members.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO REGISTER OR VOLUNTEER PLEASE CONTACT US
Email: nochildleftbehi@wildmail.com
Phone: (269) 599- 496

This conference was created as workspace for all parties interested in creating safer schools for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth. Although that is the primary focus of the conference, equally important and pertinent issues such as racism in the schools, segregation of school districts, heterosexism, and bilingual education will also be addressed.

Conference Schedule
8.30 – 9.00 Registration and Free Continental Breakfast
9.00 – 9.10 Introduction and Welcome
9.10 – 10.20 Plenary Session I
10.30 – 11.20 Workshop Session I
11.30 – 12.20 Workshop Session II
12.20 – 1.30 Lunch on your own
1.30 – 2.30 Workshop Session III
2.40 – 3.40 Workshop Session IV
3.50 – 5.00 Plenary Session II and Closing

Workshop Sessions
Workshop Session I:
_ LGBT Visibility in the Schools
_ Sissies and Tom Boys: Bullying and Gender Policing in Elementary Schools
_ LGBT Youth of Color and HIV/AIDS
_ State LGBT Legislation

Workshop Session II:
_ Sex Education Re-Education
_ Legal Logistics of LGBT Non-Discrimination Policies
_ LGBT Identity Development
_ Bilingual Education for a Multicultural Society

Workshop Session III:
_ Promoting Local Organic Food in School Cafeterias
_ Exploring Global History Education: Challenging U.S. Nationalism in the Schools
_ Experiences of LGBTQ Youth of Color in Detroit
_ Realities of School (un)Safety or LGBT Youth

Workshop Session IV:
_ Transgender/Gender Identity 101
_ How to start and support your local GSA
_ Racism, Classism, Sexism and Homophobia: Intersections of Oppression

Workshop presenters will include speakers from The ACLU of Michigan, Cares of Kalamazoo, Detroit Summer, GLSEN Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, The Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center, The Ruth Ellis Center, and The Triangle Foundation of Detroit.

Plenary Sessions
Plenary I
HIV/AIDS (Mis)education and Prevention in the Schools: In this plenary, panelists from NGOs, schools, and health agencies will examine the importance of open and honest educational techniques such as Harm-Reduction and honest sex education. The panel will address the necessity of honest sex education as a fundamental basic human right. Other issues such as access to safer sex materials on school campuses, queer sex education and sexual orientation inclusion in sex education curriculum will also be addressed.

Plenary II
Transgender Identity and Gender Variance in the Schools: In this plenary, student representatives, activists and teachers will take a deeper look into sexism, homophobia, heterosexism and its manifestations in the schools. Specific focus on gender performance, Transgender inclusion and education will be explored and discussed.

Conference support provided by:
Arcus Foundation, GLSEN Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti
Thank you for your generous support!

We wish to make this conference accessible to everyone. If there are questions about translators or interpreters, please contact us at: nochildleftbehi@wildmail.com

Hablamos Español.

To ensure adequate seating for everyone, please email your intent to attend to: nochildleftbehi@wildmail.com

The GenderYOUTH Leadership Track of workshops starts out with a networking workshop on Friday evening, April 30th followed by two workshops on Sunday, May 2nd after the plenary. Participants from all over the country who want to organize their own campaigns and initiatives to fight gender stereotyping will learn how to start GenderROOTS Chapters at their schools.

Contact us soon to let us know if you are interested – space is limited! Send an email me to Kristin@gpac.org or call 202.462.6610.

I look forward to hearing from you soon! Scholarships are available to those who needs their. Scholarship applications are due by April 1! Scholarship forms are available in Your LGBT Resource Center.

For the most up to date information about the National Conference on Gender go to: www.gpac.org/ncg. Featured speakers include Michael Kimmel, Kimberle Crenshaw and Kenji Yoshino who will focus on the intersections of race and gender.