News & Announcements

 

September

Screening of "Ask Not" and Discussion of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Art-Sociology 1213
The UMD College Democrats will be watching "Ask Not", a documentary that discusses the blatant discrimination against LGBT-identified people in the U.S. military due to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Two of the men in the video, Alex Nicholson and Jarrod Chlapowski, will be coming to discuss the video and hold a Q & A session after the film. Both men were discharged from the U.S. military because of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The film is approximately 55 minutes. For more information about the film, visit this website: http://www.asknotfilm.com/

Out for Work's National Conference

Friday Sept. 25 – Sunday Sept. 27
Westin City Hotel, Washington D.C.
For more information see http://www.outforwork.org/conferences/2009/national/default.asp

“Push: Literacy, Women and African American Literature” - Sapphire

Tuesday, September 29th , 12-1:30pm
Nyumburu Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room
Black, lesbian, feminist, poet Sapphire
Provost Conversations
Lunch provided
Co-sponsored by the African American Studies Department and the American Studies Department

October

U People - Collegiate Voices Simulcast

Saturday, October 3rd, 10pm
Live broadcast panel discussion about LGBT Rights in the south
Follow the link on Equity's events page to join in on the discussion
www.umd.edu/lgbt/events.html

Rainbow History Project Teaches LGBT History

Monday, October 5, 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
3207 Art-Sociology
The Rainbow History Project's mission is to to collect, preserve, and promote an active knowledge of the history, arts, and culture relevant to sexually diverse communities in metropolitan Washington DC. Check out their website: www.rainbowhistory.org
Come find out how LGBT history has shaped DC and how the movement has evolved over the years. 

 

Fierce!: A Dialogue about Latinos and Sexuality

Wednesday, October 7th, 2pm
Co-sponsored by OMSE
Cole Student Activity Building, Room 0100

"Why We Must March for LGBT Civil Rights" Featuring Cleve Jones and Solidarity Activists!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Art-Sociology Bdg Room 2203
From the early days with Harvey Milk’s activism, to the founding of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and today’s struggle for equal marriage, veteran activist Cleve Jones (as portrayed by Emile Hirsch in the Oscar-winning movie Milk) has been at the center of the LGBT rights movement for the last thirty years. Now, as it is becoming clearer that LGBT people and allies across the country are feeling like we can no longer wait for the marriage rights, work rights, and other protections we deserve Jones and other activists from across the country are planning a National Equality March in Washington (October 10–11) as a show of mass support for LGBT rights and equality. Please join Cleve Jones and local solidarity activists as they talk about the struggle for LGBT rights and why we must march on Washington.

Cole Student Activity Building, Room 0100Free screening & discussion of the film The Laramie Project.

Friday Oct. 9, 4 p.m.
0119 Cole Student Activities Building
Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Equity.
For more information contact Gabrie'l Atchison atchison@umd.edu

Out List

2009 Friday Oct. 9 edition of The Diamondback
In addition to celebrating National Coming Out Day, this list provides students with a directory of LGBT staff and faculty on campus. Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Equity. For more information contact Luke Jensen ljensen@umd.edu

The Laramie Project: An Epilogue Ten Years Later

Monday Oct. 12, 8:00 p.m.
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
This event is free and open to the public.
The event will start with a live broadcast live from Alice Tully Hall in NYC. Featuring the Tectonic Theatre Company and special guests, the pre-performance event will unite audiences in theatres across the nation who are about to experience the epilogue. Following the reading, we will rejoin the proceedings at Alice Tully Hall for a lively discussion with an expert panel to explore the continuing impact of The Laramie Project.
For more information see http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=9570

Lt. Dan Choi, Evening keynote speech.

Wednesday Oct. 14, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom, Stamp Student Union
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Michael Weinberger mica.pride@gmail.com

Masculinity and Memoir Writing - A Conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Francis Scott Key : 0102

"This Too is Women's Studies" encourages our undergraduates to engage in a conversation about the shifting terrains of the discipline while connecting with artists and activists in the greater Washington DC Metro region. To date we've examined questions of gentrification, mental health, immigration and reproductive rights.

This semester we are looking at masculinity/ies and memoir writing and are happy to have, Washington D.C. based poet, literary activist, blogger and, since 1974, the Director of the African-American Resource Center at Howard University, E. Ethelbert Miller read and discuss the writing process for his second memoir The 5th Inning.

For more information, contact:
Michelle V Rowley
Women's Studies Department
+1 301 405 0981
mrowley1@umd.edu

 

Kevin Kumashiro discusses his new book The Seduction of Common Sense.

Thursday Oct. 22, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
0101 Cole Field House
Brown-bag talk.
This event is free and open to the public.
Kumashiro is the author of Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian-Pacific-American Activists (Routledge, 2003) and Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality: Queer Students of Color and Anti-Oppressive Education(Rowman & Littlefield, 2001).
For more information contact Connie North, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. cnorth.umd.edu

“Hate Crimes: Moving from Discrimination to Tolerance” - Panel Discussion

Monday, October 26 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Atrium, Stamp Student Union
Provost's Conversations
Buffet lunch provided 
Speakers:
Allison Bennett, Coordinator of the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Program, University of Maryland
Luke Jensen, Director of the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality, University of Maryland
Brian Levin, Director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernadino
Steven Selden, Professor in the Education Policy Studies Department in the College of Education, University of Maryland
Ronald Zeigler, Director of the Nyumburu Cultural Center, University of Maryland

This panel discussion will explore both the history and the recent resurgence of hate crimes locally, nationally, and internationally. This conversation hopes to answer the questions of “Why do we hate?” and “How does hate become a crime?” This esteemed panel seeks to shed light on an increasingly important issue facing our nation, and will consider how the University community can better protect against and respond to hate crimes on campus and at large.

 

ACPA Prism Initiative

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Atrium, Stamp Student Union
ACPA's Prism Initiative is coming to the University of Maryland! (http://www.myacpa.org/pd/prism) This one-day, drive-in workshop will take place in the Stamp Student Union on Wednesday, October 28th, and is open to any faculty, staff, or students interested in taking a more in-depth approach to addressing the issues important to LGBT individuals on our campuses and in our communities. We are lucky to be one of the six host sites for this travelling conference. Facilitated by Dr. Jamie Washington and Jessica Pettitt, both expert trainers on diversity and LGBT issues, Should you choose to participate, you will leave with increased knowledge, new tools and resources, and connections with colleagues across the DC region committed to these issues. Please review the website and register by Friday, October 16, 2009 - http://www.myacpa.org/pd/prism

November

Jeffrey Solomon, Mother/SON

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.,
Laboratory Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
This event is free and open to the public.
A beautiful portrait of a young gay man and an opinionated woman—his mother. Both hilarious and heartfelt, this story traces her journey from rejection to acceptance. Emmy nominated writer-performer Jeffrey Solomon plays both mother and son in a performance the Chicago Tribune calls "Powerfully personal, yet as universal as family values." More more information visit www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu or call 301-405-ARTS.

American University 4th Annual GLBT Studies Colloquium

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Come celebrate the research and creative works of students, faculty, and staff from DC area universities.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Colloquium fits into a larger goal of establishing connections between higher education LGBT resources in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. By having students, faculty and staff present their research, ideas and other works, we reinforce the already present idea of creating a network between these resources. The primary goal of the Colloquium is to recognize and celebrate the work of staff, faculty and students from D.C. area universities in various academic disciplines (social sciences, to business, to the performing arts) related to gender and sexuality. For more information visit http://american.edu/ocl/glbta/Programs-and-Events-GLBT-Studies-Colloquium.cfm

Now Queer This: Navigating Sexuality & Gender in the Classroom

Presented by Queer Grads
Featuring Dr. Connie North, Assistant Professor in the College of Education Curriculum and Instruction
Thursday, November 19, 7:00 p.m.
Tydings Hall, Room 1128
For more information e-mail: queergrads@gmail.com

Hamsa Shabbaton with Rabbi Steve Greenberg

Friday Nov. 20 – Saturday Nov. 21
Rabbi Steve Greenberg, the first openly gay orthdox rabbi, will be at UMD Hillel for a shabbat to address the issue of homosexuality in the orthodox Jewish population. For more information contact Deborah Kadish, Educational Programming Director for Hamsa (Hillel's LGBT group) d.kadish@gmail.com
or visit http://www.marylandhillel.org

Friday, Nov. 20
Brown Bag Lunch* - Holzapfel Hall Rm 0142 - 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Shabbat Dinner** - Hillel Loby - 7:00 p.m. - (Register for FREE dinner at www.maylandhillel.org)
"Gayness and G-d"*** - Hillel Multi Purpose Room - 8:00 p.m. - (Rabbi Greenberg will discuss how someone can be an orthodox Jew AND gay.)

Saturday, Nov. 21
Lunch and Learn - Hillel - 12:00 p.m. - (How can we make the Jewish community welscoming to LGBTQQIA students?)
LGBT Havdallah - St. Mary's Hall Basement - 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

*Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Department
**Sponsored by Semester on Peace, JWST, LGBT Equity, LGBT Studies, MICA, Pride Allianc, Beit Mishpacha, Adat Shalom
***Sponsored by Kedma, Koach, Kesher, WoJam, Tzedek, JRP, Pride Alliance, Semester on Peace
Corporate Sponsor: UMUC Inn & Conference Center by Marriott