Beyond the Wedding Ring: LGBT Activism Today
Please join us February 16, 2010 at 4 p.m. for the OnGoing LGBT Conference: LGBT & Leadership:
"Beyond the Wedding Ring:
LGBT Activism Today"
Presented by Urvashi Vaid
Ms. Vaid is author of the book, Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation and was named one of Out Magazine's "50 Most Influential Leaders" in April 2009 and one of the "Top Ten Most Influential Asian Woman in America" by Ms. Magazine.
This event will take place in the Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center, Allendale, MI. For more information please visit our
website. For directions, click
here. This event is free and open to the public.
Labels: gay marriage, LGBT Leadership, marriage equality, OnGoing LGBT Conference, Urvashi Vaid
Queer Eye for the Straight Bible Reader
Former Hope College professor and current Associate Professor of Social Ethics at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, Dr. de la Torre's work focuses on how religion affects race, class, and gender oppression.
Please join us this Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the LGBT Resource Center at (616) 331-2530 or visit our
website.
Labels: Bible, Grand Valley State University, GVSU LGBT Resource Center, Miguel de la Torre, OnGoing LGBT Conference, spiritual violence
Join us today at 3 p.m. for our OnGoing LGBT Conference: LGBT and Race
In November 2008, controversial words, "Gay is the New Black" were on the cover of the Advocate Magazine. Billy Curtis' letter to the editor the following month addressed these divisive words. Please join us as we continue this national conversation.
Today, October 12, 2009: 3 p.m., Pere Marquette Room, Kirkhof Center, Allendale, MI
For more information, click here.
Labels: Billy Curtis, Gay is the New Black, GVSU LGBT Resource Center, OnGoing LGBT Conference, Race
The "Queer" State of the Union
The LGBT Resource Center kicks off our fall programming with the first of our OnGoing LGBT Conferences this Monday, September 21. We are thrilled to have Sean Kosofsky joining us to talk about "The Queer State of the Union"! I guarantee Sean will rock the house as he brings us up to speed on LGBT politics!
Much has happened at the state and national level since Obama's inauguration. Sean will be discussing issues impacting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities and taking your questions as well!
Sean is the Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina and is former Director of Policy for Triangle Foundation -- Michigan's anti-violence and advocacy organization serving the LGBT communities. For more info on Sean, click here.
Monday, September 21, at 4 p.m. in the Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center. LIB 100 APPROVED! This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Please contact our office if you need special accommodations: (616) 331-2530.
Labels: GVSU LGBT Resource Center, Lib 100, OnGoing LGBT Conference, Sean Kosofsky, The Queer State of the Union
