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GAY/LESBIAN/BI-SEXUAL/TRANSGENDER (GLBT)

Awareness Week 2008

April 14 - 18

Calendar of Events

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ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

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Monday, April 14                         
Rev. Mel White – Keynote Speaker
Student Center , Ballroom D
7:00 p.m.
U-Card event

Rev. White is the author of Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America and is Justice Minister of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. Mel served the Christian church as a prize-winning television producer and filmmaker, a best-selling author, a pastor, seminary professor, and ghost writer to religious leaders including Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell. After a time of terrible depression, Mel finally reconciled his Christian faith and his sexual orientation. In 1997, Mel and his partner, Gary Nixon, received the ACLU's National Civil Liberties Award in Atlanta, GA for their efforts at applying the "soul force" principles of Gandhi and King to the struggle for justice for sexual minorities. For additional information contact Paulette Curkin pcurkin@sdev.siu.edu and click here to see the Mel White flier.
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Tuesday, April 15
Mock Wedding
Shryock Auditorium steps
3:30 p.m.

There will be a mock wedding highlighting the current civil union legislation pending in Springfield and the fight to legalize civil unions as well as underscoring the importance of such unions. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, April 16
Queer Careers
Troy Corinth Rooms, Student Center
6 p.m.

Ryan Cheperka, a psychology graduate student will discuss career issues regarding whether to "come out" while on a job search, and other topics of relevance.
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Thursday, April 17
HOMO Acts
Free Forum area, norht of McAndrew Stadium
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Homo Acts are coming to SIUC. Visitors are invited to "come and see the homosexual agenda in action." The "action" involves games, tossing Frisbees, eating lunch, and other commonplace activities illustrating that gay people are just like everyone else.
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Thursday, April 17
Transgender Monologues
Student Center Ohio Room
7 p.m.

A panel of local transgender individuals will be discussing transgender issues on campus and in the community.
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Saturday, April 18
A Kiss-In
Student Center
noon.

A Kiss-In is coming to the Student Center around noon April 18. The awareness exercise features GLBT people showing public affection and assessing public reaction.
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