Hello,
My name is Jane Warring. I’m a 27 year old attorney and I live in Midtown.

Some friends and I are starting a lesbian website targeted toward Atlanta women from about 20 to 35. The purpose is to strengthen the community and build acceptance. We want it to be informative and fun - with blogs, a calendar of events, and articles on topics we’re interested in. We want to get college students involved - either helping with the website design, conducting interviews, drafting articles, editing, taking pictures…you name it.

Thank you!
Jane Warring

Jane has been invited to come speak with Pride Alliance at one of our Fall meetings, but if anyone would like to contact her in the meantime, her e-mail address is janer429@gmail.com .

Dear Student,
My name is Aimee Adams and I am a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Lehigh University. I am writing to request your participation in an online survey about undergraduate and graduate students’ cultural background and their perceptions of college counseling services. Although all are welcome, I am particularly interested in gaining the perspectives of GLBT students, because their views are often underrepresented in counseling research.

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes or less to complete. To thank you for your participation, you are invited to enter a raffle for 1 of 8 $25.00 Visa gift cards and 1 of 20 free Blockbuster video rentals. Please click on the following link or cut and paste it into your browser if you are interested in participating in the study.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=m9fr2dk3CR_2byY332yAIZeg_3d_3d

Your participation is completely voluntary and you may skip any question you do not wish to answer. Once you press the submit button at the end of the survey, your responses will be anonymously store with all of the other responses. Your completion of the questionnaire will constitute your informed consent to participate in this study. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Lehigh University.

Please forward this invitation to any undergraduate or graduate student who you think would be interested in participating in this study.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Sincerely,
Aimee Adams, M. Ed.
Doctoral Candidate
Lehigh University

For the sixth consecutive year, ABC News is sponsoring the Student Video Project at the annual convention of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), which is being held in Washington, D.C. this August. Participating students will have a rare opportunity to work in an immersive setting with network television journalists who will help them shoot, write, edit and deliver polished packages that will be seen by the hundreds of working members of NLGJA at the end of the convention. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible, and the program is open to students of any sexual orientation. In addition to the mentorship and tutelage the students receive, the convention also provides important networking opportunities. Students are given the chance to attend select convention activities - and a number of recent alumni received offers from stations that found them through their work with the Student Project. The application deadline is Friday, April 11, 2008.

Download application materials here: http://www.nlgja.org/students/studentproject.htm
Watch previous Student Video Projects here: http://www.youtube.com/user/NLGJAStuVidPro

Emory Pride’s Annual LGBT Valentines Day Ball is this Friday (February 29th) 8-11PM! This event is open to all schools and allies as well. It takes place in the DUC Faculty Dining Hall.

The dress is Hollywood Glamour. For more information contact the Emory Pride Office.

Frequent Small Meals and The Office of LGBT Life at Emory University present

TEAROOM: a document presented by William E. Jones
Friday, February 22, 2008, 8:00 pm
at Eyedrum
290 MLK Jr Dr Suite 8 / 404-522-0655 www.eyedrum.org

*a featured work in the 2008 Whitney Biennial
*filmmaker in attendance

Southern Voice review at http://www.sovo.com/2008/2-15/arts/feature/8139.cfm

In Mansfield, Ohio, 1962, police hid behind a two-way mirror in a public restroom and filmed the men who had sex there - the so-called “tearoom trade.” They used this film footage to arrest and prosecute some sixty men under the Ohio sodomy law.

In 2007, filmmaker William E. Jones came into possession of the film shot by the police. From this footage, he created the film Tearoom.

In Tearoom, instead of making a run-of-the-mill documentary, Jones lets the unedited footage speak for itself. The surprising imagery raises many issues even as it provides a shocking history lesson. A haunting and powerful work, Tearoom has been selected for the 2008 Whitney Biennial.

Screening in Atlanta one night only!

Director William E. Jones will be on hand at Eyedrum to introduce the film, answer questions and debut the new book on Tearoom.

Friday, February 22, 2008, 8:00 pm
Eyedrum
290 MLK Jr Dr Suite 8 / 404-522-0655 www.eyedrum.org

It should also be noted that “the footage is explicit in spots, and inappropriate for those under 18. However, while explicit, the footage is historical in nature and not pornographic in nature or intent.”

Here is the information from the scholarship that we talked about at the meeting the other night:

Point Foundation:
http://www.pointfoundation.org

PFLAG Atlanta:
http://www.pflagatl.org/scholarships.htm

Announcing…FASET Leader Recruitment 2008!!

FASET Leader Applications are now available and are due FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2008 at 5 pm in the ISyE Annex Room 330.

Applications may be found at www.faset.gatech.edu.

FASET is a fun and exciting opportunity to interact with incoming freshman and help them adjust to life at Tech! You will also get to work with other current students as well as faculty and staff!

If you will be in the Atlanta area for Summer 2008, and would like a way to not only improve your resume but also gain a new social group, then APPLY TODAY FOR FASET!!

There will be two information sessions for those interested in learning more:
* Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 11:15 am in the ISyE Annex Executive Room 228

* Monday, February 25, 2008 at 8:00 pm in the ISyE Annex Executive Room 228

Notifications of acceptance will go out by April 1, 2008!

For additional information, please refer to the FASET application, website, or contact Bethany Naser (bethany.naser@vpss.gatech.edu ), Robert Ellis (robert.ellis@gatech.edu), or Stacey Mahaffey (stacey.mahaffey@gatech.edu).

Freshman Foundation is the newest Freshman Leadership Organization that strives to give freshman a truly unique leadership experience that will prepare them for larger leadership roles within the Georgia Tech Community.

As a member you will get a chance to…

Attend socials and make your new closest friends
Listen to the best guest speakers campus has to offer
Have your own personal mentor from the Board of Trustees
Witness first-hand how a successful organization is run
Plan your own events and play an integral part in GTSF’s biggest annual events
Learn your own personal leadership style and how to work effectively within a team
Enhance public speaking skills
Learn about personal finance and investing

Learn more and apply at http://www.freshmanfoundation.gatech.edu

Applications due Wednesday, September 5th at 5 p.m.!

Freshman Foundation is a division of the Georgia Tech Student Foundation.

Applications for the 2007 - 2008 BOPSOP Executive Board are now available!

BOPSOP is a mentoring and tutoring program that visits Magnolia Park
Afterschool Program weekly (Monday - Thursday from 3:30 - 5:30 pm) to help
shape their youth.  Our focus is to grow the children in each of the
following “Pillar” areas: Mental, Physical, Relationship, Creative, Culture,
Self, and Character.

We invite you to apply to the Executive Board for our program.  Applications
are due on Thursday, April 12 by 5 pm and should be emailed to
lauren.miller@gatech.edu.  If you have any further questions about the
program, please contact Lauren Miller at the above stated email address.  A
list of our Executive Board positions has been attached along with the
application so that you may specify which positions you are interested in.
Please read both attachments in their entirety.

Click here for the available positions and here for the application.

Pride Alliance is sponsoring a team for this year’s Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event aimed at supporting those who have or have had cancer, as well as raising money to help fund the fight for a cure. Unfortunately, we will be unable to actually attend because it conflicts with this year’s Glitter Pop, which will be help on April 13th. Basically, we’re looking for people to join the team and support it. The link for our team’s page is:

http://www.acsevents.org/gatech2007/pride

There is a ten dollar registration fee, but that doesn’t mean it has to come out of your own pocket. If possible, try to get someone to sponsor you by explaining to them what Relay for Life is all about. We’re hoping to see some support, and maybe next year, if the dates work out, we’ll be able to go and be represented at the event.

Who: YouthPride

What: YouthPride wants you to come out on Tuesday nights to watch episodes of Sex In the City, Queer As Folk, The “L” Word and Noah’s Arc and eat some pizza. You have to be between the ages of 18 & 24 to participate.

When: 5:30 - 8 PM. Every Tuesday, starting March 13th.

Where: YouthPride is located at 1017 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307
One block east of the Inman Park Marta Station
Next to Inman Park Methodist Church

YouthPride is a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 13-24.
YouthPride offers comprehensive programs, activities and services that address the needs of LGBTQ youth.

For more information, contact YouthPride at:
(404) 521-9711
John-Paul@youthpride.org
www.youthpride.org

All Georgia Tech Student Organizations and Associations are invited to participate in CultureFest 2007, a special week of events, giving students the opportunity to represent and showcase their home country.

As of now, CultureFest is set on the week of March 5th with:
Food Fair on March 5th (Monday) at 11:30am-1:30pm on Skiles Walkway

Come ready to eat a plateful of delicious cuisines from all over the world. Tickets are only $5. GT student organizations will be providing the food. Come support GT’s diversity and wear ethnic clothes!!

Gopinath Jayaprakash Food Fair Chair                       gopi.j@gatech.edu

Performance Night on March 7th (Wednesday) at 7:30pm at Ferst Center Theater*FREE*

Dance! Music! Lights and new to this year, Fashion! Live cultural entertainment, music, and beautiful clothes inspired by different countries and ethnicities!

Food reception immediately following, Sponsored by Taiwanese Student Association

Lively Lie Vice President and Performance Chair      gtg913q@mail.gatech.edu

Culture Break Events (throughout the week – there’s still time for you to add an event!)

1. “Tae Kwon Do show case” and “Beauty of Korea”
March 7th (Wednesday) 11 am - 2 pm at the Campanile

Sponsored by Korean Student Association

Come see Korean traditional costume and visual display of Korea. The Tae Kwon Do showcase includes Taekwondo Poomsae and Kyukpa. “Poomsae” means a self-practice method in which a man performs the lines of movement in a systematic and consecutive way against an imaginary opponent. “Kuckpa” means breaking objects such as wooden boards.  This helps develop one’s physical power and metal concentration.

Andrew Chang Culture Break Chair                           Andrew.chang@gatech.edu

Please forward this email to the rest of your members.  We want as many people as possible to know about CultureFest and what they can contribute to it.  We’re hoping to attract hundreds of people, a thousand if we can!  If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or even requests, please email us.

More details will come later so please check your emails.
Contacts:

Karan Gandhi President                                               culture@gatech.edu
Lively Lie Vice President and Performance Chair             gtg913q@mail.gatech.edu
Gopinath Jayaprakash Food Fair Chair                           gopi.j@gatech.edu
Andrew Chang Culture Break Chair                              Andrew.chang@gatech.edu
Jana Williams Culture Tech Advisor                              jana.williams@oie.gatech.edu

Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”
March 8, 9, and 10, 7 p.m. nightly
Music Listening Room in the Student Center
Tickets: $10/Students, $15/Faculty and Staff, $20/Community

Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues is a series of individual vignettes that examines and challenges cultural, social, and sexual biases that are deeply intertwined with gender roles; it seeks to give a public voice to neglected and often taboo realities encompassing sexual intercourse, masturbation, homosexual relationships, and more importantly, sexual violence and assault.

Tickets can be purchased NOW at http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wam with a credit or debit card. Please contact the Women’s Resource Center (colleen.petterson@vpss.gatech.edu) for additional payment options.

Tickets will go fast, so get yours today!

Women’s Awareness Month is proudly presenting the 5th annual production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues from March 8 through March 10, 2007 at the Music Listening Room at 7 p.m. nightly. Part of the V-Day College Campaign, an international campaign to help raise money and awareness to stop violence against women and girls, Georgia Tech has raised more than $17,000 in donations for local charities in Atlanta including Men Stopping Violence, the Grady Rape Crisis Center, and Angela’s House. The 2007 show is benefiting the Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV), an agency which has over 30 full and part-time staff with an administrative office in metro Atlanta and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties.  Established in 1975 as an all-volunteer agency, PADV provides emergency housing for women and their children. For more information on Partnership Against Domestic Violence, please visit http://www.padv.org/. As part of this campaign, 10% of proceeds go to benefit the spotlight beneficiary of the overall V-Day Campaign. More information on the 2007 V-Day Campaign spotlight beneficiary can be found at http://www.vday.org/contents/vcampaigns/spotlight/conflictzones.

FASET Leader Applications are available on-line now at www.faset.gatech.edu.

Applications are due Tuesday March 13th at 5:00pm in the Success Programs Office, room 330 in the ISYE annex.

All new leader applicants will be required to have an individual and a group interview and will sign up for these on a first-come, first-serve basis when you turn in your application. All returning leaders are required to complete an application and individual interview.

We will provide 2 information session for those interested or with questions:
Monday March 5th 8pm
Tuesday March 6th 11:15 am

Both are located in the ISyE Annex Room 341 (Building 57 on the Campus Map http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/bldngmodel.php?id=57)

After the applications are reviewed and all interviews are completed, applicants will be notified by April 16, 2007.

For additional information refer to the FASET web site or contact Merideth Ray (merideth.ray@vpss.gatech.edu) Sarah Eubanks (seubanks@gatech.edu) or Gavin Johns (gavinjohns@gatech.edu)

*John Amaechi Book Signing*

John will be in your area:
*February 28, 2007 @ 8 PM*

*Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse*
991 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.607.0082

He is coming to the Atlanta area to support his new book, “Man in the Middle,” an autobiographical account of his life as a professional NBA player and gay man.

John Amaechi is making history as the first person to have played in the NBA to come out publicly.

John has been a philanthropist and humanitarian for years, and is now taking his message around the country starting new conversations about the lives of GLBT people.

For more on HRC and John Amaechi click here.

Applications to be a candidate in the 2007 Georgia Tech Student Government Association elections are now available! The Student Government Association encourages all those with an interest in representing their fellow students to participate in the elections. SGA is a fantastic way to get involved and have a voice in student affairs at Georgia Tech.

If you would like to run for a seat in the Undergraduate House of Representatives, for Student Body President, or for Executive Vice President, you will need to fill out the application and return it to the SGA office in the Student Center Commons by Friday, March 16 at 5:00 PM. Campaigning will begin on Sunday, March 25, and voting will occur from April 9 to April 11.

Please carefully read through the elections packet to familiarize yourself with the rules and requirements of running for office. If you are interested in applying, make sure you attend one of the mandatory Elections Orientation Sessions between March 12 and March 16.

If you have any further questions after reading the elections packet, please contact Will Welch, the Elections Committee Chair, at will.welch@sga.gatech.edu. Good luck!

IN SUMMARY:

SGA elections applications now available

Must submit application to be a candidate for representative, President, or Executive VP

Applications due Friday, March 16
Candidates must attend one Elections Orientation Session

AIDS survival Project offers a FREE weekend workshop every other month called THRIVE! Weekend. They provide meals, childcare, and ASL upon request. The program covers everything from the basics of HIC disease, treatment options, complimentary therapies, nutrition, conscious sex, substance abuse and safer using, legal issues, oral health, and disclosure. Not only is THRIVE! Weekend a great opportunity for people infected with HIV to become empowered through education, it is also an opportunity to meet other HIV+ individuals. Throughout the weekend participants will break out into support group sessions that are led by trained facilitators, who are HIV+. For many participants, this is the highlight of the weekend becuase one has the ability to share in a nonjudgmental environment.

2007 THRIVE! Weekend Dates:
January 27 & 28
March 24 & 25
May 19 & 20
July 28 & 29
September 29 & 30
November 10 & 11

For more information or to register call 404-875-7926 TTY 404-524-0464 or toll free at 1-877-243-7444.

http://www.aidssurvivalproject.org/programs/thrive.html

Dear Participant,

I am conducting a research study examining attitudes, feelings, and
experiences associated with being a lesbian, bisexual, or questioning woman.
If you are a woman who is at least 18 years old and has experienced same-sex
attraction, I would greatly appreciate your participation in this study.

The survey is anonymous, and takes about 20 minutes to complete. As an
incentive to participate, all participants will be given the chance to enter a
participant raffle awarding $75 each to four randomly selected participants.
For those interested in participating in this study, click on the following
hypertext link (you may need to copy and paste the link into your browser):

http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=EXTERNALOPPRESS1

This will take you to the consent form and questionnaire. This research has
been approved by the Institutional Review Board for protection of human
subjects at the University of Tennessee.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail announcement to eligible
friends/colleagues and other lesbian/bisexual related listservs. Thanks in
advance for your help with this project!

Sincerely,

Gina P. Owens, Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Gina P. Owens, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Psychology
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 37996
Ph: 865-974-2204
Fax: 865-974-3330

We will be offering Safe Space I training on February 22 (11 am - 12 pm) and March 9 (12-1 pm) and Safe Space II training on April 13 (12-2 pm). Please signup to receive additional information and details. More information about the Safe Space program can be found at www.safespace.gatech.edu.

Kennesaw State University will host the fifth annual state-wide LGBT student and organization summit on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The summit will begin with registration at 9:00am.

The purpose of the Summit is to build a support network of high school, college, and university LGBT and LGBT-supportive students, faculty, and organizations and provide panels, workshops, and discussion groups on key LGBT issues. Who should attend? LGBT university, college, and high school students and allies; university, college, high school and middle school educators, administrators, staff, allies, and parents interested in gaining a better understanding of issues facing LGBT youth and young adults; Leaders and members of LGBT advocacy groups interested in helping improve educational and life experiences for LGBT students and young adults.

Some ways to be involved in the summit:

Attend!
Help get the word out.
Provide an information table for your organization.
Provide financial sponsorship: Platinum $500; Gold $250; Silver $100
Hold a meeting of your organization at the summit.
Sponsor a workshop, speaker, or panel.

This year we will present the 4th annual Georgia LGBT Educator of the Year Award for high school and middle school teachers or administrators. The award recognizes outstanding support of LGBT students with a plaque and $200 cash prize. The award is sponsored by the Kennesaw State University Safe Space Initiative. Nomination forms are available at www.kennesaw.edu/safespace.

The KSU Department of Theatre and Performance Studies will be performing “The Laramie Project” on campus in the Stillwell Theater from April 17-22. For more information on the production, go to: http://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/CALENDAR_MASTER/2006-07/index.shtml

For registration information and updates on teh summit, go to:http://www.kennesaw.edu/safespace Contact Teresa Joyce at tjoyce@kennesaw.edu with any questions.