[Vcsa-announcements] LGBTRC Fall Update & BPFQ Research Report

[Nancy Tubbs]

Dear VCSA staff,

We are starting Fall 2012 with the awesome news that UCR has been named a Top 25 LGBT-Friendly Campus in the nation and a Top 10 Transgender-Friendly Campus. Much of this is due to the inclusive programs across our division. Check out the attached qualitative study of BPFQ students at "Western University" for proof.

We hope to see many of y'all at our Open House. Please also consider registering for an Allies Seminar.

If you wish to be added to our weekly Friday Update email, please reply to this message.

Best, Nancy Jean, Toi, and Mark

Weeks of Welcome

Q-Camp: An Orientation to Campus Life for LGBT Students and Allies
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 2pm to 5pm @ Pentland Hills F111 (Foxhole)
Please register online so we order enough pizza! - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/27BXLBH
New and returning students are invited to an orientation to UCR campus life and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allies community. This informal program will introduce you to student leaders, LGBT Resource Center staff, upcoming events, and programs such as Allies, Peer Connections, and CORE. Refreshments and dinner provided. Sponsored with Stonewall Hall.

Button-Making, Y'all
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 11am to 1pm @ 245 Costo Hall (Mtg Rm)
 What's your favorite button? "Hearts Not Parts" or "Better Gay Than Grumpy" or...?  All are welcome to kick off the quarter with Button-Making at the LGBT Resource  Center. We provide the button-making supplies, y'all provide the creativity. Share your story, wit, or pic on your shirt or backpack.

Peer Connections 1st Monday Online Chat of Fall
Monday, October 8, 2012, 7pm to 9pm @ www.out.ucr.edu<http://www.out.ucr.edu/>, logon from any computer
Log-on for anonymous chats with other UCR students and trained online Peer Connections Mentors every Monday evening. Just coming out? Want to connect with other LGBT Students? Have a friend or family member who just came out? Questioning your sexual orientation or gender identity? Looking for resources or sense of community? Join Monday Online Chats for a safe, anonymous, and helpful conversation.

LGBTRC Open House – free ice cream, yum!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 4pm to 6pm @ 245 Costo Hall
Learn about resources, programs, student groups, and special events for LGBT people and their Allies at the LGBTRC Open House. Enjoy free ice cream, and a chance to make connections with our campus community. See the Room We Don't Get To Use! (It'll be locked) and take a tour of the entire center. Yay!

Speed Friending – Wellness Wednesday
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 4pm to 6pm @ HUB 260
An event of The Well, Mental Health Outreach & LGBT Resource Center
Friends truly make a difference in life. They provide a social outlet for fun, a listening ear for the sake of mental health, and an awareness of individual differences and diversity. For many, finding a good friend is difficult-what do you say to strike up conversation, how do you redefine community to incoporate a diverse group of friends, and what can you do to ensure that the friendship is maintained? This interactive "speed friending" seminar provides you with the social network, strategies. and practice necessary to connect with others, and perhaps even develop that special friendship that you've been looking for.

Listening To Frank Ocean: A Conversation with Ernest Hardy
An Event of Q-Lab
Thursday, October 11, 2012, noon to 1:30pm @ Humanities 2212 (English Dept Conference Rm)
A conversation with Ernest Hardy about music, intimacy, race & sex. We will take our cues from Frank Ocean’s Tumblr post (“Thank You’s”) in which he framed his latest album (Orange) within a story of unrequited same-sex love. Join us as we listen to Orange and as Hardy leads us in a discussion of music & queer expression.  Ernest Hardy is an important voice in music criticism - he is a fantastic model for anyone thinking about developing a queer critical writing practice. He is always right there with a distinctive anti-racist, feminist and queer-positive perspective - his writing is animated by a love for the sound and a feel for the deep politics.

Listening to Frank Ocean is the first event at UCR to be sponsored by Queer Lab. Queer Lab is funded by the Dean of the College for Humanities, Arts and Social Science. It is a three-year project fostering queer research at UCR, and is directed by English Professor Jennifer Doyle. Queer Lab's mission is to foreground UCR as the UC's most progressive campus for LGBIT Studies. Queer Lab supports not only individual research, but interaction between all members of the UCR community interested in learning more about sexualities studies. Learn more about Queer Lab at http://queerlab.org<http://queerlab.org/>

Coming Out Dance
An Event of Queer Alliance and KUCR 88.3fm
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:30pm to 10pm @ The Barn
Bring Your Own Ally (BYOA) and celebrate National Coming Out Day with friends and allies at The Barn. Music and good company provided.  Doors open at 4pm for The Barn's Happy Hour, enjoy some good eats and drinks.  Take the dance floor at 7:30pm.

Tuesday Talks – Coming Out Stories – free pizza, yum!
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 5pm to 6pm @ 245 Costo Hall
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and their allies are invited to join a supportive discussion on "coming out." Share your story, listen to others'. Help us celebrate National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11)! Pizza provided.

Save the Dates
Sunday, November 3 – CORE Retreat
Tuesday, November 6 – Election Returns Event
November 9-11 – UC Students of Color Conference, http://www.ucrsocc2012.com<http://www.ucrsocc2012.com/>
Saturday, November 17 – Slam the Hate, featuring Queer & Trans Performers of Color
Monday, November 19 – Blood Fruit, a one-man show that tells the autobiographical story of Majd Murad as he comes out to his immigrant Catholic Iraqi family living in Redlands, Calif.
November 14-21 – Trans Remembrance  Display

RSVP for an Allies Seminar
Join a network of students, staff and faculty supporting the campus LGBT community. Attend an Allies Seminar to learn more about LGBT concerns, interact with a student panel, and gain resources and skills to help people regarding sexual orientation & gender identity. Choose one seminar date:

Thursday, October 18, 2012, 2pm to 5pm @ HUB 260
Friday, November 2, 2012, 1pm to 4pm @ HUB 268
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 1pm to 4pm @ HUB 268

Register Online:
Note: If you are a student or affiliate and have not yet used the UC Learning Center, please ensure your information is available in the UC Learning Center with this link: http://sat.ucr.edu/ucrlms/affiliate_access.main

Go to the UC Learning Center website, http://www.ucrlearning.ucr.edu<http://www.ucrlearning.ucr.edu/>
Enter your UCR NetID and password.
Type in "MEI" in the search field and click "go."
Click on the title of the class you wish to attend and select "register."
Review the activity details and select "submit" to complete your registration.

Ongoing Meetings & Discussion Groups

Schedule-At-A-Glance
Every other Tuesday, 4pm to 5pm = DOWNEtime
Wednesday, noon = Kink Talk
Wednesday, 4pm = Queer People of Color / QPOC
Wednesday, 6:30pm = La Familia / LaFa
Wednesday, 7pm = Queer Alliance / QA
TBA = BlaqOUT, Grad Hours, NAMES & Neighbors, Trans Group

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS – Learn more, including Facebook links, at http://out.ucr.edu/ourcampus/Pages/StudentOrganizations.aspx

Gamma Rho Lambda
Learn more at: http://grlucr.wordpress.com<http://grlucr.wordpress.com/>
Gamma Rho Lambda at UCR is an all-inclusive womyn’s sorority, fostering ideals of siblinghood, advocacy, visibility, awareness and education.

La Familia / LaFa
Wednesday, 6:30pm @ 245 Costo Hall Mtg Rm (alternates with CSP Mtg Rm)
LaFa is a Queer/Latina/o student organization that seeks to bridge the gap between the Latina/o and Queer communities and create a safe space of its own to explore, support and educate everyone in imperative issues that affect Queer and Latina/o communities simultaneously.

Queer Alliance / QA
Wednesday, 7pm @ 245 Costo Hall (may move to HUB Rm in future)
QA is the oldest LGBTQ organization on campus, known for its annual traditions such as The Coming Out Dance,  Dragalicious Drag Ball, The Coming Out Monologues and Pride Prom.

Queer People of Color / QPOC
Wednesday, 4pm @ 245 Costo Hall
QPOC works to create an inclusive space for Queer people of color – socially, politically and environmentally.Its
mission is to combat racism and prejudices prevalent in the Queer community. Its members are committed to activism and recognizing intersections in identities, as well as social justice movements.

DISCUSSION GROUPS - Please contact the LGBT Resource Center staff directly with any questions: nancy.tubbs at ucr.edu<mailto:nancy.tubbs at ucr.edu> ortoi.thibodeaux at ucr.edu<mailto:toi.thibodeaux at ucr.edu>  0r 951.827.2267.

BlaqOUT
Meetings TBA
This discussion group is for same-gender-loving, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning students who identify as Black/African-American or of African descent. The group offers a space to come together and discuss community and life issues as well as shared experiences.

DOWNEtime
Every other Tuesday, 4pm to 5pm @ INTS 3107 starting Oct 16
This group is for those who identify as Asian Pacific Islander and are out/downe or questioning. The group creates a supportive environment where members can discuss identity and culture, meet new friends, and learn more about resources. A project of Asian Pacific Student Programs and the LGBT Resource Center.

Grad Student Hours
Meetings TBA
Our center’s meeting room is reserved biweekly each quarter to provide a space for graduate students to make connections, kick back over good eats, and share resources.

Kink Talk
Wednesdays, noon @ 245 Costo Hall Mtg Rm
Curious about kink?  Filled with questions about creative sexualities you're not sure how to answer?  You are not alone!  Come hang out at the LGBT Resource Center for an informal, fun, and educational discussion about any and all things kink -- get your questions answered, discover resources for more information, and meet like minded friends who share your interests!  Learn what it means to be safe, sane, and consensual!  Mutual respect and confidentiality assured. Facilitated by UCR student Kris.

NAMES & Neighbors
Meetings TBA
This group includes students with diverse sexual and/or gender identities who share ties to North Africa, the Middle East, the Subcontinent, and neighboring countries.  This group addresses the intersectionalities of race, ethnicities, nationalities, gender, class, ability, sex, sexual orientation, religion, etc and the experiences of people who fit these intersections. By providing a safe space for all participants, members garner a sense of community.   This group hopes to work with other student organizations which share cultural ties, and to create greater awareness on campus. Please contact nancy.tubbs at ucr.edu<mailto:nancy.tubbs at ucr.edu> (Director, LGBT Resource Center) ormarcela.ramirez at ucr.edu<mailto:marcela.ramirez at ucr.edu> (Coordinator, Diversity Initiatives) to learn more.

Trans Group
Meetings TBA
This group is for trans, genderqueer and gender-questioning people at UCR.

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LGBT Resource Center
University of California, Riverside
245 Costo Hall, Riverside, CA 92521
951.827.2267, out at ucr.edu<mailto:out at ucr.edu>
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