GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered) History Month
October is GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered) History Month. There are a number of related programs planned for the coming weeks at WVU, including the Brown Bag Lunch Film and Discussion series, Gay Pride Week and Diversity Week. To learn more about famous GLBT icons in history visit GLBT History Month.
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GLBT History Month Overview
National Coming Out Day: October 11, 2009
Brownbag Lunch Film & Discussion Series: “La ley del deseo” (‘Law of Desire”)
When: Thursday, October 8, from 11:30-1:00
Where: Gluck Theater
Why: In observance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Heritage Month
Who: This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by The Office of Student Life/Multicultural Programs.
Movie directed by world-acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, “La ley del deseo” focuses on a complex love triangle between three men. This 1987 picture follows the more serious tone set by Almodovar work in the 1986 “Matador”, exploring the ways in which society represses an individual’s true desires with tragic consequences. Won for best feature film at the 1987 Berlin International Film Festival. Pizza will be provided first-come, first-served. For more information, please call (304) 293-0890 or go to http://www.studentlife.wvu.edu/mpprograms.html#bblfds
Gay Pride Week 2009 @ WVU
Pride Week is a series of events designed to promote visibility of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied community at WVU, to raise awareness about issues of importance to that community, and to have a little fun while we’re at it.
We have planned a series of events, speakers, and panels that we think will appeal to a wide variety of students, faculty, and staff at WVU. We will try to provide a little something for everyone. We hope you’ll join us at as many of our events as you can!
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
All Day
WVU Coming Out Day / Blue Jeans Day
Stop by our booth in the Mountainlair Commons for information about National Coming Out Day and the coming out process. Wear blue jeans to show your support for those WVU students who are coming out today!
6:00 PM
The Coming Out Process
Rhododendron Room, Mountainlair
Dr. T. Anne Hawkins, clinical director at the Carruth Center, speaks about the coming out process. A panel discussion follows, featuring coming out stories from members of WVU’s student LGBT community.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
12:30 PM
Pie in the Face of Intolerance
Area between Woodburn Circle and Armstrong Hall
For a small donation, throw a pie at volunteers from all over the WVU campus, including BiGLTM president C.G. Shields, and cardboard cutouts of a couple of your least favorite people.
8:30 PM
Biblical Scholarship on Sexuality Issues
Blue Moose Cafe, corner of Walnut St. and Spruce St.
The Rev. Kris Haig, pastor at First Presbyterian Church and lecturer in New Testament studies at Waynesburg University, discusses contemporary Biblical scholarship on sexuality issues, and modern-day interpretations of what the New Testament texts really say about sexual identity. Audience Q&A follows. BiGLTM will provide a free coffee and soft drinks.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
12:20 PM
Equality Weddings
Mountainlair Free Speech Zone
This event includes a series of mock ceremonies in which WVU students get “married” in protest of all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities that real same-sex couples continue to be denied.
7:00 PM
The State of LGBT Legal Equality in West Virginia
Greenbrier Room, Mountainlair
Stephen Skinner, attorney, LGBT advocate, and chairman of the board of Fairness WV, gives a presentation on the current state of LGBT legal equality in West Virginia. What rights do we have, what rights do we not have, and what can we all do to help bring about change?
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
11:30 PM
Brownbag Film & Discussion Series “Prayers for Bobby.”
Gluck Theater, Mountainlair
BiGLTM in association with the Office of Multicultural Programs presents a brown bag lunch and discussion on the film “Prayers for Bobby.”
7:00 PM
Faculty Perspectives Panel on LGBT Issues
Greenbrier Room, Mountainlair
_WVU Faculty Forum. A panel discussion with five distinguished WVU lecturers who will discuss several topics of interest to the LGBT community. Open audience Q&A will follow. _
Panelists include Dr. Scott Crichlow, Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science; Dr. Daniel Ferreras, Associate Professor, Dept. of Foreign Languages; Dr. Adam Komisurek, Associate Professor, Dept. of English; Nina Spadaro, Lecturer, WVU Honors College; and Melissa Chesanko, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Women’s Studies.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
All Day
BiGLTM Exhibit
Mountainlair Commons
Stop by our booth as we wrap up Pride Week and get ready for our fundraiser benefit.
10:00 PM
BiGLTM Fundraiser
Vice Versa, 335 High St.
Vice Versa, the area’s #1 alternative dance club, presents a fundraiser benefit for BiGLTM. Members of the group will be on hand to distribute informational pamphlets, fliers, promotional items and other free stuff, and to accept donations.
Council on Sexual Orientation (COSO) & Safe Zone
The purpose of this council is to provide a visible, accessible presence in the university community. The council is charged with improving the social, political, and educational climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons and to advise the President’s Office for Social Justice on issues regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons.
COSO Current Projects
COSO Members
For more information, please contact:
Council on Sexual Orientation
c/o President’s Office for Social Justice
B-11 Stewart Hall
P.O. Box 6202
Morgantown, WV 26506-6202
Phone: (304) 293-5496
Email: SocialJustice@mail.wvu.edu
Safe Zone Training
The President’s Office for Social Justice co-sponsors Safe Zone, along with the West Virginia University Council on Sexual Orientation and the Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services. Safe Zone provides students, faculty, and staff with access to more easily discernable individuals who are available to provide support and knowledge. WVU’s Safe Zone symbol is a visual message to all that a campus community member has participated in Safe Zone training and is committed to fostering an atmosphere of support and celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning individuals on the WVU campus. The President’s Office for Social Justice supports the mission of Safe Zone and supports its training sessions. Sessions are included in the President’s Office for Social Justice’s Diversity Week lineup every year.
