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March 2006 LBGT@MIT Newsletter

Campus Events

Sunday Night Dating and Relationships Discussion
Sundays 7-8:30pm in the RL
Cookies and milk provided

We'll discuss all kinds of issues such as... flirting; how do you know if she/he/genderqueer is straight/interested?; what do you do once you've asked someone out?; communication; trust; intimacy; sex; reading signals; gaining confidence; inter-racial/ethnic dating; class issues; overcoming shyness; healthy boundaries, and anything else you can think of! All genders and sexual identities welcome :)

MIT Writers Series: Dorothy Allison
Time: 7:00p
Date: March 1, 2006
Location: 10-250

Proclaimed "one of the finest writers of her generation" by the Boston Globe and "simply stunning" by the New York Times Book Review, Allison is the author of "Bastard Out of Carolina," winner of both the Ferro Grumley and Bay Area Book Reviewers Awards for fiction (adapted to film and directed by Angelica Huston in 1996), and "Cavedweller, "winner of the 1998 Lambda Literary Award for fiction (currently being adapted for the stage by Kate Ryan).

Dorothy Allison's small press books include Skin: Talking About Sex, Class and Literature (1995), a collection of Allison's essays, speeches and performance pieces which won the 1995 American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Award, and Trash, a collection of short stories (1989) which won Lambda Literary Awards for Lesbian Fiction and Lesbian Small Press Book. She has published two editions of poetry, both titled The Women Who Hate Me-the first in 1983 by Long Haul Press and the expanded 1990 edition by Firebrand. The poetry chapbook has been continuously in print for more than twelve years.

http://web.mit.edu/humanistic/www/writersseries.shtml

OUT and Greek: LBGT Issues in our Fraternities and Sororities
Monday, March 6, 2006 at 7:30 pm in 1-190
Open to the MIT community

Come hear best-selling author and educator, Shane Windmeyer, discuss the issues that arise for LBGT students, their allies, and for their brothers and sisters in Fraternities and Sororities.

Join us for the First Annual Cross-Cultural Conference!
A FREE one-day retreat to spark interaction, and get the whole story by uniting students!

What: Cross-Cultural Conference (C3)
When: Saturday, March 18, 2006, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: MIT Endicott House
Who: YOU! Individual students, student leaders, and the members of cultural,
ethnic or identity-based student groups.
How: More details and registration online @ http://web.mit.edu/slp/c3/

APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

The mission of the Cross-Cultural Conference (C3) is to facilitate the interaction of identity-based groups on MIT's campus, to open cross-cultural communication, and to critically reflect on community norms and practices.
Questions? E-mail: c_3@mit.edu

True Colors.
Thursday, March 9 at 7:00pm in Simmons Auditorium.
The event is free.

More info can be found here:
http://www.thetheateroffensive.org/trucolrs.html

True Colors Out Youth Theater presents an honest portrayal of the lives of GLBTQ youth and their allies ages 14 to 22. The troupe addresses issues of homophobia and societal oppression in the context of the personal and social empowerment of GLBTQ youth and their allies. We have made it our mission to encourage troupe members as
artists and community activists, and to establish a creative outlet where they can develop the skills needed to make their voices heard and become agents of positive social change.

LBGTQ SUPPORT GROUP

Looking for a safe place to talk about your sexual identity? Have questions about coming out to yourself or others? Feeling isolated and looking for connection?

LBGTQ is a support group for students (undergrad and grads) who are looking for a safe and confidential space to discuss issues related to their sexual identity.

Time: Wednesdays 5:15-6:15
Location: SSS, 5-104

For more info contact: Maya Hanelin (hane@med.mit.edu, 617 253-2916) and Abigail Francis (afran@mit.edu, 617 253-0684).

High Tea

March 20, 2006

High Tea in the Rainbow Lounge! You are cordially invited to lbgt@mit's High Tea and dress-up: Come nibble elegant tidbits and scrumptious doodads, sip tea with pinkie extended all while dressing up in outrageous wigs, boa's, high heels, glitter and fun hats!!!! Use this time to relax and be silly, vampish, flirty, dull, gossipy, wild, impish, brazen, catty, daring, absurd, wicked and just generally a 'you' that isn't stressed, swamped, and who has time for an hour or two of frivolity!

QWILLTS Brown Bag Lunches: Thursdays at 12 pm in the Rainbow Lounge (50-005). Bring your lunch and we’ll provide dessert.

LBGT Issues Group:
Monday 3/13 at 4 pm in 50-005

Do you have thoughts, concerns, ideas, or suggestions about the LBGT and Ally community here at MIT? Please join us for our monthly LBGT Issues Group meeting that meets on the 2nd Monday of the month. All LBGT and LBGT-supportive members of the MIT community are welcome! The next meeting will be Monday, March 13, 2006 at 4 pm in the Rainbow Lounge (50-005).

Q CAFE

March 13, 2006 6:00p - 8:00p
Topic: “Racism in the Queer Community”

Q CAFE is a monthly gathering of LBGT college groups from Cambridge and Boston who get together to meet, network, and discuss issues happening on their campuses. Dinner is served, and this month we’ll be discussing “Racism in the Queer Community”. Please join us for dinner and discussion. RSVP to afran@mit.edu. All LBGT college students and staff from the Boston/Cambridge area are welcome.

Did You Attend/ Work at MIT between 1940-1990?

MIT's BGALA (Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ae) is seeking GLBT students, faculty, or staff who attended / worked at MIT anytime during the period 1940-1990, to participate in a panel discussion "Gay Back In The Day " (to be held in late April). For information, questions, and/ or interest in this panel, write GBITD@mit.edu or call 617-492-3433. Deadline Feb 28.

For info on BGALA, surf to: http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/bgala/

Fierce Forever 6: join the Fierce Executive Committee and plan the Drag Show that promises to be the biggest show MIT has ever seen (no kidding)! Bring your ideas, your smile and/or your best performance! Email fierce@mit.edu for more info!"

Lavender Graduation! Tuesday 5/9/06 at 6pm in the Emma Roger’s Room.
Do you know someone or are you, yourself graduating this spring from MIT? Then you are cordially invited to join us for this year’s Lavender Graduation Ceremony to celebrate the LBGT and Ally students who are ready to walk down the isle in style! RSVP required (please specify if you are a graduate or friend/supporter) to afran@mit.edu.