[plug] Spring Pride Events

Friday, March 16

KISS-IN RALLY
12 noon -1pm
Diag
Sponsored by the LGBT Commission

Mama G Book Reading, Badge 3483: A True Story
3:30-5pm
Michigan Pond A & B
This highly personal and engaging work invites readers into the life of author Charlene Genther. Genther describes her experiences as one of the first 100 female police to patrol the streets of Detroit, as well as her narrow escapes as a volunteer undercover narc. She relives the tragic family deaths and recounts graphic details of horrific crimes that took place in Detroit. She tells of the ongoing harassment she endured from fellow officers and supervisors, the hellish condition of being forced to live in Detroit, and the heartbreak of leaving the profession she loved and wanted since she was five-years-old. Genther also writes about Gloria, her spouse of nearly 30 years- the woman who stayed by her side through her days as a police officer as well as the aftermath that followed. She even shares the story of their thoughtful decision to have a child by alternative conception in 1983. Recently, she was fired from her security post at a Catholic high school in Michigan at the protest of the students. There will be a free raffle for the books!

Out of Class: LGBTQ graduate student art night at UMMA Off/Site
5:30pm-7pm
1301 South University
UMMA, Rackham Graduate School and the Office of LGBT Affairs welcomes the LGBTQ graduate student community to Off/Site with and evening of music in the gallery. This is an exciting opportunity invites students to mingle, nosh and enjoy the visual arts. Appetizers provided. Free.

The Gay-Mazing Race
7-9pm
3200 Michigan Union, Office of LGBT Affairs
Teams will compete against each other in a race around Ann Arbor. How well you know A2 and gay trivia will help you on the quest. You do have what it takes??? Teams of 3-4 are recommended or just come by yourself and you will have a team assembled. Rules: No team shall interfere with anothers progress (i.e. steal clues); You must bring back every clue and item; No cars. ee food and drinks and a social hour will follow the race. FREE. If you have questions please contact Kolby (here).

Sunday, March 18

Judaism, Homosexuality, and the Holocaust
6pm –9pm
Hillel – 1429 Hill Street
Aimee and Jaguar - a movie about the love between two women during the 1943 bombing of Berlin - will be shown and a general discussion will follow. Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Hillel, AHAVA and the LGBT Office.

Monday, March 19

Gay Games 2006 Review
6 pm-8 pm
Palmer Commons Great Lake North Room
Come meet athletes who participated in the Gay Games VII and view video footage from this historic moment. Over 12,000 athletes attended the Gay Games in Chicago this past summer!

Tuesday, March 20

Homophobia in the Black Community
8 pm-10pm
Michigan League Kalamazoo Room
Dialogue centered on the existence of homophobia, being same-gender loving and Black, and addressing homophobia in the Black community.

Sponsored by the Office of LGBT Affairs & the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs

Thursday & Friday March 22 & 23

LGBTQ Ally Training
March 22 & 23 Thu 8:30-12:30 pm & Fri 12 noon - 4pm – Michigan Union MSA Chambers

LGBTQ Ally Training
Participate in the Ally Training Program through the Office of LGBT Affairs! The purpose of having the Ally Training Program is to promote a campus community in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Our training encourages individuals within and outside the lgbt community to be better allies to each other. Thus, lgbt members and heterosexual identified allies are welcome to participate in the training.

Ally Program participants attend an 8-hour training designed to strengthen their ability to serve as allies to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students, staff, and faculty at the University of Michigan. After completion of the 8-hour training, participants can display the Ally logo as a way to let others know that they support the right of lgbt people at the University of Michigan to fair and equal treatment. The logo also lets others know that they can turn to these individuals for support or information about lgbt people and issues. Persons of all sexual orientation and gender expression and identity are encouraged to participate. Also, this year we distributing ally t-shirts to create more visibility of allies to and within the lgbt community. The last training for the semester is: April 3 & 5, Tue & Thu 5:30 pm -9:30 pm Michigan Union Wolverine ABC.
To register and participate, please email Fleurette King (here).

Tuesday, March 27

LGBTQ Ally T-shirt Day
8 am – 5 pm
For those who have participated in the LGBTQ Ally Training last year or this year, where your LGBT Ally t-shirts. This is one great way to show visible support to the LGBTQ community. If you have not received your t-shirt, please contact Fleurette King at fking@umich.edu. If you have not attended an LGBTQ Ally training, please register to attend the 8 hour training (divided into two 4-hour sessions) on March 22 & 23 or April 3 & 5 (5:30-9:30pm).

Wednesday, March 28

What’s Your Secret Deadline
Send or drop off postcards to the Office of LGBT Affairs

Beautiful Daughters Film & discussion
6 pm- 8:30 pm
MacGregor Commons-School of Social Work
This documentary looks at the lives of four transgender women intertwined with the casting, rehearsal and opening of a V-Day benefit production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues." The women confront and discuss the issues they face as transgender women and how "The Vagina Monologues" is used as a vehicle to address these issues.

Friday, March 30

“Does Your Mama Know” Discussion
5 pm- 7pm
3200 Michigan Union, Office of LGBT Affairs
An open discussion on the issues of coming our in communities of color influenced by the book Does Your Mama Know: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories. The discussion, lead by personal stories of coming out, will reflect the complexities of emotions that often accompany coming out stories in communities of color. The first 5 people to commit to the attending the discussion, will receive a FREE copy of the book! If interested in receiving the book, contact Fleurette King (here). All are welcome to participate in the discussion.

Saturday, March 31

WhirlyBall with the LambdaGrads
5 pm -7 pm
750 Phoenix Dr.
Join the Lambda Grads for WhirlyBall. RSVP’s encouraged (here).