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QFLASH*
Get involved.
The GLBT Alliance is going
through a generational/ philosophical
shift and would like your input on the
following questions:
*Is what they do
what you
would (or do) support with your time and
money?
*If not, why not? What would you like to see
instead? In other words, what would you like
a local queer grassroots political group to
focus on?
*What would you be able or willing to do to
help make this happen?
*What is your age (for analytic purposes)?
Please email responses to info@homosexualagenda.org
or mail to The GLBT Alliance, P.O. Box 2605,
Santa Cruz, CA 95063. For more
information on The GLBT Alliance, please
check out their website
at www.homosexualagenda.org.
Male Models Needed!!! UCSC art student
in search of gay/ queer-identified males to
help with a series of work-related,
abstracted, non-explicit images of the male
body in its natural state. Info: Ron Reyes,
ronmreyes@gmail.com.
UC Center in Sacramento (UCCS) Spend a
quarter in Sacramento taking courses and
interning
with students from the other UC campuses!
Available
to undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline
for Summer 2007: 03.02.07.
Application form/details: http://
uccs.universityofcalifornia.edu/Apply/
ApplyIndex.htm
. Info: Sheila Rodriguez, intern@ucsc.edu
or 831.459.2184.
Sex/Changes: Historical Transformations of
Sex,
Gender, and Sexuality Brown University,
Providence, Rhode Island. The 2007
Conference of
the New England American Studies Association is
currently calling for paper submissions/ panel
proposals examining shifting sexual
sensibilities,
changing sexuality legislation, and varying
representations of
sex, gender, sexuality, and the body in the
United
States, past and present. Deadline: Thurs,
03.15.07. Info/submissions: neasacounc
il@gmail.com.
Call For Papers! Examining the Lives of GLBTQ
of
Color A special issue devoted to the
above topic
in: The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social
Services:
Issues in Practice, Policy & Research.
Deadline:
07.31.07. Info/specifics:
chan@temple.edu, cwhan@u.
washington.edu
or 215.204.7751.
Call For Papers! A Journal of Feminist
Philosophy
Transgender Studies and Feminism: Theory,
Politics,
and Gendered Realities
Hypatia invites submissions to a special issue on
transgender studies and feminism, which
recognizes
the emergence of trans studies. Deadline:
04.15.08. Info/specifics: Talia Bettcher, tbettch@calstatela.edu
or Ann Garry, agarry@calstatela.edu.
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Tuesday
02.27.07
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week:
Unhappy With Your Body? 2-3pm, Student
Health Center, Conference Rm101. A panel
discussion on dieting, nutrition and
exercise. Presenters: MaryJan Murphy, PhD,
Jerry Lee MFT, Nancy Jackson, RD and Jim
Macdonald, MD. Info: Susan J. Gulbe Walsh, sjgwalsh@ucsc.edu.
Women's Tuesday Evening Hike 6pm.
Info: Jamyrson, jamyrson@hotmail.com.
Film Screening: The Adventure of Iron
Pussy
6:30pm, Communications, Rm150/ Studio C.
Co-directed by
Michael Shaowanasai and Apichatpong
Weerasethakul, Iron Pussy is a transgender
superheroine (played by Shaowanasai) who
protects
the go-go boys of Bangkok's sex district--a
7-11 clerk by day; a heroine by night. The film,
which is a hilarious send-up of Thai action
films, is
also a serious reflection on globalization
and the sex
industry in Thailand. Director and star,
Michael Shaowanasai will be present for an
introduction and a Q and A following the
screening.
Info: Peter Limbrick, 831.459.1239.
National Eating Disorders Awareness:
Beyond Killing Us Softly 7-8:30pm, C8
Study Center. Movie & discussion on the
social, cultural, and political aspects of
women’s body image. Presenters: Patrice
Monsour, PhD and Kristyn Fowkes, MS. Info:
Susan
J. Gulbe Walsh, sjgwalsh@ucsc.edu.
Queer Coffee House meets today! 6-9pm,
Cantú Queer Center.
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Wednesday
02.28.07
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week:
What Are You Hungry For? Understanding and
Managing Emotional Eating 5:30-7pm, Women's
Center. An evocative, educational and
experiential
workshop. Presenter: Mary Clarke, MA.
Info: Susan
J. Gulbe Walsh, sjgwalsh@ucsc.edu.
Photo and Artist Reception: An Evening
with Michael Shaowanasai 5:30-7:30pm,
Porter College, Faculty Gallery/ D-122.
Shaowanasai's images challenge the viewer's
perception of gender in relation to social
formations and, in their aesthetic appeal,
raise questions for Western viewers about
globally circulating notions of Thai
nationality and culture. Info: Peter
Limbrick, 831.459.1239.
GLBT Alliance 7pm, The Diversity
Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC. A local
progressive queer political group. Info: http://www.homosexualagenda.org,
or 831.515.4101.
QLN meets today! 7:30-9pm, Cantú Queer
Center.
The Network meets today! 9-10:30pm, Cantú
Queer Center.
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Thursday
03.01.07
Tribe: Gay and Bi Men's Center HIV Testing
5-8pm, 113 Cooper St, SC. Get your results in
only
20 minutes. The new Orasure test does not
require a
needle stick! Info: 831.427.3900 or info@scapsite.org.
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Do
I Look Fat? 5:30-7pm, Cantú Queer Center.
Movie & discussion on the development of eating
disorders in the gay community. Presenters:
Penny
Asay, PhD, Mary Clarke, MA and Peg Shemaria-
Hedman, PhD. Info: Susan J. Gulbe Walsh, sjgwalsh@ucsc.edu.
SC Bi-Friendly Potluck and Social
7-9pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC.
A relaxing social environment. We're
friendly and enjoy talking, laughing and
having fun together. Poly
friends are welcome. Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scruz-bi/,
www.diversitycenter.org
or 831.425.5422.
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Upcoming...
Mon, 03.05.07 ~ Tongue to Tongue:
Provoking Critical Dialogue Among Queer Women
of Color 7pm. Tongue to Tongue is a
follow up event of the Reunion Internacional
de la Marcha Lesbica, Mexico (March 2006).
Info: szepeda@ucsc.edu.
Mondays, 03.05-04.16.07 ~ The Last Drag,
an LGBT & HIV + Quit Smoking Program
7-9pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC.
FREE! Are you ready to think about quitting
tobacco? Need support staying smoke free?
Need to make another quit attempt? This
class runs for 6 weeks. Info: 831.425.5422
or bob.correa@diversitycenter.org.
LGBTQ Foster Parenting and Adoption
Classes Family and Children's Services
of Santa Cruz County welcomes and encourages
members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender communities to consider opening
their homes to a child in need. An
orientation meeting will be held March 7th,
2007. Info: Nora Mendoza, 831.454.4375 or nora.mendoza@hra.co.santa-cruz.ca.us.
11.02-03.07 ~ Sex/changes: Historical
Transformations of Sex, Gender, and
Sexualities Brown University,
Providence, Rhode Island. The 2007 Conference
of the New England American Studies
Association will examine shifting sexual
sensibilities, changing sexuality
legislation, and varying representations of
sex, gender, sexuality, and the body in the
United States, past and present. Info: neasacouncil@gmail.com.
06.01-02.07 ~ Pride and the Symphony
The Santa Cruz Symphony will be performing
with the White Album Ensemble in a benefit
concert! Info: 831.425.5422 or www.diversitycenter.org.
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QStudents!
Be active.
Queer Coffee House Every Tues, 6-9pm.
Relax with friends over coffee and dessert. You can
study, check email, play board games or just hang
out. Bring a friend or meet a new one. Info:
thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.
Queer Latina Network (QLN) Every Wed, 7:30-9pm.
Join a network of queer mujeres at UCSC, bringing
together undergraduate, graduate and staff activism,
creative energy and scholarly interest! Info: Tere,
qln@ucsc.edu.
The (GLBTI) Network Every Wed, 9-10:30pm.
The Network is The Voice of UCSC's queer student
populace. Join us in organizing events; help us in
our continual effort to restructure queer groups on
campus. Get involved. Be a part of change. Info:
thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.
The Closet 1st & 3rd Thurs, 8-9:30pm.
A safe space for men, who like men, who talk. Info:
Matthew P. Williams, mpwillia@ucsc.edu
or Tim
Fessenden, timbim@ucsc.edu.
Queer Geeks 2nd & 4th Thurs, 8-9:30pm.
Interested in things considered "geeky"? Queer Geeks
is a welcoming place for those who feel that their
interests vary from "popular" culture. Info: Ron
Reyes, ronmreyes@gmail.com.
Project 831 activity is currently on
hiatus
until further notice. Project 831 is a space
for anyone and everyone. Come discuss community
service
activities you'd like to be a part of or just hang
out with us at
the Cantú Queer Center. We love seeing new faces at
our
events. Project 831 welcomes everyone! Info: Meg,
project831@gmail.com.
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QReview!
Our Arcadia
Author: Robin Lippincott
Section: Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Straight,
Gay, Lesbian
Rating: 6.5
Plot Rundown: Best friends Nora
Hartley—a divorced mother of two—and Lark
Marin—a determinedly cheerful yet jaded gay
man—buy a house together in Truro, Cape Cod
in order to move away from the hustle,
bustle, and upset of the Boston city life. In
order to make ends meet while still keeping
to themselves, the two rent rooms of their
new house out to a cast of colorful
characters whose combined support becomes
necessary when tragedy strikes down one of
their own.
Review: The plot is unrealistic and
the ending kind of drags, but the quirky
charisma of the characters and the intriguing
layout of the chapters pull this book out of
the garbage pile, even though they can’t do
much more than that. Although this book is
worth a read, it’s not really worth going out
of your way for.
~Ian Sentelik
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