Graduating?
 Complete your UCSC experience at the 9th Annual Rainbow Ceremony.




2007 Rainbow Ceremony
Thursday, 06.14.07
3 pm
The Attic
931 Pacific Ave, SC





QUEER? QUEER ALLY?
This unique UCSC celebration honors queer and allied graduates across Santa Cruz County in a fun and informal ceremony, followed by a sumptuous meal and entertainment. Graduating high school students stand beside Cabrillo and UCSC grads receiving their baccalaureate, master's or doctorate. Friends and family members are definitely welcome to this heartfelt occasion.

REGISTER TODAY!
Email the following to coordinator Ray Tsay at
qconnect.ucsc@gmail.com--

- your name as you want it on the certificate
- your degree and field of study/ major
- any honors you've received
- your best way to be contacted
(email and phone)
- number of guests.

***Please help spread the word to your graduating queer & allied friends!

***We're also interested in student speakers and performers, both undergraduate and graduate.

 

 Monday
 05.14.07

Lesbian and Gay Men's Mixer 7pm, Morgan's Coffee and Tea, 498 Washington St, Monterey. Info: 831.425.5422 or info@diversitycenter.org.

Closet Free Radio-KZSC 88.1 FM 7-8:30pm. UCSC's queer radio show. Tune in! Info: closetfreeradio@yahoo.com or www.geocities.com/closetfree.

 

 Tuesday
 05.15.07

Women's Tuesday Evening Hike 6pm. Info: Jamyrson, jamyrson@hotmail.com.

Marriage and Equality Community Forum: What's Law Got to Do with It? 7pm, First Congregational Church. How can we honor and grant legal status to voluntary unions formed by people who love and undertake commitments to one another, without continuing to grant legal status to, and even institutionalize, the practice of discrimination? Info: www.aclusantacruz.org.

Trans Meeting 7:30-9:30pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC. Resource and support group for trans questioning, identifying, and allies. Info: 831.425.5422.

QAC Defining the A: Asexuality in Actuality 8:30pm, Cantú Queer Center. Join David Jay, founder of the world's largest asexual community, to learn how asexual people live, love and thrive in a society obsessed with sex. Info: Ian, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com.



Queer Coffee House meets today! 6-9pm, Cantú Queer Center.

 

 Wednesday
 05.16.07

QAC

Gay Men's Volleyball 5:30pm, SC Main Beach. Newcomers and all skill levels are welcome. Our focus is on fun, camaraderie and sportsmanship. Info: Curt, 831.459.7506 or Mark, 831.429.6854.

 

 Thursday
 05.17.07

HIV Testing for Women & Men 3-5pm, Mobile Van, Laundromat at Barson and Bixby, SC. Confidential testing. Info: 831.425.5422 or info@diversitycenter.org.



Tribe: Gay and Bi Men's Center HIV Testing 5-8pm, 113 Cooper St, SC. No needles; results in just 20 minutes! Info: 831.427.3900 or info@scapsite.org.

Full Spectrum Chorus Seeks Singers 7-9:30pm, First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, SC. Open rehearsals for a high spirited GLBT chorus; open to all persuasions and musical talents. Info: 831.458.3053 or lawson@redshift.com.

 

 Friday
 05.18.07

QAC Lionel Cantú Memorial Graduate Colloquium and Reception Colloquium, 3:30-5pm, Baobab, Merrill College; reception, 5-6pm, Cantú Queer Center. In honor of the late beloved Sociology Professor Lionel Cantú, Angel David Nieves from University of Maryland speaks at this year's colloquium. Keynote will be followed by a brief ceremony announcing the graduate scholar receiving the Cantú Memorial Award award and a lively reception. Info: Deb Abbott, dabbott@ucsc.edu or 831.459.4385.

Transunidas 6-8pm, 100 N.Winchester Blvd, Suite #250, Santa Clara. A multicultural transgender support group catering to Latina, Asian, Afro American, Pacific Islanders & 2 Spirit Native American Transgender Women. A TransPowerment Program with The Community Health Partnership. Info: Danielle Castro, 408.556.6605 or Aunty Anita, 510.449.8257.

Movie Night 7pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC. Meet others in a friendly, comfortable environment. Info: Mike Johnson, 831.425.5422 or www.diversitycenter.org/movie.

 

 Saturday & Sunday
 05.19.07 & 05.20.07

GLS Purisima Creek Redwoods Sat, 9am -3pm. A moderate 7 mile hike. The views of the ocean from this hike are spectacular! Info: Tina, tina_mazzei@yahoo.com or Paul, paul.paul@verizon.net.

SC Pride Committee Meeting 1 -3pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC. Come help plan Santa Cruz's 32nd LGBT Pride Celebration. Info: 831.427.4009 or 831.425.5422.

Program Committee Meeting 3:30-5pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC. The Program Committee oversees all programs produced by the Diversity Center. Community members are invited to attend. Take part! Info: 831.427.4009 or 831.425.5422.

Becoming and Developing Allies Against Oppression: Strategies that Work in a Power-With Way Sat, 2-5pm, Louden Nelson Center, SC. Learn to address injustices to friends, family, community members using compassionate communication. Donations welcome. Info & registration: Kristin Masters, mettaguide@baymoon. com.

QAC 10th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards Sat, 6pm, Harbor High School, SC. Congrats to all QYLA awardees and nominees. Come support your local queer youth and community GLBT ally honorees! Always a powerful, fun, and moving event! Tickets on sale now! Info: www.QYTF.org or 831.427.4004.

Wrestling with Angels Sat, 8pm, Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos. A screening of the documentary about activist and playwright Tony Kushner. Free. Info: www.tbeaptos.org/ events.

QTV--Santa Cruz Queer Television Collective Sat, 10pm, Santa Cruz-channel 27/ Watsonville & Capitola-channel 73. Local queer TV since 1995. Tune in! New, exciting local queer videos wanted. Info: Hilary, scqtv@yahoo.com or 831.459.5405.

 

 Upcoming...
 

05.24.07 ~ QAC The Spotlight Stealerz 7pm, The Attic, 931 Pacific Ave, SC. An LA-based theatre/ comedy troupe bring the superpowers of intersecting identities (Xicana, Tamil-Sri Lankan, Filipina, lesbian, queer, stud, immigrant, mixed race) to a show-stopping, spotlight-stealing, laugh right into revolution performance. Free for UCSC Students FREE; Sliding scale 5-10$. Info: 831.459.2468 or queer@ucsc.edu.

05.24.07 ~ QAC Student Discussion w/ Spotlight Stealerz 1-3pm, Ethnic Resource Center Lounge, The show-stopping trio in person! See above event. Info: 831.459.2468 or queer@ucsc.edu.

05.25.07 ~ QAC Theater and Resistance Workshop w/ Spotlight Stealerz 11am-1pm, C9/10 Namaste Lounge. QPOC taking the stage! See above events. Info: 831.459.2468 or queer@ucsc.edu.

05.27.07 ~ GLS Sam McDonald/ Pescadero Creek County Parks 8:50am-5:30pm, 11-12 miles. Together, these two San Mateo county parks comprise 7,500 acres in the drainage basin of Pescadero Creek, into which flow 19 streams tumbling down from the steep sides of ridges. Info: Ron Levesque, ronlevesqu@aol.com

05.27.07 ~ THE SHANDA LEER SHOW!--A Drag Extravaganza! 9pm, Club Dakota 1209 Pacific Ave, SC. Drag Queens and Drag Kings lipsynching to their favorite songs, followed by Dance Party with DJ Toneattack! 10$ cover charge; 21 and over. Info: 831.454.9030.



06.01-02.07 ~ Pride and the Symphony Do you like the Beatles? The Santa Cruz Symphony will be performing with the White Album Ensemble in a benefit concert! Info: 831.425.5422 or www.diversitycenter.org.

06.01.07 ~ QAC Queer Shabbat 6:30pm Shabbat service; 7:30pm, dinner, Cantú Queer Center. Allies welcome! Food & fellowship for all. Info: shalom@santacruzhillel.org, 831.426.3332.

06.01.07 ~ Lily Tomlin Live! 8pm, 417 Alvarado St, Monterey. A live performance plus Lily Film Fest. Info: 831.372.3800 or www.goldenstatetheatre.com/shows/060107_lilytomlin/060107_lilytomlin.html.



06.02.07 ~ 15th Annual Santa Cruz Dyke March 2007 Info: Lesley, lesleyrh@ucsc.edu or 831.469.0889.

06.02.07 ~ Queerness and Violence, Queer Studies Graduate Symposium 8am-6pm, UC Davis, 206 Olson Hall. Info: queersymposium2007@gmail.com.

06.03.07 ~ QAC Santa Cruz LGBT Pride Be a part of the UCSC contingent! Info: queer@ucsc.edu or 831.459.2468.

06.14.07 ~ QAC Annual Rainbow Ceremony 3pm, The Attic. Join us in a Santa Cruz County-wide celebration of queer graduates. Entertainment, food, rainbow tassels and certificates! Info/ registration: Ray Tsay, 831.459.1468 or qconnect.ucsc@gmail.com.

 

 QPost
 Get connected.

15th Annual Santa Cruz Dyke March 2007 Calling all Dykes, Lesbians, Queer Girls, Queer Women, Women Loving Women...looking for performers, volunteers, spoken word poets, lots and lots of women to show up. Info: Lesley, lesleyrh@ucsc.edu or 831.469.0889.

Lesbian who is planning to quit smoking? Or has quit smoking in the last six weeks? Earn $100 for a SOAR Women's Smoking Cessation & Relapse Study at Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research. Info: 510.891.3269 or www.dor.kaiser.org/studies/soar.

Santa Cruz LGBT Pride Be proud! Help out at the 33rd SC LGBT Pride. Info: 831.427.4009 or info@santacruzpride.org.

Volunteer for The Diversity Center at San Francisco Pride Have fun, meet incredible people and raise funds for The Diversity Center! Come join the crew! Info: 831.425.5422.

Call for Papers: 2007 Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference Looking for presentations/ papers of research and other work in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies, on queer topics, sexuality and gender. Participation of both graduate students and faculty scholars encouraged. Deadline: 06.29.07. Info: 310.206.0516 or lgbs@humnet.ucla.edu.

Jobs for Political Change Grassroots Campaigns, a progressive political consulting firm, is hiring graduating seniors to join their campaign team. Work on the most pressing issues of today. Info: Mari Schimmer, mschimmer@grassrootscampaigns.com or www.grassrootscampaigns.com.

The Survivors Healing Center A therapy group for GLBTI survivors of child sexual abuse starting mid-April. Cost per session is flexible. Info: Maria, 831.423.7601, maria@survivorshealingcenter.org or http://survivorshealingcenter.org.

 

 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.

The 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.

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.