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This Wednesday is Freedom to Marry Day!

Quarry Plaza
Stop by anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
In honor of the day, dress as bride & groomily or crazily as you possibly can!
Be there at 4:00 precisely for the Show of Solidarity picture...

Wed. Feb. 13
Queer Student Winter Mixer
7 - 10 p.m.
Oakes Learning Center
Free food, drinks, and games!
Dress snazzily!
All Welcome







Feb. 16-17
24-Hour Dance-A-Thon
Noon to noon
Porter Dining Hall
Sign up early for $4, or at the door for $5.
Take a stand. Join the fight against AIDS. And come prepared to DANCE.

The Western Regional Conference is coming up! Applications for attending this inarguably fantastic conference are now up on the website. Get all the details and sign up before February 22 (for early and cheap registration) or April 4 (for late but functional registration) here!

 

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The California State Supreme Court has just announced that it will hear arguments at 9 am on March 4 in San Francisco in the marriage equality cases. A decision must be handed down within 90 days after arguments are heard. http://www.marriageequality.org.

 

 Monday
 02.11.08

Queer & Questioning Women's Group meets today! 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center.

Queer Geeks meets today! 8 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center.

 

 Tuesday
 02.12.08

The QZine Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. Interested in writing, helping, or just learning how to produce a zine of your own? This is the place! Info: Aaron White, awhite@ucsc.edu.

Tying the Knot Film Screening 4 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. This thorough and intriguing documentary investigates the meanings, past and present, of civil marriage in America. Info: 831.459.2468 or queer@ucsc.edu.

 

 Wednesday
 02.13.08

It's Freedom to Marry Day! YAY!
And trust us, it's one heck of a busy one!

Freedom to Marry Day 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. @ Quarry Plaza. Last year, we married dozens of queer couples in the Quarry Plaza. Well, unfortunately, we've realized something: we can't legally marry queer couples! Why not, you might ask? Come to the Quarry to find out. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

Freedom to Marry Day Finale 4 p.m. SHARP @ Quarry Plaza. At four-`o-clock sharp, we will be taking a grand picture of all the people who support us in our quest for marriage rights. Hoping to see you there! Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

Queer and Questioning Menz Group Every Wed, 6 - 7:30 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. It's the first meeting of this new men's group! We hope to see you here! Info: Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.

Community HIV Update 7 - 9 p.m. @ Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St. Santa Cruz. Dr. Arnold Leff will discuss the latest science in testing and prevention as well as giving a layman's update on the latest medications. A significant portion of the event will be dedicated to Q&A, offering the community an overview of HIV testing, prevention, and treatment.

The Network Mixer 7 - 10 p.m. @ Oakes Learning Center. Information at the top of QConnect.

 

 Thursday
 02.14.08

The QZine Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. Interested in writing, helping, or just learning how to produce a zine of your own? This is the place! Info: Aaron White, awhite@ucsc.edu.

Drop-in Free & Anonymous HIV Testing Every Thurs. 5 - 7 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. It's free and confidential, and even better, it only takes about twenty minutes out of your busy schedule! Even if you don't think you have the HIVs, better safe than sorry, right? Info: 831.459.4679.

 

 Friday
 02.15.08

QQPOC Lunch Gathering Noon - 1:30 p.m. @ Ethnic Resource Center Lounge. A space to empower Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer and Questioning People of Color. Learn more about the major QQPoC events this year. Get connected with QQPoC campus community members and allies. Good food and community! Info: 831.459.2427 or queer@ucsc.edu.

UCSC Furries and Allies FIRST MEETING! 7 - 8 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. If you're a furry, a supporter of furries, or just want to know what the bleep a furry is, drop on by. Meet new friends, learn about upcoming furry events, and just plain have fun! Info: Michael Tierney, jtierney@ucsc.edu.

 

 Saturday & Sunday
 02.16.08 & 02.17.08

24-Hour Dance-A-Thon This whole weekend, from noon to noon! @ Porter Dining Hall. Sign up early for $4, or at the door for $5. Take a stand. Join the fight against AIDS. And come prepared to DANCE.

 

 Upcoming...
 

Wed. Feb. 20 Judaism and Sexuality 8 - 9 pm @ Temple Beth El in Aptos (3055 Porter Gulch Road). Looking for two or three Jewish students to come and talk about the story of the development of their awareness of being queer and coming out and about their Jewish identity and relationship to Judaism and the Jewish community, whatever that might be. Info: Rabbi Rick Litvak, 831.479.3444 or rlitvak@tbeaptos.org.

Sat. Feb. 23 Multicultural Career Conference 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. @ Stevenson Events Center. Networking! Workshops! Career information! Raffle prizes! Great food! Entertainment! Guest speaker Mostafa Ghous! It's all here at the MCC! Info and registration: http://www2.ucsc.edu/careers/mcc/index.html.

Tues. Feb. 26 "Do I Look Fat?" Movie Night 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. Come see the movie & join the discussion on the development of and suffering with eating disorders in the gay community. Info: 831.502.7190 or www.doilookfatthemovie.com.

Mar. 14 - 15 Margaret Cho will be doing two performances of her new show 'Beautiful' at San Francisco's The Warfield. Info and tickets: http://www.margaretcho.com/tour/tour.htm.

Apr. 18 - 20 Western Regional LGBT Conference @ UCLA. The deadline for early registration is Feb. 29; the deadline for late registration ends on Apr. 4. Proposal deadline is on Feb. 29. If interested, keep in touch with the Network: the organizing party behind the UCSC contingent. Info: Queerconference2008@gmail.com or www.queerconference.com.

 

 QReview!
 

Erotic Poems from the Greek Anthology
Translator: John Gill
Section: Poetry
Genre: Poetry, homosexuality
Rating: 7.0

Plot Rundown This selection of poetry was chosen from the Greek Anthology, a collection of short Greek poems from their rich literary history. In this volume 45 homoerotic poems were translated and modernized in order to convey the same Greek expressionism to a contemporary audience. Also included are as series of nude drawings paired with the individual poems.

Review: This collection was an interesting take on Greek homosexuality; however, the order of the poetry seemed disjointed. It was also painfully clear where the translator took liberties modernizing the text. Regardless of these minor qualms the poetry itself was quite frank and had an appealing vulgarity. What I found most striking was the universality many of the themes such as the appreciation of male beauty, the governance of lust, and fear of ageing, still have today. The apparent modernity of the poetry in this volume make it worth picking up and browsing through, the illustrations alone are reason enough to take a look.

~Ian Sentelik 

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Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets Mons, 6:30 - 8 p.m. A safe, confidential space for women from all tracks of life to converse and bond over light refreshments. Newcomers will be welcomed! Contact: Akhila Kolesar, akhila.kolesar@gmail.com.

Queer Geeks Every Mon, 8 - 9:30 p.m. Do you like board games? How about card games? Perhaps you enjoy video games? No? Do you read for fun? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, come to Queer Geeks, where the play is noncompetitive and half the fun is in the sarcasm! Info: Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/ Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.

Lipz The next meeting of this wonderful women's group is creeping into sight! Be prepared! Info: Julia Schwab, at jschwab@ucsc.edu.

Queer and Questioning Menz Group Every Wed, 6 - 7:30 p.m. This Men's Group is an opportunity to meet other queer and questioning men and discuss issues, challenges, and general life concerns in an informal and comfortable atmosphere. Info: Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.

Queer Coffee House Every Wed, 8 - 9 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee, comestibles, and good company at the Cantú Queer Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m. The Network is a dynamic bunch of queers and allies that meet to plan events and discuss issues affecting our campus queer community. Be a part of the organization at the fore of UCSC's queervolution! Info: thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.

 

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Trans(in)formation Trans(in)formation is a zine containing a resource list of zines written by transgender/ genderqueer zinesters or that have transgender/ genderqueer content. If you know of any such zines, send the information to shortandqueer@yahoo.com before April 1, 2008.

Point Foundation LGBT Scholarships Point provides financial support, leadership training, mentoring, and hope to LGBT individuals who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are currently accepting applications for a Point Scholarship--the deadline is March 1. Info here.