2012-2013 Internship Opportunity to work in the LGBT Movement!

Opportunity for LGBT People of Color


Stipend offered - $2400 per semester will be offered to each student accepted into the program.  


Fall Internship Application Deadline: May 31, 2012 (early applications encouraged)


Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and dual internships available with continuing paid summer internship option to select students.


In order to strengthen the experience and skills of people of color working in the LGBT Movement and ensure greater participation and inclusion in Movement issues, The Pipeline Project has developed The Next Wave Internship Program.  We invite talented LGBT students of color currently enrolled at accredited colleges and universities to apply for this incredible opportunity to work closely with some of the nation’s top LGBT leaders at LGBT organizations around the country.  Both Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 internships are available with potential to extend placements into a 30/hrs per week paid summer internship with one of Pipeline’s programmatic partners.  Select students will also be chosen to attend the 2013 Creating Change Conference in Atlanta, GA.  This is a tremendous opportunity to gain practical experience and knowledge within the LGBT movement! 


For a complete application visit www.lgbtpipeline.org/news, or email a request for more information to nextwave@lgbtpipeline.org.

Fall Course: CWL151 Cross-Cultural Thematics: Queer Literature. LA Gen Ed

CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics: Queer Literature
Fall 2012 (MWF 12-12:50)
Instructor: Chase Dimock
This course explores the role of sexuality in 19th and 20th century literature from around the globe and reviews the work of both canonical and overlooked LGBT authors. We will also compare the scientific, political, and cultural constructions of sexuality and gender from across nations and focus on how queer communities and identities developed in different historical and social contexts. Some of the topics to be covered will include: sexology and early psychological models of homosexuality in the 19th century, queer expatriate narratives, sexuality during the Nazi regime, the history of drag performance, queer writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the Stonewall uprising and the birth of the gay rights movement, and modern queer theory. Contact instructor Chase Dimock (cdimock2 at    ---  illinois.edu) with any questions. 


Fulfills an LA (Literature and the Arts) gen ed.

2012-2013 Internship Opportunity to work in the LGBT Movement!

2012-2013 Internship Opportunity to work in the LGBT Movement!
Opportunity for LGBT People of Color


Stipend offered - $2400 per semester will be offered to each student accepted into the program.  
Fall Internship Application Deadline: May 31, 2012 (early applications encouraged)


Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and dual internships available with continuing paid summer internship option to select students.


In order to strengthen the experience and skills of people of color working in the LGBT Movement and ensure greater participation and inclusion in Movement issues, The Pipeline Project has developed The Next Wave Internship Program.  We invite talented LGBT students of color currently enrolled at accredited colleges and universities to apply for this incredible opportunity to work closely with some of the nation’s top LGBT leaders at LGBT organizations around the country.  Both Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 internships are available with potential to extend placements into a 30/hrs per week paid summer internship with one of Pipeline’s programmatic partners.  Select students will also be chosen to attend the 2013 Creating Change Conference in Atlanta, GA.  This is a tremendous opportunity to gain practical experience and knowledge within the LGBT movement! 


For a complete application visit www.lgbtpipeline.org/news, or email a request for more information to nextwave@lgbtpipeline.org.

Queer Prom

Saturday, April 28th, four student organizations affiliated with the LGBT Resource Center; Pride, Women of Pride, Building Bridges, and oSTEM; are working together to plan a Formal Queer Community event: Prom, from which the proceeds will be donated to help fund programs for runaway LGBT youth.  The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Urbana (1001 West Killarney Street  Urbana, IL 61801).  Doors open at 6:00, and dinner will be served promptly at 7:00.  During dinner we have entertainment lined up including stand-up comedy and performances by drag queens.  After dinner, a DJ will play music and we will dance the night away.  The theme 'Marry the Night' is a play on current marriage equality politics, a tribute to the queer community's biggest celebrity supporter, and embracing the time of day when we show our true colors.  Tickets will be $30 per person, and the dress is semi-formal. Check out the facebook page.

Beyond Gay and Straight: Exploring Multisexual Identities

Presented By:
Aubree Henderson & Laura Scherkenbach
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
12:30-1:30, Illini Union Room 406


In this workshop, participants will explore the spectrum of sexual identities outside of the gay-straight binary. The workshop will cover terminology, myths and misconceptions about multisexuality, and ways to be respectful of multisexual identities. All are welcome! 


http://www.facebook.com/events/234154106682488/ 

Appreciate Your Body Bulletin Board

LGBT Resource Center. 323 Illini Union
By: Justin Henderson, M.S. & Jackie Beard, M.S. Counseling Center & Sexual Orientation Diversity Allies (SODA)
Description: The bulletin board’s purpose is to bring awareness of body image concerns among lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. The pursuit of positive body image requires that each one of us take the time to appreciate our bodies. This passive program hopes to raise students’ perceptions of body image concerns while also encouraging students to appreciate and accept their bodies. The bulletin board is plastered with negative, critical self-statements about how we often feel and think about our bodies. The goal is to cover these messages with more affirming and loving statements.
Instructions: Think about something that you appreciate, accept, and/or love about your body. Please write a word, phrase, or sentence on the hearts provided. For instance, you could write, “I have a nice smile.” Make sure to write it large enough to read. Then tack the heart over the negative self-talk messages on the board. 

Out at Work: LGBT Career Conference

Student Dining and Residential Programs Building, Saturday, March 31, 11am-5pm, 

301 East Gregory Drive
Champaign, IL 61801, Free and open to all students!
Join us for our first Out at Work conference! The conference will include a panel of LGBTQ professionals in a variety of fields, networking over lunch, and workshops addressing a range of careers including: Education, Medicine, Civil Engineering, Military Service, working as a college student and more! For more information and to register visit the event website!

Internship Opportunity: LGBT Resource Center

The U of I LGBT Resource Center is looking for student interns for next academic year, 2012-13. This is a paid internship, open to University of Illinois undergraduate students. The time commitment is 8-10 hours/week when school is in session. Preference is given to students with federal work study. Please see attached for the application. Application Deadline: 5 PM, April 6, 2012.

Homophobic Bullying & Violence Lecture

Presented by: Dr. Dorothy Espelage
Friday. February 3, 2012. 3 PM
Parkland College. Room D105
Sponsored by: Parkland College Ally Team
This event is open to students and to the public.
Dr. Espelage is a Professor of Child Development and Associate Chair in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.  Learn more about Dr. Espelage's research at http://www.espelageagainstbullying.com/

Point Foundation Scholarship

Application deadline: February 10, 2012
Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for LGBT students, is seeking driven scholars who will become the leaders of tomorrow.
To apply visit: http://www.pointfoundation.org/instructions.html

2012 International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Student Tourism Award

Annual Global Convention. April 12 - 14, 2012
Florianopolis Brazil
Each award recipient will receive full, complimetary registration to the convention and the opportunity to network with global tourism professionals.  Recipients will also be assigned a daily mentor who will be dedicated to sharing information to enhance students' knowledge of domestic and international LGBT tourism.
Apply online at http://svy.mk/IGLTASTA2012 
Questions? Contact DonovanKaneshiro - at - yahoo.com 
To learn more about IGLTA visit www.iglta.org 
Application deadline: February 1, 2012

UIUC Counseling Center Gay & Bisexual Men’s Group

Mondays. 5:10 6:40 pm
Co-leaders: Rene Monteagudo, Ph.D. & Mark Patishnock, MA
This is a process-oriented therapy group for gay and bisexual men. It focuses on issues relevant to this community, such as “coming out,” developing friendships, STDs/HIV, being gay or bisexual at UIUC, deciding whether or not to be politically active, dating, online/smartphone relationships, and romantic relationships. Also, exploration of one’s identity as a gay or bisexual man. Finally, this group is open to other topics (e.g. depression, anxiety, etc.) not related to one’s sexual orientation.
www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu

Bridges

Bridges is a low-cost, process-oriented psychotherapy group for transgender adults across the spectrum of gender expression and identity, from those who are only just beginning to question their gender to those who have been living as their true self for quite some time.
The primary goal of the group is to offer a safe space for reflection, exploration, growth, and support. Though the group often focuses on issues especially relevant to the trans community-- such as “coming out,” transitioning and other forms of gender expression, coping with oppression, and forming satisfying relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners-- the focus of the group is determined by the members and is thus open to other topics (e.g. depression, anxiety, shyness, etc.) that are not necessarily related to gender.
The group meets weekly in the Champaign-Urbana area at a private location with access to dressing rooms. For more information, please contact Chris Murdock-Jordan, M.A. or Dr. Lori Davis at 217-398-8888.

Victory Congressional Internship

The Victory Congressional Internship is now accepting applications for Summer 2012.
Applications for Summer 2012 are due Monday, February 6 – find out more and apply now at www.glli.org/vci. 
The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute will bring 10-12 outstanding LGBTQ college students to Washington, D.C., for an intensive leadership program, including a Congressional internship with an LGBT-friendly member of Congress. 
The program includes a generous stipend, placement in a congressional internship and travel to/from Washington, D.C., as well as travel and registration to the International Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference in Long Beach, California, in December 2012.

Asian American LGB Research Study Opportunity

Research Opportunity:
We are seeking individuals who (1) identify as Asian American, (2) identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and (3) are at least 18 years of age to complete a confidential web-based survey that will ask you about the impact of discrimination on Asian American LGB persons.
For more information about the study, and to participate, please go to   https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/4852751
Any questions can be addressed to Dr. Frances Shen (email: fshen3 -at - uis.edu), Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Springfield.
This research has been reviewed and approved by the UIS Human Subjects Review Officer, Dr. Lynn Pardie. Dr. Pardie can be reached at 217-206-6614 to answer any questions about your rights as a volunteer participant in this study.

Volunteers Needed: 3rd Annual Urbana Drag Show

3rd Annual Urbana South Drag Show
Friday. February 10, 2012. 8 pm
Volunteers needed to help with setup, breakdown, inviting residents, hanging up flyers, making signs, helping with the talent, working behind the scenes stuff and recruiting students to perform in the show as armatures! 
Contact: Liz Elsen lizelsen -at -illinois.edu for more information.

Coming Out Support Group - Now Weekly

A safe, informal space for U of I students to listen, discuss, and learn aspects of identity and coming out. This group is open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, and questioning students and those who do not choose to label themselves. We welcome all undergraduate and graduate students regardless of where you are in the coming out process.  Our discussion depends on what participants would like to talk about each week, and we discuss topics such as coming out to family, friends, and roommates, coming out at work and church, and dating as well as other topics.  We always respect your privacy and confidentiality.  We ask that students who are interested sign up by emailing comingout@illinois.edu.  Once there are enough members to form a group, the leader, Jackie Beard, will email those who have signed up and the group will meet Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 pm in room 317, Illini Union.  For more information or questions, please email comingout@illinois.edu

Film Screening & Evening w Marriage Equality Activist Charlene Strong

Film Screening: "For My Wife"
2 pm. Friday, September 30, 2011.
LGBT Resource Center. 323 Illini Union 


An Evening with Charlene Strong "Marriage Equality: It’s All About Equal Rights"
7:30 pm. Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Illini Union Ballroom. 1401 W Green Street
URBANA, IL - On Wednesday, October 5, 2011, the LGBT Resource Center, Illini Union Board and Women of Pride will host Charlene Strong.  Ms. Strong will discuss "Marriage Equality: It's All About Equal Rights".  The lecture will begin at 7:30 pm in the Ballroom of the Illini Union on the second floor. 
Charlene Strong is an advocate for equality and was instrumental in passing Washington State’s landmark laws on domestic partnerships, the first in US history to be upheld.  After the tragic death of her partner and suffering the injustice of discrimination against same-sex domestic partners in the eyes of the law, Charlene started her path as a gay rights activist.  With no legal protection for same sex couples in Washington state at the time, Charlene had to seek permission from an out-of-state family member for her to be by her dying partner’s side. Her experience while trying to make the funeral arrangements only added insult to the discrimination she endured at the hospital. Charlene testified a month later in front of the Washington state legislature, and her testimony was critical in helping to pass landmark domestic partnership legislation in the state.
Ms. Strong has helped many organizations raise funds and awareness and has the ability to find the message in her speech that resonates with all ages.  Her depth of passion and humor also help her to covey the importance and support that all families and individuals should expect in our country.  Not only has Charlene worked on behalf of family rights in her state, she believes strongly that her story is an American story that anyone can understand.  As an American who believes strongly in the rights that all citizens are created equal, Charlene’s passion makes her an excellent communicator that inspires others to add their voices as advocates for change.
"For My Wife" the award winning documentary chronicling Ms. Strong's activism will be screened on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 2 pm.  The film will be shown at the LGBT Resource Center, room 323 Illini Union.   
Charlene Strong’s visit is sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center, the Illini Union Board, Women of Pride, SORF and the Student Cultural Programing Fee. The LGBT Resource Center, a unit of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations, works to foster an environment that is open, safe and inclusive for people of all sexualities and gender identities. 

This information provided courtesy of:

Contact Information:
Leslie Morrow, LGBT Resource Center Director
217.244.8863. www.go.illinois.edu/lgbt

LGBT History Month Trivia Contest

Beginning in October, in celebration of LGBT History Month, the LGBT Resource Center will sponsor a weekly trivia contest.  Each week, starting the week of October 3rd, questions will posted on the Center’s Facebook and Twitter page.  Questions will relate to the LGBT Resource Center, LGBT History Month & LGBT Icons.  Be the first to respond online and win a prize!

LGBT Ally Trainings and Transgender Ally Trainings

The LGBT Resource Center and the SODA committee of the Counseling Center offer LGBT Ally Trainings and Transgender Ally Trainings throughout the year. Below is a list of this academic year's training dates. These trainings are open to faculty, staff and students. Because of limited space, registration is required.  Register online at http://go.illinois.edu/allytrainingregistration.
*Paid for in part by Student Cultural Programming Fee
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
LGBT Ally Training
8:45 am - 12:00 pm 
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Transgender Ally Training
8:45 am - 12:00 pm 
Wednesday February 8, 2012
LGBT Ally Training 
12:45 pm - 4:00 pm 
Thursday March 29, 2012
LGBT Ally Training
4:15 pm - 7:30 pm 
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
LGBT Ally Training
8:45 am - 12:00 pm 
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Transgender Ally Training
12:45 pm - 4:00 pm