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Gay Straight Alliance (Gsa) Fall 2011 Open Meeting Minutes, Brian Sit

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

September 12th 2011
- Introduction and Briefing on "What is the GSA?"

September 19th 2011
- Review of the group Constitution and overview of events for the coming Semester.

September 26th 2011
- National Coming Out Day Planning.

September 29th 2011
- National Coming Out Day Preparation.

October 13th 2011
- Ally Week and the "It Gets Better" Video.

October 27th 2011
- Transgender Vigil of Remembrance.

December 1st 2011
- End of year evaluations

Michelino: A Gay Short Story, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

A chapter, a gay short story, about a central character in an as yet unpublished novel.

Transgender Day Of Remembrance Vigil 2011, Joseph A. Santiago, Brian Sit

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

Transgender Vigil

Day Of Remembrance !!

Hosted By: The URI Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) And The GLBT Center!

The following event has audio and pictures from the night. Transgender Vigil Day Of Remembrance !! vHosted By: The URI Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) And The GLBT Center! vDate: Monday November 21th 2011 vTime: 7:00pm To 9:00pm vPlace: GLBT Center: Adams Hall Room 111 vOpen For All To Attend!!! J v What Will Be Accomplished At The Event? § Tee Shirt Making @GLBT Center! @7:00pmGLBT Center; GSA; Candle-Lite Walk Around Campus (Starts At Barlow Circle) @8:00pm Ends …

Robby : A Gay Short Story, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

A gay short story dealing with gay life, culture in the 1970s and 1980s and how one reluctant individual deals with his sexuality.

Coming Out Day Presenter Robyn Ochs - Beyond Binaries: Identity And Sexuality, Joseph A. Santiago, Carolyn Sovet

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

The program will explore the landscape of sexual orientation. Similar to snowflakes, no two people are exactly alike. So, how do we assign precise labels to our complicated and unique experiences? What is the relationship between experience and self-identity, between self-identity and the way we are "read" by others? In this interactive program, different experiences of identity, the complexity of attraction, and more will be explored.

Welcome Night, Uri Glbt Center, Joseph A. Santiago

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

The GLBT Center had it's Welcome Night in Adams Hall in September of 2011. A special thanks for the GLBT Center staff.

Niki Hartman
Samantha Barrus
Justin Willner
Dana Speesler
Kevin Cruz
Riley Davis
Brian Sit
Joseph Santiago

Cartoon Presenting Uri’S Digital Commons Cultural Collections For Community, Equity & Diversity To The Equity Council, Joseph A. Santiago

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

To inform the Equity Council about URI’S Digital Commons as a Unifying force for the community that can centralize information across our community so that all individuals can come together as stakeholders to promote cross-campus interactions and inform each other directly. To ask for participation in the project and to settle on the name for the Digital Commons Cultural Collections that honors all parties involved. This collection is smart phone optimized to encourage global community interactions with all people where ever they may be.

Please note that these Collections are still a work in progress.

Video was created by Joseph …

Proposed Timeline For The New Lgbtq Center‏, Joseph Santiago, Kathryn Friedman

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

This is the proposed timeline and process for the construction of the new LGBTQ Center.

Law Formalizes Long Union, Liz Boardman

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

NARRAGANSETT — On Saturday, W. Lynn McKinney and Ronald Margolin of Narragansett met with a wedding planner.

The men have considered themselves married since 1979, but now, with the passage of the civil union law, they can legally tie the knot in Rhode Island.

Reflecting On Campus Pride 2011, Kevin Cruz

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

Kevin Cruz shares his reflections and experiences from going to Campus Pride. Reflecting on Campus Pride; Kevin Cruz; Campus Pride for me was a brief glance into a wonderful community of respect and acceptance for one another; This lovely camp brought together many student leaders from colleges across the nation and from all different backgrounds; Not only were there student leaders but supportive faculty, inspiring speakers, and fabulous entertainers; Speakers such as Robyn Ochs who is a professional speaker and educator and lives close by in Boston; She was both a faculty member and a special speaker who presented a …

Glbt Center Summer Strategic Plan Summary Ay 2011, Joseph A. Santiago

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

To redesign the GLBT Center to function as a community center and bridge the gaps between culture and communities by utilizing the many departments, ongoing initiatives, projects/programs, and all interested individuals. To inform the overarching community of the GLBT Center as a University service designed to promote an environment where every person is a stakeholder in their own education, advocacy, and support, to build safe and inclusive communities for LGBTIQQ people at URI.

Carlos: My First Time With A Man, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

Short story of a young man's first sexual encounter.

Jon And His Dead Lover, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

Short story about a doctor who discovers a crime.

I Don't Remember Antwerp, But I Do Rome, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

Brief short story of a fictional gay encounter in Antwerp, Belgium.