"Autumn leaves and the smell of winter coming make it even better to sleep in on Saturday morning under a big pile of blankets."

All quotes for this section are taken from: "A Book of Bliss: thoughts to make you smile." Sourcebooks, INC. Naperville, Illinois. 2002.

Planet Orange
This Weeks Topic: "Faith, Spirituality & ME!"
Planet Orange is a weekly discussion group for undergraduate students of all types. We encourage everyone, whether you identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Intersex or as a straight ally, to attend and share in meaningful conversation. Intermixed with social events, topics will range from Coming Out to Spirituality and Religion. Come as you are every Monday night at 7:30pm to the LGBT Resource Center.
For more information contact Sean at swmalone@syr.edu

Cafe Q: Guitar Hero & DDR Style!
Do you like to get your nerd on? Then come join us for some friendly competition, video game style. Test your guitar playing and dancing skills. Raffle prizes, coffee and cookies included. Everyone is welcome to attend!
8:00 p.m.
750 Ostrom Avenue
contact lgbt@syr.edu for more information.

This minor introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Studies.

The minor is open and welcoming to all students and offers a sustained opportunity to learn about LGBT experiences, history, and scholarship and explore fundamental questions about sexualities, bodies, identities, communities, social movements, and liberation politics.

QSX 112 -
Sexualities, Genders,
Bodies
Jackie Orr
MW 2:15 - 3:35

ETS 360 -
Documenting Sexualities
Roger Hallas
Tues/!urs 5:00 - 6:20
Film Screening Sessions:
Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:50

ETS 360 -
Queer Fictions
Amy Lang
Tues/!urs 12:30 - 1:50

CRS 400 -
Rhetoric of Social Movements
Tahlia Fischer
MW 3:45 - 5:05

WSP 400/ETS 360 -
Negotiating Difference:
Coming of Age Narratives
Vivian May
Wednesdays 3:45 - 6:30

For more information about the program and minor in LGBT studies, please contact Margaret Himley at mrhimley@syr.edu, or Andrew London at anlondon@maxwell.syr.edu

This conference seeks to explore all aspects of LGBT/Queer Studies as represented in the cutting- edge work of emerging scholars in the Central Upstate region of New York. We invite graduate students working in all disciplines to present their work. The conference will include a keynote address by Assistant Professor Dana Luciano, from Georgetown University, called "Nostalgia for an Age Yet To Come", and faculty from colleges and universities in the region will serve as respondents for the panels.

Corn-Bred-Winner of the 2007 Native American Music Award for best blues/jazz recording- to perform at Syracuse University on Saturday, November 3, at 8:00 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Underground.. Tickets are available now in the Schine Box Office and will be available the evening of the performance ($3 SU, $5 General Public) . The Nammy's will be nationally broadcasted on November 16, 8 p.m. Check your satellite networks.

Benny and Joon (1993) - Mary Stuart Masterson stars as Joon, the mentally ill sister of Benny (Aidan Quinn), an auto mechanic, who takes care of her. The quick-witted Joon spends her days at home, painting with passion. Overprotective, Benny actually sacrifices his life for Joon; he is too close and too concerned about her. The siblings go through housekeeper after housekeeper and other domestic crises, but they somehow reach a balanced, if boring, lifestyle--for both of them. But he arrival of quirky Sam (Johnny Depp) throws their balanced lifestyle awry.
Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee
This film series calls into question popular culture representations of people who may not conform to the "typical" representation put forth by the dominant culture. Join us for food and lively discussion of each of the films in the series (dates and times below).
All films are screened at Watson Theater at 7 pm
Admission is free and open to all Syracuse University students and community members. These events are fully accessible with captioning; film narration and transcripts of discussions. Refreshments will be provided.

Paper Dolls - The Diversity Committee of the Writing Program and the LGBT Studies Program are co-sponsoring a screening of the 2006 Israeli documentary Paper Dolls on Tuesday, November 6th at 7:00 in Gifford Auditorium.
The film is a compelling starting point for inquiries into and discussions about globalization, immigration, the nation state, gender and sexuality, and borders and border crossing, among others. So please join us on November 6th!

A memorial service will be held for William Liberi, former graduate student in the School of Social work. The service is scheduled for Thursday, November 8 at noon at Hendricks Chapel. A reception will follow at the LGBT Resource Center immediate after the service. For more information, please contact us at lgbt@syr.edu or 315-443-3983.

Students, faculty and staff affected by Will's loss are encouraged to seek support services from the LGBT Resource Center (443-3983), Hendricks Chapel (443- 2901) , or the SU Counseling Center (443-4715).

Family Weekend: Parents & Family Reception for LGBTA
Sunday, Novemeber 11 from 10 a.m. - noon @ LGBT Resource Center
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT) Resource Center welcomes parents and families for a tour of the Center, a chance to meet staff, and a light breakfast of bagels and coffee.
This event is open to parents of all students,including straight allies. For more information, please contact theLGBT Resource Center at lgbt@syr.edu or315-443- 3983.RSVP is encouraged, but not required.

Transgender Lives and Experiences Panel - Please join us for a panel discussion on Transgender Lives and Experiences in the SU and broader Syracuse community. Our panelists will offer diverse insights into matters such as: personal experiences with understanding gender identity and expression, the day-to-day experience of transgender identified individuals, and what can be done by allies who wish to advocate for and support the transgender community. A question and answer session will also be included. This event is sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center, and it is FREE and open to all!
Monday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center

Gay American Smoke Out - Big tobacco targets LGBT people in their marketing, and as a result, our community has the highest rates of smoking among any minority group. Tobacco use kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, injuries, murders and suicides combined. The Gay American Smokeout is on Thurs. Nov. 15th. To get ready to quit, call the New York State Smokers Quitline at 1-866-NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487) for free nicotine replacement products and counseling or visit their website at www.nysmokefree.com. Health Services (315-443-9005) provides counseling and prescription medication to help you quit and stay smoke free. To learn more about how big tobacco targets the LGBT community, visit www.gaysmokeout.net.
Tuesday, November 13th
11:30-3:30
Helth Services

International Panel on LGBT Isuues - Join members of the Syracuse University LGBTQ community as we learn more about issues relating to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Question students in the international community. Panelists will cover issues ranging from LGBTQ people in popular culture, law and human rights issues, coming out, support for the LGBT community and LGBTQ rights movements in different countries. A brief presentation will be followed by question and answer time. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
November 14th, 8:00 PM
Kittredge Auditorium

Kris Goodrich, a Doctoral student in Counseling and Human Services, is looking for self-identified trans participants who have either chosen to, or not to, enroll in a college or university. He is seeking to document the experiences and personal perspectives related to self-identified transgender individuals who are college aged, and have made the decision to either enroll or not enroll in a college or university. He is looking to identify common and unique themes regarding the experiences, personal qualities, beliefs, awareness, skills, capabilities, conceptualizations, and meanings associated with their involvement in the educational system and subsequent decision to enroll/not enroll in a college/university. Using these themes, he expects to offer insight and recommendations to current and future education and policy professionals regarding the intra- and inter- personal experiences and processes related to transgender students enrollment and involvement in higher education.

This project has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board at Syracuse University, and has been approved (07-274). For more information, or to participate in this study, please contact Kris at kmgoodri@syr.edu.

OUTING THE WATER CLOSET:
SEX, GENDER, AND THE PUBLIC TOILET
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Written, directed and produced by Paromita Vohra. Q&A with Ms. Vohra to follow film. Q2P peers through the dream of a futuristic Mumbai and finds not enough public toilets. As this film observes who has to queue to pee, we begin to understand the imagination of gender that underlies the city's shape and the constantly shifting boundaries between public and private space.
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Sexuality, and the Utility of Things
Monday, Nov. 5
Lecture at 5 p.m.
Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library
University of Rochester¹s River Campus
In 1954, artist Robert Rauschenberg invented that conjunction of objects and gestural painting he called a ³combine.² In his lecture, Jonathan D. Katz will examine the motivations of Rauschenberg in the assemblages of found things, each carrying its own history. Katz will explain how the introduction of assemblage coincided with Rauschenberg¹s search for a way to express sexual differences as well as other meanings.
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Talk2me2knowme is an annual campus week of dialogue hosted by the Multicultural Living Learning Community (MLLC). Talk2me2knowme challenges students to voice their beliefs, and listen with empathy to others before questioning them. The Talk2me2knowme t-shirt is an invitation and symbol to engage in honest dialogue. Those who wear the Talk2me2knowme t-shirt are willing to be initiators and active participants in dialogue. When you wear the Talk2me2knowme t-shirt on November 5, 6, 7, or 8 you must talk to at least 5 people who appear to be different from you racially or ethnically. Free t-shirts are available for pick up at the Talk2me2knowme table in the Schine Atrium November 5-7. Questions can be directed to Tremayne Robertson at trrobert@syr.edu

True Colors hosts the largest and most comprehensive gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and ally youth issues conference in the country! True Colors XV will be held on Friday, March 14th & Saturday, March 15th, 2008 at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. In addition, we are hosting a professional pre-conference Institute on Thursday, March 13th for clinical and mental health, child welfare, health care and substance abuse prevention providers.

The PROPOSAL DEADLINE FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2007 (EXTENDED) The deadline for general, youth only and college workshops is Friday, December 1, 2007.