"Home is not where you live but where the understand you."
~Christian Morgenstern~

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

Planet Orange and Cafe Q are Cancelled this week for the Thanksgiving Break!!!

Happy Hollidays everyone!

The Student Association is arranging and funding a free shuttle for all Syracuse University students to aid them in getting to and from campus for Thanksgiving break. The shuttle bus will have a centralized pick- up/drop-off area on campus, located at the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. From Schine, the bus will move students to the Regional Transportation Center for those traveling via bus and railway, with continued service to Hancock International Airport for students traveling by air.

Quality Coach Lines will be providing the service November 19 from 4-9 p.m., November 20 from 8 a.m.-10 p.m., November 21 from 8 a.m.-noon, and November 25 from 11 a.m.-midnight.

This is a great opportunity for students to get to and from campus for Thanksgiving break; students and families alike will find this service beneficial when making upcoming plans.

For more information, e-mail sa@syr.edu or visit the Student Association Web site at http://sa.syr.edu.

Queer Spiritualities
Any students who tried to register for QSX300 might have seen conflicting times between fliers and the Registrar's office. That error has been corrected, the time on the flyer was correct.

Newhouse Course Open to Non- Majors
COM 400, Section 2, Spring 2008
The course will address contemporary issues regarding portrayals of women in media content, experiences of women working in the media, and how women's use of media shapes their everyday lives. We will explore these topics through class discussions and applications of current case studies.
For more information, e-mail ejstorm@syr.edu or mlobrien@syr.edu.

Tuesday November 13th
7:00-8:00 pm
228 B Schine

Is it BEAUTIFUL? WRONG? INTERESTING? APPALING? A TREND?....What do you think??? ....

A forum in which students and faculty will engage in group dialogue to discuss some of the positive and negative sterotypes, emotions and social stigmas associated with dating ouside one's ethnic group.

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED

The Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus will be presenting their 2007 Holiday Concert on December 7th & 8th at First Unitarian Universalist Society, 109 Waring Rd in Syracuse. Show starts at 8:00 pm. The evening's festivities will include a post-concert Reception and Raffle. Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $18.00 at the door. Senior and student tickets are $12. Children under 10 years of age: $7.50 ($9.00 at the door), and children under 3 are free. Tickets can be purchased at the Lavender Inkwell Bookshoppe, or reserved online at www.syrglc.org.

For more information contact: Cindie Murray at 315.256.6680 or SGLCpublicity@twcny.rr.com

The long-awaited On Being a Gay Parent by Brett Webb-Mitchell finally arrives in bookstores this month. It's a must-read for every LGBT person who either has or is contemplating children, as well as those extended family members and friends who support LGBT-led families. While the process of resolving issues related to child rearing rarely turns on the sexuality of parents, due to challenges imposed on the same-sex households there are some questions that are peculiar to these families.

Webb-Mitchell's new guide offers advice drawing on his years as a gay dad and promises to address issues including:
How to come out to your kids
· What to call either "Moms" or "Dads"
· Navigating the school system and the challenges your children might face there
· How the law around civil unions and same-sex marriages deals with children's issues
· Surviving the holiday, when complicated family structures typically get more so
· And much more

From running a household to handling a parent- teacher conference, and with an extensive resource section at the back, On Being a Gay Parent will answer the question you haven't even thought to ask.

For further information about upcoming book readings and signings, as well as other events around the publication of this new book (an interview with Frank Stasio's "The State of Things" on NPR in December), visit www.onbeingagayparent.com regularly.

The publisher of the book is Seabury Books. Information for this book may be obtained either by phone 1-800-242-1918, or www.churchpublishing.org, ISBN 978-1-59627-061- 9

Point Foundation (Point) is the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students of merit. Point provides financial support, leadership training, mentoring and hope to LGBT students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The organization provides its scholars with the financial ability to attend the nation's foremost higher educational institutions and its donors and mentors with the rare satisfaction of directly investing their resources and time in future generations of leaders.

Point Foundation believes in rewarding these individuals who endure the daily harassment and abandonment of family, friends, educational institutions and communities with the opportunity of higher education. Through Point's scholarship and community, the organization empowers its scholars and gives them the support and encouragement to excel both academically and personally. Applications for scholarships beginning in the fall semester 2008, are available on-line after 1/2/08 at www.pointfoundation.org.

GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has announced 11 Media Fellowships for 2008. Fellows will be based in either GLAAD's New York or Los Angeles office, work nearly full time from Jan. 7 - Dec. 31, 2008, and receive a monthly stipend of $1,600. This is a unique opportunity for students or recent graduates to develop media activism experience and leadership skills in the movement for LGBT equality. GLAAD Media Fellows work in areas as diverse as National News, Entertainment, Spanish- Language Media, Transgender Advocacy, Communities of African Descent Media and more. Deadline to apply is Nov. 30, 2007. Find out more at GLAAD.org, http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_opps.php

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Multicultural Resource Center invites applications for the position of Assistant Director for Sexual/Gender Diversity. The Multicultural Resource Center is a unit of the Office of Student Activities. UNC Charlotte is a comprehensive University with over 21,000 students and 2,500 faculty & staff.

The primary responsibility of the Assistant Director for Sexual/Gender Diversity is to provide social, cultural, and educational programming related to all aspects of sexual and gender diversity. This includes efforts that focus on LGBT experiences, issues, and concerns as well as topics that give attention to sexual and gender identity. The Assistant Director will oversee the Safe Zone Ally Program and will coordinate resources and information pertaining to sexual and gender diversity. The Assistant Director will serve on committees and will assist in departmental, divisional, and university efforts impacting the LGBT student population. Other responsibilities include advising the student organization PRIDE , coordinating multicultural activities, and executing initiatives as assigned by the Director of the Multicultural Resource Center.

Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration, or related field. At least one year of experience in student affairs working with diverse populations (preferably the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population), advising, program development & implementation, and training/presentations. This position requires vision, energy, flexibility, ability to work nights & weekends in both structured and unstructured settings with students, strong computer skills, commitment to the ethical development of students, and demonstrated leadership abilities. Selected candidate is subject to a criminal background check.

Apply electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu Please attach the following documents with your electronic submission: letter of interest, resume, and full contact information for five references.

Review of applications will begin on November 28, 2007. UNC Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer. Members of minority groups, persons with disabilities, and women are especially encouraged to apply. AA/EOE