WEBINAR: Lives of Trans People Today
Dr. Sue Rankin and Dr Brett-Genny Janiczek Beemyn will present information from their ground breaking research of over 3,400 people who are transgender. Included in this discussion will be critical analysis of identities, language, and personal stories; an overview of their research and transgender literature; and implications for student affairs professionals.
This event will be held on
Tuesday, October 16th
3:30-5:00 p.m.
HL 500

Nutriotion and Wellness Consultations
Do you have some questions or concerns about your health, nutrition or overall wellness? Do you want more information on leading a more healthier lifestyle? If so, then please consider coming for a FREE & CONFIDENTIAL one-on-one consultations with Michelle Gallant, Nutrition and Wellness Educator from SU Health Services. Michelle will be available at the LGBT Resource Center conference room to address all of your health, wellness and nutrition concerns or questions.
Friday, October 19th
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, 750 Ostrom Ave
Guest Consultant: Michelle Gallant, Registered Dietician, & Nutrition and Wellness Educator, SU Health Services
You are welcome to drop by, or email lgbt@syr.edu or call us at 315-443-3983 to set up an appointment.

Resume Writing Workshop
Do you have a resume? Is it updated? Career experts say that students should start working on their resume and career plans during the first year of college! This is a great interactive workshop to help you figure out what a professional resume should look like. Please come and join other LGBT and Ally students for this presentation. If you have a resume, please bring it with you. RSVP encouraged, but not required, to lgbt@syr.edu
Friday, October 19th
3:30 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center - 750 Ostrom Avenue
Guest presenter: Greg Victory, Associate Director, Center for Career Services

Planet Orange
"Good Sex. Bad Sex. Safe Sex."
Guest Speaker: Bob Frobes, from ACR
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: Spoken Word Night
This week Cafe Q will be having it's first Spoken Word Night of the semester. Whether you want to bring your own work or enjoy others, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the creative juices that the LGBTQ community has to offere.
Thursday, October 18th.
8:00 p.m.
750 Ostrom Avenue
contact lgbt@syr.edu for more information.

Documentary Shorts on School Inclusion
Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee presents the next film in it's series "Freaks, Geeks and Otherd Physiques."
Featured guest speaker: Jonathan Mooney, acclaimed author of ³The Short Bus²
All films are screened at Watson Theater at 7:00 p.m.
This series is completely accessible and free of charge

AFTER-WORK GET-TOGETHER
Meet SU and ESF staff and faculty in their 20s and 30s at the Young Professionals Affinity Group's next happy hour! Enjoy a cash bar at the University Sheraton after work on Thursday, October 18 -- stop by between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. No RSVP needed, and significant others are welcome.
If you have questions, e-mail Diana Ecker at diecker@syr.edu.

Teach For America: Graduate Student Information Session
In America today, nine-year-olds in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in higher-income communities, and you can help make a difference! Learn more at Teach For America's Information Session.
When: Thursday, October 18th, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Hall of Languages, Room 500
Refreshments: Light lunch will be served!

Who's Who is back in town!
Syracuse University Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students matriculated in undergraduate or graduate programs are eligible for nomination to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Criteria used in determining qualified nominees include: scholarship, academic honors, student organization involvement, campus service, and community service. An official Syracuse University transcript must be submitted with each application. In addition, ten 2008 Who's Who students will receive the H. Pettus Randall III scholarship worth $1,000. The scholarships will be awarded based on a random selection of Who's Who Awardees nationwide.
For an application and more information, click here.

Al Takes a Bride
On a moonlit riverbank, over a hundred years before the U.S. Congress passes the Defense of Marriage Act, two young southern women imagine their wedding to each other. Full of lyrical suspense and based loosely on a high-profile, turn of the century murder case, Al Takes a Bride hinges on impossible choices, where decisions rest somewhere between dreaming and dying.
Show Times:
October 19, 8:00 p.m.
October 20, 8:00 p.m.
October 21, 3:00 p.m.
Tickets at $20 and $10 with a student I.D.
501 West Fayette Street Building C
Email kings.theatre@yahoo.com Or call 315-425-8864 for more information.

Same-Sex Parenting Workshop
"Same-Sex Parenting: The Issues Explained," is the title of a series of lunch and learn workshops designed to inform educators and health and human service providers about the unique issues faced by lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) families. The workshops will be held from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm in Syracuse on Thursday, October 25, Binghamton on Friday, October 26, Rochester on Friday, November 16, and Albany on Friday, December 7. Attendees will hear a one-hour presentation by author and educator Ari (Arlene) Istar Lev, LCSW, CASAC. Lunch will be provided. There is no cost for the program. Interested community members are also invited to attend.
For more information, email Director@PrideAndJoyFamilies.org

Gender Suit
A 28-year-old woman was thrown out of a bathroom at a New York City Restaurant, and is now suing the restaurant for gender expression discrimination. New York City happens to be a city where Gender Expression is protected, which allows Farmer the right to sue under that law. For more information, and a news story by MSNBC please click here.

Catholic Universities host an LGBTQ Issues Conference
DePaul University plans to host a pro-homosexual conference on October 19-20 called: "Out There: The Second National Conference of Scholars and Student Affairs Personnel Involved in LGBTQ Issues on Catholic Campuses."
Affirming sessions include:
* "The Ins and Outs of Teaching LGBTQ"
* "Queer Teens Between the Sheets"
* "Queering Theology: Contradictions and Accommodations"
* "Queering Services and Benefits at Catholic Institutions"

Dykes To Watch Out Form
With so much serious attention brought to this past week, and National Coming Out Day, some groups chose to take a more light-hearted approach to how the LGBTQ community got to where it is today. To read this comical reminiscing of one writer, click here.

President of Iran: No Gays Here
Recently, the President of Iran, Ahmadinejad, spoke in front of an audience at Columbia University. He spoke on many issues, but one that struck a tone with members of the LGBTQ community, was when he spoke of the non-existence of LGBTQ people in his country. This was his answer for when he was challenged about the documented public torture and killings of queer people in his country. For an article on this, and more, in the Wall Street Journal, click here.