Bring your family for a spooky and fun time. Dress up in your wildest costume for our fun fashion show! Treats! Prizes! Games! When: Thursday October 30th, 2014 @ 4:30 - 7:30pm Where: Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High Street. Santa Cruz Cost: $5 requested donation. No one turned away. Questions: Contact Sharon Papo: (831) 425 - 5422 x101 spapo@diversitycenter.org Co-sponsored by The Diversity Center, Theta Pi Sigma, UCSC Cantu Center and Peace United Church of Christ … [Read more...]
LGBT Youth Op-ed: Push Back On School Pushout of LGBT Youth
“My entire experience with high school has felt like one person after another, from classmates to school officials, telling me I’m not wanted and I’m not worthy of an education. And I am not the only LGBTQ student of color being told that. This week, GSA Network and Crossroads Collaborative released a study that backs up what I’ve been seeing: gender nonconforming youth and LGBTQ youth of color like me are being blamed for our own victimization, targeted for harassment and punishment, treated like criminals, and ultimately pushed out of … [Read more...]
Until We Could by Richard Blanco – A Powerful Poem & Short Film
“This film, from some of our country’s most talented artists, vividly shows the meaning of marriage, and reminds us why our fight for the freedom to marry for all loving couples is so important.” Watch this short film at Freedom to Marry … [Read more...]
Join Conexiones for Their Next Three Events! Oct 16, Nov 13, & Dec 11
Conexiones is a program of The Diversity Center and part of Triangle Speakers, it exists for the Latino Intersex, Trangender, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Queer, Questioning and Allies community of Santa Cruz County. Upcoming Events: Thursday, October 16th - Enjoy delicious chinese food and help us decorate our Day of the Dead altar! There will also be an optional haunted corn maze! Thursday, November 13th - Let’s give thanks with family and friends in this pot-luck themed social! Thursday, December 11th - We’ll be finishing off the year by … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Ashland High Drops Homecoming King and Queen
"It used to be that anyone who was gender neutral or transgender was kind of left in this limbo … and they couldn't identify,” Preskenis said. “So now it’s open to everyone. Our ultimate goal is more inclusion, but it’s also to change the discussion from being about gender to also being about making a positive impact on Ashland High School.” Read more in The Mail Tribune … [Read more...]
LGBT News: The Forsaken: A Rising Number of Homeless Gay Teens Are Being Cast Out by Religious Families
“While life gets better for millions of gays, the number of homeless LGBT teens - many cast out by their religious families - quietly keeps growing” Read more in Rolling Stone … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Op-ed- They’re Trans, They’re Hispanic, and They’ve Changed This World
“Indeed, the diversity within the Latino population is striking. We trace our family lines to more than a dozen countries. Many of us share in the nation's rich immigrant tradition — past and present. And some of us, myself included, are trans.” Read more in The Advocate … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Bisexual Visibility Day – 22 Reasons Why We’re Celebrating
“We're a community that includes people of all different gender identities, from cis to trans, and envelope other sexual orientations, such as queer and pansexual. We've empowered ourselves to define bisexuality on our own terms, and evolved the term "bisexual" to encapsulate more than just male and female identities. Most wonderfully of all, we are a community that has the capacity to love beyond the limits of sex and gender.” Read more in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]
[Reminder] The Queer Foundation’s 10th Annual High School Seniors English Essay Contest, Deadline Feb 15
To promote effective writing by, about, and/or for queer youth, Queer Foundation offers to the winners of the tenth annual high school seniors English essay contest $1,000 scholarships to attend the U.S. college or university of their choice in the 2015–16 academic year to study queer theory or related fields. Application Deadline: February 15th 2015 Fore more information about this years theme and how to apply Click Here … [Read more...]
GSA Network: How to Have a Kick Ass GSA!
For tips on organizing meetings, recruiting members, activities, you’re legal rights, and MUCH more visit GSA Network for their year starter packet! … [Read more...]