Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender CenterAdams Hall Room 111
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: 401-874-2894
E-mail: andrew@uri.edu
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Center
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| Monday, March 30 | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Opening Event
Lecture: Daniel Scott, Black Lavender 2: Gay Black Men in Rhode Island Reception, conversation, and tour of exhibition to follow Exhibit: Black Lavender 2: Gay Black Men in Rhode Island Exhibit Opens |
Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor Library Gallery, URI Library 1st Floor North |
| Tuesday, March 31 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Film: Al Lott,
Ask Not,
A Film by Johnny Symons on effects of US Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Policy Discussion to follow |
Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| Wednesday, April 1 | ||
| 12:00 Noon | Presentation: Ron Suresha, Bisexual Erasure in the "W" House: A psychosexual inquiry and analysis | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation: Elizabeth Rowell, Gay, Lesbian, and Finally Transgender Picture Books For Young Children: An Underused But Much Needed Resource | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 2:30 p.m. | Presentation: Richard H. York, Ph.D., Pastoral Psychologist, A Gay Psychologist's Healing Journey That Leads to a Psychotherapy Method Based on Christian Spirituality | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 7:30 p.m. | Evening Program Presentation: Staceyann Chin, An Evening with Staceyann Chin http://www.staceyannchin.com Reception, Conversation, and Book Signing to Follow |
Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center |
| Thursday, April 2 | ||
| 12 Noon | Presentation: Alexia Kosmider, Coming Out Stories: Why We Tell Them, What They Mean | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 1:00 p.m. | Film: Eva Jones and Colleagues, Iron Jawed Angels | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Film: Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI), Saving Marriage Discussion: Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI), Cassandra Ormiston Reception and Social to Follow |
Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center |
| Friday, April 3 | ||
| 12 Noon | Presentation: Brian Arcand, Coming Out and Substance Abuse: An Affirming, Empowering, and Sobering Journey | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 1:00 p.m. | Presentation: Elsa Larson, Modernizing HIV Prevention Online: Community-Based Internet Outreach Programs For Gay Men | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 2:00 p.m. | Presentation: Darren Wells, Living with HIV/AIDS | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 3:00 p.m. | Presentation: Steven Pennell, Outings: A theatrical presentation about GLBTIQQ issues in the artistic realm. | Gallanti Lounge, URI Library 3rd Floor |
| 7:30 p.m. | Concluding Celebratory Event: Mamma Mia! Sing-a-long and Wrap Party | Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center |
| Monday, March 30 |
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Time: 5:30 pm, Black Lavender 2: Gay Black Men in Rhode Island Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Daniel Scott, Ph.D., Professor of English, Rhode Island College |
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Gay African American men in Rhode Island will be given center stage at a landmark event at the University of Rhode Island. An exhibit, entitled
Black Lavender 2, will depict Black gay leaders, artists, activists, authors
and everyday men, and will open at the University of Rhode Island Library in Kingston
in conjunction with this lecture. The lecture will feature Dr. Daniel Scott
who will discuss his findings from a series of interviews he conducted with
black gay men throughout the Rhode Island, detailing their accomplishments and hardships living in the state. The event, the first of its kind in the nation, will be followed by a reception and is free and open to the public. Exhibit Curator: Rob Dimmick Funded by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities; the event opens the Annual GLBTIQQ Symposium at URI. |
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| Tuesday, March 31 |
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Time: 7:30 pm,
Ask Not -
A Film by Johnny Symons
on effects of US Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Al Lott, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, URI Psychology |
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ASK NOT is a new, compelling film exploration of the US militarys don't ask, don't tell policy by award-winning documentary film maker Johnny Symons. A provocative portrait of human courage, ASK NOT reveals the personal stories of Americans willing to risk their lives for a country that criminalizes coming out. Current and veteran soldiers reveal how don't ask, don't tell affects them during their tours of duty, as they struggle to maintain a double life, uncertain whom they can trust. Interspersed with personal storylines, the film presents rare archival footage and key historical interviews with policy experts to explain the history and implementation of don't ask, don't tell. Shown at film festivals around the country, ASK NOT is due to be shown on the PBS national broadcast, Independent Lens, this coming summer. http://www.asknotfilm.com |
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| Wednesday, April 1 |
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Time: 12:00 Noon,
Bisexual Erasure in the "W" House: A psychosexual inquiry and analysis Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Ron Suresha, Independent masculinities scholar, Author |
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Wikipedia defines "bisexual erasure" as "the tendency to ignore, remove, falsify, or re-explain evidence of bisexuality in the historical record, academic materials, the news media, and other primary sources." This presentation will consider the possibility of bisexual erasure in the case of the 43rd President of the USA, George W. Bush. First, the presenter will bring an objective, factual assessment of the possibility of bisexual erasure in the complicit silence about the bisexuality in the early life of George W Bush, in which a case will be made for acknowledging his bisexuality. A Powerpoint presentation will illustrate the narrative, which will be followed by guided Q&A and discussion. |
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Time: 1:00 pm,
Gay, Lesbian, and Finally Transgender Picture Books For Young Children: An Underused But Much Needed Resource Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Elizabeth Rowell, Ph.D., Professor, Elementary Education, Rhode Island College |
| This multimedia workshop will include a discussion of why it is so important to use these picture books with all young children; a brief look at their creation, availability, and use; reading aloud of several portions of some including the new transgender books; and an illustrated overview of the different books followed by time for participants to critique some. Video clips of young children wishing their teachers had read these books when they were in kindergarten and teachers using some will be shown and discussed. The session will end with questions and sharing. Handouts will be provided. |
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Time: 2:30 pm,
A Gay Psychologist's Healing Journey That Leads to a Psychotherapy Method Based on Christian Spirituality Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Richard York, Ph.D., Pastoral Psychologist |
| This talk is based on a book that is soon to be published A Christian Spirituality and Psychotherapy: A Gay Psychologists Practice of the Clinical Theology. In Dr. York's words, "I will tell the story of my experience of healing that relieved me of severe depression, anxiety, and homophobia though my relationship with the God who dwells within me and the church community. This experience led me to discover the caring God within all people who guides us in our daily lives and participates in psychotherapy. I use experience in relationships as the primary concept for psychology, psychotherapy, and theology. I critique psychology for its nonrelational scientific method and its lack of dealing with sin and evil, which are essential parts of human experience. I critique theology for promoting a perfectionistic morality as the essence of the Gospel rather than a new relationship with a caring, forgiving God who helps us become caring and unconditionally loving of self, others, and the created order. I explain how loving same-sex relationships can be as moral as loving opposite-sex relationships." |
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Time: 7:30 pm,
An Evening With Staceyann Chin Location: Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center Presenter: Staceyann Chin, Artist, Out Poet, and Political Activist |
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An evening with poet, performer, and activist Staceyann Chin whose
forthcoming Simon and Schuster release, The Other Side of Paradise,
is her memoir of growing up multiracial and gay in Jamaica. http://www.staceyannchin.com |
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| Thursday, April 2 |
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Time: 12 Noon,
Coming Out Stories: Why We Tell Them, What They Mean Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Alexia Kosmider, Ph.D., Part-time Instructor at URI in Womens Studies/ English |
| Dr. Alexia Kosmider recently completed a documentary, Venus Priests and Supermen, which focuses on the banning of Eve Enslers The Vagina Monologues at Providence College. The film has screened at Brown University as well as Tufts University and a portion was broadcast on R.I. PBS. Through a series of coming out stories, filmed from out gays/lesbians who are from the Rhode Island gay/lesbian community, we will explore such issues as why coming out stories are an important rite of passage into the out world and what coming out means to gays and lesbians. |
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Time: 1:00 pm,
Iron Jawed Angels Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenters: Eva Jones, Katie Dunning, and Jessica Ellis |
| This film covers the struggle of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as they joined the American Woman Suffrage Movement. Historically, Paul's radical practices and experience with the British Women's Movement allowed her to break from the more conservative National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and form the National Womens Party (NWP). Iron Jawed Angels captures the tensions and struggles inside and outside of the American Woman Suffrage Movement, as well as struggles with gender discrimination and sexuality throughout the First Wave of American Feminism. The program will encompass a viewing of Iron Jawed Angels and will be followed by a discussion of the film's content. |
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Time: 7:30 pm,
Saving Marriage Location: Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center Presenters: Susan MacNeil, MERI Board, and Cassandra Ormiston |
| When Massachusetts becomes the first state to recognize gay marriage, a constitutional amendment immediately emerges that would take that right away. Now, seasoned lobbyists and rookie activists are in the battle of their lives. The holy grail of gay rights is within reach, and their fight to save marriage will change forever how people including them view same-sex relationships. Civil rights history begins a new chapter in Massachusetts, and Saving Marriage is there on the scene as the drama unfolds. |
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| Friday, April 3 |
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Time: 12 Noon,
Coming Out and Substance Abuse: An Affirming, Empowering, and Sobering Journey Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Brian Arcand, Proud Openly Gay URI staff member and alum. Long time advocate in support of alcohol and substance free living. |
| Mr. Arcand will stimulate an intimate conversation about embracing a positive gay identity while confronting the personal impact of alcohol and substance abuse. |
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Time: 1:00 pm,
Modernizing HIV Prevention Online:
Community-Based Internet Outreach Programs For Gay Men Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Elsa Larson, Ph.D. candidate, URI Behavioral Science |
| This presentation has three objectives: 1. Review recent research regarding the relationship between the Internet, sexual practice, and HIV prevention among gay men or MSM, 2. Present examples of innovative community-based programs using the Internet, and 3. Discuss challenges and successes of using Internet-based approaches from an applied perspective. Elsa Larsons research interests in HIV prevention, GLBTQ health, and program evaluation are informed by ten years of practical experience working in community-based HIV prevention programs. She co-developed the Sexperts Internet Outreach Program for AIDS Project RI while she was the Director of Prevention and continues to investigate applications of Internet-based health promotion. |
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Time: 2:00 pm,
Living with HIV Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Darren Wells, Former Airline Employee, Junior at RIC. Public Speaker. |
| In Darren's words - "I plan to discuss the kinds of adjustments Ive had to make in order to accommodate my continued survival. Ive had to change my self-concept several times, from 20-something muscle twink to dying to fighting this thing to finally admitting that the virus has made me weaker, and limited my options and abilities, accepting that I could not pull myself up by my own bootstraps and make it without outside help. My latest challenge is making the transition from a disabled identity to a man reintegrating into the work force, and I plan to make that part the main focus of my presentation. |
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Time: 3:00 pm,
Outings: A theatrical presentation about GLBTIQQ issues in the artistic realm Location: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd Floor, URI Library Presenter: Steven Pennell, Coordinator, URI College of Continuing Education, Arts & Culture |
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Time: 7:30 pm,
Concluding Celebratory Event:
Mamma Mia! Sing-a-long and Wrap Party Location: Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center Presenters: Mike Miele and Symposium Committee |
| Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. |
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