GLC and the Women's Resource Center present:
"Beauty in the LGBT Community"
Have you ever heard somebody say "she's too butch" or "he's too much of a fairy"? What is the beautiful norm? What about "passing"? How are LGBT people portayed in the media? How about race? Professor Lisa Cuklanz of the Communications Department will lead a discussion about standards of beauty within and around the LGBT community and what effect it has.
THIS FRIDAY
November 2, the WRC (McElroy 141)
1-2pm
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Contact Ellie (ryanhz@bc.edu)
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Elizabeth Ryan
GLC Director of Women's Issues
CSON 2009
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Food, Games and Fun! TONIGHT!
O'Connell House
7-9pm
Come by GLC's first social/game night with music and free pizza before going out for halloween fun:) Stop by or stay the whole time, and meet some of the members of the GLBT community! Bring friends!
See you there :)
7-9pm
Come by GLC's first social/game night with music and free pizza before going out for halloween fun:) Stop by or stay the whole time, and meet some of the members of the GLBT community! Bring friends!
See you there :)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Dan Savage TOMORROW at 8pm
DAN SAVAGE
Heights Room (second floor of lower dining hall)
8pm
Internationally syndicated sex and relationship columnist, writer and podcaster, Dan Savage, will be @ BC this Thursday to present on his life, do a reading from his newest books and answer your questions. A phenomenal event full of wit, sass and humor, do not miss this one!
Sponsored by GLC
Bring a friend!
Heights Room (second floor of lower dining hall)
8pm
Internationally syndicated sex and relationship columnist, writer and podcaster, Dan Savage, will be @ BC this Thursday to present on his life, do a reading from his newest books and answer your questions. A phenomenal event full of wit, sass and humor, do not miss this one!
Sponsored by GLC
Bring a friend!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Heights reports on "How to Be Straight"
Published on Thursday, The Heights writes about the Allies Panel on Tuesday evening in which five faculty/staff members responded to questions asked by Anna Rhodes ('10) who led the panel as well as questions asked by audience members. Panelists talked about their experiences, reaching out, and the issue of religion and sexuality.
GLC examines role of allies
Published in the Thursday, October 4, 2007 Edition of The Heights
By Kyoolee Park
In 1997, the Human Rights Campaign established National Coming Out Day in celebration of 500,000 people who marched on Washington, D.C., to advocate gay and lesbian rights in 1987. Boston College joined this social movement to raise public awareness of one of the most polemical issues in the nation, and organized a weeklong celebration of National Coming Out Week, from Monday through Friday.
One of the events organized by the GLBT Leadership Council (GLC) and the Undergraduate Government of BC (UGBC) was a "How to Be Straight" panel, held Tuesday. The panel, led by Anna Rhodes, A&S '10, invited five participants, who shared personal encounters and opinions.
Virginia Reinburg, an associate professor in the history department at BC since 1985, explained that it is important to acknowledge the gravity of the issue. "A lot of students are in pain, for there is a continuous undercurrent of actions that harm the GLBT community," she said.
At BC, which has a strong Jesuit background, homosexuality is a rather sensitive subject. Vincent Lynch, the director of continuing education at the Graduate School for Social Work, said that the University is definitely struggling in a positive direction to face the issue, but still has a long way to go.
J.A. Loftus, a parish staff member at St. Ignatius Church and the director of the Jesuit Urban Center at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Boston, commented on the clash between the Christian religion and the movement for gay rights. As a parishoner who works with a predominantly gay and lesbian community, Loftus has a unique experience: "People ask me how I, a parishoner, can be a GLBT ally. I think that it is a misuse of idea of religion. In Christ, there is no male, female, American, or Hispanic … All of us are the same." In his view, this is a "terrible irony," since every Christian document condemns discrimination. "We are all God's children. We need to love one another," Loftus said.
The rest of the panel was directed toward answering questions of how to be an ally to the GLBT community. Reinburg said that it is necessary to take small steps, as it is a very sensitive issue, and to start by "simply raising the issue that there is a GLBT community here."
Joellen Hawkins, a professor of nursing in the Connell School of Nursing for 24 years, highlighted the importance of building an environment that provides safety and comfort for the GLBT community. She said that she tries to show her acceptance and welcome by putting up symbols such as rainbows on her door. "The most important thing is to let the community know that they are safe," Hawkins said.
As another way to become an ally of the GLBT community, the panelists reinforced the idea of building individual connections. "I don't differentiate myself from the community. Instead of finding the differences, why don't we start by identifying what we have in common?" Lynch said.
The panelists agreed that the key is to build trust by making connections and respecting the individual's choice. "You have to let the individual take the lead. Give him the privilege and let him decide," Lynch said.
Another issue raised during the discussion was approaching those with strongly opposing views. Loftus, who has had many experiences confronting opposition, said that one needs to respect perspectives different from his own. "We need to realize that each person has different background. Neither side should be out to change each other's view. We need to agree to understand the difference," Loftus said.
Rhodes said that she is content to see such a great turnout. The room full of students indicated a rising concern for this human rights issue among BC students. She asked many students to learn more about the GLBT community by attending weekly GLC meetings, and participating in upcoming National Coming Out Week events.
GLC examines role of allies
Published in the Thursday, October 4, 2007 Edition of The Heights
By Kyoolee Park
In 1997, the Human Rights Campaign established National Coming Out Day in celebration of 500,000 people who marched on Washington, D.C., to advocate gay and lesbian rights in 1987. Boston College joined this social movement to raise public awareness of one of the most polemical issues in the nation, and organized a weeklong celebration of National Coming Out Week, from Monday through Friday.
One of the events organized by the GLBT Leadership Council (GLC) and the Undergraduate Government of BC (UGBC) was a "How to Be Straight" panel, held Tuesday. The panel, led by Anna Rhodes, A&S '10, invited five participants, who shared personal encounters and opinions.
Virginia Reinburg, an associate professor in the history department at BC since 1985, explained that it is important to acknowledge the gravity of the issue. "A lot of students are in pain, for there is a continuous undercurrent of actions that harm the GLBT community," she said.
At BC, which has a strong Jesuit background, homosexuality is a rather sensitive subject. Vincent Lynch, the director of continuing education at the Graduate School for Social Work, said that the University is definitely struggling in a positive direction to face the issue, but still has a long way to go.
J.A. Loftus, a parish staff member at St. Ignatius Church and the director of the Jesuit Urban Center at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Boston, commented on the clash between the Christian religion and the movement for gay rights. As a parishoner who works with a predominantly gay and lesbian community, Loftus has a unique experience: "People ask me how I, a parishoner, can be a GLBT ally. I think that it is a misuse of idea of religion. In Christ, there is no male, female, American, or Hispanic … All of us are the same." In his view, this is a "terrible irony," since every Christian document condemns discrimination. "We are all God's children. We need to love one another," Loftus said.
The rest of the panel was directed toward answering questions of how to be an ally to the GLBT community. Reinburg said that it is necessary to take small steps, as it is a very sensitive issue, and to start by "simply raising the issue that there is a GLBT community here."
Joellen Hawkins, a professor of nursing in the Connell School of Nursing for 24 years, highlighted the importance of building an environment that provides safety and comfort for the GLBT community. She said that she tries to show her acceptance and welcome by putting up symbols such as rainbows on her door. "The most important thing is to let the community know that they are safe," Hawkins said.
As another way to become an ally of the GLBT community, the panelists reinforced the idea of building individual connections. "I don't differentiate myself from the community. Instead of finding the differences, why don't we start by identifying what we have in common?" Lynch said.
The panelists agreed that the key is to build trust by making connections and respecting the individual's choice. "You have to let the individual take the lead. Give him the privilege and let him decide," Lynch said.
Another issue raised during the discussion was approaching those with strongly opposing views. Loftus, who has had many experiences confronting opposition, said that one needs to respect perspectives different from his own. "We need to realize that each person has different background. Neither side should be out to change each other's view. We need to agree to understand the difference," Loftus said.
Rhodes said that she is content to see such a great turnout. The room full of students indicated a rising concern for this human rights issue among BC students. She asked many students to learn more about the GLBT community by attending weekly GLC meetings, and participating in upcoming National Coming Out Week events.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
NCOW success!! Thank you!!
Thanks to the hard work of many contributors from GLC, Street Team, undergrad, alumni, and faculty/staff volunteers and more National Coming Out Week was a great success.
Monday's barbecue in the dustbowl led by Shahan had a great turn out and street team helped pub the events of the week with chalking and quarter sheet distribution. The hamburgers were excellent! It was great to see some new faces.
Tuesday's Allies Panel "How to be Straight" also had a great turnout--there were five panelists consisting of BC facutly staff that answered questions asked by the audience about how best to be an ally and confronting some controversial ally issues. Thanks so much to our panelists and audience!
Wednesday's open-mic event called Opening Boston's Closet was a really excellent night. The event was hosted by alumnus Brian Sloan, '88, novelist and director, and several students and alumni both gay and straight shared their stories about coming out and friends who are gay. Very supportive and inspiring atmosphere, a really great time.
Thursday was Guess Who's Gay--we had a panel of nine people who answered questions asked by the audience about themselves and their interests and the audience tried to guess their sexuality at the end. The panelists were all really open and did an excellent job--the mixed voting really showed that it isn't always easy to tell who is glbt or not.
Friday night was I feel Pretty with 13 BC student models who gave a monologue and modeled both an outfit they feel uncomfortable in and one they do feel comfortable in. It was surprising to see the change in demeanor from one walk down the runway to the next! The walks were a little lighter, the smiles a little bigger.. the crowd was really supportive and it turned out to be a fun time.
Thank you to all who help put this together and participated and to those who came to the events! It was wonderful to see some new faces, we look forward to seeing more of you as the year goes on!!
See you at our next meeting :) Look out for upcoming social events in the making.
Monday's barbecue in the dustbowl led by Shahan had a great turn out and street team helped pub the events of the week with chalking and quarter sheet distribution. The hamburgers were excellent! It was great to see some new faces.
Tuesday's Allies Panel "How to be Straight" also had a great turnout--there were five panelists consisting of BC facutly staff that answered questions asked by the audience about how best to be an ally and confronting some controversial ally issues. Thanks so much to our panelists and audience!
Wednesday's open-mic event called Opening Boston's Closet was a really excellent night. The event was hosted by alumnus Brian Sloan, '88, novelist and director, and several students and alumni both gay and straight shared their stories about coming out and friends who are gay. Very supportive and inspiring atmosphere, a really great time.
Thursday was Guess Who's Gay--we had a panel of nine people who answered questions asked by the audience about themselves and their interests and the audience tried to guess their sexuality at the end. The panelists were all really open and did an excellent job--the mixed voting really showed that it isn't always easy to tell who is glbt or not.
Friday night was I feel Pretty with 13 BC student models who gave a monologue and modeled both an outfit they feel uncomfortable in and one they do feel comfortable in. It was surprising to see the change in demeanor from one walk down the runway to the next! The walks were a little lighter, the smiles a little bigger.. the crowd was really supportive and it turned out to be a fun time.
Thank you to all who help put this together and participated and to those who came to the events! It was wonderful to see some new faces, we look forward to seeing more of you as the year goes on!!
See you at our next meeting :) Look out for upcoming social events in the making.
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