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“For a community deprived of its history, LGBT History Month teaches our heritage, provides role models, builds community, and recognizes our extraordinary national and international contributions,” states Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum
LGBT History Month was first celebrated in 1994. October was chosen as the month for the celebration because National Coming Out Day, and October commemorated the first march on Washington by LGBT people in 1979.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sponsored by Equality Form
Beginning October 1, 2009, a new GLBT Icon is presented daily. Each day you’ll have access to his or her video, bio and resources, along with information on all the preceding Icons.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
11am, Downs Classroom 2
Come learn about issues facing the LGBT community and how to be an ally. Participants completing this workshop are also provided with Safe Zone stickers that can be displayed expressing support for LGBT students, faculty and staff. If interested, please contact Aurelio Valente.
- Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board
- Laramie, WY, is a small town which became infamous overnight in the fall of 1998, when Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was found tied to a fence after being brutally beaten and left to die, setting off a nationwide debate about hate crimes and homophobia. A month after the crime, Moises Kaufman, a writer and director with the New York City theater troupe the Tectonic Theater Project, traveled to Laramie with a handful of actors to interview people who lived in and around Laramie in preparation for an upcoming production; Kaufman's goal was to create a play that focused not on the assault on Matthew Shepard, but on the community where such an attack could happen, and how many of the citizens reacted to the crime. The result was The Laramie Project, which was first performed in early 2000, and was performed in Laramie in the fall of that year, two years after Kaufman and his associates first arrived in the city.
"Boo at the Zoo" - LGBT History Month Service Project
Sunday, October 25
Join members and supporters of the PhilaU Gay-Straight Alliance as they volunteer at "Boo at the Zoo." If you are interested, please contact Maura Kirk. Boo at the Zoo is a masquerade party for the whole family at the Philadelphia Zoo. Come out for plenty of treats and sweets, and play Pumpkin Toss Across and other cool games for great prizes. Storytelling, music and games make Boo at the Zoo one of Philadelphia's most festive Halloween destinations!
GLBT Jeoardy and GSA General Meeting
Friday, October 9, 2009
3pm, Kanbar Campus Center, room 312
Come and play gay Jeopardy and find out about LBGT history in a fun and interactive game. Prizes awarded for the winning team - we play Family Fued style! GLBT Jeopardy will be followed by a GSA general board meeting.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Meet at NOON at intersection of SChool House Lane and Henry Avenue, sign-up at Student Development for FREE Tokens.
Participate in the world's biggest National Coming Out Day festival. Located in the "Gayborhood," this street party includes booths, performances and vendors celebrating LGBT History Month.
Film For Thought screening of Laramie Project for LGBT History Month
Wednesday, Ocober 21 , 6pm
Kanbar Performance Space
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Office of Student Development Programs
Community Service | First Year Experience | Spiritual Development
The Kanbar Campus Center, Suite 311
phone (215) 951-2634
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