| Trans Conference: Decolonizing Gender and Remaking Trans Access |
[06 Oct 2008|01:06pm] |
cross posted to a few lists.
No idea who is central on this or how this is being organized . Just an FYI....
Sent by: CACS - Canadian Association of Cultural Studies <cacs@lists.mcgill.ca>
Date: 10/06/2008 10:12AM
Subject: [CACS] Call-Out for Trans Conference
Call-Out for Trans Conference
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Bodies of Dissent:
Decolonizing Gender and Remaking Trans Access
November 6 to 8, 2008
Peterborough, Ontario
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Peterborough's Trans Events Committee invites trans and gender variant communities and individuals to submit proposals for workshops, and presentations of various forms for the upcoming trans conference Bodies of Dissent: Decolonizing Gender and Remaking Trans Access (working title).
Bodies of Dissent is focused on decolonizing ourselves from the racialization and gender norms present in our society, as well as from the institutional practices of psychiatry and prison. We are calling for a rebuilding of trans access.
We are aiming to conjure discussion around experiences and issues of (but not limited to) race, health, disability, class, psychiatric institutions and prisons in relation to different trans identities.
Please send one page outlining the nature of your workshop, presentation, or creative project specifying the topic or focus, as well as any materials and/or accommodations required.
Workshops, presentations, films and creative projects will be happening during the days of the 7th and 8th. There will also be performances on the evenings of 6 to 8th. Interested performers are invited to contact us as well.
This conference is brought to you by a collaborative effort between Transmission, Trent Women's Centre, Peterborough AIDS Resource Network, Rainbow Service Organization and the Trent Queer Collective.
Deadline for submissions: Sunday, 12th October, 2008
Email: trans@trentwomenscentre.ca
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| Community Band Seeks Conductor and Artistic Director |
[19 Sep 2008|05:19pm] |
The search is on for a new Conductor and Artistic Director for the Rainbow Concert Band, Canada's only Gay and Lesbian concert band!
The Rainbow Concert Band has been an important part of the Vancouver LGBT musical community since its formation in 1990, shortly after Gay Games III. Embarking on its 18th season, the Band is dedicated to providing an outlet for lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual (and even a few straight) people looking for a safe and supportive environment to practice and perform music.
The RCB performs one to two concerts per season. We also play in the Vancouver Pride Parade, the AIDS Walk, the Dyke March, Parade of Lost Souls, well as at other Pride events around BC.
This post offers a small honorarium and an opportunity to be partof our continuing community history. Responsibilities include conducting, choosing music for performances, liaising with other musical and queer groups, and deciding concert themes, as well as attending weekly practices on Thursday nights.
Interested applicants should email a brief CV, along with a short statement on their musical interests and experience, their involvemen tin the gay community, and what they think they could bring to the Rainbow Concert Band to:
RCBconductorpost@yahoo.ca.
Preference will be given to LGBT applicants, but all applicants welcome! Deadline for applications is October 8, 2008.
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| Go Back to School with High School Confidential! |
[11 Sep 2008|04:42pm] |
High School Confidential: a fundraising Cabaret for Out In Schools.
Saturday, September 27
doors at 7:00pm
show at 8:00pm *followed by a dance party!
The WISE Hall (1882 Adanac St)
$12 Advance/ $15 at the door
Go Back to School with High School Confidential! This saucy school-themed cabaret puts a queer twist on the high school talent show. Featuring performances by Vancouver's best burlesque and drag performers.
Buy treats at the bake sale! Do a stint in detention! Stick around for the school dance!
Tickets at LITTLE SISTERS or online at OUTINSCHOOLS.COM
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| Speed Friending |
[19 Aug 2008|08:19am] |
Just a Reminder!!!
Thursday, August 21.
M Hearts M! a Gay Speed Friending/Dating Event.
Come out and meet available folks who want to meet people and have fun. M Hearts M! is dedicated to males who like males. As always this is a Trans inclusive space, and a no-pressure to partake party.
Doors: 7:30pm. Game begins at 8:03pm. Cover $10. Jupiter Lounge, 1216 Bute St.
http://www.threeminutesorless.ca/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23074157181#/event.php?eid=21402186121
As always, we need your help! Please forward this event info. Facebook, emails, myspace or whatever. We really need your help. Save trees!
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| Guess what starts this week? The 20th Vancouver Queer Film festival!! |
[12 Aug 2008|12:55pm] |
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20th Anniversary Vancouver Queer Film Festival | August 14-24 2008 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. Experience the unexpected at Vancouver’s second largest film festival, bringing film lovers and filmmakers together to celebrate the best of independent queer cinema. Flirt, chat and get a little wild at the hottest parties, galas and cinematic spectacles this side of the Pacific. There are tons of fantastic parties, some of them free! Check them out at http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/content/PARTIES/591
And sooo many good films! For more information check out the website: queerfilmfestival.ca
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| Three Minutes or Less Events |
[05 Aug 2008|10:54pm] |
We also have three events planned for August.
As always we really need your help to get the word out. We prefer not to use a lot of flyers (that usually don't get recycled). So please help us out by forwarding this email or by referring people to our website.
Upcoming events- August 2008, VANCOUVER, BC.
We have Three upcoming events.
Thursday, August 14:
For The Love Of Bi… a Bisexual Speed Friending/Dating Event.
Come out and meet available folks who want to meet people and have fun. For the Love of Bi … is dedicated to those of us who's sexuality doesn't quite fit in one or two boxes. As always this is a Trans inclusive space, and a no-pressure to partake party.
Doors: 7:30pm. Game begins at 8:03pm. Cover $10. Jupiter Lounge, 1216 Bute St.
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Thursday, August 21.
M Hearts M! a Gay Speed Friending/Dating Event.
Come out and meet available folks who want to meet people and have fun. M Hearts M! is dedicated to males who like males. As always this is a Trans inclusive space, and a no-pressure to partake party.
Doors: 7:30pm. Game begins at 8:03pm. Cover $10. Jupiter Lounge, 1216 Bute St.
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Thursday, August 28.
It's Your Party! a Queer Speed Friending/Dating Event.
Come out and meet available folks who want to meet people and have fun. It's Your Party! Open to all genders and sexualities. As always this is a Trans inclusive space, and a no-pressure to partake party.
Doors: 7:30pm. Game begins at 8:03pm. Cover $10. Rhizome, 317 East Broadway.
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| Lesbian theatre in Victoria |
[09 Jul 2008|02:31pm] |
Hey, there!
Greetings from Victoria's first and only all-lesbian theatre group: Toaster Oven Productions!
We at TOPs are proud to announce our very first play, entitled Dolores Street, a comedy set in 1989 San Francisco. It follows the experiences of four lesbian roommates, and their rather tumultuous love lives! What happens when these roommates place an ad in their local paper to meet other available gay women? It's an evening that is not to be forgotten!
Friday July 25, 8:00 PM at the Metro Studio (Quadra @ Johnson),
Tickets $15, available from the Chronicles of Crime Bookstore (1057 Fort St, Tel: (250)721-2665)
If the Friday show sells out, we will schedule a second performance on Sunday July 27.
The author herself, Theresa Carilli, will be flying in from the USA to attend this performance!
( Poster )
We hope to see you there!
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| Reserve Now: Fri Orientation & Sat Party |
[09 Jul 2008|12:41pm] |
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This is the most recent mail-out for Libido Events and it contains some fantastic kinky offerings.
http://www.LibidoEvents.com
Subscribe yourself to our Newsletter here
http://www.libidoevents.com/newsletter.html
Hello Friends and Supporters
Now this Friday is another Mandatory Member Orientation class, are
you on the guest list yet? Please send in your reservation now and
join us as a Member of Libido Lounge, so you can start attending any
of our In-House workshops and of course play parties too. Orientation
is a fun class, your chance to tour our own licensed facility (no we
are not someone's house) and of course to ask questions and meet some
other new members as well.
Saturday is our monthly play party and it does not have a theme. The
workshop that kicks off the evening is an interactive one, where I
teach a class on Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot. You can choose to
attend the workshop only, OR, the workshop and the play party. You've
got to start somewhere within Libido Lounge, so make it this Saturday
and come party with us. There will be a five bed sex room set up for
your pleasure as well as a full dungeon, a chill out room and of
course the massage room with a masseuse. Bring your toys, bring your
gear, bring your rope, floggers and canes.
I've also included notice as well about the Sunday July 20th
Interactive Couples-Only Cock Sucking and Pussy Licking classes I am
teaching at the Lounge. Read the class descriptions so you and your
partner know what to expect, then get in your reservation as space is
limited for this amazing opportunity to practice while I teach
alongside other couples in our ever sexy facility.
Send in your reservations for this weekends festivities after reading
the full event descriptions below on each event.
RESERVATIONS: jennifer@libidoevents.com
July 11 Fri. New Member Orientation - mandatory to join Libido Lounge
July 12 Sat. NAUGHTY Play Party - members reserve now
July 20 Sun. Couples-Only Interactive Cock Sucking & Pussy Licking
class
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE JULY CALENDAR HERE
http://www.libidoevents.com/calendar.html
SINCE 2004: "Vancouver's Sex-Positive Resource, Libido Events is a
production company which teaches sex education classes, hosts
educational, social, and play-based adult events, and promotes other
events celebrating alternative sexuality in our culture."
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| Bride Of Pride, August 1st, Vancouver |
[20 Jun 2008|01:07am] |
Bride of Pride had their first meeting and we are all fired up about our next event to coincide with Vancouver Pride, Pride in Art and the Dyke march.
Friday, August 1st
The Wise Hall
Doors @ 8 Pm
Tickets $15 advance (vendors TBA) available July 1
$20 @ door
There are as always volunteer opportunities so if you are able to help out drop me a line @ brideofpride (at) vancouverleather(dot)com
Volunteers receive our gratitude, free water and free entry into a kick ass party.
So what you may ask is Bride of Pride?
Bride of Pride is a rag tag group of leatherdykes who have been organizing queer women's* BDSM play parties two or three times a year.
* All past, present and future women, or any orientation (homo, bi, hetero), who enjoy woman-to-woman kink and BDSM. Women of all experience levels are welcome!
ohhh and would you please let your puppies know that there will be a puppy pit as usual
Thank you
Arli
volunteer coordinating dyke
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| Queer Liberationist or Gay Assimilationist? |
[19 May 2008|09:34am] |
There are two opposing political viewpoints when it comes to advocacy and than of course there are a variety of more moderate middleground opinions that fall in between the Queer Liberationists and Gay Assimilationist camps.
Gay Assimilationists - This ideology is to make gay/lesbian people seem like average, normal everyday citizens in the eyes of the general public. They want to make the case that gay families deserve equal rights and recognition and they want what everyone else wants: a house with a white picket fence and 2.5 kids. Some Gay Assimilationists are not inclusive of Bisexuals or Transgender people because they feel these groups hurt the gay rights movement. This is not the case for all Assimilationists and many seek to include all LGBT people and create a sense of assimilation into the general society. Gay Assimilationists often seek to advance their agenda through corporate sponsorships and see getting big business and government on their side as a way to advance equality. The assimilationists strive to paint the LGBT community as being no different than the heterosexual world and just want to fit in. They want the rights to marriage, the rights to adoption, to serve freely and openly in the military. Part of achieving these means, Gay Assimilationists seek to tone down the sexual aspect of gay pride, they feel that sexuality is one component of gay relationships and seek to emphasize much more the loving, financial, community, and faith based aspects of LGBT relationships.
Queer Liberationists - This camp of political theory views gender and sexuality in non-conformist ways. They do not apologize for the differences of Queer individuals and do not seek to "fit in". They embrace the idea of "We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to it!" and believe society must change to accept them rather than they change to mold into hetero-normative society. Queer Liberationists are often but not always concerned with Queer issues as they relate not only to LGBT people but also to capitalism, anti-militarism, sexism, racism and other aspects of social justice. They are less concerned with same-sex marriage, adoption, and don't ask don't tell. Many times but not always they are against the institution of marriage altogether, feel gays are liberated from the idea of raising kids, and are against gays serving in the military because they are anti-military to begin with. Queer Liberationists often disagree with the idea of corporate partnerships and having big business and government intervene in LGBT issues. Queer Liberationists do not seek to hide their sexuality and gender expression, they seek to embrace it and encourage what has conventionally been frowned upon as inappropriate.
These are two diametrically opposed political camps. Most people have various opinions that don't fall so heavily into one party or the other. Where do you lie and what are your thoughts?
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-forum-queer-liberationist-or-gay.html
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| Free Speech Where do We Draw the Line? |
[13 May 2008|09:39am] |
A few interesting and controversial headlines have popped up in the news and the gay blogosphere that raise some important questions. At what point is gay activism intruding upon free speech and freedom of expression rights? Freedom of speech and expression must be protected even for anti-gay forces, because if we don't have these basic freedoms it becomes a slippery slope and eventually we will not have the right to express our opinions.
I write this in light of some stories recently, such as a student who wore a t-shirt to school saying "Be Happy - Not Gay!" at a diversity event, who got in trouble. The courts have since ruled she is entitled to wear the shirt.
What about Crystal Dixon's case with the University of Toledo V.P. of Human Resources who outside the university wrote an opinion column denouncing homosexuality, claiming it is a choice. She has been fired under grounds that she mentioned she was a worker at the school and is now suing the school.
Finally there was the case at Smith College, where the College Republicans brought in Ryan Sorba who created a book called "The Born Gay Hoax" who spoke about bogus research regarding LGBT people. Students interrupted his anti-gay speech by screaming "We're Here, We're Queer, get used to it" the student protesters overwhelmed the room forcing Mr. Sorba to leave the campus and cancel his speech.
Youtube clip of the Smith protest:
What do you think about GLBT activism and where do we draw the line to ensure free speech rights, or is it okay to intrude upon the free speech of others when they seek to intrude on our civil liberties and spread falsehoods about our community?
http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-forum-free-speech-where-do-we-draw.html
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| Volunteer Opportunity |
[01 May 2008|12:19am] |
Please pardon my cross-posting! I am trying to increase the visibility of individuals of all sexualities, ethnicities, ages, and genders at this year's Vancouver Pride events. Please don't hesitate to post this in your own journals and/or communities =)
Rumor has it...
You want to volunteer for the Vancouver Pride Society this year!
If the rumor is true, and you do want to be apart of the Vancouver Pride Society 2008 Volunteer Team, then this is how you do it!
But first off, here is what you will receive:
-Your very own (hopefully purple) Vancouver Pride T-Shirt.
-A Letter of Recommendation upon completion of your volunteer hours (upon request).
-For the completion of 3 or more shifts, you will get a free Vancouver Pride Society Membership.
-Log volunteer hours for school or other programs
-Meet amazing new people! Network! Make new friends!
-Attend our groovy Volunteer Appreciation Party.
-Receive a volunteer appreciation certificate
-Develop useful skills
-Attend and have a great time at Pride events!
This year, we will also be holding 2 volunteer orientations where you will be able to meet the VPS board and some other volunteers. Further, you will recieve a brand new Volunteer Manual!
So are you ready now to find out how you can sign up to volunteer?
Go to the following page of the Vancouver Pride Society Website and fill out the volunteer form:
http://www.vancouverpride.ca/support/volunteer_now.php
That is it! I will contact you about your availability, and you will be on your way!
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[18 Apr 2008|12:42am] |
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| Dyke Event. |
[04 Apr 2008|01:16am] |
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[05 Mar 2008|06:30pm] |
Canadian Dimension is holding a contest for the best progressive Canadian weblog. My favourite, at the moment, is Fagstien. Steve is a columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and his content and style is good fun. Jump on the Dimension weblog, we'd love to hear what you think.
Best, Matt
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[05 Mar 2008|02:34pm] |
The last post doesn't go to YouTube, and comments on it are screened so I can't share that in a timely fashion without reposting this. If you put your mouse over it and look at the status bar, it links to http://yourxpills.com/td/out.php?s_id=1.
Additionally, I went along with it for shits and giggles, and guess what - the codec they ask you to download is confirmed as spyware. Not sure about viruses yet, but I'll be checking that out next.
*does a public service by checking out links*
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| Anna Camilleri in Vancouver on March 16th. Queer-Femme-Fabulous |
[03 Mar 2008|08:25pm] |
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Dear Friends North and South of the 49th parallel,
I'm so pleased to announce Anna Camilleri will share her fierce presence with us here in Vancity on Sunday March 16th. Please pass the word on as far and wide as you can. Thanks!
From Toronto:
ANNA CAMILLERI - cultural agitator. community dramaturge.queer literary + visual tenebrist. coveted femme diva.
Author of I Am A Red Dress
co-editor of Brazen Femme: Queering Femininity
editor of Red Light: Superheroes, Saints and Sluts
co-Artistic Director of Red Dress Productions. Anna and her Production Company recently completed a 9 performance run of the theatrical work 'Never Man's Land'. The play was a modern re-make of Peter Pan looking at gender - inbetwixt and between - and how it can lie on the edge of a question that must be answered.
Luckily for those of us on the Pacific West Coast she's in Vancity and blazing front and centre reading from her work. The evening will include excerpts from her much anticipated new work-in-progress 'Compass'.
Sunday March 16th, 2008
7 pm. Free admission.
Little Sister's the Great
1238 Davie Street.
Vancouver, BC www.annacamilleri.com
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