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Love Seat: Travel Beyond the Binary is a topical open conversation and community dialog that will focus on experiences of traveling in a gender non-conforming body, the complications of identification, and international interactions as a non-binary gender queer.  Kris Grey/Justin Credible is a gender queer artist whose work combines strategies of communication, activism, community building, education, lecture, and studio production in the mediums of ceramics, sculpture, sound, mixed media, performance and live art. For more information and future events please visit www.kristingrey.com

For more information visit www.ougenderproject.com.

To participate visit https://ohiopsych.us2.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9vl9HeEdcTG6ab2

Contact: Milo Wilson sw938306@ohio.edu

Join Professor Susan Burgess this summer for her online class, POLS 319: Gay & Lesbian Politics. The class will be online and will cover issues such: the Stonewall Rebellion, civil rights, coming out, military inclusion, the right to privacy, and the right to marry.  Readings will be drawn from Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home (a graphic novel), Fred Fejes’ Gay Rights and Moral Panic: The Origins of America’s Debate on Homosexuality, and Gary Mucciaroni’s Same Sex, Different Politics:  Success and Failure in the Struggles Over Gay Rights.   Assignments will include two open-book exams and short papers (1-2 pages) that respond to the readings. For additional information, e-mail Professor Burgess at burgess@ohio.edu.

Professor of English Sherrie Gradin will be teaching GLBTQ Literature next Fall.  However, there is an issue with prereqs in the system due to Q2S.  Instead of ENG 151 it now reads 2010 or 2020 for prereqs so some students cannot register.  For those who get shut out by this glitch Dr. Gradin will gladly pink slip you in: gradin@ohio.edu.  

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is currently seeking volunteer applicants for its LGBT Rights Coordination Group. Members will support some combination of work in the following areas: Seeking the decriminalization of homosexuality; opposing discrimination in civil marriage; insuring accountability for reports of human rights violations based on sexual orientation or gender identity; supporting human rights defenders at risk worldwide; support for domestic and international Pride activities and other outreach efforts; facilitating internal capacity building to insure the complete integration of gender, sexuality and identity issues in all of AIUSA’s work. Anyone who is interested in applying to serve in AIUSA’s Coordination Group for LGBT Rights should request an application from cgintern@aiusa.org or call 202-675-8760. The application deadline is May 18, 2012.

An on-line site is offering a scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. The ‘Speak Out Against Prejudice Scholarship’ will be awarded to one deserving student passionate about doing their part to stop bullying, prejudice, and negative stigmas generally, in particular as they relate to the GLBT community. The scholarship will be in the amount of $5,000 and will go towards helping the student pay for non-tuition expenses such as: rent, childcare, travel expenses, textbooks/supplies, utilizes, groceries, and other expenses. For more information, and to apply, visit: http://www.gaydatingsites.net/scholarship/  The application deadline is June 1, 2012.

Battelle and the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) are now accepting applications for the 2012 Battelle/NOGLSTP ‘Out To Innovate’ Scholarships. The scholarships are intended for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in STEM programs who are either LGBT or an active ally of the LGBT community. The scholarships are funded at a minimum of $5,000. Student applicants must meet the following criteria: Successful completion of a minimum of two years of post-high school education at an accredited college or university, minimum GPA of 3.0 for the entirety of enrollment, a declared major in a STEM or STEM-related field, and be an active supporter of and participant in programs or organizations that promote LGBT inclusion and visibility. Online applications are available at www.noglstp.org. Applications must be submitted by June 1. For more information, visit www.noglstp.org or contact: Rochelle Diamond, Chair: chair@noglstp.org, or Amy A. Ross, Ph.D, Program Coordinator: rossa@caltech.edu.

Grassroots Campaigns, a progressive organization that specializes in running face-to-face campaigns for political parties/candidates/advocacy groups, is seeking graduating college seniors to apply for Assistant Director and Director positions. Grassroots Campaigns is currently hiring people to work in 15 different states, plus Washington, D.C. For more information, e-mail Alex Williams at awilliams@grassrootscampaigns.com, or call at: (202) 445-7470. Also visit the website at: www.grassrootscampaigns.com

*WORLD: World’s Olden Public Health Group Blasts ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy

*FOR FUN: Artist Spotlight: Claudio Bindella

Research Project: This study is seeking both sexual and gender minority persons to explore experiences and strategies acquired to achieve post secondary academic success. The online questionnaire is anonymous and brief. Take the survey: https://marybaldwincollege.us2.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5bRkdQ6DiNkCumU

-IRB Review:Approval #: 2012-0223. http://www.mbc.edu/research/irb.php

-Contact(s): Dr. Kathy J. McCleaf, kmcleaf@mbc.edu

Research Project: This study seeks to explore the career decision making perceptions of sexual minority college students at an urban Historically Black University. This study more specifically delves into how sexual minorities feel their visible variables of race, gender expression, and degree of disclosure influence their career thought process. Theories that were used to explicate the theoretical relation to sexual minority career perceptions included: Krumboltz’s social learning theory of career decision making, gender role theory, racial socialization, Cass’ homosexual identity model, and impression management. Access the research: lnh.progressive@gmail.com 

-Contact(s):Justin Adkins, lnh.progressive@gmail.com