Rainbow Report
University
of Maryland, College Park
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.”
–Margaret Fuller
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LGBT Equity Programs:
Queer Lunch
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Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 1 pm, 2218
Marie Mount Hall. Bring your lunch; we’ll bring the
conversation and fun! This week’s Queer Lunch will include the Rainbow Terps
Return and Learn. We will be talking about Queer Camp!
Safe Space
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Thursdays at 7 pm, 2308 Marie Mount Hall.
Safe Space is a peer-facilitated supportive environment for any student
navigating identity, coming out, or transitioning. Even if you consider
yourself already “out,” this is a space to decompress, share what’s on your
mind, and find support. This Safe Space is for you!
Rainbow Terrapin
Network
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Sign up now for Rainbow Terrapin Network
trainings along with our new Trans* Advocacy Trainings! http://www.rainbowterps.umd.edu.
“I Heart Rainbow
Terps” Week!
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All week long, take part in the LGBT
Equity Office’s Rainbow Terps Week. The week is designed to increase the
visibility of the Rainbow Terrapin Network, a group of students, staff, and
faculty on campus who enhance support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
queer, and questioning people, and their allies on campus.
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You can show your support by taking your
picture with an ‘I Heart Rainbow Terps!’ sign and posting it on our
Facebook page. Use the attached flier or feel free to make your own! Your
pictures can be serious or fun, in groups or just on your own, but should show
that you support LGBTQ people on campus, and love Rainbow Terps! Stop by and
see us from 12-4 pm Thursday October 10th and 12-4 pm on Friday,
National Coming Out Day, October 11th.
Co-Sponsored Programs:
Congressional Internship Opportunities for UMD
Students
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Are you interested in an internship with Congress? Please come
on Friday, October 18th 2013 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM in the
University Career Center – Resource Room to hear about the benefits of
congressional internships and gain valuable tips for how to find and apply for
these opportunities. Scott M. R. Baker, an UMD Alum and former
Congressional Staff member, will share valuable information on the steps needed
to successfully obtain one of these coveted internship opportunities. You can
RVSP for this event by going to this site: http://www.careers.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=4223. For
additional information, contact Pamela Allen at pallen@umd.edu
The One Project: The G in LGBT
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What does it mean to be gay in 2013? Come
discuss what it means to be gay and learn more about the small group sessions
offered with MICA and The LGBT Equity Center.
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Monday, October 21st, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm in
the LGBT Equity Center.
Student Group Meetings:
Pride Alliance
o Women2Women: A
discussion group for LGBTQQIA- identified women. Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 PM
in the LGBT Equity Center.
o Bro2Bro: A
group for LGBTQQIA- identified men. Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00 PM in the LGBT
Equity Center.
o Bisexuals at Maryland (BAM): A
discussion group for those who inhabit the wide expanse that lay between gay
and straight. Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM in the LGBT Equity Center.
o TCOM: A group for LGBTQQIA people of all colors. Thursdays
from 6:00-7:00 PM in the LGBT
Equity Center.
o TransU: A
discussion and safe space for those who identify as transgender, genderqueer,
or otherwise feel restricted by conventional definitions of "man" and
"woman". Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 PM in the LGBT Equity
Center.
Additional Announcements:
National Coming Out Day/Mathew Shepard Memorial
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The Mt. Rainier area Gateway LGBT group
will be hosting a candle light vigil for Mathew Shepard at the Mt. Rainer Municipal Building (1 Municipal
Place) at 6:30 pm on October 11th. The vigil will be followed by
a National Coming Out Day celebration at Urban Eats (3311 Rhode Island Avenue). Join us to show
your support for all the brave men and women who made it possible for all of us
to live our lives openly.
o Please
bring your own candle.
DC Metro LGBTQ Symposium
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The 8th Annual DC Metro LGBTQ Symposium
presents Intricate Identities: Exploring the
Intersections of Race, Culture and Ability in the LGBTQ Community, which
will be held Saturday, November 16th, 2013 at
American University in Washington, DC. The Symposium aims to create a communal
space for education and reflection on leadership, activism, and research on
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans* issues and topics for undergraduates,
graduate students, faculty, and staff.
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Students, faculty and staff interested in
presenting at the Symposium are encouraged to complete the online proposal
submission form located at http://www.american.edu/ocl/cdi/GLBT-Symposium.cfm.
Workshops and presentations in the past have included discussions/workshops
about national, local and campus activism and identity
issues, as well as research (a paper
written or project completed for class) on the LGBT community. While we
encourage presenters to tie their proposal to the theme of “Exploring the
Intersections of Race, Culture and Ability in the LGBT Community,” we
also appreciate creativity and liberal interpretations of the theme.
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The Symposium is a collaboration among
American, Howard, Gallaudet, George Mason, Georgetown, and George Washington
Universities, and the University of Maryland College Park.
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The
deadline to submit a program proposal is 5 pm, October 13th, 2013.
Selected presenters will be contacted by
October 20th. For more information on the Symposium please contact Matt Bruno
at mbruno@american.edu. Registration for the Symposium is
FREE and open to everyone, and it can be accessed at http://www.american.edu/ocl/cdi/GLBT-Symposium.cfm.
Feminist Graduate Student Symposium
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The University of Maryland’s Women’s
Studies Graduate Student Association and the Department of Women’s Studies are
pleased to announce the First Annual Feminist Graduate Student Symposium to be
held Wednesday, October 16th 2013, in the Margaret
Brent Room, 2112 Stamp Student Union.
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Interventions:
Women’s Studies
on the Edge
Feminist scholarship at the
University of Maryland engages a wide range of questions, topics, methods and
disciplines meant to address the lived experiences and representations of
women, especially with regard to issues such as gender, race, sexuality,
nationality, disability, etc. This symposium highlights various feminist
projects in development at the University Maryland and the surrounding area,
profiling the cutting edge of feminist scholarship. The symposium will consist
of panels structured around three themes that elucidate the complexities in the
diverse lives of women and communities.
o Translations:
Papers that build bridges across national borders,
consider dividing lines between fields and disciplines, and/or examine the
distinctions between the academy and activists outside the university.
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Taking Back Innovation:
Papers that push theoretical, methodological, and
pedagogical boundaries to produce and share exciting feminist knowledge.
o Bridging
Gaps in Women’s Studies: Papers that address topics or
questions not given enough attention by feminist scholarship and/or in feminist
classrooms.
Registration is free, and lunch will be
served. This event is funded in part by Graduate Student Activities Fee
and is therefore open to the entire Graduate Student Community and the public.
Other funding comes from the Pepsi Grant, and our co-sponsors are the Women's
Studies Department and UMD Feminists.
Please register at
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel
free to contact us at 301-405-8720, by e-mail at lgbt@umd.edu, or come to our office. We are
located in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.
