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| Outlet Announcements Youth News
February 16, 2009
Quote of the week:
"Finally we have come to fully accept that who we are, how we love, and who we love is our choice, our right, and our gift!"
~ Rev. Sky Anderson
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Greetings!
Our Monday Night Group will be from 6:30-8:30 with a Transgender guest speaker, so make sure to check it out! Everyone is welcomed!
We have our Movie Night this Thursday from 6-8pm and you get to pick the movie, you can even bring your own!
Scholarship deadlines are quickly approaching so make sure to check them out!
Important Dates/Deadlines:
Saturday Feb. 21st: Deadline for eQuality Scholarship Collaborative for LGBT Youth (click here)
Friday, Feb. 27th: TransAction Day! Check it out here!
Friday March 13th: Deadline for PFLAG National Scholarship
(click here)
Saturday March 28th: Deadline for San Jose/Peninsula PFLAG Chapter Scholarship (click here)
Tuesday March 31st: Deadline for Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarship (click here)
Peace and Love,
Dulce
p.s. Don't forget to invite Outlet to your next GSA meeting, just send us an email and we'll be there! We can even facilitate a presentation or group discussion!
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Monday Night Group 6:30-8:30pm
@ CHAC
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This Monday night, we will be having a guest speaker. A Transgender woman will be sharing her story with us, please come with open hearts and minds and come learn about being a Trans Ally!
We will still have an one hour group check-in!
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Trans Action Day! Feb. 27th
Celebrate. Educate. Advocate.
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"GLSEN
is proud to sponsor TransAction!, a national day to encourage dialogue
about gender, gender roles and the full range of gender identities, and
to advocate for inclusive, safe schools for all students." Sign up your GSA Here! Need help? Send us an email!
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National PFLAG Scholarship
Deadline- March 13th
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On behalf of PFLAG National, I am pleased to announce the sixth annual Scholarships Program. What better ways to show our commitment to students than to provide support for role models and pioneers around the country that are making schools safer for all students? We also have a chance to honor students in places that are not always supportive and who are taking the first steps to their own future in the LGBT community. This year there will be up to three $5000, three $2500, and ten $1000 scholarships awarded. Please remember the National PFLAG scholarship is not in competition with local scholarships. Candidates are eligible to win both and we all should encourage students to apply for both your local and the national scholarshipThe application process and eligibility requirements are stated on the application form and on the PFLAG website or click on the Application link. |
San Jose/Peninsula PFLAG Chapter Scholarship Deadline- March 28th
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PFLAG- Peninsula/San Jose Chapter would like to inform you of our scholarship program. Each year our chapter offers scholarships to high school seniors whose educational history, personal plans and activities demonstrate support for justice and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. This year we will award four $2,000 scholarships. Please encourage all the graduating seniors (LGBTQ and allies) to apply. You may visit the San Jose/Peninsula Chapter website at to print an application and to read more PFLAG. We highly encourage students to apply to BOTH the San Jose/Peninsula Chapter and the National PFLAG scholarships. |
Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarship for Gay Male Students Deadline- March 31st
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Yup. If you are a gay male who is at least a high school graduate and are currently attending, or will attend a college, university, training or professional program, the Gamma Mu Foundation has a Scholarship Program that can give you $1,000 - $2,500. You can find applications here at the Gamma Mu site and look for the link marked "Scholarships". All the info you need is there, including the application. Download it, answer the simple questions, and mail it to us by March 31, 2009 to compete for one of the awards. | |
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Tell the Supreme Court to invalidate Prop. 8!
Make sure to watch the video "Fidelity"
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"We, the undersigned, share President Barack Obama's view that
"for too long, issues of LGBT rights have been exploited by those seeking to
divide us. It's time to move beyond polarization and live up to our founding
promise of equality by treating all our citizens with dignity and
respect."
Yet, on December 19, 2008, Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal
Defense Fund filed legal briefs defending the constitutionality
of Prop 8
and seeking to nullify the marriages of 18,000 devoted same-sex couples
solemnized before Prop 8 passed.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on
March 5, with a decision expected within 90 days. We, the undersigned,
ask that the Court enforce the equality promised to each of us by our
constitution and invalidate Prop
8. So doing will protect all loving,
committed couples in California -- including the 18,000 who said "I do" last
year -- and prevent the initiative process from being a tool for stripping
vulnerable minorities of precious constitutional rights.
As Americans who believe in the rule of law and fundamental
civil rights, we know that Ken Starr and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund's
shameful attempt to nullify equal protection
and all these bonded unions
will be condemned in the eyes of history. We know that, ultimately, love will
prevail, no matter
how hard they try to fight it."
Sincerely,
Courage Campaign
Sign the letter and watch the Video Here!
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