Greetings!
Our Monday Night Group is back to our regular time of 6:15-7:45pm, come share your experiences with Outlet and bring a friend!
De Ambiente is having a social this Saturday Feb. 28th!
We will be supporting Yosimar Reyes and his book release party in San Jose! For more information send Dulce and email here.
Important Dates/Deadlines:
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 6:15-7:45pm
@ CHAC
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Join us for some free pizza, drinks and Animal Cookies!
Come chat with people who embrace all forms of love!
See you soon and bring a friend!
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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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| GSA Advisors- Check this out! |
 Set in a small town in south central Oklahoma, Comfort Me tells the story of three teenagers, Malachi "Mally" Jacobs, Randy Edom, and Joanie Tibbits, who find comfort in their unlikely friendship. But it's a comfort that comes at a price. Randy's best friend, Red, harbors a jealousy that goes deeper than the loss of a football buddy, leaning him to ever more violent bullying of Mally. Randy's initially abrasive run-ins with Joanie blossom into romance, but he eventually uncovers betrayals that underlie her seemingly perfect family. And Joanie's efforts to bring Mally out of his shell seem on a collision course with her hopes for a steady boyfriend.
Published by Prizm Books, an imprint of Toquere Press, Inc
Therefore, writer, Louis Flint Ceci, would like to get in touch with the faculty advisors for Gay Straight Alliance organizations in local high schools, or with local high school English teachers. His hope is to give the book to a small group of high school/young adult readers, and then ask for their feedback. If an English teacher is interested in this project, he also has a discussion guide questions which may be of use (Mr. Ceci was a high school English teacher myself).
For more info please contact Mr. Ceci here |
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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| Yosimar Reyes: For Colored Boys who Speak Softly
A Book Release Party with Queer Poets!
Saturday
February 28th @ 7:30 pm
MACLA-
510 S. 1st St
San Jose CA
$5-$7
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"From the Mountains of Guerrero, Mexico comes Yosimar Reyes, a Two-Spirit Poet/Activist based out of San Jose,CA. His style has been described as "a brave and vulnerable voice that shines light on the issues affecting Queer Immigrant Youth and the many disenfranchised communities in the U.S and throughout the world."
Yosimar's distinct style has managed to get him to perform from the Bay Area to New York City (always Representing East Side San Jose and his beautiful Mexico).
He holds the title for the 2005 as well as the 2006 South Bay teen Grand SLAM Champion and has been featured in the Documentary 2nd Verse: the Rebirth of Poetry.
In the works he has is long awaited chapbook: For Colored Boys Who Speak Softly... and is static about an upcoming project with the one and only Carlos Santana.
In the meantime Yosimar finds inspiration while waiting for the bus and sharing PALABRA with his Abuelita always breaking it down hood and speaking from a community spirit.
He currently lives in East Side San Jose."
For Bookings click here
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