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Greetings!
We hope this week's eNewsletter finds you doing well and enjoying the holiday season. There are many community events coming up to help get you in the spirit (see below)! We look forward to seeing you at some of them :-)
Also, please note that Out Boulder will be closed from December 23rd to January 2nd, 2011. We re-open Monday, January 3rd at 11:00am.
If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to meet new friends and get more involved in your community, you're in luck - we have a new volunteer orientation scheduled for Jaunary (see below for the details). We hope you'll join us!
Yours in Community,
The Out Boulder Team
 p.s. We have exciting events and programs planned for 2011, including an LGBTQ and Allied Social Gathering at Lucky Pie Pizza and Taphouse in Louisville in January! Details will be in next week's eNewsletter...
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Out Boulder Holiday Open House
Wednesday, December 15 from 5 to 7:30pm at the Pride House (2132 14th St, Boulder)!
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Please join us for our 3rd Annual Holiday Open House! 
It's a wonderful opportunity to mingle with Out Boulder board, staff, and volunteers, as well as meet other LGBTQ and Allied community members! Drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Finger foods generously provided by Hapa Sushi. Please join us as we celebrate all we have accomplished together this year...and hear about our exciting plans for 2011! If you're able, please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Boulder County AIDS Project's food pantry.
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SpeakingOUT Volunteer Training -
Saturday, January 22 from 1 to 4pm in Boulder
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SpeakingOUT is one of Out Boulder's most vital community programs. We train volunteers - just like you - to sit on panels with other LGBTQ and Allied people and share your story with community groups and classes. We provide panels to Boulder Valley School district middle and high schools, CU Boulder, Naropa and Front Range Community College classes and community organizations. Last year, our volunteers provided more than 50 panels reaching over 1,800 people.
 The panels provide a fun, honest, engaging, educational format for audiences to listen and learn directly from LGBTQ and Allied people. After panelists share their stories, audience members are encouraged to ask questions. The panels conclude by providing action steps that audience members can take to support LGBTQ rights.
Audience evaluations and research overwhelming demonstrate that people sharing their stories is one of the most effective ways to build support for social change.
The next SpeakingOUT Volunteer Training will be held on Saturday, Jaunary 22 from 1 to 4pm. At the training, you will receive a basic training on LGBT terms and issues, as well as pointers and practice in sharing your story. The training is fun, engaging and free!
You must RSVP to attend the training. Please RSVP to cbusha@outboulder.org. Cathy will confirm with you and send you information on where the training is being held.
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Out Boulder will be closed December 24 - January 2
We re-open Monday, January 3rd, 2011 at 11:00am
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Happy Holidays!
The eNewsletter will also take the week off, too. Keep in touch with us through Out Boulder's Facebook page...
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Out Boulder Volunteer Orientation -
Tuesday, January 18th from 7 to 8:30pm
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Many organizations say it, but we really mean it - Volunteers are the lifeblood of Out Boulder! If you have been thinking about getting more involved in your community, volunteering with Out Boulder is a great way to start. You'll be helping to make Boulder County a better place for everyone, while you have fun and meet great people! The first first step to becoming an Out Boulder volunteer is to fill out an online application.
After you complete and submit your application, you will be invited to attend the next Volunteer Orientation, which is Tuesday, January 18th from 7 to 8:30pm. Location will be provided after you complete an application.
The 90 minute Volunteer Orientation provides: - An opportunity to meet other volunteers and some of the Out Boulder staff
- An overview of Out Boulder's history
- An organizational overview of our programs
- A discussion of volunteer opportunities available and next steps on becoming a volunteer
- A time for questions and answers.
We look forward to working with you! |
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Transgender Awareness Week Survey - (Please consider completing it even if you didn't attend any TAW events)
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In November, Out Boulder served as the lead organization for Boulder County's first-ever Transgender Awareness Week. Over 500 people attended an eclectic mix of social and educational events - all with the goal to raise awareness about transgender issues.
Out Boulder would like your input about Transgender Awareness Week (even if you didn't attend any events - if you didn't, we want to know why). It only takes 5 minutes to complete the survey, and will provide our planning committee with valuable information as we plan next year's Trans Awareness Week, as well as trans-related events and programs all year long.
Please click here to take the Transgender Awareness Week Survey...
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An Update from the Gender Identity Center of Colorado |
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The Gender Identity of Colorado has recently moved from our old place in Wheat Ridge to a new location in Denver. We have also expanded our services! As well as continuing our evening support group meetings, we are now open during the day (noon to 5 p.m.) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. No appointments are necessary, you can drop in anytime! We have snacks, coffee and beverages, and wi-fi, all free. We also have scheduled and spontaneous activities, depending on what's going on, and who's here. So feel free to come in and just hang out! On staff at the Gender Identity Center are professionally trained transition advisors to help you with gender exploration and confirmation. HRT letters are available after an assessment and the development of a clinical plan with your transition advisor. Please be aware that HRT letters are not guaranteed, and sliding scale fees apply. The Gender Identity Center is here for all gender variant people. We can't wait to meet you, so come on by! 1151 S. Huron, Denver, CO. 303-202-6466 or info@gicofcolo.org
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Tonight! PFLAG Boulder County Festive Holiday Potluck - Tuesday, December 14 - 6:30pm - First United Methodist Church (1421 Spruce St, Boulder)
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Everyone is welcome! Roast turkey, baked ham, vegetarian main dish, table service and a warm welcome provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert and a friend!
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Save the Date - 5th Annual TRANSforming Gender Symposium University of Colorado at Boulder
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April 1st - April 3rd, 2011
ON-LINE REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 26TH.
The University of Colorado Boulder TRANSforming Gender Symposium is celebrating it is fifth year. Each year we bring national and local transgender and genderqueer activist to the Symposium to address issues surrounding transgender, genderqueer and related identities The symposium includes academics, community organizers, performance and visual artist, students, faculty, staff, youth, family members, community members and other interested folks. The Symposium is free and open to the public (We will be asking for a cost-free registration opening January 26th). This year, along with our nationally known speakers, we are excited to be including workshops throughout the day. Past symposiums have covered some of the following topics as they relate to trans identities: spirituality, health care, transmysogyny, sexuality, poetry, media, racism, classism, mental health, sports and athletics, and much more. Visit www.colorado.edu/glbtrc to register
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Out Boulder's Holiday Social Gathering at
Gay-Owned Martini's Bistro in Longmont!
Wednesday, December 22 from 5 to 7:30pm
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 Please join us for an Out Boulder LGBTQ and Allied Holiday Social Gathering at Martini's Bistro on Wednesday, December 22 from 5 to 7:30pm. Feel free to drop by for just a few minutes or stay the whole time. It's a great way to connect with old friends for the holidays and meet new ones. Everyone (LGBTQ and Allied) is welcome...so bring your friends, family and guests visiting for the holidays! There will be food and drink specials. Martini's Bistro (543 Terry St) is gay-owned and offers comfortable casual dining with contemporary atmosphere in a 1900's Victorian mansion in downtown Longmont. The food, drink and beautiful space are worth the drive for our friends in Boulder, Lafayette/Louisville and all around Boulder County!
Also, if you'll be joining us on December 22, please bring your donation of warm clothing and other items (see below) for H.O.P.E. a Longmont after-hours street outreach program providing life-sustaining support to the homeless community, while offering programs which encourage movement toward self-sufficiency.
H.O.P.E. items most needed include:
*Backpacks
*Sleeping Bags
*Men's Jeans waist 30-34
*Hiking Boots
*Ski Gloves
*Winter Coats
*Hiking Socks *Deodorant and toothpaste To view the Facebook event page... |
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YWCA of Boulder County & Reading to End Racism of Boulder Race in America Book Club
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The book club is free and open to the public. We meet from 5:30 -7 pm in the Araphahoe Room in the main location of the Boulder Public Library. The discussion is facilitated by Carole Pearson and food is provided. Books may be purchased at the Boulder Bookstore.
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Alexander argues vigorously and persuasively that we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it. Jim Crow and legal racial segregation has been replaced by mass incarceration as a system of social control (More African Americans are under correctional control today... than were enslaved in 1850). Alexander offers an acute analysis of the effect of this mass incarceration upon former inmates who will be discriminated against, legally, for the rest of their lives, denied employment, housing, education, and public benefits. Most provocatively, she reveals how both the move toward colorblindness and affirmative action may blur our vision of injustice: most Americans know and don't know the truth about mass incarceration-but her carefully researched, deeply engaging, and thoroughly readable book should change that.
RSVP to heather@ywcaboulder.org
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Did you Get your Picture Taken at Boulder Pride Fest on Pearl Street this year by Peggy Dyer?
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Peruse the faces of Boulder Pride Fest on December 15 from 5-7:30 at the Pride House (2132 14th St, Boulder). You can buy your favorite picture for yourself or as a seasonal gift. Peggy is donating a portion of the proceeds to benefit the work of Out Boulder!
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2010 Homeless Person's Memorial
Tuesday, December 21st - 10am to 11am
Boulder Bandshell at Central Park (Canyon and Broadway)
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Join Carriage House as they honor and remember 23 homeless people who died in Boulder County during 2010. Please join us for song, memories and readings. Everyone is welcome... . |
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"The Ins and Outs of Being Queer"
An LGBTQ Support Group for Young Adults
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A support group aimed at providing a therapeutic space to talk about the challenges and the joys of being queer. Come together with other queer-identified young adults in a safe environment to share your story, learn from one another, and gain a sense of connection and community.
Who: Queer-identified young adults
When: Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm, February 1- March 22, 2011
Cost: Sliding-scale fee
Co-facilitated by Jessica Markowitz, B.A., and Lisa Smeltzer, L.S.W.
Please contact us for more information or to schedule an intake appointment: 303-442-4562, Mailbox #3 (Jess Markowitz)
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Some of the events, views and opinions expressed in the eNewsletter are solely those of their authors and/or organizations, and do not necessarily reflect an endorsement by Out Boulder. We encourage you to contact the event sponsor for more information.
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