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Help Make Civil Unions a Reality -
Your Calls and Emails Needed Now! |
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The civil unions bill will be debated on the Senate floor Today(March 23), and every Senator in the state needs to hear from you. Even if you've e-mailed before, even if you've called, take action again! Every e-mail, every call, counts, especially in the House where the bill will face a difficult battle.
The future of LGBT families in our state is in our hands right now. We can make civil unions a reality in Colorado -- with your help
Click here to Take Action Now!
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Open Door Fund Announces Speaker for Dinner on Sunday, April 10th |
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Megan Kennedy, co-director and producer of the award-winning documentary, Put This On The [Map], will speak on the challenges facing LGBT youth today and the solutions young people are creating for themselves.
 Kennedy's powerful film sparked the"Reteaching Gender and Sexuality" campaign, which is currently on an international tour of ...the U.S. and England. The ultimate goal of the campaign is to shift the way society thinks about gender and sexuality.
Sunday, April 10
Cocktails 5:30 pm, Dinner 6:30 pm, Program 7:30 pm
$125 per person | $1250 per table of 10
The St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut Street, Boulder
Please join us for an evening of celebration & support for Boulder County's LGBT Community!
To register...
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Queer Tango - New Class Forming! |
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Welcome to Queer Tango. Come and learn this exiting, beautiful, improvisational social dance, in a safe, fun and friendly GBLT environment. Classes will focus on leader/follower connection, technique and musicality. By the end of the cycle you will have learned the basic skills needed to dance tango with everyone and everywhere. No partner is necessary and couples are welcome.'
Next Absolute Beginners Cycle starts May 13th.
Pre-registration and payment by May 6th.
Day: Friday
Time: 7 to 8pm
Location: Avalon Ballroom, Boulder
Fee: $70/per person
RSVP to fatima_hirji@hotmail.com
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Keshet's 3rd Annual Queer Seder
Wednesday, April 21 6pm
University of Denver Hillel |
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Join LGBT and allied Jews and friends as we celebrate Passover with Colorado's 3rd Annual Queer Seder on the third night of Passover. Join us even if you're already doing a first or second-night seder! RSVP to 303.691.3562 $25 Adults; $15 students and teens; free for kids 12 and under. Payment required in advance.
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"Sissies and Femmes" Potluck Discussion
at the Pride House
Wednesday, March 30 5:30-7:30pm |
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Recently on Out Boulder's and One Colorado's Facebook pages, we asked the community what they thought of the slogan, "Sea Level is for Sissies." It is a slogan used by a Boulder 10k race.
Some people responded that it's no big deal, and in fact the slogan is funny. Others thought the phrase is rooted in sexism and homophobia (to be a 'sissy' is to be like a woman, which in this framework is an insult).
One person commented on Facebook, "Why mock people for being "weaker" or less fit or less intense? I'm just not a fan of a culture of competition that lifts people up by denigrating others, whether it's charged by gender/sexuality stereotypes or not."
We thought we'd move the lively discussion from the virtual world to the real one :)
As Women's History Month wraps up, please join us on Wednesday, March 30th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Out Boulder Pride House (2132 14th St, Boulder) as we discuss "Gender: Sissies and Femmes." Everyone is welcome - please bring a dish to share!
To RSVP contact alewis@outboulder.org
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Opening Reception for "Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945"
Thursday, April 21 5 to 7pm
Boulder Public Library |
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 Through reproductions of 250 historic photographs and documents, "Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945" examines the rationale, means, and impact of the Nazi regime's attempt to eradicate homosexuality, which left thousands dead and shattered the lives of countless victims of the Nazi era. The exhibition will be on display at the Boulder Public Library (1001 Arapahoe, Boulder) from April 21 to May 22, and is self-guided, open to the public and free of charge. It takes about 60 to 90 minutes to view the exhibit. Groups are welcome to tour the exhibit - no RSVP is needed.
Starting April 21st, the exhibition is open during regular library hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m
- Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Sunday: 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
Pease join Out Boulder and co-sponsors on Thursday, April 21st for the OPENING RECEPTION at the Boulder Public Library Auditorium and Art Gallery from 5 to 7pm.
The Boulder Jewish Community Center will generously provide kosher-for-Passover refreshments. Professor David Shneer.will provide opening remarks.
Dr. David Shneer is associate professor of history and director of the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Called a "taboo-breaking scholar" by Tikkun magazine, Shneer's work concentrates on modern Jewish society and culture. His books includeQueer Jews, finalist for the Lambda Literary award, Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish Culture, finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and New Jews: The End of the Jewish Diaspora, that has sparked discussion in publications like the Economist and the Jerusalem Post. His newest book, Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War, & the Holocaust, looks at the lives and works of two dozen World War II military photographers to examine what kinds of photographs they took when they encountered evidence of Nazi genocide on the Eastern Front.
For more information on the exhibition, or to donate towards the cost of presenting this exhibition, please contact
- Cathy Busha, Co-Executive Director at Out Boulder, at cbusha@outboulder.org or 303-499-5777.
- Kathryn Bernheimer, Boulder Jewish Community Center Cultural Arts Program and Director and Director of Menorah: Arts, Culture and Education at the Boulder JCC kathryn@boulderjcc.org or 303-998-1021
- Dr. David Shneer, Associate Professor, History and Director, Program in Jewish Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder David.Shneer@Colorado.EDU or 303-492-7143
We are also seeking volunteers to help set up and take down the exhibition, as well as volunteers to be available to talk with people at the exhibition in a docent-like capacity. To volunteer, please email cbusha@outboulder.org.
To view the online exhibit:
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/ |
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OASOS is Looking for Adult Volunteer who Identifies as Transgender/Genderqueer |
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Boulder County's Open and Affirming Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity support program for LGBTQ teens (www.bouldercountyoasos.org) is looking for an adult volunteer who identifies as transgender or genderqueer to help facilitate weekly groups in Boulder.
Groups meet on Wednesday nights in Boulder and are a way for LGBTQ youth in Boulder County to get positive support in their lives. Volunteers are required to attend two groups per month and quarterly trainings. For more information please contact Amy Winchester at (303) 678-6259.
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Prop Gay is SUPPOSED to be the last Friday of every month. But what about when all the College queers are on spring break and postponing it a week makes it fall on April Fool's Day? Well, then we must capitalize on the opportunity for a big gay prank, right?!. "What's the prank," you ask? We all show up at Round Midnight in HEELS!
Round Midnight
1005 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
April 1, 10:00pm-2:00am
Round Midnight is fabulously excited to host a Prop Gay, and is even offering drink specials and an extra satellite bar so that the main bar isn't overwhelmed with our huge, gay, loud, proud crowd.
Donation area to support tsunami and earthquake relief at the coat check.
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5th Annual TRANSforming Gender Symposium
CU Boulder - Friday, April 1st and Saturday April 2 |
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This year's Symposium will offer an array of talks, trainings, and film screenings to increase visibility and education about transgender identities and experiences, and to bring together the local transgender and ally community. Speakers this year include Dean Spade, Dr. Marci Bowers, Dr. Nick Gorton, Rabbi Reuben Zellman, and Ignacio Rivera.
We are also proud to announce our first multi-track program, including workshops specifically for providers as well as a film track, which begins on Saturday with the popular new PFLAG film "Faces & Facets," made right here in Boulder. For more information, please visit, http://www.colorado.edu/glbtrc/tgs.html
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Drop-in Social for Trans/Genderqueer Folks and SOFFA's - Friday, April 1st from 7-9pm
Out Bouldr Pride House (2132 14th St, Boulder) |
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 Please join us for a free, fun drop-in Social for Transgender and Genderqueer-identified folks and their significant others, friends, family and allies (SOFFA's).
The social is a great way to meet other people who live in Boulder County and/or are attending the TRANSforming Gender Symposium at CU Boulder (April 1-2, http://www.colorado.edu/glbtrc/tgs.html for more info).
Who knows? Maybe some presenters, speakers and celebrities from the Symposium will be at the Social? (no fooling!) :) Light refreshments provided. Please feel free to bring snacks to share. This is an all-ages gathering - no alcohol, please. To view the Facebook event page...
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Special Free Screening of "Esmeralda del Desierto" with the Filmmaker from Tucson!
Part of the TRANSforming Gender Symposium at CU Boulder on Saturday, April 2nd! |
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 Please join Out Boulder and VOICE as we proudly present "Esmeralda del Desierto" with filmmaker Oscar Jiménez, as part of CU Boulder's "TRANSforming Gender Symposium" on Saturday, April 2nd at noon. Esmeralda del Desierto, a short film made by Tucson artist and activist Oscar Jiménez, tells the story of Esmeralda, a transgender artist living in México.
To view a preview of the film...
Esmeralda has managed to carve out an existence despite strong odds. She has dreams grander than her town will allow, and so she sets out to conquer the fashion world in New York City. Esmeralda del Desierto celebrates the creative spirit that transcends borders.
A discussion with the filmmaker and Jordan Garcia of the American Friends Service Committee will follow the film. Oscar and Jordan will discuss the film, as well as connections and intersectionality among the immigrant and transgender rights movements, and what people can do to be allies for both communities. Out Boulder and VOICE (Voices of Immigrant Children for Education and Equality) thank the Chinook Fund for their support of this special screening and our collaboration.
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Dean Spade at CU Boulder!
Friday, April 1st at 9am and again at 2pm |
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"Legal Inequalities, Poverty, Deportation, Incarceration: The Trans Perspective"
Friday, April 1, 2011 9:00 am - 9:50 am University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Building Rm. 206
Registration starts at 8:30am, Coffee Reception to follow
CLE: 1.0 hour of ethics credit
Cost: Free for Students / $10 for CLE credit
100% of proceeds will be donated to The Gender Identity Center of Colorado
For questions or information, contact Anne Lee at annelee@colorado.edu
"Why Is Racial and Economic Justice Central to Queer and Trans Resistance"
Friday, April 1st at 2:00 PM
Colorado Law School, Room 301
All are welcome! Reception to follow.
Both lectures presented by Dean Spade, Professor of Law Seattle University School of Law. Professor Spade is the ounder of Sylvia Rivera Law Center, a nonprofit law collective that provides free legal services and works to build trans resistance rooted in racial and economic justice. |
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Dr. Caitlin Ryan, National Expert on LGBT Youth and Family Issues, to Speak in Boulder County |
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Click here to read a story about Dr. Caitlin Ryan in the Longmont Times-Call from 3/22/11!
Led by the Boulder County chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), a coalition of local organizations will host a series of presentations by Dr. Caitlin Ryan, Director of The Family Acceptance Project™ and internationally recognized researcher and expert on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and the impact of family acceptance - and rejection - on the lives of these young people.
The Family Acceptance Project™ is the only community research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to decrease major health and related risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, such as suicide, substance abuse, HIV and homelessness - in the context of their families. Dr. Ryan will present several times in Boulder County between April 2 - April 4:
- Saturday, April 2 - 10:30am - noon -- Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline (this event is affiliated with the Cesar Chavez Celebration)
- Sunday, April 3 - 2:00 - 4:30pm -- Boulder, First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St. Music provided by the Ambassadors
- Monday, April 4 - 6:00 - 9:00 pm -- Skyline High School Library, 600 E Mountain Ave, Longmont (food and child care will be provided during this presentation).
Dr Ryan's visit is co-sponsored by Boulder Valley School District, PEN (Parent Engagement Network), PFLAG Boulder County, Out Boulder, Boulder County Public Health, Boulder Valley Safe Schools Coalition, St Vrain Safe Schools Coalition. PFLAG Boulder County thanks the Open Door Fund for providing financial support. |
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With no estate plan in place, state law makes members of your biological family your decision-makers and beneficiaries. Attend this FREE GLBT seminar to learn more about:
* What new laws affect my rights?
* How does a Designated Beneficiary Agreement work?
* Who inherits my property if I die without a Will?
* If I own everything jointly with my partner, isn't that enough?
* What is happening now that could affect my rights?
* Do I need a Will or a Trust?
Erica Johnson's law practice emphasizes estate planning, probate, second parent adoption and legal issues affecting non-traditional families. She is a member of the Woman's Estate Planning Council, the Colorado Gay and Lesbian Bar Association and has been appointed to the Mayor's GLBT Commission.
For more information on dates/locations...
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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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