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QHeadlines
Cabrillo Stage Presents: La Cage Aux Folle
July 12th-August 11th
Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's musical comedy is the story of a flamboyant gay couple--Georges, the manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his romantic partner and star attraction--and the farcical adventures that ensue when Georges' son brings home his fiancee's ultra-conservative parents to meet them. Buy tickets here!
 Out in Santa Cruz Radio Internship
Did you know that KSCO AM 1080 now has a queer radio show? This is huge for Santa Cruz! Out in Santa Cruz is a local show hosted by our very own professional queers, Steph Taylor and Shaun Ordinario. Out in Santa Cruz is in need of a communications intern to help with research, scheduling, and assist with needs during the show. The show is on Saturday nights from 7-8pm. Please email
hosts@outinsantacruz.com if you would like to interview for this internship. This is not a paid internship, but working with Steph & Shaun is priceless.
Employment Opportunities at the Diversity Center!
~Office Manager (click here for more details)
~Development Coordinator (click here for more details)
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This Week at the Cant� & Beyond! All events/orgs meet at the Cant� Queer Center unless otherwise noted.
7-8:30 pm ~ Closet Free Radio DJ: Kai Dragon (Tune in to KZSC 88.1 FM)
Tuesday - July 16th
7pm ~ Out in Santa Cruz (Tune in to KSCO 1080 AM)
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Upcoming Events
looking beyond this week...
 LGBT "Supreme Court" Wedding Celebration
Mon, August 12th, 5-8pm, Darling House. 314 West Cliff Dr, SC.
Darrell and Karen Darling are sharing their 55th wedding anniversary with all the "newlyweds" previously excluded from legal marriage.
The Darling House welcomes all LGBT couples to reserve a room for August 12th to extend the celebration. Reservations should be made by August 1st. For questions, to RSVP, or to learn how to turn your overnight stay into a donation to the Diversity Center, call (831) 458-1958.
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QReview
Christopher and His Kind
Originally published in 1976, Christopher and His Kind covers the most memorable ten years in the writer's life--from 1929, when Isherwood left England to spend a week in Berlin and decided to stay there indefinitely, to 1939, when he arrived in America.
Available for check-out now from the Cant� Library!
For reviews of other queer literature, visit Lambda Literary.
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What has the Cant�
done for YOU?
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Last week Deb and Tam ventured to UC Berkeley to spend the day with our colleagues working at GLBTIQAA resource centers within the UC system. We had a terrific time meeting each other face-to-face, sharing "best practices", learning and laughing. We look forward to implementing some new ideas in the Fall.
One bittersweet aspect for us was hearing how many of the other resource centers are adding their third full-time staff positions at a time when the Cantu Queer Center has been re-organized to a reduced staffing level of just one and a half positions. Coupled with the fact that the last all-campus survey showed UCSC with the highest percentage of GLBTIQ identified students, well, just say that while we were congratulating our colleagues on their good fortune, we were sadly reminded of the disparities across the campuses. Without adequate professional staff, our services to students are compromised and our student workers receive inadequate mentoring. The systemwide GLBTIQ Task Force that meets with the Office of the President will be addressing these discrepancies in the upcoming year.
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QConferences
& Summer Camps
Aug 1-4 ~ Santa Cruz County
Queer Camp Registration is OPEN!!
Join us at Queer Camp! This is a four day excursion in the wilderness where queer youth and their allies can be free to express themselves. This is the perfect camp for all youth who identify under the queer spectrum, and their allies, who want to be accepted and empowered. Email youth@diversitycenter.org to register!
Oct 26-27 ~ The Queerness and Games Conference @ UC Berkeley
Call Out for Papers, Panels, and Interactive Presentations!
(Submission Deadline: July 1st)
QGCon brings together academics and developers to embark on an innovative and interdisciplinary exploration of the intersection between LGBT issues and video games. Register for free here!
Jan 29-Feb 2 ~ 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change. Houston, TX.
Our five-day program features over 350 workshops and training sessions, four plenary sessions, and tons of networking opportunities, and really fun events, all in the welcoming space of the Hilton of the Americas. Register or submit a workshop proposal here!
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QNews
(pictures link to articles)
July 21st ~ Alan Turing, Gay World War II Codebreaker, May Receive Posthumous Pardon
July 19th ~ Kermit The Frog Sings About Gay Marriage In 'Rainbow Connection' Parody
July 18th ~ House Republicans' Lawyers Drop DOMA Defense
July 17th ~ Britain Legalizes Gay Marriage!
For more queer news, go to Huffington Post Gay Voices and LGBTQ Nation.
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