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JAN 27TH ~ FEB 2ND
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Queer Student Orgs/Groups @ the Cant�!
5-6:30pm~Womyn's Gp
TUESDAYS
7-9pm ~ Queer Coffeehouse
WEDNESDAYS
3:30-4:30pm ~ Queer Book Club (1st & 3rd)
5:30-7pm ~ Men's Gp
7-10pm ~ Queer Student Union
THURSDAYS
6:30-8pm ~ QPOC
8-9:30pm ~ Familia X
FRIDAYS
2-3:30pm ~ Bi/ pansexual & Poly Gp
5:30-7:30pm ~ Blender
For more about our queer student orgs & groups, go here.
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Women's Group Starts TODAY!
Mon, 1/27, 5-6:30pm, Cantu Queer Ctr
Join other queer-identified women for shared support! Led by Maya Borgueta, PhD.
Queer Book Club Meets!
Weds, 1/29, 3:30-4:30pm, Cantu Queer CtrWe're discussing Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, voting on future reads, and opening the floor to the possibility of attending a book reading/signing at Bookshop SC as a group. Join us bibliophiles and enjoy coffee, tea, and queer company! Social Justice Through The Arts:
A Conversation with Playwright Takeo Rivera
Weds, 1/29, 4pm, Namaste Lounge, C9
Goliath Playwright Takeo Rivera leads a conversation about community-based social justice art practice, and the legacy of playwrights such as Ntozake Shange, Amiri Baraka, Cherie Moraga and David Henry Hwang.
 Sean Strub: Body Counts Book Reading
Thu, 1/30, 7pm, Bookshop SC, 1520 Pacific, SC
Written by one of the few Americans left to tell it, Sean Strub traces his evolution from a closeted gay teen to an ardent and outspoken activist for people with AIDS. Come meet the author, buy his book, and join the discussion.
Blender Film Night!
Fri, 1/31, 5:30 -7:30pm, Cantu Queer Center
Open to all trans* folks and allies, this biographical film about a real-life Thai trans woman kickboxer, actress and model is full of action, drama. A great intro to trans* issues. Don't miss it! Info: ucsc.blender@gmail.com
 New UCSC Night-time Safety Escort Program
Mon-Thu, 8:30pm-12:15am
The UCSC Police Dept is implementing a nighttime Safety Escort Program for the Winter and Spring 2014 quarters. Individuals needing an escort may call the Police Dispatch Center at 831-459-2100.
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 Trystan Cotten, Visiting Author of Hung Jury--Testimonies of Genital Surgery by Transexual Men Visits UCSC!
Thu, 2/6, 12-1:45 pm, Coll 8 Academic Bldg, Rm 240
Trystan Cotten, author and educator, will be speaking about Gender Confirmation Surgeries (GCS) for trans*men and other trans* topics during Prof Ochoa's FMST 4 Trans|Gender|Bodies course. All welcome. More about Hung Jury here. Info: dabbott@ucsc.edu
 Liza Monroy: The Marriage Act: The Risk I Took to Keep My Best Friend in America and What it Taught Us About Love
Weds, 2/19, 7pm, Bookshop SC, 1520 Pacific Ave, SC
The Marriage Act is a timely and topical look at the changing face of marriage in America and speaks to the emergent generation forming bonds outside of tradition-and sometimes even outside the law. Reading, discussion, signing and Q&A.
Symposium: Gender. Region. Slavery
Fri, 2/21, 9am-5pm, Hum 1, Rm. 210
The Institute for Humanities Research, FemCRES, and Ethnic Studies present: Gender. Region. Slavery. a symposium. Come hear scholars from various fields discuss and debate these critical issues.
LESBIAN COMEDIAN MARGA GOMEZ PERFORMS at UCSC!
Fri, 2/21, 8:30 pm, Porter Dining Hall
An amazing opportunity to laugh your queer/allied a** off FREE! A collaboration of the Cant�, El Centro, Familia X, QPOC, and others. Don't miss it! Get a sneak peek of what's in store for you here.
James Baldwin TV Program 
Sun. 2/23, 6pm, KQED 9
A program on the life, works, and beliefs of the late writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin--what it is to be born black, impoverished, gifted and gay in a world that has yet to understand that "all men are brothers."
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What Has The Cant� Done For You?
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"Gay marriage won't lead to dog marriage. When women got the right to vote, it didn't lead to hamsters voting."
~Bill Maher
QFact
How many same-sex marriages have there been in the United States since 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize them? Our best estimate: At least 71,165 (as of 6/13), but almost certainly more.
similar percentages of unmarried gay men and lesbians (56% and 58%, respectively) said they would like to get married someday;4% of gay men and 6% of lesbians said they were currently legally married
More: Pew Research Center.
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Jan 26th ~ Meet Chris Of Hur, Brooklyn Drag Artist And Performer
Jan 24th ~ 'Gay Cat' Named Bull Allegedly Disowned By Owner
Jan 24th ~ Let Love Define Family: Becoming Dads Again
Jan 21st ~ Gay Juror Was Taken Off Panel Improperly, Federal Court Rules
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The Cantu staff is gearing up to welcome an exciting visitor to UCSC. Next Thursday, Feb 6th, we will be hosting educator and author Dr. Trystan Cotten (Hung Jury: Testimonies of Genital Surgery by Transsexual Men and Transgender Migrations: The Bodies, Borders, and Politics of Transition.) If you want to learn more about trans* people|bodies, DO attend! Thanks to Prof. Ochoa for opening their classroom for all to meet Dr. Cotten.We are hoping to have a special private gathering with Trystan Cotten open to transmasculine folks who are interested in discussing the values/implications of genital gender affirmation surgeries for their own bodies. If you are interested in attending, contact Director Deb at dabbott@ucsc.edu.
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QSurveys
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QAcademia
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Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Attitudes and Experiences Survey (Take here)
Blood Center Survey: Men Who Have Sex with Men and Blood Bans
$10 Amazon giftcard for participating! (Take here)
Take UC Davis Queer Surveys!
1) Experiences with the 'Heterosexual Assumption' (Take here)
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Health Career Connection
2014 Summer Internship (Deadline: 1/31)
Health Career Connection provides students with invaluable exposure, experience, and mentoring to pursue health careers. Info here.
Trevor Space is a social networking site meant for LGBTQ people that provides peer support, community, news, resources, and a space to make new friends. Vhere!
 The Sixth Form
This fictional novel follows a young student exploring his sexual identity when he moves from California to Massachusetts for a prestigious university. Dolby's second novel (published 2008) tells a modern coming of age story of a college student in a conservative community, and explores concepts of love and attraction, beginning a new identity from a blank slate that moving cross-continent allows, and finding intimate connections when such relationships seem highly improbable.
Check it out at the Cant� library!
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April 10-13th ~ Out & Greek Conference for LGBT & Ally Fraternity & Sorority Leaders. San Diego, CA.
April 19th ~ BlaqOUT Retreat. UC Riverside.
April 25th ~ Queer Intimacies: Seventh Annual DC Queer Studies Symposium @ University of Maryland
May 2nd-4th ~ QPOC Conference. San Diego State.
May 16th-17th ~ Queer Places, Practices, & Lives Symposium @ Ohio State University
More upcoming queer conferences here!
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