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QConnect!
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April 6th ~ April 12th
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Cantu Queer Center Queer Student Orgs, Groups & Programs
MONDAYS
*11:30- 2pm ~Your Queer Career Peer
5:30-7pm ~ Queer Men's Group
7-10pm ~ Queer Geeks
TUESDAYS
*9-12pm ~ Queers Abroad Peer Advising
*12-2pm ~ Let's Talk
New Day!
12:30-2pm ~ Queer Grad Student Lunch. 2nd Tuesday every month. Meets at Grad Commons
5-6:30pm - Familia X Student Org
6:30-9:30pm ~ Queer Coffeehouse with Crafty Queers
8-9:30pm ~Head-to-Head Gaymes
WEDNESDAYS
1-3pm - QTPOC
2:30-3:30 ~ A Way with Words Writing Group
3:30-4:30pm ~ Queer Book Club
5-6:30pm ~ Queer Women's Group
7-10pm ~ Queer Student Union
THURSDAYS
5-6pm ~ Love Beyond: Queer Relationships, Queer Sex
8-9:30pm ~ LGBT STEM Meet Up
FRIDAYS
3:30-4:30pm ~ L.O.C.A. Lesbians of Color Alliance
5:30-7:30pm ~ Blender Student Group Trans and questioning
7:30-9pm - Ace of Clubs Asexual Safe Space
SATURDAYS
BLAQQ! for African American, Black Queer & Questioning Students
1-3 pm, 4/18, Cantu Queer Center
1-3 pm, 5/16, ERC Lounge
Queer Quote
"Some folks say that bisexuals are not oppressed because at least we are accepted by mainstream society when we are involved with members of the opposite sex. Agreed, society may like us when we show that piece of who we are. But conditional acceptance is not really acceptance at all." Robyn Ochs
bisexual activist
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QHeadlines
Last week's QConnect was probably sent to your spam/junk box due to technical issues. If you would like to see last week's issue, visit our
The Cove--Open House
Tue, 4/7, 3-6pm
Kresge Building 393
A safe and welcoming space for students in recovery. Snack and refreshments provided.
Queer Coffeehouse Spring Decorations 
Tue, 4/7, 6:30-9:30pm
Cant� Queer Center
Come decorate eggs in a social setting. Get into the Spring spirit with fellow slugs over tea, coffee and snacks.
 QPOCC Application Conference date 5/1 - 5/3 Apply by 4/9 Fill out application FamiliaX will be taking a group of UCSC students FREE OF CHARGE! If you'd like to be a part of this amazing event, apply by THIS Thursday. and email it to the FamiliaX email address. Questions email
Summer Guest Assistant
Application due 4/13 Elected students will receive free summer housing (single room) June 15-September 11 at either the Village or UTC, plus 100 meals at campus dining halls. Duties include coverage of the housing office, on-call duty, cleaning rooms, and assisting summer guests. Apply online (ER #2127 for the Village and #4784 for UTC) QTPOC  Every Wed, 1-2:30pm Cant� Queer Center This week we will have our first meeting of Spring quarter. Please join us as we discuss to prepare for the QPOC conference. Kresge Presents Pride Planning  Every Wed, 7pm Kresge Student Lounge Kresge Multicultural Education Committee (KMEC) is currently in the process to plan the 10th annual Kresge Pride Festival. Everyone is welcome to get involved. For info: contact
The Feminist Architecture of Gloria Anzald�a:
Fri & Sat 4/10 - 4/11
UCSC Humanities Complex
Gloria Evangelina Anzald�a - poet, philosopher, and critical scholar - founded, wrote, and encouraged a transformative body of writing and scholarship, with generative influences on critical race, feminist, queer, and decolonizing ways of knowing. Importantly for UCSC, Anzald�a was a vital presence on our campus for over twenty years, and her legacy is a profound part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the campus. more info
Moulin Rouge Drag Ball 
Fri, 4/10, 9pm- Midnight
Oake's Learning Center
Break out your bustiers, corsets, top hats, and tuxes! Moulin Rouge Drag Ball is here! Music by queer favorite DJ AD, photo booth, bounce house, student drag competition with sexy prizes and performances by professional drag queen Cara Coronado. $2 donation enters you in a raffle. All proceeds go towards Queer Fashion Show.
Diversity Center Trans Men Support Group
 Sun, 4/12, 6-7pm Diversity Ctr, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC Join other trans men for a conversation on all topics.
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 Queer Grad Lunch
Tue, 4/14, 12:30-2pm, Grad Student Commons
Join queer grad students and friends for a hearty lunch and good conversation.
PFLAG "Creating Families Through Local Adoption and Foster Care"
Tue, 4/14, 7-9pm
Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High Street, SC
Please join us as we discuss adoption and foster care as a way to create warm and loving families in the LGBTW Community. The first hour is dedicated to discussion groups and the second will feature first hand stories of adoption and foster care.
Eat Fresh with CalFresh! 
Wed, 4/15, 11-3:30pm, Bay Tree Center, Amah Mutsun Rm
Struggling to pay for food? Come learn more about CalFresh, get free help applying or help in renewing your benefits! Join us for pizza. questions
Speak Out! A Night of Queer Fun 
Wed, 4/15, 7pm, Namaste Lounge, College 9
Get ready for the National Day of Silence on April 17th! Have your voice heard on April 15th at "Speak Out! A Night of Queer Fun!" Perform, read, sing, and share anything you would like amongst your fellow queer community, as we create a safe and transformative space!"
Drum Feast
Sat, 4/18, 12-5pm, Family Student Housing Field
The annual UCSC Sophia Garcia Robles Drum Feast celebrates the songs, dances, and contemporary life ways and arts of Indigenous peoples in North America. In a "pan-Indigenous" atmosphere of fellowship, trust, respect, and empowerment, the UCSC Drum Feast brings students, staff and faculty together with community members to help educate others about Indigenous cultures of this continent. All are welcome!
CHER DETERMINATION 
Fri & Sat 4/17 -4/18 at 8pm, Sun 4/19 3pm
Santa Clara University Recital Hall, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA
SVGMC is having a concert of Cher hits in a collection licensed for the exclusive use of the Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus. Purchase tickets
An Evening with Barney Frank 
Mon, 4/20, 7pm
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, SC
Renowned gay senator releases his memoir Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage. We see how a disheveled, inttellectually combative gay Jew became one of the most powerful and effective members of Congress. Buy tickets here
Lesbian Summer Camp 
4/23 - 4/26
Paicines National Park , CA
A fun long weekend of women, camping, hiking, playing in the swimming pool, and music by the campfire. This event sells out every year, please reserve your spot. Info: Jamyrson:
Lavender Alumni Reception 
Sat, 4/25/15, 3-5pm, Cant� Queer Center
We welcome all alumni to join the students and staff of the Cant� Queer Center at our annual Lavender Reception. This year we celebrate 25 years since queer student leaders were handed keys to the Merrill Rec Room and, with little funding but tremendous chutzpah, began to build a safe space and provide critical support for GLBTIQ students. Enjoy local wines, hearty hors d'oeuvres, and queer conviviality as you step into UCSC's beloved homo-away-from-home. Register here
Oakes College Principles of Community Event
Thurs, 4/30, 12-1pm, Oakes Learning Center
STUDENTS are invited to submit a proposal to speak at the event. The principle being discussed is Justice. Deadline is 3/6. Submit your proposal using this form.
Lionel Cant� Memorial Award  The Chicano Latino Research Center is currently accepting applications for the Lionel Cantú Memorial Award for graduate students working in Latino sociology, migration studies, transnational/cross-border studies, gender and sexuality studies, and the study of gay men and masculinity. UCSC graduate students in good academic standing in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are eligible to apply.
Queer Youth Leadership Award Ceremony Sat, 5/9, 5:30-9 pm San Lorenzo Valley High School, 7105 Highway 9, Felton Nominations are in the categories of Queer Youth Leadership, Ally to the Queer Youth Award, and Organizational Ally to Queer Youth. Info here.
Queer Hemisphere: A Workshop/Taller  5/13-5/15 UCSC Queer Hemisphere is a project to reorient queer studies and queer theory in the Am�ricas along a hemispheric axis. We aim to create a conversation about queerness and other forms of sexual alterity and diversidad sexual that includes scholars, intellectuals and cultural workers from across the Am�ricas
National Queer Art Festival  Sat, 6/4 - 6/27 SOMArts Cultural Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA This year's exhibition will feature all forms of art and art practice that reflect queer visual culture, the ways queers have invented or subverted social structures, and the ever changing ways queer artists and activists represent an evolving community and identity.
Summer LGBTQ Program 
6/13 - 7/3
For all LGBTQ people interested in the real situation of LGBTQ life in Mexico. Learn about the LGBTQ community in Mexico and participate in Mexico City's Pride parade. More info
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Tips. News.
Clips. Reviews.
All things trans
at UCSC.
Longtime Couple Found That Clothes Didn't Make The Man
Listen to the story
 California To Provide For Inmate's Gender Confirmation Surgery, Judge Rules
by: Rachael Hudson | 
Boy Scouts' NY Chapter Challenges Ban On Gay Adults By Hiring Eagle Scout As Camp Counselor
Rand Paul Said He Doesn't Believe In The Concept Of Gay Rights
Chinese Women's Rights Activist Fall Afoul of Officials
Breaking the Silence: What it means to be gay &Mormon
Let them eat cake-
On being demisexual
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Maddie
Who are you?
Hi, my name is Maddie, she/her/hers.
What are your interests/hobbies?
Cute femmes, films, radical anti-oppression politics. Cultivating my femme-dyke aesthetic. And I'm single! Hint, hint, ladies and non-binary folks.
What does the Cantu mean to you?
While imperfect, the Cant� is a place that I've been able to find both a serious and fun community, as well as been able to get away from navigating the world as a trans lady. As good as some parts of the Cant� are, I do think there should be a resource center specifically for trans folks on campus, both to navigate health care and legal things and to create a community that is centered on trans people.
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QReview
Excluded
by Julia Serano
While feminist and LGBTQ movements are designed to challenge sexism, they often simultaneously police gender and sexuality-- sometimes just as fiercely as the straight-male-centric mainstream does.
QReview provided by our own Queer Book Club facilitator, Adrian Diaz. This group meets on Wed. at 3:30pm
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Queer Conferences
Queer People of Color Conference
May 1st-3rd, 2015
at UC Santa Barbara.
More details soon! email:
QACON15: Queer and Asian Conference
May, 1-3, 2015
at UC Berkeley
submit a workshop proposal
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Positive LGB Survey
If you are 18 or older, identify as LGB, and reside in the US or a US territory, please participate in a national and anonymous survey studying the strengths and positive aspects of being LGB. It will take about 20 minutes. Complete the survey, and be eligible to win $10 to $50 in gift cards. Participate here.
Group Psychotherapy
Survey for LGB Students
This research is intended to determine barriers to group psychotherapy with college students who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) and to understand the relationships between coping styles, sexual stigma, identity disclosure, and expectations of group psychotherapy.take survey
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What has the Cant� done for you?
Director Deb is back from her stress-related health leave and is working on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during Spring quarter. It's good to be back AND there's plenty of work to be done! We've gotten very good news this past week on 3 accounts: The Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) has awarded Deb's application for a center manager! This full-time position, funded for 2.5 years, will make a profound difference in the Cantu's ability to meet the needs of the UCSC queer community. More details to follow. Our grad student position has been posted to the Career Center's student employment website! While we understand most grad students have their jobs for this academic year, for those who don't or who will be looking for a position for next year, please check out ER#7702 for information and the application. Graduate students with expertise in queer identities/issues, experience in office management and 20 hours/week availability are what we're looking for. Please help spread the word! . . . While we will share more details soon, campus administration has committed to supporting the Cant� in adding an education coordinator position to its staff. This sorely needed staffer will oversee campus wide education on LGB and especially T issues and will also help coordinate resources for trans campus members. We are grateful to the administration for being receptive to student requests around critically needed services.
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Your Queer Career
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Queer Academia
The Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) Foundation Scholarship seeks to provide financial assistance to LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islanders who are currently in high school or postsecondary school.
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Keep the Cant� Strong!
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