December 5, 2012 OUTreach News!
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Dear OUTreach friend,
There is a lot going on at OUTreach! Read more, hear about Jackson Carter's latest news on the Biggest Loser Ranch, and be sure to use the link to order your tickets to our annual fundraiser, which will be December 15 (and utterly Fantabulous)!
And please join us Tuesday, December 11 at the Ogden Main Library Branch (7:00) for a community forum about reparative therapy. Our panelists are experts in the field, including Dr. Bill Bradshaw, survivors of reparative therapy, and will be moderated by Emmy winner and founding director of the Empathy First Initiative, Kendall Wilcox.
We aim for a balanced discussion - bring a friend or two, and your questions and comments. As always, thank you for being such a support to OUTreach and to the amazing LGBT and allied youth in Utah!
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This week at OUTreach!
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3:00 - 7:30 for ages 14 - 23:
Special guest speakers:
Kathleen Cadman 4:30
Life Skills Workshop: Goal setting, and you!
A visit from: Made for War
A Progressive Post-Hardcore Band, with a new release
"Your Reign Ends Here" (and featuring OUTreach youth on guitar, the awesome Connor)
Clay Dyer
Church of the Good Shepherd and Integrity USA 6:00
Integrity is a nonprofit organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT] Episcopalians and our straight friends. Founded by Dr. Louie Crew in rural Georgia in 1974, Integrity has been the leading grassroots voice for the full inclusion of LGBT persons in the Episcopal Church and our equal access to its rites.
Fun craft of the day:
Make your own holiday ornaments!
And: putting the finishing touches on our first Make it Better NOW video
Fabulous and Fit Activity this week:
Every day exercise and you - how to maximize fitness with minimal effort!
Plus: Free, confidential counseling with Dr. Teri Kay (all afternoon), a yummy dinner (5:30)...and a visit from Marina Gomberg! :)
Thursday, December 6
3:00 - 7:30 for ages 14 - 23:
Holiday FUN!
Make and decorate holiday cookies, and bring your favorite holiday special!
Plus:
Professional pizza workshop with Tori
Make and eat your own fabulous concoction!
Plus: one on one mentoring, a visit from Weber State Students, piano lessons and a Just Dance Dance-Off!
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Join us Tuesday, Dec. 11:
Community Forum: "Conversion Therapy"
7:00 p.m., Ogden Library Main Branch Auditorium
2464 Jefferson Ave. Ogden, UT
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OUTreach Resource Center will host a community forum to discuss gay to straight conversion therapy (also known as reparative therapy), its techniques and effects. The forum will provide an opportunity for the general public to discuss the issue and ask questions of an expert panel moderated by Kendall Wilcox, Emmy award winner and creator of the documentary "Far Between."
Panelists include:
- Dr. William Bradshaw, Brigham Young University Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Mission President, retired;
- Russ Gorringe, Former President of Reconciliation and conversion therapy survivor;
- Dr. Eric Amsel, Chair, Psychology Department, Weber State University;
- Allison Black, President, Ogden PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Additional panelists to be announced.
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Miss our last Community Forum?
OGDEN - Abigail Hastings-Tharp sees herself in Patricia Polacco's book, "In Our Mothers' House."
"Just because a family has two moms like mine doesn't make them big weirdos or anything," the 10-year-old girl told FOX 13. "We're just a normal family. It's not like they're any different."
She and her mothers, Michelle Hastings and Jamila Tharp, spoke at a community forum on the book restricted by the Davis County School District and subsequent lawsuit filed over it. "It puts my family behind a shelf," said Hastings. "I think that's wrong."
Ogden OUTreach, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community group, hosted the discussion about the district's decision to restrict access to "In Our Mothers' House," a book about children raised by two mothers. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the district.
Read the full article and see the news report:
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Don't miss our one and only annual fund raiser!
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OUTreach Resource Center and Weber State University Center for Diversity and Unity present "The Fantabulous Holiday Fête," Saturday, December 15, 2011, 8 pm in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms, WSU campus.
The floor show features entertainment by members of the Associated Actors and Technicians (A.A.T.) of Weber State University. Expect great singing and dancing and a funny script interspersed by contributions from the members and supporters of the OUTreach Resource Center and a special tribute to the Man of the Year, OUTreach friend Charles Frost!
Tickets for the floor show are $20/general admission and $10/students. A reserved table for 8 can be purchased for $160. A Donor Reception will be held in the Kimball Visual Arts Center at 6:00. Donor tickets are $100/individual or $150/couple.
Don't miss this fun evening and opportunity
to support the vital work of the OUTreach Resource Center.
Purchase your ticket today!
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Our Biggest Winner: Jackson Carter Update!
| |  Dear Family,
I hope Lane's call about the Emergancy Room last night didn't scare you too much.
You see, what happened was I was playing frisbee out on the lawn. However, we're not supposed to play on the lawn because of the monsterous gopher infestation. But you know me, I don't listen to instructions very well. So, I was running to catch the frisbee and tripped in a gopher hole. I felt my ankle twist all the way to the ground and make a loud "pop". There was a bump on my foot the size of a baseball and I thought for sure it was broken. Turns out it is just a very bad sprain. I'm on crutches right now, but it's okay because I can still workout out in the pool, The irony of it all is that I didn't get hurt running on a treadmill, lifting weights, or during a challenge...I got hurt playing a freaking game. Go figure haha. Anyway, I'm still doing great! I'm so happy I got to talk to all of you on Thanksgiving. I really needed it, send my everyone my love,
Love, Jack
NBC Biggest Loser Update
(describes Jackson as the show's first openly gay contestant) Biggest Loser Video Promo (watch for Jackson!) |
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About OUTreach
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 OUTreach Resource Center, which provides educational, health and enrichment opportunities and support for 350 LGBT and allied youth ages 14-23 as well as community services for LGBT and allied adults. Our projects include: Safe and Sound host homes for homeless youth, homeless youth resources, family strengthening and reunification services, community education, suicide and bullying prevention, and the Utah Safe Schools Coalition.
The Center is open for youth ages 14-23 from 3:00 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays in the lower level of the Unitarian Universalist Church, 705 23rd Street, Ogden.
Want more info, ask questions, or become a volunteer? Visit ogdenoutreach.org, email us, or call 801-686-4528 |
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