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Volume 51 Issue 1
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Empowering Our Transgender Community
April 5 | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Conference Room
 In honor of Transgender Day of Empowerment, the LGBT Resource Center will host a brown bag conversation. Hear stories of the earliest organizing around gender identity issues at UC San Diego, review where we stand today, and engage in conversation about further empowering our community into the future! For more information, contact Shaun at stravers@ucsd.edu. See you there!
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Hours
Mon. - Thurs.
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Fri.
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sat. & Sun.
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LGBT RC Visitors
Winter Quarter:
Week 9
Students: 247
Staff: 12
Alumni: 2
Faculty: 3
Guest: 5
Total: 269
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Introducing Dr. Doriane Besson
Hi All!
I just wanted to take some time to introduce myself as some of you may have seen me hanging out at the LBGT Resource Center. My name is Dr. Doriane Besson and I am a postdoc at CAPS. As an ally and woman of color, I'm committed to social justice and providing support to students who may be confronted with challenges related to campus climate. As part of my postdoc I have been working with Dr. Cat Thompson. In her absence, I'll be hanging out at the LGBT Resource Center on Wednesdays from 12:15-1:45. I'll be here to chit chat, chill out, and provide support.
I look forward to getting to you know you. |
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"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."
-- Christian D. Larson |
| If you would like to submit an item to the newsletter, please send it by Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. to rainbow@ucsd.edu and type "For Newsletter" in the subject line. News items should be UCSD & LGBT focused. |
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Transitions for Michelle Strange
 Dear community,
As many of you may know, I have been preparing for graduate school this year. I was accepted to the University of Maryland, College Park's Student Affairs Concentration program and will be leaving the LGBT Resource Center. My last day at UC San Diego will be June 14. Please reach out to me before the quarter ends, as I would love to stay goodbye. If you can't connect with me individually, please come to my goodbye party on Friday of week 9, May 31 at 3pm at the LGBT Resource Center. You all have made my time here at the LGBT Resource Center so meaningful and I truly hope our relationships withstand the long distance.
In terms of the next steps, there is currently a search committee in process for the Operations Coordinator position. We will be looking to interview late Spring and hiring a new person in the Summer. If you have any questions, please contact Shaun Travers at stravers@ucsd.edu.
While it is difficult to say goodbye, I am looking forward to the next steps. I really appreciate all of the energy you all have given me throughout my time at UC San Diego.
In community,
Michelle Strange |
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Funky Fresh Fridays
Work Fit
April 5 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Conference Room
 Ever have the problem of not being able to fit exercise into your schedule? Come and learn about how you can change this!
Work Fit is an interactive class that will focus on incorporating fitness into your behind-the-desk work day; starting with safety at your work station, bringing awareness to proper alignment and posture and demonstrating exercises that can be performed at your desk. The session will conclude with some practices to help reduce stress and focus on the life-work balance, including a guided meditation.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Michelle Strange at mdstrange@ucsd.edu. For the full schedule of sessions click here.
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Dirty Talk
April 11 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Conference Room
 Join the LGBT Resource Center and the Sexual Assault Resource Center for a dialogue on LGBT relationships, intimacy, and consent. This skill building workshop will give you tools on how to give and ask for consent. Come discuss the various dynamics of queer intimacy as we explore our personal desires, boundaries, and communication styles.
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Volunteer Training
April 16 | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Conference Room
 Volunteer Training is coming up soon! Learn about the ins and outs of volunteering at the LGBT Resource Center with Vinny Uy, the LGBT RC Trent Lawley Volunteer Program Intern. For more information, please email lgbtrcvolunteers@gmail.com.
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2013-2014 LGBT Resource Center Internships
Deadline: April 8, 2013
 Apply here:
The UCSD LGBT Resource Center is pleased to announce that applications for the 2013-2014 internships are now available! For more information regarding position requirements and responsibilities, please see the job descriptions.
There are eight positions available:
Graphics and Web Design Intern
Rainbow Newsletter Intern
The Trent Lawley Volunteer Program Intern
Library Intern
Sylvia Rivera Intern for Politics and Human Rights
Audre Lorde Intern for Liberation and Healing
Bayard Rustin Intern for Activism and Education
Speakers Bureau Intern
Click here for more information on the specific responsibilities of each position.
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Campus Community Centers Intern Hiring!
Deadline: April 8 | 4:00 p.m.
Note: submit separate application materials to each Center(s) of interest
Interested in social justice, making campus-wide impacts, contributing to Center growth, making new friends, and personal/professional development? APPLY NOW! Come to an info session and learn more! View Flyer
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Fluid Sexuality
April 9 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Conference Room
 This group is an open and intimate discussion regarding bisexual identities/labels, attraction to multiple genders, and the fluid nature of sexual attraction, sexual orientation and sexual identity that many experience in our community. People of all sexual and gender identities are encouraged to attend, listen, and actively participate in this unique forum. Come together and share your experiences or learn from the experiences of others about what fluid identities mean in people's lives. Our contact is FluidSexualityUCSD@yahoo.com.
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Help Plan UCSD's Participation in San Diego Pride!
 It's that time of the year! The LGBT Resource Center will be gathering a small committee to help plan UCSD's participation in San Diego Pride. The committee will discuss ideas for what our group should do in the parade, routines/dances, arts and designs, and more. If you are interested in being a part of the committee, please write a short paragraph expressing your interests and skills you might bring to the planning committee. Please email your paragraph by April 19 or any questions you may have to Shaun Travers atstravers@ucsd.edu.
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Rainbow Graduation
 This year's Rainbow Graduation is June 8th, 4-6pm at the Great Hall in ERC. If you are graduating this year, we encourage you to be a part of the ceremony! Contact Shaun Travers at stravers@ucsd.edu if you are interested in participating. |
LGBT RC Intern Alumni Reflections: The Ins and Outs
Yesenia Portillo, Intern Class 2006-2007
 My internship at the LGBTRC was about six years ago, and writing down my reflections on it is a little bit of a challenge, to say the least. Of course, I remember it with fondness, especially our weekly staff meetings. Although I struggled to get myself out of bed on those days, first quarter, when the early morning meetings conflicted with my "not-a-morning-person" personality, they are something I wish I had to go to now. There haven't been many times since then where I've had a chance to check-in weekly with ten people whom I love and respect, that listen and support one another. Certainly not since graduating from UCSD. We would often refer to our lives as interns and as UCSD students as part of a bubble. I'm grateful for the love and support that bubble within a bubble provided.
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Staff & Faculty Highlight
Games Night
April 18 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Conference Room
 Welcome all UC San Diego Faculty and Staff! The UC San Diego LGBT Resource Center serves our entire community including students, staff, alumni, and our faculty. We are proud to have YOU as a part of our family.
The LGBT SFA is pleased to host a games night. This event is scheduled for the third Thursday of each month. Our next games night will be Thursday, Apr. 18, 6:30pm-8:30pm. The location is the LGBT Resource Center Conference Room. Grab some dinner before or bring it with you to eat while you play. We look forward to seeing you there. |
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Graduate Student Highlight
Trans STAR
April 8 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
LGBT Resource Center, Heritage Room
 Trans STAR will be having their first meeting of the quarter next week! Trans STAR is a safe supportive environment for transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, gender non-conforming and questioning students. The last meeting of every month is open to allies. For more information, email sasimms826@gmail.com or rgrand@ucsd.edu. |
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UCSD Library New LGBT Resource
Transgender 101 : a simple guide to a complex issue, by Nicholas M. Teich
 Written by a member of the transgender community, this comprehensive book looks at what it means to be transgender. Teich explores personal issues of coming out and transitioning, as well as broader questions of sexual orientation verses gender, discrimination, the history of transgenderism, and lesser known types of transgenderism (e.g. genderqueer people and drag queens). The author's examination of transgenderism as a mental health issue, which discusses the classification of Gender Identity Disorder/Gender Dysphoria as a mental disorder, has been particularly well-reviewed. This book is available at Geisel Library. http://goo.gl/IdkUF.
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The Chicana Canvas
April 18 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cross Cultural Center
 Professor Xuan Santos is an Assistant Professor of Critical Criminology and Justice Studies at California State University-San Marcos. As a former tattoo artist and ethnographer Dr. Santos will discuss his 8 year exploration of the social world of tattoos in East Los Angeles. His research interests are the Informal Economy, Race/Class/Gender, Gangs, Undocumented Immigration, Tattooing and Community Studies. For more information contact Violeta Gozales at violetag@ucsd.edu. |
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Leaving Home, Moving Beyond: Chicana/os Abroad
April 16 |4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cross Cultural Center, Communidad Room
 Thinking about studying abroad but worried about finances, class schedule, leaving family or other? Then come to this special event catered to the Latina/o, Chicana/o population. Study Abroad staff and Chicana/o students who have studied abroad in Latin America will speak about their experiences. Learn how to connect classes abroad to the CLAH minor or your major.
For more information, contact: Eliseo at el.jrivas@gmail.com or Haydee at hcervantes@ucsd.edu.
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Cross-Cultural Center Presents: Community Workshop Series
Thursdays | Various Times
Cross Cultural Center, Art Space
 Do computer applications and social networking tools confuse you? Want to learn some basic skills to improve marketing and outreach for your programs? Come out to one or two (or all!) of our weekly workshops! These workshops touch upon different tools to improve communication, office skills, and marketing. Come learn how to access these expensive programs for free, gain useful tips on marketing, and develop technical skills that can translate to any field!
For more information, contact Maggie Quan at m2quan@ucsd.edu.
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We Are Tritons Audio Recordings
Beginning in the fall of 2013, incoming undergraduate students will be taking an online program called "We Are Tritons" that will introduce them to the diverse UC San Diego community. We are looking for volunteers to do voice recordings that will be used throughout this program! In order to truly represent UC San Diego's diverse student culture, we need YOU! If you are interested in participating, please contact Chris Higa, a staff member of UC San Diego's Health, Recreation & Well-Being department. You can reach him at chiga@ucsd.edu, or 408.646.7222. We look forward to hearing back from you and thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to help introduce incoming students to UC San Diego's welcoming community. |
Queer Artists Project Exhibition
March 15 - June 15 | Opening Reception March 15 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Lambda Archives of San Diego
 Set to open Friday, March 15 with a reception and party from 7 - 9 p.m., the Queer Artists Project's first exhibition will remain available to visitors and members for three months, through June 15. The exhibition will showcase a selection of art from both within Lambda Archives' permanent collection as well as contemporary work from artists in the local LGBTQ community.
The idea for the project came from former Lambda Archives President Bruce Kamerling, whose work will be on display for the inaugural exhibition. Susan Richards began volunteering for the Archives before Kammerling died in 1995, and officially founded the project under her stead over 10 years ago.
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Sprinkles 2013 Call for Papers
Sprinkle, a peer-reviewed, undergraduate Sexual Diversity Studies journal, seeks academic submissions for Fall 2013 edition. Papers should be 1500-2000 words in length and show critical engagement with contemporary feminist issues with an emphasis on law and policy implications.
Please send submissions via e-mail as .docx, .doc, or .rtf files in APA format to sprinkle.journal@gmail.com with the subject heading: "submission for law & policy special issue." In the email please include the following information: name as you would like it to appear in the journal; email address; institution of study, and a 100 word bio. Your essays should be 'blinded' meaning that they should contain no information that would identify the author. Papers must be submitted by April 15th, 2013.
Sprinkle looks forward to diverse and innovative submissions!
http://www.freireproject.org/blogs/fall-2013-special-issue-call-papers-editors
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