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<\/a>The Office of Excellence and Multicultural Student Success, LGBTQA Initiatives and Spectrum UT are dedicated to serving the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and allied students.<\/P><\/p>\n“LGBTQA History Month is important because it allows us to reflect back on the roots of our movement,\u201d said Melissa Brodsky, a second-year student majoring in bioengineering, who is vice president of Spectrum UT. \u201cWhile we have made many advancements in the past few months, it is to important to recognize that we came from struggle. October is the month to celebrate where the LGBTQA community has been and where it is going.”<\/p>\n
Listed by date, events scheduled to increase awareness for LGBTQA History Month include:<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community, 5 to 7 p.m., Student Union Room 3018.<\/p>\n \u2022 Spectrum Drag\/Talent Kickoff Event, 8 to 10 p.m., Rocky\u2019s Attic in the Student Union.<\/p>\n Saturday, Oct. 5<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 LGBTQA Homecoming Tailgate, 1 to 3 p.m., the Q near Parks Tower.<\/p>\n Tuesday, Oct. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cSocieties in Balance: Re-Thinking Matriarchy in Modern Matriarchal Studies\u201d by Dr. Heide Goettner-Abendroth, pioneering scholar known for her work on modern matriarchal studies, 7 p.m., Student Union Ingman Room.<\/p>\n Thursday, Oct. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cBanned Books: Censorship of LGBTQ Content in Books for Youth\u201d by Dr. Sharon Barnes, UT associate professor of women\u2019s and gender studies, 3:30 p.m., Carlson Library Fifth Floor. This event is part of the University\u2019s 16th annual UT Banned Books Week Vigil.<\/p>\n \u2022 Spectrum Hate Crimes Vigil, 8 to 10 p.m., Student Union Steps.<\/p>\n Friday, Oct. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 National Coming Out Day Celebration, noon to 2 p.m., Student Union Room 2500. Stop by and receive a \u201cGay? Fine by me\u201d T-shirt and show your support. \u2022 Film Screening of \u201cTransamerica,\u201d 7 p.m., Sullivan Hall Room 2010. The screening is sponsored by the Jesup Scott Honors College.<\/p>\n Wednesday, Oct. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Keynote address by Kate Bornstein, gender activist, author, playwright and performance artist, 8 p.m., Scott Park Auditorium.<\/p>\n Thursday, Oct. 17 Tuesday, Oct. 22<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 All Love Photo Shoot, 6 to 8 p.m., Student Union Room 2500. The free professional shoot will provide prints to all participants.<\/p>\n Wednesday, Oct. 23<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 National Bisexuality Day Ice Cream Celebration, noon to 2 p.m., Student Union Room 2500. <\/p>\n \u2022 LGBTQA Short Stories with the Honors Book Club, 5 p.m., Sullivan Hall Room 2030.<\/p>\n Thursday, Oct. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Film Screening of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d 8 p.m., Student Recreation Center Oak Room. This presentation of the participation picture is sponsored by Spectrum UT. \u2022 Expanded Safe Place \u2014 LGBTQA Ally Training, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Student Center Room 1080C on the Scott Park Campus. \u2022 Poetry Reading by Dr. Glenn Sheldon, UT honors professor of humanities, and T. Miller, slam poet from Detroit, 1 to 3 p.m., Student Union Room 3018. <\/p>\n Wednesday, Oct. 30 \u2022 Spectrum UT Halloween Ball, 8 to 10 p.m., Student Union Room 2582.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 Spectrum Meeting on Gender Identity, 8 to 10 p.m., Student Union Room 2582.<\/p>\n
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\nTuesday, Oct. 29<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 Queer Marriage Reception, noon to 2 p.m., Student Union Room 2500.
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\nThursday, Oct. 31<\/strong><\/p>\n