Description
Ever wonder where you can go to find acceptance, support, or even identity? Well, if you are seeking an empowering truthful journey to find any of those, University of Illinois Springfield presents Queertober: The Happiest Month of the Year! The month long celebration will feature educative and informative events raising awareness for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Allied communities.
Free T-Shirts – “Screw Tolerance: Build Acceptance!” What does it mean?
The past few years students wore “Gay? Fine By Me!” t-shirts and “NO H8″ while participating in the Closet Door on the Quad. This year the organizing commitee asks that everyone take a further step by expressing that no one wants to be simply tolerated but accepted.
Tolerance Vs. Acceptance
Tolerance only serves to maintain the status quo. A status quo of indifference, ignorance, misinformation, and ultimately homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, ableism, etc. Wear the “Screw Tolerance” Tshirt and take steps in your daily life to remove the barriers keeping you from truly accepting. Educate yourself. Get to know someone different from you. Attend a Queertober event! Nobody wants to be merely tolerated.
Screw tolerance. Build acceptance! Wear this shirt on
Thursday, Oct. 11 while attending the Closet Door on the Quad on National Coming Out Day!
Students receive one free t-shirt. Pick up tshirts at Student Life Building rm. 22 – LGBTQA Resource Office student lounge.
Calendar of Events
Students Small Group Discussion with Kate Bornstein
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012, 4-5PM, PAC-E
Opening Reception with Kate Bornstein “Gender Outlaw”
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012, 4-6PM, Brooken’s Auditorium, ECCE Speaker Series
VIDEO! Watch the Kate Bornstein performance from Wednesday, October 3, online at https://uisapreso1.uis.edu/streaming/ecce/KateBornsteinGenderOutlaw100312.html. Only for UIS students, staff, and faculty.
Free and open to the public! Kate Bornstein is a performance artist and playwright who has authored several award-winning books in the field of Women and Gender Studies. Her book Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us is described as being part coming-of-age story, part mind-altering manifesto on gender and sexuality, coming directly to you from the life experiences of a transsexual woman. In this talk Kate will discuss Gender Outlaw and the gender continuum. A reception and book signing will follow the event. This event serves as the kickoff event for the October awareness month “Queertober”. Part of the ECCE Speaker Series.
Kate’s books are taught in five languages in over 200 colleges and universities around the world. She lives in New York City with her girlfriend, three cats, two dogs, and one turtle, in whose company she wrote her new memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger: the true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology, and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today.” The book was released on May 1st, 2012, which is also Kate’s 26th girl birthday.
LGBTea Weekly Social – Drop by anytime!
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 4-6PM, SLB 22 LGBTQA Student Lounge. A non-judgemental social atmosphere every Thursday all semester. Free snacks!
Homecoming Parade – QSA Float
Friday, October 5, 2012, 4:15 PM
Evening of Dialogue with Activist Mandy Carter
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 9-10:30 PM, LRH Great Room. Social, racial & lesbigaytrans organizing.
Closet Door on the Quad – National Coming Out Day
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 4-6PM, Colonnade Fountain, Come walk through the door! Feat. Mandy Carter, musician Summer Osborne, Guess The Str8 Person gameshow, & “Screw Tolerance” T-shir .Join us for this annual event on the quad. Wear the tshirt and step through the closet door to tell your story. Allies are highly encouraged to participate and share stories. Local LGBTQ organization booths, and affirming places of worship will also be present.
Sum of Us (1994) – Foreign & Independent Film Series
Friday, October 12, 2012, 7PM, Brooken’s Auditorium. Starring Russell Crowe.
LGBTea Weekly Social – Drop by anytime!
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 4-6PM, SLB 22 LGBTQA Student Lounge. A non-judgemental social atmosphere every Thursday all semester. Free snacks!
QSA Drag Show Feat. Shangela (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
Friday, October 19, 2012. 9:30PM, Student Life Building (SLB) Multipurpose Room, Part of Late Night.
Red, Red, Red (2011) – with Director David Oscar Harvey
Monday, October 22, 2012, 6PM, Brookens Auditorium, part of the Political Art & Public Sphere series.
Safe Zone Fundamentals Session
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 1-4PM, UHB 1002. Become a member!
LGBTea Weekly Social – Drop by anytime!
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 4-6PM, SLB 22 LGBTQA Student Lounge. A non-judgemental social atmosphere every Thursday all semester. Free snacks!
QSA Halloween Party
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 6PM, Student Life Building (SLB) Multipurpose Room
Safe Zone Religion Advanced Session
Monday, October 29, 2012, 12-2PM, FRH 153. God does not condemn LGBTQ people.
Sponsors
Black Student Union, College of Education and Human Services, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Diversity Center, ECCE Speaker Series, Human Development Counseling, LGBTQA Resource Office, Psychology, Student Activities Committee, Student Government Association, Women & Gender Studies
* All people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome to attend all programs. Allies are welcome! Free and open to the public.
