LG BA plans events for next year
i want to increase
the visibility of
gays and lesbians
on campus
Rachel Dueker,
LGBA co-director
dance won't be formal, just n time
for people to mingle and six tai
ize.
"Everyone is welcome.'' Duek
er said. But she warns, "respect
the fact that men will bo dancing
with men and women will he
dancing with women Don’t
expect our behavior to change
just lxicau.se you're there."
On a serious note. LGBA will
continue its youth groups and
drop-ins The youth group meets
every Monday night The group,
which is composed of gay and
lesbian students between the ages
of 18-25. discusses serious issues
of coining out. sexual identity
and experiences, and the issues
that are disc ussed in the group
remain confidential.
The drop-ins are very similar
to the youth groups, except that
they have a s(x“cifir audience that
they target. For example, the
women's drop-in group meets
every Tuesday night and deals
with topics alxmt women and les
hians This also allows them to
internet with each other.
There am plans for next y ear to
start a men's drop-in group that
will lie mixleled like the women's
group, but specifically dealing
with men's issues
The LGBA was started hat k in
the 1 Otitis as the Gay People's
Alliance. The center didn’t
receive funding from the Uni
versity until 1973 because of a
mandatory waiting period
imposed by the University on all
new groups.
In the late 1970s. the name of
the i enter was i hanged to the
Gay and Lesbian Alliance to r»«
ogm/e everyone, men and
women In the 1980s and 1990s
the issue of bisexuality tiocame
apparent, so the name of the i en
ter changed to once again include
bisexuals
"People began to talk about
bisexuality as another facet of
homosexuality and lesbianism,
as not being able to decide
between homosexuality and bet
erosexualitv." Dueker said
l.GBA is the oldest student
union of this type on the West
Coast Also, the University has .1
coordinator who deals with gay
and lesbian issues. |m quelme
Hal/.er She specifically deals
with issues that concern them,
and this position is unique
because it's the only one of this
type in the United States
The LUBA prov ides many sit
vices to the gay s, lesbians and
heterosexual students in general
The center is a plat e where gays
rights 1 an he upheld and pro
tected. and the 1 enter offers sale
ty and education
"It's a safe place to tie where
education can take place in fuqie
licit homophobia can 1 ease Ail
student groups should have some
type of outreach program whore
all students tan learn from each
Other," I tueker said
Dueker hopes the l.GHA takes
a role in the new Multicultural
Center that is scheduled to open
early next year This tenter will
bring together students of all eth
nic imt kgrounds to learn about
other cultures, and this would
allow the I.GBA to interact with
other student unions.
"We all at some point intorat t
with tsu li other You carl !»• black
and gay So you have more issues
111 your life to deal with We need
to get together and mingle in
order to learn more about each
other." Dueker said
l
By Daniel West
C»&QiV' O&tty (rryfifOkl
The Lesbian. Gay. and Bisexu
al Alliance is gearing up for next
year, scheduling events such as
safe sex workshops, a winter
dance and Queer Fast, a film fes
tival and other programs.
"I'm hoping to continue the
momentum from last year. I want
to increase the visibility of gnvs
and lesbians on campus Also, we
are trying to make the office invit
ing for all students and getting
more people involved," said
Rachel Dueker. the LGBA co
director.
The safe sex workshops will
feature men's and women's dis
cussion. They will be conducted
with sop irate instructors and
focus on issues spe< ific to each
group. Then, the groups will
come together to talk about safe
sex in general and share ideas.
"We've never had a problem
with heterosexual women com
ing to the discussions, but we've
had trouble trying to get hetero
sexual men attending a discus
sion of safe sex gear toward
homosexual men." Dueker said.
Periodically, LGBA will pub
lish advertisements in the Finer
aid that will focus on AIDS pre
vention. The design of the
advertisements will be straight
forward and hard-hitting. They
will focus on the theme of loving
and respecting yourself.
On a social level, the annual
Queer Test will return next year
The film fast will include two fea
ture films from known gay direc
tors and various amateur films.
Those films give many gay and
lesbian students an opportunity
for them to see films from gay and
lesbian directors and actors.
Often, these films reflect their
culture and lifestyle — something
that's often missing in main
stream movies.
Also, the center will sponsor a
winter dance in January. This
SEE YA ll
The Emerald Staff is gettin' out of this
one-horse town.
We've got bigger fish to fry.
Happy Holidays.
We'll be back sometime around Jan. 3.
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promo tod heavily. many stu
diMils expect to see an expira
tion date on nil condoms
Beaty asked University
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condoms and was told not to
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Schmid Laboratories, the
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shipped, the manufacturer has
no wav of making sure that the
condoms are being stored
properly in a place that is not
too hot or too cold. Helleuchia
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