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followed by a student speaker and this year’s
guest keynote speaker, Dr. Ronni Sanlo. A
U C LA professor and author of four books,
Sanlo originated the idea o f a Lavender
Graduation, which she first instituted at the
University of M ichigan in 1995. “Right now,
we’re trying to get our Lavender Gradua
tion into being a more solid annual event,”
Payseno explains. “[Sanlo] started the move
ment, and th at’s why we chose her.”
Following the address, the Q RC will
announce the winners of this year’s Pride
Awards, which recognize LGBTQ_graduates
who have exhibited outstanding achieve
ment and contributions to the community.
Payseno, who won a Pride Award last year,
says the experience “was really powerful. A
big part of it was having my family here, so
that they could understand and recognize
what I had been doing.”
For Bostain, who was recently accepted
into an AmeriCorps position, the hectic
days preceding commencement have proven
a distraction from the approaching Lavender
Graduation— and its significance. But when
she finally paused a few days ago to think
about the milestone, the reality hit her.
“I ’ve been so busy planning,” Bostain
says, “I almost forgot, ‘Olvyeah, it’s gonna be
an emotional week.’”
PSU Pride Week 101
The week o f Monday, May 24-Friday,
May 28, PSU’s queer students and their al
lies will celebrate Pride with a unique series
o f campus-wide events culminating in Lav
ender Graduation. Each day features a full
slate o f options, from lectures to volleyball to
dancing. All of the events are free and open
to the public, unless otherwise noted. A few
highlights follow.
Love Makes a Family Exhibit
May 24-28, Millar Library (1875 SfV Park Ave.)
Portraits o f LGBTQ_ families, along
with w ritten depictions o f their stories,
will be on display, along with a graffiti wall
where students are encouraged to share
their own stories.
Shimmy Shimmy Ooh La La
Dance Class Series
May 24-27, 6-7:30p.m. nightly. A ll classes are
in the Smith Memorial Student Union, rooms
327/328, except where noted.
H ip-H op Dancing Classes
Mon., May 24 (beginner) and Wed., May
26 (intermediate) (room 236)
Belly Dancing Classes
Tues., May 25 (beginner) and Thurs.,
May 27 (intermediate)
Swagger: A Queer Dance Movement will
teach participants of varying levels how to
get their groove on, while the ladies of body
awareness | movement will verse participants
in the subtle sways of belly dance.
Leather and Feathers
Karaoke Night
Tues., May 25, 8p.m., SMSUroom 228
I t’s not just karaoke, it’s costumed kara
oke. “It ended up being costumed,” Bostain
says, “because some people said, ‘We won’t go
unless you make it really sexy.”
Queer Comedy Night
Thurs., M ay 27, 7:30-9p.m., SM SU room 236
Comedy from Belinda Carroll, W hitney
Streed and ValoryJ. Lawrence.
Queer Prom Masquerade
Dance
Fri., M ay 28, 8 p. m. -midnight
Embassy Suites Downtown Portland, 319 SfV
Pine St., $3fo r students/faculty/staff, $5public
This one’s the big shindig. Organizers
are hoping for about 350 people for the
post-Lavender Graduation party, which
features a DJ, no-host bar, costumes and
just a touch o f drama.
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