Community Compass
Community Compass is a service of OITM. GLBT organizations from around the state are invited to provide brief — 200 words or less — descriptions of recent or upcoming activities and events. Send your submissions to us by email by the 15th of the month.
A Different Kind of Drag Show
The Vermont Queer Archives at the RU12? Community Center is researching the history of drag in Vermont in preparation for an upcoming exhibition. We are putting together a timeline and collecting information on drag kings, queens and everyone in between from "who knows when" to the present. If you have memories, memorabilia, or just a good story, we would love to hear from you! Email us at archives@ru12.org, or leave a message for Meg at 802-860-RU12.
New Website For EVT
Thanks
to a grant from Verizon, Equality VT has updated its website - www.equalityvt.org!
Check out what we have added. Our new page, "Vermont Laws and Legal Resources,"
lists valuable resources, such as laws that cover sexual orientation,
HIV/AIDS and gender identity resources, and the Vermont Diversity Resource
Guide. In addition, we show links to the VT Secretary of State's website
for information related to civil unions and to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates
& Defendersâ website, which includes GLBT legal rights. We have also completed
our FAQ page which has answers frequently asked questions and provides
website links to other GLBT organizations. We are always looking for more
links, so let us know if we've missed something of interest to you.
The Vermont Legislature will be starting
its second term on January 6th, 2004. Equality VT will be holding Visibility
Day at the Statehouse on January 30th, 2004. Visibility Day is an opportunity
to introduce ourselves to legislators and let them know who we are and
what our organizations are all about. Please contact us if your organization
would like to join Equality VT for the day. We welcome suggestions as
to how to make the day as productive as possible.
Our phone number has changed to 802-496-3345,
ext. 2.
Outright VT Wants You!
It's that time of year again, the leaves have fallen off the trees, the
ground is freezing and the chill in the air takes your breath away. Unless
you can afford to invest in happy lights, this onset of winter can also
be a bummer of a time. Well guess what? Nothing puts a smile on your face
or gives you that warm fuzzy feeling better then hanging out with a bunch
of queer youth!
Outright Vermont is looking for a few good
queers to join our volunteer team. We need help in our office, with our
events, and even folks to facilitate our famous Friday Night Groups. We
have a fabulous training coming up in January, so now is the time to get
involved and make a difference in a young person's life. The time commitment
is flexible to jibe with your schedule and for now we just need help in
our Burlington location. So if you frequent the Queen city or live near
it, we want you! Details on the variety of roles can be found at our website:
www.outrightvt.org If you are
interested please email the staff at info@outrightvt.org
or call us at (802) 865-9677.
Holiday Coffeehouse
R.U.1.2?
and the Rose Street Gallery are joining together to present a holiday
coffee house on December 6th from 7:00 - 10:00pm. There will be performances
by Danielle Hallisey, Sandy Stones, Harold and the Stompers, Color Complex,
Matt Borden, Mary Fifield, Nato, Jason P. Lorber and the Steph Pappas
Experience. In addition the Green Mountain Growlers will be showcasing
some fine art pieces, which may be presented as part of an entire show
in early 2004. Admission is free but donations are always welcome.
The Rose Street Gallery is located at 78
Rose Street in the old north end of Burlington. For more info, contact
Ted Looby at 860.2429 or rosestreetgalley@hotmail.com.
Queer Family Friendly
We
like to say that R.U.1.2? is your community center, and we at R.U.1.2?
are committed to making your community center a multi-generational space
welcoming to queer people of all ages. During the community focus groups
conducted this summer, we identified the need for more programming for
LGBT families and their children. We'd like to let you know about what
we already have planned and also ask you for your input for future programming.
Starting in December, two new groups designed
to offer support and fellowship to parents and families will be meeting
at the center:
Starting December 4, there will be a support
group meeting on the first Thursday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
open to all parents and families. This group will be co-sponsored and
co-facilitated by Vermont Federation of Families, an organization that
offers support to families and parents of children with emotional challenges
and mental illnesses.
Starting December 18, there will be a support
group meeting on the third Thursday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
that will be specifically focused on LGBT parents and families and the
issues and challenges they face. We are interested in involving an LBGT
parent or family caregiver to co-facilitate this group. If you would like
to take on a facilitative role, please contact the center (802.860.7812
or thecenter@ru12.org) for more
details.