Schedule of Events
Wednesday, March 28, 8 p.m.
Great Hall, Levering Union
Leslie Feinberg, transgender activist and author of the 1994
Lamba Literary Award-winning book, Stone Butch Blues,
Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to
RuPaul, and Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or
Blue, will speak about her work as an activist for
transgender rights, and as a trade unionist, anti-racist
and socialist who fights for the rights of women and
oppressed nations.
Saturday, March 31, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
"Gendertopia, a Gender Revolution in America"
Genderqueer youth and allies from YouthPride in Atlanta,
Ga., will lead an open discussion covering current trends
in Queer Identity Politics and the growing numbers of queer
youth who identify themselves as transgendered or
genderqueer. An educational experience for anyone interested
in gender fluidity and the roles of traditionally gendered
LGB people and their genderqueer allies within the struggle
for equality in mainstream society and the queer community.
Monday, April 2, 8 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
Dan Savage, nationally syndicated columnist of "Savage
Love," author of the books, Savage
Love and The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend
and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant, will offer his
hilariously irreverent views on sex, parenting, and gay
culture.
Wednesday, April 4,
7 p.m. Donovan Room, Gilman Hall
Accompanied by schools and universities across the nation,
Hopkins students will observe the National Day of Silence.
Students will refrain from speaking during the day in honor
of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and
individuals from other minority groups who have been
silenced by oppression.
8 p.m. Donovan Room, Gilman Hall
The inspirational story of three openly gay and lesbian
workers is chronicled on film in the inspiring documentary
Out At Work. Nat Keitt, whose struggle to obtain
domestic partner benefits is followed in the film, will join
us to discuss his experience.
Thursday, April 5, 8 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
Alison Bechdel's comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For
has become a cultural institution for lesbians and
discerning non-lesbians all over the planet. Bechdel, the
recipient of four Lambda Literary Awards, has also been
featured in Ms., Slate, The Village Voice, Out, and
The Advocate.
Friday, April 6, 10 p.m.
E-level, Levering Hall
Enjoy complimentary coffee and inspiration at DSAGAs annual
poetry reading. Open mic to follow.
Monday, April 9, 8 p.m.
Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall
Controversial gay icon Danny Roberts, whose relationship
with a closeted military officer was followed on MTV's
The Real World, will discuss his experience as a
newfound media darling.
Wednesday, April 11, 8 p.m.
Donovan Room, Gilman Hall
James Dale, who was dismissed from a 12-year history with
the Boy Scouts after coming out, challenged the Scouts
definition of being morally straight and took his battle to
the Supreme Court. Dale will speak about his ground-
breaking battle against discrimination.
Thursday, April 12, 8 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
Joo-Hyun Kang is the executive director of The Audre Lorde
Project, the nation's only Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two
Spirit and Transgender People of Color center for community
organizing. Kang will deliver an impassioned speech on the
connection between racial and economic justice and LGBT
rights.
Friday, April 13, 10 p.m.
E-Level, Levering Hall
A DSAGA tradition, the Drag Show and Dance, will feature
well-known drag queens and kings as well as Hopkins
students. Prizes will be awarded to the best performers.
Monday, April 16, 8 p.m.
Donovan Room, Gilman Hall
A representative from Children of Lesbians and Gays
Everywhere (COLAGE) will lead a discussion about growing up
with lesbian or gay parents. Followed by a screening of
Our House, a movie that profiles children in five
families from various backgrounds growing up in a LGBT
family.
Tuesday, April 17, 8 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
Staceyann Chin, a half-Chinese, half-Jamaican, lesbian poet
will read from and discuss her work. Chin is an acclaimed
slam poet and winner of the 1999 People of Color Slam and
the runner-up in the 1999 Outright Poetry Slam.
Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m.
Donovan Room, Gilman Hall
The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, followed by the
film's star and director, David Drake.
Monday, April 23, 8 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
One of the gay community's greatest triumphs in recent years
was the legalization of civil unions in Vermont. Join a
discussion with James Morse, the judge who signed this
historic piece of legislation.
Wednesday, April 25, 9 p.m.
Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library
A dynamic speaker, Margarita Lopez will discuss her
experiences as the first openly lesbian Puerto Rican elected
to public office. Her work to develop low-income housing in
Manhattan's Lower East Side was documented in a PBS film
The Broken Mind.
The Johns Hopkins University
Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance
Student Activities/Mattin Center
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
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