The Center will be closed Monday May28th to honor and remember military personnel who died in the service of their country. The Center will re-open Tues. May 29th at 10:00 am
The SafeSpace program will also be closed Monday May 28th, if you are having a crisis emergency please dial the 24 hour domestic violence hotline at 1-800-228-7395 or the 24 hour sexual violence hotline at 1-800-489-7273. SafeSpace will re-open Tuesday May 29th at 9:00 am.
KUAC (Kind, Understanding Adoption Circle) is a peer support group where 21+ members of the adoption triad (adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents) who are LGBTQ-identified or Allies can come together to share stories, give and receive support, and talk about feelings/thoughts related to the adoption experience. KUAC offers an understanding, confidential community-minded environment where participants can share their feelings and stories with others who can relate.
The name is significant of the connections made between and among those who share the common thread of adoption. Participation is encouraged (but not required), so that each individual gets the most out of group time, and every KUAC member has a multitude of opportunities at their disposal: to learn more about other triad members’ lives and feelings and thoughts, to be heard, as well as to educate others about the adoption experience—and to do so without the fear of judgment!
KUAC peer support group meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of every month starting Wednesday, June 13th, from 6-8pm at the RU12? Community Center for LGBTQ Vermonters in Winooski. For more information, please contact RU12? at 802.860.7812 or email thecenter@ru12.org.
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Burlington, VT - This Wednesday, May 23rd, from 2:45pm-3:15pm, Governor Peter Shumlin will visit the Outright Vermont queer youth space at 241 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT to thank the youth, staff, board, and volunteers for their work to advocate for stronger anti-harassment legislation this year.
"Governor Shumlin has demonstrated his support of the queer community in many ways over the years, but it is his unwavering support for the safety and celebration of queer youth that really makes him stand out," said Melissa Murray, Outright Vermont's Executive Director. "We are proud and excited to have him come to our queer youth space in Burlington on Wednesday!"
Members of the press invited to attend this brief event! |
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The mission of Outright Vermont is to build safe, healthy, and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, ages 13-22. Since 1989, Outright has worked to provide safety and support for LGBTQQ youth, helped make schools safer, and focused on youth empowerment, leadership, and advocacy. To learn more about Outright, visit www.outrightvt.org. |
TALK IT OUT!
Have something to say about growing up—or growing old—gay? Want to educate others about what it means to be transgender or bisexual?
Whether it’s a rave or a rant, Pride Vermont invites you to Talk it out!
Send us two poems about your experiences as a member of the LGBT community. No more than three typed pages per poem. Tell us about: coming out blissful partnerships gay marriage being bullied your other joys and challenges
Four poems will be chosen from each of three categories: high school, college and adult
DEADLINE June 1st
Send submissions including name, address and phone number to poetry@pridevt.com.
Winners will be notified by June 30th.
Winners will be asked to read their work at the Pride Festival on Sept. 22 in Burlington.
Prizes will be jury’s choice and there may be additional reading or publishing opportunities available!
Pride Vermont is a collaboration of Outright VT, RU12?, and VT CARES. The Mission of Pride is to celebrate Vermont for it's safe, healthy, empowering community that embraces all of life’s colors. We take Pride in Vermont’s progress towards equality, and want Vermonters to know that being queer in Vermont is something worth celebrating and not only can it continue to get better, it is better. Learn more at www.pridevt.com or facebook.com/prideVT.
7PM Weds, 5/23 at Red Square in Burlington
The spring edition of PWPM features rockin' performers Antara, LDora, the Steph Pappas Experience, and DJ E.V., with your host, Alyx Lyons. Donation at door benefits Pride Vermont.
This informal gathering welcomes all adults from the LGBTQ spectrum as well as allies. All topics are free to discuss and nothing is too taboo. The group will meet the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at RU12? From 6-7:30pm. If you have any questions about this group please call (802) 860-7812. Or email thecenter@ru12.org
February's Bingo Pop-Up! seems like so long ago, so we thought we would give the dancing shoes a break and bust out the blotters again.
LOCATION: Maglianero 47 Maple St, Burlington, VT 05401
SUNDAY, MAY 20th - 7pm doors, 7:30-9:30pm games.
Hosted by Ita Meno!
Prices for bingo on Sunday are:
$5 for a block of ten card with 3 bingo squares.
$10 for block of ten cards, 6 bingo squares across.
$15 for block of ten cards, 9 squares across.
We will play ten games.
Blotters are $1 a piece - for you to keep forever. You can also play with a sharpie, crayon or anything else you want to mark with - bring your own, we don't mind!
Over 80 people backed Maglianero Cafe last time, so plan on getting there early to grab a seat & table space.
FABULOUS QUEER prizes are on the line people!
Hosted by producers Chopper & DJ Llu - as always this event is meant to bring out the queer community from all over the state to connect, dance and mingle.
Find out more at: http://popupqueerdanceparty.com/
Join VGSA in Jericho this month for a potluck brunch. Please bring a dish to share and/or mimosa fixings. FMI: email info@vgsa.com or visit www.vgsa.com
A great opportunity to brighten your yard and support your local LGBTQH Community Center!
RU12? has partnered with Claussen's Florist and Greenhouse to offer our community members great deals and competitive prices on annuals and perennials (singles of varying sizes and flats) while offering a generous portion of the proceeds to RU12?!
Please consider purchasing your spring blooms through us. Here is a link to the SurveyMonkey site for purchase, or feel free to call us at 802.860.7812 to place a phone order.
Order by May 18th for pick-up (at RU12?) or delivery to your home during the week of May 21st.
The Block Gallery, Winooski
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UPDATE: After the Open-Mic The Steph Pappas Experience will perform!! 8PM Every Third Thursday, 6:30pm-8:30pm, with featured performer Antara! At the Block Gallery in Winooski, RU12? hosts an open mic night featuring community performers. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate: musicians, comedians, puppeteers, spoken word artists, and more! Event is free but we will pass the hat for appreciation for RU12? For more information call RU12? 860-7812. Email BigGayOnion@ru12.org to sign up for a performance spot, or just show up! |
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Yesterday, in an interview with ABC, President Obama said that he supports the right of same-sex couples to marry. He stated:
"I'd hesitated on gay marriage in part because I thought civil unions would be sufficient . . . I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married."
We applaud his affirmation that couples legally recognized as being the same sex are entitled to the same rights that couples who are legally recognized as being different sexes currently benefit from.
To see our own Kim Fountain speak on this important topic, check out her interview on Channel 5.
RU12? Community Center, VGSA, and Truth Wins Out host a film and discussion series in the Pickering Room on the 2nd Floor of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington.
Sunday, May 13th 2:00 pm
Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet
Leslie Jordan widely regarded as one of the funniest men in show business, and also a fixture of gay culture, spent his first few decades in the industry racking up droll tales of his life and experiences. Those stories appeared in Jordan`s bestselling memoir MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET, and now form the basis of this performance video. Jordan toplines the program, speaking candidly and wittily about his initial trip from small town America to Los Angeles on a Greyhound bus, with $1,200 sewn into his undershorts; he also opens up about irresistible temptations, painful childhood angst, encounters with everyone from Culture Club frontman Boy George to Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney, and most of all, the long and touching journey of self-acceptance and self-love that he himself undertook.
Dorset, Vermont – A chapter of Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) has been formed in Southern Vermont. PFLAG Dorset, an affiliated chapter of PFLAG, has formed as a local, nonprofit community support and educational outreach group.
Parents, Friends and Families, of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
PFLAG Dorset represents the mission, values, and goals of PFLAG – here in Vermont. Each month, PFLAG Dorset sponsors a community meeting to support the gay and lesbian community, engage the public, and contribute to a loving and accepting community. Throughout the year, PFLAG Dorset will host guest speakers, luncheons, workshops, and offer educational outreach to all of Vermont. PFLAG Dorset is the only active chapter of PFLAG in Vermont.
For more information, please contact Mike Watrous at PFLAG.Dorset@gmail.com or 802.768.1585
Contact: Fed Up Vermont
Name: Kara
Phone: (802) 343-2888
Name: Hayley
Phone: (802) 734-5100
Email: fedupvermont@gmail.com
Fed Up with the escalating Congressional attacks on women’s rights? Outraged by the blatant sexism rampaging through women’s healthcare “debates”? Ready to do something about it? So are we! Join us on May 12th at noon at Burlington City Hall Park to rally for real and accessible reproductive rights for all.
We affirm that women must be able to make their own decisions without coercion. We
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