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Pride Alliance

Pride Alliance is a multi-focus GLBTQIA (gay, genderqueer, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, ally, asexual) group open to all Wash U students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Our goals are to advocate GLBTQIA-friendly public policies through activism and greater awareness, to educate the WU community about GLBTQIA issues, and to build a supportive social network for GLBTQIA students. Email: pridewu@gmail.com

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Last GBM!!!

Hey Everyone,

Thank you to everyone who came out to Gayla last night! It was a huge success.
This Wednesday, April 22nd, is our last general body meeting!!! It is in the Pride Suite (3rd floor of the Women's Building) at 8.

We will be having elections for new exec members, saying goodbye to departing exec, eating Subway, and having a end of the year celebration.

See you there!
Love
Pride Exec

posted by Pride Alliance @ Sunday, April 19, 2009   0 comments

Monday, April 13, 2009

OMG. Gayla is now free.

Dear Pride,

Prepare yourselves, people, for quite possibly the gayest week ever. Check it out:

-Tuesday - Controversy 'n Coffee presents "I now pronounce you man and...": The Current Debate Over Gay Marriage. DUC 276, 7pm. Facebook.

-Wednesday - Safer Sex DVD Study for Men Who Have Sex With Men. Pride Suite (3rd floor Women's Building), 9pm. Facebook.

-Thursday - Pride Outing to the LGBT Center of St. Louis in the Central West End. Meet at the Mallinckrodt bus stop at 5:30pm. Please reply to this e-mail if you're interested in attending.

-Friday - LGBTQIA BBQ for prospective freshmen. Free food and buttons! Bowles Plaza, 11am-1pm. (Also 18+ night at the Complex, $10 cover.)

-Saturday - GAYLA GAYLA GAYLA: FREE with WU ID, $5 general admission. The theme is "Le Chocolat." Come hungry and ready to drop it. Holmes Lounge, 9pm - midnight. Facebook.

STAY ROBUST
Spring 2009 Pride Alliance Executive Board

LGBT Sexual Health Fact of the Week
Check out the U.S. Center for Disease Control's website on LGBT health

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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Gaypril is packed!

Hey Pride!

Gaypril (April) has finally arrived and Pride has some great events coming up that you don't want to miss.

1.) Our next general body meeting will be this Wednesday, April 8th, in the DUC room 234. We will be watching part of a "Transgeneration" episode (a documentary about transgender college students) and having a brief discussion afterward.

2.) Gayla is on April 18th, from 9-12 in Holmes Lounge. The theme this year is Le Chocolat. You can't miss this one.

3.) Controversy and Coffee's monthly discussion will be centered around gay marriage. Be there April 14th at 7 in DUC 276 to share your opinion.

4.)Pride is participating in a 6v6 soccer tourament. If you are interested, please email the Pride account: pridewu@gmail.com

5.) The Episcopal Campus Ministry just became an Oasis Congregation (this basically means they are super LGBT friendly)! Yay!

6.) We are looking for new exec members for next semester. If you are interested in running, email the Pride account: pridewu@gmail.com

Hope to see you at some of these wonderful queer events.
Love,
Pride Exec

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

It's Almost Gaypril!

Thanks to everybody who came out and had an amazing time at Destination Q this weekend! We all had a great experience discussing LGBT college life at the Living Well Village in Imperial, MO.

Be sure to write these dates down in your planner, and let the celebrations begin!

+Tuesday April 7th, Holmes Lounge, 7:30 PM - James M. Holobaugh Honors recognizing leadership and service to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Community

+Tuesday April 14th - Controversy 'n Coffee panel discussion on same-sex marriage

+Friday April 17th - Day of Silence

+Saturday April 18th, Holmes Lounge, 9:00 PM to midnight - 6th Annual Gayla semi-formal dance

Thanks,
Spring 2009 Pride Alliance Executive Board

Sexual Health Fact of the Week:
Check out the "Healthy People 2010" Companion Document for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health from the National Coalition for LGBT Health here.

posted by Pride Alliance @ Sunday, March 29, 2009   0 comments

Monday, March 23, 2009

Retreat & More!

Hey Pridesters!

If you have not signed up for Destination Q, our first annual queer retreat, do it today! It will be a create opportunity to get involved in the community, strengthen the bonds between friends, and make new ones. Email the pride account if you need a registration form and we can get one to you asap.

Also, this Wednesday we will be having a general body meeting in Mudd Multipurpose room at 8 PM. S.A.R.A.H. will be doing a safing session. You don't want to miss it!

Thanks,
Pride Exec

PS: Gayla is less than a month away (April 18th)! Get excited!

posted by Pride Alliance @ Monday, March 23, 2009   0 comments

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Spring is Here, Let's Go Queer

Hope everybody had a great Spring Break. Pride has piles of programming going on this week:

1) St. Louis QFest - "Between Love and Goodbye," 7pm Mon. March 16 @ the Tivoli: Join members of Pride Alliance tomorrow as we attend a screening of "Between Love and Goodbye" (trailer: http://lovegoodbye.com/), a part of the St. Louis LGBTQ Film Festival. Meet outside the Tivoli at 6:45, and make sure you give your ticket stub to an Exec member--Pride will subsidize you!

2) Pride Alliance Panel on LGBT Rights, 7-9pm Wed. March 18 in Seigle 204: Know your rights! Pride will be hosting a panel from 7-8 with members of the MO gay caucus speaking on LGBT rights, and PROMO will be doing a Lobby Day training from 8 to 9. (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=72111574111&ref=nf)

3) DESTINATION Q QUEER RETREAT: Registration deadline is this Thursday, so hurry up and get your form in!
(http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=141229300178&ref=nf)

Don't forget that PROMO Lobby Day is next Wednesday March 25 in Jefferson City!

Thanks,
Spring '09 Pride Exec

Sexual Health Fact of the Week:
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association provides online health care referrals. You can access their database of members at this page or contact them at (415) 255-4547.

posted by Pride Alliance @ Sunday, March 15, 2009   0 comments

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Queer Retreat Registration Form

Pride Alliance will be having its first annual 24-hour queer retreat, Destination Q, from 6pm to 6pm on March 27-28 at Kiwanis Camp Wyman in Eureka, MO.

Attached is the registration form. Because space at the retreat will be limited, we will be accepting registration forms on a first-come, first-serve basis. We recommend that you turn in your form as soon as possible to make sure you get a slot!

Registration requires a $15 down-payment that will be given back to you at the retreat, but forms turned into the Pride mailbox on the second floor of SU in the DUC by noon tomorrow (Friday March 6, 2009) can be submitted with only a $10 deposit. Hurry up and turn in your registration form--you don't wanna miss out on this great opportunity to learn more about yourself and make lasting new friendships.

posted by Pride Alliance @ Thursday, March 05, 2009   0 comments