Fall 2013
LGBTQ
Heritage Month Events
Division of Student Affairs, Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs
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Wednesday, October 2 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Multipurpose Room East, Mack Student Center The LGBTQ Heritage Month Reception will feature keynote speaker Carmen Vazquez, a lifelong LGBTQ rights activist and current coordinator of the LGBT Health & Human Services Unit for the NYS AIDS Institute. Carmen will discuss her story as well as current issues in the LGBTQ community. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs Contact: MISPOLGBTQ@gmail.com
Coming Out: A Support Workshop
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Monday, October 7, 14, 21 6:30-8 p.m. Location is available only to registered participants A three-session, confidential, informational and social support group for students who wish to explore opening up about their sexual or gender identity. The workshop will take place in a safe environment where students can generate solutions and discuss barriers and common experiences. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs Contact: MISPOLGBTQ@gmail.com
National Coming Out Jeans Day
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Friday, October 11 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Atrium, Mack Student Center Please join the Office of Student Leadership and Activities in supporting the LGBTQ community by wearing jeans or a jean patch to collectively show our support. Jeans Day began at Rutgers University in 1974 as a way to promote equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals. Since that time, Jeans Day has spread to other colleges and universities throughout the country. For those members of the Hofstra community dressed in professional attire please pick up a jean patch with a pin to show your support. Sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Activities Contact: OSLA@hofstra.edu
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lgbthistorymonth.com.
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Diversity, Dialogue, and Desserts Series: REAL Men and REAL Women Only Please Thursday, October 17 6:30-7:30 p.m., Plaza Room East, Mack Student Center Join us for an intimate discussion on how stereotyping and the secret sexism in the gay community hurt us all. We will discuss how the die-hard “traditional” expectation that men conform to masculine gender norms and women conform to feminine gender norms hurts the LGBTQ community as a whole by turning us against each other and even turning us against ourselves. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs and Office of Student Leadership and Activities Contact: MISPOLGBTQ@gmail.com
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LGBTQ Heritage Month Reception
4-6 p.m., 143 Mack Student Center Join us for an educational workshop to learn about anti-homosexual terms. We can use this information to support students that are coming out. Sponsored by The Pride Network Contact: Alicia@thepridenetwork.org
Transgender 101: The Basics of the “T” in LGBT Wednesday, October 23 6:30-8 p.m., 246 East Library Wing, Axinn Library Join us for this informational discussion about what it means to be a transgender person and how to become an ally of the transgender community. Learn everything about the “T” in the LGBTQ acronym. Facilitated by members of the Hofstra and transgender community. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs, The Pride Network, and Center for Civic Engagement Contact: MISPOLGBTQ@gmail.com
New LGB TQ Immigration Laws Friday, October 25
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Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall This exhibition of photographic portraiture by Arnold Newman highlights the innovative minds and personalities that gave rise to the ideas and concepts that shaped the 20th century. Recognized as the “Father of Environmental Portraiture,” where the background is an integral part of the image, Newman was influenced by the school of modernism. His work has contributed to the transformation of what we know as the photographic portrait; his work is found in numerous international museums and collections. Sponsored by the Hofstra University Museum Contact: Tiffany.M.Jordan@hofstra.edu
Friday, October 11
3:30-4:40 p.m., 246 East Library Wing, Axinn Library Learn about how the Supreme Court’s appeal of the Defense of Marriage Act affects immigration laws in the United States. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs Contact: Sonia.Fernandes@hofstra.edu
Drag Show Wednesday, October 30 7:30-10:30 p.m. Student Center Theater, Mack Student Center Join The Pride Network for its annual drag show featuring professional and student performers who dress as members of the opposite sex and put on a show for the Hofstra community. The performers will be available for autographs and pictures after the show. Sponsored by The Pride Network Contact: Alicia@thepridenetwork.org
Sponsors: v Division of Student Affairs v Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs v Center for Civic Engagement v The Pride Network v Office of Student Leadership and Activities v Hofstra University Museum Hofstra University is an EO/AA/ADA educator and employer.
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Tuesday, September 3 through Friday, December 13, 2013
National Coming Out Day Workshop
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Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture