What We're About!



For starters I want to emphasize that you do not have to be gay, bi, transgender, etc. to be a part of this club!

We are a group of people gathering to discuss and promote equality and discourage the derogatory assumptions about homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender.

What would we do?

Open discussion, guest speakers, volunteering, events, rallies, writing, you name it.

What would we discuss?

I want an "open discussion" type forum at our meetings because I want the members to have a safe place to talk about what's going on in their lives; the good, the bad, and the ugly! Just somewhere completely free to cut loose and be yourself!

Guest speakers?

I want to get people from outside the school to come in and share their story with us. (We may also have weeks where we will spotlight one of our own members, upon request.) Artists, Writers, Community Leaders, anyone I can get a hold of. (This may be difficult at first, but we'll get them in!)

*Our second meeting I will be inviting a personal friend to come speak.

Events?

We definitely need fun events! We may ti-dye shirts at our second meeting, have outings like ice skating, etc. One larger event I think would be really fun (if we could get it approved) is a drag fashion show. This would involve fashion majors to work with drag kings and queens, students not majoring in fashion can help plan and decorate the event. I also had a plan last year for an LGBT pumpkin carving where the proceeds get donated. Any ideas are appreciated!

Volunteering?

I would like the club to participate in all different types of volunteer work. It is something I am passionate about, and hope the members will be too. I would like to volunteer in various ways (homeless shelters, animal shelters, ActionAIDS, EqualityPennsylvania, etc.) and hold events with the purpose of donating proceeds to important causes. (ActionAids, EqualityPennsylvania, etc.)

Politics?

I am very involved in politics and when it comes down to it I think everyone should be, at least a little bit. This past year two more states have voted yes on gay marriage, but its only 9 out of 50. (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Washington, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.) Without awareness and support of the movement, it will never come to fruition.

Club "Government"?

So like I said I am not the most organized person, or the best with time management. I definitely need someone, or a couple people to help keep the club on track. I may be starting the club but its everyone's club, not just mine. Even if you don't want to help with the responsibility of brainstorming and scheduling activities, your input is valued!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Guest Speaker-UPDATED AGAIN*!

Sorry about the previous cancellation, our speaker had difficulties getting here that day. So we are trying again this sunday, march 17th in the boardroom @ 4pm-8pm. She will not be speaking for 4 hours but that is how long we have the room! After we will most likely be watching The Walking Dead together again, we do this every Sunday if anyone else is interested in joining us!

I also picked up some supplies to make new posters! I will bring that to the meeting as well as some drinks/snacks. PLEASE BRING SUPPLIES AS WELL! We need markers/paint markers/glitter/etc. anything you want to use to make posters. The original posters are out dated so I feel we should make some new ones, I really want to grab the attention of some more students and build a large foundation for our club.

Also I want to talk about planning our first event. Although I am very passionate about the fashion drag-show idea I think I want to wait until next semester so that we have more time to plan and open it to the public. I want to get actual drag-queens and maybe some friends to join in on the festivity and have guests outside the school join us!

Can't wait to see you all this Sunday! Hope you all enjoyed your spring break!
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Scheduled Meetings

We ave boardroom at 11:30-12:30 on the following days...

-Feb 26th
-Mar 26th
-Apr 23rd
-Apr 30th
-May 7th

Any other days I plan on meeting I will let you know because we'll have to find somewhere else to go. Weather permitting we will meet outside occasionally!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Guest Speaker-IMPORTANT!

I have invited a good friend of mine to come speak to our club. I want everyone to be able to come, so what would be the best day/time? She is not available during the week before 7. So it will either be on Sunday (maybe later in the day since 2 didn't seem to be a great time) or a week night. I will be emailing everyone as well to get the word out! This is pretty important to me so please try to get back to me ASAP so I can reserve a room for the most suitable time.


(I already emailed Emily about reserving the boardroom for Tuesdays at lunch for our regular meetings!)
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Valentines Day!




I am not a huge fan of Valentine's Day, I think it is a commercialized holiday celebrated on false pretenses by couples. I do however think that if you put aside the materialistic bullshit and instead just spend time with the one you love, it can be an amazing day. So celebrate with the ones you love whether its a partner, family, or friends! And no matter what don't feel alone, we're all here for each other!




AND


Tonight some of the members, including myself are going out for dim-sum, email me if you want to join! Otherwise have a great day! xoxo




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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

First Meeting!

OUR FIRST MEETING IS THIS SUNDAY!

in the boardroom at 2pm


Please feel free to invite anyone interested, I will add them to the roster at the meeting! I am also not uptight about bringing guests from outside of the school, if your boyfriend or girlfriend is visiting they are more than welcome to come!

I will bring some snacks! Let's be honest, we're college kids we love free food. Feel free to bring treats as well.

This week we will just be meeting to get an idea of how many members, get to know each other, all that good stuff. It will be very informal and definitely goofy.

I don't have a set time we'll be done, it's pretty much going to be whenever we get tired of each other. If you have to go to work, or have a ton of homework, it's ok if you only pop in for a couple minutes. I understand we all have busy schedules, don't worry about it!

That's all for now, spread the word!


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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Greetings

Sooooo....

To be completely honest I am not the world's most organized person! I thought starting a blog for the group would not only help keep organized, but help connect the group members. Feel free to post articles, pictures, anecdotes, etc. here.

Remember that our group is about being completely judgement free, so don't hold back because you may be worried about what's appropriate!

If you need to contact me my email is egoodfellow@moore.edu

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