Events
Below is The LGBT Center Calendar for the Spring 2010 Semester. To find out about our upcoming events via email, sign up on our LGBT Announcement List.
February
Out on the Field
Monday, February 8, Noon
Women's / International Center Conference Room (Frist 243)
A number of Princeton Community members have participated in the Gay Games and Out Games - International lesbian and gay, Olympic-style, athletic competitions. Come join them for lunch as they talk about competing and being an out athlete.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
Drop-in Hours for the LGBT Community
Tuesday, February 9, 3 – 4 p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in to discuss sexual health (i.e. HIV, sexuality, STIs, pelvic exams) in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
Staging Citizenship: Race and the Queer History of Naturalization in the United States
Siobhan Somerville, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thursday, February 11, 4:30 p.m.
McCormick 106
Siobhan Somerville, Associate Professor in the Department of English and the Gender & Women’s Studies Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Somerville has written extensively on the intersection of race and sexuality in U.S. literature and history, and her current book project is entitled A Queer Genealogy of Naturalization in the U.S.
Sponsored by the Program in the Study of Women and Gender
A Princeton Marriage
Friday, February 12, Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Prospect House: President's Room
Come celebrate National Freedom to Marry Day with a catered lunch in Prospect House. Princeton faculty and staff members will talk about what marriage means to them.
Panelists: Anthony Appiah, Jeff Nunokawa, Jen Rexford, & Lianne Sullivan Crowley
Sponsored by the Fund For Reunion LGBTQ Lecture Series, LGBT Center, Program in the Study of Women and Gender, and Women's Center
Chattin' with the Chaplain about Christianity
Tuesday, February 16, 3:30 p.m.
Murray-Dodge
Associate Dean of Religious Life, Rev. Paul Raushenbush, will speak about Christianity and sexuality. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center and Office of Religious Life
Andrew Sullivan: Politics of Homosexuality
Thursday, February 18, 8 p.m.
McCosh 50
Former editor of the New Republic, Andrew Sullivan, was one of the first journalists to begin blogging in 2001. He is Internationally known as a provocative political and social commentator. In his latest book, The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back, Sullivan challenges the tenants of contemporary conservatism. Sullivan is a self-identified conservative, gay, Roman Catholic, and he will be speaking on the politics of homosexuality as part of the Public Lecture Series.
Sponsored by the Public Lecture Series Stafford Littile Lecture and cosponsored by the LGBT Center
Video Screening and Conversation with Jeffery & Cole
Thursday, February 18, 9 p.m.
Campus Club Tap Room and Lounge
YouTube sensations and stars of Logo's Jeffery and Cole Casserole, Jeffery Self and Cole Escola will screen their work and engage in a conversation.
Sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts, LGBT Center, Program in American Studies, and the Program in the Study of Women and Gender
Love, Friendship, & Everything In Between
Friday, February 19, Noon
LGBT Center Rainbow Lounge (Frist 247)
Please join us for lunch as we discuss ways to find what you want and lose what you don't. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
Pride Dinner
Monday, February 22, 6 p.m.
Pyne Tower
LGBT community and allies, please join us for good food and great conversation. Please RSVP to Olivia at omartel@princeton.edu.
Sponsored by the Graduate School and the LGBT Center
No Mo' "No Homo": Allies Speak Out
Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 p.m.
Frist 302
When Black people and LGBT people are seen as mutually exclusive, LGBT member of the Black community are left invisible. The power of allies in changing this belief cannot be underestimated. Join faculty and staff leaders as they speak about their role as an LGBT ally within the
Black community.
Moderated by Larry Lyons, Ph.D. Candidate in English, Princeton University
Sponsored by the Black History Month Committee, Carl A. Fields Center, LGBT Center, and Queer Graduate Caucus
Historicizing Erotohistoriography
Elizabeth Freeman, University of California, Davis
Wednesday, February 24, 4:30 p.m.
McCormick 106
What models do we have for recording history in which erotics, bodies, and desires occupy a valuable place? Given recent assertions that “queer” opposes the politically programmatic, even the future itself, what about the past? Is there a historical consciousness with eroticism at the center? This talk will explore some historically specific models of “doing” what I call erotohistoriography, aiming for a discussion about the relationship between sexual pleasure and encounters with the past.
Sponsored by the Carl A. Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
Queering the Color Line Family Dinner
Wednesday, February 24, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Women's / International Center Conference Room (Frist 243)
This is a welcoming and supportive space for LGBT students, staff, and faculty of color to meet and hang out. Drop in and have dinner, which is provided.
Sponsored by the Carl A. Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
GBLT Equality Film and Lecture Series
Saturday, February 27, 2 p.m.
Princeton Public Library: Community Room
The Princeton Public Library is hosting a film screening and discussion with Princeton Professor of Visual Arts Su Friedrich. Her film Hide and Seek will be screened and followed by a talk. In addition, at 7 p.m., the Academy Award winning film Milk will be screened.
Sponsored by HiTOPS, the Princeton High School GSA, and the Princeton Public Library
March
LGBT International Dinner
Monday, March 1, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Women's / International Center Conference Room (Frist 243)
Join other LGBT international and internationally-minded students and allies for a casual dinner and conversation. Undergrad and graduate students are welcome and invited. Come when you can, and dinner will be provided.
Sponsored by the Graduate School, International Center, LGBT Center, and Queer Graduate Caucus
Chattin' with the Chaplain about Islam
Tuesday, March 2, 3:30 p.m.
Murray-Dodge
Join Coordinator of Muslim Life, Sohaib Sultan, along with student leaders for a discussion on sexuality and Islam. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center and Office of Religious Life
Faculty & Staff Ally Project
Monday, March 8
Location TBA
9:30 a.m. - Noon: Supporting LGBT Students, Staff and Faculty
This annual workshop covers a wide range of topics including language, support services, and resources. Designed specifically for staff and faculty, the Ally Project is intended to teach ways to better support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and colleagues.
2 p.m.: Transgender 101 - Understanding the Trans Experience
Over the past ten years, there has been an increase in the number of students and employees at Princeton who identify as transgender or genderqueer. However, there is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about the transgender and gender variant experience. This program is open to all members of the Princeton University community and will focus on ways to be a ally to trans and gender variant students, staff, and faculty. The session will also discuss the use of language, what it means to identify as transgender or gender non-conforming, the experience of transgender students and employees, and resources you can utilize as an ally.
Sponsored by the LGBT Employee Resouce Group, LGBT Task Force, Office of Human Resources, and Office of the Vice President for Campus Life
Drop-in Hours for the LGBT Community
Tuesday, March 9, 3 – 4 p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in to discuss sexual health (i.e. HIV, sexuality, STIs, pelvic exams) in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
All About Asexuality
Wednesday, March 24, Noon
Women's / International Center Conference Room (Frist 243)
Do you want to learn about asexuality? Do you identify as asexual or want to learn how to be an ally to the asexual community? David Jay, the founder of the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network, will be joining us for a lunch conversation. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
John Waters: This Filthy Word
Thursday, March 25, 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Gay legend, icon, and filmmaker John Waters, is speaking as part of Princeton’s Public Lecture Series. This program will surely be both engaging and entertaining.
Sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts Performance Center, Public Lecture Series, and Spencer Trask Lecture Fund
Queering the Color Line Family Dinner
Wednesday, March 31, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Women's / International Center Conference Room (Frist 243)
This is a welcoming and supportive space for LGBT students, staff, and faculty of color to meet and hang out. Drop in and have dinner, which is provided.
Sponsored by the Carl A. Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
April
Queer Asian Film Festival
Friday, April 2, 8 p.m.
Location TBA
As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the LGBT Center will be hosting a queer Asian film fest. More details about the
films to follow.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
Drop-in Hours for the LGBT Community
Tuesday, April 6, 3 – 4 p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in to discuss sexual health (i.e. HIV, sexuality, STIs, pelvic exams) in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
FFR LGBTQ Lecture Series
TransActions: Activism in Academia
Tuesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.
McCormick 106
Join an amazing group of trailblazing, trans academics and activists who will speak about their work and how they balance these duel identites. This program will be moderated by Professor Gayle Salamon and is not to be missed.
Sponsored by the Fund For Reunion, LGBT Center, Program in the Study of Women and Gender, Queer Graduate Caucus, and Women's Center
Pride Week
April 11 - April 17
Check back in early April for more details.
Sponsored by the Pride Alliance
FFR LGBT Lecture Series
Why Marriage?
Monday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
McCormick 101
This panel of national voices will examine the values, histories, and traditions that surround the institution of marriage and fuel today's same-sex
marriage debates.
Panelists include Jessica Valenti, Feministing; Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Yale University, Religious Studies; Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Princeton University,
Political Science;
and Paula Ettlebrick, New York University, Professor of Law.
Sponsored by the Fund For Reunion, LGBT Center, Program in the Study of Women and Gender, and Women's Center
Glee Series Return!
Tuesday, April 13
Whitman College Theater
Come join fellow gleeks for the return of Glee! We will have good snacks and a great crowd.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center and Whitman College
Dinner and Dialogue with Edmund White
Wednesday, April 14, 6 p.m.
Special Dining Room, Wu Dining Hall, Butler College
Highly-Acclaimed Gay Novelist and Princeton Creative Writing Professor Edmund White will be reading from his latest book City Boy: My life in New York during the 1960's and 70's. This event is not to be missed. Please RSVP to lgbt@princeton.edu for dinner.
Sponsored by Butler College, The LGBT Center, and Lewis Center for the Arts
Chattin' with the Chaplain about Hinduism
Tuesday, April 20, 3:30 p.m.
Murray-Dodge
Join Coordinator for Hindu Life, Vineet Chander, for a discussion on Hinduism and sexuality. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center and Office of Religous Life
LGBT International Dinner
Monday, April 26, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Women's / International Center Conference Room (Frist 243)
Join other LGBT international and internationally-minded students and allies for a casual dinner and conversation. Undergrad and graduate students are welcome and invited. Come when you can, and dinner will be provided.
Sponsored by the Graduate School, International Center, and LGBT Center
Queering the Color Line Family Dinner
Wednesday, April 28, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Fields Center (58 Prospect)
This is a welcoming and supportive space for LGBT students, staff, and faculty of color to meet and hang out. Drop in and have dinner, which is provided.
Sponsored by the Carl A. Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
May
Lavender Graduation
Saturday, May 8, 2 – 4 p.m.
Location TBA
This ceremony will recognize the hard work and leadership of those in our community, and honor those who are graduating. If you are a graduating student who would like to participate, please contact the LGBT Center at lgbt@princeton.edu.
Sponsored by the Fund For Reunion and LGBT Center
Reoccurring Events
Monthly Events
Queering the Color Line Family Dinner
Last Wednesday of the Month, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
This is a welcoming and supportive space for LGBT students, staff, and faculty of color to meet and hang out. Drop in and have dinner, which will be provided.
Sponsored by Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women’s Center
Drop-in Hours for the LGBT Community
Second Tuesday of the Month, 3 – 4 p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in to discuss sexual health (i.e. HIV, sexuality, STIs, pelvic exams) in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
Weekly Events
Sex in the Center
Tuesdays at 2 p.m.
The Rainbow Lounge
Every Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Rainbow Lounge, Jenn Pollitt, LGBT Center Graduate Intern, will be running a program where students can ask questions about sex and sexuality. Any and all questions are welcome and encouraged.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center.
Tea at Three
Fridays at 3 p.m.
The Rainbow Lounge
On Friday afternoons, join Matthew Armstead, Program Coordinator, in the Rainbow Lounge. Take a break, have some fun, and share tea at the end of the week. We will feature different types of tea, snacks, and games every week.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
Daily Events
The Daily Grind
Monday through Friday, 9 – 11 a.m.
The Rainbow Lounge
Stop by the LGBT Center everyday (Monday through Friday) for a free cup of coffee or hot tea. Take this time to relax between morning classes, wake up, or start your day with a jolt of caffeine and great company. Open to all.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
Annual Events
Welcome Back Barbeque
View a list of Programming from Previous Years