Events
Below is The LGBT Center Calendar for the Fall 2011 Semester. To find out about our upcoming events via email, sign up on our LGBT Announcement List.
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February
Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight Against AIDS
A Talk by Deborah Gould
Monday, February 6, 4:30p.m.
Robertson Hall, Bowl 1
Drawing from extensive research on the emergence, development, and decline of the direct action AIDS movement, ACT UP, this talk explores the emotional dimensions of contentious politics, especially the affective stimuli and blockages to political activism.
Sponsored by the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Queering the Color Line
Wednesday, February 8, 6-7:30p.m.
Women's 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 will be provided.
Sponsored by Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi Isabel de Koninck
Friday, February 10, 6:30p.m.
Center for Jewish Life, Private Dining Room
Join LGBTQ*J for Shabbat dinner with Rabbi Isabel de Koninck. She will speak about her experiences as an out Rabbi, discussion to follow. Space is limited; please RSVP to Miriam Geronimus at mgeronim@princeton.edu. All students are welcome to also join us afterward for desserts and schmoozing with Rabbi Isabel. This event kick-starts LGBTQ*J's weekly Shabbat onegs. Join us for dessert every week after Shabbat dinner.
Sponsored by Center for Jewish Life, LGBT Center, and LGBTQ*J
Cupid, What If It's Not OK?: LGBT Dating @ Princeton
Wednesday, February 15, Noon-1:30p.m.
Women's Center Conference Room, Frist 243
Whether you've come out or are in the process of doing so, it seems like one of the perks ought to be easier access to a pool of like-minded potential romantic interests. But where are they hiding? And what do you do when you find them? Join other students for a discussion of the trials and tribulations (and the joys!) of dating, sex, and relationships in the LGBT community. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
"OUT ON THE TOWN" HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, February 16, 5:30-7:30p.m.
The Tap Room at The Nassau Inn (10 Palmer Square)
This is an opportunity for graduate students, local alumni, faculty, and staff to socialize in a decidedly non-academic setting. Light appetizers will be provided.
Sponsored by the Queer Graduate Caucus, the Fund for Reunion / Princeton BTGALA, & the Graduate Student Government Events Board
THE RIGHT TO LOVE
Friday, February 17, 8p.m.
Location TBA
In honor of Black History Month and Valentine's Day, join us for this timely discussion.
Sponsored by the Black Men's Awareness Group, Fields Center, LGBT Center, and LGBT Peer Education Program
QUEERING THE AIR: A FORUM ON ADDRESSING HETERONORMATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM
Tuesday, February 21, 4:30p.m.
Frist Campus Center, Room 302
From foreign language courses to science labs, there are moments in academia where the experiences of LGBTQ folk are marginalized and/or rendered invisible. This event is a public forum to discuss experiences of heteronormativity in the classroom and begin to brainstorm ways to address it on Princeton's campus. Student and faculty panelists will speak to the issue of heteronormative pedagogy from their own perspectives as a way to kick off the general conversation.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center, LGBT Task Force, Pride Alliance, and Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
IN TREATMENT: PSYCHIATRY AND THE ARCHIVE OF MODERN SEXUALITY
A TALK BY REGINA KUNZEL
Thursday, February 23, 4:30p.m.
211 Dickinson Hall
Part of a larger book project on the role of psychiatric scrutiny and stigma in the making of modern sexuality, this talk focuses on the archive of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the federal hospital for the mentally ill in Washington, DC. It explore the encounters of sexual- and gender-variant people with psychiatry and psychoanalysis in mid-twentieth-century America, and it considers the status of those records as an archive – its logics, its silences, the longings it elicits – to reflect on its challenges to queer history.
Sponsored by the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
PRIDE DINNER
Monday, February 27, 6-7:30p.m.
Pyne Tower Suite, Graduate College
LGBT community and allies, please join us for good food and good conversation. Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to Olivia at omartel@princeton.edu.
Sponsored by the Graduate School and LGBT Center
DROP-IN HOURS FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY
Tuesday, September 28, 3-4p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in the fourth Tuesday every other month to discuss sexual health topics, such as sexuality, STIs, HIV, pelvic exams, etc. in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
March
QUEERING THE COLOR LINE
Wednesday, March 14, 6-7:30p.m.
Women's 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 will be provided.
Sponsored by Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
ALLY PROJECT: SUPPORTING LGBT STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY
Thursday, March 15, 9:30a.m.-Noon
Frist Campus Center, Multi Purpose Room C
This annual workshop covers a wide range of topics including language, support services, and resources. Designed specifically for staff and faculty, the Ally Project explores ways to better support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and colleagues. This year's Ally Project will be led by Monroe France, Director of the LGBTQ Student Center at New York University. Register at www.princeton.edu/training.
Sponsored by the LGBT Employee Resource Group, LGBT Task Force, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Office of Human Resources, and Office of the Vice President for Campus Life
ALLY PROJECT: UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION AND DISMANTLING HETEROSEXISM
Thursday, March 15, 2-4:30p.m.
Frist Campus Center, Multi Purpose Room C
This session is a follow-up to "Supporting LGBT Students, Staff, and Faculty" and is an interactive training module that will define concepts and offer concrete examples of heterosexism that continue to limit us in all facets of our lives, including the workplace. Participants will identify how it manifests on individual, cultural, and institutional levels and have an opportunity to develop concrete tools and strategies for diminishing heterosexism here at Princeton. At the end of this session, participants will also walk away with an action plan for addressing heteronomative practices in their day-to-day lives. Faculty, staff, and students can register at www.princeton.edu/training.
Sponsored by the LGBT Employee Resource Group, LGBT Task Force, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Office of Human Resources, and Office of the Vice President for Campus Life
DROP-IN HOURS FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY
Tuesday, March 27, 3 - 4 p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in the fourth Tuesday every other month to discuss sexual health topics, such as sexuality, STIs, HIV, pelvic exams, etc. in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
PRINCETON CARES: A BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS BENEFIT CONCERT
March 30 and 31, 11p.m.
Theatre Intime (Hamilton Murray Theatre)
Join the Princeton University Players for this cabaret-style benefit concert, featuring Princeton students and special guests. All proceeds will go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Sponsored by the Princeton University Players
LIFE AFTER PRINCETON: CAREERS BRUNCH WITH LGBT ALUMNI
Saturday, March 31, Noon
Campus Club (5 Prospect Ave.)
Princeton undergraduate and graduate alumni will discuss what it is like to be out in the workplace as well as their individual career paths. Through roundtable discussions, students can speak in depth with alumni from varied career fields, including healthcare, communications, and business. Check back closer to the date for the full list of alumni participants. Brunch will be provided. Please RSVP to lgbt@princeton.edu.
Sponsored by Career Services and the LGBT Center
April
PRIDE WEEK 2011: PRIDE AND PLURALITY
March 31 – April 7
Check with the Pride Alliance for a complete listing of events.
FUND FOR REUNION LGBTQ SPRING LECTURE
QUEERING THE AIR: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON HETERONORMATIVITY IN ACADEMIA
Monday, April 2, 4:30p.m.
Location TBA
A panel of national experts will speak about inclusive and rigorous college and university pedagogy that moves beyond heteronormativity to integrate LGBTQ people throughout academic disciplines.
Sponsored by the Fund for Reunion/Princeton BTGALA and cosponsored by the LGBT Center, LGBT Task Force, Pride Alliance, and Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
QUEER SEDER
Friday, April 6, Time TBA
Center for Jewish Life
Join LGBTQ*J for the CJL's first ever Queer Seder! The story traditionally told during the seder is about the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt. The Queer Seder provides an opportunity to examine the issues of oppression and liberation from an LGBTQ perspective. Free for upperclassmen and graduate students without a meal plan if you pre-register. Please RSVP at www.princeton.edu/hillel.
Sponsored by Center for Jewish Life, LGBT Center, and LGBTQ*J
WHAT THE RABBIS THINK: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON JUDAISM AND HOMOSEXUALITYN
Wednesday, April 11, 9p.m.
Center for Jewish Life, Wilf Hall
Come to a panel discussion with Reform Rabbi Sara Rich, Conservative Rabbi Julie Roth, Orthodox Rabbi David Wolkenfeld and Chabad Rabbi Eitan Webb. Q&A and free food to follow. All are welcome.
Sponsored by Center for Jewish Life, LGBT Center, and LGBTQ*J
QUEERING THE COLOR LINE
Wednesday, April 11, 6-7:30p.m.
Carl A. Fields Center (58 Prospect Ave.)
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
A CONVERSATION WITH GAUTAM RAGHAVAN: LGBT LIASON AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Monday, April 23, 4:30p.m.
Location TBA
Associate Director of Public Engagement and LGBT Liaison at the White House, Gautam Raghavan will speak about his current work as well as past work increasing the visibility and participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in politics.
Sponsored by the College Democrats, LGBT Center, Queer Desi Tigers, Queer Graduate Caucus, and Princeton Equality Project
DROP-IN HOURS FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY
Tuesday, April 24, 3-4 p.m.
McCosh Health Center, Room 118
Drop in the fourth Tuesday every other month to discuss sexual health topics, such as sexuality, STIs, HIV, pelvic exams, etc. in a confidential LGBT-friendly environment. Ask for Olga Hernandez.
Sponsored by University Health Services
May
QUEERING THE COLOR LINE
Wednesday, May 9, 6-7:30p.m.
Women's Center Conference Room (Frist Campus Center, Room 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 will be provided.
Sponsored by Fields Center, Frist Campus Center, LGBT Center, and Women's Center
LAVENDER GRADUATION
Saturday, May 12, 2-4p.m.
Prospect House, Garden Room
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
Queering the Color Line Family Dinner
The Second 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
Fourth 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
The Daily Grind
Monday through Friday, 2 – 4 p.m.
The Rainbow Lounge
Stop by the LGBT Center daily for a free cup of coffee or hot tea.
Take this time to relax between classes or studying and get an afternoon burst of energy. Open to all.
Sponsored by the LGBT Center
Annual Events
Welcome Back Barbeque
View a list of Programming from Previous Years