Queer Trans Leadership InstituteEach Thursday, 10/17-11/21 Apply to be a mentor or mentee for the Queer Trans Leadership Institute (QTLI) under the Queer Trans People of Color Agency (QTPOCA)! If you are a mentee, you will attend the weekly workshops Thursdays at 7 pm from Oct. 17 – Nov. 21 in the MEC.Questions? Email qtpoca@gmail.com or DM us on Insta @qtpoca_ut Deadline to apply to be a mentor or a mentee is Monday, Oct. 7th at 11:59 pm. |
National Young Women’s Day of Action RSVP Now Open!Wednesday, 10/30 Kristen Meinzer is an award-winning host, producer, and former director of nonfiction programming for Slate’s sister company, Panoply. She says “I’ve been told I don’t have a face for TV or a voice for radio. I’ve been told I talk like a baby, a whiner, and a character from the movie “Fargo.” More than one person has said to me, “that’s not how an Asian person talks,” or “you don’t sound like you look.” And at over half the conferences I’ve spoken at, I’ve been the only woman of color on stage. My story isn’t particularly unique. 96% of film directors are men. 72% of lead characters in films are men. 63% of speaking characters in films are men. 84% of Pulitzer Prize recipients are men. 77.5% of Fortune 500 board seats are held by men. And two thirds of podcasts have at least one white male host. In other words, we live in a world where men are given platforms to speak, and where they’re taken seriously when they do. To get lunch, please RSVP here |
Wikipedia Edit-a-ThonTuesday, 10/8 UT Libraries will be doing a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon this semester. This edit-a-thon will be focusing on Wikipedia pages of notable women and LGBTQ+ folks in STEM in honor of Ada Lovelace Day on October 8. |
Relationship Violence Prevention MonthOctober is Relationship Violence Prevention Month. Join VAV and campus partners for a month of events to promote healthy relationships, prevent violence, and support survivors. Events include: Rally for Healthy Relationships Friday, 10/18 Join VAV Student Org to play games, win a t-shirt and VAV swag (while supplies last), and explore what a healthy relationship means to you! Breaking the Silence – Survivor Speak-Out Wednesday, 10/30 A gender-inclusive annual event that serves as a space for survivors to speak out about their experiences with relationship violence. Open mic for survivors and allies to share stories, an interactive art installation, free food and t-shirts, and a resource fair. For the full list of events, visit cmhc.utexas.edu/vav/vav_calendar.html |
October is UT Disability Awareness and Inclusion MonthOctober is Texas Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month and National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. SSD works with campus partners to offer a variety of events throughout the month of October to educate and promote advocacy about disability and inclusion at UT. See our full calendar of events with RSVP information on our website. Please help spread the word to your networks! Trainings: ▪ disABILITY Advocate 101 for Student Employees: October 2nd from 5-6pm and October 15th from 3-4pm
Interactive Events: ▪ Disability Fest, sponsored by the disABILITY Advocacy Student Coalition: October 17th 6pm-9:30
Please join us in attending and spreading the word about these events that will be taking place throughout the month of October! All events and fliers are posted on our website: https://diversity.utexas.edu/disability/2019/09/daim19/ . Thanks for your support of Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month! |
Out on the Brazos hosted by Waco Pride NetworkSaturday, 10/12 Our Pride event, Out on the Brazos, will be held on October 12th this year at Brazos Park East in Waco. Baylor University has been struggling and fighting to work towards gender, sexuality and LGBTQA equality in the past year, but unsuccessfully due to their religious connection. I know it’s a travel, but we are allowing student groups to have free tables at our event and if anyone from UT would be willing to take part, we would love the support. The past two years, we’ve have members of the LGBTQA Community come to our event from Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin as well as from various universities and organizations throughout the state. We are a family event full of entertainment and all ages spending the day at the park to celebrate each other and the community we have and strive for more progress. Feel free to visit our website (www.wacopride.org) to find out more about our events and organization. We also have quite a presence on Facebook, if you want to check us out there. We look forward to talking to you more and hope to have some visits from the Texas LGBTQA Community. |
Research Study on Transgender/ Gender Non-Conforming Individuals’ Family ExperiencesBilly Table, a fourth year doctoral student in Communication Studies, is looking for participants for their dissertation study. The study is survey-based, and is investigating family experiences, stress, and resilience of transgender/gender non-conforming individuals. If you are over 18, are trans/GNC, are out to at least one member of your family and communicate with that member at least once a month, you are eligible for the study. The survey takes about 20 minutes, and there is an optional Visa gift card drawing you may enter at the end (odds of winning = 1 out of 50). For more information/to take the survey, click here This research is IRB approved #2018-11-0059. |
Yale Law School in AustinWe would like to invite your members to speak with Associate Dean Miriam Ingber in a one-on-one setting about Yale Law School, our unique admissions process, and our supportive community. Dean Ingber will be in Austin on Wednesday, October 2. If you could circulate this email widely to your members interested in law school, that would be greatly appreciated. Anyone interested in speaking with Dean Ingber can visit our registration page to choose a time that works for them. Please note: Yale Law School does not have an evaluative interview component to its admissions process. These meetings are strictly informational and an opportunity to ask your individual questions. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and to facilitate that process, the Law School generously grants need-based fee waivers without requiring parental information. Neither the request for, nor the granting of, a fee waiver has any bearing on admissions decisions. To submit a request for a fee waiver, please click here. |
Look for ParticipantsA Senior at Bowling Green State Your participation in this study simply means accessing the provided survey link If you have any questions or concerns or cannot access the link for any reasons, |
GSCelebrate!The GSC loves to celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing students and staff! If there is anyone that you would like to nominate to be featured in our bulletin, please email the GSC@austin.utexas.edu |
Recurring Events at the GSCFinding Our Voice: A Women of Color Discussion Group Queer, Trans & Feminist Grad Student Working Group Free HIV Testing with the Q Queer Voices Discussion Group Office Hours with CMHC’s Joey Hannah Trans Thursday Social Group Feminist Friday! @SAC 2.112 main space |