UNCG PRIDE! Week April 3 - 7
by Matt | March 31st, 2006 |
UNCG PRIDE!, the campus Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Straight Allied Student Association will hold its annual PRIDE! Week April 3 through April 7, 2006.
A list of events is below and be sure to check out http://pride.uncg.edu for more information:
Monday – Movie Showing, “Common Ground” with special guest Jerry Meek, Chairman of the NC Democratic Party, 7pm, EUC Cone Ballroom B
Tuesday – LGBT Politics Panel featuring Ed Farthing of EqualityNC, Gary Palmer of GSAFE, Alyson Meiselman (TG activist/advocate, Attorney) and Linda Stroupe of PFLAG Greensboro, 7pm, EUC Cone Ballroom B
Wednesday- Concert on the Quad w/ queer singers Kate and Sarah and local Greensborian’s “The Arrival” 7pm on the Quad
Thursday – “GLBTQSA… Huh?!” Weekly PRIDE! Meeting, 7:30pm, Faculty Center, College Ave.
Friday – PRIDE! Prom, hosted by the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greensboro. Directions to church at http://pride.uncg.edu. Free for UNCG students, $3 at the door for Non-UNCG Students.
Information tables will be out all week in the EUC, Atrium and Fountain (Times and places on website).
Remember, check out http://pride.uncg.edu for more information and we hope to see you at all of the events!!! All events are open to the public and, with the exception of PRIDE! Prom, free of expense.
This year’s sponsors, partners, supporters and participants include: Allen Broach and Bob Weston, EqualityNC, the UNCG Student Government Association, the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Greensboro, OutGreensboro.com (Alternative Resources of the Triad) and the Queer College Youth Network of the Triad (QCYNT).
UNCG PRIDE! is the campus Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Straight Allied Student Association. Established in 1974 as one of the oldest GLBTQA student organizations in the nation and the oldest in the State of North Carolina, UNCG PRIDE! continues its strong tradition of providing a safe and welcoming social atmosphere for students of all sexual orientations. We also work to educate the University Community on LGBTQA issues and concerns, helping to create awareness, acceptance and diversity.
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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