University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons FAN: Family Affairs Newsletter Newspapers 11-15-2012 Family Affairs Newsletter 2012-11-15 Zack Paakkonen Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fan Part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons Recommended Citation Paakkonen, Zack, "Family Affairs Newsletter 2012-11-15" (2012). FAN: Family Affairs Newsletter. 69. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fan/69 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FAN: Family Affairs Newsletter by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE (F)AMILY (A)FFAIRS (N)EWSLETTER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX COMMUNITY FOLLOW YOUR HEART - DO YOUR PART - CHERISH OUR FAMILY November 15, 2012 NEWSLETTER NEWS, NOTES & REMINDERS : No new news this issue. ANNOUNCEMENTS : This category is for non-social notices about GLBTQI community members that you think other GLBTQI community members might like to know about...things like: births, deaths, adoptions, commitments, graduations, promotions, awards, shows, ongoing classes, trying-to-start-a-group, etc. Congratulations to everyone involved in the same-sex marriage campaign! Announcement #1 : The Rainbow Business & Professional Association needs donations for both the silent and live auctions for their yearly fundraiser for the RBPA Scholarship Fund, and also needs volunteers to help decorate, and to assist in the check-out process on December 12. If you would like to assist with items for either auction, or help behind the scenes, please email [email protected] OP/EDs : This is your chance to spout off (or offer your insightful thoughts and opinions) about ANYTHING related to the GLBTQI community. Any subscriber is welcomed to submit. Please keep your thoughts as succinct (and civilized) as possible. Subscribers should be willing to allow at least their first name and an email address to be listed with the posting . No one had any opinions this issue. EVENTS (CHANGING) : NOVEMBER November 16 (Friday). Portland . 13 th Annual U.S.M. Royal Majesty Drag Competition and Show . 7:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, Spring Street, Portland. Celebrity Host! Student competitors and community performers! Special Guest Judges! Doors open at 7:00 P.M. Show begins at 7:30 P.M. Tickets $5 with your student id (any school), $10 all others. ASL Interpreted. Extended bus service from the USM Portland Campus at 7:00pm to the Holiday Inn, and bus service from the Holiday Inn to the Portland and Gorham Campus after the show. Bus service is free to all USM community members and guests. The USM Royal Majesty Drag Competition and Show is a fundraiser for the Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity. This event is sponsored in part by the USM Student Activity Fee via the Student Senate, Portland and Gorham Events Board, the Queer Straight Alliance and others. Contact Sarah Holmes at 780-5767 or at [email protected] for more information. 1 November 20 (Tuesday). Portland . Transgender Day of Remembrance . 6:30 P.M. This years event is being co-sponsored by: MaineTransNet, the Trans Youth Equality Foundation, and the University of Southern Maine Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity. The plan is to hold a candle-light vigil in Monument Square, where we will read the names of our fallen sisters and brothers, and several speakers will say a word or two about this solemn day. The event planning is in process, so stay tuned for updates regarding the event. The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The Transgender Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people, an action that current media doesn’t perform. Day of Remembrance publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people in the face of national indifference and hatred. Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgender people that we are their sons, daughters, parents, friends and lovers. Day of Remembrance gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand in vigil, memorializing those of us who’ve died by anti-transgender violence. November 27 (Tuesday) Portland . Downeast Pride Alliance (“DEPA”) Business After Hours Networking Event . The next monthly "Business After Hours" networking event will be held on Tuesday, November 27, between 5:30 P.M. - 7:30Pm> at PATS PIZZA OLD PORT on Market Street in Portland (across from Regency Hotel). Cash bar, light food & media table will be provided. Mark your calendars and join us the last Tuesday of each month (otherwise noted) for "Cocktails & Conversation." No RSVP or membership fees. All are welcome! DECEMBER December 3 (Monday). Lewiston . F to eMbody. A Reconstruction of Gender . F to eMbody, a gender deviant, multimedia, spoken-word, homo-hop extravaganza, features two of the most well-recognized trans-masculine performers around: Rocco Kayiatos and Harvey Katz. 8:30 PM. - 10:00 P.M. at Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell Street, Lewiston, ME 04240. http://www.bates.edu/intercultural/events/f-to- embody/ December 12 (Wednesday). Portland . Rainbow Business & Professional Association Holiday Auction . Mark your calendars... our 16th Annual Holiday Auction will be December 12. This is our primary fundraiser for the RBPA scholarship fund, and it is always a great time! This dinner event will be at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. The cost is $30 per person for members and $35 for non-members. We are looking for donations for the silent and live auctions, so please get in touch with a board member if you would like to contribute or have an idea for us. If you would like to help decorate or help during the auction, please contact me or one of the auction co-chairs, Dan Hatt or Guy Duprey. See www.rbpa.org for more information. EVENTS (ONGOING) : Statewide : Over 50% of Mainers now support marriage equality -- still too close for comfort. EQUALITYMAINE NEEDS YOU! Please volunteer a couple hours am or pm -- it can't happen without you. To find a a group or office in your county now, call 207-619-3804 or go to http://mainersunitedformarriage.org Androscoggin County ALL ABOUT GUYS. Lewiston/Auburn meeting on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. Come join other guys like you in a fun, friendly, open and nonjudgmental environment. Also offering HIV/STD prevention services including free, anonymous, rapid HIV testing (no needles or blood), and safer sex supplies. View our calendar of events and HIV testing hours, subscribe to our email list, and find more info at: http://www.allaboutguys.org/ or call 207-725-4955. Join our Facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_188652697811490 See full listing, under Social Groups, below for more details. 2 OUTRIGHT L/A. UU Church, corner of Spring and Pleasant Street, Auburn. Weekly drop-in for youth age 22 and under every Friday from 6:00 - 8:30pm. FMI call 207-795-8956 or email [email protected] or check the web site at www.outrightla.org See full listing below for more details. Aroostook County NORTHERN LAMBDA . Monthly meeting or gathering on the 4th Saturday of each month. Location varies within Aroostook County. FMI and/or directions contact Tess at 694-2639 or Kent at 538-7630 or email [email protected]. See full listing below for more details. Cumberland County AA MEETING - GLBT , Portland, 6:30pm, at Dana Center at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street. More info: http://www.csoaamaine.org/ DEMAND EQUALITY NOW PROTESTS. Sundays from 9:00 am to 11:15 a.m. Portland, Immaculate Conception Church, 302 Congress St. Group statement: “We protest at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception because it is the home church of Bishop Malone, who helped direct over $500,000.00 in church funds and donations to help REPEAL equal marriage rights in Maine. We protest to send the message that the vote may be over, but we won't "get over it". We're not going anywhere. Everyone is welcome, any orientation, any height, any weight, lol. For more information, please see the group’s facebook site at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=176167710924 GAY MEN’S PROSTATE CANCER GROUP The Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer has announced the formation of the gay men’s prostate cancer support group with an aim to provide a safe place for gay men to share and discuss issues regarding the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The group is open to gay and bisexual men and their partners and friends. The meeting place will alternate between South Portland and Augusta with even numbered months held at the Cancer Community Center in South Portland and odd numbered months at Maine General Hospital(Conference Room #2) in Augusta, always on the first Tuesday of the month from 6-7:30. For more information please email [email protected] or [email protected] . GO PORTLAND. Hosts monthly meetings and community outings for men. Location varies. Call Mat Robedee at (207)871-0216 or (207)749-6818 for more information. To be included in the monthly email list – send a message to [email protected] with the subject “add me”. Also – join GO Portland’s new website for access to their easy to navigate events calendar and additional happenings.