WHAT: Mpowerment Meeting
WHERE: Green Street Center
24 E. Green St., Suite 14
Champaign
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Mpowerment is a local social and HIV prevention group for young gay/bisexual men. Meetings are open to all young gay and bisexual men interested in becoming involved.
For more information, please contact Carrie Keenan.
WHAT: eQuality C-U Meeting
WHERE: Rainbow Coffeehouse at Green and Goodwin
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
eQuality C-U is an LGBTQ activist group for students and community members. If you’re interested in helping in the struggle for LGBT liberation and equal rights for all, then this is a group for you!
For more information, please contact: John Kenealy.
WHAT: Look UP
WHERE: Independent Media Center (Suite 203)
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
What does it look like to combine sexuality with spirituality? Look UP is a discussion group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer individuals where we provide a safe environment to meet people, hang out, and discuss these two ideas and how they can and do coexist. Our goal is to bring together people from the LGBTQ community that have shared experiences, and allow them the freedom to explore these subjects in a respectful, peer-mediated setting.
For more information, please contact Rob.
WHAT: Boys Night Out
WHERE: Boltini Lounge
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 9:00 p.m.
Every Wednesday is Boys Night Out at Boltini Lounge.
- DJ Randall Ellison at the decks.
- FREE candy and condoms
- $4.00 X-Boyfriend & Well Hung martinis; $9 carafe Long Island Iced Tea; $1.50 Miller High Life bottles; $5.00 Classic & Baby Mama Bellinis
- Half price food specials (4:00–6:30 p.m. only)
WHAT: Same Sex Sunday Podcast
WHERE: Right here. And also here.
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010
Same Sex Sunday’s podcast is posted every Sunday. When it goes live on their site, I’ll post it here asap.
Stay tuned!
WHAT: Speak UP
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 19, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Email for location
Speak UP is a spoken word and poetry group for the LGBTQA community. Group meetings allow members to write and share work in a supportive and open environment. Writers of all experience levels are invited to attend.
For more information, please contact Megan.
WHAT: Talk it UP
WHERE: Independent Media Center (Suite 203)
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 20, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Talk it UP is a peer-run LGBTQ support group for middle and high-school youth. LGBTQ youth can expect an atmosphere of acceptance and support while meeting other LGBTQ youth. The group is co-facilitated by two UP Center board members (one teacher, one social worker); however the group is led by the youth participants.
Snacks are provided.
For more information, please contact Megan.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- The University of Illinois LGBT Resource Center will be closed Thursday, Dec. 23, 5:00 p.m.–Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
- And, your humble columnist is also taking vacation until January 3rd. SP’s benevolent dictators have granted us all a nice, long holiday break. I’ll see you again in the year 2011. So don you now your gay apparel, and have a lovely holiday everyone!
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Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list of all LGBTQ events in our community. Please always feel free to email me or post other events/updates/corrections in the comments.