Were off to Neverland!!!
1 day ago
May 18th, 2012
Price: 15$
Location: The Lexington Children’s Theater
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Dress: Anything from costumes to Tuxedos… Please wear pants…
Open Photo Shoot in Lexington, KY | NOH8 Campaign
2 months ago
On TUESDAY, MARCH 20th the NOH8 Campaign will set up our mobile studio in SALON D at the HILTON LEXINGTON/DOWNTOWN HOTEL in LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY!
The photo shoot on TUESDAY at the HILTON LEXINGTON/DOWNTOWN is scheduled to begin at 5:00PM and end at 8:00PM. The NOH8 Campaign would like to thank LEXINGTON FAIRNESS in helping to coordinate our first photo shoot in KENTUCKY!
You do not need to make reservations; it’s first come, first served – and we move quickly! When you arrive, you will receive a numbered model release to fill out, followed by receiving your NOH8 tattoo. We will call numbers throughout the day, and your corresponding release number will signal your time to line up to have your photo taken.
The costs of posing for an official NOH8 portrait break down as follows:
SOLO PORTRAITS ………. $40.00
COUPLE & GROUP PORTRAITS ……….. $25.00 per person
The NOH8 Campaign accepts cash, most major credit cards, and checks made out to ‘NOH8Campaign’. Fees cover services & processing for one retouched digital print only (made available through www.NOH8Campaign.com) and do not include physical prints.
The lines moves quickly, so don’t let the RSVP’s intimidate you! We always do our best to make sure that everyone in line by 8:00PM has a chance to pose for their photo – and up to this point, we haven’t ever had to turn anyone away! Anyone that would like to join the NOH8 Campaign is asked to wear a plain white shirt to match the look of the signature NOH8 photos.
Celebrity Photographer & NOH8 Co-Founder Adam Bouska will be working around the clock to photograph 5-10 frames for each person that comes through. The final selection he chooses will be retouched and made available to you in about 8 weeks through the website:
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
ARRIVE BETWEEN 5:00PM AND 8:00PM
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* COME CAMERA READY *
* WEAR WHITE *
* POSE & MAKE A STATEMENT! *
Once you arrive, the NOH8 Campaign will apply the NOH8 temporary tattoo to your face, and we will also supply you with the silver duct tape for the photo.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? E-mail info@noh8campaign.com with your contact information and make sure to note which shoot you’d like to volunteer for!
Funds raised by the NOH8 Campaign will be used to continue promoting and raising awareness for marriage equality and anti-discrimination through NOH8’s interactive media campaign. This includes bringing the campaign to other cities around the country, as well as compiling the images for a large-scale media campaign. Under consideration is the expansion of our campaign to other media, including television and radio broadcast, billboards, and magazines. Contributions are also used to cover the daily operations and maintenance necessary to run this rapidly growing campaign.
The NOH8 Campaign is an approved 501(c)(3), donations will be tax-deductible up to the amount allowable by law.
There is more information at the link below for the event in Lexington:
via Open Photo Shoot in Lexington, KY | NOH8 Campaign.
GSA’s Eleventh Anniversary
The GLSO Gay Straight Alliance for Youth has now been active for eleven years!
We started to have meetings in a half-completed Pride Center in February, 2001. We had 3 youths at two meetings in February. Then our first meeting in March attracted 13 high school teens plus an older sister who wanted to be sure her brother would be OK. (He now works for an auction house in Chicago…doing better than OK.)
We met in what is now the computer room and, boy, it was crowded! The energy was electric. There was sawing and hammering in the larger room but that did not drown out the excited conversation. Those young people–and others who have spent time with us–are now collegiate leaders, activists, dancers, authors, teachers, mothers, actors, and work in a wide variety of diversified fields. Among our graduates, we also have an opera singer, an Eagle Scout, a nurse, a chef, and a writer who was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award while still in college.
A “first” for this year: a young man who is a junior, and head of his school GSA, ordered a high school ring with the initials “GSA” on it. This is just one example of how many of our youth have worked for, and achieved a change in, the atmosphere in local high schools. They have also helped us produce a variety of social dances, and are now gearing up for our sixth Pride Prom.
Straight teens share a part in the GSAs, too. Sometimes they are there because they also experience themselves as different, in some way, from the dominant culture; some have a gay person in their family; others just enjoy hanging out with us. We sometimes refer to our youth as our “Queerlings”, a word invented by Trilby Trent, a long-term GSA adviser.
They are also activists; setting up information booths at their schools, celebrating “Ally Week”, “Day of Silence”, “No Name Calling Week”, and working to stop bullying. One school GSA published a magazine with articles about GLBTQ issues. Some youth take a stand simply by being flamboyantly themselves.
It has been great to work with teens during these years. I think that teenagers are on the cutting edge of many changes in our culture. They are risk takers; willing to tell the truth, as they know it, about who they are. They are knowledgeable, sharing with us information to help fellow teens who are struggling with unsupportive families or with suicidal feelings.
Dan Savage Visits Lexington
The It Gets Better project is a viral video campaign directed at LGBTQ youth who are often at greater risk of suicide (due to victimization) and has been featured on Youtube, Google commercials, and most recently, Glee. Celebrities and unknowns alike have contributed to the heartfelt videos including Chris Golfer (Kurt from Glee), Ke$ha, and even Obama.
In preparation for Dan Savage’s visit to UK on March 6th (See the Facebook Event), UK’s Student Activity Board has worked with students, faculty, and staff across campus to bring their own It Gets Better video.
Sarah Jones, the project leader for the Dan Savage visit and the UK It Gets Better, said this about the importance of the project for the LGBTQ community and Allies alike:
The epidemic of bullying and harassment that has swept the LGBT community, especially youth, is unacceptable–but it is changeable. It begins with a pledge–a pledge to let young LGBT adults know that there is hope, help, and a future for them despite any hardships; it is a pledge to speak up against hate and intolerance. At the UK Student Activities Board (SAB) that is what we pledge to do in our own community because for many, we have found that often life’s greatest struggles turn into life’s greatest rewards. So you HAVE to stick around to see that, to taste the true sweetness of life.
Truthfully, the future is just BURSTING with potential, for all of us. Who are we to say who can and cannot take hold of that? Who are we to tell ourselves that we are not capable? So, no matter your struggle, know this: IT GETS BETTER. And know that there are people—student leaders, faculty, staff, alumni, or event people outside the UK community—who all love you for who you are, no matter how you define yourself, who will always accept you with open arms devoid of any judgment, who are here to help you now and forever.
The Dan Savage visit is set for March 6th at 7pm in Memorial Hall on the University of Kentucky campus. Free tickets can be secured by visiting the UK box office, or by contacting Robert Odom at rod223@uky.edu. The event is open to the community, and the organizers have extended an invitation to the members of the Lexington GSA.
For more information about the larger It Gets Better campaign, please visit http://www.itgetsbetter.org.
UK Professors Give a Positive View of LGBTQ Identities
Coming soon to the GLSO Library: Riggle and Rostosky's book discusses the positive aspects of LGBTQ identity and activities are included at the end of every chapter designed to help tap into those positives.
By: Jonathon Spalding (University of Kentucky, College of Arts and Sciences PR)
LEXINGTON, Ky.—It started with a simple question, then grew into a large online survey with responses from over 1,000 people from across the U.S. and abroad. A new book by Ellen Riggle and Sharon Rostosky, “A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being,” explores what’s positive about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer identities.
“It is the right question at the right time. People want to share their positive experiences,” said Riggle, UK professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Political Science.
Riggle and Rostosky, professor of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology, will hold a signing for their new book on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 6:30-8 p.m., at the Morris Book Shop, 882 East High St., Lexington, KY.
What was expected to be a small project attracted such an inspiring amount of positive feedback from the community, that the authors wanted to share the stories with a broad audience. Using personal narratives from their research, the book focuses on how LGBTQ-identified individuals can cultivate a sense of well-being and a personal identity that allows them to flourish in all areas of life.
“There are real strengths, real benefits and a real sense of authenticity and meaning that can come from embracing LGBTQ identities,” said Rostosky. “We want these positive themes to be the first things that come to mind when people think about LGBTQ identity.”
The stories in the book are organized into eight themes that illustrate how a sense of well-being is connected to living an authentic life, forming strong relationships, having compassion for others, fighting for social justice and feeling a part of a larger community. Each chapter has activities to inspire readers to create their own positive narratives.
“We hope that LGBTQ individuals and their family, friends and allies will gain an expanded positive perspective from these stories,” said Riggle. “These are stories that the media rarely portray, but that need to be told and need to be heard.”
“A Positive View of LGBTQ” is now available locally at the Morris Book Shop and online at www.Amazon.com.
For more information about the book or its authors visit www.PrismResearch.org.
Valentines Dance 2012
Mark your Calendars:
Valentines Dance 2012 is set for Friday February 10, 2012
When: February 10, 2012 from 7pm to 11 pm
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church
3564 Clays Mill Rd.
Lexington, KY 40503
