sh OUTTh e Le sbian, Gay, Bis e xual, Transge nde r, and Ally Magazine of Mizzou

Volum e 3, Issue 1. Se pte m be r 2006

A Fe w W ords...from our Sponsor.

W e lcom e , or w e lcom e back , to Mizzou! It is truly an h onor for m e to be s e rving you as th e Coordinator of th e Le sbian, Gay, Bis e xual, Transge nde r Re source Ce nte r.

A lot h as be e n h appe ning h e re in th e state of Mis souri s ince I arrive d in e arly June . O n June 8, th e Mis souri Attorne y Ge ne ral officially droppe d th e state 's appe al of a judge 's de cis ion th at a le sbian w as w rongly de nie d th e opportunity to be com e a foste r pare nt. Th is h e lpe d pave th e w ay for th e announce m e nt from state officials on July 19 th at “Missouri no longe r w ill block e fforts by Kansas City le sbian Lisa Joh nston — or oth e r gays — to be com e lice ns e d as foste r pare nts”. In th e prim ary e le ctions, 11 of th e 14 candidate s e ndors e d by PROMO (Mis souri’s state w ide organization advocating for LGBT e q uality) w on th e ir prim arie s.

I am ve ry ple as e d to announce th at th e Mis souri Stude nt Association is sponsoring tw o re now ne d activists th is fall. Jam ison Gre e ne , inte rnationally k now n w rite r, spe ak e r, e ducator, & advocate for transge nde r and transs e xual pe ople , w ill be spe ak ing on Tue sday, O ctobe r 3rd. Sh ane L. W indm e ye r, w rite r and co-e ditor of book s including Broth e rh ood: Gay Life in Colle ge Frate rnitie s and Se cre t Siste rs: Storie s of Be ing Le sbian & Bis e xual in a Colle ge Sorority, w ill be spe ak ing on Monday, Nove m be r 6th . Ple as e give your ow n “s h out out” to MSA for w ork ing on bringing th e s e , and oth e r am azing spe ak e rs and pe rform e rs, including Lily Tom lin & W h oopi Goldbe rg, to cam pus th is ye ar.

A h uge opportunity aw aits all LGBTQ and ally folk s at Mizzou th is fall – Cre ating Ch ange , a large confe re nce sponsore d by th e National Gay and Le sbian Tas k Force , is com ing to Kansas City in Nove m be r. If you are an activist, advocate , or age nt for ch ange and justice , fre e dom and e q uality for all, Cre ating Ch ange is

for you! Ple ase stop by th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r for m ore inform ation and to find out h ow you can ge t involve d w ith Cre ating Ch ange . I truly h ope w e can s e nd a de le gate of at le ast 20 pe ople to th is am azing confe re nce .

I h ope you w ill tak e som e tim e and stop by to vis it m e soon. My first fe w m onth s h e re w ill re ally be focus e d on ass e s s ing th e cam pus clim ate and liste ning to your ne e ds. I am anxious to k now your pe rce ptions and e xpe rie nce s at Mizzou and to h e ar ide as you h ave for th e re source ce nte r!

Pe ace ,

Joh n Faugh n

by Joh n Faugh n

For m ore inform ation about groups, pe ople and activitie s m e ntione d, ple as e vis it th e s e

w e bs ite s:

PROMO w w w .prom oonline .org

Jam ison Gre e ne w w w .jam isongre e ne .com

National Gay and Le sbian Tas k Force (Cre ating Ch ange ) w w w .th e tas k force .org

A Fe w W ords...

W e lcom e (back ) to Mizzou!

I’m proud to be w ith Sh O UT in th is th ird ye ar of its e xiste nce ! I can say w ith out a doubt th at w e w ould not be w h e re w e are if it w e re n’t for all of th e pe ople w h o h ave put in countle ss h ours of h ard w ork to build up to th is th ird ye ar. It’s be caus e of pre vious e ditors -in-ch ie f Julia Lusch e r and Paul Lam pe and graph ic de s igne r Mandi Ke nuam th at th is publication h as com e so far as your LGBT and Ally Magazine !

Be s ide s be ing th e th ird ye ar for Sh O UT, th is acade m ic ye ar prom is e s to be an e xciting one ! W e are proud to w e lcom e ne w LGBT Re source Ce nte r coordinator, Joh n Faugh n, to Mizzou. Th e follow ing page s w ill give you a glim pse into w h o h e is , but be

sure to drop by th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r and introduce yours e lve s!

As our sum m e rs com e to a close , I h ope th at you’ll all find gre at th ings to do h e re at Mizzou – th e re ’s a lot to be involve d in all ove r cam pus! No m atte r w h e re your inte re sts m ay lie , th e re ’s ce rtainly som e th ing to do and ch ange s to be a part of e ve ryw h e re ! So, re ad on Sh O UT re ade r – th e re ’s m uch to be h ad w ith in th e s e page s!

Stay w e ll,

Me gan Le e

by Me gan Le efrom our Editor.

Contributors

Me gan Le e , Editor-in-Ch ie f

Ke vin H allgre n, Graph ic/Layout D e s igne r

Patrick Buck ale w , W rite r

Joh n Doe rflinge r, W rite r

Sarah Landolfi, W rite r

Sh aw n W allace , W rite r

Joh n Faugh n, Sponsor Coordinator

In th e s ixth grade , one of m y first ass ignm e nts of th e ne w sch ool ye ar w as to w rite w h at I did on m y sum m e r vacation. I w rote all about h ow I w e nt fis h ing, w e nt to th e pool, and w e nt on vacation w ith m y fam ily to Colorado. Te n ye ars olde r and m uch ne rdie r, h ow e ve r, I forw e nt all of th os e re laxing sum m e r activitie s de cide d to spe nd m y tim e re s e arch ing a forgotte n part of MU’s h istory.

My sum m e r adve nture actually starte d last s e m e ste r in a class calle d Se x Radicals in Am e rican H istory. O ne of th e re q uire d re adings for th e cours e outline d h ow th e Unive rs ity of Mis souri h ad form e d a com m itte e in th e 19 40s to find and re m ove h om os e xuals from th e Unive rs ity. A le tte r w ritte n in 19 48 to th e Pre s ide nt of th e Unive rs ity at th e tim e , w h ich de scribe d w h at th is com m itte e h ad be e n and w as continuing to do to h om os e xual stude nts, faculty, and staff, w as s igne d “T.A. Brady.”

My inte rnal m onologue be gan to run. “T.A. Brady,” I th ough t, “H m m . W h e re h ave I h e ard th at nam e be fore ? W ait, could th is be th e T.A. Brady, as in Brady Com m ons?” Ye s. My inne r dialogue w as q uite corre ct. Th e m an Brady Com m ons is nam e d afte r form e d a com m itte e and advocate d for th e re m oval of h om os e xuals from th e Unive rs ity. T.A. Brady, of our ow n “T.A. Brady’s” le d th e Lave nde r

Scare h e re at our ve ry Unive rs ity!

Know ing th at Brady Com m ons w as be ing torn dow n and re built, tw o frie nds and I de cide d th at w e s h ould bring T.A. Brady’s h istory to th e atte ntion of th e adm inistration. “Sure ly once th e y find out th at T.A.

Brady w as h om oph obic, th e y w ill w ant to ch ange th e nam e im m e diate ly! W h y, T.A. Brady doe sn’t uph old our Four Core Value s of Re spe ct, Re spons ibility, D iscove ry, and Exce lle nce at all!” O h naïve inne r dialogue , you w e re so incorre ct.

Afte r spe ak ing to Dr. Je ff Z e ile nga, Ass istant Vice Ch ance llor and D ire ctor of Stude nt Auxiliary Se rvice s, Dr. Mark Lucas, D ire ctor of Stude nt Life , and Dr. Cath y Scroggs, Vice Ch ance llor of Stude nt Affairs, about our conce rns, w e got gre at ne w s. Th e y w e re n’t planning on nam ing th e ne w stude nt ce nte r “Brady Com m ons” afte r all! Not be caus e of anyth ing w e h ad told th e m . O h no. Th e y h ad alre ady planne d on calling it th e Stude nt Ce nte r, in w ait for th e h igh e st bidde r for nam ing purpose s.

Th e bad ne w s th at follow e d, h ow e ve r, w as th at th e y still planne d on nam ing th e large are a ins ide th e building w h e re th e food court and study are as w ill be “Brady Com m ons.” W e urge d th e m not to do th at. O nce again, w e m e t re s istance from Unive rs ity adm inistration.

My tw o frie nds and I, in agre e m e nt w ith m y ow n inte rnal

m onologue , de cide d th at th is m ust be th e Unive rs ity’s w ay of s e e ing just h ow s e rious w e are about th is . So w e h e ade d to th e Unive rs ity Arch ive s in a m ad s e arch for inform ation about w h o T.A. Brady w as. And inform ation w e found! Afte r re ading T.A. Brady’s pe rsonal pape rs w ritte n and s e nt from 19 46 – 19 50, w e discove re d m ore s h ock ing ne w s! Not only did T.A. Brady w ant to re m ove h om os e xuals from th e Unive rs ity, h e w as also pro-s e gre gation! W ow ! W h at a guy!

W e de cide d it w as tim e for som e grassroots activism . W h y w ould th e Unive rs ity w ant to nam e any space on cam pus afte r a m an w h o w as blatantly pro-s e gre gation and h om oph obic? Are stude nts going to allow th e Unive rs ity to ignore Mizzou’s ve ry re al h istory? W e h ave a point to m ak e , so look for us th is s e m e ste r. My sum m e r vacation plans are far from ove r!

O pinion...My Sum m e r Vacation

by Patrick Buck ale w

IIss tthhiiss YYOOUURR BBrraaddyy??

Arts & Entertainm ent

by Sh aw n W allace

Both Side s Now :A Book Re vie w

D h illon K h osla, a fe m ale to m ale transs e xual, m ak e s th e de cis ion to stop living a false life and to tak e h old of w h o h e is . At th e age of 28, h e be gins th e trans ition from living as a w om an to living and be ing th e m an h e truly is. Both Side s Now is one m an’s journe y to th e raw ce nte r of s e lf-truth . It is a difficult journe y fille d w ith th e de licate dance of dark m om e nts of anguis h w ith brilliantly lit m om e nts of e piph any and e m e rge nce .

K h osla h as ce rtainly h it th e nail on th e h e ad. Alth ough th e e xpe rie nce of trans itioning from one ge nde r to th e oth e r is ve ry pe rsonal and uniq ue , th e re are ce rtainly th os e e le m e nts th at can be sym path ize d w ith by oth e r transs e xual m e n and w om e n. H is us e of e xce rpts from h is dre am s truly brings h om e th e constant m e ntal struggle involve d w h e n facing such a life ch ange . Th e w ant doe sn’t stop w h e n th e h e ad h its th e pillow . It only inte ns ifie s in dre am im age ry.

K h osla, a law profe s s ional in San Francisco, tak e s h is re ade rs dow n th e path from be ginning to e nd and le ave s no door off lim its re garding h is struggle s and trium ph s. I w as h ardly able to put th e book dow n for th e m e re fact th at so m uch of it spok e to m e . I could re late to th os e m om e nts of h ating th e ne e d for patie nce and for w anting to e m e rge fully in one fe ll sw oop.

Th e re ade r s h are s in h is e lation as h e w alk s th rough a day in th e life of D h illon th e m an, only to fe e l th e rolle r coaste r de sce nt of be ing addre s s e d as “m a’am ” as h e stands in h is s h irt and tie . Th is curving of th e story is w e ll done in th at it cre ate s a ve ry re al picture of th e q uick ris e and fall th at com e s in th e e arly days of trans ition.

W e ge t to e xpe rie nce along s ide D h illon th e struggle s to find love and acce ptance from th e w orld around h im . H is bigge st obstacle is h im s e lf. K h osla be gins to re alize th at a com m itm e nt to s e lf is ne ce s sary to be tte r unde rstand th e m any laye rs le ft to unpe e l in orde r to stand in truth .

O ne part of th e book I found e spe cially h e art-w re nch ing and touch ing is th e dance of acce ptance be tw e e n D h illon and h is m oth e r. It is not an e asy place for a pare nt to stand. Add into th e m ix th e pre -e xisting dynam ic of an adult ch ild trying to tak e care of h im s e lf and to run h is ow n life , and a m oth e r w h o only w ants to do w h at is be st for h e r one and only ch ild. H ow e ve r, h is m oth e r m ak e s h e r w ay th rough th e confus ion and finds h e r h e art re m ains alw ays and fore ve r com m itte d to h e r ch ild, re gardle ss of ge nde r. And in th e

proce s s, D h illon le arns th e balance be tw e e n space to grow and a m oth e r’s love .

I w ould re com m e nd th is book for e ve ryone . It brings into focus w h at it is lik e to be “trappe d in th e w rong body” and th e ste ps and stum ble s it tak e s to ge t from actualization to re alization.

Available at th e LGBT

Re s ource Ce nte r Library!

Sh e ’s tall, dark and be autiful. Sh e ’s a billionaire playgirl w h o look s good in an e ve ning gow n. Sh e ’s a close te d le sbian w ith som e dange rous s e cre ts. W h o is s h e ? Kath e rine Kane . Sh e ’s th e ne w Batw om an and s h e is blow in’ up big th is sum m e r. DC Com ic’s late st sum m e r com ic block buste r, 52, focus e s on th e ir B-list supe rh e roe s w h ile th e m ajor playe rs (Batm an, Supe rm an, W onde r W om an) tak e som e m uch ne e de d tim e off.

Batw om an is pe rh aps th e le ast k now n of th e h e roe s tak ing th e m ain stage of th e DC Unive rs e , probably be caus e s h e ’s ne w . H e r first appe arance as both Batw om an and Supe rh e ro Le sbian w as a fe w w e e k s ago so s h e h asn’t h ad th e opportunity to do m uch ye t. In fact, so far, s h e ’s be e n k ind of boring. H e r e x-girlfrie nd, h ow e ve r, is astoundingly fascinating.

Re ne e Montoya is an alcoh olic e x-cop w ith a h e art of gold, and s h e is no Lois Lane . Re ne e re cognize s th e ne w Batw om an to be h e r e x-girlfrie nd from te n ye ars ago, Kate , in th e ir first m e e ting. Som e w h e re in th os e te n ye ars, Kate be cam e a costum e d crim e figh te r and Re ne e ’s life spirale d out of control.

Now , Re ne e is putting h e r life back toge th e r. A m yste rious supe r-pow e re d strange r h as found h is w ay into h e r life and toge th e r th e y’re inve stigating gang activitie s th at m ay or m ay not be conne cte d to Kate ’s

fam ily. Kate , on th e oth e r h and, is inve stigating Re ne e , or at le ast k e e ping an e ye on h e r. Kate h as alre ady save d Re ne e ’s life once as Batw om an. But w h e th e r th is ne w h e ro is look ing out for Goth am City’s public, ge tting into som e s e e dy bus ine s s de als, or still m adly in love w ith h e r e x-girlfrie nd re m ains to be s e e n.

I’m giving Batw om an som e tim e to grow as a ch aracte r be fore m ak ing a final judgm e nt on h e r. Re ne e can stick around aw h ile longe r th ough . Th e te ns ion and th e action are just be ginning to pick up, and th e re are e nough cute one -line rs, m onste r figh ts, and ridiculous dram a along th e w ay to k e e p m e turning th e page s.

Rape Aw are ne ss

by Joh n Doe rflinge r

Arts & Entertainm ent

Contact our Editor-in-Ch ie f at s h out_ m ag@ yah oo.com and YOU can be in our ne xt is s ue !

Batw om an’s Ex (Girlfrie nd!)

Rape Aw are ne ss

Alth ough m ainstre am m e dia w ould ce rtainly h ave th e w orld be lie ve th at rape is a crim e th at h appe ns to only a sm all, s e le ct portion of socie ty, th at is ce rtainly not th e re ality. Th e victim /survivors of rape on th e ne w s and in th e te le vis ion spe cials are young, w h ite , uppe r-m iddle class w om e n. Th e y h ave a blonde -h aire d, blue -e ye d, pure air about th e m . And, w ith out doubt, th e y are h e te ros e xual. By no m e ans doe s th is dim inis h th e fact th at th e s e individuals can be victim /survivors of rape ; h ow e ve r, it doe s te nd to dim inis h aw are ne s s of th e fact th at anyone can be a victim /survivor of rape .

Th e pre vale nce of rape s com m itte d against som e one w h o ide ntifie s as le sbian, gay, bis e xual, transge nde r, or q ue e r is h ard to pin dow n. For th is

re ason, it m ay be fruitle ss to th row around pe rce ntage s and num be rs. According to Be ve rly Tue l in h e r article about rape and s e xual assault against le sbian, gay or bis e xual stude nts, it is safe to say th at le sbians, gay m e n, and bis e xual individuals m ay be pe rpe trate d “at rate s s im ilar to or h igh e r th an th e ir h e te ros e xual counte rparts.” Re s e arch re garding individuals w h o ide ntify as transge nde r is virtually non-e xiste nt.

It is also safe to say th at rape com m itte d against m e m be rs of th e LGBT com m unity is a ve ry re al crim e th at is large ly invis ible to gre ate r socie ty. Be yond a w h ole sle w of im m e diate proble m s re garding assum ptions of h e te ros e xuality, th e re are a ve ry diffe re nt s e t of ch alle nge s th at LGBT victim /survivors m ust face .

Many LGBT victim /survivors are force d to out th e m s e lve s in th e proce s s of s e e k ing h e lp and th e fe ar of outing th e m s e lve s is one th at k e e ps m any individuals from ge tting th e h e lp th e y ne e d. Be yond th e proble m of force d ide ntifying, th e re are m any m ore assum ptions m ade by large r socie ty th at are h arm ful to LGBT victim /survivors. A w om an w h o h as be e n rape d or s e xually assaulte d m ay e xpe rie nce doubt of h e r e xpe rie nce from pe ople w h o be lie ve th at a w om an cannot rape anoth e r w om an. An e ve n m ore h arm ful be lie f face d by m any victim /survivors of rape is th at th e individual m ust h ave w ante d it, or w ors e , de s e rve d it. Eve n th e be st re source s

available m ay s im ply not k now h ow to h andle LGBT ide ntifie d victim /survivors of rape be caus e such little inform ation is available .

H ow e ve r, all is not bad. Many place s, including our ow n Rape Education O ffice , provide re source s th at tack le th e uniq ue s e t of obstacle s face d by th e LGBT com m unity and continue to e ducate th e m s e lve s on th e s e is sue s. And pe ople are talk ing. Th is large ly invis ible crim e is be com ing m ore and m ore vis ible in large r socie ty. Th e re is still w ork to be done , but th e re are am azing pe ople constantly w ork ing to ch ange th ings.

No doubt w ill you s e e m any an am azing program put on by our ve ry ow n Rape Education O ffice and th e groups run out of it, including Stronge r Toge th e r Against Rape (STAR) and Me n Against Rape and Se xual Assault (MARS). Eve ryone is invite d to atte nd th e s e e ve nts, spe cifically a brow n bag discuss ion on th e inte rs e ctions of rape and th e LGBT com m unity on W e dne sday, Se pte m be r 13th from 12 – 1 in th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r. Th e s e e ve nts and discuss ions prom is e to provide a m uch m ore in de pth look at th e is sue s at h and.

For m ore inform ation on rape , s e xual assault, and th e ir inte rs e ctions w ith th e LGBT com m unity, ple as e contact th e Rape Education O ffice , (573) 882-6638 or th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r, (573) 884-7750 or vis it e ith e r of th e office s in upstairs Brady Com m ons.

by Me gan Le e

It’s D iffe re nt: Rape & th e LGBT Com m unity

Im portant Num be rsCam pus Police (573)882-7201

Th e Sh e lte r Cris is H otline (573) 875-1370 or

1-800-548-2480

Mid-Mis souri Cris is Line 1-800-39 5-2132

RAINN National H otline (conne cts to ne are st cris is h otline ) 1-800-656-4673

MU Counse ling Ce nte r (573) 882-6601

Triangle CoalitionPre sident: Kelley Robinson Vice Pre sident: Ch arlie Calvin

Triangle Coalition is a stude nt organization for graduate and unde rgraduate stude nts. Tri-Co alte rnate s be tw e e n official m e e tings, som e tim e s focuse d on spe cific issue s and oth e r tim e s bringing in spe ak e rs, and socials, w h ich consist of gam e nigh ts, m ovie s at our local RagTag Cine m a or ge tting som e ice cre am dow ntow n. Tri-Co provide s a gre at opportunity for stude nts in Mizzou or surrounding Colum bia are a to ge t involve d in com m unity activitie s!Me e ting Tim e s: Eve ry Tue sday, tim e s and locations varyContact: Kelle y Robinson, Kelle yJRobinson@ m izzou.e du; Ch arlie Calvin, cccth 9 @ m izzou.e dustudents.m issouri.edu/~ triangle

Ge t

by Me gan Le e

Mizzou Stude nts

for Gay and

Le sbian

Eq uality (MSGLE)

Co-Pre sidents: Kevin

H allgren and Patrick Buck alew

Mizzou Stude nts for Gay and Le sbian Eq uality is a politically orie nted

stude nt group h e re at Mizzou! MSGLE is for anyone w h o is

inte re ste d in figh ting for LGBT e q uality at all leve

ls and

participating in activism on th e colle ge ,

city and

state level. MSGLE h as le d m any aw are ne ss

raising activism e ve nts and political

rallie s in th e past including a Gay

Marriage Rally and th e ‘God H ate s

Sh rim p’ rally.

Me e tings Tim e s: Monday e ve nings

Contact: m izzouSGLE@ yah oo.com ; Patrick

Buck ale w , bpbr39 @ m izzou.e du; Ke vin H allgre n,

k ah vc7@ m izzou.e du

inside OUTEve ry individual com e s to Mizzou w ith a diffe re nt

pe rspe ctive and back ground by e ncouraging dialogue and com ing to a com m on ground, “w e can le arn, grow , and advocate positive pe rsonal and socie tal transform ations toge th e r”. inside OUT is a stude nt le d program th at se e k s to provide a safe space for individuals to com e discuss issue s affe cting th e LGBTA com m unity. Discussion in th e past h as cove re d a w ide range of topics including dialogue s on race , bise xuality, issue s surrounding com ing out, and th e

inte rse ctions of transph obia and h om oph obia, am ong oth e rs. Me e ting Tim e s: Eve ry oth e r W e dne sday at

6pm in th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r (216 Brady Com m ons)

Contact: Me gan Le e , m rlq h 3@ m izzou.e du

OUTre achOUTre ach is a program de signe d

to spre ad aw are ne ss of LGBT pe ople and issue s to th e Unive rsity and

com m unity. OUTre ach is com pose d of MU stude nts th at are fam iliar w ith LGBT and Ally issue s and give th e ir vie w s of w h at it m e ans to be LGBT and Ally. Th e OUTre ach group is ofte n ask e d to spe ak to classe s, com m unity groups, ch urch e s, youth groups, and m any oth e r

organizations to h elp raise aw are ne ss th at LGBT pe ople e xist e ve ryw h e re , and to

addre ss th e issue s LGBT pe ople face . Eve ryone is invite d to volunte e r w ith OUTre ach and e ncourage d to bring OUTre ach to any groups you m ay be a part of!

Contact: Ke vin H allgre n, k ah vc7@ m izzou.e du

Joh n Faugh n, faugh nj@ m issouri.e du

Safe Space Training ProgramOur Re source Ce nte r runs th e Safe Space training program . Th is

program h elps participants le arn about th e ch alle nge s of h om oph obia, cam pus re source s, and h ow to be supportive to m e m be rs of th e LGBT com m unity. Displaying th e Safe Space sym bol, signifying com ple tion of th e program , se nds a m e ssage to LGBT stude nts, staff and faculty th at th ose displaying it are unde rstanding and supportive re source s for le sbian, gay, bise xual, transge nde r, q ue stioning, or ally individuals.

Th e Safe Space training program can be done w ith any groups or individuals th at w ould lik e to e stablish space s w h e re LGBTQA individuals can k now th at th e y w ill not face discrim ination due to th e ir ge nde r ide ntity, se xual orie ntation, or ge nde r e xpre ssion. Contact th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r if you’d lik e to sch e dule a Safe Space Training for your group!

Contact: Ke vin H allgre n, k ah vc7@ m izzou.e du; Joh n Faugh n, faugh nj@ m issouri.e du

Mizzou Stude nts

for Gay and

Le sbian

Eq uality (MSGLE)

Co-Pre sidents: Kevin

H allgren and Patrick Buck alew

Mizzou Stude nts for Gay and Le sbian Eq uality is a politically orie nted

stude nt group h e re at Mizzou! MSGLE is for anyone w h o is

inte re ste d in figh ting for LGBT e q uality at all leve

ls and

participating in activism on th e colle ge ,

city and

state level. MSGLE h as le d m any aw are ne ss

raising activism e ve nts and political

rallie s in th e past including a Gay

Marriage Rally and th e ‘God H ate s

Sh rim p’ rally.

Me e tings Tim e s: Monday e ve nings

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Le s bian, G ay, Bis e xual, Trans ge nde r Re s ource Ce nte r216 Brady Com m ons(573) 884-7750w w w .m issouri.e du/~ lgbtCoordinator: Joh n Faugh n, Faugh nJ@m issouri.e du

Th e Le sbian, G ay, Bise xual, and Transge nde r (LG BT) Re source Ce nte r provide s a safe e nvironm e nt for th e LG BT and A lly com m unity at M izzou and in Colum bia. Th e LG BT Re source Ce nte r active ly supports stude nts’ e ducational e xpe rie nce s at M izzou by w ork ing to cre ate an inclusive cam pus for all individuals. Th e LG BT Re source Ce nte r e ncourage s unde rstanding by providing a m ultitude of re source s on a broad range of LG BT and A lly issue s.

Th e LG BT Re source Ce nte r h as a large library fe aturing non-fiction and fiction book s, m agazine s, journals, and various oth e r form s of m e dia th at are available for ch e ck out. Th e re are also se ve ral political, social, and discussion base d groups run out of th e LG BT Re source Ce nte r as w e ll as tw o e ducational outre ach organizations.

Eve ryone is w e lcom e to stop by th e LG BT Re source Ce nte r to utilize th e re source s offe re d or as a re laxation stop on your day!

G aine s /O ldh am Black Culture Ce nte r813 Virginia A ve nue(573) 882-2664w w w .m issouri.e du/~ bcce nte rD ire ctor: Nath an Ste ph e ns, Ste ph e nsN@m issouri.e du

Th e G aine s/O ldh am Black Culture Ce nte r (G O BCC) is m uch m ore th an a ce nte r de dicate d to facilitating th e e xpe rie nce s of Black stude nts at th e Unive rsity of M issouri – Colum bia in all th e various aspe cts of cam pus life . Th e G O BCC also cre ate s a le arning e nvironm e nt th at is conducive for all stude nts, staff and faculty at th e Unive rsity to unde rstand, re cognize , and appre ciate contributions m ade by Black pe ople . Furth e rm ore , th e G aine s/O ldh am Black Culture Ce nte r supports all cultural dive rsity on th e M izzou cam pus.

Th e G O BCC h ouse s an A rt G alle ry fe aturing w ork s of prom ine nt Black artists w ith th e purpose of disse m inating inform ation re garding th e culture of Black pe ople . Th e G O BCC also provide s a m ultitude of w ritte n lite rature and various m e dia in th e ir re source library.

Be sure to sw ing by th e G aine s/O ldh am Black Culture Ce nte r or atte nd any of th e ir le cture s, w ork sh ops, pre se ntations and oth e r e ve nts th rough out th e se m e ste r!

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Rape Education O ffice205 Brady Com m ons(573) 882-6638w w w .m issouri.e du/~ stulife / rape -e dCo-Coordinators: Brad W ing, bw w 3db@m izzou.e du; Sara H arrie r, se h 634@m izzou.e du; Sara Cle ave land, slc9 75@m izzou.e du

Th e M U Rape Education O ffice is drive n by th e w ork of four de dicate d stude nt groups: th e Pe e r Rape Educators, th e G re e k A dvocate s, STA R (Stronge r Toge th e r A gainst Rape ), and M A RS (M e n A gainst Rape and Se xual A ssault). Th rough th e se four stude nts organizations, th e Rape Ed O ffice strive s to incre ase aw are ne ss of th e proble m of se xual assault on our cam pus and in our ove rall socie ty and to w ork tow ards social ch ange by incre asing support for victim s/survivors. Th e Rape Ed O ffice provide s m ultiple re source s including stude nts and graduate assistants available for support and inform ation in th e form of various m e dia. If you’re inte re ste d in volunte e ring in any of th e stude nt groups or w ould lik e to utilize th e re source s th e Rape Ed O ffice h as to offe r, drop in anytim e !

W om e n’s Ce nte r209 Brady Com m ons(573) 882-6621D ire ctor: Laura H acq uard, H acq uardL@ m issouri.e du

Th e W om e n’s Ce nte r offe rs a varie ty of se rvice s and program s de aling w ith issue s surrounding th e ch anging role s of w om e n and m e n at M izzou. Th e W om e n’s Ce nte r supports a m ultitude of groups and provide s se m inars, w ork sh ops, discussion groups and e ve nts th rough out th e se m e ste r e ncouraging dialogue and e ducation on th e se issue s. Th e W om e n's Ce nte r also offe rs an e xte nsive library w ith book s, vide os and m agazine s cove ring a w ide varie ty of issue s.

Involve d!M ulticultural Ce nte rA 028 Brady Com m ons(573) 882-7152w w w .m issouri.e du/~ om a/D ire ctor: Pablo M e ndoza, M e ndozaP@m issouri.e du

Th e M ulticultural Ce nte r w ork s coope rative ly w ith oth e r cam pus office s to im prove th e cam pus clim ate for m inority and m ajority inte rcultural inte raction. Th e Ce nte r sponsors program s and e ve nts th rough out th e y e ar th at addre ss m inority stude nt le ade rsh ip de ve lopm e nt, m ajority population e ducational outre ach , and cultural ce le bration and e xploration. Th e Ce nte r offe rs m any various e ducational, cultural, and social aw are ne ss program s and advocate s for m inority stude nt conce rns and issue s. In addition to sponsoring a m ultitude of various stude nt organizations, th e Ce nte r also provide s an e xte nsive m inority m agazine library. Be sure to stop by or ch e ck out som e of th e program s th e M ulticultural Ce nte r w ill be putting on th is se m e ste r! A nd don’t m iss Cultural D iscove ry W e e k , O ctobe r 1 – 7!

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around th e corne r, and e ve ryw h e re you look , som e th ing is ne w . Th e re are ne w park ing lots, ne w construction s ite s, and m ost im portantly, ne w face s. O ne ne w face of particular s ignificance is th at of Joh n Faugh n, th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r’s ne w coordinator. I took som e tim e to talk to Joh n about h is back ground, h is ide as, and h is plans for th e Re source Ce nte r’s upcom ing ye ar.

Joh n Faugh n be gan w ork ing profe s s ionally in h igh e r e ducation as soon as h e h ad finis h e d h is Bach e lor’s de gre e , garne ring h im a gre at de al of e xpe rie nce . H e h as s e rve d on th e planning com m itte e for a Multicultural Le ade rs h ip Sum m it, as w e ll as be e n an advisor to a group calle d Stude nts Advocating Multicultural Issue s. At Iow a State Unive rs ity, h e co-facilitate d th e Gay/Bis e xual Me n’s Group and s e rve d as th e Ch air of th e Safe Z one Program , in addition to w ork ing as th e coordinator of LGBT Stude nt Se rvice s. Joh n re ce ntly e arne d h is Maste r’s D e gre e in Education, Le ade rs h ip and Policy Studie s/H igh e r Education w ith an e m ph as is in Social Justice Is sue s from Iow a State Unive rs ity.

“I’ve alw ays k now n th at I h ad a voice ,” Joh n said. “My fath e r w as active in civil righ ts is sue s and m y m oth e r w as also ve ry outspok e n. I’ve alw ays spok e n out against racism and s e xism .”

Joh n re calle d a turning point in h is life as an activist. “Dr. Dan Robinson, w h o te ach e s at Iow a State , said to m e , ‘You’re so

vocal about racism , s e xism , is sue s of im m igration. W h at about you? Th e LGBT com m unity could us e your voice , too.’” Joh n pointe d out h ow ble ss e d h e fe e ls to be doing som e th ing h e re ally e njoys.

I also as k e d Joh n w h at h e th ough t w e re som e of th e m ost im portant is sue s facing LGBT individuals on colle ge cam puse s today.

“First of all,” h e said, “W e ’re living in a tim e w h e n pe ople are be com ing m ore and m ore polarize d. Pe ople don’t w ant to confront th e ir is sue s and bias e s, but th e y m ust if w e are to ch ange and grow . Pe ople h ave so m any diffe re nt vie w s of th e w orld – w e m ust figure out h ow th e y can coe xist.”

Joh n w e nt on to say th at e ating disorde rs are also a big is sue facing LGBT individuals on colle ge cam puse s. “Pe ople are n’t talk ing about it e nough ,” h e said.

Joh n de scribe d anoth e r im portant is sue as “th e s ile nce am ong th e s ile nce .”

“Many pe ople w on’t e ve n ack now le dge th at LGBT re lations h ips e xist,” h e said. “So viole nce in LGBT re lations h ips is ove rlook e d alm ost e ntire ly.”

W ith such is sue s at h and, w h at doe s Joh n plan to do th is ye ar in th e Re source Ce nte r? “I plan to liste n,” h e said. “I w ill liste n and ass e s s th e com m unity. I don’t s e t th e age nda – th e stude nts do. I w ant to figure out w h at th e y w ant.”

Joh n also e xplaine d th at h e plans to ass e s s th e program s th e

Re source Ce nte r h as in place . H e w ould also lik e to gath e r as m any pe ople as poss ible to atte nd th e Cre ating Ch ange Confe re nce in Kansas City in Nove m be r. Th e National Gay and Le sbian Tas k Force h e ads up th is confe re nce , w h ich Joh n de scribe s as “an e xce lle nt opportunity.” Anyone inte re ste d can find m ore inform ation in th e Re source Ce nte r.

O ne ch alle nge Joh n de scribe d is be ing a ne w pe rson h e re at MU and w ith in th e LGBT Re source Ce nte r. “I w ant pe ople to com e in and talk to m e , and I don’t w ant th e m to th ink I’m not approach able ,” h e said. “But it’s h ard in th e be ginning.”

Joh n Faugh n also said h e ’s e xcite d. “Th is is a strong, e stablis h e d Re source Ce nte r,” h e said. “Adam Brigh am [th e last coordinator of th e Re source Ce nte r] and h is pre de ce s sors h ave done a gre at job, and I’m e xcite d to h e lp it trans ition into th e ne w ph ys ical space w ith th e Brady Com m ons e xpans ion as w e ll as h e lp its program s and ide as trans ition.”

“Th is is a gre at tim e for ch ange ,” h e said. “And it’s a gre at tim e to be h e re .”

Joh n e ncourage d anyone and e ve ryone to stop by and say h e llo during th e Re source Ce nte r’s h ours, w h ich are 9 am -5pm Monday th rough Friday. Joh n can also be contacte d at Faugh nJ@ m is souri.e du. I th ink I spe ak for e ve ryone involve d in th e Re source Ce nte r w h e n I say w e ’re e xcite d th at h e ’s h e re , too!

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