BSC Allies
Email us at: allies@bsc.edu
Day of Silence is this Friday, April 19th. Day of Silence is a national event to bring attention to bullying, name-calling, and harassment of LGBTQ+ people. The idea is to stand in solidarity with those who do not feel safe enough to speak for themselves. It’s a simple concept, you are silent for the day. Of course, you can vary how you participate, when you are silent, etc. The faculty will be sent information about the event. We hope you will participate, to some extent, on Friday.
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Congratulations to the newly elected officers of Allies for the 2013-2014 academic year:
Jake O’Leary, Co-President
Marisa Sitz, Co-President
Sarah Gilkerson, Secretary
Kimberly Estupiñán, MAC Representative & Treasurer
We currently have an open position for Public Relations and we’re glad to…
Allies is hosting an EEIS common hour on Thursday, March 7th, in the Norton Theater. Dr. Tim Smith (Associate Professor of Art History) and Dr. Mary-Kate Lizotte (Assistant Professor of Political Science) will be discussing how the recent advancements LGBTQ+ rights has sparked a change in textual, visual, and oral discourses, such as the ones you see in the attached flyer.
These shifts in discourse has generated numerous examples of political and cultural strategies, from embracing tradition to redefining norms, utilized by those fighting for and against LGBTQ+ equality. We hope that you can attend to find out more about how our society has been shaped by the progress made for LGBTQ+ rights.
Allies is very glad to announce that Birmingham-Southern’s own version of Safezones, called the “Ally Training Program” was fully embraced by the President’s Council on Monday, February 25, 2013, and the first set of training sessions will begin in the summer of 2013. This program has also been…
All college students are at some risk to being victims of discrimination, harassment, and bullying, but students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning are especially vulnerable. It is vital that college campuses as a whole foster safe and supportive environments for LGBTQ students.
Dr. Glenda Elliott, Ph.D., has greatly contributed to making Alabama schools safer for LGBTQ of students. She is an associate professor emerita of the UAB Counselor Education program and has over thirty-five years’ experience as a counselor educator, counselor, and educational consultant. The former coordinator of training for the UAB Safe Zone program and co-founder of the Association for LGBT Issues in Counseling of Alabama, Dr. Elliott currently serves as the chair of the coordinating committee of the Alabama Safe Schools Coalition.
Awards she has received include the UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching; the ALCA Professional Service Award, the ALCA Wilbur A. Tincher Humanitarian and Caring Person Award; and the Equality Alabama Lifetime Achievement Award.
We greatly enjoyed having Dr. Glenda Elliott, speak on campus today. We look forward to working with her again in the future :)
Allies was able to raise $115 from our bake sale on November 26-30th. Woohoo!
We also sold 42 Allies shirts! :) If you missed buying a shirt, we will be selling again in February. Remember they are only $12! Check out our designs :)
We had a great turnout for our LGBT Parents panel this year. An informative and diverse discussion
If you missed our November 27th meeting, here is the documentary we watched in conjunction with Tuesday’s common hour on LGBT parents! :)
It is called “In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents” (30 minutes)
Love Free or Die (2012)
Love Free or Die begins with the story of a man whose two defining passions are in conflict: his love for God and his love for his partner, Mark.
Gene Robinson is the first openly gay bishop in the high church traditions of Christendom. His consecration in 2003, to which he wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir, and he has lived with death threats nearly every day since. Bishop Robinson refuses to leave the church that has taught for centuries it has no place for people like him. And he refuses to leave the man he loves, even though he has been taught it is God’s will for him to do so. And of course he is not alone. Bishop Robinson lives in a nation and a world in which many are caught in this ultimate double bind.
—ALLIES SCREENING: WEDNESDAY, OCT 24, HANSON LOFT, 7 pm—
Guest: Amanda Wilson, PFLAG Birmingham President
