Come Celebrate the End of the Semester with Sex and Sushi!

Greetings Gender and Sexuality Streamers!


Katie and I will be hosting our stream's end of the semester celebration with:

A Trip to The Museum of Sex (and then dinner to follow at Monster Sushi).

When: Friday, December 14th

Where: We will meet in the Broome Street lobby at 4pm.

For those of you who wish to meet us at the Museum, you can take the R train from Prince Street to 28th Street, and The Museum of Sex is located at 233 5th Avenue @ 27th Street.

We hope to see you all there!!!

World AIDS Day

The history of World AIDS Day: http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/


The number of American teenagers contracting HIV is on the rise:

http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/moreyoungamericansarecontractinghiv.html


FREE HIV TESTING ON CAMPUS:

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
HIV Testing, 10:00am-5:00pm, LGBT Office, KimmelCenter, Suite 602
Free & Confidential. Sponsored by the NYU HIV Testing Initiative.
OraSure (oral) method—no blood!
**Free testing is available for current NYU students only.

Orgasm Facilitation Workshop Canceled

Hey Gender and Sexuality Broomies!

I am posting this message to let you all know that unfortunately, the orgasm facilitation program scheduled for tomorrow, November 19th in the broome room has been canceled. We will be sure to update everyone about the new date/time of the program once it is established.

The Heterosexual Male: Articles To Consider

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Dumbledore's "Secret"

For those of you who are Potter fans (even if you're not...this is quite interesting):

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071021/ap_en_ot/books_potter_dumbledore

Community Service Opportunity

Looking for a community service opportunity?

Come join your fellow Broomies for:

Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon Folding Party!

When: This Thursday, October 25th @9:30pm
Where: Room 604

We will be making little pink ribbons and attaching them to Self-Exam tip sheets to help educate women (and men) about how to be pro-active in detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages.

The ribbons and self-exam tips will be placed in the lobby for all to take.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches will be served!

**This program is open to all streams and it COUNTS towards your 15 hours of community service for the semester!!**

Anti-abortion clinics pose as pro-choice advocates

Hi guys! I just got an e-mail over the gender and sexuality listserv. I thought its content would be relevant to our stream so here is the jist: anti-abortion clinics in the US have been posing as "pro-choice" and advertising their counseling services to trick or persuade women into carrying out their pregnancies. I'm posting the e-mail with the links to some articles here, but I would strongly encourage you guys to go on http://prochoice.com/ and see how they portray adoption under the pretenses of being pro-choice. As the termination of "an unborn child's" (they mock the use of "embryo" and "fetus" and call these terms "Orwellian" in nature) life in an environment where it feels "safe" and I believe they used the word "happy". They also call abortion "murder" and use all kinds of gruesome terms to describe it.
I was shocked not at the existance of such groups, but at their posing as "pro-choice" impartialites. Here is the e-mail:

"Here are some articles about Anti Abortion Crisis Centers and also some names of AACC nearby, just so you can see that they are right here around us. Best, Sophie

http://www.fwhc.org/abortion/fake.htm

http://alternet.org/rights/35545/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801967_pf.html "

I think regardless of your stance on the abortion rigthts pro-life pro-choice issue, you will agree with me that women should not be duped or coerced into making decisions they do not want to make.

Corina

Safe Zone is a Smash!

I believe a HUGE congratulations is in order for Alex, one of our amazing Peer Educators here at Broome Street for having a successful program with the Safe Zone Training Session! The event was so informative and fun. Above all, it was so well put together and truly "safe" for everyone to share their thoughts and questions. The presentation was extremely engaging, and the student turn-out was phenomenal! Thank you to all who participated in this event! It was truly a success. Enjoy your weekend!

-Holly

Safe Zone Training Session Here at Broome Street!

Interested in doing more to show your support for the LGBT Community?

Then come join your stream, peer educators, and respresentatives from the Office of LGBT Student Services at:

Safe Zone Training Session, Here at Broome Street!

When: Friday, October 19th 6:30-9:30pm

Where: The Broome Room

**You MUST R.S.V.P. to Peer Educator Alex LoPinto at ajl341@nyu.edu by Wednesday, October 17th if you wish to participate in this event!**

Dinner Will Be Served For All Who Attend

--This Event is Open to ALL Streams--

Gender, Race, and the 2008 Election

*May be of interest for Big Ideas Stream as well.

GENDER, RACE, AND THE 2008 ELECTION

Presented by the NYU Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality

October 16, Tuesday
6 to 7:30 PM

“Are Americans ready to elect a woman or a black man as president?”

A panel discussion with:

Kenyon Farrow, co-editor of Letters from Young Activists: Today's Rebels Speak Out

Richard Kim, Associate Editor, The Nation

Tavia Nyong’o, Performance Studies, NYU

Marianna Torgovnick, English, Duke University

19 University Place, Great Room, 1st Floor
between 8th Street and Waverly Place

This event is free and open to the public. Venue is wheelchair accessible.

Sign language interpretation services WILL be provided.
If you need other accommodations, please let us know as soon as possible.

For more information, please call 212-992-9540 or email gender.sexuality@nyu.edu .

Like A Virgin

The Gender and Sexuality Stream Presents...

Like A Virgin

Come join your stream for food, dessert, and a rousing discussion about virginity, asexuality, hypersexuality, and what it means to be "a virgin" in society today.

When: Tuesday, October 9th @8pm

Where: The Broome Room

**This Event is Open to ALL Streams**

Links To Check Out

Hello Gender and Sexuality Streamers!

Jon Wetter, one of our awesome stream memebers has stumbled upon some articles of interest for us to check out. I STRONGLY urge you all to read these- as they contain some very warped insight to gay and heterosexual lifestyles and cultures. **Please note, some of the information in these articles may be considered "hurtful" or "stereotypical" and is being posted on this site SOLELY for us to view through an academic lens. Members of NYU, Residential Education, and the Broome Street Residential College faculty, staff, and residents do not necessarily share the ideas and opinions expressed in these articles.** The opinions in these articles serve as just a few of the many reasons why streams like ours and learning environments such as those here in the Broome Street Residential College exist- because as members of these learning communites, we have the intelligence to see, question, challenge, and make some changes!!
I am hoping that maybe we could get together sometime in the near future to have an open discussion about these articles.

Excellent find, Jon! We appreciate it!

Have a great week!

Links:

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/02/24/he-man-woman-haters-club-explains-homophobia

http://townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2007/02/24/i%e2%80%99m_not_homophobic;_i%e2%80%99m_chick-o-centric

Adrienne Rich Reading tonight

Those of you who are interested in attending the Adrienne Rich reading at Columbia tonight at 8:00, we're going to meet outside of Broome at 6:45 and take the subway up to the reading. If you want to come on your own, see email I sent with directions. Hope to see you tonight!

info for event:
http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?vt=detail&id=16342&con=embedded&br=ais

Volunteer at the Avon Breast Cancer Walk!

Hello, Everyone!

Stephanie Smith-Waterman (one of our fabulous FIRs) has found an amazing community service program for you all to attend! It will be held on Saturday, October 6th. We will meet in the lobby of our building at 8am and travel uptown to volunteer at the Breast Cancer Walk. All participants will receive FREE t-shirts and get the chance to really reach out and spread hope and awareness for the men and women who have been affected by this disease. You may sign-up on Holly's door (room 604) if you wish to volunteer, or you can sign-up via email with Stephanie ssw228@nyu.edu. Please sign-up by Wednesday, October 3rd so we can know how many t-shirts to get for everyone. I encourage you all to participate if you can, because it's going to be a blast! *All of the info is listed below!*

-Holly

For the third year running, GLWD and NYU celebrate and support the accomplishments of all the participants in the
AVON Walk for Breast Cancer. Join us to cheer them on!

WHEN: Saturday morning, October 6
MEET IN THE BROOME STREET LOBBY 8:00 AM
WHERE: North Moore Street at the Hudson River
WEAR: FREE T-shirts for all!
WHAT: We will distribute brownies, cheer folks on with clappers and ask participants to sign a commemorative banner!
* * *
To Sign Up: Email Stephanie Smith-Waterman, Faculty-Fellow-In-Resident at: ssw228@nyu.edu

'Sex Toys for Safer Sex' was a Hit!

Greetings Gender and Sexuality Streamers!

The "Sex Toys for Safer Sex" program had an AMAZING turn-out! I want to thank you all (and those who joined us from other streams) for your enthusiasm, participation, and respect for those with questions and comments! The conversation was fun and informative, and the pop culture references were very delightful. I would also like to give a HUGE shout-out and thank you to Lauren Jones and Andrea Gomez for being fabulous facilitators for this event! Thank you so much G&S streamers! I hope to see you at our next event!

-Holly :-)

New Event -- Why We Need a Woman in the Whitehouse

On Sunday, October 7 @ 7:30 pm, former vice presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro will be speaking at the 92nd Street Y on the topic: Why We Need a Woman in the Whitehouse. Please let Katie know if you're interested.

Milk, Cookies, Maxim, and Great Dialogue!

Greetings, Gender and Sexuality Streamers! I wanted to post an official "thank you" for all of you who were able to attend Milk, Cookies, and Maxim. You all had such wonderful and interesting things to say about media, society, race, sexuality, and how the power of advertising perpetuates gender stereotyping and the success of these magazines. You are all so knowledgeable in so many different areas and it was great to see that all come together at this program. It was a wonderful way to kick off the first official program for our stream, and I know it's just a small sample of the awesomeness that is yet to come! Have a great weekend!

-Holly :-)

Milk, Cookies, and Maxim

Just another friendly reminder to join Holly for milk, cookies, and stimulating conversation tomorrow night at 8:00 in the Broome Room.