Hey there GenSexers!
Come by the Broome Room this Wednesday night, 2/6 at 8pm to hang out with some of your fellow Streamers, have some snacks and find out about program plans for the semester. I look forward to seeing you there!
~Jen
Monday, February 4, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
lgbtq caucus...
Hi, guys... just thought some of you might be interested in a radio show discussing the democratic platforms around LGBTQ issues. It is on the 31st, thursday.
Here is the information:
From David Gerstner
Sent Monday, January 28, 2008 1:49 pm
To Gender-Studies
Subject [gender-studies] LGBTQ Presidential Caucus on Sirius
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO HOSTS (also accessible online at Sirius.com or through signorile.com)
GAY PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS
Representatives and supporters for Clinton, Obama, Edwards campaigns vie for the Gay community’s vote on SIRIUS OutQ
NEW YORK – January 28, 2008 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today it will hold its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender presidential caucus on January 31, 2008 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm ET on The Michelangelo Signorile Show on SIRIUS OutQ, the nation’s only 24/7 LGBT radio channel. Representatives and supporters for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards will share their candidates’ platforms and views, take questions from callers, and engage in an open dialogue with SIRIUS’ national audience.
Signorile’s show - spanning politics, media, and popular culture and how it affects the LGBT community – is further representation of SIRIUS’ broad, diversified commitment to covering the 2008 presidential campaign. The Michelangelo Signorile Show airs Monday – Friday from 2:00 – 6:00 pm ET on SIRIUS OutQ channel 109. The show features newsmakers, community leaders, and highlights the many voices of the LGBT community. In addition to The Michelangelo Signorile Show, SIRIUS offers multiple dedicated political talk and news channels.
For the LGBT Caucus, Hilary Rosen will support Senator Clinton. She is the President of OurChart.com, an active public speaker, and a regular on-air political and business commentator on national television. She is the former Chairman and chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Stampp Corbin will represent Senator Obama. Corbin is the National LGBT Liaison for the Obama campaign, and Co-Chair of the National LGBT Leadership Team, Obama for America '08. He served on The Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign from 1996-2003, and served as HRC Finance Committee Co-Chair from 1998 to 2003. He is also a successful high-tech entrepreneur. Eric Stern will represent Senator Edwards. He is a Political Advisor to the John Edwards for President Campaign. Stern is an attorney, educator, and social activist who worked for more than a decade on numerous Democratic campaigns and in the movement for social justice and equality. In the 2004
election cycle, Stern served as the Director of LGBT Outreach at the Democratic National Committee where he developed a voter mobilization plan that helped to turnout more than 3.5 million LGBT votes for Democratic candidates nationally.
David Gerstner, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
Department of Media Culture
City University of New York, College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10314
+718.982.2541
Doctoral Faculty
Department of Theatre/
Film Studies Certificate Program
Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
http://davidgerstner.blogspot.com/
Here is the information:
From David Gerstner
Sent Monday, January 28, 2008 1:49 pm
To Gender-Studies
Subject [gender-studies] LGBTQ Presidential Caucus on Sirius
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO HOSTS (also accessible online at Sirius.com or through signorile.com)
GAY PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUS
Representatives and supporters for Clinton, Obama, Edwards campaigns vie for the Gay community’s vote on SIRIUS OutQ
NEW YORK – January 28, 2008 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today it will hold its first ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender presidential caucus on January 31, 2008 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm ET on The Michelangelo Signorile Show on SIRIUS OutQ, the nation’s only 24/7 LGBT radio channel. Representatives and supporters for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards will share their candidates’ platforms and views, take questions from callers, and engage in an open dialogue with SIRIUS’ national audience.
Signorile’s show - spanning politics, media, and popular culture and how it affects the LGBT community – is further representation of SIRIUS’ broad, diversified commitment to covering the 2008 presidential campaign. The Michelangelo Signorile Show airs Monday – Friday from 2:00 – 6:00 pm ET on SIRIUS OutQ channel 109. The show features newsmakers, community leaders, and highlights the many voices of the LGBT community. In addition to The Michelangelo Signorile Show, SIRIUS offers multiple dedicated political talk and news channels.
For the LGBT Caucus, Hilary Rosen will support Senator Clinton. She is the President of OurChart.com, an active public speaker, and a regular on-air political and business commentator on national television. She is the former Chairman and chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Stampp Corbin will represent Senator Obama. Corbin is the National LGBT Liaison for the Obama campaign, and Co-Chair of the National LGBT Leadership Team, Obama for America '08. He served on The Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign from 1996-2003, and served as HRC Finance Committee Co-Chair from 1998 to 2003. He is also a successful high-tech entrepreneur. Eric Stern will represent Senator Edwards. He is a Political Advisor to the John Edwards for President Campaign. Stern is an attorney, educator, and social activist who worked for more than a decade on numerous Democratic campaigns and in the movement for social justice and equality. In the 2004
election cycle, Stern served as the Director of LGBT Outreach at the Democratic National Committee where he developed a voter mobilization plan that helped to turnout more than 3.5 million LGBT votes for Democratic candidates nationally.
David Gerstner, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
Department of Media Culture
City University of New York, College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10314
+718.982.2541
Doctoral Faculty
Department of Theatre/
Film Studies Certificate Program
Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
http://davidgerstner.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 24, 2008
THE L WORD: AN EVENING WITH CREATOR ILENE CHAIKEN
Next Tuesday, join us for on-campus LGBT/Camp Grrrl Event!Come watch a brand new episode of Showtime’s hit show, followed by a Q&A with the creator of the show, Ilene Chaiken!!! This special event is brought to you by the LGBT Office and co-sponsored by CampGrrl, NYU's social group for women-identified, bisexual, transgender and lesbian women.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 29, 6:15-8:00
WHERE: Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th Street, Theatre 102
***Let's plan to meet at 6:00 in front of Cantor so we can all sit together.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Welcome Back Gender & Sexuality Broomies!
I hope you have and enjoyed the break. First, I would like to introduce myself . My name is Jennifer Sidoti and I am the new Gender & Sexuality RA and I am very excited to meet you all and to help create programs with and for you this semester!
Our first program of the semester will be tomorrow night (Monday, 1/21) at 8:45 pm in the Broome Room. We will discuss ways in which women have played and continue to play a role in the Civil Rights Movement. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thanks,
Jen
I hope you have and enjoyed the break. First, I would like to introduce myself . My name is Jennifer Sidoti and I am the new Gender & Sexuality RA and I am very excited to meet you all and to help create programs with and for you this semester!
Our first program of the semester will be tomorrow night (Monday, 1/21) at 8:45 pm in the Broome Room. We will discuss ways in which women have played and continue to play a role in the Civil Rights Movement. We look forward to seeing you there!
Thanks,
Jen
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
New York Times Article: New H.I.V. Cases Drop but Rise in Young Gay Men
Happy New Year Gender and Sexuality Broomies! I was surfing the New York Times website earlier today, and I thought this article was pretty interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/nyregion/02hiv.html?ex=1357016400&en=e7d57a96c6159193&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
I hope you all have a great spring semester!
-Holly
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/nyregion/02hiv.html?ex=1357016400&en=e7d57a96c6159193&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
I hope you all have a great spring semester!
-Holly
Saturday, December 8, 2007
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:
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.
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!!!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
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.
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.
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