Ally Discussions Fall 2012
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Ally Orientation and Introduction Session
Thursday, September 6, 2012
12 pm, Tutor Campus Center (TCC) Room 351/352
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This LGBT Resource Center’s (LGBTRC) Ally Orientation and Introduction Session educates USC students, faculty and staff members about the campus resources for out, closeted and questioning students. Participants will learn appropriate resources to assist with their personal development that includes the coming out process and self-identification within the LGBT community. In addition to resources, participants will explore the anxieties, frustrations and hardships students deal with as they come to terms with their sexuality and/or gender identity. Participants will receive a safe zone sticker to display in their workplace identifying their Ally identity and affiliation with the LGBT community. Food and refreshments are provided.
After the session, participants will register with the LGBTRC to become an official Ally and participants will be invited to monthly Ally Discussions.
If you have already attended this introduction session and received your Ally sticker, then please do not attend this introduction session again. However, if there are colleagues from departments or schools who are not registered Allies with the LGBTRC, then please encourage them to attend.
Sponsored by the USC LGBT Resource Center. Click here for the Fall 2012 Ally Discussion Flyer.
Ally Discussion: Two Spirits, One Heart with Marsha Aizumi
Thursday, October 4, 2012
12 pm, Tutor Campus Center (TCC) Room 351/352
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Two Spirits, One Heart is a mother's heartfelt memoir about the painful struggles of her oldest child who was born a female, but lives today as a man. In this story of acceptance and ultimate redemption, Marsha Aizumi chronicles Aiden's journey to live as the man he was meant to be. Aizumi is an educator and advocate for the LGBT community, a cause she embraced due, in large part, to the harassment and bullying her son experienced throughout high school. Aizumi will share her story and help Allies identify the emotional anxieties and challenges some of our transgender students may encounter from their families.
Sponsored by the USC LGBT Resource Center. Click here for the Fall 2012 Ally Discussion Flyer.
Ally Discussion: President Obama & Marriage Equality Politics with Ange-Marie Hancock
Thursday, November 1, 2012
12 pm, Tutor Campus Center (TCC) Room 351/352
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On May, 9, 2012, President Obama made history and became the first sitting president in United States history to support same sex marriage. At this discussion, Ange-Marie Hancock will analyze how Obama’s support has changed the overall debate for marriage equality. Participants will also learn the challenges and rewards of Obama’s proclamation on his reelection campaign especially in battleground states and his overall approval ratings. Hancock is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender Students with the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Sponsored by the USC LGBT Resource Center. Click here for the Fall 2012 Ally Discussion Flyer.
Ally Discussion: USC LGBT Student Experiences with Michael Rodriguez
Thursday, December 6, 2012
12 pm, Tutor Campus Center (TCC) Room 351/352
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For this discussion, Michael Rodriguez will present his master’s thesis research that examines the campus climate/perceptions for USC LGBT students. Rodriguez will share his findings about USC LGBT student experiences, provide commentary from Rutgers University student affairs staff members, and offer recommendations to create an inclusive campus climate. Rodriguez is the Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission at the Marshall School of Business.
Sponsored by the USC LGBT Resource Center. Click here for the Fall 2012 Ally Discussion Flyer.