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GLBTA Gender Justice week is Nov 12 -16
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Monday, November 12th
GLBTA Speak Out Series
6pm in TSC 204

Walter Williams, Professor of Anthropology, Gender Studies and History
Professor Williams researches homosexual subcultures and gender variance in the United States, especially among Native Americans and Asian Americans, and in Asia-Pacific nations, with particular interest in Indonesia, Polynesia, Thailand, and China. He does research on the history and anthropology of the gay and lesbian rights movement, and on transgender liberation. Professor Williams emphasizes applied research in his studies that help to reduce anti-gay and anti-transgender prejudice. His applied medical anthropology research provides multi-cultural strategies to assist in the reduction of transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted disease infections.

He will be discussing the research that he completed in Thailand on the transgender community.

Free Thai food will be provided!
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U-Rap Discussion
7:30pm in URC 103 (University Religious Center)
Facilitated by Lauren Hostetter & Jen Wohlner

Topic: How to be a Trans Ally
Presented by Kalil Cohen and Karin McClellan
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Tuesday, November 13th
Trans/Feminist Panel Discussion
12pm-1:30pm in TSC basement- Tommy’s Place

Come and join us in a luncheon discussion about the intersection of feminism and transgender discourse with panelist: Judith “Jack” Halberstam, Dr. Diana Blaine, Dean Spade, Vicky Ortega and Alexis Rivera.

Free Pasta Roma will be provided!

Co-sponsored by The Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at USC.
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Wednesday, November 14th
Film Soiree Screening of “Ma Vie en Rose”
6pm in Leavey Auditorium

"Ma Vie en Rose" ("My Life In Pink") is the story of Ludovic, a little girl born in a little boy's body. For him, nothing is more natural than to change his gender. As a hopeful and sensitive child, he truly believes that a miracle is going to happen. He will be a girl, no doubt about it, and he's in love with Jerome, his school mate, and son of his father's colleague. Initially a source of amusement, an outrage begins in their suburb when the two boys are discovered pretending to get married. The family begins to realize with horror that his desire to be a girl isn't just a little boy's fantasy. They try to make him change his mind, to no avail. The situation turns into a real-life drama of intense reactions from neighbors, friends, and teachers, resulting in a profoundly optimistic ending.
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Thursday, November 15th
Frameworks, a Documentary Film Series, will be presented at 5:00 p.m in Leavey Auditorium

Southern Comfort (2001, Kate Davis)- Born a woman, Robert Eads is a 52-year-old cowboy living as a man. Fifteen years after making the transition, he fell in love with Lola Cola, a vivacious woman who was born a man. This film follows the couple as they cope with Robert’s ovarian cancer.
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Friday, November 16th
GLBTA presents Katz from Athens Boys Choir
8pm at Parkside Performance Space

Free Frozen Yogurt from Tropics!

Ok, so the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can't blame a Transsexual man living in the Deep South for having a sense of humor about the whole ordeal. So Katz, the Choir's now solo member, travels the country speaking "the good word" throwing down hard hitting spoken-word that deals with issues of Gender, Politics, Love, Sex, and everything in-between.
Katz's spoken-word is raw, unapologetic, witty, and soulful. As Out Magazine wrote in 2006, "Katz avoids falling into the common spoken-word trap... and instead uses engaging wordplay, razor-sharp wit, and hip-hop rhythms." He has had the honor of sharing the stage with such artists as Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, Bitch, The Butchies, Danielle Howle, and Michelle Malone. He has also opened for poets of HBO's Def Poetry Jam on more than one occasion.
Being a out Transsexual, Katz's spoken-word often becomes a platform for education and activism, but all work and no play makes for one intense performance so he lets loose with sarcasm, pop culture references, and video's featuring Barbara Streisand as Yentl and sassy footwork by the stars of the 1979 hit "Roller Boogie."

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Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2007
7pm-9pm
West Hollywood, CA
For more info: Day of Remembrance http://usc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13852615483