National Coming Out Week

Posted by on Sunday, October 9, 2011 in Archives, News.

This Week Is National Coming Out Week
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Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard: In Your Box Office  
Tuesday, October 11, 7pm, SLC Ballroom A
Take a front-row seat as Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard perform their uproarious webseries,  In Your Box Office, live and in-person. Watch them break down and break through the stereotypes, the pigeon holes, and pratfalls facing the LGBTQI community in the film industry and the media at large.

Creating Video Content Online Workshop
Wednesday, October 12, 12-1pm, KC Potter Center
Join National Coming Out Day speakers, Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard, for a hands-on workshop on how you too can be a web star!

Safe Zone 201: Intersex 101
Thursday, October 13, offered twice -€“ 12-1pm, KC Potter Center and 4-5pm, Buttrick 201
What is the “I” in LGBTQI? If you’ve ever wondered that, or wanted to learn more about intersex people and some of the ways to be an ally to them, this is the Safe Zone 201 for you! Need not be Safe Zone trained to attend.

TGILGBTQIF Coming Out Party
Friday, October 14, 12-1:30pm, KC Potter Center
The Coming Out Party you always wanted! Bring your lunch over and commemorate the day with some delicious Rainbow Cake!

Belcourt Screening of -€œWe Were Here-€
Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 16, Belcourt Theatre, Screenings announced the Monday prior
The first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco, where it was first identified 30 years ago… told by the people who lived it.
Check our website calendar for a specified screening followed by a panel discussion with representatives from Nashville CARES and Vanderbilt HIV/AIDS Vaccine Clinic

Screening of -€œTwo Spirits-€
Tuesday, October 18, 7:00pm, 105 Mayborn Hall
PBS documentary exploring the life and death of Fred Martinez, and Two Spirit communities and culture.

17th Annual Lambda Drag Show
Wednesday, October 19, 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm), SLC Ballrooms
Featuring Raja, Jujubee, and Pandora Boxx from -€œRuPaul-€™s Drag Race-€, and many more performers. FREE tickets available at Sarratt Box Office with student ID.

National Coming Out Week is brought to you by: Office of LGBTQI Life, Vanderbilt Lambda Association, Peabody Queeries, Vanderbilt Divinity School GABLE, Vanderbilt Programming Board, Belcourt Theatre, Nashville CARES, the Vanderbilt HIV/AIDS Vaccine Clinic, and the Office of the Dean of Students.