TALK IT OUT! Have something to say about growing up—or growing old—gay? Want to educate others about what it means to be transgender or bisexual? Whether it’s a rave or a rant, Pride Vermont invites you to Talk it out! Send us two poems about your experiences as a member of the LGBT community. No more than three typed pages per poem. Tell us about: coming out blissful partnerships gay marriage being bullied your other joys and challenges Four poems will be chosen from each of three categories: high school, college and adult DEADLINE June 1st Send submissions including name, address and phone number to poetry@pridevt.com. Winners will be notified by June 30th. Winners will be asked to read their work at the Pride Festival on Sept. 22 in Burlington. Prizes will be jury’s choice and there may be additional reading or publishing opportunities available! Pride Vermont is a collaboration of Outright VT, RU12?, and VT CARES. The Mission of Pride is to celebrate Vermont for it's safe, healthy, empowering community that embraces all of life’s colors. We take Pride in Vermont’s progress towards equality, and want Vermonters to know that being queer in Vermont is something worth celebrating and not only can it continue to get better, it is better. Learn more at www.pridevt.com or facebook.com/prideVT. Add Comment Congratulations to Daniel Rosa for winning the free Palace 9 tickets! And thanks to everyone who took the survey! We've been analyzing the results and GLAM guys will be able to voice their opinions and vote very soon. Stay tuned! This Wednesday will be GLAM Flixx, showing "I Love You Phillip Morris". This comedy stars Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as gay lovers in prison. We'll have plenty of snacks and drinks so come on in, meet some new guys, and have a few laughs. Next will be a special edition of the Big Gay Onion Coffeehouse on May 19th (Thursday). It's going to be queer youth-focused and will be a great chance for youth to meet other queer people, some older folks, and organizations (like GLAM!) that they can join when they age out of Outright Vermont. Please come and show your support, cheer them on as they perform, or come to perform yourself! Singing, playing, and spoken word art is all welcome. A mere two days later, on the 21st, will be RU12?'s Annual Queer Community Dinner and Auction! The theme is True Colors: 80's Prom. This event will feature a delicious dinner, a live performance by 80's tribute band Hot Neon Magic, an auction with TONS of goodies, and a chance to connect with a slew of your LGBTQA neighbors. This event will be at the Sheraton in Burlington form 5pm-11pm. Tickets are $40 per person or $375 for a table of ten. Call 802.860.7812, email ann@ru12.org, or visit http://www.firstgiving.com/ru12annualdinner to reserve your place! Watcha think about June? Hiking? Camping? Cookout? Lube wrestling? What would you like to do? Comment below!!! Tonight is movie night! Join us for a GLAM Flix presentation of "Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom". Description:"Over one fateful weekend at Martha's Vineyard, a fun wedding getaway quickly transforms into a literal hotbed of relationship drama for Noah (Darryl Stephens), Alex (Rodney Chester), Ricky (Christian Vincent) and Chance (Douglas Spearman) in this feature spinoff of the hit Logo TV series. A seven-year itch, a surprise fling with a college hottie, a closeted rap star and much more all factor into this wild and unforgettable vacation." Gather at 7:30pm. Movie starts at 8pm. Snacks and beverages provided! HIV testing tomorrow will be cancelled. But you can make an appointment with us for Monday or come in next Thursday. Testing is also available at many other locations for your convenience. Visit our 'Get Tested' page for more information! Congratulations to GLAM guy Brian Loring for winning the HIV testing campaign contest. His image (below) will be seen plastered on buses, in publications, and around town, encouraging folks to know their status by getting tested! Great job!   Vermont CARES, the RU12? Community Center, and Outright Vermont are looking for your help in increasing HIV testing among young gay men in our state. Here’s how you can get involved! With funding from the Samara Foundation of Vermont, we are launching a marketing campaign to encourage testing and safer sex among guys 35 and under. We are launching a contest this month to all artists, graphic designers, creative sorts, and more to see who can come up with a logo & slogan to get this campaign started! Here are the details: We are looking for entries that include:
- Winner will be selected by a panel of staff and volunteers from sponsoring organizations: winner will get a new iPad donated by Physicians Computer Company! - Electronic entries can be emailed to peter@vtcares.org – hard copy can be mailed or hand-delivered to Vermont CARES, 187 St. Paul Street, Burlington VT 05402. Either delivery method is fine, just be sure to include your name, email, phone, address, and the title for your entry. You can enter multiple times if you have multiple ideas. - Contest starts right now. Deadline is March 30th for entries.Staff and Board Members of sponsoring organizations are not eligible to win the iPad: sorry! Email Peter Jacobsen at peter@vtcares.org with any questions. Our big thanks to the Samara Foundation of Vermont and Physicians Computer Company! | GLAMCreating a fun, healthy gay/bi/queer guys community. ArchivesFebruary 2012 CategoriesAll |
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