CARBONDALE — Thanksgiving is coming up, which means eating too much food and trying our best to tiptoe around political conversations at the dinner table. For those of us with very boisterous families, it can be difficult to avoid. This is The LGBTQ Resource Center at Southern Illinois University has set up a “Queersgiving.” The…
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SIU LGBTQ Resource Center hosts Gender Expression Fair
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CARBONDALE — The LGBTQ Resource Center at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale hosted a Gender Expression Fair this past Tuesday. The fair was a chance for students to explore different gender expressions and exchange lightly used clothing. Students could try new styles without spending too much money and get tutorials in using make up and chest…
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Saluki Rainbow Network hosting ‘Paris is Burning’ drag show
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CARBONDALE — The Saluki Rainbow Network will host their semi-annual drag show on Saturday, Oct. 27, with the theme “Paris is Burning.” From the Facebook event: Come join us at the Saluki Rainbow Network’s bi-annual drag show! Our show is family-friendly, so we welcome you to bring family members along. Tickets are $5 with an SIU…
Southern Illinois
Carbondale Culver’s doing fundraiser for Rainbow Cafe: Help us Build a Float
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CARBONDALE — The Culver’s location at 2401 Reed Station Parkway in Carbondale is helping raise money for the Rainbow Cafe LGBT Youth Center’s Christmas float. From the Facebook event: The Rainbow Cafe Youth are raising money to fund a FLOAT for the Carbondale Lights Fantastic Parade! Come have dinner at Culver’s of Carbondale on Monday,…
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SIU to celebrate LGBTQ History Month during October
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CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois University LGBTQ Resource Center has released the full schedule of events for LGBTQ History Month. Events will be taking place every week and throughout town in partnership will local organizations. Oct. 1, Monday PRIDE WALK with Saluki Rainbow Network noon – 2 p.m., begins at Student Center main entrance. Flags…
Southern Illinois
Opinion: Red-state politics in and out of the college classroom
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Natasha Zaretsky, Southern Illinois University For two decades, I have taught U.S. women’s and gender history at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, a blue town in a blue state, marooned in an ocean of red. Bordered by Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta and the Ozarks, Southern Illinois is surrounded by the country’s poorest rural regions. Some…
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Rainbow Cafe celebrates 18 years at annual gala
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CARBONDALE — Rainbow Cafe will celebrate it’s 18th anniversary with a gala at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship on Saturday, Oct. 6. From the Facebook event: Come join us as the Rainbow Cafe turns 18! We are honoring special guests and unveiling our new logo! Saturday, October 6, 2018 6-9 p.m.; Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.…
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Rainbow Cafe to host sleepaway camp in September
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CARBONDALE — The Rainbow Cafe, a LGBTQ safe space in southern Illinois, will be hosting a sleepaway camp at Camp Manitowa on Sept. 15 and 16. From their announcement on Illinois Eagle Commons: RC is hosting its first ever sleep away camp at Camp Manitowa near Carbondale Illinois! September 15 and 16. The sleep over…
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Car Wash fundraiser for Carbondale’s Rainbow Cafe
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MARION — Rainbow Cafe, a safe space for LGBTQ youth is holding a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 25. From the Facebook event: Help the Rainbow Cafe Youth Raise funds for camp!!! Alternatively, if you’re interested in supporting the camp and not able to attend our car wash, a GoFundMe has also been created:…
Regional, Southern Illinois
SW Indiana school district tackles gender identity
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation in southwestern Indiana took on gender identity and its non-discrimination policy at their school board meeting Monday night. From TristateHomepage.com: The school system faces litigation regarding its bathroom policy for transgender students. A transgender high school student filed a lawsuit in February against the EVSC alleging the school…